It is my impression that if you are running against the current of traffic on a track that is signaled for one direction only you are running in dark territory--and so your have a lower speed limit than traffic moving with the signals.
I learned recently (from our Streaker down in Georgia) that the track east of Austell, Georgia (where the main line from Birmingham runs into the H line (Chattanooga/Ooltewah to Brunswick) the track is a least double track that is signaled in both directions on both tracks--and is not CTC. I do not know if this is extended past Howell (where the main line enters/leaves the H line) or not.
Johnny
DeggestyIt is my impression that if you are running against the current of traffic on a track that is signaled for one direction only you are running in dark territory--and so your have a lower speed limit than traffic moving with the signals. I learned recently (from our Streaker down in Georgia) that the track east of Austell, Georgia (where the main line from Birmingham runs into the H line (Chattanooga/Ooltewah to Brunswick) the track is a least double track that is signaled in both directions on both tracks--and is not CTC. I do not know if this is extended past Howell (where the main line enters/leaves the H line) or not.
The present limits on non-signalled track are 49 MPH for freight and 59 MPH for passenger.
Never too old to have a happy childhood!
jsanchez Railway Age's editorial, "What is going on at CSX?"
Railway Age's editorial, "What is going on at CSX?"
http://railwayage.com/index.php/blogs/william-vantuono/hunter-harrison-responds-to-railway-age.html
wanswheel jsanchez Railway Age's editorial, "What is going on at CSX?" http://railwayage.com/index.php/blogs/william-vantuono/hunter-harrison-responds-to-railway-age.html
blue streak 1 Train stopped about 1130
Train stopped about 1130
I am pleased to read EHH’s response to the Railway Age article outlining the complaints against him.
When Trump was elected, he vowed to drain the swamp, meaning get rid of the waste and inefficiency. Well the swamp is fighting back in its own self-interest.
Likewise, maybe these reported operating problems with CSX being blamed on EHH is just the swamp of inefficient corporate bureaucracy fighting change and throwing sand in the gears of the guy who is on a mission to cut the waste.
That is basically what he said in the rebuttal piece in Railway Age.
blue streak 1Question. Since both split trains were stranded more than 4 hours would a complete brake check be required for each of them ?
Yes - but only on the portion that was off air!
zardoz Sounds alot like one of our current administration's press releases: "I know what I'm doing; No need to worry; Everything is under control; We will make this railroad great again".
Sounds alot like one of our current administration's press releases: "I know what I'm doing; No need to worry; Everything is under control; We will make this railroad great again".
And chocolate rations have increased!
It's been fun. But it isn't much fun anymore. Signing off for now.
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zugmannAnd chocolate rations have increased!
Hey Zug, as a guy who values a small ration of the chocolate drops that are ususally found in cookies I second the motion they be increased. More chocolate and more cookie please.
Norm
Norm48327 zugmann And chocolate rations have increased! Hey Zug, as a guy who values a small ration of the chocolate drops that are ususally found in cookies I second the motion they be increased. More chocolate and more cookie please.
zugmann And chocolate rations have increased!
Very good, Winston.
I just got called into work today. Why we now have to cover a UPS dedicated run to Boston with our normal weekly runs until who knows when. Luckily UPS is going to throw it on a 53 foot trailer for us we just had to come up with a team for it. So I begged 2 part time retirees we use to cover vacationing drivers to jump into a truck and start out. All I know is for the foreseeable future we are getting 4 bucks a mile just for a freaking truck with all tolls paid for by UPS so are drivers are running the IN OH NY and MA pikes to get to their destination ASAP and back.
Just heard from that truck over 200 trucks at UPS heading all over the Northeast. CSX better wake up fast or they are going to be hurting on the bottom line in a hurry.
Shadow the Cats ownerJust heard from that truck over 200 trucks at UPS heading all over the Northeast. CSX better wake up fast or they are going to be hurting on the bottom line in a hurry.
CSX was awake until EHH forced sleeping pills down their throat, appears his oxygen bottle is not keeping his brain sufficiently oxygenated for effective thoughts.
Excerpt from Wall Street Journal, July 26
http://www.foxbusiness.com/features/2017/07/27/norfolk-southern-wins-customers-from-rival-csx-wsj.html
Norfolk Southern Corp. says it is starting to win over customers to its railway amid disruptions at rival CSX Corp., whose network is undergoing an extensive overhaul under a new chief executive.
"We have seen some business move over to us," Norfolk Southern Chief Marketing Officer Alan Shaw said on an earnings call Wednesday. "It's a small amount, I'll tell you that, but it's early."
CSX is the midst of change under new CEO Hunter Harrison, who joined in March promising to quickly cut costs and implement a network with more precisely scheduled trains. Already, he has closed a number of yards that sort railcars and put thousands of railcars and hundreds of locomotives in storage.
The changes have disrupted operations for shippers, some who have seen days added to transit times for cars. Mr. Harrison last week told analysts that shippers need to brace for "a little pain and suffering" amid the changes, which he says will ultimately lead to better service and faster trains.
Norfolk Southern appears to be capitalizing to some degree from the changes at its primary Eastern U.S. rival for long-haul rail shipments. Norfolk Southern executives cautioned it was early in the process and that it will only go after the added volume if it makes sense.
"We'll take the market share, whether it's from truck or competitors, as long as it complements our network and, obviously, falls to the bottom line," Chief Executive James Squires said. Mr. Squires said his railway is conducting focus groups with shippers on how to improve service and "redesign our network around what they want."
