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INTERMISSION

OK! We just found some more food out back.

[subliminal messages]I am hungry and thirsty I am hungry and thirsty I am hungry and thirsty[/subliminal messages]

Why not visit our commissary conveniently located in your refrigerator?

Our feature will continue shortly.

I must finish those talgo cars.

PikkaBird wrote:I must finish those talgo cars.

I bet you can't finish them before I finish this production!

Please return to your seats!

The commissary is closed and we are about to continue with our presentation.
In consideration of the other viewers and the guy in the projector room, please observe the NO_SMOKING sign and please REFRAIN_FROM _POSTING_NEW_MESSAGES until the next intermission.

Thank you,

The management

/lights dimming - curtain opening

It was time for more maintenance:

0211 firewood - 0244
1213 Summerville - Plainston local - 1240
7/8/9/10/15/16/17/18T14 wood trucks 7/8/9/10/15/16/17/18T29
1/2/3/4/5/6B14 buses - Double Decker 3 - 1/2/3/4/5/6B29
11/12T14 gravel trucks 11/12T29
13B14 bus 13B29
14B14 bus - express 2 - 14B29

1315 grain - 1341
1415 livestock - 1441
1515 grain - 1541
1615 livestock - 1641
1715 food - 1741
1815 food - 1841

The Midville Steel Mill as well as the Summervile Factory stations were built.
The infrastructure required to bring Iron Mines #1, 2 and 3 on line was built.

Once more, reality reared its ugly head. More maintenance was required. Inflation was significant and loans would have to be raised to the limit.
The Midville and the Lakeville Local Authorities were appaled at the service levels and demanded remedies. They were provided with additional bus services.

1918 coal - 1951
2020 local - 2047
2121 livestock - 2147
2221 grain - 2247
2321 livestock - 2348
2421 grain - 2448
19T19/21/23/25/29/31T20 - grain - 19/21/23/25/29/31T37
20T19/22/24/26/30/32T20 - livestock - 20/22/24/26/30/32T37
27/28T20 - food - 27/28T37
33B39 Midville 3
34B39 Lakeville 1

The bleeding continued. There were congestion issues, due mainly to outdated equipment breaking down. With the credit limit maxed out, cash flow had to be used to finance purchases of new equipment. The Project was rushing towards the contract completion date and much remained to be done ... too much ...

2522 livestock - EMD SD70MAC - 2550
2622 grain - EMD SD70MAC - 2650
2723 food - EMD GP60 - 2750
2823 food - EMD GP60 - 2850
0825 gravel - EMD SW1500 - 0855
0925 gravel - EMD SW1500 - 0956
04/05/06/0723 local - GE P42DC 04/05/06/0748
1025/1126 express - GE P42DC 10/1149

Mr.Web found himself in a bit of a predicament. There were less than 25 years remaining on the Nars Valley Project contract. Inflation had driven up costs significantly. The Project had accumulated a significant debt in order to maintain its equipment. Running costs were bleeding the coffers to the point that when sufficient capital was accumulated to purchase new equipment and bring the steel mill and factory on line, it had to be diverted to maintaining existing equipment. He sat back and looked out the window of his office on the top floor of the headquarters building near Eastport. He held a letter from the Lakeville and Midville Local Authorities. They found the services of the Nars Valley Project to be appalling. How long would it be before the others adopted those sentiments?

The winsome Miss Winsom had entered the room at about that moment. She placed The Manual before him. It was open to the Calamity Handling Technology section. He averted his eyes. It would be an eternal blot on his career if it was discovered that he had even considered accessing the technology's modules aboard the starship. He was desperate. It would be an even bigger blot if the Project failed. He reached for the console and entered the codes:
He hoped that the Organized Transport Tyranny Department wouldn't notice a little blip in the time spectrum nor a little undocumented withdrawal in the bank account. He reached for the Enter key ...

INTERMISSION

[subliminal messages]I am hungry and thirsty I am hungry and thirsty I am hungry and thirsty[/subliminal messages]

Why not visit our commissary conveniently located in your refrigerator?

Our feature will continue shortly.

Oooh, a plot twist! Missing funds, a Tyranny!

Keep going, you

Raichase wrote:Keep going, you

Patience, you! The damn reel fell on the floor and we have to rewrap all this filmy stuff around it.

Excellent work Wally, I've been enjoying the NARS Valley project A LOT. Nice to see how others use the set. We really need to get future stuffs in the set now... lol

I'm off to get some coffee, I'm very thirsty all of a sudden.

That summerville factory is great work! Seriously nice screens~!

DanMacK wrote:We really need to get future stuffs in the set now...

Future stuffs? Now you tell me.

Thank you thebrightside. With the Nars Valley Project's financial difficulties, we need all the encouragement we can get.

OK! We got the reel reloaded! Here we go ... OOPS! Wrong filmy stuff
Patience please! We'll return to our program momentarily.
In the meanwhile, the commissary will remain open a bit longer.

wallyweb wrote:OK! We got the reel reloaded! Here we go ...

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OOPS! Wrong filmy stuff
Patience please! We'll return to our program momentarily.
In the meanwhile, the commissary will remain open a bit longer.

Wally, really, I'm thinking seriously

Please return to your seats!
(Toi et too, CPCNMAN007! )

The commissary is closed and we are about to continue with our presentation.
In consideration of the other viewers and the guy in the projector room, please observe the NO_SMOKING sign and please REFRAIN_FROM _POSTING_NEW_MESSAGES until the next intermission.

Thank you,

The management

/lights dimming - curtain opening

Why was Wal E. Web sitting with The Manual open on his desk? He told Miss Winsom to remove it. He knew her intentions were well meant, however they did not need to access the dreaded Calamity Handling Technology. After all, fifty years remained on the Project and there was money in the bank. There was enough to finance the reorganization and expansion of the coal services as well as the purchase of the equipment required to bring the steel mill and factory on line. He'd show those cursed Lakeville and Midville Local Authorities a thing or two about ratings. He glanced at the financial statement once more. There seemed to be an inconsistency, but he couldn't quite pin it down. He resigned himself to the fact that the numbers didn't lie. It was time to move on with Phase 16.

The first step would be to reorganize the coal fields. The train servicing Collieries 33 and 5 was quite unprofitable due mainly to the low productivity of these two mines. It was decided to mothball the train for future reassignment and to replace it with trucks. A single Hopper Normal 4 would haul from Colliery #3 to #5 where two articulated hopper trucks would transport the combined outputs to the railhead at Colliery #6. Coal train 0332 would have the Midville Steel Mill added to its schedule. Coal train 0131 would be reassessed. Colliery #6 was producing well beyond its expected lifetime, but at considerably lower rates. Both 0131 and 0332 would receive new engines with better reliability as the EMD GP38-2's were nearing the end of their lifetimes and would soon be discontinued.