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A&O Railroad => A&O Operations => Topic started by: Bob on December 29, 2025, 11:16:41 AM

Title: Santa ops 12/27/25
Post by: Bob on December 29, 2025, 11:16:41 AM
The A&O held a well-attended op session just after Christmas.

(https://i.postimg.cc/gXCk57Tm/IMG-2828.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/gXCk57Tm)

Inspired by the Clinchfield, the A&O ran a Santa train that stopped in all the hollers.

(https://i.postimg.cc/BjjZS49d/IMG-2810.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/BjjZS49d)

A happy camper.

(https://i.postimg.cc/Tppvm07C/IMG-2811.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/Tppvm07C)

Lee dispatched.

(https://i.postimg.cc/vcRtLHXk/IMG-2815.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/vcRtLHXk)

Mike switched International Paper.

(https://i.postimg.cc/FdH97LY3/IMG-2816.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/FdH97LY3)

Sylvie ran a southbound powered by GP35 #405.
Title: Re: Santa ops 12/27/25
Post by: Bob on December 29, 2025, 11:32:35 AM
(https://i.postimg.cc/s1fcgDwd/IMG-2818.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/s1fcgDwd)

Dispatcher does a little railfanning.

(https://i.postimg.cc/QH9cFB7Q/IMG-2820.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/QH9cFB7Q)

Linnwood. Junior had just done a sneaky 0-5-0 move of two cars that didn't fit...

(https://i.postimg.cc/JsjJQ9PH/IMG-2824.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/JsjJQ9PH)

Frank and a southbound.

(https://i.postimg.cc/ppbLBy7G/IMG-2825.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/ppbLBy7G)

The B&O heads back home to its interchange track.

(https://i.postimg.cc/67yKKNgL/IMG-2826.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/67yKKNgL)

Darwin!

(https://i.postimg.cc/FYPvwKPp/IMG-2831.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/FYPvwKPp)

Switching Sobol Springs on the NR&W.

(https://i.postimg.cc/cv1ZD3cK/IMG-2833.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/cv1ZD3cK)

Madison, the youth director at the Colorado Model Railroad Museum, stopped by and later operated a train.

(https://i.postimg.cc/67yKKNg7/IMG-2837.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/67yKKNg7)

Michelle and two assistants.
Title: Re: Santa ops 12/27/25
Post by: Bob on December 29, 2025, 11:40:42 AM

(https://i.postimg.cc/mhJWYqcT/IMG-2838.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/mhJWYqcT)

Chuck likes to run the Morrison coal prep plant.

(https://i.postimg.cc/8sqxJ635/IMG-2841.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/8sqxJ635)

Ricksburg yardmaster Dan plans his next switching moves.

(https://i.postimg.cc/Ty74RLgM/IMG-2842.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/Ty74RLgM)

Michelle gets assistance from David's grandkids Eva and Clara.

(https://i.postimg.cc/Y4nspGYc/IMG-2843.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/Y4nspGYc)

Jeff drops NYC interchange cars.

(https://i.postimg.cc/BtdRLKyG/IMG-2844.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/BtdRLKyG)

Darwin!
Title: Re: Santa ops 12/27/25
Post by: Bob on December 29, 2025, 11:49:27 AM

(https://i.postimg.cc/ZWTmnNBP/IMG-2847.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/ZWTmnNBP)

Madison runs the Grand Floridian passenger train.

(https://i.postimg.cc/dhtMwKpD/IMG-2848.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/dhtMwKpD)

Gathering in the crew lounge before lunch.

(https://i.postimg.cc/5HTDBQ0P/IMG-2851.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/5HTDBQ0P)

Katie Stewart made for us a tasty lunch.

(https://i.postimg.cc/fJv4Gb2X/IMG-2855.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/fJv4Gb2X)

The folks were cracking up listening to support horror stories from ESU and Intermountain.

(https://i.postimg.cc/JtZCQxjQ/IMG-2861e.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/JtZCQxjQ)

Vince ran the Brookstone loader and dispatched the Kayford branch dark territory.
Title: Re: Santa ops 12/27/25
Post by: Bob on December 29, 2025, 12:08:36 PM
David shot a few photos.

(https://i.postimg.cc/1fzG0Cqf/20251227-112819.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/1fzG0Cqf)

Madison and the Grand Floridian.

(https://i.postimg.cc/VdTCqYwC/20251227-125950.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/VdTCqYwC)

Lunch.

(https://i.postimg.cc/w1msFSxS/20251227-125958.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/w1msFSxS)

More lunch.
Title: Re: Santa ops 12/27/25
Post by: Bob on December 30, 2025, 06:42:55 PM
One more photo, shot by Jeff, with his SP F units slowly grinding upgrade with a heavy coal train.

(https://i.postimg.cc/1g69WWRp/751266f2-2e0b-4a2c-95e7-6ed491bceacc.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/1g69WWRp)