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QUOTE: Originally posted by Modelcar Tree............I've wondered on this subject here in Indiana for some time now....We have an abundance of corn stocks along many of our county roads here and it grows to be at least 10 or more ft. in height. My thought is pay the farmer to leave a dozen rows in the field back at the appropiate location from the county road in the Winter time and it would make an excellent snow fence.....County roads can drift closed very easily here in the flat country and I believe this would really help solve some of that problem.
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QUOTE: Originally posted by M.W. Hemphill Union Pacific has at least several hundred miles of snow fence in Wyoming and northeastern Utah, along the Overland Route. Often it's layered four and five deep. Rio Grande made very little use of snow fence, as its main lines post-1920s were largely sheltered from strong and frequent winds. I can't recall seeing any snow fence on SP lines, nor on former Great Northern or Northern Pacific -- but that doesn't mean there aren't any. In any event, UP in Wyoming is the king of snow fences when it comes to railroads. The part of Wyoming it runs through doesn't get a lot of snow, but the wind is almost constant, year-round.
QUOTE: Originally posted by edblysard Yup, Eight straight and eight at time and a half...not to shabby for a few hours work...makes for a nice half. Gonna do it again on the first! Ed[8D]QUOTE: Originally posted by jeaton And on top of all that fun, you actually got paid? Jay
QUOTE: Originally posted by jeaton And on top of all that fun, you actually got paid? Jay
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QUOTE: Originally posted by cherokee woman Hey Larry, Where did you find that poem? Or did you create it?
"We have met the enemy and he is us." Pogo Possum "We have met the anemone... and he is Russ." Bucky Katt "Prediction is very difficult, especially if it's about the future." Niels Bohr, Nobel laureate in physics
Originally posted by edblysard Guess what Jay.. It snowed Christmas eve...but today, it was 73degrees F.....from snow to sunburn in 5 days...no place but Texas! Mudchicken offered to send his mountains this way, so we could learn to snow ski, instead of surfing... Hey, I got a leaf blower...would that work on snow?[:p] Ed: Ed: How much snow did you get in Houston, andwhat effect did it have on trains operating through Houston? I understand it also snowed as far south as San Antonio and Brownsville. I once used a leaf blower to blow snow off my car, however, the snow was dry and powdery. P.S. we're going to have to turn the air conditioning back on up here in MD it's going up to 60 F Reply BNSFGP38 Member sinceDecember 2004 From: Cab 162 posts Posted by BNSFGP38 on Wednesday, December 29, 2004 8:53 PM Bending airhoses, is like trying to bend pine trees.....and thats in warm weather.[}:)] Reply passengerfan Member sinceMarch 2004 From: Central Valley California 2,841 posts Posted by passengerfan on Wednesday, December 29, 2004 8:10 PM Back in the late sixties and early sventies when the CN Super Continental was still operating using steam the train boilers in the diesels were supplemented by a steam heat boiler car similar to a boxcar riding on high speed trucks and operating on the rear of the trains. I have never heard of this system failing to provide the train with sufficient heat to keep the passengers warm during the winter months. The UP operated the City of Everywhere with a similar arrangement using a bioler equipped baggage car on the rear of the train to supplementt the diesel boilers up front. Reply cherokee woman Member sinceNovember 2003 From: Louisville, KY 9,002 posts Posted by cherokee woman on Wednesday, December 29, 2004 7:48 PM Hey Larry, Where did you find that poem? Or did you create it? cherokee woman "O'Toole's law: Murphy was an optimist." Reply tree68 Member sinceDecember 2001 From: Northern New York 24,924 posts Posted by tree68 on Wednesday, December 29, 2004 7:41 PM Nice part of winter is that it's pretty at first, and it eventually ends. Always something to look forward to. Of course, driving in zero visibility and handling fire hose in sub-zero wind is no fun, but those are the exceptions. Snow Snow, that blessed, cursed fruit of the sky: Sometimes floating, Often flailing, Always frozen. It covers the land with a mantle of alabaster, Purity personified. Lying on the landscape like grandmother's quilt, Swept into hills and valleys by the whistling wind, What marvel this myriad collection of flakes: individual Indistinguishable, woven into a blanket of white By a power greater than ours To be rent by man: The rumbling, clanking plows The children of all ages Who become, in its presence Artists, architects, and engineers. 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... Reply locomutt Member sinceSeptember 2003 From: Louisville,Ky. 5,077 posts Posted by locomutt on Wednesday, December 29, 2004 6:39 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by edblysard Guess what Jay.. It snowed Christmas eve...but today, it was 73degrees F.....from snow to sunburn in 5 days...no place but Texas! Mudchicken offered to send his mountains this way, so we could learn to snow ski, instead of surfing... Hey, I got a leaf blower...would that work on snow?[:p] Ed Only if it's powdery.[:D] Being Crazy,keeps you from going "INSANE" !! "The light at the end of the tunnel,has been turned off due to budget cuts" NOT AFRAID A Vet., and PROUD OF IT!! Reply edblysard Member sinceMarch 2002 9,265 posts Posted by edblysard on Wednesday, December 29, 2004 6:15 PM Guess what Jay.. It snowed Christmas eve...but today, it was 73degrees F.....from snow to sunburn in 5 days...no place but Texas! Mudchicken offered to send his mountains this way, so we could learn to snow ski, instead of surfing... Hey, I got a leaf blower...would that work on snow?[:p] Ed 23 17 46 11 Reply jeaton Member sinceSeptember 2002 From: Rockton, IL 4,821 posts Posted by jeaton on Wednesday, December 29, 2004 3:47 PM I'd move tomorrow, but the wife and I haven't figured out a way to take our clients with us. South east side of Texas would work. I'd even bring my snow blower and show Ed how to use it. As for section and signal guys, I'll bet give them a leaky cab and they would be more than happy to provide the duct tape. Jay "We have met the enemy and he is us." Pogo Possum "We have met the anemone... and he is Russ." Bucky Katt "Prediction is very difficult, especially if it's about the future." Niels Bohr, Nobel laureate in physics Reply daveklepper Member sinceJune 2002 20,048 posts Posted by daveklepper on Wednesday, December 29, 2004 2:22 PM But the SP had (has?) plenty of snow sheds, wooden tunnels to keep snow away. Reply locomutt Member sinceSeptember 2003 From: Louisville,Ky. 5,077 posts Posted by locomutt on Wednesday, December 29, 2004 1:59 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by mudchicken yeah,yeah,yeah....and we keep forgetting the section hands and signal maintainers freezin' their butts off out there....Jay and Tree both live in the snow belt and apparently have no inclinations on moving! (We get something for UniHead's b'day down in Houston that is unique and he didn't like it!) Ed didn't like the 'snow blower'[:0][?] Being Crazy,keeps you from going "INSANE" !! "The light at the end of the tunnel,has been turned off due to budget cuts" NOT AFRAID A Vet., and PROUD OF IT!! Reply mloik Member sinceJanuary 2002 437 posts Posted by mloik on Wednesday, December 29, 2004 1:22 PM Here's a related question... To what extent to railroads use snow fences to minimize the development of drifts on the tracks? I've been told that they are used by RRs, but I would be interested to know the exact locations. Thanks, Michael Reply mudchicken Member sinceDecember 2001 From: Denver / La Junta 10,794 posts Posted by mudchicken on Wednesday, December 29, 2004 12:30 PM yeah,yeah,yeah....and we keep forgetting the section hands and signal maintainers freezin' their butts off out there....Jay and Tree both live in the snow belt and apparently have no inclinations on moving! (We get something for UniHead's b'day down in Houston that is unique and he didn't like it!) Mudchicken Nothing is worth taking the risk of losing a life over. Come home tonight in the same condition that you left home this morning in. Safety begins with ME.... cinscocom-west Reply tree68 Member sinceDecember 2001 From: Northern New York 24,924 posts Posted by tree68 on Wednesday, December 29, 2004 12:17 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by jeaton Jim Is there a formula to change the temperature from colder to warmer?