Nice job everyone.
Perry1060, your pictures are outstanding. They really put to rest the notion that 3 rail O can only be toys.
So, here is my contribution:
As I build my new model railroad, i haven’t been able to operate. As a result of this, this has been my first time operating in many months. This was also the first time ever that I’ve truly operated, swithcing industries like they would be switched with lots of head scratching and planning and no derailments.
Today’s train was BJ-1 (Barber Junction). On the prototype, Barber Junction was the point where the PW Gardner line and the B&M to Ayer split, and was also the official interchange point between the B&M (Guilford) and Conrail (CSX). During the late Conrail era, Barber Junction was the greatest source of traffic on the Boston line, handling around 70,000 carloads a year. In the session, BJ-1 is coming from the PW yards in South Worcester, switching North Worcester, and heading on to Ayer.
Today’s power is leased MCER CF7 2443.

BJ-1 arrives on the main in North Worcester.
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The brakeman watches closely as the train pulls a cut back. The first order of business was to clear most of the empties. Here, 2443 has an empty covered hopper from Norton Co. and 3 empty open hoppers from the coal dealership.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b387/yoshisbucket/NEW%20Lines/DSC00013.jpg
2443 takes these 4 empties and moves them to an auxilary spur. Here, it is shown pushing the train around the curve near Washington Sqaure.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b387/yoshisbucket/NEW%20Lines/DSC00014.jpg
As cars take space on the surrounding spurs, the main remains clear.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b387/yoshisbucket/NEW%20Lines/DSC00015.jpg
2443 pulls a cut back from Morgan Worc