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Article #21: Local Train Crews

 



This article is about the crews that run the local trains on the Danville County Railroad Layout. The photo above shows the 2 man crew of local freight C53 at Grovemont, the engineer waving out the window and the conductor in the cab as well. Most train crews on the DVCRR are 2 man crews, nut rarely you will see 3 man crews. 2 man crews can get the job done easy, with 1 of them doing more than 1 task.

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