Delphos & Eastern RR

[heartlandguy]

DERR has patched/repainted 5 of the 12 inherited MSRR locomotives. The 5 include 1 U30C (MSRR 100-> DERR 1400), 2 C424s (MSRR 9382-> DERR 2103, MSRR 884-> DERR 2102*), and 2 GP40s (MSRR 5773-> DERR 2001*, MSRR 4727-> DERR 2002)

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[heartlandguy]

More changes since last updated. All 12 of the inherited MSRR locomotives have been patched, with 4 of them in DERR paint (those being DERR 2001, 2102, 2103, and 1400). Power, including the original RS-3s, is being spread throughout the system. A pair of through trains from the ICS have started, as well as grain and coal extras. Trackage rights over PC's Eastern Branch has been terminated, and stone trains are now going via Delphos to Toledo. The symbol system has also been reconfigured, and now goes as follows:

MSRR trains:
TODE: Toledo-Delphos (ICS to St. Louis) southbound road freight
DETO: Delphos (ICS from St. Louis)-Toledo northbound road freight
GRDE-L: Grand Rapids-Delphos daily local/way freight
PRB01: Toledo Docks-St. Louis (BNSF, via ICS) western coal empties
PRB02: St Louis (BNSF, via ICS)-Toledo Docks western coal loads
G-GRP01: Grand Rapids-St. Louis (BNSF/UP, via ICS) grain loads for western ethanol plants
G-GRP02: St. Louis (BNSF/UP, via ICS)-Grand Rapids grain empties from western ethanol plants
G-DEL01: Maumee (NS)-Delphos southbound Central Soya empties
G-DEL02: Delphos-Maumee (NS) northbound Central Soya loads
U100: Carey-Toledo Docks, DERR stone loads
U101: Toledo Docks-Carey, DERR stone empties

DERR trains:
DCT: Delphos-Carey turn freight
DVT: Delphos-Venedocia turn freight
A-STCA: St Louis-Carey (W&LE) autoracks, ICS run-through
A-CAST: Carey (W&LE)-St Louis autoracks, ICS run-through
G100: Pandora/Jenera-Carey (CSX) grain loads
G101: Carey (CSX)-Pandora/Jenera grain empties

Rumors now are that the ICS and DERR/MSRR will be merged under a single banner, so that freight traffic can be run more efficiently, but only time will tell. Today's DCT-03 was DERR 2104 (C424), DERR 1201 (RS-3), and DERR 1200 (RS-3) with 47 cars (10 CHs for Central Soya, 7 boxcars/refers for I&K, 5 CHs for Toledo, 20 stone hoppers for Rimer, 2 tankcars from Crop Production Service, 1 pellet hopper from CSP, and 2 pellet hoppers from ADS).
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