Sunday, October 26, 2025

I got called for the "S ALTSCO," which goes from Alliance, Texas to Long Beach. On duty time was the same as the previous night, 9:15 pm. It was a good train. We had 3 motors on the head end. It started out as a good trip, then they stopped us a couple of times. We came in to Main 4 and were relieved there. By the time we got to the hotel they had started serving breakfast. The pancake machine was out of order! I had an extra helping of scrambled eggs. I slept for about 4 hours, went across the street to grab a burrito, slept some more, went across the street to grab a turkey sandwich, and may have fallen asleep again. I got my call around 10:30 pm. I was called for the "Q LACATG," which goes from Los Angeles to Atlanta, Georgia. On duty time was a minute after midnight. We got on at the steps. We had one extra car. It was an extra 3 packer, and it was going to Fot Lauderdale, Florida. This was not a problem as we had other cars that were going to Fort Lauderdale. Also, it did not put us over 8500 feet, so we were still good for 70 MPH. It started out as a good trip, then when we got closer to Needles they stopped us. They told us that they were spacing trains going to Winslow, and our outbound wouldn't be on duty for 2 hours. We went to East Needles and tied it down. I only had to tie one handbrake. We tied up after 7 am. I requested a "Smart Rest" because I had 5 starts. It looks like I will go out tomorrow morning as soon as I am rested. I have been doing some running around, but I am exhausted. I think I'm going to go to bed soon. No pictures.

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