On Memorial Day I got called for the worst train I could be called for, the KCKBAR. On duty time was 12:01 pm. As usual it was a monster train- over 17,000 tons with 4 motors on the head end, 2 in the middle, and 2 on the rear. The trip started out pretty good. But as we got closer to Barstow we kept stopping. We finally got into the yard. They told us to come into Yard 7, make the cut, and put the rest in Yard 6. I called a van and got out. When the rear end of our trian was clear of the east end I got in the van and went down to the middle DPs. I tied 3 brakes behind them and cut the DPs away. I rode themover the switch, and we shoved into Yard 6. We found out that a yard job would be putting our DPs away. That would make it easier for us. I rode the DPs to the east end of R6, then had the van run me to the head end. I tied 3 brakes and cut my power away. There was a lot of activity in the yard. We had to wait for a while. We finally got to the roundhouse and set our motors on track 12. We were done. It was past 11 pm. I went to the hotel, selpt until breakfast time, had breakfast, and slept some more. I was asleep when I got my call. I was called for the BARLUB. We were on duty at 11:45 am. The terminal manager told me that our power was on Ready 2 and our cars were on Departure 6. Head end power only. It doesn't get any easier. We went out to Ready 2. The only problem was that we were blocked so we would have to shove back and use track 4 as a runner. I lined the switches and shoved us back. I lined us into track 4 and we got out of Diesel. We used D3 as a runner, and I shoved us back to our train. I made the hook, laced the hoses, and cut the air in. The van showed up. The brakes were at the west end. also, the ETD was hung but the hose was not laced and the anglecok was wide open. I laced the hose, we did the Class II, and I released the 3 brakes. We were ready to go in less than 2 hours. It started out as a good trip but they kept stopping us. It was about an 8 hour day. I rolled my train by and tied up. I'm projected to go to work around 10 am tomorrow. I hope you had a good Memorial Day. I have attached a citure of our leader, the 8195.