Ken came down to my place today and we got to run some trains.
We started with Train #2 out of Green Springs. We switched Occoquan and then moved on to Jackson ahead of schedule. Let’s look around Jackson. Doesn’t look too bad. Lots of room… This is Salmons Produce. Two reefers (FSX 6557 and POC 55) are blocked by the building. In the foreground is Mills Fuels with EBT 809 hopper and UTLX 11050 Tank car. The Mills Fuel siding can hold at least 5 cars.
Miracle Chair Company with EBT 898 Hopper, J&B 124 and J&B 111 on the siding. It can hold another car easily.
Matheson Textiles has two sidings; each can hold two cars. Here we have J&B 121 and J&B 120 on the siding closest to the building. J&B 106 is on the other siding.
Here’s the diagram:
The train is on the main, approaching Jackson from the right. You have loco #4, J&B 300 flat car, Shell A10 tank car, DR&G 45 reefer, J&B 101 box car, C&S 8279 box car, and a caboose. Here’s what we need to do in Jackson Local Moves: UTLX 11050 Tank car at Mills Fuels to Matheson Textiles Matheson Textiles Pick up: J&B RR 121 Boxcar Drop off: C&S 8279 Boxcar Miracle Chair Company Pick Up: EBT 898 Hopper Drop off: J&B RR 101 Boxcar Mills Fuels Drop off: Shell A10 Tank car Salmons Produce Pick Up: POC 55 Refrigerator, FSX 6557 Refrigerator Drop off: D&RGW 45 Refrigerator Whoa! Maybe this isn’t so easy after all. A couple of notes. 1) The length of track between the switch at Miracle Chair and Matheson Textiles can hold the loco, tender and one car. 2) All arriving cars should be spotted at the loading dock of the building. That’s to the left end of Miracle Chair, the right end of Matheson Textiles on the track nearest the building and the right end of the track on Mills Fuels. Left end of Salmons Produce. It took Ken and I a bit longer than we initially thought.