Quarter after nine, bright lights, smoothed surface and it appears that they are about the bring the new diamonds assembly to the crossing. Pretty cool.
EDIT: Now about 9:20 and the assembly on the move east. I kid you not, compared to choreographing this exercise, Bob Fosse was an amateur!
I'm beginning to think I prefer watching time lapse photography of diamond installations.
I'll stick with it for a while yet.
Bruce
So shovel the coal, let this rattler roll.
"A Train is a Place Going Somewhere" CP Rail Public Timetable
"O. S. Irricana"
. . . __ . ______
The new diamond is arriving as its crane slowly creeps along with it.
Assistant Porch Supervisor?
Settle down and watch the film
This is actually getting good!
Best night viewing - ever!
Never too old to have a happy childhood!
Does anyone know whether BNSF & UP are just holding trains until work is done or rerouting by an alternate route? BNSF via Galesburg and UP via CN (ex IC) or some other route?
Did someone say it doesn't fit?
Looks like they're making tweaks to rail lengths...
Brian (IA) http://blhanel.rrpicturearchives.net.
My guess is that they're holding trains (which they might do anyway, on account of the holiday). They'll be done by morning.
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)
That hi-rail truck backing on to the new diamonds would be the first use at 2247 CDT.
Electroliner 1935 Does anyone know whether BNSF & UP are just holding trains until work is done or rerouting by an alternate route? BNSF via Galesburg and UP via CN (ex IC) or some other route? Did someone say it doesn't fit?
From what I've heard on the scanner they have tied down some trains at various locations; the latest was a westbound BNSF at CP Lease (South Rochelle)
The front loaders seem to drive over the rails with impunity. Don't they worry about knocking them out of gauge? I seem to remember reading that even ordinary trucks have caused derailments after driving over tracks away from grade crossings and knocking the rails out of gauge.
xjqcf get track and time from CPY063 to CPY083 until midnight
That would be expired now.
Anyone hear what the new window is?
AgentKidAnyone hear what the new window is?
Nope, but it's still "open" at quarter to two, with a tamper going across the diamonds on the south UP track very deliberately, muck slower than they usually do on regular track. Many more probes with the "fingers" at each stop of the tamper.
It will be interesting to see how stack trains come through the crossing on UP in a week or two, seeing whether we are looking at the rock and roll hall of fame still.
This has been quite the show today and I think a lot of us have enjoyed it.
Nice lights, too.
ChuckCobleighwith a tamper going across the diamonds on the south UP track very deliberately
Thanks, I was wondering what that thing did.
BTW, I have just passed the twelve hour mark watching the webcam.
I don't understand some of what is going on, but here I am.
AgentKid BTW, I have just passed the twelve hour mark watching the webcam. I don't understand some of what is going on, but here I am. Bruce
I checked out of the railfan track authority at 11:15, now checked back in. (Who needs 8 hours of sleep anyway?)
xjqcfWho needs 8 hours of sleep anyway?
Really,
Some coffee and painkillers and I'm good to go!
"DAY-O . . .day-o
Daylight come and me want to go home."
Oh wait?!? . . . oh well.
Well, I think that is enough for now.
Talk to you folks later.
There's westbound UP Z train holding about 12 miles to the east, and I just heard east and westbound UP trains hit detectors about 20 and 30 miles away. Looks like they are expecting at least one track to open any time (from the looks of it #2 track)
UP dispatcher is issuing spreed restrictions for #2 track - 15 mph. Diamond to reopen at 8:00
Been following myself, quit about O dark hundren, was back on about's 5am. Got pictures using the snipping tool, will post here shortly.
So, do the two roads just park trains or are they re routed for this operation?
took 11 photos of the diamond replacement and here is the first link, I'm trying to see if your able to back trace through the photo's or will I need to link each photo...
https://www.flickr.com/photos/15158681@N00/34177856833/in/dateposted-public/
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