paperwork. In a completely bone-headed move, I prepared
a timetable that didn’t have the correct times for the layout!
Instead, it had some prototype times, and some “layout” times
intermixed. This is apparently an issue when trying to run a
timetable and train order railroad. I didn’t have train regis-
ter sheets. I found I need to tweak the waybills a little before
the next session. But hey, I ran out of time. All these were the
result of making last minute “tweaks” to the paperwork.
Another goal was to determine the “ideal” crew size. I started
with eight plus myself. We ended up with seven. Despite the
issues with the paperwork, the crew had a good time, and
5. The hole in the wall marks the point where the visible
mainline enters the staging yard at the south end of the
railroad. This was the last major tracklaying task com-
pleted before the test session. I finished the track the
morning of the test session.
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