[:-^][:-^] Jay Move south.... -40C = -40F = Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! 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... Reply jeaton Member sinceSeptember 2002 From: Rockton, IL 4,821 posts Posted by jeaton on Wednesday, December 29, 2004 12:11 PM Jim Is there a formula to change the temperature from colder to warmer?[:-^][:-^] Jay "We have met the enemy and he is us." Pogo Possum "We have met the anemone... and he is Russ." Bucky Katt "Prediction is very difficult, especially if it's about the future." Niels Bohr, Nobel laureate in physics Reply zardoz Member sinceJanuary 2003 From: Kenosha, WI 6,567 posts Posted by zardoz on Wednesday, December 29, 2004 12:01 PM To change temperature given in Fahrenheit (F) to Celsius (C) Start with (F); subtract 32; multiply by 5; divide by 9; the answer is (C) To change temperature given in Celsius (C) to Fahrenheit (F) Start with (C); multiply by 9; divide by 5; add on 32; the answer is (F) Reply jeaton Member sinceSeptember 2002 From: Rockton, IL 4,821 posts Posted by jeaton on Wednesday, December 29, 2004 11:36 AM Adrian There is a formula to convert C to F, but to keep it simple, water freezes at 0C and 32F, boils at 100C and 212F (sea level) and -25C is WAY cold. (No LOL, that is not funny.) Hang in there. Jay "We have met the enemy and he is us." Pogo Possum "We have met the anemone... and he is Russ." Bucky Katt "Prediction is very difficult, especially if it's about the future." Niels Bohr, Nobel laureate in physics Reply jeaton Member sinceSeptember 2002 From: Rockton, IL 4,821 posts Posted by jeaton on Wednesday, December 29, 2004 10:29 AM I remember a trainmaster telling me about pulling the fuel filters out of engines, taking them into a station office and putting them on top of a radiator in an effort to "thaw" the jelled fuel. All that was accomplished was a lot of smoke in the station. The engines still eventually died. Talk of fighting winter weather reminds me why I decided to find work inside. Nothing like a work environment with constant year around 71.2 degrees and 27.8 % humidy.[:D] Jay "We have met the enemy and he is us." Pogo Possum "We have met the anemone... and he is Russ." Bucky Katt "Prediction is very difficult, especially if it's about the future." Niels Bohr, Nobel laureate in physics Reply 12 Join our Community! Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account. 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Ed: How much snow did you get in Houston, andwhat effect did it have on trains operating through Houston? I understand it also snowed as far south as San Antonio and Brownsville. I once used a leaf blower to blow snow off my car, however, the snow was dry and powdery. P.S. we're going to have to turn the air conditioning back on up here in MD it's going up to 60 F Reply BNSFGP38 Member sinceDecember 2004 From: Cab 162 posts Posted by BNSFGP38 on Wednesday, December 29, 2004 8:53 PM Bending airhoses, is like trying to bend pine trees.....and thats in warm weather.[}:)] Reply passengerfan Member sinceMarch 2004 From: Central Valley California 2,841 posts Posted by passengerfan on Wednesday, December 29, 2004 8:10 PM Back in the late sixties and early sventies when the CN Super Continental was still operating using steam the train boilers in the diesels were supplemented by a steam heat boiler car similar to a boxcar riding on high speed trucks and operating on the rear of the trains. I have never heard of this system failing to provide the train with sufficient heat to keep the passengers warm during the winter months. The UP operated the City of Everywhere with a similar arrangement using a bioler equipped baggage car on the rear of the train to supplementt the diesel boilers up front. Reply cherokee woman Member sinceNovember 2003 From: Louisville, KY 9,002 posts Posted by cherokee woman on