Kentville & Eastern Rail Company, may not have the prettiest equipment, but it sure does get the job done. The K&E started shortly after the fall of the Dominion Atlantic, in hopes of keeping the line from failing completely. Today we see K&E's Annapolis Royal Switcher, ARSW-1, switching out the customers in town, as well as put together it's short train. The reason behind two units being up in Annapolis, is account of the train growing in size by the time it reaches Kentville. This is usually around 20-25 cars max, between loads and empties. However for the time being they keep only one unit running, while the other is isolated and shut down until needed.
K&E #212, former Springfield Terminal GP35, prepares to start switching out the three customers in town. J.D. Irving. Agway Feed & Fertilizer, and Nova Scotia Lumber.
Spotting the first of three covered hoppers on the Agway track. They requested two Canola Meal cars, and one Soybean Hulls car. They are really hot for Canola, so those will be the first to be emptied.
Using the NSLC track, KE 212 spots a loaded propane tankcar for J.D. Irving Company. They will offload this car, and ship it out today.
After spotting up the cars, the ARSW-1 heads back over to the small yard, which contains a run-a-round track, and a small engine fueling facility. It will grab the other cars for the customers and start switching them out on their next loads.
First switch, was the Agway track, pulling out the empty Canola Meal car, and spotting up the next. This track can hold two cars at a time, however they can only be able to offload one car at a time due to the track limit.
Next, the 212 switches out an empty for a load on the NSLC track. This second propane car will not be unloaded until the late afternoon.
After switching out the empties and loads, 212 is now seen shorting out the short train, getting the empty tank car in the middle. Both the tankcar and the flatcar, are bound for Brooklyn, in interchange with CN, while the empty hopper is to be sent via CPRS through Windsor Jct.
The ARSW-1 grabs the second locomotive, ties onto the train, and checks over the paper work, while waiting on word from Dispatch before heading back out onto the mainline, and becoming ARKE-1.
Paper work on the train:
Seq Car LE KD Commodity Consignee Block To Dest
KERC 212 O D EMD GP35 Kentville & Eastern
KERC 5014 O D EMD GP35 Kentville & Eastern
1 AEX 15798 E C Canola Meal AGPro CPRS WIJ WJ
2 UTLX 952566 E T UN1075 J.D. Irving Co. CN BRO BR
3 OTTX 93310 E F Lumber NSLC CN BRO BR
4 SOO 68 C P Caboose Kentville & Eastern CPRS WIJ WJ
Paper work is matched, and track warrant in place, as ARKE-1 passes by heading towards Kentville to end it's day. They left Kentville at 0300.
It's a slow and steady pace of 25mph back to Kentville, due to the poor track conditions. There is hopes of getting CWR along the line, bumping speeds back up to 40mph, however that requires some major funds that the company is currently strained on.
K&E #212, former Springfield Terminal GP35, prepares to start switching out the three customers in town. J.D. Irving. Agway Feed & Fertilizer, and Nova Scotia Lumber.
Spotting the first of three covered hoppers on the Agway track. They requested two Canola Meal cars, and one Soybean Hulls car. They are really hot for Canola, so those will be the first to be emptied.
Using the NSLC track, KE 212 spots a loaded propane tankcar for J.D. Irving Company. They will offload this car, and ship it out today.
After spotting up the cars, the ARSW-1 heads back over to the small yard, which contains a run-a-round track, and a small engine fueling facility. It will grab the other cars for the customers and start switching them out on their next loads.
First switch, was the Agway track, pulling out the empty Canola Meal car, and spotting up the next. This track can hold two cars at a time, however they can only be able to offload one car at a time due to the track limit.
Next, the 212 switches out an empty for a load on the NSLC track. This second propane car will not be unloaded until the late afternoon.
After switching out the empties and loads, 212 is now seen shorting out the short train, getting the empty tank car in the middle. Both the tankcar and the flatcar, are bound for Brooklyn, in interchange with CN, while the empty hopper is to be sent via CPRS through Windsor Jct.
The ARSW-1 grabs the second locomotive, ties onto the train, and checks over the paper work, while waiting on word from Dispatch before heading back out onto the mainline, and becoming ARKE-1.
Paper work on the train:
Seq Car LE KD Commodity Consignee Block To Dest
KERC 212 O D EMD GP35 Kentville & Eastern
KERC 5014 O D EMD GP35 Kentville & Eastern
1 AEX 15798 E C Canola Meal AGPro CPRS WIJ WJ
2 UTLX 952566 E T UN1075 J.D. Irving Co. CN BRO BR
3 OTTX 93310 E F Lumber NSLC CN BRO BR
4 SOO 68 C P Caboose Kentville & Eastern CPRS WIJ WJ
Paper work is matched, and track warrant in place, as ARKE-1 passes by heading towards Kentville to end it's day. They left Kentville at 0300.
It's a slow and steady pace of 25mph back to Kentville, due to the poor track conditions. There is hopes of getting CWR along the line, bumping speeds back up to 40mph, however that requires some major funds that the company is currently strained on.
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