Operations
SCENIC LINE OPERATION SESSIONS
(Second Saturday of the Month)
2018 Operating Reports
November 10, 2018
| Time Travel Date: Friday, October 14th, 1927 - Morning Operations |
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| DENVER & RIO GRANDE WESTERN STANDARD GAUGE LINES |
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| TRAIN NO. | NAME | TYPE | DIRECTION | EMBARKATION | TERMINUS | CREW |
| 74 | Wayfreight | WF | Eastbound | Salida | Pueblo | GlennG/BobR |
| 4 | Denver & Eastern Express | P | Eastbound | Grand Junction | Pueblo | GlennG/BobR |
| 72 | Wayfreight | WF | Eastbound | Salida | Pueblo | GrantC |
| 15 | Salt Lake/San
Francisco Express | P | Westbound | Pueblo | Grand Junction | DennyK |
| 79 | Wayfreight | WF | Westbound | Pueblo | Grand Junction | LarryB |
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| DENVER & RIO GRANDE WESTERN NARROW GAUGE LINES |
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| TRAIN NO. | NAME | TYPE | DIRECTION | EMBARKATION | TERMINUS | CREW |
| 321 | Montrose Local | WF | Westbound | Marshall Pass | Montrose | DennyK/LarryB |
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| 351 | Montrose Stock Return | WF | Westbound | Salida | Montrose | BarryB |
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| 397 | Big Mine Turn | WF | Westbound | Crested Butte Yd | Big Mine, C.B. | TomG |
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| 315 | Shawanno | WF | Westbound | Salida | Montrose | DanG |
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| 398 | Big Mine Turn | WF | Eastbound | Crested Butte | Barrel | TomG |
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| 391 | Monarch Turn | WF | Westbound | Salida | Monarch | GlennG/BobR |
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| 352 | Montrose Stock Special | PF | Eastbound | Montrose | Cleora | DanG |
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| 324 | Pitkin Branch Local | WF | Eastbound | Gunnison | Pitkin | GrantC |
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| 392 | Monarch Turn | WF | Eastbound | Monarch | Barrel | GlennG/BobR |
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| DENVER & RIO GRANDE WESTERN SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS |
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| ASSIGNMENT | LOCATION | CREW |
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| Chief Dispatcher | Dispatcher Office | GaryM |
| Salida Yard Master | Salida Yard Limits | KentS |
| SG Switcher | Salida Transfer Yard - West Salida | KentS |
| Cleora Operator | NG Yard - Cleora | TomG |
| Barrel Operator | Transfer Yard - Barrel - Cleora | TomG |
EXTRA BOARD:
Crew - Club Members: 7, Guests: 3 (Largest Operating group to date)
New phone system was excellent! One glitch with system turning off for a couple minutes.
Engine #452 performed stiff on tight left hand curves - tended to derail tender.
Tortoise motor in helix caught Caboose on Train #74.
Shinohara switch on west side of Gunnison Main or ladder has raised area causing bump.
Marshall Pass east slope turnout to MP snowshed siding was troublesome.
Engine shortage - pulled #321's loco from staging for Monarch Turn.
Interchange track at Portland seemed to work out OK.
West end turnout at Parlin had bad rail connection to feeder, joiner soldered. May need to be gapped.
Used Load Blanks for extra SG loads that are still in the shop.
September 9, 2018
| Time Travel Date: Friday, October 14th, 1927 - Morning Operations |
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| DENVER & RIO GRANDE WESTERN STANDARD GAUGE LINES |
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| TRAIN NO. | NAME | TYPE | DIRECTION | EMBARKATION | TERMINUS | CREW |
| 71 | Wayfreight | WF | Westbound | Pueblo | Grand Junction | Callum/PeteD |
| 68 | Work Train (Ballast) | FF | Eastbound | Grand Junction | Pueblo | Callum/PeteD |
| 1 | Scenic Limited | P | Westbound | Pueblo | Grand Junction | Callum/PeteD |
| 50 | Stock Special | PF | Eastbound | Grand Junction | Pueblo | Callum/PeteD |
| 74 | Wayfreight | WF | Eastbound | Grand Junction | Salida | GaryM/DeanD |
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| DENVER & RIO GRANDE WESTERN NARROW GAUGE LINES |
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| TRAIN NO. | NAME | TYPE | DIRECTION | EMBARKATION | TERMINUS | CREW |
| 391 | Monarch Turn | WF | Westbound | Salida | Monarch | TomG/DeanD |
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| 392 | Monarch Turn | WF | Eastbound | Monarch | Barrel | TomG/DeanD |
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| 321 | Montrose Local | WF | Westbound | Salida | Marshall Pass | TomG |
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| DENVER & RIO GRANDE WESTERN SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS |
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| ASSIGNMENT | LOCATION | CREW |
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| Chief Dispatcher | Dispatcher Office - Salida - Gorge | GaryM |
| Salida Yard Master | Salida Yard Limits | BillJ |
| Transfer Yard/W.Salida | Salida Transfer Yard/West Salida | BillJ |
| NG Yard | NG Yard - Cleora | Callum/PeteD |
| Barrel Yard | Transfer Yard - Barrel | BillJ |
| Mechanical Transfer | Barrel | TomG/DeanD |
| NG Hostler | NG Engine Facilities | TomG/DeanD |
EXTRA BOARD:
Youth Force: (1) age 5.
