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Breaking In The Railroad

Breaking In The Railroad on the Cedar River Valley

Apr 19, 2026
2:00 PM - 6:30 PM
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  • Sessions
    • Apr 19
      Breaking In The Railroad — Cedar River Valley
    • Apr 22
      Michigan Central Railroad April 22nd — Michigan Central
    • Apr 25
      April 25, 2026 — CB&Q – Chicago-Aurora-C&I
    • Apr 30
      MidwestRail op session — Midwest Rail
    • May 2
      First Operating Session — Cedar River Valley
    • May 2
      Montana Northland — Montana Northland
    • May 3
      Second Operating Session — Cedar River Valley
    • May 9
      Lake Erie and Southern OPS 5-09-1963 — Lake Erie & Southern
    • May 16
      5-16-26 Shakedown Session — Wisconsin & Upper Michigan
    • May 17
      SOTR Ops — South Omaha Terminal Railway
    • Session List
  • Railroads
    • Active
      • Burlington Northern – Marias Pass
      • Burlington Northern La Crosse Sub
      • CB&Q – Chicago-Aurora-C&I
      • CPKC Davenport-Muscatine, IA
      • Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific
      • Great Northern Mesabi Division
      • Lake Erie & Southern
      • Michigan Central
      • Midwest Rail
      • Milwaukee Road
      • Montana Northland
      • NYO&W Auburn Division
      • Schnitzel Terminal Railroad
      • South Omaha Terminal Railway
    • Construction
      • Cedar River Valley
      • The Twin Cities Terminal
      • Wisconsin & Upper Michigan
    • Legacy
      • BNSF Columbia River Sub
      • BNSF Kootenai River Sub
      • Burlington Northern – Aurora Subdivision
      • Burlington Northern – Omaha Region
      • Burlington Northern Railroad – St. Croix Sub
      • Chicago, Champaign and Southern Railroad
      • Dodgeville, Madison & Northern
      • Great Northern Railway Kalispell Division
      • Peoria Western
      • Rock Island
    • Planning
      • Chicago & North Western – Waseca Sub
    • Friends
      • Thermopolis, Laurel, Colorado & Southern
    • HO Scale
    • S Scale
  • Galleries
    • Active Railroads
      • Burlington Northern – Marias Pass
      • CB&Q – Chicago-Aurora-C&I
      • CPKC Davenport-Muscatine, IA
      • Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific
      • Great Northern Mesabi Division
      • Lake Erie & Southern
      • Michigan Central
      • Midwest Rail
      • Milwaukee Road
      • Montana Northland
      • NYO&W Auburn Division
      • Schnitzel Terminal Railroad
      • South Omaha Terminal Railway
    • Construction Railroads
      • Cedar River Valley
      • Wisconsin & Upper Michigan
    • Legacy Railroads
      • BNSF Kootenai River Sub
      • Burlington Northern Railroad – St. Croix Sub
      • Chicago, Champaign and Southern Railroad
      • Dodgeville, Madison & Northern
      • Great Northern Railway Kalispell Division
      • Rock Island
    • Old Photo Albums
  • About Us
    • Website Updates
    • A Short History
    • What is Operations?
  • Contact
    • Webmaster
Log In
  • Sessions
    • Apr 19
      Breaking In The Railroad — Cedar River Valley
    • Apr 22
      Michigan Central Railroad April 22nd — Michigan Central
    • Apr 25
      April 25, 2026 — CB&Q – Chicago-Aurora-C&I
    • Apr 30
      MidwestRail op session — Midwest Rail
    • May 2
      First Operating Session — Cedar River Valley
    • May 2
      Montana Northland — Montana Northland
    • May 3
      Second Operating Session — Cedar River Valley
    • May 9
      Lake Erie and Southern OPS 5-09-1963 — Lake Erie & Southern
    • May 16
      5-16-26 Shakedown Session — Wisconsin & Upper Michigan
    • May 17
      SOTR Ops — South Omaha Terminal Railway
    • Session List
  • Railroads
    • Active
      • Burlington Northern – Marias Pass
      • Burlington Northern La Crosse Sub
      • CB&Q – Chicago-Aurora-C&I
      • CPKC Davenport-Muscatine, IA
      • Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific
      • Great Northern Mesabi Division
      • Lake Erie & Southern
      • Michigan Central
      • Midwest Rail
      • Milwaukee Road
      • Montana Northland
      • NYO&W Auburn Division
      • Schnitzel Terminal Railroad
      • South Omaha Terminal Railway
    • Construction
      • Cedar River Valley
      • The Twin Cities Terminal
      • Wisconsin & Upper Michigan
    • Legacy
      • BNSF Columbia River Sub
      • BNSF Kootenai River Sub
      • Burlington Northern – Aurora Subdivision
      • Burlington Northern – Omaha Region
      • Burlington Northern Railroad – St. Croix Sub
      • Chicago, Champaign and Southern Railroad
      • Dodgeville, Madison & Northern
      • Great Northern Railway Kalispell Division
      • Peoria Western
      • Rock Island
    • Planning
      • Chicago & North Western – Waseca Sub
    • Friends
      • Thermopolis, Laurel, Colorado & Southern
    • HO Scale
    • S Scale
  • Galleries
    • Active Railroads
      • Burlington Northern – Marias Pass
      • CB&Q – Chicago-Aurora-C&I
      • CPKC Davenport-Muscatine, IA
      • Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific
      • Great Northern Mesabi Division
      • Lake Erie & Southern
      • Michigan Central
      • Midwest Rail
      • Milwaukee Road
      • Montana Northland
      • NYO&W Auburn Division
      • Schnitzel Terminal Railroad
      • South Omaha Terminal Railway
    • Construction Railroads
      • Cedar River Valley
      • Wisconsin & Upper Michigan
    • Legacy Railroads
      • BNSF Kootenai River Sub
      • Burlington Northern Railroad – St. Croix Sub
      • Chicago, Champaign and Southern Railroad
      • Dodgeville, Madison & Northern
      • Great Northern Railway Kalispell Division
      • Rock Island
    • Old Photo Albums
  • About Us
    • Website Updates
    • A Short History
    • What is Operations?
  • Contact
    • Webmaster

