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Posted by Poppa_Zit on Friday, February 8, 2008 10:40 PM

Carl --

Any CNW cabeese still around?

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Posted by CShaveRR on Friday, February 8, 2008 8:38 PM

Believe it or not, green CNW covered hoppers are getting pretty rare--most of the series have been returned to leasing companies.  Those gray cars (the CNW 190000 series) were being returned long before the UP merger.  With the exception of the 490000-series yellow cars and the 180000-series cars (once yellow), the ex-RI cars are actually about the most common former CNW cars left!

The pink cars such as the one in your first photo are on their fifth reporting mark, at least--CNW was their second.

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Posted by CShaveRR on Friday, February 8, 2008 8:31 PM

 CNW 6000 wrote:
I'm assuming that the heritage engines are now in basically regular service on 'former home trackage', correct?  I guess I'm wondering because I haven't heard much about them lately.

I read somewhere that the units are now free to roam the system, which is why a couple have been seen off-line.  However, the D&RGW and CNW units are still pretty much in their home areas (the CNW unit runs regularly between Belvidere and Proviso--usually hitting Proviso at night when nobody sees it).  I think the Katy unit was somewhere in the Northwest.

Meanwhile, the two remaining CNW Dash 9s are together again--I think they left town on MPRDM today.

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Posted by Lord Atmo on Friday, February 8, 2008 3:05 PM

home rails or general service, 1995 still never comes to Altoona Sad [:(]

with the SD40-2s beginning to die out on the UP, i've become more excited. for a long time i've wanted all that ex-CNW stuff off of UP or far from me. now it seems i finally get my wish. 

i hope SD60s or SD70Ms will replace them. or perhaps some C44-9Ws (dont let my duo hate fool you, i like all the other ones)

i've heard another rumor about SD60Ms replacing them. and i hope dearly that it's false. i HATE SD60Ms. i can tolerate the 2-eyed ones i guess, but SD60s are just nicer to me

 

well the Altoona runs continue, but aren't as numerous thanks to the cold. i've only made 1 more run since my last post. here's the shots:


MVPPR loafing around till the crew comes. check out 1234 there.


i remember when CNW had these....first time i've ever seen one

and for CNW rolling stock, there were 3 nice ones sitting around:


Green hopper


Grey hopper


ex-CRIP hopper

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Posted by CNW 6000 on Friday, February 8, 2008 2:05 PM
I'm assuming that the heritage engines are now in basically regular service on 'former home trackage', correct?  I guess I'm wondering because I haven't heard much about them lately.

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Posted by CShaveRR on Thursday, February 7, 2008 7:56 PM
I was pleasantly surprised to see UP 1982, the MoPac Heritage unit, heading a stack train being put away at Global 2 today.  No idea where it came from on this trip, but this unit was on NS (or was it CSX?) for a while earlier this year.

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Posted by CShaveRR on Thursday, February 7, 2008 7:27 PM
 emmar wrote:
Who says you need snow tires? I have seen quite a few people riding around town in the snow on road bikes! (Needless to say I prefer my mountain bike with a good set of tires or a bmx bike when inthe snow). The lack of control and braking ability are just part of the fun. Evil [}:)]That and you get stared at more when you are peddling as fast as you can down a hill and then do a moving dismount so you can get your camera out before the train makes it over the bridge.Tongue [:P] The success of railfanning should always be measured by the amount of stares and strange looks you get.

I think it may be time to start a railfans on bikes club (only the fittest get the picture Smile [:)]

emmar 

I don't know whether to laugh or cry!  I've had my shares of injuries (some of which Daley's proposals might have prevented, had I been in Chicago), and done my share of snow biking (delivered papers on my bike in the winter when in junior high).  I've also gotten plenty of strange looks while bike-railfanning, including a lecture on why I shouldn't have been biking from Sterling to Lombard in the summer at my age!

