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Pre-session orientation. Bob, Rich, guest Don Bozman,
Duane, Charlie, Chip and guest Peter Bryan
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Roger explains the call out board to guest Jane Butler
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Richard discusses train assignments with Randy
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Ops Committee chairman Roger explaining the staged trains to
Greg and Mike
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Let's roll some trains!
Lot's of action as John, Bob, Steve and Kevin start the op
session with a flurry of departing trains
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Rich running train #55, an Amtrak passenger train
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Guest Arthur Penny, Duane and guest Don Bozman.
Duane feather-beds as fireman, Arthur is conductor and Don
engineer of this BNSF coal train.
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Guest Peter Bryan handles the grain train at Port Keechi
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Charlie classifying cars in Conroe Yard
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Rich trying his hand at the Dispatcher desk. Note the high tech
post-it notes he is "cheating" with.
The dispatching program has since been modified to help mitigate
the need for these in the future.
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Bob hauling an intermodal train
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Don and Arthur backing a coal train down the mine spur
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Chip with the Sunset Limited
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Don cuts out some coal cars at the tipple
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Ray getting excited about a new shipment of VW classics from
Germany
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Charlie points out trouble with a UP engine to Roger
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Charlie caught red handed 0-5-0'ing that locomotive!
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It's not Great Northern, but Don still seems to be enjoying
himself
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Charlie studies his switch list to plan his next move
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Miguel flew in from Spain to attend this op session
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Guest Greg Butler poking the head of his Amtrak train out of the
tunnel
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Errol studies an APN route map to plan his trip before departing
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Steve and a friend pull a peddler freight out of Big Bend
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Moe holds his coal train while he waits for the intermodal to
clear
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A lot of activity in Conroe yard
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Larry gets the intermodal out on the main line to high-ball
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Mike and guest Greg Butler do a roll-by inspection
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Mike pulling a short freight past Sabinal station
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Richard eases an intermodal through Keechi yard
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Mike makes a passenger stop at Neath
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Steve eases into Big Bend to make some set outs and pick ups
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Roger making up new trains in RailOp
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David starts out with his grain train
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Charlie making a run around move at Paulsboro
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Roger leads a post-session debriefing
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