Monday, February 3, 2025

I got called for a trip to Barstow. My engineer and I got on our train at Franconia. Our train was the "V CLORIC," a vehicle train going from Clovis, New Mexico to Richmond, California. On duty time ws 6:05 am, Pacific Time. We started moving at 8:13 am. They stopped us quite a few times. We went past the Barstow signal at 5:04 pm. They told us to take our train to the Mohave connector and we would be releived there. I heard that a woman walked out in front of one of our trains a day or two before that and was killed. Our day was over 12 hours. I went to the hotel, grabbe a burrito from across the street, and went to bed. I slept like a log. I got called for the S LBELPC. On duty time was 6:55 am. Our train was going from Long Beach to Logistic Park in Chicago. It had150 cars, weighed over 13,000 tons, and was over 13,000 feet long. We got on our train at Lenwood. We arrived at 2:49 pm. The card on the DPs needed to be signed so we assisted the outbound. We had the outbound pull the train ahead and I stopped them when the DP were infront of us. My engineer signed the cards. I tied up and got called off my rest. I was called for the "S LPKLHA." On duty time was 4:11 am. I gulped down two cups of coffee and went to the depot. Our train had 3 motors on the ehad end and 3 in the middle. I t weighed over 10,00 tons and was over 13,000 feet long. We departed at 4:38 am. It was a good trip up until we go to the signal just before Pisgah. They were single tracking, and we waited there for over 3 hours. We finally got to the East Barstow signal at 1:09 pm and were told to tie our train down there. I had to tie 7 handbrakes. The van took me to the hotel. I grabbed a burrito from across the street and went to bed. Boy, did I sleep! I slept unti I got my call at 2 am. I was called for the "Q LACATG," going from Los Angeles to Atlana, Georgia. On duty time was 3:30 am. We had to wait A while to get on our train. We got on our train at Lenwood and waited. We stopped a West D yard and waited. We got to Minneola and sat there for over 3 hours. They told us that there was a relief crew on the way. We got releived at the crossing at Pisgah. It was a 12 hour day. I took a SMART Rest. I have attached a picture of the 7733, our leader on the S LBELPC.

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