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Posted by emmar on Thursday, February 7, 2008 7:02 PM

Who says you need snow tires? I have seen quite a few people riding around town in the snow on road bikes! (Needless to say I prefer my mountain bike with a good set of tires or a bmx bike when inthe snow). The lack of control and braking ability are just part of the fun. Evil [}:)]That and you get stared at more when you are peddling as fast as you can down a hill and then do a moving dismount so you can get your camera out before the train makes it over the bridge.Tongue [:P] The success of railfanning should always be measured by the amount of stares and strange looks you get.

I think it may be time to start a railfans on bikes club (only the fittest get the picture Smile [:)]

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Posted by CNW 6000 on Thursday, February 7, 2008 6:52 PM
 tree68 wrote:
 CShaveRR wrote:

Thanks for posting this, Bob!  I wish it were biking season about now!

What - No studded snow tires?

Those hurt when you fall...don't ask!Black Eye [B)]

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Posted by Poppa_Zit on Thursday, February 7, 2008 6:21 PM

I'm actually thinking about buying a tricycle for this summer, Carl -- one of those industrials where you have room to haul camera bags and whatever. Good for trips to the store so I leave the truck in the garage.

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Posted by CShaveRR on Thursday, February 7, 2008 5:10 PM
Good luck with the biking, Chris--if you come anywhere near my mileage on the terrain around Denver, you're doing some mighty amazing stuff.  As for me, I'm afraid the totals will continue to go down, due mostly to Pat and me staying a bit closer to each other.  We'll have to figure out how to reactivate the recreational aspect (as opposed to the purely commuting aspect) of my biking.

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Posted by CopCarSS on Thursday, February 7, 2008 4:57 PM

Carl,

I think I'm going to try and get in the neighborhood of your yearly totals this year. If all else fails, I'm hoping to bike to CRRM at least a couple times a month. Nothing like a good bike ride with a scenic destination!

-Chris
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Posted by tree68 on Thursday, February 7, 2008 3:50 PM
 CShaveRR wrote:

Thanks for posting this, Bob!  I wish it were biking season about now!

What - No studded snow tires?

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Posted by CShaveRR on Thursday, February 7, 2008 3:37 PM

And if Da Mare salutes you, boy, you stay saluted!

I've had a few encounters with vehicles that this law would criminalize.

Thanks for posting this, Bob!  I wish it were biking season about now!

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Posted by spokyone on Thursday, February 7, 2008 6:48 AM
Carl:
  I saw this about riding the bicycle to work in Chicago.
http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/clout_st/2008/02/bike-riding-dal.html
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Posted by eolafan on Wednesday, February 6, 2008 11:48 AM
I am back from my stint on jury duty.  The trial I was selected for ended up as a mistrial as the defendant (who was initially charged with assault with a deadly weapon and two counts of illegal possession of a fire arm) came to court yesterday with his blood alcohol level at 2.5 times the legal limit and literally could not stand up in court.  He was cited for contempt of court and sentenced to up to six months in county jail and only then would be come back for trial on the initial charges.  Very interesting to say the least.
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Posted by Lord Atmo on Wednesday, February 6, 2008 7:51 AM
aw man. lucky catch. no CNW MOW equipment anywhere out here. lots of rolling stock though. if i was on my home pc right now, i'd post the new shots i took. one of them isn't CNW, but you can tell it once was. and either way, this particular car is rare anyway

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Posted by CNW 6000 on Tuesday, February 5, 2008 11:33 AM

I think I saw one of those tamper MOW vehicles with an old CNW logo on in in Neenah this morning but didn't have a camera with me. 

It'd be nice to see more CNW rolling stock as well. 

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Posted by Lord Atmo on Tuesday, February 5, 2008 9:46 AM
i still keep a look out for CNW MOW equipment. aside from that, i'm not into it much

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Posted by CShaveRR on Tuesday, February 5, 2008 9:29 AM

Half, we'll give you a full welcome!

If you have specific questions about track maintenance machinery, just fire away!  There are folks lurking out there who will give you good, honest answers if they can.

