I think that minivan has been there since a couple days after the derailment two weeks ago. I am fairly certain that it was not there the day of the derailment or the next day... there were a couple of other cars that seemed to have been trapped by the dozens of MOW trucks that were parked all over, but they left in a couple of days, then this minivan shows up and hasn't moved since.
Sure is a ghost town right now!
Semper Vaporo
Pkgs.
I finally got to see the tower lights a couple of nights ago . ghost town is right , i have only seen two trains today . Of course it could have just been the times i was watching .they are supposed to get snow tomorrow as well as here in north carolina . Maybe we will have a white christmas after all . RON
You have seen exactly two more than I have today!
The powatan arrow pulled by a J crossing in front of the camera would make a perfect christmas eve . I can still dream i guess . merry christmas . RON
Are you sure that was a dream????
WOW and i don`t drink or do drugs . Thanks Semper, and merry christmas . RON
Thank you Semper Vaporo!
Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night.
Bruce
So shovel the coal, let this rattler roll.
"A Train is a Place Going Somewhere" CP Rail Public Timetable
"O. S. Irricana"
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Can you imagine how great it would have been to have a computer and this web cam in the days of steam. I am having one of those strange idea days , as you can tell. RON
Do your best to not limit it to just ONE day!
Oh , i have them quite often . I am retired, so i have lot of time to think. I have a lot of "what if" moments . Keeps life interesting . RON
Well , I see roanoke is covered with a beautiful blanket of white for christmas . MERRY CHRISTMAS to all my forum friends . RON
....Yes, I just turned to look and it was white in Roanoke. Not a movement of anything....not even one light shining. But I suppose that's the way it's to look on Christmas Morning.
It would be nice to see a nice long sleek passenger train pulled in and unloading some late travelers. No more.
Quentin
Sadly, those days are gone. But they can`t take away the memories. Our snow has started here in western north carolina . They are predicting 12 hours of it for us. A beautiful white christmas for us . Merry christmas and may GOD bless you all . RON
....You're correct.....Memories for those of us who have witnessed such scenes will remain.
In my daydreams , I thought about how nice it would be to have a live streaming sound cam in the locomotive shops . I guess i am never satisfied . If you are going to dream , dream big. Hope you all had a wonderful day . RON
Wheels are rolling again . It looks like everything is back to normal . Just saw a container train go through . It was on the repaired track and was traveling at normal speed . Still quite a bit of snow . RON
A bit more snow covering in Roanoke overnight. It will be interesting to see if this area gets the massive snow predicted to go up the east coast today.
Looks like their snow is slowly melting away . We have a foot on the ground and it is still snowing here in western north carolina . Is the traffic almost nonexistant or have i just been on at the wrong time ? Hope you all had a great christmas . RON
Been a fair amount of traffic today.
Norm
.....Mid afternoon, I noted 4 NS engines at rest in camera range, and shortly then, they moved west.
Took another look a short time later and a container train was passing east bound.
Weather: I've been checking to see if they are going to receive the blast that's moving up the east coast....So far, as of a couple hr's. ago, they had not.
We here in central Indiana lucked out on the mess that was coming west to east....Just 1" Christmas Eve. None since. But it's to get a bit colder next few days, than a "warm up".
Just saw a coal train go through with 1 ns and 1 conrail unit up front . The snow seems to be dissipating . They are running regular traffic over the repaired track so i guess they have solved the problem . RON
Looks like roanoke missed the big storm that hit us . Everything appears to be back to normal . I just brought the cam up for the first time today . Haven`t seen anything yet , but to me it always seems busiest later in the evening . RON
Rich
Those that desire, find a way..... Those that don't, find an excuse.
One lone engine sitting on the nearest track . We got a little over 10 inches here in western nc . RON
I would sure like to know what the deal is on that white minivan . It hasn`t been moved since the derailment . RON
I have been wondering the same thing. The car is backed up to the guardrail so the license plate is almots unreadable. Makes me wonder if someone is trying to hide it from the repo man.
Why dont somebody here call the Roanoke police and report it.
Russell
j610 I would sure like to know what the deal is on that white minivan . It hasn`t been moved since the derailment . RON
Now that we have seen the Powhatan Arrow pulled by a J, maybe we could see a turn of the 20th Century steam powered Browning or Bucyrus-Erie 200 ton crane load that minivan onto a 40 foot flat car and be pulled away by suitable N&W work train power.
Happy New Year everyone!
I agree . Scrap metal prices are up right now . Well , traffic is definitly back to normal . RON
....Almost all the workers that park there, pull in front forward. I wonder if in all the railroad mess of derailment and the legions of vehicles and personnel, if it might have been left there by mistake....
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