Wednesday, April 22, 2026

I got called bright and ealry on Monday morning for the for the KCKBAR, and as usual it was a big train (over 13,000 tons). On duty time was 6 am. While we were waiting for it to come in the dispatcher told us to go out to East Needles and get on the H AMSBAR because the crew was going DOL. We were to tie it down on Main 3. We met it at the intermediate signal. We got on and took it to Needles and tied it down on Main 3. Then we got on our train when it came in. We got as far as Cadiz and the disptacher told us to wait there. We would swap with the crew of a baretable. The baretable was not really a baretable. It had some empty auto cars at the head end. But since they were empty it was a baretable. We brought it into Needles and the outbound crew was wating for us when we got in (that is unusual). We went to the depot and I put in a claim for "handling cars that were not on my train." It was denied so I will put it in again. The next morning I was called for a baretable at 4:40 am. We would set the train out at Pisgah. I called Lola's and ordered a burrito. My engineer and another crew were in the van. My engineer and I were swapped with the other crew for some reason. We got a stack train. It was tied down on Main 4. We just had to untie it and go. I had to untie one brake. It was a good trip. When we were almost to Needles the dispatcher told us to set out one car due to a hot bearing and that the oubound would help us. We were ined into yard track 2. We got to the east end and the outbound was waiting for us. They said to "go home" because they would do the set out. We offered to help them but they said, "go home." so we went and tied up. I am now on RISA, and I will soon start my rest cycle.

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