Recently I Saw . . . . . . .

[Anonymous]

What I saw today isn't train related but it is toooooo funny not to share. [:D] [;)] [}:)]

I live in an area of small rolling hills. Today two Einsteins [}:)] were trying to load a frig into the back of a Chevy pickup. Now get this. They were parked on the road which had a slope to it. [:)] (You can smell trouble already. [:D] ) The cab was parked on the uphill with the bed downhill. These two could have pulled the truck into the drive way but nooooooooooooooooooooooo. [}:)] The frig is tied to a dolly and one of them is in the bed of the truck while the other one lifts the frig (or should I say tries to lift the frig) uphill. Not exactly the smartest two tacks in the box. [:p] OK, now they somewhat get it started but not very high. Guess what? Gravity takes over. The one guy can't lift it any higher and the guy up top can't keep it there. [}:)] The gravity check proved good. lol lol lol So this frig and dolly go rolling downhill for a ways. [8D] That is until the friction from the handle finally stops it. I wish I had a video camera and could have filmed it for America's Funniest Home Videos. These two guys were just tooo funny. [:D] [:D] [:D]

[Mikeygaw]

um, one [?]... what in the world is a frig? I'm pretty good at understanding you southerners, but now you've got me stumped. [;)]

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Mikeygaw

um, one [?]... what in the world is a frig? I'm pretty good at understanding you southerners, but now you've got me stumped. [;)]

Mikey [:)]

I normally would have said icebox. It is the country boy in me. [:D]

But I thought you Yankees would have understood "Frig" [}:)] [:p] [;)]

Frig = reFRIGerator [;)]

See you in msn chat later. [:p]

[ironhorseman]

Well, here's what I DIDN'T see:

6 trains.

I was out running today and in the span of about an hour and ten minutes I heard 9 trains, 3 of which I saw. I saw the first one but I was high up on a hill and the train was well over a half mile away so I couldn't get a good look at it but most of the railcars were black with bright orange tops. It didn't look quite as high as a coal hopper, but it was taller than a gondola.

The next 6 trains I heard. Agonizing not being able to see them. The last 2 I saw. Northbound double stack and a southbound grain hoppers. That latter one came to a screeching halt. I'm gonna guess he was going to switch subdivisions and couldn't, of course, because of the north bound. A southbound train would have to cross over to the other main and then to the other sub.

Interesting stuff.

[JoeKoh]

Lots of action at the Iron triangle in Fostoria.Seems the tower operator was holding the ns trains for a longger time.so they ran 2 at a time through the triangle.checked out the C&O yard and saw an old B&O chessie caboose and Nora after you left NS sent an engine to pick up some hoppers at the grain mill.
stay safe
joe

[Anonymous]

Today i saw the new SD70Ace GM70 behind 3 UP engines. Looked like they were running light from Global 1 to Canal St. Yard in Chicago. i should of brought my camera to work today.

[Anonymous]

Tonight on the way home from work I saw Amtrak leaving town. They must have been pretty much on schedule. What caught my attention was the two red markers at the end of the train. As I go over the railyard I notice the blinking FREDs, tonight I noticed two steady lights. [:p]

I sure would have like to have been on it taking a nice sighting trip across the country. Well one of these days. [;)]

[starwardude]

A Sperry Rail Detection car, which is a rare spotting for me.

[starwardude]

A Sperry Rail Detection car, which is a rare spotting for me.

[Mikeygaw]

lets see... couple of mixed freights... an NS coal... and an SD70something where i had not known there was tracks cause of heavy brush

Edit: the SD was CSX, and i say about 95% chance it was an SD70MAC

[JoeKoh]

Csx picking up cars in the yard at Garrett using 2 NS dash 9 locomotives.also the crossing underpass line split at the ohio indiana border.
stay safe
Joe

[tree68]

A Sperry Rail Detection Car, parked at the local Ramada Inn...

