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Overviewofthisdocument

Thisdocumentdescribesthemodeledrailroad(TheRailroad)andthetrafficflow(TransportationPlanandTrainSchedules).Thosesectionsarefollowedwithspecific

instructionsforthedispatcherregardingthecallingofcrews(Crews),workingwiththe

yardmasters(Yardmasters),andCTCoperation(Clearances,CrewBriefs,LocalSwitchControl,

TrainMovementontheMainline,OSandTrainSheet,Radios,GettingTrainsStarted).Finally,

thereisasectionthatisa“script”fortheordersthatneedtobewrittentostartofanoperating

session(Script).

TheRailroad

TheOWNRyrailroadisactually5railroads(UPRR,SP&S,SP,NP,GN)allconverginguponPortlandTerminal.Itisasingletracklinewithseveralsidings.TheOWNRyalsooperatestrains

overthemainline.AllmainlinetrackageisCTCcontrolledexceptwithinSeattleyardlimits.

TheUnionPacific(Southbank)runssingletrackfromLaGrande(LG)stagingthrough

PendletonswitchthenHinkle(Helperpocket)toHermiston(HM)sidingthenontoTheDalles(DL),PortlandJunctiontoKentonwhereitcanenterPortlandTerminaldepotortheyard.

TheSP&SrunssingletrackfromSpokanestagingthroughWallulaJunction(WL)whereitcanenterPascodepot(PSD)oryard(PSY)orcanproceedthroughonthemainlinetoVancouver

(VC)whereitcanenterPortlandTerminalyard(PRY)orproceedtoKentonwhereitcanenterdepot(PRD)orproceedthroughonmainlinetoSeattle.

“Pooled”trafficmovesbetweenPortlandandSeattleonsharedtrackagethroughWillbridge.ThereisalinkfromSeattletoTheDallesthroughTacomatunnelandPortlandJunction.

SouthernPacifictrainsrunfromEugenestagingtoPortlanduponverbalauthorityfrom

PortlandTerminalYardmaster.TheycanenterthemainlinefromtheyardorDepotat

Willbridge,KentonorVancouver.TheycanreturntoEugenethroughthePortlandyard.

ThereistrackagefromPendletonthroughOntario,PocatelloandNampathatconnectstoPasco

throughWallulaJunction.Thisisaffectionatelycalled“TheWormHole”andisawayfor

passengerandunittrainstorunaroundthelayout.ThedistancefromNampatoWallulais

literallyafewinches.Thisispossiblythemostconfusingpartofrailroadasthereisnoreal

geographiccounterpartplusthedirectionoftrainschange.

TheOWNRyoperatesabranchlinebetweenPascoyardandWallaWallaandYakima.Authority

toruniscontrolledbyPascoYardmaster.

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TransportationPlan

5majorClass1passengertrainsrun:TheUP“CityofPortland”;the“ShastaDaylight”(SP9/10);the“Streamliner”(SP&S1/2);The“EmpireBuilder”(GN1/2);theNorthcoastLimited

(NP25/26).Thesetrainscontainexpressandpullmancarswhichareexchangedintheyards.

TheOWNRyHistoricalSociety(OHS)operates3occasionalexcursiontrainsthatrunoverthe

mainlinewithnoexchangesintheyards.OnelocalpassengertrainrunsfromYakimato

PortlandandEugene.

Thereare2expressthrufreightsrunningoverthemainline:theRedBallandtheStacker.

8unittrainsincludegraintrains(UPXGW/UPXGE)andNPXGW/NPXGE)servingthecoastal

portsinSeattleandPortland;andHOTSHOTSdeliveringproducebetweenCaliforniaandnortherntierstateswithicingstopsinPortland.AlsoaLogger(LGR)runsfromEugeneto

Yakimawithspecializedlogsandbackwithemptycars.

Also12“WorkingTrains”,i.e.manifestfreighttrainsrunningoverthemainlinewithstopsin

theyardstosetoutandpickupfreight.Theywilloriginateandterminateinthestagingorintheyards.Somecontinueasothertrains.

TrainSchedules

YouwillseeascheduleoftrainswithtrainID,originatinglocation,destinationsandnoteson

routingalongwithcommentsaboutthistraininthecrewlounge.TheDSorTrainmasterwill

assigncrewforatrainaccordingtothesequence.Thisisanapproximatesequence,however,

NewPassengertrainswillmoveeveryhalfhouronlayout.Sometrainswillchangenamesandcontinueatvariouspoints(e.g.NPWbecomesNPEinEugene).Passengerandexpresstrains

havepriority.Allclassesareontheschedule.

TheDSwillkeeptrackoftrainsastheyproceedoverthemainline.Checkthepredetermined

routinginthenotesfieldontheschedule.UsetrainIDwhencommunicatingwithcrewsand

YM’s.

Crews

Forscheduledtrains(trainsonthelineup)theDS(orthetrainmaster)callsforthecrewto

reportforduty,thenproceedtotheoriginofthattrainandreviewthecrewbrieffor

instructions.SelectDCCaddressandcalltheDispatcherforaclearance.YouwillneedtohaveoneFRSradiopercrewandoneDigitraxthrottle.IfyouneedassistancewithselectingDCC

addressorradiocheck,contactthetrainmasteroroneofthelocalcrews.

