GNRW monthly OPS.
After the usual pizza and beverage we operated.
A lot of trains were 'run'.
Videos:
NP Z-5 2-8-8-4 freight.
Nice scale speed and sound.
Departing Seattle:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6U4yTB2_HZ0
Tye:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1-hmu0Qe_M
Departing Havre:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hta_zYoc6VU
Skykomish:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78DbVAg8G30
NP A-3 4-8-4 passenger train:
Departing Seattle:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mif51gAEuwU
Havre:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFh0LnY1xHA
LV John Wilkes streamlined with Ben's newly acquired freight cars:
Willmar:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NM-u66yDnCI
LV John Wilkes and GN N-3 2-8-8-0:
Marias pass:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Hd32BsnyV4
GN N-3 2-8-8-0, NP Z-5 2-8-8-4 and NP A-3 4-8-4.
Lucked out and got all 3.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRNjNL7ZgP4
D&RGW L-131 2-8-8-2 Zephyr passenger train:
These stainless steel passenger cars have a real nice patina on them.
Departing Seattle:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0_-uekXTHU
Tye:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQNYpIn7i-s
Departing Hillyard:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mAN_PXBxJY
Willmar:
One of the few times one gets to see all the 'under body' detail on the passenger cars!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1JzsMKOl7A
Chumstick canyon trestle:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jDgZAvcFac
N&W J 4-8-4 passenger train:
Departing Havre:
Ben noticed that I forgot to move the baggage car when I reversed the train from the last 'run' and corrected it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zVyV0WZ8aM
Waverly:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwHVVjooywk
GN R-2 2-8-8-2 freight.
Entering Seattle's freight yard incoming track:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooiK0P9eUWA
N&W J 4-8-4 and D&RGW L-131 2-8-8-2 at Glacier:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THKH8HItQ80
Joe dispatching.
Ben operating the LV John Wilkes with his new freight cars.
Bob operating the D&RGW L-131 2-8-8-2 freight departing Seattle.
Ben's 'over size' load. Unfortunately, it can't 'fit' through the tunnels!
Paul operating the GN N-3 2-8-8-0 from the round house service area.
D&RGW L-131 2-8-8-2 taking water at Hillyard.
GN N-3 2-8-8-0 ready to 'back down' to it's train.
LV John Wilkes taking water at Willmar among the 5 functional water towers on the RR.
D&RGW L-131 at Havre.
Tumwater canyon.
NP A-3 4-8-4 at Willmar's water tank.
Marias pass.
GN N-3 2-8-8-0 at Havre.
Dave operating the NP A-3 4-8-4 passenger train at Willmar.
The dispatcher's panel, along with the signaling system, makes operating trains a lot easier than the 'old way'!
Dave's NP A-3 4-8-4 passenger train bypassing Seattle's freight yard.
Had to re-rail a freight car at St. Paul.
Fortunately, I had my 'top side' creeper there to make 'life easier'!
Figure I might as well take a few pictures from that 'view point'.
That big crack is not visible from the 'normal viewing' location!
Doing some diagnostics in that area and the switcher is not on the 'drill track'.
Normal viewing angle.
Skykomish.
Dave doing the 'switching' at Seattle's freight yard.
Incoming train at Seattle.
D&RGW L-131 2-8-8-2 at Hillyard's water tower.
Tumwater canyon.
Glasgow.
N&W J 4-8-4 passenger train bypassing Seattle's freight yard.
D&RGW L-131 2-8-8-2 Zephyr passenger train.
Havre.
After, we had apple pie and orange 'creamsicles'.
Pie must of been 'good' as it was 'gone'!
The usual 'discussions' after operating.
Paul brought 2 of his PRR engines.
Ben brought this car which has to be the biggest 'pizza size' flanges that I've ever seen!
Amazingly it ran OK on the layout.
