White River Paper Co

Because of Road conditions, the operating session was cancelled. So here a few pictures of the The Mill.


This is a view of the West end of the Mill. On the left is the Boiler Plant. Top right is the Receiving Warehouse. The warehouse will hold six boxcars, five with paper to be recycled and an inhouse car for plant waste. Middle right is a track for supplies (Spot 4 & 5)

This is a view of the East end of the Mill. Top left is the Shipping Warehouse, which hold six cars, five for outbound shipments and an inhouse car. Top middle is the current unloading Spots 1, 2 & 3. This is do to too much heat from the soldering gun on the crossing trying to remove old solder. Once the crossing is replaced these spots will be moving to the area in the middle left. Still working on the list of cars (tanks, cover hoppers, air slides) that will be in the Spots.

The track on the right is the Mill Yard arrivial track. The departure track is second track to the right. The third track is the run around track.

later

Doug

Paper Work and more Paper Work

This Monday nights operation session will be the first with the trains departing from the new Yard.

So now all of the Paper Work for operating on the WRS has to be changed.

Now trains leave the Yard and travel via Riverside, Bartown, Whiskey Falls, Roseton, Junction, Dogwood to arrive at Greenfield. The old arrangement was Yard, Greenfield, Dogwood, Junction, Roseton, Whiskey Falls and Riverside.

Other changes include Whiskey Falls being serviced by the Roseton Switcher and not the Bartown Switcher as before. Dogwood cars are now deliveried by the Mill Run. Junction / Blue Ridge cars are deliveried by the Roseton Local. And then there is the addition of the Mill Job.

There will be three trains leaving the Yard, the Mill Job, Roseton Local and the Bartown Local. There will be local switchers stationed at Dogwood and the Mill. The Junction / Blue Ridge area maybe serviced by a switcher that departs from Roseton, or the Roseton Local may run to Junction / Blue Ridge to do local switching.

All of these changes have required a complete new set of Train Orders.

With the addition of the Mill, paper work had to be done for another twenty cars to be added into the system. And when the Interchange Tracks are added another thirty cars will have to be added.

Time to get back to getting things ready for Monday Night.

later

Doug

The Mill

The modules are almost ready to start install the tracks for the White River Paper Company. A sheet of cork will cover the front module, once a small addition has been added to fill in the triangle on the left.

I had to rebuild the two main modules (little brown tops). When they were build for the old UMG Yard, I did not install cross bracing to keep the weight down. This allowed the 1/2 inch plywood to sag big time. I had to install two braces per module to correct this problem.

I am hoping to have the Mill ready for the next operating session.

later

Doug

Black Hole Revisited

With a couple of days without rain, I have had a chance once again to work on the railroad, instead of cleaning up water on the floor. As you can see, the tracks into the Black Hole have been installed. Once the hole in the basement wall has been addressed, the interchange trackage on the other side of the Black Hole will be installed.

later

Doug

Operating Session date changed

The next operating session will be January 28 at 6:30. Because of issues with water in my basement, I am having to move the operating session back one week.

When cleaning up the laundry room to install the interchange tracks, I noticed water on the floor. With the warm weather and the heavy rains of the last few weeks, it has been a daily trip(s) to the basement to remove water from the floor. A small hole has been found in the basement wall and a patch on the inside, has been installed. All I can now do is hope that it will work until I can get to the outside of the wall to repair the issue.

later

Doug

Jan 8 Update

Sorry no pictures. Most of the last week has been spend clean up the area on the other side of the black hole. Surprising how much stuff one collects and piles in the corner over the years.

The big new at the WRS is the arrival of the Green Mountain Limestone Bulk loading complex. Ross drop off the finished model on Friday. When I can take a picture that meets the level of the work done on the complex, I will post it.

Will have to get some work done since the next operating session will be January 21st.

Now where is my list again.

later

Doug

Black Hole Appears

WRS Engineering Department is checking out the Black Hole which appeared today at the WRS Yard. WRS will update as soon as the Engineering Report is received.