A Day on the Railroad

I took a break from doing actual imitation work on Sunday and served as motorman of the regularly scheduled "blue car train," accompanied by my wife Bevin, who acted as company photographer. Other than a few minor issues - the controller on the 308 still needs some tweaking, one of the seats on the 309 won't throw over all the way - the day was a success.

It was, however, a shorter day than anticipated. After the 3:00 run conductor Tom Disch noticed that the rope at the east end of the 309 (right) was badly frayed. As current department policy is to run the train with both poles up, the decision was made to put the train away and annul the 5:00 trip. Thanks to Dan Fenlaciki for his help putting the train away! Thanks also to Tom, Jeff Kepka and the other Operating Department crews who operate the 308 and 309 on a regular basis out at IRM. It's always nice to see the cars out on the railroad in operation, being enjoyed by the public.