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
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.
Quentin
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
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
....You're correct.....Memories for those of us who have witnessed such scenes will remain.
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
....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.
Well , I see roanoke is covered with a beautiful blanket of white for christmas . MERRY CHRISTMAS to all my forum friends . RON
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
Do your best to not limit it to just ONE day!
Semper Vaporo
Pkgs.
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
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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WOW and i don`t drink or do drugs . Thanks Semper, and merry christmas . RON
Are you sure that was a dream????
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
You have seen exactly two more than I have today!
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
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!
...That is unusual for the white van to be parked in that spot this amount of time. Generally, at 5 pm, the people come out from their work place and hit the road.
Just wonder why one would leave a vehicle in such a spot for that amount of time.
And all certainly does seem quiet in the panoramic view from the web cam.
Looks clear enough that the distant radio towers should be visible tonight out on the mountain. Raindeer should be safe, and not fly into one of them.
Mayhaps the bugs from last fall finally got to them?
Roanoke is dead . That white minivan hasn`t been moved in a while . Wishing everyone a merry christmas and happy , train filled new year . RON
They were a messy group , weren`t they . I guess the excitement is over for now and i am sure they don`t want a repeat anytime soon . RON
Well... the work light has been removed and I haven't seen a MOW truck in the parking area nor a hardhat wandering around, so the only thing left to do is for MOW's Mother to come clean up the mess they left behind.
More cabooses tonight . They seem to be using them more frequently . More trains than usual tonight , also. RON
Traffic seems a little light tonight . Looks like the snow is almost gone but they are predicting more for the end of the week . Everything seems to be back to normal . RON
The majority of people have absolutely no common sense . RON
Somebody got hit here in Charlotte NC last week,they were jogging on the tracks.
Russell
Most people are idiots when it comes to trains . I would bet that this women will do the same thing again if the same situation arises again . The sad thing is that the railroad is the one that will get the bad publicity from this . RON
Rich
Those that desire, find a way..... Those that don't, find an excuse.
Been seeing quite a variety of foreign power lately . Good sign that traffic is picking up considerably . ROANOKE is supposed to get more snow in the next few days . RON
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