Mini-crew today! Club Members: 2, Guests: 4
Transfer Yard ladder Switch #6: Both points needed resoldering and motor died. Recommend new switch point and Tortoise.
Barrel switch #31 needed adjustment on throw bar to micro-switch contact . Micro-switch not closing tight.
Staging deck Yard Ladder Tortoise to Track #5 inoperable - may be loss of power to tortoise motor.
Radio communications: 6 radios removed from service as inoperable. With small crew, radios not used.
Gray's Siding west switch - Switch polarity failure - frog not changing - shorted out track to Marshall Pass - needs isolation.
Gray's Siding east switch - Derailments, slight kink on turnout but "S" off switch - may need to be replaced with #8 RH turnout.
Gorge - new rock face protruding into track space hitting cars, need to blast some rock out.
Poncha Junction - Scenery protruding into track space hitting cars, (between PJ prior to Otto bridge) need to cut back.
Barrel Operations: 1st time operating removing NG loads and inserting SG loads. One operator for SG and one NG.
Barrel Operations: Need to tighten up drawer slides for load drawers. Need throttle holder. May need shelf for loads.
Parkdale: Corner shelf requested.
Monarch/Crested Butte: Recommend shelf space for load transfers.
July 14, 2018
| Time Travel Date: Monday, October 17th, 1927 - Afternoon Operations |
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| DENVER & RIO GRANDE WESTERN STANDARD GAUGE LINES |
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| TRAIN NO. | NAME | TYPE | DIRECTION | EMBARKATION | TERMINUS | CREW |
| 2 | Scenic Limited | P | Eastbound | Grand Junction | Pueblo | DennyK |
| 51 | Stock Return | WF | Westbound | Pueblo | Grand Junction | NoeleC
RylenC |
| 73 | Way Freight | WF | Westbound | Pueblo | Grand Junction | TomG
ParkerG |
| 8 | Panoramic Special | P | Eastbound | Grand Junction | Pueblo | Callum/PeteD |
| 65 | Fast Freight | FF | Westbound | Grand Junction | Pueblo | Callum/PeteD |
| 1 | Scenic Limited | P | Westbound | Pueblo | Grand Junction | DaveC |
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| DENVER & RIO GRANDE WESTERN NARROW GAUGE LINES |
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| TRAIN NO. | NAME | TYPE | DIRECTION | EMBARKATION | TERMINUS | CREW |
| 316 | Shavanno | P | Eastbound | Montrose | Salida | PeteD
Callum |
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| 327 | Crested Butte Local | WF | Eastbound | Gunnison | Crested Butte | DaveC |
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| 391 | Monarch Turn | WF | Westbound | Salida | Monarch | DennyK
GrantC |
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| 352 | Montrose Special | PF | Eastbound | Montrose | Cleora | NoeleC
RylenC |
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| 392 | Monarch Turn | WF | Eastbound | Monarch | Salida | DennyK
GrantC |
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| 397 | Big Mine Turn | WF | Westbound | Salida | Crested Butte | RylenC |
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| DENVER & RIO GRANDE WESTERN SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS |
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| ASSIGNMENT | LOCATION | CREW |
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| Chief Dispatcher | Dispatcher Office - Marshall Pass | GaryM |
| Salida Yard Master | Salida Yard Limits | KathyS |
| Transfer Yard/W.Salida | Salida Transfer Yard/West Salida | KathyS |
| NG Yard/Hostler/Cleora | Salida NG Yard/Barrel/Cleora | GlennG |
EXTRA BOARD:
Our Youth Force numbered four, between ages 5 and 17.
Eight guest operators!
Transfer Yard ladder Switch #6 died.
DG Mainline Switch #2B was slow to close, possibly not closing all the way
NG Turntable Switch #17 needs notch in stock rail to "nest" point rail, many gons derailed while pushing through switch.
Scenic Limited (Zephyr) Observation car rear truck had 1 derailment.
Radio communications was terrifically worse than ever. More interference possibly from proximity.
Pre-OPS Briefing was shorter thanks to guidelines sent out with Ops notice.
