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Merida Loops
A four unit lash of cowls including the DMVW 5439, 5501, 5500, and 5408 climb through the Merida loops with an 18 car wayfreight for Bismarck.
This train is paltry when compared to the monster 80 car train received from the CP in Max (see the earlier post). But this is pretty typical of the Missouri Valley Subdivision operations. Much of the traffic received in Max is terminated at the energy park near Coal Creek Junction.
With all things considered, we were lucky with this train at the loops. Included with the 7 loaded fly-ash cars, 1 load of dry wall, and 3 mty scrap cars were 7 re-routed mty hoppers bringing up the rear. Not only did this provide just enough train to wrap around itself, but these would also end up going to Napoleon along with the rear two motors. Two days later we would find this train making its way towards Hankinson for delivery to the CP.
Merida Loops
A four unit lash of cowls including the DMVW 5439, 5501, 5500, and 5408 climb through the Merida loops with an 18 car wayfreight for Bismarck.
This train is paltry when compared to the monster 80 car train received from the CP in Max (see the earlier post). But this is pretty typical of the Missouri Valley Subdivision operations. Much of the traffic received in Max is terminated at the energy park near Coal Creek Junction.
With all things considered, we were lucky with this train at the loops. Included with the 7 loaded fly-ash cars, 1 load of dry wall, and 3 mty scrap cars were 7 re-routed mty hoppers bringing up the rear. Not only did this provide just enough train to wrap around itself, but these would also end up going to Napoleon along with the rear two motors. Two days later we would find this train making its way towards Hankinson for delivery to the CP.