Wednesday, December 29, 2004 7:48 PM Hey Larry, Where did you find that poem? Or did you create it? cherokee woman "O'Toole's law: Murphy was an optimist." Reply tree68 Member sinceDecember 2001 From: Northern New York 24,924 posts Posted by tree68 on Wednesday, December 29, 2004 7:41 PM Nice part of winter is that it's pretty at first, and it eventually ends. Always something to look forward to. Of course, driving in zero visibility and handling fire hose in sub-zero wind is no fun, but those are the exceptions. Snow Snow, that blessed, cursed fruit of the sky: Sometimes floating, Often flailing, Always frozen. It covers the land with a mantle of alabaster, Purity personified. Lying on the landscape like grandmother's quilt, Swept into hills and valleys by the whistling wind, What marvel this myriad collection of flakes: individual Indistinguishable, woven into a blanket of white By a power greater than ours To be rent by man: The rumbling, clanking plows The children of all ages Who become, in its presence Artists, architects, and engineers. 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... Reply locomutt Member sinceSeptember 2003 From: Louisville,Ky. 5,077 posts Posted by locomutt on Wednesday, December 29, 2004 6:39 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by edblysard Guess what Jay.. It snowed Christmas eve...but today, it was 73degrees F.....from snow to sunburn in 5 days...no place but Texas! Mudchicken offered to send his mountains this way, so we could learn to snow ski, instead of surfing... Hey, I got a leaf blower...would that work on snow?[:p] Ed Only if it's powdery.[:D] Being Crazy,keeps you from going "INSANE" !! "The light at the end of the tunnel,has been turned off due to budget cuts" NOT AFRAID A Vet., and PROUD OF IT!! Reply edblysard Member sinceMarch 2002 9,265 posts Posted by edblysard on Wednesday, December 29, 2004 6:15 PM Guess what Jay.. It snowed Christmas eve...but today, it was 73degrees F.....from snow to sunburn in 5 days...no place but Texas! Mudchicken offered to send his mountains this way, so we could learn to snow ski, instead of surfing... Hey, I got a leaf blower...would that work on snow?[:p] Ed 23 17 46 11 Reply jeaton Member sinceSeptember 2002 From: Rockton, IL 4,821 posts Posted by jeaton on Wednesday, December 29, 2004 3:47 PM I'd move tomorrow, but the wife and I haven't figured out a way to take our clients with us. South east side of Texas would work. I'd even bring my snow blower and show Ed how to use it. As for section and signal guys, I'll bet give them a leaky cab and they would be more than happy to provide the duct tape. Jay "We have met the enemy and he is us." Pogo Possum "We have met the anemone... and he is Russ." Bucky Katt "Prediction is very difficult, especially if it's about the future." Niels Bohr, Nobel laureate in physics Reply daveklepper Member sinceJune 2002 20,048 posts Posted by daveklepper on Wednesday, December 29, 2004 2:22 PM But the SP had (has?) plenty of snow sheds, wooden tunnels to keep snow away. Reply locomutt Member sinceSeptember 2003 From: Louisville,Ky. 5,077 posts Posted by locomutt on Wednesday, December 29, 2004 1:59 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by mudchicken yeah,yeah,yeah....and we keep forgetting the section hands and signal maintainers freezin' their butts off out there....Jay and Tree both live in the snow belt and apparently have no inclinations on moving! (We get something for UniHead's b'day down in Houston that is unique and he didn't like it!) Ed didn't like the 'snow blower'[:0][?] Being Crazy,keeps you from going "INSANE" !! "The light at the end of the tunnel,has been turned off due to budget cuts" NOT AFRAID A Vet., and PROUD OF IT!! Reply mloik Member sinceJanuary 2002 437 posts Posted by mloik on Wednesday, December 29, 2004 1:22 PM Here's a related question... To what extent to railroads use snow fences to minimize the development of drifts on the tracks? I've been told that they are used by RRs, but I would be interested to know the exact locations. Thanks, Michael Reply mudchicken Member sinceDecember 2001 From: Denver / La Junta 10,794 posts Posted by mudchicken on Wednesday, December 29, 2004 12:30 