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Eastward view of Whitefish
during cycle a of tourist season.
Train 402 arrives on track Y1.
Westward Third Class
Work Train 601
"Kalispell Division main"
with 2 class GP7 EMD GP7
diesel road switchers and 17 cars
leaves from track Y2 to Troy.
Train 601 car types front to back
2 box, 1 kitchen, 1bunk, 1 water,
1 fuel, 1 crane, 1 crane tender,
1 gondola rails, 2 gondola ties,
5 ballast, 1 spreader
and 1 25 foot wood caboose.
Train 368 leaves from track Y4.
Train 2 arrives on main.
Train 2 car types front to back
during tourist season
1 railway post office dormitory,
1 coach, 3 Great Dome coach,
1 ranch, 1 sleeper, 1 diner,
1 Great Dome coach, 2 sleeper
and 1 observation.
Fourth Great Dome coach
temporarily assigned to Train 2
provides first class passengers
with a dome view
until it can be replaced
by new Great Dome lounge car.
Class RS5 ALCO-GE RS3
diesel road switcher
in service area is assigned to
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Westward view of Whitefish
during cycle a of tourist season.
Eastward First Class Passenger Train 2
"Empire Builder" with 12 cars
arrives from Spokane on main.
Class E7 EMD E7 AA
passenger diesel locomotives
are temporarily assigned to Train 2
while its class P-3-7 EMD F7 ABA
passenger diesel locomotives
are temporarily assigned
to extra grain and livestock trains
during a motive power shortage.
Class GP7 EMD GP7 diesel road switcher
on track Y5 is assigned to Whitefish yardmaster.
Eastward Third Class Freight Train 368
"Kalispell Division Fifth Subdivision"
with class RS3 ALCO-GE RS1
diesel road switcher, 9 cars
and 25 foot wood caboose
leaves from track Y4 to Columbia Falls.
Train 601 leaves from track Y2.
Eastward Second Class Freight Train 402
"Twin City" with class F7 EMD F7 ABA
freight diesel locomotives, 22 cars
and 25 foot wood caboose
arrives from Spokane on track Y1.
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Eastward view of Columbia Falls
during cycle a of tourist season.
Eastward Third Class
Freight Train 368
"Kalispell Division
Fifth Subdivision"
with class RS3 ALCO-GE RS1
diesel road switcher, 9 cars
and 25 foot wood caboose
arrives from Whitefish on siding.
Train 368 sets out and picks up
north cars, moves to main,
sets out and picks up south cars
and leaves to Kalispell.
Westward First Class
Passenger Train 241
"Kalispell Division
Fifth Subdivision"
with EMC Model DE-106
gas-electric motor and 7 cars
arrives from Kalispell on main.
Train 241 EMC Model DE-106
gas-electric motor modifications
by GN enable it to pull Train 241.
Train 241 car types front to back
during tourist season include
local coach, express reefer,
mail, railway post office,
circus advertising, fire instruction,
tourist coach, sleeper
and observation.
Train 241 leaves Columbia Falls
during tourist season,
arrives at Whitefish yard,
sets out 2 cars for Train 4,
sets out 3 cars for Train 27,
sets out 1 car for Train 28
and sets out 1 car for Train 242. |
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