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A&O Railroad => A&O Operations => Topic started by: Bob on September 19, 2023, 08:00:22 PM

Title: Guest operators from the east coast
Post by: Bob on September 19, 2023, 08:00:22 PM
A large group of experienced layout operators flew out to Colorado for a 3 day extravaganza, operating on the A&O on Saturday morning 9/16 through noon, and also John Parker's and Doug Geigers layouts.

I was busy helping the guests, including the guest dispatcher, get up and running on the layout.

Here are the few photos I managed to capture. First up is the sacrificial lamb or Dispatcher. He did a great job dispatching without magnets on the model board. Trains hit OS sections very quickly on an O scale layout and he proved up to the task.

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A few coal trains were unloaded on the newly-upgraded Whiting Rotaside dumper.
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David reinstated "CX-FUN", a coal train that anyone can run on a loop throughout the layout. These 3 F units were featured on the cover of Model Railroader in 2006.

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The B&O turn arrives on the layout, headed to Millport with a few interchange cars at the paper mill.

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Jonathan runs a light helper back to Ricksburg. We were so glad you came back after your visit to A&O since your visit to to the former layout 1.0!

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CX-FUN rolls across the Ohio River heading for Millport behind Bob's 3 A&O F3s.

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F3 locomotives.

Craig's GP35 sees across the Ohio River pin connected truss built by Vince Griesemer.

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Jonathan brings a coal train downgrade headed for the rotary dumper behind C425 #475.

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A couple happy dispatchers at the end of the afternoon.

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Title: Re: Guest operators from the east coast
Post by: Craig on September 21, 2023, 11:02:27 AM
Looks like a fantastic time.