Erik_Mag BaltACD You have never had to 'odd man out' with a civilian where 'Here' actually is. That's a good follow to what Jeff said about reporting obstructed crossings. A fair amount of the discussion about crossing problems have been about reporting malfunctioning crossing signals and gates, so that's what prompted comments about malfunctioning signs...
BaltACD You have never had to 'odd man out' with a civilian where 'Here' actually is.
You have never had to 'odd man out' with a civilian where 'Here' actually is.
That's a good follow to what Jeff said about reporting obstructed crossings.
A fair amount of the discussion about crossing problems have been about reporting malfunctioning crossing signals and gates, so that's what prompted comments about malfunctioning signs...
The carriers also get reports of incidents that aren't at crossings. There are also crossings where multiple carriers are operating parallel to each other and crossings where two separate subdivisions on two different Divisions of the same carrier operate parallel to each other.
I might add that all calls to the CSX number listed on the blue signs contact the CSX Police Safety Control Center (PSCC) and not to Chief Dispatchers desks. Having worked with both ways of doing business - the PSCC does most of the locating where HERE is, however, there are still individuals that know the Chief Dispatcher's number in their area and call that direct.
Never too old to have a happy childhood!
Morning
Went and looked at things.Heard Ns had a bad car to set off at Montpeiler Ohio.Csx M 567 had a bad autorack to set off in Sherwood.Helped put things away in the museum in Deshler yesterday.Next weekend is the Halloween parade.College boy got a few good shots of the 765 this weekend.Farmers are pretty much done with beans now they are on the corn.Plenty of dust flying.Going to see what's for lunch.
stay safe
Joe
Deshler Ohio-crossroads of the B&O Matt eats your fries.YUM! Clinton st viaduct undefeated against too tall trucks!!!(voted to be called the "Clinton St. can opener").
Had a white coat appointment this morning, which precipitated some lab work, and a couple of prescriptions. That meant a trip down the Interstate to reach the pharmacy and for some needed groceries.
Whilst tooling down the highway, I drove through a bunch of leaves stirred up by a semi. Thought it could be consequential, and sure enough as I neared my destination, the "hot" light came on and the temp guage was edging toward the "H." About that time, I got off the highway and swung into the gas station (needed that, too). After fueling up, the guage quickly retreated into a normal range. Checked the grille, but only found one leaf - I'm certain there were more that fell off at a traffic light.
Having fried one motor (failed water pump), I'm a little leary...
This is something we have to watch with the gensets on our trains. This time of year the intake screens tend to load up, especially since they are pretty close to the ground. Not something I'd ever experienced with a vehicle, though.
Larry Resident Microferroequinologist (at least at my house) Everyone goes home; Safety begins with you My Opinion. Standard Disclaimers Apply. No Expiration Date Come ride the rails with me! There's one thing about humility - the moment you think you've got it, you've lost it...
I watched the NKWorld (Japanese) news on PBS tonight. Reported that Tokyo Metro's IPO was today. Stock climbed 30%. Can you imagine a subway system anywhere else going private?
GrampCan you imagine a subway system anywhere else going private?
If it looked like it was going to be a money maker, some investment group would take it over and loot it...
afternoon
Checked on the NDW after work.Seems the new(old) ltex engine is out and about.The yard has plenty of hi cube boxcars to deliver and that are being cleaned out.Csx mow was near fc.Not sure if they were working on the main or the omni switch.Things to get around for tomorrow.
Had a dearth of trick-or-treaters tonight. Exactly one...
Actually had some rain pass by yesterday.Mother nature sent some wind as well to spread the leaves around.The Ltex engine is around on the NDW just need to get the time to find it.Csx was busy replacing a track panel at Fc.College boy is coming home tonight.Going to go vote and have supper as well.Time to get stuff around for work.
joe
We had some rain in our area.Going to be more fall like tempratures.Was able to do some outside work yesterday.Plenty of upset specials yesterday.Next week the central ohio team gets to go play a northern Chicago team at wrigley field.Too bad we have Tom Browning form the Reds to sit up on the rooftops.Thank you for all the veterans tomorrow.
Nice and dry in Phoenix all weekend, although the locals were complaining about the 45° overnight temperatures. For me was just like being home, minus the rain.
Busy, though - made for a long weekend.
Guessers say the "s" word is coming later this week.Been busy with work.College boy has accepted a job with a local firm.Graduation is coming up.Need to make up from 4 years ago.Need to check on brother.Maybe see what is on Ns or csx.
