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Stuck in the middle
Posted by JoeKoh on Saturday, August 9, 2003 8:17 PM
This morning I was up bright and early and saw BNSF,UP and CP engines 180 miles away from Chicago as they went by.(actually the UP engines were westbound.My question is with all this runthrough power how far west has a CSX or NS engine gone?Last weekend Canadien national let its WC and IC units run this way on the old NKP line in Latty Ohio.Yes mookie I got pictures.
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Posted by JoeKoh on Saturday, August 9, 2003 8:17 PM
This morning I was up bright and early and saw BNSF,UP and CP engines 180 miles away from Chicago as they went by.(actually the UP engines were westbound.My question is with all this runthrough power how far west has a CSX or NS engine gone?Last weekend Canadien national let its WC and IC units run this way on the old NKP line in Latty Ohio.Yes mookie I got pictures.
stay safe
Joe [:)]

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Posted by edblysard on Saturday, August 9, 2003 11:39 PM
Hi Joe, dont know about west, but we get CSX, NS and CN power here in Houston all the time.
Tried to get Kev to sell me the CN power, but he works for the other Canadian railroad.
Stay Frosty,
Ed

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Posted by edblysard on Saturday, August 9, 2003 11:39 PM
Hi Joe, dont know about west, but we get CSX, NS and CN power here in Houston all the time.
Tried to get Kev to sell me the CN power, but he works for the other Canadian railroad.
Stay Frosty,
Ed

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, August 10, 2003 4:42 AM
Hi i have pictures of CSX,NS,IC in the blue mountain's of oregon.
got the CSX last week
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, August 10, 2003 4:42 AM
Hi i have pictures of CSX,NS,IC in the blue mountain's of oregon.
got the CSX last week
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Posted by JoeKoh on Sunday, August 10, 2003 6:06 AM
Enginee
welcome to the forums.Any pictures send them my way I'll share.Ask ED.
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Posted by JoeKoh on Sunday, August 10, 2003 6:06 AM
Enginee
welcome to the forums.Any pictures send them my way I'll share.Ask ED.
stay safe
joe

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Posted by wabash1 on Sunday, August 10, 2003 8:29 AM
Joe

I have seen the inspection reports for our engines come back and L,A was on them so i figure they make it to california.
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Posted by wabash1 on Sunday, August 10, 2003 8:29 AM
Joe

I have seen the inspection reports for our engines come back and L,A was on them so i figure they make it to california.
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, August 10, 2003 8:37 AM
Yeah the other Canadian one..

ED i'll sell you the CN locomotive, it's not mine but i'll sell it to you..

the fact that it's not actually mine has never stopped me beofre from selling anything!!
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, August 10, 2003 8:37 AM
Yeah the other Canadian one..

ED i'll sell you the CN locomotive, it's not mine but i'll sell it to you..

the fact that it's not actually mine has never stopped me beofre from selling anything!!
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, August 10, 2003 9:27 AM
I could never understand the concept of run through power. When a engine is on foreign track, say NS on BNSF, is BNSF paying NS to use that engine? If I were a Businessmen, I would be very leary of someone else using my capitol investment.
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, August 10, 2003 9:27 AM
I could never understand the concept of run through power. When a engine is on foreign track, say NS on BNSF, is BNSF paying NS to use that engine? If I were a Businessmen, I would be very leary of someone else using my capitol investment.
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Posted by JoeKoh on Sunday, August 10, 2003 11:48 AM
maybe this could be a photo contest itself.Foriegn power on the rails.Sounds like a good idea?
stay safe
joe

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Posted by JoeKoh on Sunday, August 10, 2003 11:48 AM
maybe this could be a photo contest itself.Foriegn power on the rails.Sounds like a good idea?
stay safe
joe

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, August 10, 2003 12:00 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by TARGUBRIGHT

