afternoon
Guessers say there might be some accumulation of the white stuff tonight.Only going to be in the 40's this weekend.They say warmer for next week but also thunderstorms.Ns local was uptown when I left work.Time to do some chores.
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").
Must be one of those weeks........
Rolling down I44 near Joplin, MO, when I begin to hear an unusual noise. Pull into a truck stop, and discover that the belt tensioner on the main drive belt failed. Getting towed to a repair shop tomorrow morning because it's warranty work.
Hopefully, this will be quick tomorrow, because I have a family dinner to attend on Saturday night........
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
Keep it up and there's gonna be a pup trailer full of parts following you around everywhere you go.
mudchicken Keep it up and there's gonna be a pup trailer full of parts following you around everywhere you go.
I hope not, only 75,000 miles on this truck right now.........
Johnny, as of right now, a week from Friday is supposed to be the warmest day of spring so far, but with April showers. We may be out of town, sadly--Pat's contributing to a quilt expo north of Milwaukee.
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)
There were some cars uptown for the local on Ns when I left work.Chores to do.Talking with Sis about plans for when Big Brother comes from Virginia.
It snowed. It stuck. Yuck.
I think we're having a Michigan year:
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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...
Carl, I am sorry I will miss you this trip. I may be wrong, but I have the impression that I missed MC, also.
I don't know just how cold it was in Washington yesterday, but it was chilly as I walked to the business car (on the rear of the train) I rode to Charlottesville. This morning, I took the 0655 Dog which which I took to Bristol--and found that the station did not open until 0800. So, I was unable to stay inside until the bus arrived about forty minutes later.
Johnny
I could have added that the powered carts that were used in Washington are no longer there; they apparenly have died of old age. Infirm people are given rides in simple wheelchairs, and the redcaps push carts. The redcap did take my baggage to my car, so the trip was not as onerous as it would have been is I had carried it on my walker.
Well, so much for being able to make it home tonight........
Nobody bothered to call the tow company until they were supposed to arrive, so was almost 11am before we arrived at the International dealer in Joplin. Was after 10pm before I got the truck back, and by the time I returned to the truck stop, it had started snowing heavily. Will be Sunday afternoon before I get home, and I'm debating running on recapped hours next week to help dispatch out......
Such is life in the trucking industry..........
rvos1979 Well, so much for being able to make it home tonight........ Nobody bothered to call the tow company until they were supposed to arrive, so was almost 11am before we arrived at the International dealer in Joplin. Was after 10pm before I got the truck back, and by the time I returned to the truck stop, it had started snowing heavily. Will be Sunday afternoon before I get home, and I'm debating running on recapped hours next week to help dispatch out...... Such is life in the trucking industry..........
Deggesty "recapped hours"?
"recapped hours"?
I am limited to 70 hours of work in any eight day period, normally how my account works is we run hard from Sunday morning until sometime on Friday, and then go home for at least 34 hours to reset the 70 hour clock. The other way to work this 70 hour clock is to only work enough each day so that by the time you reach the ninth day, the hours you worked on the first day are again available for you to use. I'm not quite sure where the term recapped hours came from, it's what was taught to me, and I've used it since. Basically what I'm thinking of doing is using the hours I worked on April 1st and adding it to what I have left on my 70 hour clock, and only working that many hours on Monday the 9th. Then for the rest of the week, I use the hours I worked eight days previous (I use the hours on the 2nd on the 10th, and so on the rest of the week).........
Hope that explains it, hours of service regulations can get confusing sometimes..........
Do you like Joplin?(I don't know; I've never Joppled.)
morning
Still chilly out today.Our church has the local Ymca reserved for tonight.Going to play basketball and such.Stacey has the medcine and ice packs ready to go.
CShaveRR Do you like Joplin?(I don't know; I've never Joppled.)
Ns was busy this morning.Saw plenty of coal hoppers.Had one with 2 Bnsf aces and loaded coal train in the siding.Off to the Ymca.
Carl, the nice thing about your specialty is that it's a lot easier to stumble onto something new since there are a lot more freight cars than locomotives. I've tended to track locomotives over the years and it gets harder to find something new since there aren't as many and they don't usually interchange. Nonetheless, I also enjoy stumbling onto something new or different when I get out or just on the ride to and from work.
Like you, I don't underestimate the value of dumb luck.
CSSHEGEWISCH...they don't usually interchange.
A novice watching the Deshler rail cams might have trouble figuring out which railroad owns the track there. Seems like there's as much BNSF, UP, and to some extent NS and KCS power as there is CSX crossing the diamond and using the transfers.
We got about 4" of snow and rain yesterday and last night. Today there is some sunshine and a little melting. The weather dorks are saying 50 tomorrow, 60 on Wednesday and that Friday we should expect the biggest snowstorm of the season. Is there an 800 number I can call to alert the looney bin to report strays?
Thanks to Chris / CopCarSS for my avatar.
Oh, they decided to give you our storm. Give it back. They are dragging out the D-word (drought) instead of the S-word here in the last 24 hours. Did Weatherliar U. get an extra ration of locusts and silly-sauce this year for the freshman to play with?
evening
Ns had a Bnsf coal train go west.Then they had a freight following him with the PRLX"C&O" unit. The local was also uptown.We are under a buzzard warning here.Brother has landed safely in Dayton and will make his way up here for supper tomorrow night.will visit more with him on Wed. too.Chores to do.
Looks like a NS Top Hat standard cab Dash-9 made it out to the West Coast. Never thought I'd see one.
JoeKohevening Ns had a Bnsf coal train go west.Then they had a freight following him with the PRLX"C&O" unit. The local was also uptown.We are under a buzzard warning here.Brother has landed safely in Dayton and will make his way up here for supper tomorrow night.will visit more with him on Wed. too.Chores to do. stay safe Joe
Didn't think you lived in Hinckley to observe the return of the buzzrds!
https://www.ohiotraveler.com/hinckley-home-of-the-buzzard/
Never too old to have a happy childhood!
JoeKohWe are under a buzzard warning here.
I almost think I'd rather be under a blizzard warning...
Hulcher's Vultures?It's supposed to be warm for the next three days or so (always starting "tomorrow"), then drop like a rock on Sunday, with the snow maybe returning. Our poor crocuses have been through the wringer this spring!
NorthWest Looks like a NS Top Hat standard cab Dash-9 made it out to the West Coast. Never thought I'd see one.
You can keep it.
It's been fun. But it isn't much fun anymore. Signing off for now.
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zugmannYou can keep it.
Which begs the question - would it be possible for, say, a shortline to essentially steal a locomotive? Disable any tracking devices, give it a coat of paint and a new number. Probably not, and I don't know where I'd store it...
tree68 zugmann You can keep it. Which begs the question - would it be possible for, say, a shortline to essentially steal a locomotive? Disable any tracking devices, give it a coat of paint and a new number. Probably not, and I don't know where I'd store it...
zugmann You can keep it.
tree68 JoeKoh We are under a buzzard warning here. I almost think I'd rather be under a blizzard warning...
JoeKoh We are under a buzzard warning here.
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