PM yeah,yeah,yeah....and we keep forgetting the section hands and signal maintainers freezin' their butts off out there....Jay and Tree both live in the snow belt and apparently have no inclinations on moving! (We get something for UniHead's b'day down in Houston that is unique and he didn't like it!) Mudchicken Nothing is worth taking the risk of losing a life over. Come home tonight in the same condition that you left home this morning in. Safety begins with ME.... cinscocom-west Reply tree68 Member sinceDecember 2001 From: Northern New York 24,924 posts Posted by tree68 on Wednesday, December 29, 2004 12:17 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by jeaton Jim Is there a formula to change the temperature from colder to warmer?[:-^][:-^] Jay Move south.... -40C = -40F = Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! 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... Reply jeaton Member sinceSeptember 2002 From: Rockton, IL 4,821 posts Posted by jeaton on Wednesday, December 29, 2004 12:11 PM Jim Is there a formula to change the temperature from colder to warmer?[:-^][:-^] Jay "We have met the enemy and he is us." Pogo Possum "We have met the anemone... and he is Russ." Bucky Katt "Prediction is very difficult, especially if it's about the future." Niels Bohr, Nobel laureate in physics Reply zardoz Member sinceJanuary 2003 From: Kenosha, WI 6,567 posts Posted by zardoz on Wednesday, December 29, 2004 12:01 PM To change temperature given in Fahrenheit (F) to Celsius (C) Start with (F); subtract 32; multiply by 5; divide by 9; the answer is (C) To change temperature given in Celsius (C) to Fahrenheit (F) Start with (C); multiply by 9; divide by 5; add on 32; the answer is (F) Reply jeaton Member sinceSeptember 2002 From: Rockton, IL 4,821 posts Posted by jeaton on Wednesday, December 29, 2004 11:36 AM Adrian There is a formula to convert C to F, but to keep it simple, water freezes at 0C and 32F, boils at 100C and 212F (sea level) and -25C is WAY cold. (No LOL, that is not funny.) Hang in there. Jay "We have met the enemy and he is us." Pogo Possum "We have met the anemone... and he is Russ." Bucky Katt "Prediction is very difficult, especially if it's about the future." Niels Bohr, Nobel laureate in physics Reply jeaton Member sinceSeptember 2002 From: Rockton, IL 4,821 posts Posted by jeaton on Wednesday, December 29, 2004 10:29 AM I remember a trainmaster telling me about pulling the fuel filters out of engines, taking them into a station office and putting them on top of a radiator in an effort to "thaw" the jelled fuel. All that was accomplished was a lot of smoke in the station. The engines still eventually died. Talk of fighting winter weather reminds me why I decided to find work inside. Nothing like a work environment with constant year around 71.2 degrees and 27.8 % humidy.[:D] Jay "We have met the enemy and he is us." Pogo Possum "We have met the anemone... and he is Russ." Bucky Katt "Prediction is very difficult, especially if it's about the future." Niels Bohr, Nobel laureate in physics Reply 12 Join our Community! Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account. 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QUOTE: Originally posted by edblysard Guess what Jay.. It snowed Christmas eve...but today, it was 73degrees F.....from snow to sunburn in 5 days...no place but Texas! Mudchicken offered to send his mountains this way, so we could learn to snow ski, instead of surfing... Hey, I got a leaf blower...would that work on snow?[:p] Ed
Being Crazy,keeps you from going "INSANE" !! "The light at the end of the tunnel,has been turned off due to budget cuts" NOT AFRAID A Vet., and PROUD OF IT!!
QUOTE: Originally posted by mudchicken yeah,yeah,yeah....and we keep forgetting the section hands and signal maintainers freezin' their butts off out there....Jay and Tree both live in the snow belt and apparently have no inclinations on moving! (We get something for UniHead's b'day down in Houston that is unique and he didn't like it!)
QUOTE: Originally posted by jeaton Jim Is there a formula to change the temperature from colder to warmer?[:-^][:-^] Jay
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