Details
- Crew: 1 (i.e., you are on your own)
- Head end: EMD diesel
- Throttle: ProtoThrottle
- Rear end: None
- Locale: Middle Yard
- Session: Opens with cars in yard needing to be sorted/entrained, moved across river to Illinois, and/or weighed. More cars are always on the way.
Duties
- Build and refill trains per Waybills – typically boat cuts, bridge traffic & on-layout industries. Given several facing point switch locations, some cars may need to return south for switching.
- Prepare 12-car cuts for Boat Crew (needed in 40-60 minutes); crew will deliver 12 southbound cars simultaneously.
- Northbound local № 92 arrives in 30-60 minutes & terminates at Middle Yard. Direct Road Crew to hostle power & caboose; call crew for Extra when ready.
- Assemble extra trains per train order Form 19’s. When built, slip orders into engine card and call crew…
- Mosher Switcher works Peerless Lime Plant only (may be switched multiple times daily as needed)
- Afternoon Yard Job works SLSF interchange and Ste. Genevieve industrial area only
- Derby Jct Turn works stations/industries south of Mosher only (Weingarten, Millers & Derby Jct)
- Car Cards with a pale yellow WEIGH IN TRANSIT slip shall be weighed (see instructions at the Scale House). If car weight is excessive, flip the Waybill around & insert a bright yellow Over-Weight Car slip in front of the Waybill. Car shall be returned for adjustment to its point of origination on the next train.
- Pick Up & Set Out hoppers as needed to coal chute (track located on turntable position 8).
Additional Notes
- Yard Limits extend from the river to Mosher
- Direct entry into Middle Yard: northbound trains shall wait between depot and the bridge; Boat Crew can spot to either A/D track between Middle Yard & Thomure
- Call Road Crew to work extras; if not available, call Boat Crew if idle
