by jaymac
First and with apologies for not editing more carefully, the 4th unit on the 12-04 LGT was the KCIR 7620.
Garble was the predominant sound for 0315-0525/12-06-2019, 1 example being D-3 to somebody with something about Freight Main West and FG. Since the Milling was also mentioned, mebbe coulda been part or all of the EGT. The topography was more favorable at 0323 for a 241 for 1 east at the Willows to 1 on the Freight Main for AY-3 with the 7552, D-3 adding that he'd talk to them when they were in the clear, next get AY-5 outta the way, and then get back to them. That plan lasted a minute, D-3 saying that after a talk with the Chief, AY-3 should just tie down in the Milling and he'd call a cab for them.
AY-5 was the next up for a convo at 0332, D-3 acknowledging their wish to take the light at AY and go to Camp. AY-5 added something unheard by me, and D-3 responded that he'd talk to the Chief and get back to them. Never heard anything subsequent about that, but my relative positioning was part of varying triangulation, the other and fixed points being the Paxton antenna and Mount Wachusett.
At 0346, the 333 WLs were dark, and there were tire tracks from the lot over towards the EL equipment bungalow. Things were as usual at the 334s and 335s, the plow berm at the entrance to the 335 lot having been driven through, but not plowed. There were -- as there had been earlier -- spurts of garble, but naught intelligible. There was some clarity at 0354 when D-3 acknowledged that AY-3 was lined and locked normal at the Milling, but a following convo with AY-5 had only the ID clear.
Up Da Hill, the 345 ELs and WLs were all at Stop, loaded racks being on the 2 west from Chair City Oil and changing into general around Pratt and west however far past the Timpany Boulevard UGB. Whether these ere the same as the cars in Al LaPierre's http://photos.nerail.org/s/?p=254278 of 12-05, dunno. If there was aught else in the yard, the racks blocked the view, but the BNSF box was an entry in the Sameoldsameold Ledger. The crumpled buckets and the fencing panels and weight bags either side of the Heywood? Dunno -- mebbe under the snow. There was a company Case loader in the lower lot, and the Heywood -- including the Main Street crossing -- had been opened up, even though the entrance to the westerly yard off the Timpany Boulevard exit ramp hadn't been. Over at 346, the WL was showing Stop at 0425, and tire tracks had gone through the plow berm at the pole yard both WB and EB. While I was in Gardner, D-3 told 22K with NS 7604 at 0403 that they'd be holding at Slab City until AY-4 had cleared Track 1. There was more, but garble again ruled. There was also a 0412 241 to AY-5 with the 755? for the Single west to 2 at 312.
Almost all the way to 333, there was a 0438 breaking D-3 answer to PO??, naught further heard, except for a 0440 garble storm.
At 0441, the 333 WLs were dark, 400 not yet far enough east, and further east, the 330.8 WBs showed a Clear for 1 and a Stop for 2, the 330 2 WL at Slow Approach. The GL and FG Wls were dark, and at 0453, OldPaint 35? sat dark and solo in the FI-1/2 parking spot. There were dimmed lights further east on FMW, mebbe part or all of the EGT.
At 0456, 400 called the Slow Approach for the 330 2 WL, and at 0459, the EB staggers for Derby were dark, 1 covered hopper on the RVJ stub. The last clear reception came at 0505 when AY-4 advised D-3 that Track 1 was clear.
Naught -- at least via the radio -- was heard to, from, or about Q427 during the 12-06 trip, the probable reason being that crossing noise was heard ~0230 followed by weaker crossing noise in another few at the appropriate interval to indicate that the X7.8 and X6.0 crossings had had visitation.
Garble was the predominant sound for 0315-0525/12-06-2019, 1 example being D-3 to somebody with something about Freight Main West and FG. Since the Milling was also mentioned, mebbe coulda been part or all of the EGT. The topography was more favorable at 0323 for a 241 for 1 east at the Willows to 1 on the Freight Main for AY-3 with the 7552, D-3 adding that he'd talk to them when they were in the clear, next get AY-5 outta the way, and then get back to them. That plan lasted a minute, D-3 saying that after a talk with the Chief, AY-3 should just tie down in the Milling and he'd call a cab for them.
AY-5 was the next up for a convo at 0332, D-3 acknowledging their wish to take the light at AY and go to Camp. AY-5 added something unheard by me, and D-3 responded that he'd talk to the Chief and get back to them. Never heard anything subsequent about that, but my relative positioning was part of varying triangulation, the other and fixed points being the Paxton antenna and Mount Wachusett.
At 0346, the 333 WLs were dark, and there were tire tracks from the lot over towards the EL equipment bungalow. Things were as usual at the 334s and 335s, the plow berm at the entrance to the 335 lot having been driven through, but not plowed. There were -- as there had been earlier -- spurts of garble, but naught intelligible. There was some clarity at 0354 when D-3 acknowledged that AY-3 was lined and locked normal at the Milling, but a following convo with AY-5 had only the ID clear.
Up Da Hill, the 345 ELs and WLs were all at Stop, loaded racks being on the 2 west from Chair City Oil and changing into general around Pratt and west however far past the Timpany Boulevard UGB. Whether these ere the same as the cars in Al LaPierre's http://photos.nerail.org/s/?p=254278 of 12-05, dunno. If there was aught else in the yard, the racks blocked the view, but the BNSF box was an entry in the Sameoldsameold Ledger. The crumpled buckets and the fencing panels and weight bags either side of the Heywood? Dunno -- mebbe under the snow. There was a company Case loader in the lower lot, and the Heywood -- including the Main Street crossing -- had been opened up, even though the entrance to the westerly yard off the Timpany Boulevard exit ramp hadn't been. Over at 346, the WL was showing Stop at 0425, and tire tracks had gone through the plow berm at the pole yard both WB and EB. While I was in Gardner, D-3 told 22K with NS 7604 at 0403 that they'd be holding at Slab City until AY-4 had cleared Track 1. There was more, but garble again ruled. There was also a 0412 241 to AY-5 with the 755? for the Single west to 2 at 312.
Almost all the way to 333, there was a 0438 breaking D-3 answer to PO??, naught further heard, except for a 0440 garble storm.
At 0441, the 333 WLs were dark, 400 not yet far enough east, and further east, the 330.8 WBs showed a Clear for 1 and a Stop for 2, the 330 2 WL at Slow Approach. The GL and FG Wls were dark, and at 0453, OldPaint 35? sat dark and solo in the FI-1/2 parking spot. There were dimmed lights further east on FMW, mebbe part or all of the EGT.
At 0456, 400 called the Slow Approach for the 330 2 WL, and at 0459, the EB staggers for Derby were dark, 1 covered hopper on the RVJ stub. The last clear reception came at 0505 when AY-4 advised D-3 that Track 1 was clear.
Naught -- at least via the radio -- was heard to, from, or about Q427 during the 12-06 trip, the probable reason being that crossing noise was heard ~0230 followed by weaker crossing noise in another few at the appropriate interval to indicate that the X7.8 and X6.0 crossings had had visitation.
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