The morning began in Terminal District. The Turn was made up on the passing track, but hung out on the North Tail at the West end, So, for the first move, the switch crew, using RS-1 #30, pulled caboose #108 from the caboose track and left it in the Engine Pocket, to avoid having it boxed in when they pulled the cars to clear the North Tail so they could add the #108 caboose. This is because the outbound train would be fouling the "puzzle switch", blocking access to the caboose track.
The next move was to pull the inbound mail train from Coach 1 track and adding the RPO and one mail storage car from that train to the coaches on Coach 2, which made up the Eastbound passenger train #2. After putting the remaining mail storage cars from the mail train back on Coach 1, the switch engine held on to the combine from the rear of the mail train and to the other end of the yard. Crossing over to the Back Lead, the engine with the combine backed onto caboose #108 in the Engine Pocket, sandwiching the switch engine with the combine on the West end of the locomotive, and the caboose on the East end. Moving down the Back Lead, they proceeded out onto the North Tail and against the rear of the outbound freight train and coupled #108 to it. After that, the yard engine and the combine proceeded up the Back Lead and crossed over to the South Main, and headed for the Coach Lead to turn the combine on the turntable. That completed, it took the combine back up the South Main, left it there while it grabbed the two mail storage cars and coupled onto it. After shoving the cars back into Coach 1, the mail train only needed the RPO and baggage car from inbound Passenger train #1 to be complete. The engines were ready at the roundhouse, and everything was in place (or "staged", as model railroaders say) to begin the day's operations. Bob Nicholson __________________________________________________ --- In [email protected], "George" <gsc3@...> wrote: > > Lettered another 10 twin hoppers for the Southern. Got 3 more L&N hoppers > to decal. Dean Odiorne working on the card system. Jim Schall decaling and > detailing an L&N RS-3. Gary Rabetoy installing DCC in a loco. Friends are > what make this hobby. Almost ready to operate. > > George Courtney > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
