The Winds of Change on the ROCK - Projected operational changes

CRI&P Management has been reviewing operations of the Rock Island Railroad in the 1970s.  Below is an outline of projected changes on my layout to match more closely the prototype.

Mainline/Branchline Changes

• CNW branchline is now owned and operated by the Rock Island Railroad
  
• AT&SF connection in Joliet is now owned and operated by the Rock Island Railroad
• The AT&SF tracks will be used for staging the Joliet based turn to Bureau
  
• N&W Meredosia Branch is now the Ottawa, IL branch.

Train Changes

• Road Freights
• XtrFE > #1 - South Chicago, IL to Tucumcari, NM (Southern Pacific connection)
• Projected call time at Chicago 10:00a
  
• XtrFW > #2 - Tucumcari, NM to South Chicago, IL (Southern Pacific connection)
• Projected call time at West Davenport 11:59p
  
• XtrFE #2 > #20 - Houston, TX to Davenport, IA (mix TOFC)
• This train will simply move from staging to Davenport Yard for classification
• Projected call time West Davenport 2:00a
  
• XtrFW #2 > #23 - South Chicago, IL to Houston, TX (mix TOFC)
• Projected call time at Chicago 8:30p
  
• Extra Pig East > #58 Denver to Davenport (majority TOFC)
• Projected call time at West Davenport 9:00a
  
• Extra Pig West > #59 Chicago to Denver (majority TOFC)
• Projected call time at Chicago 11:00p
  
• N&W Peoria Local > #92 Peoria to Davenport Freight
• Projected call time at Davenport 10:05a
  
• N&W Peoria Local > #93 Davenport to Peoria Freight
• Projected call time at Davenport 1:00a
  
• Locals
• Blue Island Local > #221 South Chicago to Blue Island Turn
• At this time, not scheduled
  
• Davenport Yard Job > No longer switches industries in yard. Now handled by #112
• Grain Local > Annulled
• Peoria Local > #130 Peoria to Bureau Turn
• Projected call time at Peoria 7:00a
  
• Rock Island Local > #112 Davenport to Bureau Turn (will work all industries including grain)
• Projected call time at Davenport 7:00a
  
• Stockdale Local > #113 Joliet to Bureau Turn (will work all industries including grain)
• Will no longer work the former N&W Meredosia Branch
• Projected call time at Joliet 5:00a
  
• New train > #110 Davenport to Blue Island Shorts (picking up/dropping cars at Bureau, Joliet, Blue Island) for locals to work
• Projected call time at Davenport 6:00a
  
• New train > #217 Blue Island to Ottawa Sand Turn as required
  
• Passenger Trains
• Peoria Rocket > No change
• Peoria Rocket 2nd Section > No Change
• Quad Cities Rocket > No change
  
• Other Trains
• AT&SF Local > Annulled
• CNW Local > #145 Davenport to Clinton Turn (now Rock Island operated)
• Extra Coal Train > Annulled

This would be a tall order to make the conversion to the new trains.  As mentioned before, these changes are still being considered, but not finalized.