ANOTHER G&W ROAD—THEY’RE EVERYWHERE—EVEN MODELED (GOOD!) THANK YOU FOR THE REVISED TRACK PLAN AND YOUR CHANGIUNG OPERATIONAL THOUGHT!
First, the revised track plan. Many thanks to Sheldon Frankel, the owner of the Q&NE, and a professional civil engineer who happens to have worked for the railways. No better person to take my previous mess and clean it up with some good, practical, prototypical track design.
You can view the revised track plan as a more detailed PDF here.
Now for some thoughts on Operations…
Thanks to the wonder of Facebook I was able to connect with some kind (and very knowledgable) folks on the Genesee & Wyoming RR Fan Page who shared the current QGRY schedule with me. This has led me to the beginning thoughts for a proto-freelance operations plan:
Eastbound mains
Train 1. Train 726: Ste-Therese (Montreal staging) to Trois-Rivieres Yard
Train 2. Train 728: Trois-Rivières Yard to Triage Henri IV (Quebec staging)
Westbound mains
Train 3. Train 729: Triage Henri IV (Quebec staging) to Trois-Rivières Yard
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