08-23-2013, 12:55 AM
Thanks for the kind words, guys. 
Andrew, that train which arrived on the track previously occupied by the passenger train had been making pick-ups at GERN, basically acting as plant switcher, and had been waiting for the passenger train to leave. Since she was operating within yard limits, no caboose was required. She had already been designated as a helper for the eastbound, but couldn't take her place until the switcher had pulled the local-destination cars.
As for the train which left town heading east (Extra 630 East), it definitely had a caboose, as evidenced on this grainy film shot near the road crossing.Click on the photo to view the video....
![[Image: th_TraintimeatLowbanks059.jpg]](http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/doctorwayne/Trains/th_TraintimeatLowbanks059.jpg)
Wayne
Andrew, that train which arrived on the track previously occupied by the passenger train had been making pick-ups at GERN, basically acting as plant switcher, and had been waiting for the passenger train to leave. Since she was operating within yard limits, no caboose was required. She had already been designated as a helper for the eastbound, but couldn't take her place until the switcher had pulled the local-destination cars.
As for the train which left town heading east (Extra 630 East), it definitely had a caboose, as evidenced on this grainy film shot near the road crossing.Click on the photo to view the video....
Wayne