afternoon
Driver and I went looking today.Csx wasn't too busy.Went and looked on Ns and had better luck.Had a big "CAT" and some gons dropping ties along the old NYC main.The tonka toys are parked in a siding east of Archbold.Also Ns cleaned out the yard in Bryan and was taking the empties to Elkhart.There were no high hoods but they still had all three engines"Long hood forward".Going to be nicer tomorrow.Going to go see if we can trim the swamp.
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").
They came from Colorado in the great migration. You can figure what they're smoking.
(Nebrasky and KanzAss highway patrol bubbas were too busy watching the highways )
Note to self: Must visit Mt. Sunflower (Elevation 4039' (NGS 1927 datum) this year.)North of Weskan on the KP/UP and South of Kanorado on the CRIP/Kyle)...Took my greenhorn road-dogs from the mothership to Meade's Ranch last year (geographical center of the lower 48, LAT. 39°50' N; LONG. -98°35' W) near Smith Center/Lebanon KS....Still 39 ft lower than La Junta!
Murphy SidingSmoking prairie dogs? I had heard those critters had some bad habits that made them unpopular in the neighborhood.
She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw
Mookie Murphy Siding Wait a minute....Kansas has a hill? Where did that come from? Prairie Dog mound....
Murphy Siding Wait a minute....Kansas has a hill? Where did that come from?
Prairie Dog mound....
Thanks to Chris / CopCarSS for my avatar.
Murphy SidingWait a minute....Kansas has a hill? Where did that come from?
Mookie And Kansas is doing their annual smoking of Nebraska. They burn off Flint Hills for Land Management and all the smoke comes north. You can smell it and never open a door or a window, that's how pervasive it is. Welcome to Nebraska! Cof Cof....
And Kansas is doing their annual smoking of Nebraska. They burn off Flint Hills for Land Management and all the smoke comes north. You can smell it and never open a door or a window, that's how pervasive it is. Welcome to Nebraska! Cof Cof....
Spring has arrived!
Frolic in the sunshine! Well, ok - at least sit in it and absorb it.
Norm48327 Larry, At 10AM I had an inch and a half of crusty snow on the windshield I had to remove. Rare, but not unheard of in April.
Larry,
At 10AM I had an inch and a half of crusty snow on the windshield I had to remove. Rare, but not unheard of in April.
Yeah - just chatted with a fellow ham who's about 40 or so miles east northeast of me - he's gotten some 3" of the stuff today...
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...
Norm
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/911-call-from-moving-train-1.4056565
JoeKohNo snow as they guessers said but the ditches are full for sure.
The snow hasn't stuck, but it's definitely been in the air.
Most streams are still running banks-full, and water is ponding everywhere.
Had a couple of pump details overnight - one was just a matter of the sump pump hose having redirected itself back into the house.
The Black River has a flood warning. It may just barely hit flood stage, though.
Winter isn't giving up easily...
Ns was clear when I left work.No snow as they guessers said but the ditches are full for sure.Have chores to do and errands to run.Driver will want to check out csx tomorrow.
The wind's not howling, but it's definitely raining - .7" since 4 AM with no signs of letting up. They're telling us up to two inches, on top of the two inches we got a couple of days ago. Most streams are running banks-full, sometimes plus a little.
THEN - it might change over to snow...
wind howling and rain.Ns local was uptown switching when I left work.Chores to do.
Ns just had some cars uptown today.The other siding and main lines were clear.Matt is on KP duty tonight for his church youth group.Need to get some things done before we go.
joe
Coal train still in the siding.Ns sent a westbound stack train when I got off work.Csx had the NKP heritage unit(8100) take a stack train to North Baltimore.It will be going back to Chicago on q171.It will be trailing.Chores to do.
DeggestyFrom the depths of Penn Station--Acela #2166 just arrived 1:15 late, after being held in Newark 56 minutes and held in Secaucus Jct. for a few minutes. I did not understand any explanation that was broadcast. Out of Penn Station only 1:14 late. I asked the new conductor if the latest derailment is still giving problems, and he affirmed that this is the problem.
Out of Penn Station only 1:14 late. I asked the new conductor if the latest derailment is still giving problems, and he affirmed that this is the problem.
This may have been your problem -
http://www.railwayage.com/index.php/safety/ny-penn-two-derailments-in-two-weeks.html?channel=60
Never too old to have a happy childhood!
From the depths of Penn Station--Acela #2166 just arrived 1:15 late, after being held in Newark 56 minutes and held in Secaucus Jct. for a few minutes. I did not understand any explanation that was broadcast.
Johnny
Ns had a coal train in the siding,the local uptown and an eastbound coming into town when I left work.Chores to do here at home.Cincinnati looks dry for now they might get the ballgame in.
More sunshine today.Went along the wabash today.Went to a train show and looked around.Nothing we really needed to buy.There is still one wabash signal at"Mode".Back to work tomorrow.
Helped with the testing for a group of amateur radio operators today. Most were upgrading from Technician to General, one was a newby testing for Technician. Everybody passed.
A couple of the new "Generals" tried for Amateur Extra, but didn't make it. It's actually kinda complex, with a fair amount of math. Not many can take it "cold" and pass. Now they've got something to work toward.
I'm an Extra myself.
Sunshine finally today.Variety of power today on CSX.North Baltimore yard was quite busy as well.Csx sent 5500"Spirit of Cincinnati" on the point of a train as well.More sunshine tomorrow say the guessers.Back to work on Monday.
No rail travel yesterday, today, or tomorrow. I did enjoy the college reunion this morning and early afternoon--seeing a few people I had not seen since they graduated 60 years ago as well as some regulars. Tomorrow, back to Charlottesville on a carrier that promises "leg room"--the promise MUST be in comparison to what you have when traveling by air.
Damp and chilly here in NW Ohio today.Doing chores here at home.Guessers say sun to come out tomorrow.Hope we don't get fooled.
POTO = Power Operated Turn Out (power switch)
Radium and Osterod tend to be where passing meets happen.
mudchicken RE: Dotsero.... Pass anything at Radium? (Orestod/Bond/Range) The signal tribe is having a bear of a time up in there getting to the POTO's and the CTC plant gets balky. (switch problems with new PTC setup)
RE: Dotsero.... Pass anything at Radium? (Orestod/Bond/Range) The signal tribe is having a bear of a time up in there getting to the POTO's and the CTC plant gets balky. (switch problems with new PTC setup)
As to backing in at Chicago, I will find out Sunday week morning if it applies to the Capitol, though if it was necessary because of the derailment, that should have been taken care of by then.
It is cold (45 Degrees) and wet in Charlottesville this morning. I hope it is dry in Bristol this weekend; the bus "station" there is closed when I arrive tonight and is not open on Sundays (when I come back north and east).
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