Operating session 27

Coquihalla Valley Railway

We discovered a long standing glitch in the Merritt Sub Time Table. A near collision was averted by the prompt actions of alert crew members. Due to startup considerations – Session Photography was rather erratic Several crews came very close to “dying on the road” Fortunately no Taxi service was required (Most of the railway is inaccesible by motor vehicles) Quote of the Day: “There is no load so hot that it will not cool off in a ditch” Jack W.

Crew members on duty 15 September 1955

Dispatcher	Brian F
Terminals Operator	Tom M.
Hope-Coquihalla Operator	Anthony C.
Brookmere-Merritt-Spence’s Bridge Opr	Gordie M.
Brookmere Yard Master	David T
Nicola Turn	Bill S.
Main Line Crew #1	Doug L.
Main Line Crew #2	Dave C.
Logger	Gregory W.
Coquihalla Way Freight [Westward]	Richard C.
Way Freights #93, #805, and # 806	Jack W.
Princeton Turn Extra East	Brian D.
Session Preparations & Proctor	Brian D. & John G.
Trainmaster, Host, and “Go-Fer”	John G.
General handy man and “Go-Fer”	Doug P.
Catering	Sharon G.

Manning Staging Manning Staging.jpg	Empty Yard Empty Yard.jpg	805 at Merritt 805 at Merritt.jpg	Juliet Juliet.jpg	Coquihalla-Hope operator Coquihalla-hope operator.jpg	Brodie Brodie.jpg
Iago Siding Iago Siding.jpg	Logger at Portia Logger at Portia.jpg	Sunday Crew Sunday Crew.jpg	Nicola Turn Nicola Turn.jpg	Logger Logger.jpg	Dispatcher Dispatcher.jpg
Number 80 Number 80.jpg	Number 80 Number 80.jpg	Portia 2 trains Portia 2 trains.jpg	Yard Master David T Yard Master David T.jpg	Heading Home Heading Home.jpg	Merritt-Spenses bridge operator Merritt-S[enses bridge operator.jpg
Logger returns to Brookmere Logger returns to Brookmere.jpg	Communications issue Communications issue.jpg	Last Train Last Train.jpg

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Operating session 27