There will be a need for a hostler, yes.
The jobs will shake out more or less like this...
1. Dispatcher. This will manage the trains in and out of staging, and control meets at the various sidings around the layout. I want to build a CTC board at the workbench/desk so I can control all the train movements from one location. The only exception would be Maryland Junction, which will have to be controlled locally to accommodate the mill switcher. So...
2. MY Tower operator. (Probably the same guy doing the mill switching, since he'll already be standing there.)
3. Yardmaster - Ridgeley
4. Engine Terminal operator Ridgeley (That would be the hostler job) This position will manage the power swaps as Reading power arrives from the east, NW Power from the west, and various specialized WM power between the east and west subs.
5. Yard Clerk - This will be a very important job, keeping the paper moving right along with the trains.
6. Yardmaster - Elkins (this one is new) To run the coal mine locals on the Thomas Sub, the West Local, and manage empties in and loads out trains at Elkins.
7. Road Crew - Connellsville to Ridgeley (Alpha Jets, Ore Trains, Grain Trains, Laurel Valley)
8. Road Crew - Elkins to Ridgeley (West/East Locals, Coal Extras)
9. Road Crew - Ridgeley to East Staging i.e. Lurgan and Baltimore (Eastbound Coal, Grain, and Fast Freight, PC Interchange, etc. and westbound counterparts.)
10. Paper Mill Switcher
11. Local Crews - Thomas Sub, North Junction, Cumberland
Man. That's a lot of beer.
