Morning
Today starts summer.Had some rain which made it muggier.Around Toledo they had strong thunderstorms.Going to check on Brother this weekend.Will see what csx and Ns can send by.Time for work.
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").
Just woke up (4AM) to the sound of rain and the occasional thunder. Small cell, but it's coming down pretty good.
Looks like more rain coming into the western part of NYS, so might see some rain again later this morning or so. Cooling things off a bit, though, so it's not all bad.
The temperatures haven't been as oppressive as might have been expected, though summer is definitely here.
Hoping for good weather for the weekend - it's the amateur radio "field day," where we spend 24 hours trying to see how many contacts from around the country, and the world, a group of us can make. It's always fun. Check around your area - a local radio club may be doing the same, and they'll be glad to show you what they're up to.
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...
let us renew rail line European style. UP needs this kind of detication.
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Having watched diamond replacements and rail replacements on the Desher cam, I'd opine that they've got nothing on us.
We may not have one huge machine that "does it all," but all the parts are there. And if one part breaks, the whole system isn't dead. The lines of "Tonka toys" are all there, doing their part in the process.
When CSX did the rail replacement there recently, they didn't use thermite welding - they had a hi-rail box truck that electrically butt welded the rails in minutes.
Rain here in Nw Ohio.Had a fire Friday morning in a Ndw shak near the yard.Some tank cars were close by but no explosions.The clinton street can opener put a couple more hashmarks as well.Checked Bryan yesterday.Amtrak was late and Ns ran some trains.Sisters and nieces turn for birthdays today.
It was rainy for the setup for the ARRL Amateur Radio Field Day (hanging antennas - our radios were in a pavilion), and rained (occasionally with thunder thrown in) over night. With rain coming across the lake this morning, we decided to pack up early and I was home by noon.
We managed to contact some 500 hams in every state but Oklahoma (we haven't figure that out yet), and all but three Canadian provinces.
It was a long night.
I will have radio gear with me when I visit Deshler next weekend, and will operate from there.
Say, if any of you gents have some spare rain could you send it down to Virginia? It's been dry here for two weeks and the heat wave's been murder on everyone's lawns. Supposedly we might get a thunderstorm tonight or tomorrow, I hope so, we can use the water.
Have been watching the IMSA 6 Hour race at Watkins Glen, NY. They just got a 40 minute or so 'frog drowner' which caused a Red Flag stoppage of the race account standing water. Then the Sun came back out. Looks like they may have 30 minutes of racing to the Checker Flag once the race is restarted.
Never too old to have a happy childhood!
Northern New York (including the Adirondacks) is under a tornado watch this afternoon. A small tornado hit a village south of Utica - damage was minimal and no one was hurt, but it came on completely unannounced, much like the one that hit Livonia, MI last week.
Deshler, OH, will probably get some heavy weather next weekend, as I usually get hit while I'm there...
Had the opportunity today to visit an incredible layout. Modelled chiefly after SE Michigan lines, the layout includes many scratchbuilt buildings representing the owner's family memories.
Their representation of my old home town ca 1950 is pretty darned good.
They were reluctant to show it at this point, as they are getting ready to host open houses for two major model railroad events later this year.
To say I was grateful for the opportunity would be an understatement.
morning
Last day of June.Went over to Deshler Friday to help clean up the park.Good to see a youth group and Larry.Matt worked on the layout yesterday and is making good progress.Wandered over to Indiana to give hugs.Found a new Csx rebuild waiting for a crew at Union City.Coming back home saw a NS frieght and an Ns grain train in Latty Ohio.More hugs to give coming up.Going to go check on brother in Edgerton.
Thunderbumpers during the night - about an inch of needed rain. Lawn was starting to go brown in area. Hope it will green up with the rain.
Thunderbumpers overnight after I got to Deshler Friday night. Tent did just fine. Some showers yesterday, today it's cool, clear, and breezy - need a sweatshirt, as just a t-shirt isn't quite hacking it.
Report from home (northern NY) is that they could use a little less rain. One fellow said he needs to lay some planks in his garden so he can get in and pick some radishes, as well as weed.
Have to see how my place looks when I get home. Guarantee I'll have to mow.
An autorack had a UDE yesterday. Fortunately, another crew was next to them and was able to help isolate and fix the problem. Still took the better part of an hour and didn't help the dispatcher move traffic at all. Almost need JoeKoh's plunger.
Strange train parked here . An all side dump car train just loaded with regular ballast. Any idea how that train would be used?
blue streak 1Strange train parked here . An all side dump car train just loaded with regular ballast. Any idea how that train would be used?
Are the reporting marks HZRG - are the sides of the cars painted with HERZOG?
If so that is a Herzog GPS ballast train and will spread ballast on a designated line segment at approximately 20 MPH in a single pass. The line segment has been 'pre-measured' to identify spots where ballast is to be distributed and spots where it isn't. Dumping is controlled by a Herzog computer program in concert with the GPS locations the train is passing. A MofW employeed will obtain a track authority to follow the train to insure ballast was placed where it was desired and to rectify location that got ballast and it was not desired.
Lots of rain accompanied by lightning and thunder in Lawrence, KS this AM
BaltACD Strange train parked here . An all side dump car train just loaded with regular ballast. Any idea how that train would be used? Are the reporting marks HZRG - are the sides of the cars painted with HERZOG?
NO! All cars marked with the various pre CSX RR reporting marks. No indication of any GPS type dumping except the manual controls on each car. Did have a second hose between each car hooked to the Main reservoir but not any air on when parked..
Herzog train in action
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-TQHOetEbo
Difcos? I've seen them used to either shore up embankments, or to dump some ballast in some small yard or siding to truck it for other uses.
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