GM&O and ATSF Multi-Player Sessions

[jdtrainman]

I will host multi-player session on GM&O Northern Lines and ATSF Marceline Subdivision twice during the month of June. See the June Multi-Player calendar message for dates/times.

GM&O sessions will require you to download a new activity/update package which will be available in the file library in the nice couple of days. Use a starting time of 5:00 a.m., clear and summer for environments.

Nothing special will be required for the ATSF Marceline sessions. Starting time 8:00 a.m., rain and summer for environments.

Train line-ups for both routes will be posted in a subsequent addition to this thread.

JBD

[jdtrainman]

Here is the crew call for GM&O session on June 11th...
Route Start Time: 4:59 a.m. (set start time, load your train and pause simulator for "game on" call by DS).

Environment: Summer/Clear

General Information: We will operate a five hour slice of time based upon actual GM&O timetables and use timetable/train order authority. Download the Form 19 and Clearance Package which will be attached to this thread in the next few days. The papers package will have all documents in Adobe PDF format view/print using Acrobat Reader 5.0... Print 10-12 copies of the clearance form and Form 19 order.
Train orders will be used on these segments (CTC all other locations):

Illinois Main Line from Wann to Relay Depot (Q Tower)
Godfrey to Roodhouse
Iles Tower (South Springfield) to Roodhouse
Bloomington to Roodhouse (via Jacksonville)
Roodhouse to Kansas City

Verbal authority rules on all TRRA trackage between...
...Granite City and St. Louis Union Station via Merchants Bridge
...Relay Depot (Q Tower) and SLUST via Eads and/or Municipal Bridge

Line Up of Trains (trains marked with * are included in GMOMPS.ZIP multi-player activity pack, consists/paths included in package!)

GM&O Trains
Passenger Service
#16 "The Plug" -- Commuter service Joliet to Chicago
Called for 5:00 a.m.
#7 "The Midnight Special" -- Chicago to St. Louis
Called 5:10 a.m. at Carlinville
#8 "The Midnight Special" -- Mail/Expr/Sleeper St. Louis to Chicago Called 5:31 at Braidwood
#10 "The Puddlejumper" -- Kansas City to Bloomington
Called 7:35 a.m. at Rock Creek Junction.
#9 "The Puddlejumper" -- Bloomington to Kansas City
Called 7:45 a.m. at Bloomington (Doodlebug Part 1 activity) *
#2 "The Limited" -- St. Louis to Chicago,
Called 8:58 at St. Louis Union Station
X-101A South "State Fair Special" -- Chicago to Springfield
Called 8:00 a.m. at Chicago Union Station

Freight Service

#97 Glenn Yard (Chicago) to Kansas City via Roodhouse
Called 9:30 a.m. Will have local work en route...
#92 Kansas City to Chicago
Called 6:30 a.m. at Kansas City **
#64 CB&Q run-through Rock Creek Jct. to Francis
Called 7:00 a.m. at Rock Creek Jct.**
#65 CB&Q run-through Francis to Rock Creek Jct.
Called 5:09 a.m. at Bates City (short run into KC) **
#32 Venice Yard to Glenn Yard
Called 5:05 a.m. at Lemont (SHORT RUN!)
#94 Roodhouse to Bloomington
Called 5:00 a.m. at Roodhouse...work at Roodhouse & Springfield
#93 Glenn to KC.
Called 5:11 a.m. at Braidwood
#33 Glenn to Venice Yard.
Called 5:00 a.m. at Wann (short run)
#29 Glenn to STL/Mobile
Called 7:45 a.m. at Bloomington (running late!)
#133 Roodhouse to Venice Yard (via Godfrey Line)
Called 5:15 a.m. at Roodhouse
#63 Long Arm Local, S. Joliet to Dwight (via Pequot Line)
Called 6:00 a.m. at S. Joliet
#74 Eastbound Local, Slater to Roodhouse
Called 6:00 a.m. at Slater

SPECIAL NON-GM&O TRAINS... Running mainly in St. Louis and Chicago areas...Any ATSF, PRR, ERIE, WABASH, CB&Q freight/passenger service which would be found on joint or adjacent trackage as listed below... Trains must have operated during the 0500-1000 window! These are all generally run-through trains and will add to the fun (confusion?) in the terminal areas! Trains WILL be simulated if nobody volunteers to do this part...

