IT's TEAM TRACK TUESDAY!!! EARLY EDITION for 8/30/2017 SHARE! YOUR TEAM TRACK PHOTOS HERE!s

This week I orchestrated musical traincars and engines on our clubs Roundhouse Facilities and probably in a week or two I'll be doing it again

Here's a few pictures from my visit to Greenfield Village on August 14, 2017.   Azgary

Greetings and Happy Team Track Tuesday.

Busy times on the RSJ&B. We recently purchased a decommissioned tanker from a local refinery and took delivery this week for the fuel depot. Here's ATSF 2174  bringing in the crane to set the tank in place.

Bob

The CNJ drill crew had orders to pick up Lehigh Valley 40' "flour-service" boxcar #62250 from the local team track.  CNJ SW1 #1010 slowly crept back to "make the hitch" but the brakeman could not get the boxcar's coupler to close properly...and the pin would not drop.  Upon further inspection, he discovered a large crack in the coupler shank.  Sounds to me like there may have been some rough handling by the crew who originally spotted this car for unloading! 

Still within yard limits--and now realizing they could not take this car with them--the drill crew contacted the Yardmaster.  He instructed the drill crew to leave the empty boxcar on the team track and mark it with a "Bad Order" card.  He then notified the CNJ Car Department. 

Here are a few shots of the well-worn, broken-down boxcar sitting on the team track awaiting the Car Dep't crew to come out and make the necessary repairs.

#1347 headed for the bay...........

Was talking with some of the old timers down at the diner. They were reminiscing about the old days and how the railroad used to deliver just about anything on the team track. They showed me some photos that were taken back in the day...

It shows that with some grit, guile, determination and a lot of manual labor, those guys got the job done!

Great photos everyone!!  

Brian, I really like those prototypical team track photos!!  They provide inspiration for all of us.

 RSJB18 - great purchase from the oil refinery!!  Good to know your team track  handles that kind of freight.  Very nice story too!! 

SIRT - real as ever!!  Is it real or is it SIRT?

Mark - WOW!! ... very creative back story and photos are terrific!!   Those old timers really do know some oral history .... good thing he saved those photos

Joe A - I hope that bad order car gets repaired soon!!  Great idea for the team track btw ... and wonderful scene too!!

ASGARY- thanks for sharing the museum pics!!s

Tim -  very nice job orchestrating your club layout roundhouse scene!!

Have a wonderfully creative week and see you next week on the TEAM TRACK!!