Operating session #19 took place on Tuesday 5/16/2023. The session started at 1:45 PM railroad time, and ended at 8:22 PM railroad time. I had 7 crew, in addition to my self. We ran at a 3:1 clock ratio.
Here were the assignments for the session, afternoon of Friday 9/18/1959:- Clock on at 1:45pm
- 1:45pm ATSF/P&E/C&IM/P&PU Dispatcher on duty. Dan J, all day job.
- 1:45pm ATSF Pekin switcher on duty. Mike H.
- 1:45pm PPU yard switcher on duty. Mark V.
- (Running late) 12:50pm PE #95 Westward freight from PE staging (Bloomington). Kurt V.
- 2:00pm PE Pekin switcher on duty. Mitch R.
- 2:00pm PE #12 Eastward passenger from East Peoria. Charlie S.
- 2:05pm ATSF Eastward extra local freight from East Yard. John S.
- 3:05pm CIM #7 Southward freight from East Peoria. Charlie S or Kurt V?
- 3:15pm ATSF #13 Westward passenger from ATSF staging (Streator). Bill S.
- (Delayed to 4:30pm) 3:30pm ATSF #50 Eastward way-freight from East Yard. Kurt V.
- 4:30pm PE #90 Eastward freight from East Peoria. Charlie S.
- 4:45pm ATSF #1-49 Westward way-freight from ATSF staging (Streator). Bill S.
- 5:00pm ATSF #2-49 Westward way-freight from ATSF staging (Streator). Charlie S.
- 7:00pm ATSF #18 Eastward mail and express from Pekin. John S.
- 7:00pm ATSF Westward coal extra from staging (Streator). Bill S and Charlie S.
- Did not run.
8:00pm ATSF westward extra local - Clock off at 8:22pm
- Did not run.
1:20am PE #99 Westward freight from PE staging (Bloomington)
ATSF train orders issued during this session, afternoon of Fri 9/18/1959:
| Order # | To | Body | Complete |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | C+E Eng 721 at Pekin | Eng 721 run extra Pekin to Streator | 1:40pm |
| 8 | C+E No 50 at East Yard C+E x721 East at Morton | No 50 run 1 hour late | 3:27pm |
| 9 | C+E No 1-49 at Streator C+E No 2-49 at Streator | Eng 2105 and 707 run as first and second 49 Streator to East Yard | 4:43pm |
| 10 | C+E Eng 203C at Streator | Eng 203C run extra Streator to East Yard | 6:49pm |
PE train orders issued during this session, afternoon of Fri 9/18/1959:
| Order # | To | Body | Complete |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C+E No 95 at Tremont C+E No 12 at Peoria | No 95 meet No 12 In Tremont No 95 take siding | 1:05pm |
Thoughts on how the session ran:
- I discovered that some crew had trouble reading the fast clock display in 24 hr mode. I tend to forget that not everyone thinks in 24 hr mode. I will reconfigure the clocks to show time in AM/PM mode for the future.
- I switched from the Micro-Mark clearance cards and train order forms to printed out Santa Fe clearance cards and train order forms. I didn't get any comments on the positives or negatives of this, but I think I like the slightly higher realism of using actual Santa Fe forms.
- The 3:1 clock ratio continues to work well.
- I need to have a more consistent intro talk to remind everyone of things like signing the registers, particularly when we have new operators.
