12
Up the Creek Column - 7
12: The Deschutes Hauler has arrived in Redland where
it's working with the Redland local switch crew to swap
blocks of cars.
This train has strict blocking requirements. It should
arrive in Redland with the shorts (cars that will be
handed to the Redland switch crew) in the middle of the
train and the Pocatello (terminating station) cars at the
end of the train.
When it departs, all cars to be dropped at South
Jackson (its next stop) should be at the head of the train
but with cars for South Jackson, Mill Bend, Oakhill, and
Salem blocked together. Pocatello cars remain at the
rear of the train.
Redland has over 45 car spots, so it has its own switcher.
MRH-Mar 2013