Upcoming Sessions

Breaking In The Railroad

Cedar River Valley
Sun, Apr 19, 2026
Doors open at 1:30 PM starting at 2:00 PM - 6:30 PM
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Michigan Central Railroad April 22nd

Michigan Central
Wed, Apr 22, 2026
Doors open at 9:30 AM starting at 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
0 slots remaining

April 25, 2026

CB&Q - Chicago-Aurora-C&I
Sat, Apr 25, 2026
Doors open at 9:00 AM starting at 10:45 AM - 4:00 PM
0 slots remaining

MidwestRail op session

Midwest Rail
Thu, Apr 30, 2026
Doors open at 10:15 AM starting at 11:00 AM - 3:30 PM
0 slots remaining

First Operating Session

Cedar River Valley
Sat, May 2, 2026
Doors open at 9:30 AM starting at 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
2 slots remaining
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Active Railroads

  • Burlington Northern – Marias Pass
    Burlington Northern – Marias Pass
  • Burlington Northern La Crosse Sub
  • CB&Q – Chicago-Aurora-C&I
    CB&Q – Chicago-Aurora-C&I
  • Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific
    Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific
  • CPKC Davenport-Muscatine, IA
    CPKC Davenport-Muscatine, IA
  • Great Northern Mesabi Division
    Great Northern Mesabi Division
  • Lake Erie & Southern
    Lake Erie & Southern
  • Michigan Central
    Michigan Central
  • Midwest Rail
    Midwest Rail
  • Milwaukee Road
    Milwaukee Road
  • Montana Northland
    Montana Northland
  • NYO&W Auburn Division
    NYO&W Auburn Division
  • Schnitzel Terminal Railroad
    Schnitzel Terminal Railroad
  • South Omaha Terminal Railway
    South Omaha Terminal Railway

RiverRail 2014

Yardmaster Gordy and 1st shift helper Sandy
BNSF Fort Worth dispatcher
Shane was my Traffic Manager for all my sessions this weekend. He did a great job of keeping the crews busy and organizing the paperwork for everybody. Thanks Shane!!
Troy yardmaster Steve and Potlatch crew Jon
Working the KR interchange
Potlatch Mill work.
Waiting for a green board at Irvin
Dave worked Yardley
Will saving his energy for the MRL jobs
Will at Clark Fork
riverrail-2014-friday-12
Jerry and Jim at the KRID
Gordy and his helper Sandy. I've since added AAR codes to the paperwork for the crews as this was an issue that was mentioned to me.
Friday call board
Fort Worth Tom
Andy tried my yardmaster job Saturday and Jeff was his helper. The AAR codes I've since added to the paperwork will make life easier in the yard now. Sorry about that Andy..
Joe was Troy yardmaster and Dick was working the mill
Penny and Robbie worked the UP turn
riverrail-2014-saturday-5
Looks like Jeff took to the road trains while Bob worked the second shift with Andy.
riverrail-2014-saturday-7

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