Yardmasters

Yardmastersgiveauthorityformovementwithinyardlimits.ContactYardmasterPRIORto

enteringhisyardtocoordinateyourmovementsaccordingtowhathewantsyoutodo.

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JOBSAvailable

Dispatcher–UseCTCandradiotoauthorizetrafficflowonandoffmainline.PortlandYM–ManagePortlandyard,superviseswitchers,runengineterminal

Pasco,YM–RunPascoyardandEastPasco,supervisePascoLocal,VerbalTWConhelix

SeattleYM–RunSeattleYardandmainlineinSeattle

WestPortlandyardswitcher–breakdownandmakeuptrains.Someindustries

EastPortlandyardswitcher–breakdownandmakeuptrains,somehostelling

PascoLocal–WorkunderPascoYMasneeded

localEngineers/Conductor–Localswithswitching

MainlineEngineers/Conductor–Passengerandthrutrains

Clearances

Clearancesaregivenbysignals.Ontheprototype,aClearanceisissuedanytimeatrainseesa

redtrainsignal.WedothesameontheOWNRy.

TheSignalRulesontheOWNRy:(Mainlineistophead,divergingislowerhead)

•  StopRed

•   ApproachFlashingYellowproceedpreparedtostopatnextsignal

•  ClearGreen–Proceednotexceedingnormalspeed.

•  RestrictedFlashingRed–Stopandproceedintodarkterritoryatrestrictedspeed

CrewBriefs

Eachtrainhasacorrespondingcrewbrief.Thisisincludedwiththelococardandgiventotheconductororengineer.IthastrainID,trainname,origin,destination,maximumnumberofcars

andinstructionsforworkandroute.ItwillinstructthecrewtocallDSforclearance.

TrainMovementonMainline

CTCisdefinedas"ablocksystemunderwhichtrainmovementsareauthorizedbyblocksignals

whoseindicationssupersedethesuperiorityoftrainsforbothopposingandfollowing

movementsonthesametrack."

TheDSgivesauthoritytomoveontheOWNRymainlineisbysignals.Whenaconductorofa

traincallsyouforclearancetoproceedtohisnextdestination.,theDSwillsetthesignalstoallowmovementaccordingtoclassandpriority.TheCTCpanelwillgiveyoufeedbackasto

occupancyandsignalstatus.

TrainMovementonBranches

MovementsbetweenEugeneandPortlandareauthorizedbyPortlandYardmaster

MovementsbetweenPascoandYakimaandWallaWallaareauthorizedbyPascoYardmaster.

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LocalSwitchControl

Eachswitch,onthemainline,iscontrolledbytheDS.However,thereareoccasionswhenacreworPortlandorPascoyardmasterneedslocalcontrolandverbalauthoritytomoveacross

themainline.WhenthemovementiscompletedthecreworyardmasteristocalltheDSto

advisehiscompletionofmovementwhereupontheDSresumesCTCcontrol.TheDSmight

havetocalltocheckonstatus.

PortlandandPascoDepottracksareacrossmainline.Yardmastersneedtocoordinatewith

Dispatchformovementstoandfromdepot.Theycanrequestlocalcontrolofswitchesforshort

periodsoftime.

SeattleYardhasyardlimitsateachendoftunnel.YardmastercontrolsmainwithinSeattleyard.NotethatentrancetoSeattleyardiswestofPortlandWillbridgeandalsoWestof

Tacoma.TrainscandepartSeattleandentermainlinefromeitherplace.

OSandTrainSheet

YouascrewsarerequiredtoverballynotifyDispatcher(OS)whenhavearrivedandclearedthe

mainatyardsanddepotsandstagingtracks,sohecancancelauthorityonthemainline,anda

trainsheetisprovidedtorecordtheOS’s.OSwillbereceivedfromthecrewsverbally(ifthey’rephysicallyclosetheDSoffice)orbyFRSradio.

Radios

TheOWNRyusesFRSchannel10/30.WhentheYMorcrewscalltheDS,theyaretoID

themselvesbytrainnumber.Foroutgoingcalls,listenforapauseandpresstotalkonthe

intercomandspeak“Dispatchto“trainID”.,etc.

SuggestedScript.

Turnonradioto10/30.listenifanyotherradiotrafficthensaysomethinglike:

Crew:“Dispatch,thisisUPLG3023.”

Dispatch:“ThisisDispatch”

Crew:“IaminLaGrandeyard.Requestclearancetoproceedwestwardonsouthbankto

SeattleYardthroughHermiston,TheDallesandPortlandJunctionandTacomaTunnel.”

Dispatch:ThankyouUPLG3023.Aligningswitches.Followthegreensignals.Callmeifyou

getdelayedenroute.”

Or

Crew:“Dispatch,thisisUPLG3023.”

Dispatch“LG3023,beadvisedyouwillbemeetinganothertraininHermiston.”

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