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The first day of the three-day weekend went very well on the whole, although it was hot!  But we're used to that.  I don't have any pictures, for reasons not worth explaining, but Frank should be able to fill in the gaps.  Anyway, the 308 and 309 operated all day without any major issues, and everybody seemed to be having a good time.  The 1630 was running in fine style, there was a caboose train which is always very popular, and so on.

Any significant change in routine involves a learning curve.  This was the first major operating day with the new entrance through the Schroeder Store, and that has a bigger effect on the train operations than you might expect.  We were operating out of 50th Avenue all day, and that requires noticeably more effort on the part of the electric car crews.  We'll get used to it soon enough, and there are various tweaks and real-time experiments that can be made.

The Zephyr will be running on Sunday and Monday, and on Monday the IT train will be in operation, so that's something you won't want to miss!  If you're anywhere near the center of this continent, be sure to visit IRM!