A Day With SVX-3

 

Hostler, Jimmy Whalen, was not a happy camper when he saw all the engines he had to deal with this Monday morning at the SVRR engine shop.

SVX - 3 had a pretty easy day going. They had to bring in an outlawed crew, grab the caboose and head for Lower Junction to get some loaded cement cars from the CK plant. Here they are headed for YN to grab the caboose. They have the 7402.

Here they have just come out of the Lower Jct tunnel and will cut the caboose off to run around and grab the cement loads.

When they made the runaround, they failed to notice that the rear car was right on the wheel stops. When they coupled on they knocked it over, effectively ruining the shot for an early quit. If that wasn't bad enough, they didn't make it back in time for the regular crew, who were all upset that they had taken their nice caboose and left them with a piece of junk.

Been there done that.

Jim LaFayette