12. Earlier today, the engineer of the Log Train, the
No. 8, picked up its assigned caboose and left Merced
at 7:30 a.m., running light to Merced Falls. There it
pulled out the log cars spotted the previous day on
the Log Spur, ran around them and then coupled back
onto its caboose. It is now 9:34 a.m. and the No. 8 is
just crossing the county road as it leaves Merced Falls
for Bagby and a meet with the Rock Train.
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water tanks or water plugs. Some of them are operational so
I demonstrate how those work. I also point out the need to
return all mainline switches to be lined for the mainline as
required by Rule 104, and remind them that all of the derails
on the layout are operational.
The goal
During the orientations, I also encourage operators to not chat
with each other about current day subjects, such as what tele-
vision show they watched the night before while waiting for
