Due to the tropical storm ( AKA hurricane ) CSX will be suspending service for some of north Florida and SE Georgia. Of course will effect AMTRAK. Wonder how many trees especially pine trees will be on the tracks ?
CSX Customer Advisory – CSX Prepares for Tropical Storm Hermine CSX is taking precautions to protect employees, rail traffic and infrastructure as forecasters predict Tropical Storm Hermine making landfall on Thursday afternoon. At this time it is not known the level of impact the storm will have on CSX operations, but its path and intensity are being closely monitored as we take steps to prepare for any potential effects on our network. Based on the current weather forecasts, we anticipate suspending operations in the following areas:
BOB WITHORNIt does seem that we've started to pre-panic a bit. Because it MIGHT be a problem let's just stop.
Bob,
You are so right. Better to have a dozen or so crews trapped on line by downed trees or failed CTC, or high water, or derailment, or washout. In addition to risking the crews and equipment unnecessaraly, we can add a day or two to the job or restoring traffic. What a plan!
Mac McCulloch
Also a lot easier to go out and repair any downed lines or trees without stranded trains parked on the main.
And don't they usually pull the gates off and stash them? So if you did run trains, there'd be a lot of crossing protection orders.
It's been fun. But it isn't much fun anymore. Signing off for now.
The opinions expressed here represent my own and not those of my employer, any other railroad, company, or person.t fun any
zugmann And don't they usually pull the gates off and stash them?
And don't they usually pull the gates off and stash them?
The hurricane will do that for them.
"No soup for you!" - Yev Kassem (from Seinfeld)
Railroads today are not staffed as they once were. There are no longer 8 man section gangs spaced about every 8-10 miles along the right of way, there are no longer signal maintainers located at every interlocking tower. Today, if something breaks the personel have to travel 20-50-100 miles to the location to attend to it. Traveling in storm affected areas is problematical at best, and impossible many times. Having crews, trains and or passengers stranded in the middle of nowhere doesn't win friends or postitively influence people. When local authorities decree that the population should either shelter in place or move to high ground, the railroads need to comply as well as the rest of the population.
Never too old to have a happy childhood!
Hit just one washout with a passenger train or a train chock full of hazmat loads, and the cost in terms of dollars ALONE far offsets this - let alone seeing railroaders, passengers, or trackside residents injured. This is just forsighted management.
Mac, Exactly, why take a nap when you can get in trouble? notch 8 and blast your way through.
Kind of blew the first post - intended more as tongue in cheek - just hit send too soon. Still we do seem to tuck tail or cry wolf a bit too soon anymore.
BOB WITHORNMac, Exactly, why take a nap when you can get in trouble? notch 8 and blast your way through. Kind of blew the first post - intended more as tongue in cheek - just hit send too soon. Still we do seem to tuck tail or cry wolf a bit too soon anymore.
With the all the law suits that get filed when anything happens can you blame organizations that are guided by lawyers and accountants from minimizing a company's exposure to such suits.
It's a holiday weekend anyways, traffic levels are a little lower than normal as it is(for freight), so not really hurting anything by playing it safe...and safety is job number 1.
CSX was certainly going full blast today. Saw 4 trains while at work.
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