How Not To Operate A Railroad!

 Greetings All,

We've all read about different operating systems for model railroads. Whether it's DCC or DC, Car Cards or JMRI operator error will bring things to an abrupt halt. Here's a couple of recent NYCTL mishaps.

Empire Belt RR caboose #1606 was a  P.C.C.M. 77 casualty. 

While being shoved out of the engine terminal it was shoved thru a closed turnout and derailed. The coupler pin caught on the next turnout and the coupler box and porch were ripped off. Ouch...

On another day the Empire Belt Alco F units were in town and conductor John cajoled PC Ralph to let him try his hand as engineer while a skeptical Sir Neal looked on.

Let's just say the ops didn't go as planned.

Unfortunately there were injuries when a steel coil plummeted down onto this unsuspecting prison work crew.

Call out the big hook!

Cause of derailment was found to be that the wrong turnout was thrown. Instead of the cars being shoved into track #2 they were shoved into track #3 and came to an abrupt stop when they met the EBRR SDP40s.

The wreck train arrives.

The big hook and the big hand get to work.

The cleanup is underway. Some of the derailed cars are set off on the storage track for future inspection.

The good news is that the injuries were minor, EBRR caboose 1606 has been repaired and is back in service and none of the derailed freight cars appear to have been damaged.

The EBRR Alcos were brought to Terminal Yard, passed their inspection and returned to service. 

The bad news is that conductor John's application to engineer school was ripped up and he'll be riding the caboose when he returns from his thirty day suspension.

Thanks for reading

See ya soon!!!