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Posted by eolafan on Tuesday, February 5, 2008 8:25 AM

 half wrote:
Hi guys anyone here involved in track machines, operating or maintainence???

Sign - Welcome [#welcome] Can't help with your question but wanted to say welcome just the same.

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Posted by CNW 6000 on Tuesday, February 5, 2008 7:55 AM
Welcome to the forum half.  There are a few folks on here who might fit your description.  Keep your eyes open and you'll see 'em.

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, February 4, 2008 10:46 PM

Hi guys anyone here involved in track machines, operating or maintainence???

I have been involved in this industry for 38yrs chasing faults and operating. mainly Plasser stuff  

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Posted by Lord Atmo on Monday, February 4, 2008 5:33 PM
 TimChgo9 wrote:

Yeah, gotta love snow pictures. 

i'll agree to that!

yes sir. and check out that awesome leslie S-3L superytfon 3062 is sporting. i tell ya the locomotives with those horns should ALWAYS lead!

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Posted by eolafan on Monday, February 4, 2008 11:07 AM

Mike, no, we have not had any thunder storms here yet but I heard about some out on the Miss. river near Iowa while driving here this morning.

Carl, I also had an argument with old man snow this morning.  I had my snow blower cranked up at 6:00 a.m. (I bet my neighbors loved me for that one!) and it kept stalling at first due to my taking too big a bite of the really wet snow.  Once I began taking smaller bites it went well but took naturally longer.

Carl, you are likely right on...I don't tend to hide my feelings easily as most on this forum will readily attest to.  I will call 'em as I see 'em, regardless of whether mine is a popular opinion or not...LET THE CHIPS FALL WHERE THEY FALL.

I am currently cooling my heels in the jury lounge.  They have already called twelve of us (randomly mixing the numbers from about 200 of us here this morning), but nothing for about half an hour now.  More updates later.

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Posted by techguy57 on Monday, February 4, 2008 10:55 AM

Carl-

I fell your pain.  Literally.  The snow thrower burnt up a belt Friday morning so the shovel has gotten a lot of extra work.  My arms will attest to it!

 Mike

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Posted by CShaveRR on Monday, February 4, 2008 10:49 AM

Emma, I'm going to have to change my mental image of you--you're obviously very tall, to get that roof shot!

Congratulations on having that great shot accepted--you've now done something that I'm highly unlikely ever to do.

Jim, I had a jury stint many years ago, back in the old courthouse.  It was a DUI case, and we convicted him (or allowed him to convict himself).  I think if you got the Hinsdale incident, you'd have to work pretty hard to conceal your feelings if you wanted to serve on the jury--defense attorney would probably reject you quickly for not being impartial enough.

Still recovering from a session with the snow shovel--we got a couple of inches of very wet snow overnight.  Driveway is clear, sidewalk is ahem! open, anyway.  Pat and I also did our neighbor's walk, as we often do (they're more elderly than we).

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Posted by techguy57 on Monday, February 4, 2008 10:36 AM
 eolafan wrote:

 blhanel wrote:
So will these posts be from the jury box during the case?Wink [;)]Laugh [(-D]

Hey, you never can tell...perhaps I will get on the case of the inebriated guy who drove onto the BNFS tracks near Downers Grove last week and was pulled from his car just in time to save him...stay tuned.

Jim 

That was a wild one!  The dash cam video from the squad car was amazingly horrific and incredible at the same time.  Just glad that no one was killed or severely injured.  I'm sure the engineers are still a bit shaken over it though.  Hope he gets the book thrown at him, but that's rarely how it ever happens isn't it.

 Is there thunder and ligtning down your way today too?  I love a good winter thunderstorm.Big Smile [:D]

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Posted by blhanel on Monday, February 4, 2008 9:58 AM
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Posted by Modelcar on Monday, February 4, 2008 9:07 AM

....I agree emmar...That's a very nice an extremely clear photo.

Quentin

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