Session #5 Pics From Dilip

Dilip's Views From Session #4 

While I was busy dispatching, Dilip and a few others snapped some pics and videos for the blog.

Dilip ran Trains 304/313/323 with Jeff & Al.

Thanks for taking the time to snap these for us to enjoy Dilip!

Bernie offers up some words of safety as we gather in the crew lounge before running the trains.

We have a crowd of 27 in the backyard on this day!

Blue skies abound with warm temps at 9:15 AM.

The session is underway as Dilip finds himself at the eastern end of Fred's property.

Grant & Moe are spotted in Ironwood much later in the morning aboard second trick Train 312.

Felicity & Chris have arrived the same town aboard Train 324.

The umbrellas certainly make a difference in offering much needed shade for our operators.

Dilip has spotted dispatcher Mike working double duty as the company photographer.

There he is having the time of his life!

Moe is spotted departing Ironwood for Spruce.

When the session is over, the lads await their sausages which are busily being cooked on the BBQ!

The "lunch bunch' are found in the shade offered up by the tall trees found nearby St. Helens.

These next two images were 'snipped' from one of Dilip's three videos he sent my way.

To the left we find Bob in Spruce with the ore train.

To the right Moe & Grant are up in Cedar Rock aboard Train 302.

Here I am snagging some photos of the Cedar Rock activity.

Here is Dilip's video of their efforts in this region of the property.

Bob on the left is working along the eastern Spruce Sub while Moe & Grant are currently assigned to the Bell Sub.

The crew aboard 312 have one more lift off the Ironwood Brick siding to attend to.

In short order they will be cleared to St. Helens in the east.

Al places the turnout back to the main as Jeff drives Train 313 to the west into the town of Spruce.

More video action from Dilip's camera.

Thanks for your pics and videos Dilip!

Now, who would be wearing the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad shirt?

Why...it's none other than skipper Bill!

Dilip reviews the orders for Nelson Yard seeing as Dilip is our Train Master who creates all of the paper work for our Narrow Gauge sessions with the RailOps computer program.

Phil & Pat inspect the pilot area of one of their locomotives.

I have managed to locate the RP&M Drovers' Caboose in the expansive Nelson Yard.

Felicity, Chris & Al have been busy setting out the cars pre-ops and chat with Father Fred in the lounge.

Passenger 1 awaits its departure in short order.

A view from the front of the train.

Bernie is busy blowing debris off of...me!

Now...that's better!

I imagine you can tell that today's operations are of the narrow gauge variety!

Lovely!

301 meets Passenger 1 in St. Helens.

St. Helen's meet video as captured by Mike.

Number 1 is cleared out from St. Helens as 301 remains to work the facing sidings in town.

Train 1's exit from St. Helens is captured on video.

Train 304 works the east interchange siding in Glen Hammond.

In the early moments of the session there is a hive of activity around Glen Hammond.

Video work at Glen Hammond.

At the far end of the Glen, 303 gets underway in a westbound direction.

The crew has no work at Bellamy so their train is given the green signal to traverse the junction trackage.

303 underway video effort.

303 finds the junction.

Then it's on to Mercer Siding before reaching Peter's Pond.

Junction video work.

Moe likes the 'low angle' shots...so here's one for you Moe!

Let's check out the consist for 303 out from Glen Hammond.

Indeed, the IPP&W is earning its keep on this day creating revenue for its shareholders.

Low angle 303 video fun!

Here's a great looking hat atop a great looking guy!

Thanks Dilip for putting this session together.

This was the third and final structure I inherited from Professor David Gardner's HO scale layout.

I built the structure for David a couple of years ago.

Four pickle vats were incorporated within the contents of the kit which I had to construct.

To get the correct red tones I wanted for this build for David, I combined 'Bright Red' acrylic paint with 'Pumpkin Orange'.

It found a rightful home on David's developing layout which sadly now will be dismantled.

The kit came from American Model Builders.

David then asked me to create this pickle car.

He ordered the kit from AMB but he had to supply his own flatcar.

The car has also been gifted to me from David.

Rest assured David...the car has been welcomed with open arms on my Boston & Maine/Maine Central layout!

Back at Fred's we are so blessed to have this trio of amazing train operators in our group.

Thank you Claire, Felicity & Seanna for coming on out to run trains with us!!!

Hey...before we go...check out this car that Bernie brought along!

It's the OVAR car!

Now...there's some history!!!  👍👍👌👍👍

Looking good there Bernie!

I think I spot the OVAR car behind the locomotive on the ore train.

Indeed, it is acting as a 'spacer' car.

Well, the caboose indicates the end of this blog entry.

Look forward to more postings throughout the coming week!

As always...thanks to Father Fred for another great Saturday morning of train operations!

We also appreciate the weather gods for looking after us this weekend.

The temps are due to rise with a humidex reading of 41 degrees Celsius (105.8 degrees Fahrenheit) on Canada Day...but we will take a break from the WDWD work session due to the holiday anyway.

We are the OVGRS of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada