Friday, May 8, 2026
i got called for an H train that I have never heard of before- the "H LAJBAR." It was going form La Junta, CA, to Barstow. It was not a bad train. On duty time was 6:20 pm. It had 4 motors at the head end and 2 at the rear. There were 3 "terminators" ahead of us. (Trains that were to be yarded in Barstow). We swapped with a grain train at Pisgah. We thought we would not have work, but there was a bad order to set out. We were told to set it out in the oil spur. We came in on the main. I called for a van. The bad order was 13 cars behind the middle DP. The van ran me back. I tied 3 brakes behind the bad car, and cut it away. Rather than ride the cut I took the van. When the last car was over the switch I threw the handthow into the oil spur and dropped the derail. I protected the shove from thevan. There was a 3 packer in there already. I took my train back t a hook, tied the brake and cut away. I brought my train over the switch, restored the derail, and threw the hand switch back. I took my train back to a hook, laced the hoses, and released the three brakes. We were done.
For the trip back I got called for an X train. It was in I2. We had 25 cars to pick up in I4. I tied the first 3 cars, cut my power away, and rode the rear motor over the switch. (We had 3 motors on the head end). When the router threw the switch I shoved us into I4. The derail at the east end should have been up, but it was not. That made it easier for me because I didn't have to drop it. Our cars were at the west end of the track. I rode the shove and got off about a car away form the hook. I brought my power back to ahook, laced the hoses, and cut the air in. There were no brakes at the east end. The van ran me to the rear of the cut. The angle cock was open and there were 3 brakes at that end. I released them.
I had the van run me to the switch and brought my train ahead. I stopped the last car just past the switch. The router threw the switch, I got on the last car, and rode the shove. I stopped it one car away, brought my engineer back to a hook, laced the hoses, cut the air in, and released the three brakes. The van rode me to the head end. As we departed, I pulled out my IPAD and reported the pick up- but it my IPAD the profile only showed the 25 cars that we had just picked up- not the whole train. PTC showed this error too. We got as far as Goffs before the error was corrected. We came into Main 4, were relieved, and I rolled my train by.
I got called at 3 pm for the "S ALTLBE." On duty time was 5 pm. It was a nice small stack train with 3 motors on the head end. It took a while for our train to come in, then a while for us to depart. As we aproached Barstow they told us that we would be flipped. They stopped us at the East Barstow signal on Main 3. I only had to tie 3 brakes. The yard van showed up and took us t the depot. My engineer and I shared a road van with 3 other men. With 5 of us, and our gear, it was pretty crowded in the van. I sat in one of the back seats and slept most of the trip. I went DOL 15 minutes before we tied up.
I slept pretty good today. I'm projected for a baretable this evening.
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