Looks like the other side is getting new insulated joints today under the watchful supervision of a few park visitors.
Two BNSF oil trains just met at the diamond. Interesting thing was, both trains were pulled by three CSX locos each. Not a BNSF unit in sight. Also, the east bound's lead buffer car was an old, white, covered hopper still lettered for "CP Rail".
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The welder moved, replaced by a fellow with a grinder. Not sure if the shield they dropped in place is to protect the other workers or the park patrons (which currently includes several tots under the watchful eyes of their mothers), or both.
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There seems to be a lot of visitors at the park as well.
Camera back up .. looks like they have the welder out
I thought it was just me ... Maybe the work is classified
For the past week, all kinds of work completely out of sight. Yes Other work has been going on. But out of sight was another set of work 'sounds', and the very annoying back up 'beep'.
The crew showed up just to the west of the near tower, and in plain veiw, removed a section of track and replaced it on UP #2.
and the cam goes down. 0833am
Looks like part of the UP signal bridge on the West side of the diamonds has been removed.
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tree68 BaltACD Why do I always get the feeling that when local media report a derailment that they are disappointed when there isn't a HAZMAT spill, evacuation and explosion. It's the old media mantra - if it bleeds, it leads... We have the same problem in the fire service. If the fire department response is prompt and we get a good hit, saving the building, etc, it's a page 3 item of 1 column inch, if at all. If the place burns down (despite our best efforts) it's front page news...
BaltACD Why do I always get the feeling that when local media report a derailment that they are disappointed when there isn't a HAZMAT spill, evacuation and explosion.
It's the old media mantra - if it bleeds, it leads...
We have the same problem in the fire service. If the fire department response is prompt and we get a good hit, saving the building, etc, it's a page 3 item of 1 column inch, if at all.
If the place burns down (despite our best efforts) it's front page news...
Look on the bright side guys. If enough people wanted to watch trains, we'd have to put up with 30 second commercials every 5 minutes while watching the Rochelle web cam.
ChuckAllen, TX
BaltACDWhy do I always get the feeling that when local media report a derailment that they are disappointed when there isn't a HAZMAT spill, evacuation and explosion.
rdamon While watching the MoW work on the BNSF, I noticed someone standing near the diamonds. A UP Unit Coal Train came in at a crawl and stopped, the person climbed up into the cab and the train continued at a slow pace.
Most likely a company official. Had one been able to monitor the radio channels (Dispatcher & Road) we would likely know who by name and title.
jeffhergert CatFoodFlambe MKT Dave Been only one train since 06.30 as I worked. EB UP about 07.30.UP derailed a few cars (included a couple of loaded auto racks) on the approach to the Missouri River bridge in Omaha Tuesday evening that's going to take a while to clean up due to the nature of the cleanup location. While most of the Shooters use the Blair cutoff that crosses the Missouri a few miles to the north, this might have cut down on some of the slower freights running through Rochelle today (held, or maybe detoured via KC/STL and via the ex-Omaha Route through the Twin Cities and the Adams Line?). http://www.wowt.com/content/news/Train-cars-derail-near-Missouri-River-crossing-379894801.html Maybe this belongs on the long train thread. The train was almost 13000ft long. There was also some signal work scheduled on the Blair Sub today. I don't know if they went ahead with it or postponed it to move traffic. Jeff
CatFoodFlambe MKT Dave Been only one train since 06.30 as I worked. EB UP about 07.30.UP derailed a few cars (included a couple of loaded auto racks) on the approach to the Missouri River bridge in Omaha Tuesday evening that's going to take a while to clean up due to the nature of the cleanup location. While most of the Shooters use the Blair cutoff that crosses the Missouri a few miles to the north, this might have cut down on some of the slower freights running through Rochelle today (held, or maybe detoured via KC/STL and via the ex-Omaha Route through the Twin Cities and the Adams Line?).
MKT Dave Been only one train since 06.30 as I worked. EB UP about 07.30.UP derailed a few cars (included a couple of loaded auto racks) on the approach to the Missouri River bridge in Omaha Tuesday evening that's going to take a while to clean up due to the nature of the cleanup location. While most of the Shooters use the Blair cutoff that crosses the Missouri a few miles to the north, this might have cut down on some of the slower freights running through Rochelle today (held, or maybe detoured via KC/STL and via the ex-Omaha Route through the Twin Cities and the Adams Line?).
Been only one train since 06.30 as I worked. EB UP about 07.30.UP derailed a few cars (included a couple of loaded auto racks) on the approach to the Missouri River bridge in Omaha Tuesday evening that's going to take a while to clean up due to the nature of the cleanup location. While most of the Shooters use the Blair cutoff that crosses the Missouri a few miles to the north, this might have cut down on some of the slower freights running through Rochelle today (held, or maybe detoured via KC/STL and via the ex-Omaha Route through the Twin Cities and the Adams Line?).
http://www.wowt.com/content/news/Train-cars-derail-near-Missouri-River-crossing-379894801.html
Maybe this belongs on the long train thread. The train was almost 13000ft long.
There was also some signal work scheduled on the Blair Sub today. I don't know if they went ahead with it or postponed it to move traffic.
