Murphy Siding I thought the spped limit for kicking cars was 143 mph?
I thought the spped limit for kicking cars was 143 mph?
and require 88 gigawatts of power
Never too old to have a happy childhood!
I thought the speed limit for kicking cars was 143 mph?
Thanks to Chris / CopCarSS for my avatar.
Murphy Siding In any of these scenerios, it appears that unless the railroad pokes a hole in the covered hopper, the rsponsibility for any missing grain is the responsibility of whoever didn't close the doors tightly enough?
Those that close the doors would argue the if the railraod didn't hump or kick cars at 165mph, then the doors wouldn't open.
It's been fun. But it isn't much fun anymore. Signing off for now.
The opinions expressed here represent my own and not those of my employer, any other railroad, company, or person.t fun any
O.K. one last corn poke~~~~~ you can lead a horse to water, but remember how a wet horse smells.
Y6bs evergreen in my mind
BaltACD Depends! Are freight rates being assessed on the Shippers weight agreement (where the shipper states the weight of commodity loaded), or on th Consignees weight agreement (where the consignee states the weight of the commodity unloaded), or if freight rates are being assesed on weights derived at carrier certified scales while the shipment is in route. One of the 3 circumstances govern every shipment.
Depends!
Are freight rates being assessed on the Shippers weight agreement (where the shipper states the weight of commodity loaded), or on th Consignees weight agreement (where the consignee states the weight of the commodity unloaded), or if freight rates are being assesed on weights derived at carrier certified scales while the shipment is in route.
One of the 3 circumstances govern every shipment.
Thanks for the vote of support, SJ!We all pay. If it makes a steady stream of corn along the tracks, it will (if it isn't all eaten--and animals won't go for the hard-to-get ones) foul the ballast, possibly take root, and require (eventually) weed control and ballast cleaning. And you can picture what happens to a stream of corn on the road, once the train stops in the yard. What's left from the piles might get killed once it germinates, but it will most likely rot before it gets the chance, assaulting the workers' noses, and everybody else's noses and clean floors if it isn't removed from one's boots. And that stuff is slippery, too, just like other things accidentally stepped into.I've seen it all, working on a railroad that hauled grain for its existence. Just thought I'd put a kernel of truth into the discussion (all of the good ones were taken, Ms. Cornhusker!).
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)
Asked to use the word "horticulture" in a sentence, Dorothy Parker said (c.1925):
"You can lead a horticulture,
but you can't make her think."
Well, you know what they say- you can lead a horse to water, but that don't make it right.
You guys have been reading Carl's postings haven't you!
She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw
Oh, so that explains why trains always cost deer a few more bucks this time of year.
Murphy Siding That little trail of corn about 2" high that runs down the middle of the tracks from eastern South Dakota grain elevators to Duluth or the Gulf of Mexico- who pays for that?
That little trail of corn about 2" high that runs down the middle of the tracks from eastern South Dakota grain elevators to Duluth or the Gulf of Mexico- who pays for that?
Deer. They leave money for the train crews. LOL
Corny answer.
Norm
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