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2018 US hurrricane season - Florence
Posted by blue streak 1 on Saturday, September 8, 2018 7:46 AM

The disastorous past seasons where the RRs did not predict the full extent of hurricane damage are quite a memory.

Our first major forecast hurricane Florence ( although a temporary TS at this time ) is at present headed for NC - SC coasts.  It is still early but not to early to plan for landfall. The question always is where will it finally end up attacking the Atlantic coast ?  What RRs / Commuter agencies will fall down on the job with the resultant major damages that could have been avoided ?  Hope we never have another NJT "Sandy" disaster.  

As our posters here of preparations please let us know!

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Posted by blue streak 1 on Monday, September 10, 2018 1:05 AM

Amtrak is showing Florida trains and Palmetto thru the Carolinas sold out September 11 - 14th 

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Posted by blue streak 1 on Wednesday, September 12, 2018 3:51 PM
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Posted by BaltACD on Wednesday, September 12, 2018 5:36 PM

Network news are shouting disaster with Cat 5 force paranoia.

No hurricane should ever be taken lightly, but hearing the fear shouters is not helping anyone.

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Posted by blue streak 1 on Wednesday, September 12, 2018 6:08 PM

BaltACD

Network news are shouting disaster with Cat 5 force paranoia.

No hurricane should ever be taken lightly, but hearing the fear shouters is not helping anyone.

 

Right calmly prepare for the worse and hope for the best.  Most persons will be somewhere in the middle. We are ready but most likely nothing will happen. A 30 MPH wind gust usually kills our electric power
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Posted by erikem on Wednesday, September 12, 2018 6:19 PM

The rainfall is expected to be very impressive on the coast of the Carolinas due to the expectation that the storm will stall along the coast. Think repeat of Houston.

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Posted by BaltACD on Wednesday, September 12, 2018 8:55 PM

blue streak 1
 
BaltACD

Network news are shouting disaster with Cat 5 force paranoia.

No hurricane should ever be taken lightly, but hearing the fear shouters is not helping anyone. 

Right calmly prepare for the worse and hope for the best.  Most persons will be somewhere in the middle. We are ready but most likely nothing will happen. A 30 MPH wind gust usually kills our electric power

Current tracks indicate that my area is too far North to get much if any affect from the storm.  Even if it came my way, the house is 500+ feet above sea level - 35 miles from the Chesapeake Bay and over 100 miles from the Atlantic Ocean.  The Patapsco River runs through 'downtown' and my house is about 150 feet above river level.

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Posted by Miningman on Wednesday, September 12, 2018 9:02 PM

In other words if your home is underwater then we are pretty much all in trouble!

Getting snow here in Northern Saskatchewan, I think SD70Dude is getting snow as well. 

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Posted by matthewsaggie on Wednesday, September 12, 2018 9:39 PM

Hope that your local city or county storm water system is adequate for such rainfall. Have seen lots of flooded propertys over the years a long way from the nearest creek. 

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Posted by BaltACD on Wednesday, September 12, 2018 11:20 PM

matthewsaggie
Hope that your local city or county storm water system is adequate for such rainfall. Have seen lots of flooded propertys over the years a long way from the nearest creek. 

In the past I have seen our city's public works people come out and check out the storm water drains along the streets in the city - if they are blocked with leaves or other debris they clean them out.  This happen prior to any of the forecasts of heavy rain.

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Posted by blue streak 1 on Thursday, September 13, 2018 5:59 PM

 

Amtrak now allowing VRE  and probably MARC to operate full schedules Friday !

 

 

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Posted by MikeF90 on Friday, September 14, 2018 3:19 PM

Florence has declined to cat 1 but its very large, rain soaked wind field has stalled just southwest of Wilmington, NC.

Any trains wishing to travel through North and South Carolina for the next week will probably need to be fitted with a snorkel .....

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Posted by blue streak 1 on Sunday, September 16, 2018 6:24 PM

Amtrak has cancelled most trains south of Richmond thru Tursday.  However the booking system shows silver service cancelled or sold out thru the 20th ?

https://www.amtrak.com/alert/service-adjustments-in-response-to-hurricane-florence.html 

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Posted by blue streak 1 on Tuesday, September 18, 2018 3:06 AM

Driving NE <> Florida traveling ?  Auto Train,  I-95 and I-85 all inop travel limited to I-75 Knoxville I-40 to I-81 to PA both ways.  It is dooable but several hundered miles longer.  Probably I-95 - I-26 - I-77 thru CLT to I-81 will open first ?

It appears that both the roads and RRs need to raise  at least one route high enough to allow for some traffic during floods.  Wilmington completely cut off at present.

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Posted by CSSHEGEWISCH on Tuesday, September 18, 2018 6:50 AM

It would have to be a pretty tall embankment to keep a road/railroad above potential flood level.  There is also no guarantee that such an embankment won't erode over time as the result of heavy rains that only caused minor flooding.

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Posted by BaltACD on Tuesday, September 18, 2018 7:02 AM

blue streak 1
Driving NE <> Florida traveling ?  Auto Train,  I-95 and I-85 all inop travel limited to I-75 Knoxville I-40 to I-81 to PA both ways.  It is dooable but several hundered miles longer.  Probably I-95 - I-26 - I-77 thru CLT to I-81 will open first ?

It appears that both the roads and RRs need to raise  at least one route high enough to allow for some traffic during floods.  Wilmington completely cut off at present.

Do we need to raise the entire East Coast ten feet?

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Posted by blue streak 1 on Tuesday, September 18, 2018 1:21 PM

CSSHEGEWISCH

It would have to be a pretty tall embankment to keep a road/railroad above potential flood level.  There is also no guarantee that such an embankment won't erode over time as the result of heavy rains that only caused minor flooding.

 

Isn't that what riprap is  used for ?

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Posted by blue streak 1 on Tuesday, September 18, 2018 1:23 PM

 

 

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Posted by blue streak 1 on Tuesday, September 18, 2018 3:18 PM

Tomorrow   Wedensday   Crescent resumes service and 2 Piedmont RTs run as well a third Piedmont train set will operate as Carolinian RGH <> CLT ?  No Meteor or Star between WASH - JAX. Star Jax <> MIA still operating.

The Star's high traffic TPA <>1 south Florida seemed to cause this train to operate during whole Florence ?

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Posted by blue streak 1 on Tuesday, September 18, 2018 3:31 PM

Since the STAR and Meteor are not operating for a few days yet why doesn't Amtrak add a sleeper(s) NYP <> ATL Crescent consists as they are already sold out ?  Wait that would make the train more revenue.  Don't want to do that.!  

Could have also added sleeper to LSL ? 

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