Larry- THat's not a bird feeder. That's a fox feeder.
Thanks to Chris / CopCarSS for my avatar.
Recorded a wind gust of 50.8 MPH about 45 minutes ago- finally, something I can submit as a weather spotter. Carl, if you see my hat flying by, try to catch it please...
Brian (IA) http://blhanel.rrpicturearchives.net.
I haven't seen a tin hat fly by yet, Brian...did you check the webcam?I was watching the skies, though--it was sunny to start, but it's mighty gray out there now, and I'm glad I had a jacket over my hoodie. It still says 55 out, with 30-mph steady winds (it got up to 63 earlier). There are a lot of power outages in our area, and I think I deected a couple of blinks here. The train-watching trip was a bust (except for my Five Guys fix in Oak Park). Next to nothing happening on the Overland Route at this end. I did see some new Cryo-Trans reefers. Speaking of new cars, they stopped painting (or applying) the black "consolidated stencil" boxes on them. Apparently the brake valves don't need to be cleaned and tested any more, and most roller-bearing journals don't need lubrication any more. All that was left was the build date, and that is now just stencilled on the side of the car...it blends in with the rest of the paint too easily, and will probably disappear more quickly under grime and/or graffiti. I've seen it done this way on some cars built in December...I know there are some 2016-built freight cars out there, but I'm still waiting to see my first one.
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)
No tin hats over here in Nw Ohio yet.Ns was clear when I left work.Mamma took Matt to go get supper.Work a bit tomorrow but will get out and enjoy the early spring.Had robins gathered in the swampland enjoying supper.Might have to get the mower out early.
stay safe
joe
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").
Rochelle Web Cam audio has a lot of wind noise today.
Electroliner 1935 Rochelle Web Cam audio has a lot of wind noise today.
6 PM National new reported severly high winds in Chicago - over 100 flights canceled account the winds - a number of incidents at construction areas.
Never too old to have a happy childhood!
BaltACD6 PM National new reported severly high winds in Chicago - over 100 flights canceled account the winds - a number of incidents at construction areas.
We've got a high wind advisory here in the wilds of northern New York...
Fortunately, it's been fairly mild and a lot of the ice has melted off the trees.
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...
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beautiful day today.Ns had a jam this morning when I went to work.It was cleared up when I left.Csx was testing crews again here in Defiance.They also had a bad set of gates in town too.Going to relax.
Joe
Not really...the wind affected everything and everybody. As I was out there watching trains, I suddenly said to myself "Hold the phone"! And if I hadn't, I would have had to go down on the tracks several hundred feet to retrieve it.Seriously, the strong wind blew a power pole over onto CTA's Green Line in Oak Park, perhaps three hours after I'd left the area, disrupting service on that end of the line. It also shut down some Pink Line service, though I can't figure that one out.It was much better out there today. I was out trackside again, getting lunch with my wife while we walked our errands for today and let the car stay home. In that hour, we had five trains...two scoots, an auto-rack train, a stacker, and a manifest.
Did someone in Lincoln (not to name any name) give the winds a great push to get them out of the area?
Johnny
Deggesty Did someone in Lincoln (not to name any name) give the winds a great push to get them out of the area?
Captain Kangaroo always said "share"....
She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw
Mookie Deggesty Did someone in Lincoln (not to name any name) give the winds a great push to get them out of the area? Captain Kangaroo always said "share"....
tree68Must be the swishing of the tail from the other thread....
Glenwood Canyon FINALLY opened (if you can call it that) last night.
I-70 is still a one lane road with pilot cars that closes for 8 hours a day. The scaling of unstable rock off the canyon walls goes on. UP is being very careful on their side of the canyon. The offending boulders reside well off railroad property.
Our break from winter ends tonight. 4" of white stuff due tonight.
Need to do something about the feline furry alarm clock going off at 4am...
mudchickenNeed to do something about the feline furry alarm clock going off at 4am...
Thanks for the update on the Canyon, MC. Is the rock on the railroad side as unstable as that on the highway side?
The street in front was wet when I ate breakfast about two hours ago; it is dry now. The weather was good yesterday; I did not need an overcoat when I went to church, and I certainly did not need one when I was coming home.
Had that problem with a Siamese we had at one point. As cruel as it sounds, one bounce off the wall (the cat was on the bed when she pulled this - and a little earlier each morning) cured the issue.
Any more, I tend to wake at the "shallow" end of my REM cycles - about every hour and a half. I can tell if I'm tired - I'll stay asleep for three hours, more or less...
Nice and sunny today - if chilly. The holes we cut in the ice yesterday for ice rescue training have probably frozen over again.
work busy.Ns was clear when I left work.Nice today.Mother nature sending us something wed/thursday.Chores to do.
Deggesty Thanks for the update on the Canyon, MC. Is the rock on the railroad side as unstable as that on the highway side? The street in front was wet when I ate breakfast about two hours ago; it is dry now. The weather was good yesterday; I did not need an overcoat when I went to church, and I certainly did not need one when I was coming home.
At 5PM the HOWLIES hit Denver. Moisture must be close behind.
Thanks, MC. I have been through there several times in both directions, and saw the slide fences, but did not know just how unstable it is. I can imagine that the surveyors were a bit uneasy.
Ns was clear when I left work.Need to do chores.
A little messy around here this morning - many schools on a two hour delay.
Got an errand to run, hopefully it'll quit later.
About 4 hours into "THE STORM" here in Flint, Mi. and maybe there is an inch or so, but, as usual everyone forgot how to drive. Should be interesting when I head home to South Bend tomarrow afternoon. Bob
Observation -
In unpopulated areas everyone thinks they know how to drive in the snow - because they don't hit anything.
In populated areas no one know how to drive in the snow - beacuse they hit things and each other.
In unpopulated areas - there is nothing to hit.
Drivers in both areas have the same problems - in unpopulated areas there is space available to recover from your mistake.
I just figure with 6500 pounds of pickup I win. Helps to have a couple of ounces of common sence too. On the 3 hour drives back and forth each week, I get passed by them and then they get passed by me. Difference is I get to keep going, they get to wait for the tow truck
Bob
BOB WITHORN I just figure with 6500 pounds of pickup I win. Helps to have a couple of ounces of common sence too. On the 3 hour drives back and forth each week, I get passed by them and then they get passed by me. Difference is I get to keep going, they get to wait for the tow truck Bob
Well Bob,
You won't have to worry about me being on the road. The guy I purchased my car from put some Chinese tires on it and on snow they have all the traction of hockey pucks. I'm impatiently waiting for some new ones.
Norm
Norm48327 Well Bob, You won't have to worry about me being on the road. The guy I purchased my car from put some Chinese tires on it and on snow they have all the traction of hockey pucks. I'm impatiently waiting for some new ones.
Tire stores are open every day!
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