June 9, 2018
| Time Travel Date: Monday, October 17th, 1927 - Morning Operations |
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| DENVER & RIO GRANDE WESTERN STANDARD GAUGE LINES |
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| TRAIN NO. | NAME | TYPE | DIRECTION | EMBARKATION | TERMINUS | CREW |
| 15 | Scenic Limited | P | Westbound | Grand Junction | Pueblo | GlennG
RylenC |
| 71 | Way Freight | WF | Westbound | Pueblo | Grand Junction | GlennG
RylenC |
| 4 | Denver Eastern Express | P | Eastbound | Grand Junction | Pueblo | KentS |
| 2 | Scenic Limited | P | Eastbound | Grand Junction | Pueblo | PeteD |
| 66 | Fast Freight | FF | Eastbound | Salida | Pueblo | KentS |
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| DENVER & RIO GRANDE WESTERN NARROW GAUGE LINES |
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| TRAIN NO. | NAME | TYPE | DIRECTION | EMBARKATION | TERMINUS | CREW |
| 315 | Shavanno | P | Westbound | Salida | Montrose | DaveV
NoeleC |
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| 391 | Monarch Turn | WF | Westbound | Salida | Monarch | PeteD
GrantC |
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| 346 | Baldwin Mixed | WF | Eastbound | Baldwin | Gunnison | KentS |
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| 358 | Crested Butte | WF | Eastbound | Crested Butte | Cleora | KentS |
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| 355 | Baldwin Return | FF | Westbound | Cleora | Baldwin | PeteD |
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| 323 | Pitkin Local | WF | Westbound | Pitkin | Gunnison | DaveV
NoeleC |
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| 392 | Monarch Turn | WF | Eastbound | Monarch | Salida | DaveV
NoeleC |
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| 322 | Montrose Local | WF | Eastbound | Montrose | Salida | GlennG
RylenC |
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| 398 | Big Mine Turn | WF | Eastbound | Crested Butte | Barrel | KentS
DaveK |
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| 352 | Montrose Fall Special | PF | Eastbound | Montrose | Cleora | GrantC |
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| 352 | Helper | H | Eastbound | Parlin | Marshall Pass | KentS |
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| DENVER & RIO GRANDE WESTERN SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS |
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| ASSIGNMENT | LOCATION | CREW |
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| Chief Dispatcher | Dispatcher Office - Marshall Pass | GaryM |
| Salida Yard Master | Salida Yard Limits | GerryG |
| Transfer Yard/W.Salida | Salida Transfer Yard/West Salida | GerryG |
| NG Yard/Hostler/Cleora | Salida NG Yard/Barrel/Cleora | BarryB |
EXTRA BOARD:
We had 5 new first time operators, including two under age 18.
Switch #1 - West Salida Main 1st/2nd Switch, motor problem - replace with Tortoise.
Electrical issues in Salida yard/mains?
Salida dead rails resoldered.
Radio communications worsen with more operators. Need to go to Handsets.
Pre-OPS Briefing not available because of untimely computer update. Put on thumb drive.
Largest group of Operators to date.
Fell behind on SG schedule and left 3 trains at Embarkation locations, but ran one unscheduled.
Ran all NG schedule except one, but ran one unscheduled.
April 14, 2018
| DENVER & RIO GRANDE WESTERN STANDARD GAUGE LINES |
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| TRAIN NO. | NAME | TYPE | DIRECTION | EMBARKATION | TERMINUS | CREW |
| 2 | Scenic Limited | P | Eastbound | Grand Junction | Pueblo | BarryB |
| 8 | Panoramic Special | P | Eastbound | Grand Junction | Pueblo | GaryM |
| 71 | Way Freight | WF | Westbound | Pueblo | Grand Junction | GlennG |
| 7 | Panoramic Special | P | Westbound | Pueblo | Grand Junction | GaryM |
| 72 | Way Freight | WF | Eastbound | Grand Junction | Pueblo | GrantC |
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| DENVER & RIO GRANDE WESTERN NARROW GAUGE LINES |
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| TRAIN NO. | NAME | TYPE | DIRECTION | EMBARKATION | TERMINUS | CREW |
| 392 | Monarch Turn | WF | Eastbound | Monarch | Salida | GlennG
GrantC |
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| 397 | Big Mine Turn | WF | Westbound | Salida | Crested Butte | GrantC |
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| 316 | Shavanno | P | Eastbound | Montrose | Salida | BarryB |
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| 355 | Cleora Special | WF | Westbound | Cleora | Baldwin | GlennG |
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| 355 | Helper | H | Westbound | Grays | Marshall Pass | BarryB |
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| 343 | Pitkin Mixed | WF | Westbound | Pitkin | Gunnison | KentS |
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| DENVER & RIO GRANDE WESTERN SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS |
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| ASSIGNMENT | LOCATION | CREW |
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| Dispatcher | Dispatcher Office - Marshall Pass | GaryM |
| Salida Yard Master | Salida Yard Limits | TomG |
| Transfer Yard Switcher | Salida Transfer Yard/West Salida | TomG |
| NG Yard Hostler | Salida NG Yard/Barrel/Cleora | KentS |
EXTRA BOARD:
Switch #17 - Salida NG Turntable, Hankscraft motor gears shot.
Cleora Switch from Mainline to Main #1: NG needs guide rail to protect point.
Staging Deck Reverse Loop: FT A-B-B-A too much amperage draw, need to reset.
Crested Butte switch nearest to tunnel exit at Coke Ovens - inoperative.
Recommendation - Hammerheads preferred over simple throttles (KentS).
Zephyr cars with derailments in helix.
Baldwin trains were in wrong order in Baldwin staging.
Salida Switch #25 had some loose connections on the tortoise.
Lesson Learned from Barrel: Extract more NG empty gons by using 1st Main, divert trains on siding if necessary.
Monitor in Dispatch was useful observing progress.
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