71 - Uuugggh, will he make it?

I'll attempt to update with photos when I get to Helena... been busy at the RR

START DATE/TIME END DATE/TIME DESCRIPTION
2012/02/03 0500 2012/02/03 1515 LA25
Job: LA25 01 From LAURMT To HELEMT Train: GWOLINB928
2012/02/04 0415 2012/02/04 1645 LA25
Job: LA25 01 From HELEMT To LAURMT Train: MSPOLAU403
2012/02/05 1600 2012/02/06 0040 LA25
Job: LA25 01 From LAURMT To HELEMT Train: HKCKPAS903
2012/02/06 1845 2012/02/07 0215 LA25
Job: LA25 01 From HELEMT To LAURMT Train: ESPBEBM020
2012/02/09 0030 2012/02/09 0645 LA25
Job: LA25 01 From LAURMT To HELEMT Train: SKCKTAC306
2012/02/10 0455 2012/02/10 1305 LA25
Job: LA25 01 From HELEMT To LAURMT Train: HPASKCK908
2012/02/11 1945 2012/02/12 0640 LA25
Job: LA25 01 From LAURMT To HELEMT Train: CSXMRBE023
2012/02/12 2230 2012/02/13 0810 LA25
Job: LA25 01 From HELEMT To LAURMT Train: ERBESCM019
2012/02/16 1230 2012/02/17 0025 LA06
Job: LA06 01 From LAURMT To HELEMT Train: MLAUMIS116
2012/02/17 1845 2012/02/18 0200 LA06
Job: LA06 01 From HELEMT To LAURMT Train: ENWEBTM004

78 left - the week flew by

If this last week is any indication, these next 78 days are going to be gone before I know it. I talked to the RRR board. Need some paperwork and I'm otta here. Looks like I'll make about $200 per month more than I estimated. No need to hang around and run the train.

Had a 6'15" trip on a stack train then a good trip home on a PASKCK

Caught a Coal train up and did about as well as you can... superb power and helpers were waiting.

Have some pics to post later.

85 left - Holiday Pay

Super Bowl Sunday has such a Holiday feel. I should get holiday pay.
Game starts at 4pm... I'm on the lineup for 345pm KCKPAS

Called for 1600 - straight shot except helpers on rear at Livingston and off at Bozeman.

Tied up at 0040... not bad

Picture to follow... I took one with my phone after off duty, then left the phone at the depot.

86 - Got get used to that again

Didn't sleep well in Helena.. gotta get used to that again after not working for 6 weeks.
Called for 0415... should have been called for 0600. So, little sleep for no good reason. Gotta get used to that again.
The train ahead did not have as good as power as us and yet did not need helpers. We were right on their block but they went down to Townsend for a train that we waited at Winston for. Gotta get used to that kind of dispatching again.
We had 7700 tons so could not solo Bozeman Pass. 400 tons over the guideline which is nothing.
Waited 3 1/2 hours in Bozeman for Helpers.
Died at Craver.. crew van home... 13 hours on duty. Gotta get used to that.
No chance for off duty photo of train.

87 to go - Mickey Mantle

Mickey Mantle said he would have played for free.

Like Mickey, I would run the train for free.

The RR however will have to pay me for my inconvience.

Lineup was 2330 then 0200 then 0400. I was called for 0500 which means the phone rang at 0300.

Power on the grain train but we kicked out 2 bad orders.

Good trip once under way. The lead unit did not load under 13 mph. that makes it hard to start the train with just the DP on the rear and 1 unit working up front. Some issue with the governor also made the unit smoke badly.