[Anonymous]

[8D]last night i saw a UP ex CNW AC4400 on the point & 2 UP ex SP SD40-2T's
pullin a gen manifest from Hollywood yd in Shreveport La to Chicago Ill

this mornin i been seein KCS go every direction 1 of them had 2 TFM C30-7
1in FNM paint scheme #2394 the other #2381 in KCS color scheme[8D]
also seen a rear trailing MRL on A KCS south bound

[JoeKoh]

an ns gp 38-3 picking up cars in one of our sidings .sorry too dark for pics.
stay safe
Joe

[mudchicken]

QUOTE: Originally posted by tree68

A Sperry Rail Detection Car, parked at the local Ramada Inn...

Dispatcher "sent him to his room" for tying up most of the railroad that day?[:D][:D][:D]

[tree68]

QUOTE: Originally posted by mudchicken

QUOTE: Originally posted by tree68

A Sperry Rail Detection Car, parked at the local Ramada Inn...

Dispatcher "sent him to his room" for tying up most of the railroad that day?[:D][:D][:D]

They're still at it today. [:p] Just heard them on the scanner talking to the northbound on where they'd get off the rails to let him by.

And TODAY I saw a Rio Grande hopper amidst a bunch of CSX hoppers, unloading at the steam plant at the Fort. Reporting marks were HCLX, if I remember right.

[Anonymous]

today i seen a KCS ex GWWR still in GWWR livery but with a sticker on the
cab that says REMOTE CONTROLLED there are 2 small antenas on the roof of the cab
also 2 NS white face Dash 9's pullin a south bound Frieght to houston
A BNSF double stack bound for Alliance yd near Ft Worth Tx

[Mikeygaw]

a lone CSX GP40-2, number 4405

[jimbobob27]

ROCK ISLAND BOXCAR AND ACF, CB&Q OPEN TOP HOPPER, FRISCO BOXCAR, MILWAUKEE ROAD BOXCAR, BN GREEN GP-38 HI-NOSE, ATSF CABOOSE, KBSR CABOOSE, IC CABOOSE, SW 1200 OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT AND FRESHLY PAINTED LOOKING, AND BNSF O&G GP60B 333 &340.

[Anonymous]

A UP GE unit # 7000 as the pusher on a loaded coal train The train was setting for about an hour waiting to go through the wye. With the temperature 76 and very high humidity I bet the crew wasn't too happy having to set so long.

[Anonymous]

Slic [8D]

I don't know if it is just me or everybody, but I cannot read the "yellow" print in your post.

You might consider changing color to something that we can see, please. [:p]

[Anonymous]

Saw the American Orient Express over the summer in Seattle

DOGGY
GO DUKE

[Anonymous]

Last week I saw a UP 60/44AC headed for Global III-of course the battery in the camera was dead... Also, UP appears to be using tunnel motors for switchers at Global III-haven't had time to get close enough to check out numbers.

[Anonymous]

whiteoaksvet [:)]

Welcome to the forums. [;)]

Nice to have you. [8D]

[edblysard]

Two KCS snoot nosed SD40s, #s 682 and 683, in the old white with red lettering and old logo on the cabs, bracketing #679, in the grey, also a snoot nose SD40, on a general freight dragging into Englewood, Houston.

Dont see the white and red down here to often.
Ed

[hogger42]

3 BNSF 5700 class engines in Pueblo Yard tonight. Was busy didn't get the numbers.
No pictures so.........NO FILM AT 11....................

[JoeKoh]

A lot of Ns Mow equipment.A generator truck tampers ballast spreaders etc etc and a railbender.
stay safe
joe

[Anonymous]

Southbound empty rail train with a WC SD45 running long hood through Prospect Hieghts.

[Anonymous]

Talk about getting woken up.... was coming home after work one night and happened to cross the NS right of way (gated and lighted) on Georgia Rt. 27 in Columbus (GA)...not more than 60 feet away sat a lash up of 3 NS locomotives, lights on. It surprised the mud right out of me. Apparently they were pulling a line of hoppers out of storage and they were doing an air test short of the crossing. After all the horrible stories I've read of crossing accidents here, I had the feeling that I was about to have coupler au tartar for supper...

Erik

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by erikthered
I had the feeling that I was about to have coupler au tartar for supper...

Erik

Sir, would you like some lemon with that? [:D] [}:)] [;)]