We continue with Part Two of our synopsis of our third session of the season. To view Part One click on the link below
Session Three of the season was Standard Gauge, thus the shots of diesels.
In many colours and varieties.
I had to share this image of a B&M car as this is the railroad I operate in HO Scale on my home layout.
Henk and Bernie are up to some kind of antics, as per usual.
Malcolm, John and Pat listen in on the early morning discussion.
Bernie, George, Lawrence and Brian.
In Craig Leigh, Bernie already has the yard a-movin' and a-shakin'.
With his lovely diesel.
From the TH&B family.
An IPP&W caboose awaiting assignment in Douglas Yard.
Hrrrr...where's that car?
"Just kidding!" smiles Bernie.
Over in Firgrove, this CN switcher has been pressed into duty as our visitor from Nova Scotia, Mr. Pete Conroy will take the eastbound train 302 out of the yard in short order.
Lawrence and Pat assisting each other's train movements at Bell.
At the massive central yard, John and Brian begin making up trains.
The caboose track at Nelson Yard.
Every time I snap a photo around Nelson Yard, it appears different with trains coming and going at a pretty good pace. That's our man, Malcolm checking things out in the foreground.
Malcolm's Conrail unit working the east end of the yard.
With Henk overseeing the operations.
Henk brought out this New York Central beauty.
He wanted Colin to check out his power car.
Henk is quite proud with how he crammed everything in!
She looks great, Henk!
Lawrence has his road switcher running short hood forward on Train 311's westbound approach into Stuart Yard at Bell taking Track 3.
As dispatcher, I chose to also bring in eastbound Train 304 onto Track 4 at Bell at the same time.
This meant the crews aboard the two trains could work cooperatively to handle any facing moves either train had. Indeed, a synergistic exercise that proved successful. In little time, both crews were finished their work at Bell and on their way out of town! Great job with the handling of the moves, Lawrence and Pat!
Lawrence with 304 shortly after the Bell arrangement.
Pat with 304 immediately before!
Pat brings 304 into Bell on a slow order.
Where he met Lawrence's train.
Pat's steamer was brought into service on this diesel day and she certainly added to the colour and flavour of the railroad on this fine June morning!
Much later in the morning, we spot the two crews once again. That's Lawrence's train, now 328 in the hole. Lawrence will terminate at Glen Hammond. Henk and Pat have their train, now 314 eastbound at Ironwood with a final destination of Craig Leigh.
Earlier they were in Spruce handling the spur track which is a facing siding.
Note how they have now switched to Henk's diesel.
Pete has my locomotive in care of Train 312, an eastbound manifest freight bound for Craig Leigh as well. We spot the train just east of Nelson Yard.
Switching out Blockhouse. Nice yoga pose there Pete!
Low angle shot of 312 at a road crossing.
I'm now a G-scale sized railfan!
Piercing two sections of cars on the siding track in Spruce.
312 rounding the big bend between Spruce and Ironwood.
Respite in the shade at Mount St. Helens.
A "going away" shot.
312 terminating in Craig Leigh. Pete will wye the locomotive and take his third train of the day out from Craig Leigh to Glen Hammond.
The unit has been wyed and is ready with 319.
319 downgrade out of Mount St. Helens.
Pete bypassed Mount St. Helens as there was a crew busily working the tracks there so he was granted clearance into Ironwood. He would later return to Mount St. Helens. Unlike Bell, where two opposing crews could work in tandem, Mount St. Helens with its "facing only" sidings (for Pete's westbound train) render such an arrangement obsolete.
So-o-o...Pete handled his chores in Ironwood.
And...in short order he was tailing it back to the Mount!
We catch up with Chris aboard Train 303 conducting his moves in Mount St. Helens.
He has run around his train to deal with the "facing only" sidings.
Later, we find him in Ironwood.
Much later, we find Chris out of Nelson Yard destined for Firgrove, now as Train 313.
What's wrong with this picture? Yes, dispatch must have been asleep behind the camera as the opposing signal is green! Yikes! Better get back to the dispatch booth!
313 working in the shadows at Cedar Rock.
Tunnelling below Mount St. Helens on the run up to Bell.
313 in the location affectionately know as "The Corners".
John and Brian have RP&M Train 65/66 at Bell.
With their work done, they have been granted clearance across the diamond bound for Nelson Yard.
RP&M 67/68 Transfer run is on the eastern outskirts of Bell.
And...later returning to Rat Portage where they await clearance through the diamond.
Clearance granted.
Malcolm snapped this shot of his diesel earlier when he was arriving Rat Portage.
Nelson Yard continues to change its face.
Brian has his CP unit at Belson.
Pete is bringing 302 into Nelson Yard.
"Pete, can you make sense of this for me!" Henk whispers into Pete's ear.
Just kidding, Henk. You handle Nelson Yard in such an admirable fashion each week!
A look at some interesting rolling stock.
With intriguing loads.
Remember, don't pick up the car by the load! Hehehe!
My Boston and Maine favourite with a Lackawanna partner near the interchange at Bell.
Cool load.
Love the insignia on this car.
Another of my faves on the railroad.
Henk's engine performing road duties.
Fred having fun once again with his steamer.
Bernie brings his hop down to Mount St. Helens.
Like Nelson Yard, his yard at Douglas takes on a different personality every few minutes.
"It's all for fun!" Bernie declares.
Fred and John share stories.
As does Gord.
No, they're not getting tanked at the table!
Did this come off the top of a steam locomotive?! Hehehe!
Thanks, again, Fred!
We'll see everyone next week when the steam locomotives come out to play!
Have a great rest of the week everyone!
Mike Hamer, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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