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Tweaking the Script
Frank Ellison liked to describe the model railroad operating as a stage play, with the trains as the actors and the operating scheme as the script. Well, I've been tweaking the script slightly as I go about preparing for the first test session. Below you'll find the current outline of trains I'm planning to run in a typical "day"session (one "day" may actually consist of two operating sessions).
Rather than take down the first draft from yesterday's post I'm going to leave it up so anyone who cares about such things can see how the operating scheme is evolving. Since it's really impossible to directly duplicate the prototype times and operations on the layout (the mainline is too short, for one thing!) I've opted to focus on trying to get the traffic flow through White River Junction as close as possible to the real thing, and will let the times the trains get to other stations fall where they may.
For reference I'm using several prototype CV employee timetables, along with some information on operational details from former CV employees.
Tweaking the Script
Frank Ellison liked to describe the model railroad operating as a stage play, with the trains as the actors and the operating scheme as the script. Well, I've been tweaking the script slightly as I go about preparing for the first test session. Below you'll find the current outline of trains I'm planning to run in a typical "day"session (one "day" may actually consist of two operating sessions). Rather than take down the first draft from yesterday's post I'm going to leave it up so anyone who cares about such things can see how the operating scheme is evolving. Since it's really impossible to directly duplicate the prototype times and operations on the layout (the mainline is too short, for one thing!) I've opted to focus on trying to get the traffic flow through White River Junction as close as possible to the real thing, and will let the times the trains get to other stations fall where they may.
For reference I'm using several prototype CV employee timetables, along with some information on operational details from former CV employees.
| Position | On Duty | Description | WRJ Operational Notes |
| Dispatcher | 12:00 am | Dispatches the railroad | |
| 12:00 pm | | ||
| Operator | 12:00 am | Calls crews, OS�s trains, copies train orders, writes clearances | |
| 12:00 pm | | ||
| WRJ Yardmaster | 12:00 am | Switches White River Junction yard ; acts as hostler | |
| 12:00 pm | | ||
| Assistant WRJ YM | 12:00 am | Assists YM; Works south end of yard and passenger terminal | |
| 12:00 pm | | ||
| Train | Call Time | Description | |
| No. 21 �Montrealer� | 12:30 am | First class passenger train, Washington DC to Montreal | Arr. WRJ 3:10 am; Depart 3:22 am WRJ switcher cuts local sleeper from train � sends north with 303 Vermonter @4:50am |
| No. 303 �Vermonter� | 3:00 am | Accommodation passenger train. WRJ-Montreal. Local sleeper. | Departs WRJ @ 4:50. CV coach, express, sleeper from 21. |
| Essex Junction Switcher | 5:30 am | Works local industries in SXJ, transfer to/from Burlington | |
| No. 490 | 9:00 am | Merchandise Chicago-New London, Conn. | Arr. WRJ 5:00 pm Lv WRJ 6:30 pm. |
| No. 332 �Ambassador� | 11:00 am | Passenger, Montreal-Boston/New York City (sections split in WRJ) | Arrives WRJ 2:30 pm. WRJ pass switcher separates into NYC and Springfield sections. Departs WRJ at 2:45 pm |
| No. 210 | 1:00 pm | Wayfreight, St Albans - WRJ Works Waterbury and Everett. Switches SXJ creamery if needed. | Arrive WRJ ~5:20 pm. Milk cars to B&M to connect with B&M 301. |
| No 307 �Ambassador� | 2:30 pm | Passenger, Boston/New York City-Montreal (sections combine in WRJ) | Arrives WRJ 4:00 pm WRJ switcher combines cars from B&M 77 Departs WRJ 4:30 pm |
| River Rambler | YM calls (~6:00 pm) | Switches local industries in WRJ | |
| Everett Turn �The Mill Job� | YM calls (~7:00 pm) | Extra, WRJ-Everett and return. Works paper mill tracks only. | |
| No 304 �Vermonter� | 8:30 pm. | Accommodation passenger train. Montreal-WRJ. Local sleeper. | WRJ � 12:30 am arrival Makes stops at all towns for Train 20 sleeper. Sleeper left at WRJ platform track for connection to 20. |
| No 20 �Washingtonian� | 10:00 pm | First class passenger train, Montreal to Washington DC | WRJ � 1:30 am arrival/1:40 am departure WRJ pass switcher adds local sleeper/express block to train |
| No. 430 | 12:30 am | General freight, Montreal-WRJ. Sets out/Pick up blocks of cars in Essex Junction and Everett | Arrives WRJ 5:30 am Lv WRJ: 7:30 am |
| Extra North | | General freight, WRJ-Montreal. Sets out/Pick up blocks of cars in Everett and Essex Junction | Extra Train Per Manifest Schedule � Ar. WRJ 3:00 am Lv WRJ 8:30 am |
| Extra North | | Wayfreight: WRJ- St Albans. Works Everett and Waterbury. | Extra Train |
| Extra north | | Merchandise New London, Conn. to Chicago | Extra Train Ar WRJ 4:30 pm Lv WRJ 6:30 pm |
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