Many shippers can't move traffic easily from one railway to another, since mines, production facilities and warehouses may only have one track serving their facility. But as shippers plan long term projects, some are leaning toward the potentially more stable situation.
"If there is uncertainty there, I'd rather go with a more certain future," said Jay Roman, president of Escalation Consultants Inc., which helps shippers negotiate rail contracts.
Wish I had contacts with our intermodal division at Schneider, a lot of our containers are routed via CSX..........
BaltACD Shadow the Cats owner Just heard from that truck over 200 trucks at UPS heading all over the Northeast. CSX better wake up fast or they are going to be hurting on the bottom line in a hurry. CSX was awake until EHH forced sleeping pills down their throat, appears his oxygen bottle is not keeping his brain sufficiently oxygenated for effective thoughts.
Shadow the Cats owner Just heard from that truck over 200 trucks at UPS heading all over the Northeast. CSX better wake up fast or they are going to be hurting on the bottom line in a hurry.
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
It's almost tragic how EHH has been allowed to go from RR to RR to wreak havoc and wreck lives and careers in the process (I'm one of the victims during his 4 1/2 year stint at CPRS). This functioning lunatic is out for himself and the shareholders - plain pure and simple and how some people keep defending this guy is simply beyond me. I personally was disappointed that BNSF or UP didn't make a play for CSXT when they had a chance and although one of them likely will somewhere down the road, it will be a railroad far less valuable than what it was at the beginning of 2017.
http://railwayage.com/index.php/freight/class-i/in-letter-to-shippers-harrison-apologizes-for-csx-service-issues-blames-some-employees.html?channel=&Itemid=481
Now we know why they are having problems. It's those darned employees again. (Just like someone on another forum predicted where the blame would be placed.)
Jeff
jeffhergert http://railwayage.com/index.php/freight/class-i/in-letter-to-shippers-harrison-apologizes-for-csx-service-issues-blames-some-employees.html?channel=&Itemid=481 Now we know why they are having problems. It's those darned employees again. (Just like someone on another forum predicted where the blame would be placed.) Jeff
Deggesty jeffhergert http://railwayage.com/index.php/freight/class-i/in-letter-to-shippers-harrison-apologizes-for-csx-service-issues-blames-some-employees.html?channel=&Itemid=481 Now we know why they are having problems. It's those darned employees again. (Just like someone on another forum predicted where the blame would be placed.) Jeff Is he like a child who says, "Not me?" or is he unable to comprehend the consequences of his decisions?
Is he like a child who says, "Not me?" or is he unable to comprehend the consequences of his decisions?
There is a lot of that in high places these days. The buck stops over there!
Excerpt from Reuters, Aug. 1
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-csx-disruptions-idUSKBN1AH4OV?il=0
John Risch, a spokesman for the transportation division of the SMART Union, which represents CSX operations employees, said "significant delays" had been caused by Harrison's changes, such as doubling the size of trains and shutting down hump yards where a freight train's cars are separated onto different tracks.
"No one is more to blame for CSX's service disruptions than the man who ordered the dramatic changes to operations and that's Hunter Harrison," Risch said by email.
All I know is we have customers CSX systemwide that we and they serve screaming how freaking fast can you get more of what we haul to them there. I not just talking plastic resins either. I got calls today from plants that need acid cities that are looking at their cholrine supply and getting worried. We are jumping thru hoops to get more loads moved to them and asking our drivers to work with us right now. Luckily all our drivers are willing to stay out if needed to service our customers so we should be able to keep things okay but all I can say is EHH your done SCREWED UP BIG TIME and the OTR industry as a whole thanks you. Spot rates for areas that are having trouble with service for the CSX are up 50-70% that should tell you something.
Narcissists can never accept fault for their failed actions. Sound familiar?
BaltACD Narcissists can never accept fault for their failed actions. Sound familiar?
All I have to say is his pride is going to do 2 of 4 things plug up the eastern railroad network with stalled trains. 2 make OTR trucking firms go why are we using Railroads at all very possible for the North East right now. 3 force the Government to reregulate the Railroad and all Transportation industry see airline issues on top of this. 4 go down in flames as the worst CEO in the history of Railroading.
Do you have a lot of mirrors?
C&NW, CA&E, MILW, CGW and IC fan
schlimm BaltACD Narcissists can never accept fault for their failed actions. Sound familiar? Do you have a lot of mirrors?
I have always accepted responsibility for my actions - good and bad.
BaltACD schlimm BaltACD Narcissists can never accept fault for their failed actions. Sound familiar? Do you have a lot of mirrors? I have always accepted responsibility for my actions - good and bad.
Always? I was referring to your making the identical snarky post on two CSX threads. You might want to watch how you toss around clinical terms. You know racing, dispatching and railroading very well, but you are getting out of your depth on the former.
schlimm BaltACD schlimm BaltACD Narcissists can never accept fault for their failed actions. Sound familiar? Do you have a lot of mirrors? I have always accepted responsibility for my actions - good and bad. Always? I was referring to your making the identical snarky post on two CSX threads. You might want to watch how you toss around clinical terms. You know racing, dispatching and railroading very well, but you are getting out of your depth on the former.
Central Maryland Chapter of Snark R Us!
I am seeing any number of individuals inside railroading and outside of it that feel they are the 'only ones' that have ALL the answers and are NEVER wrong and see things only THEIR way, even when it varys with reality. Just calling them like I see them! Strike two!
Strike three! When's the last time you acknowledged you were 'off base' a bit?
schlimmStrike three! When's the last time you acknowledged you were 'off base' a bit?
Nope - Snarks foul off pitches that they don't knock out of the park.
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