Seaboard Central - Gadsden Yard Ops Part 4

[@luisvarela9096]

This little series confirms that you do not need a basement full of track to enjoy operations or model railroading as a hobby. You could do this in a limited space and have a blast

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thanks! Yes, this is very true.

[@thecnwmondovilinepaulscota7304]

Love how much Ops potential is in the yard. Thanks for the master class over the last 4 parts on Gadson, Tim!

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@mikedurhan9941]

Thanks, Tim. That busy little mister 153 is my favorite locomotive on the Seaboard Central.

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thanks! Yes, it is one of my favorites too. It is a real fun unit to operate with. Runs and sounds great.

[@kahunatiki6498]

Simply outstanding series Tim. Thanks for all the details you have been sharing. Have a good 4th Scott

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thanks Scott! Glad you enjoy them.

[@scaleffect]

Great insight into operations for someone like me who knows so little. Really enjoy these. Enjoy your Sunday, thanks for sharing!

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thank you for watching!

[@timstonecipher2453]

Thanks for another Super video Tim. I'm looking forward to seeing those GEs do some switching soon. Have you thought of using Tab Stops to lineup your data, under their respective headings, instead of using all of those spaces? With Tab Stops, all you need to do is to press the Tab Key to go to the next position. Just a thought.

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thanks! Yes, but to get all of the columns in I had to use spaces. Stay tuned. More content on the way.

[@timstonecipher2453]

@@SeaboardCentral I apologize... I should have indicated that you can create your own Tab Stops to position your cursor using the Tab key, instead of using the default Tab Key setting of 5 spaces. Sorry!

[@garynugent4400]

Yes sir, you bet I've enjoyed this series as well as the others! Great series! - Gary

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thanks Gary.

[@1621billw]

Thanks for sharing this 4 part operation.

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thanks for watching!

[@raykiefer5137]

Really enjoy your Ops videos. Is there some standard for how railroads designate industries? We have many industries on our club layout and use their names on our switch lists. We could just designate alpha-numeric sequences for them. ?? Thanks for these videos.

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thank you very much. I can only tell you that on NS alpha-numeric codes are used. I’m not sure what BNSF, CSXT and UP uses to designate their customer locations, but I’d be interested in finding that out as well.

[@luisvarela9096]

A master class, great tutorial.

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thanks!

[@williamdavid9333]

Great video, Tim.

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thanks!

[@daviddeezmusic2313]

Great group of videos Tim!

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thanks!

[@daviddeezmusic2313]

@@SeaboardCentral You're welcome, Tim.

[@bbrailroad6284]

Another great Ops session. Realistic as usual.

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thanks! I appreciate it!

[@rickyhammond36]

great vid / series. thanks Tim

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thanks!

[@johnathanlewis2049]

Hi Tim! Great series!

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thank you!

[@kinnywolf2862]

Always great video

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thanks!

[@bigbeatbopper9999]

Hello, I’ve enjoyed this series a lot! I was wondering what are the T shaped structures you have in your loco service areas? One is where you tied down 153. And the other on the sand track.

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thanks! They are dispensers for water and oil.

[@bigbeatbopper9999]

@@SeaboardCentral ok, awesome! Thank you very much!

[@ikonseesmrno7300]

Think I found Gadsden Yard on the map. There are quite a few stub tracks there. Were they used to hold cars for (what looks to have been) a coking plant & steel mill to the south? Also, was that an L&N yard?

[@SeaboardCentral]

Yes. It was an old L&N yard. Next to it is the NS Siskin yard which also has stub tracks. And next to it appears an old steel mill that has been converted to an industrial park.

[@25mfd]

nice vid tim... and @ 2:02... i hope the inspection includes *servicing the toilets* ... man we've all been on some units that were just downright uninhabitable🤢🤮... also good job showing the paperwork side of railroading... was wondering if you are going to have paperwork for your road jobs as well like track bulletins and track warrants etc... lastly i found a pretty cool YT vid of a company called the hartwell railroad... they have a handful of locos still in their fallen flag liveries... was wondering if you've ever seen any of them and do they interchange with the NS

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thank you very much! Yes, it can get pretty bad with the toilets. I’ll have a place on the Ready Tracks to address this. I did cover dispatcher bulletins and track authorities in my Realistic Ops series. It is a 10 part series that really gets into what real railroads deal with and I would encourage you to check them out. A lot of good info. Yes, the Hartwell RR interchanges with NS in Toccoa, GA. They bring cars and pick up cars from our yard there.

[@RFMCabooseNP1713]

Cool.

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thanks!

[@osscouter]

Thanks to the convenience of direct deposit, you don't have to stop by the office for your paycheck before you leave for the day!

[@SeaboardCentral]

😁

[@rogerthomas9017]

Operating question. Do you uncouple cars from the loco only when they are placed in the final position on the destination yard track, or do you sometimes uncouple earlier and then offset the couplers for the final push move? What instrument is used to uncouple - sharp bamboo stick or something else?

[@SeaboardCentral]

Depends on the situation. I’ll offset them if I need to shove them back to a point where it is harder to reach. Most of the time I just uncouple them after the shove move using a Kadee uncoupling stick.

[@paulwalter2590]

It takes a month to do a inspection?

[@SeaboardCentral]

No, generally it is just a few days. From a modelers perspective it gives me a chance to use different units.