Joe - after what we had today, you are going to want to set fire to the truck to warm it up!
She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw
Wind chill was about minus 30 all day, as the temp never got up to zero. I spoke with someone in North Dakota today. He said wind chill there was 48 below. Kinda made me feel warm all over.
Thanks to Chris / CopCarSS for my avatar.
Aww, complain, complain, complain! We were well below zero today--all day--too, and enough wind to ruin my shoveling efforts of yesterday. But did I stay inside? Nooo...I went out and trudged my errands for the historical society--all three or so miles' worth. I'm layered up when I go out there, and it was just fine. Saw a few trains, too, mostly stackers.I witnessed a prlonged stop of a scoot in Lobard due to a "medical emergency". I know nothing, except that the train was still in the station about fifteen minutes after its scheduled time, and the local paramedics were at the platform entrance with their ambulance and obligatory fire engine/crew transport, as well as a couple of police cars. The train was the first to be able to leave the scene, followed by the cops, and finally the ambulance, siren blowing (fire engine probably went back to the barn).
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)
Joe thank you for the reply.All my folks that lived there have gone to the terminal in the sky. Many fond memories remain with me wandering along the switch yard from Findlay st. to Irwin st. I found more than a few "treasures" -- 5minute fusees and "torpedoes". I also had afriendly " Bull" who told me a lot about what was going on the RR. I gave all my finds to Lawerence. He told me how dangerous they were. He never scolded me for being on the ROW, he said just be carefull. The memories of the 1940s engines and the train loads of war materials never fade. Today I would be jailed or shot---- my how times have changed.
Cannonball
Y6bs evergreen in my mind
Randy Vos
"Ever have one of those days where you couldn't hit the ground with your hat??" - Waylon Jennings
"May the Lord take a liking to you and blow you up, real good" - SCTV
We were looking at the regen stuff on our new fire truck the other day. I gotta say I'm not up to snuff with it. The fire service fought to keep that stuff off apparatus, albeit unsuccessfully.
The truck says -10F, my weather station shows -7F, and the sensor in the anemometer is showing -21F, with only a bit of wind.
Which is a lot less than we had to deal with at an accident today. A young man got sideways on a snow-covered country road. He'd likely have just slid into the adjoining field, and maybe even simply driven back out, except for that stump, which he hit broadside, just ahead of the driver's door.
We know he went airborne, but not if he flipped in the process. The biggest problem was the fact that the collision with the stump collapsed the front right tire into the wheel well and firewall, trapping his foot (and therefore, him). It took some extensive work with two sets of the "Jaws of Life" to finally get him out of the car (which is now a convertible, and sans one door). On further examination, it appears the foot wasn't broken (we definitely thought it was). Lucky boy. If the tree that the stump came from was still there, he'd have been dead, or close to it.
Time for bed.
Larry Resident Microferroequinologist (at least at my house) Everyone goes home; Safety begins with you My Opinion. Standard Disclaimers Apply. No Expiration Date Come ride the rails with me! There's one thing about humility - the moment you think you've got it, you've lost it...
We had the most beautiful set of sun dogs this morning just after sunrise. I have seen a lot of them over the years, but the right one was very much like a vertical rainbow while the left one was breathtaking. It was the sun thru a very bright prism. I have never seen one as brilliant as this one was. Talk about "diamonds".
rvos1979Larry, from what I've seen out here, Cummins and Detroit seem to be the systems that have the least amount of problems,...
I think the motor in the pumper is a Cummins. We had to call the dealer to find out what the "hot exhaust" idiot light meant. Turns out it's normal. Still, when you get a warning light that says "hot" you tend to be concerned.
The whole truck has been a learning process. Seems like every time we take it out we find something new. And everything is electronic. Not like our old pumper, which was four wheels, a motor, a pump, a tank, and some sheet metal.
Well, I did it again. December 2013 when all you northerners were talking about cold weather, I posted that our air conditioner was running around midnight, and a couple of weeks later we had record cold. About a week and a half ago I posted that we were running our air conditioner, and today it was close to record cold (17 degrees). I won't do that again. At least we don't have to use + or - like some of you do.
