evening
Saw that bulldozer report MC.Ns had some cars for uptown after I left work.Ran errands in town.Need to get some pictures cleared off the computer.We'll always get more.
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").
mudchicken Will the knucklehead who left the dozer too close to the CSX main track please report to the common sense training school for his/her initial whuppin up da side of da head....PLEASE!
Will the knucklehead who left the dozer too close to the CSX main track please report to the common sense training school for his/her initial whuppin up da side of da head....PLEASE!
But judge that kid standing over there told me that the passenger train would already have passed on its scheduled time. (92)
blue streak 1 mudchicken Will the knucklehead who left the dozer too close to the CSX main track please report to the common sense training school for his/her initial whuppin up da side of da head....PLEASE! But judge that kid standing over there told me that the passenger train would already have passed on its scheduled time. (92)
The 'same kid' that said there would only be two trains over the Altahama River bridge?
Never too old to have a happy childhood!
afternoon
Ns has a coal train to go east in the siding.Nice day today.Need to work on chores.
NS Coal train still in the siding.Ran errands.Chores to do.
Note posted on door - gone fishin' - make yourself comfy
She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw
Mookie Note posted on door - gone fishin' - make yourself comfy
Thanks to Chris / CopCarSS for my avatar.
Murphy SidingI have some double-stuff Oreo cookies...
Meme recently on FB to the effect of "Hey, Nabisco, just forget the charcoal wafers and give us the 'stuff...'"
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...
blue streak 1But judge that kid standing over there told me that the passenger train would already have passed on its scheduled time. (92)
Something like the bit in "My Cousin Vinny" about the train coming by the hotel:
That was a good movie.Ns has a new coal train in the siding at work.They also have empty cars to pick up as well.Glad tomorrow is Friday.
joe
Coal train still in the siding at work.Someone decided to play fender bender with a dumptruck on the way home.No one was hurt that I saw.Got the schedule for Matt's open house and payment of school fees in the mail.Chores to do here at home.
JoeKoh afternoon Coal train still in the siding at work.Someone decided to play fender bender with a dumptruck on the way home.No one was hurt that I saw.Got the schedule for Matt's open house and payment of school fees in the mail.Chores to do here at home. stay safe joe
Joe, Don't know how old Matt is but I suspect he is nearing his senior year in high school. I read on line (so it must be true) that is an expensive year for parents. I hope you and the missus survive that. Not being a parent I should disqualify myself from commenting.
Norm
To the Cleveland area for a family wedding. Got off of I70 between Frederick and Hagerstown account accident had traffic backed up for miles....Decided to take the PA Turnpike and its $18.25 toll to go 130 miles (Breezewood to the Western End), Got stuck in a 6 mile meltdown account of a FedEx Truck and another getting together and burning off the spilled fuel.
Found out I would be able to take I68 to I79 and get on the PA turnpike past its last WB toll booth. EB there is a toll booth at the State Line so the strategy only works one way.
Hello Saturday
Got chores done this morning.Summerrail is going on in Marion right now.However we were invited to a wedding.It is in Lima.So we can do a quick look at how plugged up CSX on the Toldeo sub.We will be meeting with our California pen pal in Deshler tomorrow.We will be looking somewhere else on Monday.He has already found 4 matched W&LE units on a train going east at Carey Ohio.
Norm yes school fees and such is expensive.We took advantage of our states tax free holiday to get Matt's clothes for school.I can't imagine what it's like now for people with multiple kids in school.Also throw in extra if they participate in sports or play in the band.Going to go get cleaned up.
Well, my offices today were an SW1 and an 0-4-0.
I started off the day in the cab of SW1 705, pulling the steamer and a couple of cars out of town so the steamer could pull everything back. Occasionally the involved some pusher duty - that little 0-4-0 bogged down a bit on the hills. (Of course, so did the SW1).
My "office" for the afternoon was Viscose #6, as pilot for the crew. Didn't touch the controls, or the coal scoop, but got a better appreciation of what it takes to run one of those teakettles...
Friday night, after the steamer was fired up and ready to go, we wandered off to Big Moose for dinner. With the steamer and a caboose. I'm not sure, but I think that was one of the longest excursions #6 has taken recently.
Didn't get many pictures, what being I was operating crew most of the time.
good morning
Yep Csx was jammed up north of Lima.We also had a great time at the reception.Matt found a corner window spot where we could see Csx come into town.Off to Deshler to meet pen pal.If you see me on the web cam I'll try to wave.
Well, you get to see that back of my head, anyhow (I was running the SW1):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e60siq1YXSo
morning
Day 2 with pen pal.Having a good time.Yesterday we were surrounded in Deshler by trains.Matt needs to get his camera bag.Will keep you posted.
tree68Well, you get to see that back of my head, anyhow (I was running the SW1): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e60siq1YXSo
And what a head!
