East River 5/28/04 18:00

[atl126]

I think its time to run a Norfolk Southern mp session just need to know some things frist like who is the division dispatch? and some trains laters andrew

[jdtrainman]

So far, the person who calls the session is usually the dispatcher..... but there's no restriction that I'm aware of that says it HAS to be that way....

JBD

[cwvs]

Hello!

I agree, there is nothing to prohibit the host having another person dispatch. I have myself dispatched a multiplayer hosted by another player. Unfortunately, I am not experienced with the East River District. I have not run on it and do not have any documentation, so I will refrain from volunteering. Good luck in your search!

Bob

[andykeffer]

If it isn`t hard I think I could take a stab at being the dispatcher. As long as everyone tells me how to be a good dispatcher.

I still need to figure out how to work the teamspeaker thing.

Exactly how do you use it?

If youll tell me how to do everything and tell me how to do it right
I have no problem being the dispatcher.

[SVTS]

I might be able to dispatch if need be Friday. I don't know the route like I do Tehachapi, but it is small enough that I should be able to DS with no problems.

[andykeffer]

Well then, I`ll sign up now. I`ll start at the Bluefield Yard
on Bluefield 4.

My lead engine will be a Norfolk Southern SD70M #2598 with a 39
loaded car coal train.

My train will end at Walton. When calling my train on team speak,
call me "Norfolk Southern 2598"

If you need more info let me know.

Are we starting 6:00 eastern time?

It is 651.31 meters long 5309.2 tons

[atl126]

yes we'll be starting 6 eastern start early get done earlyeven know i just graduated from high school today i have lots of things to do on saturday starting at 8 am and going most of the day if no one can dispatch i can do it just dont get mad if i forget you or something. i just need to know like what the dipatcher is called like around here in northern ohio its ns toledo east or ns toledo west or ns fostoria dispatcher well i guess that it for now laters andrew

[jdtrainman]

Congratulations on your important milestone, Andrew!

What are your college plans?

JBD

[atl126]

Thank you JBD my college plans is to go to terra community in the fall or if the railroad wants me on wens. then i'll go with Norfolk Southern but im more hoping for going of to college but if they want me and it is my dream to work with the railroad so yea lots of chocies to make laterz andrew

[andykeffer]

Ya, that`s a big mile post there. What do you plan on doing?

( PS: Today was also a big day for me, I got baptized at church todasy)

[SVTS]

Lets keep in mind, I said "I might be able to Dispatch Friday."

Looking at the May calendar, I see I am marked for the job already, and I also noticed that 2 hours after the East River session, is a KHP session using the same IP address. That too should be interesting.

Not sure about if I will be in town of not this weekend, which is why I said "might be able to". I will let you know a bit later, but it wouldn't be a bad idea to have someone else as back up.

[andykeffer]

Well, so far i`m the only one signed up so there might not be one.

There are a few more days though, might get lucky.

[jbt1024]

I'll join, I need to find a mic though, If I find one that will add to it;)

JBT #55
Frisco River Division MP 242

[andykeffer]

I purchaced my mic from Radio Shack for about $20.00 maybe $30.00.

I got the big one though so you may get one cheeper.


BUT PLEASE SIGN UP, I really want to make this session happen.

[ssw_96]

I got a mic from Wal Mart for $7.00 Works just as fine as anyone else's

[andykeffer]

That`s where I should have gone. I got a six pack of running lights
that you put on your trucks and cars for $15.00 and put them on
my "honda fourman 400cc" ( ATV ). They looked cool befor they
quit working today. If you do this, never go though any mud without
the lights and light covers off. I learned that today.

[jdtrainman]

I'll take the DS trick on this session, Chris.

Perhaps we can hold the NS session to a couple of hours and then all switch over to Tehachapi.... Only problem I see is that Tehachapi is payware and I'm wondering if this is the reason that those sessions haven't drawn a big number of ops yet....

Wonder if we could get 3DTrains to help us out along these lines in some way?

