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CN Locomotive with obstructed vision

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Posted by Jack R. on Thursday, February 11, 2016 5:53 PM

That was way too cool. Trains playing in the snow......fun times.

Actually, I quite agree with the idea that the engineer should have exercised better judgement. He cannot see the crossings or anything else for that matter. MOW should have cleared that mess along with DOT at the crossing. That's allot of snow flying up and every where else. 

You see, if someone dies......everything stops. People then ask why wasn't something done.

 

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Posted by ValleyX on Monday, February 8, 2016 5:30 PM

I've run in a lot of fog and a lot of snow and the only thing I ever recall stopping for is to scrape ice off the window, when the heaters were so ineffective that it was not providing anything in the way of window defrost.  

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Posted by Semper Vaporo on Monday, February 8, 2016 4:34 PM

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just keep running and send the conductor out the front door to clear the windshield as you run along !

 

And the next snow drift makes a pancake of the Conductor Thumbs Down and fills the cab with snow because he left the door open. Oops

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Posted by Ulrich on Monday, February 8, 2016 4:03 PM

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just keep running and send the conductor out the front door to clear the windshield as you run along !

 

Ironically easier to do on a spartan cab than the more modern safer North American cab.

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Posted by Euclid on Monday, February 8, 2016 3:50 PM

I am talking about fog that is like a sheet over the windshield.  Not being able to see is my point of bringing up fog. 

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Posted by blue streak 1 on Monday, February 8, 2016 3:25 PM

just keep running and send the conductor out the front door to clear the windshield as you run along !

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Posted by tree68 on Monday, February 8, 2016 2:56 PM

Euclid
No.  I am just saying that if can run in fog without seeing anything, you ought to be able to run with your windshield covered with snow. 

The possibility that you forgot the [sarchasm] tag aside, there's a world of difference.  You might drive your car on a foggy day, but you wouldn't consider it with a sheet over the windshield.  Although here in the north country, people seem to think it's OK to scrape off a small amount of snow/frost off the windshield and drive like that.

I've run in heavy snow - reduced speed, but you can still pick out landmarks.

And it's possible the engineer was running with his head out the window, when the snow wasn't flying big time.

You'll note in many of those snowplowing videos that you can hear someone on the ground at the crossing advising the crew by radio of what's ahead...

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Posted by Norm48327 on Monday, February 8, 2016 11:49 AM

Maybe he had his head out the side window. Wink

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Posted by Euclid on Monday, February 8, 2016 11:09 AM

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Wabash1 would not stop his train just to clean off a little snow.  He knows the territory.    
 

 

 

And you're saying the Canadian guys don't?

 

 

No.  I am just saying that if can run in fog without seeing anything, you ought to be able to run with your windshield covered with snow. 

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Posted by Murphy Siding on Monday, February 8, 2016 10:47 AM

Euclid
Wabash1 would not stop his train just to clean off a little snow.  He knows the territory.    
 

And you're saying the Canadian guys don't?

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Posted by Ulrich on Monday, February 8, 2016 9:45 AM

CMStPnP

Shouldn't this Engineer at some point stop the train and clear the windshield after this encounter with a snow drift?    Just curious.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMPJshBeEH0

 

 

At some point I'm sure he will. He's probably thought of that and picked a place that makes sense.  

 

 

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Posted by Euclid on Monday, February 8, 2016 9:43 AM
Wabash1 would not stop his train just to clean off a little snow.  He knows the territory.    
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Posted by Murphy Siding on Monday, February 8, 2016 9:33 AM

Euclid

It's no different than running in fog. 

 

  Raise your hand if you didn't see that one coming.Whistling

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Posted by Euclid on Monday, February 8, 2016 8:54 AM

It's no different than running in fog. 

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Posted by tree68 on Sunday, February 7, 2016 10:18 PM

It's possible that they did stop once they were clear of the major drifts.  

Considering that the snow was probably packed on the windshield, I'm not sure the wipers would make a difference.  Of course, the glass itself is probably heated, which would help.

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Posted by BaltACD on Sunday, February 7, 2016 10:16 PM

They do have windshield wipers that coupled with the wind of the forward motion of the train can probably clear a 'viewing port'.  It isn't like they have to figure out where the next intersection is so that they can turn left!

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Posted by kgbw49 on Sunday, February 7, 2016 5:57 PM

There was a little windshield still showing - about as big a viewing area as the front window on a steam locomotive cab...

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Posted by Firelock76 on Sunday, February 7, 2016 1:06 PM

Don't know about the engineer, but that railfan's got a facefull to deal with!

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CN Locomotive with obstructed vision
Posted by CMStPnP on Sunday, February 7, 2016 12:30 AM

Shouldn't this Engineer at some point stop the train and clear the windshield after this encounter with a snow drift?    Just curious.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMPJshBeEH0

 

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