operating session #21

16 people attended the operating session held here on Nov. 16, 2019, 10am-4pm, and we completed the afternoon and evening of the 1973 "day" that had been started on the previous op session #20. Robin Peel served as the dispatcher, and all of the "regular" merchandise trains were operated, along with most of the rest of the locals on the schedule. Even with all those operators, we still didn't get the passenger trains run. This perhaps proves that there is more railroad in the basement than there is space for operators. Although it didn't seem too crowded to me. I did manage to shoot one video of the action during the session, of the last southbound merchandise train on its way from Vancouver BC into the Interbay yard in Seattle, which can be viewed here.

Here are a few pictures of the action:

Aiden Murray running a unit coal train north to Point Roberts:

Lots of action and congestion in the aisle between Seattle's Stacy St. yard on the left and Everett's Bayside yard on the right:

Norm Bruce being witty as usual:

Anita Taylor guiding a long freight past Seaview Ave. NW at Golden Gardens, while the Von Stup family try to get a train past the Everett/Delta yardmaster Brian Kaehler:

Meanwhile, Aiden and his dad Ian are working in Everett/Bayside with its yardmaster Ry Bates

 And Anita moves her train into Delta yard with Brian looking on:

Chuck Lee and me having a chat at Stacy, with Jenny happily admiring scenery on the Bayside side.

I believe this is the largest op session we have had here so far, and the consensus seemed to be "so far, so good!"