JBD

[andykeffer]

>Wonder if we could get 3DTrains to help us out along these
>lines in some way?

Don`t get your hopes up, I only have one route from them and it
is Cajon. Sooner or later i`ll be holding a session on them lines.

[jbt1024]

Andy, You got Mail. O I gots a mic so I'll join, gotta do the consists though

JBT #55
Frisco River Division MP 242

[SVTS]

Ummm actaully, I don't have another TPII session in the works currently. Thinking about either a ADFRR or Illinois Northern session in the upcoming weeks.

Still unsure of my plans, so maybe it is better if you take over DS'ing. Don't want to wait till the last minute and find out I can't do it.

The first TP II session had 6 trains, quite fun midway through it, while the last one had just 2, but it was still fun as both players are long time Tehachapi Pass foamer friends of mine.

[sidewinder_GP39]

>yes we'll be starting 6 eastern start early get done
>early

I would like to play this multiplayer, but I think we should start later than 6 eastern because that would only be 3 pacific time. You have a lot more people playing if you start a little later.

Nathan`s Train Pictures
http://www.freewebs.com/nathan`s/index.htm

[andykeffer]

There is only one problem with that, there is a Kicking Horse Pass
session two hours after we start. Unless he cancels it.

[sidewinder_GP39]

>
> There is only one problem with that, there is a Kicking
>Horse Pass
> session two hours after we start. Unless he cancels it.

I`ve played multiplayers before and they all were over two hours long. I haven`t even downloaded East River yet, but I do have KHP.

Nathan`s Train Pictures
http://www.freewebs.com/nathan`s/index.htm

[atl126]

There is only one problem with that, there is a Kicking
>Horse Pass
> session two hours after we start. Unless he cancels it
i wish eh would i thing it should be frist come frist sever with this i posted mine a day before he did he can atleast change it im getting tried of running the same route over and over again we need a change. yea i know if this was real trains that we have we would more than likely be running pn the same route time after time but it would be a diffrent experiacne each time because you would have a diffrent train and diffrent problems pop up along the way but it would be nice to have a lot off people sign up and run the east river on friday nite and if the khp could be moved to saturday nite i could move the time back a couple of hours till that happens or no one else signs up then i will cancel it but plz people sign up download the route and run with us friday nite thanks andrew

[atl126]

know what we'll move it back a day to saturday nite time 21:00 i'll try and dispatch it i know how ns dispatches so its now gonna be saturday nite 21:00est so thats 9e/6p laters andrew

[andykeffer]

Thanks man. I was at Busch Gardens today for a field trip and I just
got home ( 7:25PM ). Looking forard to it.


Oh ya, one more thing. What weather are we doing? I want snow but
ya`ll do what you want.

[sidewinder_GP39]

>know what we'll move it back a day to saturday nite time
>21:00

I will try to come. I`ve downloaded the route but my mic quit working so I will have to get another one.

Nathan`s Train Pictures
http://www.freewebs.com/nathan`s/index.htm

[atl126]

sorry everyone i cant be here 2nite fo the run something came up i'm sorry maybe next friday nite or something i'm very sorry but i'll have to cancel this run for 2nite thanks andrew

[kinnamon]

http://www.krunk.org/ns-nrv/d-cburg/
For NS Christiansburg District Information

http://www.krunk.org/ns-nrv/
For information about the NS New River Districts

[kinnamon]

http://filebox.vt.edu/users/bharper/nwrwy/
N&W era info.

[sidewinder_GP39]

>sorry everyone i cant be here 2nite fo the run something
>came up i'm sorry maybe next friday nite or something i'm
>very sorry but i'll have to cancel this run for 2nite thanks
>andrew

That would be better for me, since I don`t have a mic yet.

Nathan`s Train Pictures
http://www.freewebs.com/nathan`s/index.htm

[andykeffer]

If someone else would like to host it thats fine too. Because I
think driving this on the tracks is more fun. If I do drive a train
I think I`ll do a loaded coal train starting at the sand tower, go
into the yard to get the train, then make my way down the pass to
Walters Creek.