A shame this forum got the disappearing railroad blues. Nice knowing y'all.
evening
Not sure if Trains is making changes or not.Have been busy working long hours at work.Guessers still saying snow for tomorrow.Time to get on the boots if we are to do any leaf work.Did watch I 191(up power intermodal) and a kcs lead ethanol train go west just before sundown.Time for supper.
Gramp A shame this forum got the disappearing railroad blues. Nice knowing y'all.
Between the issues they've had and the multitude of other media available, things are pretty sparse any more.
Even when the whole shebang was running properly, we were losing participants faster than we were gaining them. And the losses were folks who had moved on (or passed) as opposed to anyone actively quitting.
I've noticed the videos are back on-line, which seems to kill the thought that forum access for all would be restored when the video issues were resolved.
From what I've experienced, it seems that the forum software is no longer able to issue new "you are logged in" cookies. When I try logging in on a different browser, the login fails, but I still remain logged in on Firefox. I tempted fate last weekend by upgrading my computer, but took the step of copying the Firefox directory under "Application Support" directory to my new computer before installing Firefox on the new computer. It worked as I am now typing this on the new machine.
An all new forum software would be nice, but transferring the 20+ years of posts would be an IT nightmare. It would be shame to lose the history of the members who are no longer with us.
I've noticed that most of the other forums that I'm on also have very slow traffic, even without having technical issues. A few that I very infrequently visit almost have no traffic, at least in those specific sub-forums I follow.
Meanwhile, Facebook groups abound. It's the main reason I'm still there. That's probably part of the reason forums like this one are fading. This one seemed relatively healthy until all the technical issues started becoming a constant factor.
Jeff
Ran errands yesterday and gave hugs.Was able to see I 166 (cp run through)go east with 596 axels and a bit of everything on it.College boy is coming home Tuesday night.Boss has the stuff for casseroles for Thusday.Guessers are saying a messy wet Thanksgiving.Might not help the big parade much.Time to get stuff for work.
Frosty this morning, and we're getting suggestions of a less than desirable weekend. Lots of travel planned, so hope it's not too bad.\
Truck is headed for the shop this morning. I was going to drive it there, but it wouldn't start last night, so it's going in on the hook. Yuck!
Wishing everyone to have a Happy Thanksgiving! Our daughter is with us for the weekend, our younger son is spending the holiday with my brother and his wife in Iowa and our older son will be with friends in the Baltimore area.
Remember - there may be no calories in Christmas cookies, but Thanksgiving doesn't get that reprieve, so plan accordingly.
Watching an articulated tug-barge pass under the Blue Water Bridge in Port Huron, MI (on the computer, of course), which reminds me of the stories I've seen about the layouts those lake boats put up for holiday meals.
We're definitely getting the snow they forecast, possibly measured in feet. If I can get down to the railroad (Adirondack) Friday, I won't have to worry about it again until Sunday night - or Monday morning, if it looks particularly bad. We shall see.
Enjoy!
Good Morning
Great lakes snow machine to crank it up according to the guessers.Had a good Turkey day at G+G's house.Going to give hugs in the old neighborhood.Going to check on brother as well.Have one local team and two from west central Ohio still in the state football playoffs.Tomorrow it's the GAME. Time to get some breakfast.
The snow machine(s) definitely cranked it up over the weekend. upwards of five feet in some areas of northern New York.
The snow in western NY and NE PA has made its presence known by the pile of snow on the west side of the Deshler diamond, as the snow accumulated while passing through that snow belt is shaken off by the diamonds.
It'll be a windy day on the Great Lakes - Gale and Storm warnings have been posted. There is talk of a seiche on Lake Erie - where the wind pushes the water down the lake, resulting in multi-foot drops on the west end and multi-foot rises on the east end.
morning
Going to have a bit of a warm up this weekend.Still waiting for neighbors tree in the front to get done dropping leaves.College boy has exams this week and his engineering test today.Graduation is next weekend.Csx and Ns have been busy trying to get throught the current weather.They are still dealing with the damage from the hurricanes down south as well.One of the 3 teams I am watching in the football playoffs demolished its competition yesterday.Going to watch more when I get off of work.Going to leave this piece of chocolate cake and milk on the counter.Remembering the fun we had in the diner.
Posting a day late, but was a bit saddened to learn that only 16 of the 70-80,000 men/women in service in Pearl Harbor on the day of the attack are still with us.
for some reason got an email about a summer chat room? changed it for fall.Winter starts next saturday.Saw a couple on Ns and csx while running errands today.Tomorrow is college boys graduation.
New forum is up and running, interesting to see the old forum still up.
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