afternoon
Another nice day.Saw a few trains go by on CSX.Going to relax here at home.
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").
CShaveRR I can see the ODOT guys now..."We're gonna build a bridge, and who's gonna pay for it?" "CSX!"
I can see the ODOT guys now..."We're gonna build a bridge, and who's gonna pay for it?" "CSX!"
JoeKohgood evening Well we started one way and went to Deshler.My nephew got our new sign done for the trainpark.Saw an I&O go south along sugar street in Lima.Another of their engines tucked itself back into the yard.Csx was busy trying to squeeze everyone by while the MOW crews were out on the Toledo sub.I bet the locals just love how the Cario siding matches with State road north of DT&I Junction.Delivered and installed the sign at Deshler.Csx was busy putting the new crossovers together there as well.Not sure when they will install them.Tomorrow has other projects to do. stay safe joe
Well we started one way and went to Deshler.My nephew got our new sign done for the trainpark.Saw an I&O go south along sugar street in Lima.Another of their engines tucked itself back into the yard.Csx was busy trying to squeeze everyone by while the MOW crews were out on the Toledo sub.I bet the locals just love how the Cario siding matches with State road north of DT&I Junction.Delivered and installed the sign at Deshler.Csx was busy putting the new crossovers together there as well.Not sure when they will install them.Tomorrow has other projects to do.
joe
Guess on installing the crossovers - Labor Day weekend. Normally reduced traffic levels and difficult train crew availability.
Never too old to have a happy childhood!
good evening
My gandbabies are on the opposite side of Metro Peoria (I think the ATSF Ancona branch was their nearest railroad), so I don't think there will be any chinks in their armor.
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)
(The Pekin HS team has a new mascot name, but the evidence of the old one is still around...kinda strange when you see it pop up)
On Defiance's version of the "Can Opener", PUCO's railroad regulatory functions are being threatened with being moved to ODOT/ORDC which is cringeworthy. (The rubber tired bubbas don't get it and are hardly "neutral".)
Congratulations, Balt, I think...
And as for The Defiance/B&O Memorial Truck Trap, Joe, I would think that the state government might have a say in what's needed there...the road is a highway, is it not?I was in the surgical center yesterday for routine old-guy procedures (not cancer-related). Results should be normal. I feel back to normal this morning, so it's time to get the yard back to normal today. Mad dash to the Peoria area tomorrow to see the football team intrductions...I'm not sure what kind of league this is, but it's big stuff in that area, and we have a grandson and a granddaughter who will be playing (that is big stuff, as she's the first female in that league ever...she wants to work off some aggression out there).
Completed the Jax-Maryland I-95 Shuffle
Perhaps the city government is setting up an "overhead" trap so as to increase the income from fines?
Johnny
Can the "Stupid Zone" orange diamond signs be brought out of storage?
BaltACD JoeKoh Update Paper says they are taking down the warning signs for the Clinton street viaduct.They were placed in the sidewalk row and are using too many lightbulbs.The company that provided the signs has gone out of buisness.Getting ready for the first truck to hit anytime. stay safe joe What - they never heard of LED's? Or have the fines placed upon those that struck the bridge declined and created a financial crisis in city government?
JoeKoh Update Paper says they are taking down the warning signs for the Clinton street viaduct.They were placed in the sidewalk row and are using too many lightbulbs.The company that provided the signs has gone out of buisness.Getting ready for the first truck to hit anytime. stay safe joe
Paper says they are taking down the warning signs for the Clinton street viaduct.They were placed in the sidewalk row and are using too many lightbulbs.The company that provided the signs has gone out of buisness.Getting ready for the first truck to hit anytime.
What - they never heard of LED's? Or have the fines placed upon those that struck the bridge declined and created a financial crisis in city government?
Went and got Matt's schedule for school.He is all set for lunches as well.Saw the ND&W push some cars for CSX.Then they came back to FC and pulled 9 cars across the diamond.My buddy told me CSX only brought 1 car from Garrett today.Didn't know how many they took back.Tomorrow going to check on other projects.
JoeKohUpdate Paper says they are taking down the warning signs for the Clinton street viaduct.They were placed in the sidewalk row and are using too many lightbulbs.The company that provided the signs has gone out of buisness.Getting ready for the first truck to hit anytime. stay safe joe
Update
Nice weather.Ns had some Mow guys looking at a switch.Chores to do here.Tomorrow we find out Matt's class schedule.They do not start until Tuesday due to the Defiance county fair.
