Greetings,
Today was Hanna IN festival day. HVRM was asked to come back to give train rides to the
public. Started early for the train crew in North Judson and the consist was expected to
leave at 7am. Train was made up Erie bay window caboose, LIRR coach, Katy open air
car, EJ&E handicap car, and B&LE cupola caboose. Erie 310 did the honors for power.
I arrived at Hanna about 8:30am, no one had arrived yet. Bob Albert and Joe ? were walking
around town, soon after Loretta showed up with the tent and some items for sales. After
getting the poles out for the canopy and matching colors bands, we got the canopy
up and tarp bungeed down. Setup of tables and it was 9:45am, the train had just crossed
the NS diamond and was headed into town. The 10 am trip was light, but later trips were
well patronized. The LIRR coach a/c had been worked on during the week by Joe K and Doug K.
It was cool inside as long as the doors were kept closed. The open air car was the 2nd favorite
car to ride in. The caboose cars were not utilized this year. After the 2pm train returned to
Hanna, things were wrapped up quickly an the consist departed for North Judson. I rode back
on the train on the EJ&E veranda, getting a nice breeze watching the scenery pass by. Got
stabbed at Thomaston trying to get across NS. Finally after 30 minutes, Donny was able
to get the NS dispatcher on cell phone and we were authorized to cross. The trip to North
Judson went quickly and nice to ride some rare mileage track.
Arrival at NJ, with a quick stop at the depot to unload the coolers of beverages left
over from Hanna and a quick drop of the consist on the caboose track, the Erie 310
was put away in the shop building.
A long day for everyone, big thanks to all who helped with the train operations today.
Have a good week everyone, watch yourself in the heat, keep cool.
Tom
Today was Hanna IN festival day. HVRM was asked to come back to give train rides to the
public. Started early for the train crew in North Judson and the consist was expected to
leave at 7am. Train was made up Erie bay window caboose, LIRR coach, Katy open air
car, EJ&E handicap car, and B&LE cupola caboose. Erie 310 did the honors for power.
I arrived at Hanna about 8:30am, no one had arrived yet. Bob Albert and Joe ? were walking
around town, soon after Loretta showed up with the tent and some items for sales. After
getting the poles out for the canopy and matching colors bands, we got the canopy
up and tarp bungeed down. Setup of tables and it was 9:45am, the train had just crossed
the NS diamond and was headed into town. The 10 am trip was light, but later trips were
well patronized. The LIRR coach a/c had been worked on during the week by Joe K and Doug K.
It was cool inside as long as the doors were kept closed. The open air car was the 2nd favorite
car to ride in. The caboose cars were not utilized this year. After the 2pm train returned to
Hanna, things were wrapped up quickly an the consist departed for North Judson. I rode back
on the train on the EJ&E veranda, getting a nice breeze watching the scenery pass by. Got
stabbed at Thomaston trying to get across NS. Finally after 30 minutes, Donny was able
to get the NS dispatcher on cell phone and we were authorized to cross. The trip to North
Judson went quickly and nice to ride some rare mileage track.
Arrival at NJ, with a quick stop at the depot to unload the coolers of beverages left
over from Hanna and a quick drop of the consist on the caboose track, the Erie 310
was put away in the shop building.
A long day for everyone, big thanks to all who helped with the train operations today.
Have a good week everyone, watch yourself in the heat, keep cool.
Tom
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