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Paul of Covington Well, I did it again. December 2013 when all you northerners were talking about cold weather, I posted that our air conditioner was running around midnight, and a couple of weeks later we had record cold. About a week and a half ago I posted that we were running our air conditioner, and today it was close to record cold (17 degrees). I won't do that again. At least we don't have to use + or - like some of you do.
Yet! Records are made to be broken!
Never too old to have a happy childhood!
staying frosty no problem today. Matt was closed due to the cold weather.ns had a frieght to go west in the siding.going to help bring the groceries in soon.Tomorrow is friday.
Deshler Ohio-crossroads of the B&O Matt eats your fries.YUM! Clinton st viaduct undefeated against too tall trucks!!!(voted to be called the "Clinton St. can opener").
Mookie We had the most beautiful set of sun dogs this morning just after sunrise. I have seen a lot of them over the years, but the right one was very much like a vertical rainbow while the left one was breathtaking. It was the sun thru a very bright prism. I have never seen one as brilliant as this one was. Talk about "diamonds".
Murphy Siding Mookie We had the most beautiful set of sun dogs this morning just after sunrise. I have seen a lot of them over the years, but the right one was very much like a vertical rainbow while the left one was breathtaking. It was the sun thru a very bright prism. I have never seen one as brilliant as this one was. Talk about "diamonds". What's that old wive's tale? Sundogs in Nebraska means blizzrd in South Dakota the next day?
What's that old wive's tale? Sundogs in Nebraska means blizzrd in South Dakota the next day?
Police/fire scanner tonite: Alphabet codes A-Adam, B-Boy, C-Charlie, D-David, E-Edward.
Tonite they went to **** "E" - (Elephant) Street...
She is fairly new and I am glad she couldn't hear me laughing in the background! I think they should change that one!
IGN - Our exhaust is low - from the right side just ahead of the rear axle. No problem with overheads...
If the weatherguessers are right, we may have a lot of snow available over the next couple of days. Some areas are forecast at 4+ feet. Looks like I could see a foot and a half here at the house.
After Wednesday's collision with a stump (not me, a youngster in a Saab), today (Thursday) we were out for another youngster who managed to take out a telephone pole with his truck. The visibility was poor, and the back road was snow covered and slippery. Both were due to "speed too fast for conditions..."
There was no place to turn around at the scene, so I had to back the pumper about 3/8 of a mile. For most of that, I could simply follow tracks in the road, but then they started getting covered with snow...
Before we got back to the station, we went on another call that was, fortunately, cancelled, but it still meant driving in near zero conditions. Coming back into town afterwards I saw the flashing light at an intersection, but couldn't see the bridge 100 yards further down the road. And I'm driving a half million dollar fire truck... Wheeeee!
tree68 rvos1979 Larry, from what I've seen out here, Cummins and Detroit seem to be the systems that have the least amount of problems,... I think the motor in the pumper is a Cummins. We had to call the dealer to find out what the "hot exhaust" idiot light meant. Turns out it's normal. Still, when you get a warning light that says "hot" you tend to be concerned. The whole truck has been a learning process. Seems like every time we take it out we find something new. And everything is electronic. Not like our old pumper, which was four wheels, a motor, a pump, a tank, and some sheet metal.
rvos1979 Larry, from what I've seen out here, Cummins and Detroit seem to be the systems that have the least amount of problems,...
I've got the weed burner exhaust on my truck, last night I ran all night at 900 rpm. Went to leave this morning, had a three foot circle of dry pavement under the exhaust tip. And it was -8 last night.......
When the hot exhaust light comes on, just keep the vehicle away from anything flammable, and your body away from the exhaust tip, that heats up to around 1500 degrees during a regeneration........
rvos1979I've got the weed burner exhaust on my truck,
It's something we'll have to keep in mind. We don't spend much time on the road, or idling in lots, but at a fire, we're "working" and aren't in a position to move the truck at a moment's notice. It's actually going to be more of a problem in the spring, when we might have to worry about already tinder-dry ground cover... That's always been a problem, but could be even moreso now.
