Work Order:
NEDF-109-10-GASO-EB02b and
Work Order:
NEDF-109-10-GASO-EB02bLite (Lite version but
simply enter as original on time slip) See bottom
of file
Time: 3:45pm
Season: Summer
Weather: Clear
Duration: 1hr 27min
Train: 484#222
Class: 1
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For today, in honor
of the Great American Smoke Out, ADF is using
period motive power, doing with today's cars, what
they did for years in their own time. Makes for
interesting AI, even if completely fictional!
Also, most of the sidings are full since anything
not essential is off the track today with only the
display and excursion equipment out and about.
After all the chaos with the derailment between
here and CC, things are finally settling down.
Since the original ADF Excursion Train came
through yesterday, there are only two stops and
these are historical and photo-ops, not to pickup
passengers.
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#350 has just left
the station in front of us headed for Saratoga,
but has been having some problems. We're assigned
behind just in case.
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Schedule:
16:22 Jacks Meadow
McDonalds (Station)
16:43 Monkeys EyeBrow
Trestle
17:12 Saratoga
Springs
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NOTES:
Keep in mind the best
passenger pickup time will be as much as -0.05
past the station. I put the center of the train
right at the middle of the platform to get
shortest loading except obviously at Saratoga
Springs.
Restricted speeds:
30mph crossovers and
sidings - Skilleys, Jacks Meadow and Monkeys
Eyebrow
Otherwise there are
no restricted speeds, except for the historical
bridge at Monkeys Eyebrow, which is 10mph and the
ME siding which is 30mph, not 40 as listed. Keep
the ole girl at 70-73mph and have an enjoyable
drive
Critical Meets:
Starting with yellows
and reds until Skilleys
Jacks Meadow - Passed
by CRU - Pull up to signal enough to clear the
'waiting point' then stop and wait for Police unit
to go by. Should be on your way around 16:28 or so
depending on when you get there. MAKE SURE YOU ARE
CLEAR OF THE UN-SIGNALLED INTERSECTION FROM JM
Power or you will be 'T-Boned' and end of
activity. The timing is close, but that's the way
it is.
Monkeys Eyebrow -
Maintain less than 30mph, 15mph on the bridge, and
pull up to the East signal to clear waiting point.
Same routine as above, only this time it will take
much longer to clear since you will be following
the BigBoy in. Should be coming through around
16:52 and clearing for the first signal about
16:54. Then at the bottom of the hill is a second
signal only .5 mile from the first, so beware or
it will catch you sleeping. It's not an emergency
stop, but it will take 10-15lbs of air to stop if
you are cooking through there.
LITE VS. REGULAR
VERSION
The only differences
between these two activities are a majority of the
static consists and all but a few of the AI are
missing in the lite. I had a lot of trouble with
this one at Skilleys, so ended up not taking the
remainder of the cars in, but just picking up the
passengers and taking them. Even doing that, there
is so much to be loaded in that one area (most of
Bailey is on the same or adjoining tile, including
half the mountain, Perkins, plus Midland Stock
etc., and there was just too much going on for my
little PIII 800 to keep up with comfortably) so
thought there may be others with the same problem.
That's the reason for the "Lite" version also. Try
the regular first and if you can make it about 12
miles past Skilleys, you've got it in the bag.
Hope you have enjoyed
this series as much as I've enjoyed (most of the
time) putting them together. Will see you later
down the track somewhere ;-)
RobertR #109
