Operating Session June 29

(left) Wayne and David busy at the Paper Mill and (right) Glen swithing Junction / Blue Ridge


(left) Pierre at Dogwood with Wayne in the background (right)David wondering why he took Mill Switching Job

The freight was rolling again on the WRS. With four crew members and myself, it was time to start the day.
David departed for the Mill to doing that days work. Pierre chose the Dogwood Switcher and Glen took the Junction Switcher. That left Wayne to operate the thru freights.
This was the first operating session with the revised operating session.

Wayne's first train was 101 N, a pair of C424 and 12 cars, which services the Mill, Dogwood and Junction. This required the local switchers to pick up any cars in their areas for the 101 N and set them out on the siding for Wayne to pick up. Wayne also dropped any cars in his train for those area. After Wayne departed, the locals delivered the cars that was just dropped off. Wayne arrived in the Yard with 101 N. His next train was 202 S, a RS11 and 7 cars. After leaving the Yard his first stop was Junction, where Glen had to remove his cars from the train because the switch was not trailing and there was to siding to drop the car off at. Once the train was back together, it was off to Dogwood to drop their cars and then off to the Mill. After running around the train at the Mill, 202 S became the 203 N and headed back to the Yard. With stops at Dogwood and Junction.

After arriving back at the Yard, Wayne switched the RS11 for a pair of C424 and head back to the Mill with 102 S, with stops at Junction, Dogwood and the Mill, before heading south.

Once the work at Dogwood and Junction was finished. Glen and Pierre picked up 300 L, a local out of the Yard which services Riverside and Bartown. Once they finished this train, they headed to Roseton to work the Roseton Switcher.

Wayne now has another pair of C424 for 103 N, with the first stop being at the Mill. After dropping off the cars for the Mill and picking up the northbound cars, Wayne depart for Roseton. After stopping at Roseton, it was off to Bartown and then the Yard. Then it was time for Wayne's last trip of the day, 104 S, with stops at Bartown, Roseton and the Mill.

This operating session kept everyone busy all night.

The changes seemed to work and the Crew was happy with the way it worked. There are a few things I have to work on. There are a few issues with the new paperwork. I did not have all the trains in the right order on their paperwork. Also a few of my instuctions were not as clear to the Crew as they were to me. But everyone had fun, and that is all that matters.

I am not sure if I am going to get to run another session with the new paperwork, before the changes on the layout start. Depends if I can get a Crew together over the summer.

later

Doug





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Update

The morning section of the new operating session is complete and working on completing the afternoon section of the new schedule by the first operating session with the new arrangement next week.

Also the Repair Shops are going to be busy with the arrival of the long waited parts to repair a couple of locos that have been in the shops. The new operations will require a few more locos.

Doug

New Paperwork

While I have not started moving around the modules yet. Still working on a master plan. I have started on the new paperwork.

Gone are the Runs. Now there will train numbers. 101N and 103N will depart the South Yard for the North Yard and 102S and 104S will travel from the North Yard to the South Yard. For now, until the layout is rearranged, the South Yard will be Track 1 at White River Paper Co.. Note the 100 series trains will not be doing any local switching.

The 202S and its return trip 203N will be a local departing the North Yard for Junction, Dogwood and Mill. The 204S and 205N will depart from North Yard serving Riverside and Bartown and maybe Roseton. There will a local switchers for now, at the Mill, Junction and Dogwood.

This will likely be changing as more testing is done by the Crews.

The layout of the paperwork also will be changing for the Locals. Since cars will now be coming in and departing on different trains.

One of the other things that will be changing is the length of trains. 100 series trains will have two loco and 12 to 13 cars, down from the 16 cars of the old Mill Run. 200 series trains will be a single loco with seven cars max, down from 10 cars of old Dog Run.

