Thar she Blows!!!!

[edblysard]

Well, Port O Connor is not the place to be this morning. We have had about 4 to 6 inches of rain in Houston, lots of wind damage, but it should be all over by this evening. And your right, Wabash, but I think its 4" over the rail. If my engineer says he dosnt think its safe to go on, we dont move.
Tim, the big problem here is like wabash said, you can flood the traction motors, and because they are D/C motors, wet on the inside shorts them out, very expensive boo-boo. A/C motors can handle the wet better. The other problem is you cant see a washout, all it takes is four or five ties to have the ballast washed out from under one side, and you can get the train ont the ground, not what you want to do even on a sunny day, much less in a hurricane, makes the MOW guys really really mad at you, because they have to come out inthe rain.
Lucky me, I have mon and tues off, so I dont have to worry about it, but I will have to work my keister off tomorrow, to make up for what didnt get done today.
Stay Frosty,
Ed

[edblysard]

Well, Port O Connor is not the place to be this morning. We have had about 4 to 6 inches of rain in Houston, lots of wind damage, but it should be all over by this evening. And your right, Wabash, but I think its 4" over the rail. If my engineer says he dosnt think its safe to go on, we dont move.
Tim, the big problem here is like wabash said, you can flood the traction motors, and because they are D/C motors, wet on the inside shorts them out, very expensive boo-boo. A/C motors can handle the wet better. The other problem is you cant see a washout, all it takes is four or five ties to have the ballast washed out from under one side, and you can get the train ont the ground, not what you want to do even on a sunny day, much less in a hurricane, makes the MOW guys really really mad at you, because they have to come out inthe rain.
Lucky me, I have mon and tues off, so I dont have to worry about it, but I will have to work my keister off tomorrow, to make up for what didnt get done today.
Stay Frosty,
Ed

[zardoz]

Ed,

Congratulations on being promoted to 4 stars!!

[zardoz]

Ed,

Congratulations on being promoted to 4 stars!!

[JoeKoh]

if the conditions are just right empty trailers have been know to blow off on the old nyc(now ns) bridge near port clinton ohio.It goes right over sandusky bay.
stay safe
joe
ed matt says wear rubber boots.

[JoeKoh]

if the conditions are just right empty trailers have been know to blow off on the old nyc(now ns) bridge near port clinton ohio.It goes right over sandusky bay.
stay safe
joe
ed matt says wear rubber boots.

[Anonymous]

This may seem like a dumb question. (I have alway's wonderd about this) Because of the wind risk, is it safer to leave the doors on the empty boxcars open?
TIM A

[Anonymous]

This may seem like a dumb question. (I have alway's wonderd about this) Because of the wind risk, is it safer to leave the doors on the empty boxcars open?
TIM A

[Anonymous]

That's a good question. Would it be better or worse? The only reason I wonder 'worse' is thinking along the lines of a box kite. Hopefully someone knows.

[Anonymous]

That's a good question. Would it be better or worse? The only reason I wonder 'worse' is thinking along the lines of a box kite. Hopefully someone knows.

[edblysard]

Tim, either post a e-mail address in your profile, or e-mail me at the one in my profile, I would like to talk offline with you for a little bit, Thanks and,
Stay Frosty,
Ed

[edblysard]

Tim, either post a e-mail address in your profile, or e-mail me at the one in my profile, I would like to talk offline with you for a little bit, Thanks and,
Stay Frosty,
Ed