I got called for a stack train. On duty time was 1:30 am. When I got to the depot I discovered that my engineer and I had been swapped to a grain train. Our work order said that we would have to set out our leader at Barstow. When our train came in the inbound told us that the dynamic brakes on the leader weren't working. It would need dynamic brakes to go on to Bakersfield. We guessed that we would have to add another in Barstow too. It wasn't a bad trip. They brought us into Main 4. They told us to take the leader to the house and grab another motor. We tied the train down and I cut the motor away. We brought it into track 12. I had to throw two switches. We walked over the the "ready side" and found the motor we were to take. Since it was facing the wrong way we had to take it around the balloon. I brought my engineer back to a hook, laced the hoses, and connected the MU cable. . We did the locomotive air brake test. We could not do the 2 way, and my engineer could not go back to the DP in the middle of the train to "condition" the DP and link to it becasue we didn't have a van. We asked the trainmaster and the router if our outbound was coing out to us. They both said that they were on the way. We were williing to help them. Finally, after they had been on duty for 90 ninutes they appeared. They said that no one had told them that we were on the train. They also said that on one gave them the information they needed. We told them that we hadn't done the two way and linked to the DP because they had no van and they said that they would do it. We tied up and I went to the hotel. I tried getting some food from "Fuzzy's" for the first time. I got a chicken and rice burrito. It was pretty good. I slept like a log until 5:30, watched some TV, and then went back to sleep. I was asleep when I got called for the "KCKBAR." I groaned. It was a cold, windy night. I hoped that the yard crew was putting it together. When I got to the depot the trainmaster told me that we would have to put it together. It was "solo" as we say. (head end power only). Our power was in Ready 2. The first half of our train was in I4. The rear half was in D2. We went out to the ready yard and got on our motor. Our consist was facing the wrong way. I had to shove us out of the ready yard. It was dark, and it had started to rain. I had to throw 2 switches. We went around the balloon and used I 3 as a runner. I was able to check all of the cars on my list. They were all there. We went over the switch and I guided my engineer back to a hook. I laced the hoses and cut the air in. There were no brakes at the head end. I had the van run me to the other end and I released 3 brakes. My engineer took the cut over the switch, and I protected the shove from the van. I brought him back to a hook. I laced the hoses and cut the air in. I checked all of the cars while the van ran me to the rear of the train. They were all there. The ETD had been hung. It took a while for the air to come up because it was so cold. When it did we did the Class III and the two way. I released 3 handbrakes and the van took me to the head end of my train. The hard part was done. Our train was ready to go. I had to cross over several tracks to get to my engine. We were ready to go, but it was a while before we stared moving. There was a broken rail ahead. It was really pouring by the time we departed. Fortunately I had missed that. . I had been on duty for over 10 and a half hours before I tied up. They brought us into Main 4 and we were relieved. I rolled my train by and tied up. I have the rest of the day, and all of tomorrow off. I can use it.