Example of Weekday Trainset Rotation
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<br />Concept "B"
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<br /> Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
<br />Trainset A From Elk From St. From Elk From St.
<br /> River: #2, Cloud: #6, River: #4, Cloud: #8,
<br /> #1, #14, #13, #5, #12, #7, #3,#10, #11, #9, #16, #15,
<br /> then #18, #17, then then ovrnight Repeat
<br /> overnight at then overnight at at Elk River Monday
<br /> St. Cloud overnight at St. Cloud
<br /> Elk River
<br />Trainset B From Elk From St. From Elk From St.
<br /> River: #4, Cloud: #8, River: #2, Cloud: #6,
<br /> #3,#10,#11, #9, #16, #15, #1,#14,#13, #5, #12, #7,
<br /> then then then # 18, # 17, Repeat
<br /> overnight at overnight at overnight at then Monday
<br /> St. Cloud Elk River St. Cloud overnight at
<br /> Elk River
<br />Trainset C From St. From Elk From St. From Elk
<br /> Cloud: #6, River: #4, Cloud: #8, River: #2,
<br /> #5,#12,#7, #3,#10,#11, #9,#16,#15, #1,#14,#13,
<br /> # 18, # 17, then then then Repeat
<br /> then overnight at overnight at overnight at Monday
<br /> overnight at St. Cloud Elk River St. Cloud
<br /> Elk River
<br />Trainset D From St. From Elk From St. From Elk
<br /> Cloud: #8, River: #2, Cloud: #6, River:#4, #3,
<br /> #9,#16,#15, #1,#14,#13, #5,#12,#7, #10,#11,
<br /> then then # 18, # 17, then Repeat
<br /> overnigbht at overnight at then overnight at Monday
<br /> Elk River St. Cloud overnight at St. Cloud
<br /> Elk River
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<br />This rotation will work with the central maintenance facility located at either Elk River or St.
<br />Cloud, though, as noted above, a weekend service pattern based at St. Cloud would tend to favor
<br />the latter location, other things being equal. In that case, overnight/weekend storage for two
<br />trainsets at Elk River, with routine servicing and cleaning capability there, would be sufficient.
<br />In principle, the main shop and storage facilities might then be located at the former Great
<br />Northern St. Cloud yard, but it is not yet known whether the amount of space required for this
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