The Storm of 1952

Activity Summaries

 

Part 1 – 3DTS_DP1_AO1_1952STORM-01

Drive the City of San Francisco through a fearsome winter storm.

Date & Time: January 12, 1952; 1018 hrs.

 

You're Eddie Lathrop, a relief engineer riding AC 4205 in helper service at the point of Train 101, the westbound City of San Francisco. Dave Johnston is the engineer and Bill Howard is the firemen. We've got a serious storm going on outside. Crews have been working since last night to keep the right-of-way clear. Take the train as far as Emigrant Gap where you'll uncouple and return to Norden.

 

Note: This activity is made up of two segments, 01A and 01B. Once you’ve run them, you’ll see why!

 

Part 2 – 3DTS_DP1_AO1_1952STORM-02

Using a pair of cab forwards, rescue the passenger car section of a stranded train.

Date & Time: January 12, 1952; 1032 hrs.

 

This storm just keeps getting worse. Train 101, the westbound City of San Francisco, has been stranded due to a snow slide at milepost 182. The engines, including a cab forward helper are stuck fast, but the passenger cars are in the clear. Your job is to get to the scene as quickly and safely as you can and bring the passenger cars safely back to Norden

 

Part 3 – 3DTS_DP1_AO1_1952STORM-03

Using a pair of cab forwards, pick up the ALCo diesels of a stranded train and return them to Norden.

Date & Time: January 12, 1952; 1130 hrs.

 

You've brought the City of San Francisco passenger cars back safely to Norden where they await the arrival of new diesel power from Truckee. Now it's time to bring back the original diesels from Train 101, which crews from Cisco have just about finished digging out

 

Part 4 – 3DTS_DP1_AO1_1952STORM-04

Drive Train 101, the City of San Francisco, in a severe winter storm.

Date & Time: January 13, 1952; 1123 hrs.

 

Norden.  Good news! Train 101 of the 12th departed this morning with a new set of ALCos and reportedly made it through the worst of the storm.

 

You're Frank Galotti, engineer of today's Train 101. You're partner in the other seat is John Jensen and you've stopped for passengers and fuel at Norden. The storm hasn't gotten any better, but the way has been cleared around stalled equipment west of here.

 

You'll be running on the eastbound track, then switching back to the westbound track at Crystal Lake. From there on it should be pretty smooth – as long as they continue to keep the main clear.

 

Part 5 – 3DTS_DP1_AO1_1952STORM-05

Try to free the City of San Francisco from a snow slide.

Date & Time: January 13, 1952; 1343 hrs.

 

You're James Clayton, the engineer on a cab forward and you've been clearing the eastbound tracks near Crystal Lake with a steam rotary.

 

Arriving at the Butte Canyon bridge telephone box you call the dispatcher. About a half hour ago the westbound City of San Francisco got itself mired in a snow slide near tunnel 35 at Yuba Pass. You are to proceed to the site to try and free the train.

 

Part 6 – 3DTS_DP1_AO1_1952STORM-06

Using a rotary snow plow, clear the eastbound track around the City of San Francisco.

Date & Time: January 14, 1952; 0310 hrs. 

 

This snow storm has to be the worst in memory, and it just isn't letting up. We've got disabled equipment all over the westbound track, including a train-full of passengers. There have been several rescue attempts but they've all failed. We've got to keep trying, though. Our job is to keep the eastbound track clear.

 

Alvin Tucker here. I'm the crew chief in rotary 7207 at the point. Dan Vasquez is driving the cab forward that's pushing us. We're draggin' number 7208 facing the rear so we don't get stuck in that direction

 

Part 7 – 3DTS_DP1_AO1_1952STORM-07

Use a rotary snow plow clear a path from the west to the City of San Francisco.

Date & Time: January 14, 1952; 0615 hrs. 

 

It's been one disaster after another. The City of San Francisco with over 200 passengers on board has been buried in the snow at Yuba Pass for almost a day now. As if that isn't enough, three steam engines, three diesels, and three rotaries are stuck in various places up there blocking access.

 

You're Fred Anderson, at the controls of rotary number 7205. Roger Pickett is the engineer in the AC behind you. You've come up the hill from Emigrant Gap. There's a set of four EMD diesels there waiting for you to clear the westbound track in preparation for another rescue attempt.

 

Part 8 – 3DTS_DP1_AO1_1952STORM-08

Take the Roseville hook to Yuba Pass to help remove snowbound equipment.

Date & Time: January 19, 1952; 0815 hrs. 

 

The storm is finally over, but they say another one’s on the way. the passengers on that train at Yuba Pass were rescued a couple of days ago, and snow-removal crews have cleared the eastbound main. You are Henry Steiner and your task today is to take the Roseville "big hook" up to the pass. Once there, the crane will be used to remove an overturned rotary that’s blocking access to the passenger train. You left Roseville two hours ago. You've turned the train around at the Fulda balloon track and dropped the crane off at the Emigrant Gap fire train track. You've taken on water and checked in with the station agent, and now you're ready for the final leg.

 

Part 9 – 3DTS_DP1_AO1_1952STORM-09

Use a mobile crane to free the City of San Francisco’s engines.

Date & Time: January 19, 1952; 1235 hrs. 

 

Here's the situation. Rotary 7208 has been lifted from the tracks, and the cat crews have done a great job digging the snow out from around the City of San Francisco. The ALCo diesels have been uncoupled from the rest of the train. Now we’ll be able to back up to the engines and pull them free.

 

Note: This activity is made up of two segments, 09A and 09B.

 

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