Witnessed Amtrak #6 (EB-CZ) on the wye at Dotsero yesterday. It shouldn't be there. The ex-DRGW Tennessee Pass line is only open Dotsero to Gypsum. With the strange weather here, wondering if we have hillslides or an avalanche somewhere in Gore Canyon on the Moffat line between Dotsero and the tunnel. As it was, UP was busy with the slide fences in Glenwood Canyon.
A. Randy, what is this regeneration with a diesel? At the moment, the only regeneration I can think of is regenerating ion exchange resins so they can continue to remove unwanted ions from your water (one of my classmates and I played with some ion exchange resins back when we were college freshmen--sixty years ago, and the semiconductor industry uses the resins to obtain ultra-pure water).
B. Larry, I hope that the people who build fire engines with hot exhausts have the exhaust aimed in such a way that there not the danger of burning the road when the truck is in use.
C. MC, #6 arrived in Denver 23 minutes early yesterday, according to Amtrak's website--so there must not have been any trouble. It is strange to hear that the entire train was on the wye. Was the train positioned to move east, or would it have to back before moving east? Several years ago, as I was coming home, I saw a Superliner car set out on the wye; apparently it had a problem. And, mentioning problems, when Ricki and I were on our way to Los Angeles seven years this spring, the lounge car had to be set out in Albuquerque because of a broken spring; apparently all sorts of permission had to be granted before the car could be set out, for we waited a long time before any move was made after it had been determined that the car should not proceed any farther.
Johnny
Deggesty A. Randy, what is this regeneration with a diesel? At the moment, the only regeneration I can think of is regenerating ion exchange resins so they can continue to remove unwanted ions from your water (one of my classmates and I played with some ion exchange resins back when we were college freshmen--sixty years ago, and the semiconductor industry uses the resins to obtain ultra-pure water).
John: under all new diesel vehicles is what is called a Diesel Particulate Filter, this traps all the soot created in the combustion process. When back pressure sensors indicate that this filter has caught enough soot, it signals the engine to begin the process of regeneration, by increasing the exhaust temperature to around 1500 degrees or so. The intense heat, plus special materials in the filter, changes the soot into ash, which takes up less space in the filter. After a period of time (Cummins specified a quarter million miles), the filter has to be removed and cleaned at a repair shop.
The regeneration process usually involves dumping raw fuel into the exhaust system after the turbocharger, either while running down the road or by speeding up the engine when parked.
Hope this makes it a little clearer for you, and everyone else..........
afternoon
Matt had a 2 hour delay today.
Ns had a freight to go west.Noticed a sand hopper.It was gray had bn markings but you could still see "frisco" in the middle of the car.They had a sante fe hopper to keep it company.Work decided they didn't need any extra help tomorrow.That's ok it's only going to be a balmy high of 9 anyway.Time to do some chores.
stay safe
Joe
Thanks, Randy. The process sounds to me more like degradation than regeneration.
Tree: snow fort & snow balls?
Deggesty Thanks, Randy. The process sounds to me more like degradation than regeneration.
RandyVos' description was interesting as well ( to me a little scarey). Implementation of new technology, in the trucking industry, can be a thorney process...Learning Curves being what they are, and all. My guess is that they will be 'maintenance hogs'. Until the new gets worn off, and the field maintenance abilities pick up. Invariably they are going to break in the most inoportune place and time.
I am wondering if this regenerative exhaust system breaks, can the truck still be driven?
If it is problematic with trucks, can it also be problematic with much larger railroad locomotives, reqiring a shut donn of the afflicted unit?
Weather around here is supposed to go down to about 13deg tonight, light wind so far. No snow or other uglyness in forcast til about this coming Tuesday evening...Everyone stay safe and warm...
This is new technology, I am sure it was 'tested', but will it stand up day after day in real world situations?
Mookie Tree: snow fort & snow balls?
Only about 8 inches at the house. Down on Tug Hill they're talking feet.
Here's a claim not just anyone can make- We took down our Christmas tree today, raked the living room carpet, and used the vacuum to make the whole house smell like a pine tree.
Its 36 degrees with a cold rain falling...the freezing rain has stayed to the north of us...stahing nice and warm inside.
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