Dan
Your friendly neighborhood CNW fan.
my hunt to track down and photograph the last days of the SD40-2s continues on in these shots:
3035 and 3051 have returned again, this time with 803 in tow and headed the other direction. It's always nice to hear trains on the jointed rail around here.
later at night, i heard word that UP 3054 was inbound my way. I needed that unit yet, so I used 8701 as an excuse to go catch it.
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CNW 6000 wrote: Very true Carl. Nice commentary Chris.
Very true Carl. Nice commentary Chris.
Thanks, Dan!
-ChrisWest Chicago, ILChristopher May Fine Art Photography"In wisdom gathered over time I have found that every experience is a form of exploration." ~Ansel Adams
CShaveRR wrote:Bravo, Chris! You obviously put a lot of thought into that, and I can see that it didn't go unappreciated.
Thanks, Carl! I actually skipped lunch and used my whole break typing that one out, so you can imagine how honored I was when I saw that Mike featured my efforts!
We've now had at least a dozen of the new 7800-series locomotives in town. They have, for the most part, headed west on intermodal trains.
As for the genset, UPY 896 arrived at Proviso yesterday. So far, the railroad doesn't seem to know what it has here; the spec page shows it as a four-axle unit, which it clearly ain't. I would assume that UPY 897 through 899 will be following soon.
Carl
Railroader Emeritus (practiced railroading for 46 years--and in 2010 I finally got it right!)
CAACSCOCOM--I don't want to behave improperly, so I just won't behave at all. (SM)
Hey all,
If you get a chance, stop by The Online Photographer and check out this post, especially the "Featured Comment" for the entry.
After their trip to Rochelle, the four new units went out to Long Beach. Plenty of opportunity to acquire a patina of dust and grime. I haven't seen any others yet, but have been assured that more are headed our way.
Meanwhile, I've heard a rumor of some new six-axle genset (hybrid) units headed our way, which I might be able to observe up close, if not personal. They're intended for service further west, but we might get a chance to put them through their paces first.
CShaveRR wrote: I caught what might be the first of this year's locomotive order from GE: UP GEVOs 7802, 7804, 7805, and 7806. We're supposed to get 125 of them, I think.Still no sign here of Chad Thomas' SD9s for the Modoc Northern. I'm watching, though!In the mail today, I got a very interesting newspaper article from the Omaha World-Herald published a couple of Sundays ago. Way to go, Willy! Nice picture, too--we'd let you do our shoveling!
I caught what might be the first of this year's locomotive order from GE: UP GEVOs 7802, 7804, 7805, and 7806. We're supposed to get 125 of them, I think.
Still no sign here of Chad Thomas' SD9s for the Modoc Northern. I'm watching, though!
In the mail today, I got a very interesting newspaper article from the Omaha World-Herald published a couple of Sundays ago. Way to go, Willy! Nice picture, too--we'd let you do our shoveling!
Carl, I saw these same four brand new units going westbound at West Chicago at about Noon the day after you saw them. I noted how they were in the same number series and were sparkly clean (being new, no shock there). Wonder how long they will stay clean?
Just saw the announcement on another thread--my birthday buddy from upstate New York has a new granddaughter!
Congratulations, Larry--and watch out...those grandkids could be habit-forming! Sorry she's so far away from you (our two granddaughters, and a grandson due in June, are less than an hour away under nearly all traffic conditions).
PZ: I would assume they use that thing in Global 3, though theoretically it might be able to polish some well-known diamonds as well. I don't know whether it would be used on mainline switches, assuming that they would have the same problems we have had in the yard.
Willy: That's one topic?!
The new GEVOs took a trip to Rochelle today; don't know where they'll go from there.
Carl --
Where does UP use the jet engine snow melter I've seen parked at Rochelle? Yards?
Harry_Runyon wrote: Anybody out and about by the tracks recently?See anything of interest?
Anybody out and about by the tracks recently?
See anything of interest?
No and no. Unfortunately.
Our local co-gen got some coal in, but it looks like they might have a problem with it being frozen in the cars, 'cause it's not unloaded yet and that's not like them.
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Its supposed to storm here part of this weekend...but that should not prevent my going out in search of UP activity.
Thanks, Carl! I'd actually be more than happy to do some shoveling for you, since there really hasn't been very much to shovel here in Omaha this winter. It's been cold, but not snowy.
Anyway, I was thrilled to be chosen as one of the six "Whiz Kids" featured in the article. Plus, it gave my website a nice boost in popularity.
School has been keeping me busy. I just handed in my second semester term paper today. The title of my paper was: "America's Entrance Into World War I: British Propaganda, American Interests in the Allied Nations, and German Submarine Warfare" It was certainly an interesting topic to write about and I think I'll get a good grade.
Still have a test to study for this evening, so I better get to it.
Willy
....We did fine Chris....Thanks for nice words.
Quentin
Happy Birthday, Quentin! (Sorry I'm a bit late). I hope you had a great one!
.....Thanks for the kind words Carl. We've had a pretty good day, even though we're receiving a few snow flakes this evening.
Have a good work week.....
Heard some loud thumping over on the flat-wheel thread that today is the birthday of our unofficial Senior Lounger, Quentin, a.k.a. Modelcar. Congratulations, and best wishes for many more happy, healthy years!
Celebrated out here by getting blocked by two westbound intermodals in Elmhurst--too close to escape between them. Second one was probably The Bird--he was hauling tail-feathers!
Looks like our currently-falling fresh coat of snow will be able to be swept off the walks.
....Now the temp is dropping here too....Down to 33.8 now. Just an hour or so ago, it was over 35. In fact, I took our automobile over to the car wash this morning to wash off some salt. Glad I got it completed then.
On the hump end, all of the switches are electrically heated. I don't think there's a minimum temperature below which the calrods don't provide some help, though there's no point in having them on if there's no snow or ice to clear from the points.
Some switches elsewhere in the yard also have calrods to keep the points open; out on the main line things get a little more political, with hot air blown on the points.
I hope the water level went down a bit in the yard before last night, otherwise there will be quite a bit of difficulty in keeping things moving. Current temperature here is 10 degrees.
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