Operating session #21 took place on Sunday 5/4/2025. The session started at 1:45 PM railroad time, and ended at 10:00 PM railroad time. I had 6 crew, in addition to myself. We ran at a 3:1 clock ratio.
Here were the assignments for the session, afternoon of Saturday 9/19/1959:- Clock on at 1:45 PM
- 1:45 PM ATSF/P&E/C&IM/P&PU dispatcher on duty. Dan J, all session job.
- 1:45 PMATSF x707 West (Order #7) at starting at Morton to East Yard. Bob M.
- 1:45 PM ATSF Pekin switcher on duty. Mike A.
- 1:45 PM PPU yard switcher on duty. Will A.
- 1:45 PM PE #95 Westward freight from PE staging (Bloomington), running late. Bill A.
- 2:00 PM PE Pekin switcher, along with Corn Products and American Distilling switch jobs. Rich S.
- 2:00 PM PE #12 Eastward passenger from East Peoria. Frank S.
- ~ 3:00 PM CIM Northbound extra from CIM staging. Frank S.
- 3:15 PM ATSF #13 Westward passenger from ATSF staging (Streator). Frank S.
- 3:30 PM ATSF #50 Eastward way-freight from East Yard. Bill A.
- 4:30 PM PE #90 Eastward freight from East Peoria. Bob M.
- 4:45 PM ATSF #49 Westward way-freight from ATSF staging (Streator). Frank S.
- 5:30 PM ATSF Eastward extra local (x707 E) freight from East Yard. Bill A.
3:05 PM~ 5:30 PM CIM #7 Southward freight from East Peoria, run late. Will A.- 7:00 PM ATSF #18 Eastward mail and express from Pekin. Frank S.
- ~ 7:45 PM ATSF Westward coal extra (x2105 W)Streator to East Yard. Rich S.
- Clock off at 10:00 PM
1:20 AM PE #99 Westward freight from PE staging (Bloomington).Did not run before end.
ATSF train orders issued during this session, afternoon of Sat 9/19/1959:
Order # | To | Body | Complete |
---|---|---|---|
8 | C+E No 50 at East Yard C+E No 13 at Morton | No 50 MEET No 13 IN EAST YARD | 3:20 PM |
9 | C+E ENG 707 | ENG 707 RUN EXTRA EAST YARD TO STREATOR | 4:38 PM |
10 | C+E x2105 West at Streator C+E x707 East at Washington | EXTRA 2105 WEST MEET EXTRA 707 EAST IN ROANOKE EXTRA 2105 WEST TAKE SIDING | 6:46 PM |
11 | C+E ENG 2105 at Streator | ENG 2105 RUN EXTRA STREATOR TO EAST YARD | 6:48 PM |
PE train orders issued during this session, afternoon of Sat 9/19/1959:
Order # | To | Body | Complete |
---|---|---|---|
1 | C+E No 95 at Tremont C+E No 12 at Peoria | No 95 MEET No 12 AT EAST YARD No 95 TAKE SIDING | 1:19 PM |
CIM train orders issued during this session, afternoon of Sat 9/19/1959:
Order # | To | Body | Complete |
---|---|---|---|
1 | C+E ENG 54 at Havana | ENG 54 RUN EXTRA HAVANA TO EAST PEORIA | 1:35 PM |
2 | C+E No 7 at East Peoria C+E x54 N at Havana | No 7 RUN TWO HOURS LATE | 1:40 PM |
Final thoughts:
- The layout ran well.
- The expanded intro talk helped get the crew to remember to sign the registers consistently and to fully ponder their train orders.
- Six crew works well for a session that takes place in the afternoon railroad time. It could also work with five.
- As it gets into the evening railroad time there aren't enough trains to keep everyone busy, but I'm ok with that.
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