Road Job

Details

  • Crew:    C&E
  • Head end:    Diesel
  • Throttle:    ProtoThrottle or NCE Intermediate Cab
  • Rear end:    Caboose
  • Locale:    Anywhere on the layout depending upon the specific train (except Thomure Yard & the Boat)
  • Session:    Opens with northbound Train № 92 sitting on the main at Derby Jct

Duties

  1. Board Train № 92 at Derby Jct and follow orders on Form 19 contained in the engine card.  The train terminates at Middle Yard.
  2. When terminating at Middle Yard, all northbound trains shall hold at the Ste. Genevieve depot or before the bridge and call the Yardmaster to request clearance for yard entrance.
  3. Yardmaster will call you for any or all of the following trains.  Follow Form 19 orders contained in the Engine Card pocket…
    • Mosher Switcher works Peerless Lime ONLY & returns to Middle Yard.  Maximum tonnage 8 cars + caboose.
    • Afternoon Yard Job works Ste. Gen. industrial area & SLSF interchange ONLY.  Maximum tonnage 9 cars; no caboose required.
    • Derby Jct Turn works locations outside yard limits ONLY (e.g., Weingarten, Millers & Derby Jct).  Bridge traffic makes up much of this train with interchange to MoPac and the M-I’s Bonne Terre sub.  Maximum tonnage 8 cars + caboose.

Important Notes

  • Yard Limits extend from the boat to just south of Mosher.
  • The main in Ste. Genevieve crosses the Thomure incline track at grade; the Incline Job has priority over the main at the diamond; communicate with the Incline Crew before proceeding across the diamond.
  • Passengers may be carried on any freight train with a caboose; therefore, those trains must stop at Weingarten and Ste. Genevieve stations for 2 minutes to pick up & discharge passengers.