Santa ops 12/27/25

[Bob]

The A&O held a well-attended op session just after Christmas.



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



A happy camper.



Lee dispatched.



Mike switched International Paper.



Sylvie ran a southbound powered by GP35 #405.

[Bob]

Dispatcher does a little railfanning.



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



Frank and a southbound.



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



Darwin!



Switching Sobol Springs on the NR&W.



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



Michelle and two assistants.

[Bob]

Chuck likes to run the Morrison coal prep plant.



Ricksburg yardmaster Dan plans his next switching moves.



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



Jeff drops NYC interchange cars.



Darwin!

[Bob]

Madison runs the Grand Floridian passenger train.



Gathering in the crew lounge before lunch.



Katie Stewart made for us a tasty lunch.



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



Vince ran the Brookstone loader and dispatched the Kayford branch dark territory.

[Bob]

David shot a few photos.



Madison and the Grand Floridian.



Lunch.



More lunch.

[Bob]

One more photo, shot by Jeff, with his SP F units slowly grinding upgrade with a heavy coal train.