Sunday, December 21, 2025

I got called for a train with an unusual symbol- the Q BELLHG. It was going from Belen, New Mexico to Los Angeles Harbor. On duty time was 5:20 am. It was a small, light train and it sould have been a 5 hour trip, but they stopped us at Troy, then Dagget, then at East Barstow. We finally got relieved at the Barstow signal after a 9 hour day. I got something to eat tat Barstow Burger and I went to bed. I was out like a light. Boy, did I sleep! I got my call at 4:30 am for a baretable. On duty time was 6 am. Lola's was closed. When I got to the depot I found out that we had been swapped to the H BARLUB. The yard crew was building it. We waited over 2 hours for them to build it. We got on the head end under the bridge. Our train was on Main 3. It had 4 motors on the head end. We moved up to the East Barstow signal and stopped. When it was time to get moving again my engineer noticed that the air on the rear of the train was going down, not up. He suspected someone had closed an anglecock. We notified mechanical, and the dispatcher. I would have to walk the train. Mechanical got out there and found the problem very quickly. I had made it back to the car when they found a closed anglecock and opened it. We were on our way. The rest of the trip was routine. I rolled my train by and tied up. I'm projected to go out around 7 am tomorrow. I have attached a couple of pictures of myself wearing my new "peak season hat" and my new shirt. My union, the SMART Union, gave out T-shirts to us union members who are veterans. It says, "Proud Union Member, Proud Veteran," on the back. I have also attached a photo of a UP train with an engine that says "ONE." I know there is such a railroad in Australia, but in the U.S.?. I have also attached a photo of our leader on the BARLUB, the 5860.

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