Details

• Crew:    C&E
• Head end:    Diesel
• Throttle:    ProtoThrottle or NCE Intermediate Cab
• Rear end:    None
• Locale:    Middle Yard
• Session:    Opens with cars in yard; expect Incline & Road Crews to deliver additional cars within 30-60 minutes.

Duties

1. Check Car Cards for pale yellow WEIGH IN TRANSIT slips.  These cars need weighing:
   • Weigh cars per instructions on fascia trim near the Scale House (track 3)
   • If weight is within limits, remove the WEIGH IN TRANSIT slip from the Car Card and forward car to its next destination per the Waybill
   • If weight is excessive, remove the WEIGH IN TRANSIT slip from the Car Card and insert a bright yellow OVERWEIGHT CAR slip.  Rotate its Waybill to send car back to the shipper on the next train for adjustment
2. Expect northbound Train № 92 to arrive in about 30 minutes.  Break train on arrival; most cars will go to the boat, but some may need weighing first or re-routed southward on another train.
3. Expect southbound cars to arrive from the Incline Crew in about 45-60 minutes.
4. Build the following cuts & trains…
   • Incline Job will need maximum of 12 northbound cars for the next boat trip.
   • 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.
5. When the boat cut is ready, call the Incline Crew and…
   • have the crew pick up the cut on the A/D track and
   • hand off Car Cards & Waybills to them
6. When a train is ready, call the Road Crew and…
   • have the crew pick up the cut on the A/D track,
   • slip proper Form 19 orders into their Engine Card
   • hand off Car Cards & Waybills to them, and
   • direct them to hostle power and +/- caboose.
7. Break returning trains as needed and repeat as needed.

Important Notes

• Yard Limits extend from the boat to just south of Mosher.
• Northbound trains shall hold at the Ste. Genevieve depot or before the bridge and call the Yardmaster to request clearance for yard entrance..
• Facing/trailing point switches may require re-routing of cars southward after arrival at Middle Yard.
• The two A/D tracks (light tan colored ballast) are shared by Thomure Yard & Middle Yard. As both yards may use them for run-around moves, the Incline Crew is instructed not to use them for storage.  Yardmaster may allow the Incline Crew to shove incline cuts there and may use an A/D track to build train(s).
• If additional crews are needed, may call Incline Crew if they are idle.