03-09-2014, 06:34 PM
Well we had the first operating session on the NM today. It went pretty well overall 
. The layout behaved itself but there were some human errors 
! Mainly forgetting to throw a turnout or switch. The rear coupler on the NM caboose decided it didn't want to behave so the boose was booted to the RIP track. There was 3 derailments both at low speed in the yard so nobody was injured or killed 
! Overall we (there was 3 of us) were very happy and everybody is looking forward to the next session! I have run the layout myself of course but it was nice to see other people driving the trains around while I played dispatcher/station agent which left me time to railfan. 
. The layout behaved itself but there were some human errors ! Mainly forgetting to throw a turnout or switch. The rear coupler on the NM caboose decided it didn't want to behave so the boose was booted to the RIP track. There was 3 derailments both at low speed in the yard so nobody was injured or killed ! Overall we (there was 3 of us) were very happy and everybody is looking forward to the next session! I have run the layout myself of course but it was nice to see other people driving the trains around while I played dispatcher/station agent which left me time to railfan.
Mike
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