Operating session #17 took place on Saturday 11/19/2022. The session started at 1:34pm railroad time, and ended at 9:03pm railroad time. I had 6 crew, a mix of Amrail and the usual guys, in addition to my self. With one of the crew members being a student paired with another person, I could have optimally used one more crew. We ran at a 3:1 clock ratio, which continues to work well.
Here were the assignments for the session, afternoon/evening of Thursday 9/17/1959:- Clock on at 1:34pm
- 1:34pm ATSF/P&E/C&IM/P&PU Dispatcher on duty. Dan J, all day job.
- 1:34pm ATSF Pekin switcher. Rick W.
- 1:34pm PPU East Peoria yard switcher. Bob M.
- (Late) 12:50pm PE #95 Westward freight from PE staging (Bloomington). Mike A.
- 1:42pm ATSF Extra 721 West local freight from Streator. Chris C + Matthew C.
- 2:00pm PE Pekin switcher on duty. Mike A.
- 2:00pm PE #12 Eastward passenger from East Peoria. Gary H.
- 3:05pm CIM #7 Southward freight from East Peoria. Dan J.
- 3:15pm ATSF #13 Westward passenger from ATSF staging (Streator). Gary H.
- 3:30pm ATSF #50 Eastward way-freight from East Yard. Gary H.
- 4:30pm PE #90 Eastward freight from East Peoria. Dan J.
- 4:45pm ATSF #49 Westward way-freight from ATSF staging (Streator). Mike A.
- 6:07pm ATSF Extra 715 West coal extra from ATSF staging (Streator) to East Peoria. Bob M.
- 6:49pm ATSF Extra 721 East local freight from East Yard. Gary H.
- 7:00pm ATSF #18 Eastward mail and express from Pekin. Chris C + Matthew C.
- Clock off at 9:03pm
- DID NOT RUN 1:20am PE #99 Westward freight from PE staging (Bloomington)
ATSF train orders issued during this session, afternoon/evening of Thu 9/17/1959:
| Order # | To | Body | Complete |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | C+E Eng 721 at Streator | Eng 721 run extra Streator to Pekin East Yard | 1:42pm |
| 8 | C+E Eng 715 at Streator | Eng 715 run extra Streator to Pekin East Yard | 6:07pm |
| 9 | C+E Extra 715 West at Roanoke C+E Extra 721 East at East Yard | Extra 715 West meet Extra 721 East in Morton Extra 721 East take siding | 6:47pm |
| 10 | C+E Eng 721 at East Yard | Eng 721 Run extra East Yard to Streator | 6:49pm |
PE train orders issued during this session, afternoon/evening of Thu 9/17/1959:
| Order # | To | Body | Complete |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C+E No 95 at Tremont C+E No 12 at Peoria | No 95 Eng 5607 meet No 12 Eng 5606 In East Yard No 95 take main | 1:15pm |
Thoughts on how the session ran:
- Overall the session ran well.
- The 3:1 clock ratio continues to work well. It allows me to not feel rushed when thinking about and writing train orders.
- Everyone is doing a good job of signing and reading the registers, and getting a pretty good handle on TT&TO operations.
