August 2024 Dispatcher’s Report

John A. Nawn, Chief Dispatcher On Saturday, August 17, 2024, we conducted our sixth operating session for the 2024 season, on the HO layout. Nineteen operators were present for the session including the Superintendent, Chief Dispatcher, Dispatcher Trainee, Parkersburg High (PH) yardmaster, Chillicothe (CH) yardmaster, Midland Steel yardmaster, Parkersburg Low (PL) yardmaster, and the Weiland…

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Crew Call For September Operating Session

When: Saturday September 14, 2024 12:00 pm (please try and arrive around 11:30am to be ready to roll by 12) Where: Delmarva Model Railroad Club     103 East State Street 2nd Floor (stairs only)    Delmar, DE 19940 For Map: https://delmarvamodelrailroadclub.org/ More Layout Info: https://delmarvamodelrailroadclub.org/ho-scale-layout/ RSVP to: Operations@delmarvamodelrailroadclub.org It makes for a better session if we know how…

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Crew Call for August Operating Session

When: Saturday Aug 17, 2024 12:00 pm (please try and arrive around 11:30am to be ready to roll by 12) Where: Delmarva Model Railroad Club     103 East State Street 2nd Floor (stairs only)    Delmar, DE 19940 For Map: https://delmarvamodelrailroadclub.org/ More Layout Info: https://delmarvamodelrailroadclub.org/ho-scale-layout/ RSVP to: Operations@delmarvamodelrailroadclub.org It makes for a better session if we know how…

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Crew Call for July Operating Session

When: Saturday July 13, 2024 12:00 pm (please try and arrive around 11:30am to be ready to roll by 12) Where: Delmarva Model Railroad Club 103 East State Street 2nd Floor (stairs only)Delmar, DE 19940 For Map: https://delmarvamodelrailroadclub.org/ More Layout Info: https://delmarvamodelrailroadclub.org/ho-scale-layout/ RSVP to: Operations@delmarvamodelrailroadclub.orgIt makes for a better session if we know how many are planning…

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Crew Call for June Operating Session

When: Saturday June 8, 2024 12:00 pm (please try and arrive around 11:30am to be ready to roll by 12) Where: Delmarva Model Railroad Club 103 East State Street 2nd Floor (stairs only)Delmar, DE 19940 For Map: https://delmarvamodelrailroadclub.org/ More Layout Info: https://delmarvamodelrailroadclub.org/ho-scale-layout/ RSVP to: Operations@delmarvamodelrailroadclub.orgIt makes for a better session if we know how many are planning…

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Crew Call for HO Prototype Operating Session

General plan is to have the sessions on the 2nd Saturday of the month so mark your calendars. When: Saturday April 13, 2024 12:00 pm (please try and arrive around 11:30am to be ready to roll by 12) Where: Delmarva Model Railroad Club103 East State Street 2nd Floor (stairs only)Delmar, DE 19940 RSVP to: Operations@delmarvamodelrailroadclub.org It…

October Dispatcher’s Report

We conducted our final, HO scale operations session for 2023 on Saturday, October 14th. Thefirst train rolled out from Parkersburg High Yard at 12:30pm, with the last train tying up at 4:20pm.There were 16 operators present including the Superintendent, the Dispatcher, the ParkersburgHigh yardmaster (PH), the Parkersburg Low Yardmaster, the Chillicothe yardmaster (CH), theMidland Steel…

September Dispatcher’s Report

John A. Nawn, Chief Dispatcher Our HO scale September operations session was conducted on Saturday, September 16th. The session started promptly at Noon with the last train completing its work by 4:50 PM. There were 12 operators present including the Superintendent, the Dispatcher, the Parkersburg High yardmaster (PH), the Parkersburg Low Yardmaster, and Chillicothe yardmaster…

August Dispatcher’s Report

John A. Nawn, Chief Dispatcher Our HO scale August operations session was conducted on Saturday, August 12th. The session started slightly after Noon due to an intermittent electrical problem in Parkersburg High Yard. Once started, the session lasted 4 hours. There were 19 operators present including the Superintendent, the Dispatcher, the Parkersburg High yardmaster (PH),…