Significant Dates in the History of the Timber River Railway
June 22, 1968 Railroad in operating - 5 pole rotary block switches
August 3, 1968 Gold Spike - First operating session
December, 1980 Operating Session 100
January, 1985 Layout featured in MR
October, 1986 Gold Spike 2 – CTC80 Command Control
November 18, 1989 Last run of the old layout w/ 3 track bridge
January 20, 1990 Gold Spike 3 – First run on the revised TRR -- Operating Session 200
September, 1991 Added Pokegema / Duluth level
November, 1992 MR Cover feature
October, 1996 Added 3 color signals and Dispatcher Panel
May, 1997 Automated International Falls and Mountain Iron
June 22, 2002 Session 307 – L. Sukup, dispatcher
February, 2006 Start DCC installation -- Required replacing 77 track detectors
May, 2012 Construction of Scottsville and West Yard
September, 2013 Signal system back in operation
January 24, 2015 TRR back in operation -- Operating Session 308
February 28, 2015 Session 309- Tunnel 3 collapse - all rail traffic embargoed
March 21, 2015 Session 310 - short crew - part of Tunnel 3 daylighted - new Kelly Lake Depot
April 18, 2015 Session 311- Added a 3rd engineer to Allouez Yard
May 16, 2015 Session 312- scheduled session
June 22, 1968 Railroad in operating - 5 pole rotary block switches
August 3, 1968 Gold Spike - First operating session
December, 1980 Operating Session 100
January, 1985 Layout featured in MR
October, 1986 Gold Spike 2 – CTC80 Command Control
November 18, 1989 Last run of the old layout w/ 3 track bridge
January 20, 1990 Gold Spike 3 – First run on the revised TRR -- Operating Session 200
September, 1991 Added Pokegema / Duluth level
November, 1992 MR Cover feature
October, 1996 Added 3 color signals and Dispatcher Panel
May, 1997 Automated International Falls and Mountain Iron
June 22, 2002 Session 307 – L. Sukup, dispatcher
February, 2006 Start DCC installation -- Required replacing 77 track detectors
May, 2012 Construction of Scottsville and West Yard
September, 2013 Signal system back in operation
January 24, 2015 TRR back in operation -- Operating Session 308
February 28, 2015 Session 309- Tunnel 3 collapse - all rail traffic embargoed
March 21, 2015 Session 310 - short crew - part of Tunnel 3 daylighted - new Kelly Lake Depot
April 18, 2015 Session 311- Added a 3rd engineer to Allouez Yard
May 16, 2015 Session 312- scheduled session