Operations will have the Southern and L&N being dispatched
as separate railroads. One or two people can perform this job.
The layout has separate north and south staging for each rail-
road. The layout will feature active interchange between the
two railroads, with cars moving from an industry or staging
yard on one railroad, through an interchange to an industry or
staging yard on the other railroad. I use MiTrains & Waybills
computer program from
to create car move-
ments and switch lists for yard and local jobs.
Initial operational plans are for the Southern to have one
through train each direction, two locals, one unit coal train, and
a Norton area switcher working from the Southern's Three Post
yard. The L&N will operate two through trains each direction,
two Norton north locals, two Norton south locals, two Norton
yard jobs, The Cawood turn and two unit coal trains. Both rail-
roads will have coal gathering operations known as the “Yellow
Ball” jobs.
MRH-Sep 2013
