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Let me try this again. I posted the old car flow chart. Here's the new chart.
Port Able Railway Car Flow Chart
The carloadings below reflect the weekly traffic on the Port Able Ry.
Regina Manufacturing Corp.
Inbound:
10 box cars (parts, hardware, billets, etc.)
Outbound:
5 box cars (manufactured products)
Whist Building Supply Inc.
Inbound:
2 Covered hoppers (cement, GERN flux, or sand)
1 hopper (gravel), flat car, center beam flat car, bulkhead flat car, box car, all door box car (lumber products), or box car (hardware)
Nemo Fish Company
Outbound:
2 reefers (frozen fish)
Mike Kieran
Port Able Lines
" If the world were perfect, it wouldn't be " - Yogi Berra.
Mike, does this mean you're interested in interchanging a car? I think the best way would be to PM either Les or me, since we seem to be the only guys doing this right at the moment. For that matter, if anyone else is interested in doing this, that would be a good first step.
Also, if guys have an interchange set up, it would be good to post that here, since the arrangement probably takes place before photos can be taken and the cars mailed.
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OK I messed up my photos and don't know how to fix it. Maybe someone can pm me and tell me what to do. Any way here is latest up dates
Gern just got an order.
So now the car is loaded and ready to move.
Now the local is sent out to.. well look at the orders and notice high lights.
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OK the photos are back.
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The order for Gern is from Mike Kieran. It should be picked up by this week end and PRR 28919 should be at its first stop. Not much railroading this past week, my grandson spent the week with me & my mother is in the hospital.
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PRR 28919 Has been repaired and is on the move again. First we see it as it leaves Clifton Forge. You can see the yard in the back ground just past the load of black gold.
Making its way through the mountains.
Looking down on it from mountain side as it goes past coal mine. Now there are empties in the background. Looks like a lot of coal is moved here.
Now I tried with little success to get this as it goes past the small town of no name. Dirty track was a real pain this evening. click on the pic
The train is on its way to the first stop Gern. After arriving there we pick up the action with moving some cars around to get what we need.
Now we have 2 of what we are after.
Get them out of the way and drop the only car we are leaving here.
now we have the covered hopper for Whist Building supply and pulling out from Gern. Lets get the rest of our train and head for the next stop Gills.
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A continuation of the trip. After pulling out from Gern the next stop is at the team track where we are picking up PRR 23994. First we need to leave the Gern cars behind.
Now after pulling away and through the switch. the switch is thrown. Here we will see why 2 brakemen are needed.
One of them stayed at the switch and this one stayed with the cars to be picked up. Just a short walk across the track.
Now after the train is pulled out wit PRR 23994 the other brakeman clears the switch and jumps a ride back.
Hook back up with the rest of the train and off we go.
Another train of black gold. As you can see PRR 28919 has been delivered.
Here you can see the name of the company.
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Great stuff Les! I really like the photos that include crewmen along the tracks or riding the cars.