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The towns along Minnesota Northern Railroad’s Warroad Subdivision could form the backdrop for Garrison Keillor’s stories, or provide set locations for the Coen Brothers’ movie Fargo . Tall gray grain elevators provide the only vertical relief; each fall, they fill with the bounty of the fields that stretch north into Manitoba, and south until they transition to marshes on the Red Lake Indian Reservation. In summer, Warroad sees its share of visitors in the form of boat-towing Twin Citians who make
[quote user="RudyRockvilleMD"]Further, the author made a mistake when he said the power for the traction motors in diesel locomotives comes from the diesel engines when he must have meant to say that the power for the traction motors in diesel locomotives comes from their generators.[/quote] Rudy — Actually, Scott got this one right. The diesel prime mover produces the energy that powers the traction motors. The generator's job is to convert the kinetic energy the diesel produces to
[quote user="CNW 6000"]Why? [/quote] The way it was described to me, Trackside is designed to foster discussion of digital railroad photography. Best,
Larry — Details are on News Wire; we'll have an update going up soon. Unfortunately, no information on the cause yet, just that eight unoccupied units rolled away from Canal Street and four ended up derailing in a very unfortunate location. There have, fortunately, been no injuries as a result. Apparently they did pretty significant damage to the infrastructure. Amtrak's Marc Magliari says two of the four engines are now out of the way and the other two will be rerailed by evening. However
Folks — The lower right-hand photo belongs to Mr. Steve Crise; it appeared on the newsletter by mistake. Steve sent it in, forgetting that scanned slides aren't permitted in the competition. Once reminded, he submitted his new photo in its place, but apparently, the old photo ran in the newsletter instead. As Paul Harvey would say, now you know ... the rest of the story! Thanks for the note, Carl! Great to be back in. I've been looking for a chance to run that Iowa Northern shot for a while
[quote user="Bucyrus"]Assuming that power is available then, it seems there is no question that electric operation would be cheaper. But there is a question about the payback and whether the capital investment would be justified by the payback over time. The fact that it is not happening tells me that the answer to the question is, no. But there is a tipping point on that question somewhere as oil prices rise. We may or may not be anywhere close to that tipping point at this time.[/quote
Folks — Trackside with Trains.com Vol. 122 is now live. You can view it here , and vote for your favorite photo here . Best,
Folks — Trackside with Trains.com Vol. 121: Severe weather, is now live. You can view it here , and vote for your favorite shot here . Best,
It's a fair question, to be sure. Canadian Pacific's Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern withdrew 19 lawsuits attempting to seize land from Wyoming residents; the land was to be used for a new right-of-way into the Powder River Basin coalfields. I spoke with DM&E spokesman Mike LoVecchio last week about the decision, and he tells me it represents a change of tactic, not an abandonment or even suspension of the project as a whole. Still, CP makes no secret that regulatory and economic factors
[quote user="CShaveRR"]Had to amend the previous note--they weren't storks. My brother-in-law-the-naturalist (and owner of the log cabin) says that they're sandhill cranes.[/quote] Carl — Very cool. My fiancee works with wildlife and is a particularly big fan of the sandhills. The biggest Sandhill Crane flyway passes over Nebraska, and I've seen photos of them in the Platte River Valley so thick they blot out the sky. Wisconsin is home to another major flyway, though it's
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