Yardmaster

Details

  • Crew:    C&E
  • Head end power:   M-I #51 (NW2) with ProtoThrottle
  • Rear end:    None
  • Locale:    Middle Yard & Ste. Genevieve
  • Session:    Opens with cars in yard; expect Incline & Road Crews to deliver additional cars within an hour.

Duties

  1. Outbound loads from Peerless Lime and Shapiro’s typically need to be weighed at Middle Yard and their waybills will be stamped Weigh In Transit. The Scales are located on track 3 and instructions are found on the fascia.
    • If car weight is within limits, forward car to its next destination.
    • If overloaded, shove the car to the end track #3.
  2. Several trains will need to be made up. Of course, as the incline and road crews deliver cars, priorities may change and the Yardmaster should adjust their work as necessary to meet demand.
    • The Incline Job needs up to 12 northbound cars for each boat trip. If traffic diminishes, the boat can proceed with fewer cars.
    • The Mosher Switcher works Peerless Lime ONLY and since they are the busiest customer on the line, this train may be run more than once a shift. Building this train early assures the road crew will work most efficiently.
    • The Yard Job works the SLSF interchange and industries in Ste. Genevieve and is run by the Yardmaster C&E.
    • Train № 93 is a southbound second class freight that is made up primarily of bridge traffic for interchange with MoPac and the M-I’s Bonne Terre sub at Derby Jct. It will switch Weingarten on the way.
  3. Break Train № 92 on arrival (most cars go to the boat or Mosher).
  4. 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 waybills to them.
  5. When the Mosher Switcher and № 93 are ready, call the Road Crew and…
    • have the crew pick up the train on the A/D track,
    • provide them with a clipboard and paperwork (train orders, waybills & switchlist).

Important Notes

  • Northbound trains will hold at the Yard Limits just south of Mosher and & will request clearance into Middle Yard.
  • Facing/trailing point switches may require re-directing of cars southward after arrival at Middle Yard.
  • The two A/D tracks (light tan colored ballast) are primarily used by Middle Yard. When clear, the Incline Crew may use the Secondary A/D track for run-around moves.