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.
A few coal trains were unloaded on the newly-upgraded Whiting Rotaside dumper.
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.
The B&O turn arrives on the layout, headed to Millport with a few interchange cars at the paper mill.
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!
CX-FUN rolls across the Ohio River heading for Millport behind Bob's 3 A&O F3s.
F3 locomotives.
Craig's GP35 sees across the Ohio River pin connected truss built by Vince Griesemer.
Jonathan brings a coal train downgrade headed for the rotary dumper behind C425 #475.
A couple happy dispatchers at the end of the afternoon.