Ns was clear when I left work.Had on and off rain so far today.Chores to do.
Murphy Siding Anybody know if the lights came back on in Lincoln? We use candles here in obscure city. Gets dark - light 'em. Gets light - well, you know. Beatrice NE - just down the road a piece - made national news. They had 100%, it was on our candle-power tv and I didn't even need to look out my window to enjoy it.
Anybody know if the lights came back on in Lincoln?
We use candles here in obscure city. Gets dark - light 'em. Gets light - well, you know. Beatrice NE - just down the road a piece - made national news. They had 100%, it was on our candle-power tv and I didn't even need to look out my window to enjoy it.
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evening
Had clouds obscure the eclipse here as well.Ns had a coal train to go east and the local was uptown.I came home and mowed the swamp.Rain tomorrow and highs in the 70's the rest of the week.I can handle that.
BaltACD Cloudus Obscurus for the Eclipse
Cloudus Obscurus for the Eclipse
Yeah, it wasn't bad here for most of it, but I went out right after the max coverage here and the camera obscura was useless due to the high cloud cover.
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...
tree68Trying to do some amateur radio stuff, part of research on how the eclipse will affect propogation.
The eclipse sure had an effect on my internet service today. Whenever something "big" happens in the US Eastern Time Zone we notice a slowdown in service, and about two to three hours ago was about as bad as I have ever seen it. Everything is so interconnected now, when one part of a page is slowed down, it slows down everyhing else. The Rochelle Web Cam worked OK once it loaded.
They say we experienced 81% coverage here and it was noticably darker for about 45 minutes or so.
Hope everyone is doing well.
Bruce
So shovel the coal, let this rattler roll.
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It's noticably darker here at the max coverage we'll see. I've gone out with a "camera obscura" several times to check it out.
Trying to do some amateur radio stuff, part of research on how the eclipse will affect propogation. But the bands are really dead today.
It got really dark-ish here for a bit. That pobably has more to do with a storm that dumped 4" of rain in about 2-1/2 hours than it does with an eclipse. Next storm through is due in about 10 minutes to add some hail to our rain. I've a feeling we're not in Kansas any more. Heck, the way it's raining, we might be in Houston.
morning
Went for a walk this morning.No one caught the big fish.Did see q 166 come by with a CP/Up consist.Going to take cars uptown.Great niece and friends are doing a car wash for girl scouts. Matt will be driving the truck.Have a roast in the crockpot for supper.House is smelling good.Back to work tomorrow.
Murphy Siding We moved our youngest son to college this morning at the University of S.D. in Vermillion, South Dakota. The house is going to be a lot quieter now. Driving home from the 135 years old university, my wife asked "Why do you suppose they built that college 5 miles away from the interstate?". What is less than a one hour drive by car today was probably a 3 hour ride by train 100+ years ago. It could have been all Milwaukee Road with one change of trains, or Great Northern then Milwaukee Road. I wonder if there were any kind of college specials run back then for repeat customers.
We moved our youngest son to college this morning at the University of S.D. in Vermillion, South Dakota. The house is going to be a lot quieter now. Driving home from the 135 years old university, my wife asked "Why do you suppose they built that college 5 miles away from the interstate?". What is less than a one hour drive by car today was probably a 3 hour ride by train 100+ years ago. It could have been all Milwaukee Road with one change of trains, or Great Northern then Milwaukee Road. I wonder if there were any kind of college specials run back then for repeat customers.
Hey Murphy - sure! We railfan in the dark as soon as the days get colder. We go about 5-6a. Colder than snot, too!
Tree - that sounds like a fun trip to me and I don't even know how to golf. The rest would require a little thinking back, but who's not up for a train ride.
Hey Mookie- Are you far enough south to go train watching in the dark on Monday?
After doing a bunch of "unannounced" tests yesterday, today I brought the "Choo Choo Open" train from Utica to Thendara. It's an annual event - a round of golf followed by a banquet, and usually accompanied by adult beverages from departure to arrival back in Utica that night.
The passengers were well behaved, despite a number of them who enjoyed a liquid breakfast...
Another crew took them home tonight.
Murphy - I can identify with Lisa. On a short road trip, I told my driver that my right arm in the window would get sunburned. But, on the way home, I could sit in the same seat and brown up my left arm.
Sounded perfectly logical to me at the time.
Your house will never be quiet and in a matter of a few weeks, he will be home for the holidays. Happy laundry.
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