Actually, I was a little ““busy”” most of the day… One of our club members was here, and he said he got a whole bunch of pictures, but I won’t get that cd until later…
We did get a few pictures late yesterday afternoon, and will get them posted when possible… Have to get ready for today…
Unit Coal train in the fore ground, arriving at Woodlawn, while, in the background, Ric & Jan are preparing to Leave Evansville, with the EVWR Local…
Engine Storage in the foreground, the RDC at Bluefield Station, and a Bluestone Southern GP-40 awaiting it’s train to be delivered to the yard limits.
The EVWR Local working ““Nashville””…
View looking down the Industrial Park, with the EVWR Local at the “Y” bridge.
The EVA-BLU mainfest freight heading north towards Bluefield.
Unit coal train as it was departing Memphis, heading back north…
View of Woodlawn with the boxcars in the foreground on the Southbound Interchange track, and the Evans Plug door boxcar behind Jan’s feet located on the Northbound Interchange track.
That’s the best I can do for this morning… Hope to get more pictures this afternoon during "“round 2"”… 
better look out “round 2” will have a shay running around…
Shame I had to miss it this year. Looks like a lotta fun…
Ken Brunt said:That explains why I didn't see you in the photos ;) Did the storm change your plans ? Ralph
Shame I had to miss it this year. Looks like a lotta fun.............;)
Ralph Berg said:I didn't know his niece's nickname was "Storm"? I bet the family calls her "Stormy".Ken Brunt said:That explains why I didn't see you in the photos ;) Did the storm change your plans ? Ralph
Shame I had to miss it this year. Looks like a lotta fun.............;)
We got some pictures and will post as soon as we can. Getting ready to head down there for “Day Duce”. Yesterday was great fun.
Ralph Berg said:Nope, the family changed'em. My niece and her husband flew in from San Diego yesterday. Missed'em the last time when I was on the road, so I figgered I better stick around for this one...........;)Ken Brunt said:That explains why I didn't see you in the photos ;) Did the storm change your plans ? Ralph
Shame I had to miss it this year. Looks like a lotta fun.............;)
Ken Brunt said:Understood. Much better to be in Andy's dog house......then the family dog house ;) Ralph
Nope, the family changed'em. My niece and her husband flew in from San Diego yesterday. Missed'em the last time when I was on the road, so I figgered I better stick around for this one...........;)
Ralph Berg said:
Ken Brunt said:
Nope, the family changed’em. My niece and her husband flew in from San Diego yesterday. Missed’em the last time when I was on the road, so I figgered I better stick around for this one…Understood. Much better to be in Andy’s dog house…then the family dog house
Yea, Andy’s is so much bigger…
Nice dog house… WOOF!!!
-Kevin.
Thanks for the update and photos , looks great .
Great pics Dad!!!
…:)…
OK, we got 23 trains run today… Was a great day, sunny and not so windy… Am beat… Pictures tomorrow, but again, didn’t get the camera out until around 3:30pm, as we were all ““busy””…
My thanks to all who showed and participated… Was a great weekend… Lots of trains, plenty of food and drink, and wonderful company… Thanks again…
Glad y’all had a good time. Looking forward to the pictures.
Jon, the only pictures that we (Jane or I) got, were after 3:30pm Sat, or were of the cleanup trains on Sunday… We just didn’t have time to play with the camera during the actual operation… Was a busy 2 days, but, it all went well, and everyone had a good time, or at least that’s what they told me… am working on pictures, will get some posted shortly…
A cleanup train running the Hilltop Subdivision, Dan’s Rock GP-38’s pulling about 16 freightcars, run be the neighbor, with dan’s supervision
2 more cleanup trains awaiting entrance to the basement yard area:
Curt’s cleanup train as it departs Woodlawn on the EVWR trackage:
Curt’s train entering Bluefield:
Curt’s cleanup train from woodlawn taking the hilltop/sparta sub’s connector, to back into the basement yards…
Jan working the yard in the basement:
rail traffic
Yard view
Hope that more people post pictures, when they have time…
I hope you keep this up as a yearly event, Andy, so I can look forward to being there next year…
Ken Brunt said:Ken, there's been a lot of discussion this past weekend about scheduling of ""Ops Sessions""... Everything from one a year, to twice a year, to every month, evry other week, or weekly.... This weekend was most enjoyable to me, because I finally got to see how my planning and design actually worked out with a full operating session... Even tho the trains were ""shortened"" versions of the real gameplan, everything seemed to flow right... I need to work on train schedules a little...
I hope you keep this up as a yearly event, Andy, so I can look forward to being there next year.............;)
You all were missed, but it was still was a great weekend of operations…
You know us…if there’s any glitches, we’ll find’em…
Andy Clarke said:From the Eastern Terminial of the EVV / Bluestone Southern Andy from the pics and report , you and your wonderfully supportive wife , along with the help from some others of course , have created a beautiful senicked operating railroad to be enjoyed by many . . Your minds eye had a vision for A Beautiful railroadKen Brunt said:Ken, there's been a lot of discussion this past weekend about scheduling of ""Ops Sessions""... Everything from one a year, to twice a year, to every month, evry other week, or weekly.... This weekend was most enjoyable to me, because I finally got to see how my planning and design actually worked out with a full operating session... Even tho the trains were ""shortened"" versions of the real gameplan, everything seemed to flow right... I need to work on train schedules a little... You all were missed, but it was still was a great weekend of operations....
I hope you keep this up as a yearly event, Andy, so I can look forward to being there next year.............;)