Jeff
Why do I always get the feeling that when local media report a derailment that they are disappointed when there isn't a HAZMAT spill, evacuation and explosion.
CatFoodFlambe MKT Dave Been only one train since 06.30 as I worked. EB UP about 07.30. UP derailed a few cars (included a couple of loaded auto racks) on the approach to the Missouri River bridge in Omaha Tuesday evening that's going to take a while to clean up due to the nature of the cleanup location. While most of the Shooters use the Blair cutoff that crosses the Missouri a few miles to the north, this might have cut down on some of the slower freights running through Rochelle today (held, or maybe detoured via KC/STL and via the ex-Omaha Route through the Twin Cities and the Adams Line?).
MKT Dave Been only one train since 06.30 as I worked. EB UP about 07.30.
Been only one train since 06.30 as I worked. EB UP about 07.30.
UP derailed a few cars (included a couple of loaded auto racks) on the approach to the Missouri River bridge in Omaha Tuesday evening that's going to take a while to clean up due to the nature of the cleanup location. While most of the Shooters use the Blair cutoff that crosses the Missouri a few miles to the north, this might have cut down on some of the slower freights running through Rochelle today (held, or maybe detoured via KC/STL and via the ex-Omaha Route through the Twin Cities and the Adams Line?).
It looks like small sections of track are being spliced around the diamond.
Could this be in preparation of replacing the damond?
BaltACDMust have used several thousand rattlecans to put that much paint on that many cars.
Not to mention the possibility that those rattlecans probably didn't go through the scanner at the department store they came from, either.
BaltACD Watched a EB UP manifest train - mostly Mechanical Refers and Box cars - at least 90% of the cars had been tagged. Must have used several thousand rattlecans to put that much paint on that many cars.
Watched a EB UP manifest train - mostly Mechanical Refers and Box cars - at least 90% of the cars had been tagged. Must have used several thousand rattlecans to put that much paint on that many cars.
I watched the same train, Balt. What a waste of resources and, in some cases, real artistic talent.
Lots of trackwork today and the couple of days by both UP and BNSF. BNSF moving single pieces of rail from the right side of the screen, then carrying them down the track with a tractor that bends in the middle. It also easily goes across the tracks without much effort. A second crew working on the signal boxes, digging holes by hand. Yesterday there was a third crew welding on the diamonds. Been only one train since 06.30 as I worked. EB UP about 07.30.
Just saw what looks to be the same train heading west - with a company low-side gon with a front-end load with an attached backhoe arm (couldn't see the appliance attached to the arm).
Might this be a MOW train getting reloaded with ties?
BurningKibbles, I know the trains of which you speak, and although I can't explain why you haven't seen them, the gondola cars involved (MGPX 101-880) were purpose-built for the company receiving the ore (in Indiana...water service next to impossible), are only two or three years old, and are equipped with rotary couplers.As for old steel bathtub gons, they almost certainly aren't in coal service any more, and have little practical use other than for scrap service, anything from aluminum to crossties.
Carl
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cefinkjr BNSF EB just cleared. Missed the power while working (what was I thinking? ) but all of the cars I saw looked like rotary-coupler equipped bathtub gons like one would see on a unit coal train. But these were empty and moving east???? Or were they loaded with some high-density commodity like iron ore pellets???? All appeared to be black with a faded orange panel at one end (the rotary end?) but I couldn't make out the reporting marks. Anybody know more about this move?
BNSF EB just cleared. Missed the power while working (what was I thinking? ) but all of the cars I saw looked like rotary-coupler equipped bathtub gons like one would see on a unit coal train. But these were empty and moving east???? Or were they loaded with some high-density commodity like iron ore pellets???? All appeared to be black with a faded orange panel at one end (the rotary end?) but I couldn't make out the reporting marks. Anybody know more about this move?
Hmmm... I used to see a unit train of low-sided gons moving what looked like iron ore/taconite moving back and forth several times a week on the BNSF. Haven't seen one for a few weeks - perhaps (a) the ore went back to the lakes, or (b) the move shifted to rotary-dump gons?
Breezy Afternoon!
tree68 All quiet today, worker-wise, except one truck peeking out from behind the shelters across the diamonds from the pavilion.
All quiet today, worker-wise, except one truck peeking out from behind the shelters across the diamonds from the pavilion.
The truck was still there early this morning .. it must have spent the night
There is a red "flag" out today.
I guess Balt's description of our ATC and its failure was accurate, or Jeff would have added something. I'm sure he has some experience along those lines.As for DP units and braking, yes, they definitely initiate brake sets and releases. That's one of their beauties--they make applications and releases travel faster, which makes longer trains safe to operate (for example, a coal train used to be limited to about 110 cars with all of the power on the head end--now they're 130 cars and more, with little increase in power).I'm not sure what the western destinations for the auto trains are. Most of them originate at the Indiana Harbor Belt's Gibson Yard (Hammond, Indiana), which they use for classification of automobiles from all of the major eastern carriers. UP crews may actually take the trains from Gibson (or maybe just from Blue Island or Provo Junction).
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