* ATSF -- Joint GM&O/ATSF Pequot Line from Coal City eastward to Dearborn Station
* PRR -- Panhandle Line through Brighton Park (Chicago) or inbound/outbound from Chicago Union Station.
* ERIE -- Trains to/from Dearborn Station via C&WI
* WABASH -- Trains to/from Dearborn Station via C&WI, to/from St. Louis Union Station (passenger)or Wabash Brooklyn Yard (freight)
* C&EI/MP -- Lenox to St. Louis Union or TRRA Madison
* NYC -- Wann to St. Louis via Joint GM&O-NYC trackage through Lenox
* CB&Q -- out of St. Louis Union Station via Merchants Terminal Route from Alton, sorry no Chicago Service at present!
* TRRA/A&S/Manufacturers -- Transfer or local runs anywhere in St. Louis.

BE CREATIVE!!! If you have a special train you want to run via GM&O let me know! I'm sure we can arrange special trackage rights!!!

It should be a lot of fun and challenge! More information later this weekend!!!

Jim Duncan
Midwest Rail Group

[jdtrainman]

ATSF Marceline Subdivision Session #1 (June 12)

Time Period: 1962... NO 3rd Generation power! All ATSF, All the time!
Trains quoted from ATSF Timetable #11 dated Aug. 26, 1962.

Start Time: 5 45 a m
Environment: Summer/Rain

ATSF TRAINS
WESTBOUND
1st Class Trains (scheduled)

#7 (Fast Mail) Called 5:55 a.m. at Bucklin
#9 (Kansas City Chief) Called 5:45 at Norborne

2nd Class Trains (unscheduled, no specific number of trains!)

Manifest Trains (Marceline to Argentine)
TOFC Trains (Marceline to Argentine)
Local Freight (Marceline to Carrollton/WB Jct.)

EASTBOUND (S.P. as listed)
1st Class Trains (scheduled)

#18 (Super Chief/El Capitan) Called 5:45 at AY Tower (Argentine Yd)
#2 (San Francisco Chief) Called 6:00 a.m. at W. Holliday
#124 (Grand Canyon) Calleld 7:00 a.m. at W. Holliday

2nd Class Trains (unscheduled, no specific number of trains!)

Manifest Trains (Argentine to Chicago)
TOFC Trains (Argentine to Chicago)
Local Freight (Argentine to Carrollton/WB Jct.)

WABASH/BURLINGTON TRAINS
(originating Avondale Yard, Brunswick, Maxwell, or KCUST)

Westbound
#35 Kansas City Zephyr (CB&Q)
223 Manifest Freight
421 Autoracks
D-19 Local Freight

Eastbound

#10 City of St. Louis (KCUST to Moberly)
#36 American Royal Zephyr (CB&Q)
224 Manifest Freight
420 Autoracks

All territory on both Wabash and ATSF is CTC(by verbal authority).
ATSF Territory from CA Junction to Marceline is also ATC territory with passenger speed limit of 90 MPH!

ATSF Marceline Subdivision Session #2 (June 26)

Time Period: 1984... All ATSF, All the time!
Trains quoted from ATSF Timetable #15 dated Oct. 28, 1984

Start Time: 6 00 a m
Environment: Autumn/Clear

ATSF TRAINS
WESTBOUND
2nd Class Trains (unscheduled, no specific number of trains!)
(Actual train symbols to post later...)

Manifest Trains (Marceline to Argentine)
TOFC Trains (Marceline to Argentine)
Local Freight (Marceline to Carrollton/WB Jct.)

EASTBOUND (S.P. as listed)
1st Class Trains (scheduled)

#4 (Amtrak Southwest Chief) Called 6:00 a.m. at W. Holliday
Timetable stops: (arv/dpt)
KC Union Station 6:55/7:10
Carrollton 7:50/7:53
Marceline 8:48/8:53

2nd Class Trains (unscheduled, no specific number of trains!)
(Actual train symbols to post later...)

N&W/BN TRAINS
(originating Avondale Yard, Brunswick, or Maxwell)

Westbound
223 Manifest Freight
421 Autoracks

Eastbound

224 Manifest Freight
420 Autoracks
D-19 Local Freight

JBD