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liners on the Buckeye operating betweenCleveland and Ashtabula to the west andPittsburgh to the east. The Pennsy operatesa hotshot passenger train betweenJey Junction and Pittsburgh as well. Amidday local and an all-mail train originateat Sue City for Ashtabula. Also,a crew shuttle operates between thetown immediately west of Jey Junctionand Lodi with stops at Jey Junction andboth passenger stations. Express perishable,merchandise and piggyback trainsalso run through the passenger terminal.A crossover at K Tower, adjacent to theroundhouse, connects the passenger andfreight yards. This facilitates simultaneoustwo-way movements through SueCity and gives steam-powered passengerlocomotives access to the roundhouse.During an operating session, freightyard activity begins with arriving freightcars for Buckeye destinations beingpulled from the B&O, Erie and Pennsyinterchange tracks. These cars are classifiedinto four trains, two through freightsto Ashtabula and Pittsburgh and two localfreights or turns that serve the towns andvillages between Sue City and Ashtabula.Westbound through cars are sent to CollinwoodYard west of Ashtabula. At theend of the day, the outbound cars on thereturning trains are classified and shovedonto the interchange tracks.At the start of an operating session, theyard area also is filled with three loadedcoal trains from the south that have beendelivered during the night by the B&O,New York Central, and Pennsy for forwardingto the coal port at Ashtabula Harbor.The yardmaster usually scatters thesethroughout the yard, with one tucked on~ O Scale Train Show ~Presented bySouthern New England O ScaleModel Railroad ClubO Scale only (No Tinplate, please)FeaturingDealers, Displays and the Southern New England "O" Scale Layout20' x70', Fully Scenic'd - Operating with Digital Command ControlAmple Free Parking - Food and Beverages AvailableSaturday, October 9, 2004 9:30am - 4:00pmUnited Methodist Church161 Chestnut St., Gardner MassAdmission $5, Family Maximum $8Dealer Tables AvailablePrior to Labor day -6ft tables $15.00 8ft tables $20.00After Labor day -6ft tables $20.00 8ft tables $25.00Make checks payable to Southern New England Model Railroad ClubDealer and General Information: Bob Jones, Show Chairman860-774-8622 P.O. Box 272, Ballouville, CT 06233SASE for Info & Directions e-mail: bobjonesmodels@earthlink.netor visit our website at www.snemrr.orgDOMINION MODELS1942 Hudsonby Western . . . $129.001950 Studebakerby Brooklin . . . $85.001951 Ford SFPDby Brooklin . . . $85.00Call or write for Free Brochure:Dominion Models • Dept. OST, P.O. Box 515 • Salem, VA 24153phone/fax: 540-375-3750 e-mail: dominionmodels@aol.comthe west tail track, one parked under thepassenger terminal, and one occupyingone of the freight yard tracks. During theday, Buckeye crews will move these carsto Ashtabula for unloading and will returnthe empties to Sue City for forwardingto the south. Also, a Buckeye crew willmake a caboose hop from the Sue CityYard west to the Buckeye’s own mines topick up loaded hoppers, move them toAshtabula Harbor, and return the emptiesto the mine spurs. The many freightmovements are greatly facilitated by thedouble slip switches at each end of thefreight yard. Perhaps a similar yard couldintroduce a wider variety of operations toyour layout as well. ◆1/43rdScaleModelsofAmericanCarsSept/Oct ’04 - O Scale Trains • 17