I could never understand the concept of run through power. When a engine is on foreign track, say NS on BNSF, is BNSF paying NS to use that engine? If I were a Businessmen, I would be very leary of someone else using my capitol investment.
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Tim, I think what most roads do is trade hours. You have three of my motors for, say, one hundred hours, and we are entitled to the same number of hours from your stuff. Sometimes a run-through agreement, where your power runs their road and their power runs the same route to you will result in them owing you hours. Because your power has the longer trip for them, they owe you so many hours to make all that even out. In other words, ain't none of them doin it out of the goodness of their heart. [and why should they? it is a business, after all.]
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, August 10, 2003 12:00 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by TARGUBRIGHT

I could never understand the concept of run through power. When a engine is on foreign track, say NS on BNSF, is BNSF paying NS to use that engine? If I were a Businessmen, I would be very leary of someone else using my capitol investment.
TIM A
Tim, I think what most roads do is trade hours. You have three of my motors for, say, one hundred hours, and we are entitled to the same number of hours from your stuff. Sometimes a run-through agreement, where your power runs their road and their power runs the same route to you will result in them owing you hours. Because your power has the longer trip for them, they owe you so many hours to make all that even out. In other words, ain't none of them doin it out of the goodness of their heart. [and why should they? it is a business, after all.]
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, August 10, 2003 2:50 PM
Hey Joe
as soon as i get my scanner hooked up i will
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, August 10, 2003 2:50 PM
Hey Joe
as soon as i get my scanner hooked up i will
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Posted by JoeKoh on Sunday, August 10, 2003 5:01 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by wabash1

Joe

I have seen the inspection reports for our engines come back and L,A was on them so i figure they make it to california.

which ones do you prefer running ones from UP or BNSF?[;)]
stay safe
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Posted by JoeKoh on Sunday, August 10, 2003 5:01 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by wabash1

Joe

I have seen the inspection reports for our engines come back and L,A was on them so i figure they make it to california.

which ones do you prefer running ones from UP or BNSF?[;)]
stay safe
joe

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Posted by wabash1 on Sunday, August 10, 2003 6:03 PM
It dont matter they all operate the same. the up and bnsf engines are cleaner. some of the guys we have here on the ns are real pigs. and it seems like nobody cleans up after them sleves. my first 10 min on a engine is spent sweeping and cleaning the thing up so it is half decent to spend 12 hours on.
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Posted by wabash1 on Sunday, August 10, 2003 6:03 PM
It dont matter they all operate the same. the up and bnsf engines are cleaner. some of the guys we have here on the ns are real pigs. and it seems like nobody cleans up after them sleves. my first 10 min on a engine is spent sweeping and cleaning the thing up so it is half decent to spend 12 hours on.
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Posted by traisessive1 on Sunday, August 10, 2003 8:35 PM
In Brockville Ontario I have seen on the CN lines

WC, IC, ONR, GO GT, DWP (all canadian anyway)
CR, NS, GCFX....there been others to

10000 feet and no dynamics? Today is going to be a good day ... 

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Posted by traisessive1 on Sunday, August 10, 2003 8:35 PM
In Brockville Ontario I have seen on the CN lines

WC, IC, ONR, GO GT, DWP (all canadian anyway)
CR, NS, GCFX....there been others to

10000 feet and no dynamics? Today is going to be a good day ... 

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Posted by corwinda on Tuesday, August 12, 2003 7:10 PM
I have seen both CSX and NS units in Eugene, Oregon. (That's western Oregon.)
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Posted by corwinda on Tuesday, August 12, 2003 7:10 PM
I have seen both CSX and NS units in Eugene, Oregon. (That's western Oregon.)
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Posted by Willy2 on Tuesday, August 12, 2003 9:05 PM
On a webcam in Olympia Washington I have seen CSX units 2 times. I was surprised that an Eastern railroads power would end up in northern Washington State.

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Posted by Willy2 on Tuesday, August 12, 2003 9:05 PM
On a webcam in Olympia Washington I have seen CSX units 2 times. I was surprised that an Eastern railroads power would end up in northern Washington State.

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