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A&O Railroad => A&O Operations => Topic started by: david on December 17, 2022, 10:02:56 PM
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Today we held our annual Santa Ops, a scheduled 4-hour session....that lasted about 6+ :P It was so fun and people only left when they had to. All enabled by sandwiches, etc. by my awesome wife Katie.
Attached are some quick snaps from today.
David
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I’ve got a couple “pre-game” shots.
Train 261 waiting for a crew.
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Overview of Millport with the hump on the left and the receiving and departure yard on the right. It all looks so tidy right now…but gridlock is only a couple hours away!
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Staging set with northbound traffic.
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Pawns of the game wait their call at Ricksburg service track.
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At the south end of Ricksburg, trains await their crews.
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What looks like a dream lash up is formed while power awaits assignment at the Millport service tracks.
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This small pile of lost parts has been accumulating at the base of the hump tower for a while now! That brass spring in the pile turned out to play the part of hero during the ops session. A south bound coal empty lost a knuckle passing through CM Tower…and just happened to need a spring! Thanks to a couple carmen, only a tiny delay was had, and the Dispatcher never knew!
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Dropping an interchange car.
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This C425 will be the road power for a southbound coal train.
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Northbound coal rolls through Sobol Springs.
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Railfanning.
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SW1200 in Havens Yard.
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Running past Point Vincent towards Havens Yard.
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Appliance job in Glenn Forge.
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Quick regauging of spread rails.
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C425 with southbound coal in Ricksburg.
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Ricksburg yardmaster sorting cars with an Alco S4.
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Happy camper.
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Southbound empty coal behind a C424 passes a loaded coal train in Morrison.
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RS32 switching Fillmore Heights.
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Santa train repositioning outside of Linnwood so it can run down the Kayford coal branch.
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Santa.
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Unloading coal at International Paper.
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These Atlas hoppers have opening bottom doors.
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Mill job switching International Paper.
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New working coal loader in Brooks.
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Kayford dispatcher planning moves.
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Santa train headed for Brooks.
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Pulling loads from the Hawkins tipple.
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Backing empties at Hawkins.
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Looks like a great session!!!