Well! In the land of no excitement - had a 3 car get together about 1/4 of a block from our house - in the intersection. I heard it loud and clear up here on the 2nd floor. Fortunately the fire dept is right there. Unfortunately the engine and the medic were out on a call, which left the city's biggest ladder truck to do the honors. I can't see thru the trees, but wonder if they pulled the truck out of the garage, parked it on the driveway and ran to the middle of the street.
Just wonderin'.
And about an hour after that - a very nice, newer home in south Lincoln - blew up - whole house! Badly injured 2 people; ammo was exploding when fire fighters arrived; damaged at least half of the neighborhood houses - across, next to and behind house in question. (I have a scanner) According to video, there is nothing left to know it was a house.
So if Balt is done examining Tree's head - maybe he can tell me what would cause that kind of explosion. I can't believe if it was nat gas, why didn't someone smell it? If it was gun powder - someone boo-boo'd? Sounded like both people were "older" - any thoughts you care to share?
Day 2 with pen pal.Went to Carey,Bucyrus and Marion.Plenty of Tonka toys and CSX sent a geometry train on the C&O.Pen pal is going to adventure back out tomorrow.I have to go back to work.Time to get cleaned up.
Mookiemaybe he can tell me what would cause that kind of explosion.
It could well have been natural gas. Even though it's odorized, it's possible to become desensitized to said odor. That's one of the dangers with perfume - at some point the wearer can't smell it any more, so they add more, much to the chagrin of those around them...
NG is lighter than air, the odorant is actually heavier. There have been cases of NG leaks where the gas dissipates, but the odorant falls out of the air, causing great concern to those downwind.
The news article I read indicated that there were several dig permits issued in the area recently. I would opine that an underground leak which found its way into the house in question might well have been sufficiently filtered of its odorant to be less detectable.
Once the house is full of gas, all it takes is for something (like an electronic igniter) to set it off. And in situations like this, the building is generally levelled, as was this one.
See - I knew you would have a logical explanation! And they are installing fiber optic all around the city, so, seriously - almost every day - the gas co is called to an oops, we dug it up and broke it. This one is really going to get expensive for someone. Up to this time, the LFD got right on it and either evacuated everyone in the hot area or got the gas co there in time to take care of it. And one time, the gas co cut their own line.
tree68 Mookie maybe he can tell me what would cause that kind of explosion. It could well have been natural gas. Even though it's odorized, it's possible to become desensitized to said odor. That's one of the dangers with perfume - at some point the wearer can't smell it any more, so they add more, much to the chagrin of those around them... NG is lighter than air, the odorant is actually heavier. There have been cases of NG leaks where the gas dissipates, but the odorant falls out of the air, causing great concern to those downwind. The news article I read indicated that there were several dig permits issued in the area recently. I would opine that an underground leak which found its way into the house in question might well have been sufficiently filtered of its odorant to be less detectable. Once the house is full of gas, all it takes is for something (like an electronic igniter) to set it off. And in situations like this, the building is generally levelled, as was this one.
Mookie maybe he can tell me what would cause that kind of explosion.
all in all - just another pipeline failure.
MookieAnd one time, the gas co cut their own line.
This is a problem in most older cities - knowing exactly where the underground utilities are. We know they are there - but two feet in the wrong direction can make a huge difference. And the records may be very fuzzy, if they exist at all.
Kinda like what MC has to deal with...
Cutting a home service gas line is far different from cutting a main. Gas pipelines may carry pressures of 1000 PSI or more. The pressure at your home gas range is a mere 1/4 PSI. Service lines may range from 60 PSI down to 1/4 PSI.
Ns local was uptown when I left work.Meeting in Deshler tonight.Might be able to wave for a couple trains.
Update on house explosion in Lincoln yesterday. Elderly couple in critical condition.
43 houses were damaged. 19 structurally not sound enough to live in. And - still think it was natural gas, but not from an outside source. Something in the house set it off - as of now. It truly looks like a plane flew over it and dropped a bomb. Something went terribly wrong!
Mookie And - still think it was natural gas, but not from an outside source.
Have you seen the movie "Paul"?
tree68 Mookie And - still think it was natural gas, but not from an outside source. Have you seen the movie "Paul"?
Tell me what I missed...
MookieTell me what I missed...
Briefly, two British sci-fi geeks end up in the company of an alien who's been captive at a top secret base since his ship crashed here in the late 1940's. Hilarty ensues. At one point, the alien (Paul) decides he has to go back to the place he crashed and make amends with the woman (a little girl at the time) who rescued him from his spacecraft. Of course, she's a virtual hermit, as no one believes her story.
In the course of visit, she offers to make tea for her visitors and turns on the gas stove to boil the water. Before she can actually light the stove, however, the federal agents who have been chasing Paul arrive. More hilarity ensues, culminating with one of the agents thinking he's got a clear shot at the escaping Paul from inside the house. He pulls the trigger of his pistol, resulting in the total destruction of the house...
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1092026/
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