Friday, 3 July 2026

Follow A One Car Train

 I thought that this time we'd try to follow along as JSSX 813 heads out to drop off an RBOX.

Here's good old 813, lights on, and just leaving the maintenance department.

813 in the JSSX yard has hooked onto the RBOX car.

After leaving the yard, the train reaches the front of the railroad where we get a closer look at RBOX 31916 (an Intermountain model).  I think of a train doing switching in this area of the layout as 'working the front'.

And a "going away" view of this very short train at the switch where the JSSX diverges off toward the South Industrial Blvd. section.

Here's a clear look at the switch where "the front" section diverges off to the left to begin the route over to the South Industrial job.  Over to the far left is a GTW train passing under the overpass.

Just entering the street trackage at South Industrial Blvd., 813 will have to drop the boxcar and runaround to it's other end and then shove it into it's spot at the customer.

During the run around it looks like the truck driver got out of 813's way just in time.

And there's RBOX 31916 finally being shoved into place at the customer's dock. Look closely to see railroad employee standing at the far end of the  boxcar

Thanks for looking in.  And have a Happy 4th of July.