BB&WRR
Card Order Run
June 24th 2006
Hats off to the BB&WRR for another fantastic meet! Arrivals began at Friday by noon and were quickly unloaded with excellent ramp set up and plenty of folks to help. We had plenty of time to get some throttle time in until 11 o'clock P.M. The next morning began with a large Country Breakfast buffet provided by Capt. Boots at 7:30 A.M. A detailed briefing was conducted by Capt. Boots and crews were assigned to engines. Thanks to the many members of the Ocala Model railroaders we had plenty of Conductors and Brakemen to handle the trains. The Steamers, Diesels, & Crews were ready to begin at 10:00 sharp with the departure of the passenger express! Six different trains were dispatched at on time with Capt. Boots at the helm. Five Crews were local freight assignments and one train as the passenger express that was never late! The card order run continued until 5:00P.M. with a full course dinner prepared & provided by Bob & Bev Kiser. Many hungry train crews enjoyed the never ending supply of fried Gator tail, shrimp, frog legs, tatter tots, chicken fingers, crab cakes, and cold salads to compliment the meal. Thank you Bob & Bev!
After dinner the fun continued until 10:00 that night. The evening came to a close with Paul Edled (guest of Rob Fivey) setting up a power point projector onto a 10' X 10' sheet. All the gang sat around the screen watching footage taken of the day's events and follies. Many comments from the peanut gallery were added making for a fun time. Bob Fivey also brought documentaries on Great Northern steam archives and other documentaries. It was a valuable learning experience for me and the Quad Squad. the passenger schedule was carefully timed to be easy to keep. All the freight and consist to be switched were in their respected yards and each clip board giving clear assignments. It is obvious the amount of time and effort put into the planning of these runs and I highly suggest attending one. TooT TooT to the BB&WRR for an outstanding card order run!
Heather Dessoye
