November 1969
November 6 Test Train:
Units 3039 2531 2535 B-1 on head end
Radio Control Car #1 Units 3018 2530 2537 cut in
Left Interbay 720pm 50-3 7000 arrived Wenatchee 125am
[50 loads 3 empties 7000 tons]
April 1972
April 26 Test with Locotrol units
77-21 Condr Hopman Engr Mirabelli 58-52 6480
Road engine 5716 Master Unit (isolated out of Hillyard bad order turbo)
5317 CS884 CS892 6608.
Cut into train 34 cars ahead of caboose
Units 5620 RCU-1 5319 (5620 Battery train-lined)
Left Wenatchee 230am arrived Interbay 745am
Stopped at Scenic account air leakage in train and
trainline could not be maintained with
automatic brake valve. Lost one of the "CS"
units approaching Berne and got down to
8 mph.
April 27 Test with Locotrol units
188-27 Condr Gorman Engr Craig with units
5716 Master unit (isolated Bad Order hydro)
5317 5321 6485 6612 on head end
5319 RCU-1 5620 cut in
Left Interbay 510am 64-25 6482
No stops and no problems to Wenatchee
June 1974
June 25-26 Master Unit 6810 and Slave Unit 6907
made tests in Cascade Tunnel to
determine response to radio signals
October 1974
October 17 Engs 6811 and 6906 make continuity
tests in Cascade Tunnel for radio
signals preparatory to Locotrol
operations
October 21 Locotrol Test Train 2/83WF-20
Condr Fox Engr RJ Smith 58-1 5890
Master units 6811 6810 6921
Slaves 6907 6906 6901 cut in trailing 2000 tons
Olds 638pm
Leavenworth 712pm
Merritt 748pm
Berne 818pm
Scenic 848pm
Sky 917pm
Interbay 1125pm
October 22 Locotrol Test Train 1/130-22
Condr Hopman Engr Zybura 33-68 6016
Master units 6811 6810 6921
Slaves 6907 6906 6901 cut in trailing 2000 tons
Interbay 1225pm
Skykomish 515pm
Scenic 602pm
Berne 642pm
Merritt 654pm
Leavenworth 722pm
Olds 755pm
19 mph on 2.2
17 mph through tunnel
lost radio continuity at Bay 21 but went
in over-ride
October 23 Locotrol Test Train 1/179WE-23
Condr Hopman Engr Zybura 65-2 5861
Master units 6811 6921 6810
Slaves 6901 6906 6907 cut in trailing 2000 tons
Olds 830am
Leavenworth 905am
Merritt 945am
Berne 1005am
Scenic 1035am
Sky 1107am
Interbay 115pm
October 24 Locotrol Test Train 88-24
Condr Gorman Engr Christenson 67-28 6002
Master units 6810 6811 6921
Slave units 6907 6906 6901 cut in trailing 2000 tons
Interbay 450am
Lowell 725am
Gold Bar 800am
Sky 834am
Scenic 918am
Berne 957am
Merritt 1008am
Leavenworth 1035am
Olds 1105am
October 28 Locotrol Test Train 2/83-26
Condr Palella Engr Dootson 46-48 5934
Master units 6810 6811 6921
Slaves 6906 6907 cut in two-thirds back
Olds 105pm
Leavenworth 140pm
Merritt 220pm
Berne 240pm
Scenic 305pm
Sky 335pm
Interbay 625pm
October 30 Locotrol test Train 88-30
Condr Woitte Engr Grant 67-24 5991
Master Units 6810 6811 6921
Slaves 6906 6907 behind caboose
Dynamometer car next ahead of caboose
Interbay 557am
Lowell 850am
Gold Bar 928am
Sky 1009am
Scenic 1058am
Berne 1138am
Merritt 1155am
Leavenworth 1238pm
Olds 110pm
Running meet Baring with No 83
Lost continuity between Bays 9 & 10
Winton 15 min meet No 97
October 31 Locotrol Test Train 2/83YA-31
Condr Miscone Engr Dootson 59-22 6334
Master units 6810 6811 6921
Slaves 6906 6306 behind caboose
Dynamometer car next ahead of caboose
Olds 305pm
Merritt 445pm
Berne 500-535pm meet No 130 & flush
Scenic 605pm
Sky 640pm
Gold Bar 715pm
Everett 800pm-845pm set out
Interbay 925pm
November 1974
November 1 Locotrol Test Train 88-1
Condr Sturgill Engr Pulver 63-18 6168
Master units 6810 6811 6921
Slaves 6906 6925 cut in two-thirds back
Lowell 1045am
Gold Bar 1120am
Sky 1155am
Scenic 1250pm
Berne 130pm
Merritt 143pm
Leavenworth 210-235pm Meet No 97
Olds 305pm
November 2 Locotrol Test Train 2/83-1
Condr Palella Engr RJ Smith 54-52 6390
Master units 6810 6811
Slaves 6906 6907 6925 cut in 2/3 back
Olds 404pm
Leavenworth 441pm
Merritt 525pm
Berne 552pm
East Switch Scenic 610pm
West Switch Scenic 642pm
Sky 720pm
Interbay 1045pm
Lost continuity at Bay 1
stopped at east end
Scenic to regain continuity
and recharge train line,
also had to set retainers
up at Scenic - Delayed
at Sky to turn them down
November 3 Locotrol Test Train 88-3
Condr JA Johnson Engr Nickon 70-52 6913
Master units 6810 6811 6804
Slaves 6925 6907 6906 cut in 2/3 way back
Sky 1228pm
Scenic 108pm
Berne 155pm
Merritt 208pm
Leavenworth 234pm
Olds 304pm
April 1975
April 3 Locotrol Test Train 77-30 master units
6824-6830-6928 B-1 and slave units
6921 and 6920 Condr Hopman
Engr Sutherland left Wenatchee 400am 54-46 6206
West switch Leavenworth 520am
West switch Merritt 608am
West switch Berne 636am
West switch Scenic 710am
Skykomish 735-748am
Slave units next ahead of caboose
April 3 Locotrol Test Train 1/130-3 Scull & Mosley
Master units 6824 6830 6928 & B-1
on head end and slave units
6921 6920 cut in next ahead caboose
Left Interbay 538pm 16-61 3167
Lowell 645-730pm pick up 6-27 1191
Arrived Wenatchee 1250am 21-88 4279
April 7 Locotrol operation between Yardley
and Interbay established date
with No 77 from Yardley
and No 78 from Interbay
July 1975
July 15 Locotrol operations terminated on Pacific Division
No 78-15 last train east
77La-13 last train west

Transcription of the Great Northern Railway Seattle Chief Dispatcher's diary Copyright 1998 Thomas A White

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