Wow! I was able to log on for about the first time in forever.
We had some flooding last week. Walking around downtown, I came across a pair of locomotives that were in deep water, about up to the middle of their fuel tanks. What lead me to them was the sound. The engines were making a loud sound like they were wound up and climbing a hill.
How does that work with the electrical motors being in the water? Could someone have waded out there and driven them out of the water?
Thanks to Chris / CopCarSS for my avatar.
I am GUESSING - the company knew the engines were there in the water and raised their throttle setting several notches with the reverser centered to increase blower air to the traction motors in an effort to minimize water damage to them.
I don't know how successful this strategy actually is.
Never too old to have a happy childhood!
Hey Murphy I've been wondering how you're doing with all that flooding in your neck of the woods. Does that BNSF bridge, also used by the D&I RR, that went out north of Sioux City cut you off from rail service? Or is there another way to service your area?
Jeff
If the water-height is sufficient to touch the motors, having brushless, commutator-less motors, AV motors, can make a huge differnce.
jeffhergert Hey Murphy I've been wondering how you're doing with all that flooding in your neck of the woods. Does that BNSF bridge, also used by the D&I RR, that went out north of Sioux City cut you off from rail service? Or is there another way to service your area? Jeff
The flooding didn affect me personally as I live on a hill. Our town saw some high water, but not the major flooding like downstream at Canton North Sioux City. The bridge that went out is on the BNSF. On the Dakota and Iowa Railroad portion of the same line, a bridge dropped into the same river at Canton about 5 years ago. It's not the only line into our area.
Murphy Siding jeffhergert Hey Murphy I've been wondering how you're doing with all that flooding in your neck of the woods. Does that BNSF bridge, also used by the D&I RR, that went out north of Sioux City cut you off from rail service? Or is there another way to service your area? Jeff Hey Jeff, The flooding didn affect me personally as I live on a hill. Our town saw some high water, but not the major flooding like downstream at Canton North Sioux City. The bridge that went out is on the BNSF. On the Dakota and Iowa Railroad portion of the same line, a bridge dropped into the same river at Canton about 5 years ago. It's not the only line into our area.
Hey Jeff,
Glad to hear everything is well.
I wasn't sure of what rail lines were still there after retrenchment over the years.
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