Now back to working on the new Train Orders, the first operating session with the new arrangement is coming soon.

later

Doug

Update

Things are going to be changing on the WRS. Before the end of the month, the WRS will become a given shorter short line. The new WRS will include only the areas of the Yard, Riverside, Bartown and Roseton.

later

Doug

June 1 Operating Session

WRS was busy moving freight again, well almost busy. With only one crew making the Crew Call, Pierre and Glen had their pick of jobs. Pierre headed for the Mill to do the Mill Job and Glen fired up the C424s to take the Mill Run from the Yard to Mill. With sixteen cars in tow, Glen departed the Yard. After arriving at Junction, Ridge Run Switcher, operated by me, removed the last four cars in Glen's train. Once the caboose was added back on the train. Glen departed for the Mill. In the mean time Pierre was busy switching the Receiving and Shipping warehouses. After Glen arrived with the Mill Run, they continued switching the cars at the Mill. After picking up the last outbound car, Glen departed with the C424s for Junction to pick up the cars set out by the Ridge Switcher and then off to the Yard. Pierre finished delivering the last car on his list.



Pierre and Glen at the Mill



View between the Boiler Plant and Receiving Warehouse.

Once Glen returned to the Yard, he picked up the RS11 and the train for the Bar Run. They departed for Riverside and Bartown to deliver their cars. Once they finished their work and returned to the Yard, it was time to call it a day.

Later

Doug

Convention Weekend

Last weekend I travelled to Summerside, PEI for our annual Convention. It was a great time. Spend some time catching up with old friends and checking out what they have done. Sorry no pictures, forgot the camera at the hotel room.
As part of the Convention, I presented a clinic on different Car Forwarding Systems. This was one of many clinics that were presented for the Delegates.

The WRS Shops have been busy the last few weeks building a transfer caboose.


Shop Foreman has already made a list if items that needs to be addressed on the next one.

A few new cars were purchased on the weekend, along with a few buildings. These will in time find their way onto the WRS.

later

Doug

Operating Session May 11

Freight was rolling again on the WRS.

The day started with the Yard Crew firing up the leased C424s at the engine terminal. These units will be heading out on the Mill Run once the train was assembled. After picking the cars in the Yard and adding the caboose. The Yard Crew turned the C424s to Pierre for his run. After departing the Yard, Pierre arrived at Junction were Ridge Run S4 being operated by Barry removed the tail four cars in the train, which he will be delivering in Junction / Blue Ridge area. After the caboose was reinstalled on the train, Pierre got the train headed for the Mill. In the meantime, David has been busy at the Mill with the local S4 switching the warehouses before Pierre arrives. After picking up all the departing cars from the Mill, Pierre again fired up the C424s and headed back to Junction. David finished delivering the last few cars. Pierre stopped at Junction and picked up the cars that had been set out for him by Barry. Then it was back to the Yard.



Pierre and David at the Mill



Barry at Blue Ridge

Wayne fired up the MEC RS11 and picked up cars for the Dog Run. After picking up his caboose and Glen, they departed for Whiskey Falls. After switching Whiskey Falls, they depart for Roseton. At Roseton, they switched the trailing industries and sorted out the cars for Dogwood. Leaving the remaining cars on the siding, RS11 with Wayne at the controls depart for Dogwood. Once arriving at Dogwood, local switching started. When completed, the crew returned to Roseton to finish local switching. After all the cars have been delivered, Wayne and Glen reassembled their train and head home to the Yard.



Glen and Wayne at Dogwood

After finishing a few jobs in the Yard, I headed out with the S4 on the Bar Run. The first stop was in Riverside, and then off to Bartown. After running around and delivering the cars in Bartown, it was back to Riverside to complete the switching jobs. Then it was time to return home again and back to the Yard switching job, as the other two crews returned.

The second day started with Wayne doing the switching at the Mill, Barry doing the Mill Run. Glen found his way to Junction and did the Ridge Run. David and Pierre did the Dog Run. There was some interesting discussion on a missing car in the train. It was found later, when they were switching the return trip at Roseton. So they had to return to Dogwood to deliver above mention car. This caused a problem, since Barry had all ready arrived at Junction with the Mill Run. I again was busy doing the Bar Run and Yard Job.




David at Dogwood and Glen in the background busy at Blue Ridge.

It was another great day on the WRS.

later

Doug