Ops Session Sept 19

WRS Crew had the first operating session is a few months. Sorry no pictures more on that later.

Since the last operating session the WRS has changed, with the addition of the MEC/South Yard replacing the MEC Interchange at Greenfield.

So the Grand Plan was to have an operator work the new yard and build the out going trains. There are four trains that depart from this yard during the session and three that arrive. In total 43 cars are required in the yard at the start of the operation. The problem is the present stage yard tracks can only hold maybe thirty cars at the most. There were cars parked on the switches and leads to the yard. And of course, the cars for the first train were at the far end of each track. Something was said about dragging the last engineer, who worked the yard, behind the switcher.

About an hour after starting, Barry finally had the yard cleaned up and the first train was about to depart. This time allowed the other members of the Crew a lot of time to catch up on what happened during the summer.

Pierre was busy working the revised Paper Mill. Glen was switching the town of Roseton and Bruce switched Dogwood. Bruce was using a BAR GP38 with sound, which his son Andrew had just finished. Wayne was busy with his pair of GP 40 MEC units on the main line.

Of course there were the usual issues with a layout that has not be operated during the summer and will keep the maintance crew busy for awhile.

Adjustments will be made to the Yard operations before the next session to improve travel flow.

Oh the pictures, by the time we got the first train out of the Yard, I was to busy to take pictures... that is my story ...

later

Doug

A few pictures from PEI

The last weekend in August, I made a trip to Summerside. It was going to be for "Railfest", the annual setup of the UMG to operate on the layout. But this year it was replaced with us operating on Scott's Bayside & Tidewater and Derwin's Canadisle railroads. Below are a few pictures from the weekend.



Abel and Scott at Chappellton


Derwin getting his train arranged



Allan and Ashton working Stevenville

Looking from the Bridge just past Derwin's Drop towards Stevenville.

Allan checking out Ashtown

We started the day of operating at Derwin's layout with two sessions.

Then it was back to Scott's for supper and then an operating on his layout that night.

Sunday morning a second session was held at Scott's.

I had a great time

Doug