Ops Session March 25

Yes, we had another ops session on the WRS and it only took five weeks to happen this time.  After the usual amount of talking about what has happened since the last session, we head down to the basement to get the trains rolling.

Barry overlooking his paperwork as he is busy building out bound trains from the North Yard.

WRS 134 Switcher made an appearance working the Roseton Job.  The loco has not been used in the past because of control issues.  Last week the decoder from another S-4 was installed into the loco replacing the one that was in.  WRS 134 is now working, the same can not be said about the other loco.  Looks like a bad decoder.

 Pierre was busy in Roseton with WRS 134

Glen was switching  Dogwood  again this session.  The paper work for this job was changed since the last session.  The main issue was the paperwork did not use the same format has the other jobs on the Railroad.  Now it does, and when from one page to two full pages for the same work. 
Wayne did his usual job of operating the mainline trains, but this session he was at the controls of a pair of MEC GP38-2 leased from him.

The Mill Job was operated by Dave, as seen here as he checks the cars that Wayne just dropped off to him.

Later in the session Gary arrived and when to work with Pierre in Roseton.

The session when well, so well, that we were finished 30 minutes earlier then normal.  I think it was because the Crews were not so "Rusty".  The new locos and paperwork worked out great.

I am hoping to have another session in late April / early May.

Doug

Busy Day on the WRS

Friday, Riely and Connor,  two members of the Board of Directors, came to operate the WRS.  During the four hours of operating, most of the rolling stock on the railroad moved. For more then an hour all that moved on the railroad were flat cars moving heavy construction equipment between the different business along the railroad.  Think that was because of their trucking background.

The WRS Management will spend a day or two relocating the rolling stock back to their correct location before the next regular ops session with the regular WRS Crew.  Also a few minor issues came to light that will have to be addressed in the future.

I think at the next Board of Directors meeting, there will be a request for more flat cars.

Doug