GNRW operating session.
First ops session since the state of Ohio 'opened up' after the pandemic. Wasn't expecting a lot of railroaders but, as I always say, I only need one other to have fun, with a total of 4 railroaders showing up. The basement has large areas and isles to keep our 6' distance. After pizza, we did some 'ops'.
Videos:
N&W Class A 2-6-6-4 at Hillyard:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9QnwWCkDoM
N&W Class A and SF 2-10-4 meet at St. Paul:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_57STKWa5uU
Class A and 2-10-4 pacing each other:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVtK5evt0Zg
Class A on turntable at Seattle:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKEpIyP_mcw
My 'ops' is a little different: the engineer picks what engine he wants to run.
John picked up his N&W Class A 2-6-6-4 and backing the engine to pick up his freight train.
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Steve's the engineer on the SF 2-10-4 at Hillyard.
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N&W Class A at Tye.
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N&W A taking on water at Hillyard. Four of the water towers have functional spouts with sound.
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All cabeese and observation cars have marker lights or internal lighting so the LCC signalling system can detect, via current draw, when a train has left a block.
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Joe doing dispatcher's duties.
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Steve's SF 2-10-4 just west of St. Paul.
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N&W A and SF 2-10-4 pacing each other.
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Both have the vintage metal Athearn/Varney and wood Silver Streak/Ambroid freight cars.
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Class A at Wilmar and the 2-10-4 at Marias pass.
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2-10-4 taking on water at Tye.
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Class A at Wilmar. Yep. the engineer pulled forward to, also, fill up the auxiliary tender.
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Class A taking water at Wilmar.
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Dispatcher's board shows location of all trains, their signals and turnout position.
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Steve's SF 2-10-4 on one of the incoming tracks at Seattle's freight yard.
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Class A taking water at Tye.
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SF 2-10-4 dropped off cars and leaving via the escape tracks.
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2-10-4 heading for the roundhouse.
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The new 'norm'.
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GN C-1 0-8-0 attaching to incoming freight cars on the opposite end of the train.
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SF 2-10-4 ready for minor servicing at the roundhouse.
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GN C-1 sorting cars in the freight yard.
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N&W Class A entering incoming track at Seattle.
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Ditto for the Class A: cars dropped off and heading for the roundhouse.
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Walthers makes a great turntable.
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One of Steve's vintage Mantua 4-6-2 pacific. He just installed a decoder. Very quiet and has added detail.
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Water hole.
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NP A-5 4-8-4 gray boiler northern. Painting is the easy part: masking off all those black parts is the hard part!
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NP A-5 at Marias pass.
Whoa: didn't realize it's quarter to 4 AM: not many railroaders but had a great time and the last one left around 1:30 AM.
Probably sleep in this morning and not get up until 8 AM!