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Posted by rvos1979 on Tuesday, October 23, 2018 7:29 AM

ChuckCobleigh

 

 
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It's doable on paper...........

But on asphalt?Big Smile

That, my friends, is a secret........

Big unknown is the grocery warehouse on Thursday morning, if I can get out without losing too much time, its possible. All my other stops are drop and hook.........

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Posted by NorthWest on Monday, October 22, 2018 11:34 PM

Carl, there are a bunch of new chip gons running around Oregon. I can try to get reporting info if you want, but I haven't seen one in a couple weeks.

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Posted by ChuckCobleigh on Monday, October 22, 2018 9:12 PM

rvos1979
It's doable on paper...........

But on asphalt?Big Smile

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Posted by rvos1979 on Monday, October 22, 2018 8:11 PM

$2.599 is cheap, I put diesel in the semi Sunday, was $3.35 in Beaverdam, OH.........

Break in the Gary, IN, yard tonight, then a Jackson and Meridian, MS, round trip to finish the week. It's doable on paper...........

Randy Vos

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Posted by CShaveRR on Monday, October 22, 2018 7:46 PM

We had a very pleasant day today--I got half of the lawn swept before tiring out (that is one of the side effects of my current medication--sort of a chemo, if you will--and I feel fortunate that its effects haven't yet been more severe).

But before that, we
--paid bills.
--filled the car with gas at $2.599.  This was after a trip to Peoria and back yesterday, and it was cheaper here in Chicagoland than we found anywhere along the road.
--got haircuts.
--checked out a standing manifest freight train for exotic equipment (took notes, but needed nothing).
--visted the hardware store.
--Chinese food with a view in Elmhurst.  A manifest train went by, but a stack train was going by closer.
--visited bank.
--waited for another train.
--visited grocery store.
--voted.
--took care of neighbor's trash bins and branches in her yard (she found out the extent of her cancer... Sad ).
Then I did the yard work (leaves up in front, branches up in back and front, emptied rain barrels in advance of the inevitable hard freeze).  Backyard leaves come up Thursday, I suspect.
I guess I'm lucky to still be up! 

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Posted by tree68 on Monday, October 22, 2018 2:52 PM

Getting "lake effect" showers today - it's snow further aloft, but melts before getting to the ground.

Harbinger of things to come.

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Posted by JoeKoh on Monday, October 22, 2018 2:30 PM

afternoon

Ns had an eastbound ethanol train in the siding when I left work.Engineers,IT people and bosses buzzing around work.More buttons to turn on and off before we can work.Going to do chores here at home.

stay safe

Joe

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Posted by JoeKoh on Sunday, October 21, 2018 4:39 PM

evening

Mother Nature has settled down from yesterday.Ns had a train in the siding and an eastbound after work today.Going to have supper and relax.Regular work week starts tomorrow.

stay safe

Joe

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Posted by JoeKoh on Saturday, October 20, 2018 3:40 PM

afternoon

Stacey decided we should go to Toledo to use our gift cards.Went around CSX and Ns.Csx had some yard transfers moving as well as a geometry train parked in Walbridge.We followed the Ns Chicago line west back home.Ns had a couple coal trains in Swanton and a grain train loading in Delta.Mother Nature is playing wait 5 minutes and will give you some more weather.Hope everyone has a happy sweetest day.

stay safe

Joe

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Posted by JoeKoh on Friday, October 19, 2018 2:41 PM

afternoon

Ns still had a coal train in the siding when I left work.They also had a big frieght to go east as well.Heard another train coming to pass both of them.The local was also working uptown.Came home and heard CSX was coming into Defiance as well.Mother nature was giving us sprinkles.Going to do chores here.

stay safe

Joe

 

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Posted by JoeKoh on Thursday, October 18, 2018 2:59 PM

afternoon

Coal train still waiting to go east at work.Going to see if Csx runs any trains while we have the sunshine.

stay safe

Joe

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Posted by JoeKoh on Wednesday, October 17, 2018 2:32 PM

Yep just looked it up they were taken over by the Gennesee&Wyoming RR.

stay safe

Joe

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Posted by JoeKoh on Wednesday, October 17, 2018 2:28 PM

afternoon

Ns had an eastbound Detroit Edison coal train in the siding and cars uptown when I left work.Going to be our first freeze for everyone tonight.Chores to do here at home.Switchfrog I think they got absorbed by another shortline.

stay safe

Joe

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Posted by switch7frg on Wednesday, October 17, 2018 12:07 PM

[? Joe, what has become of Ohio Central RR since Jerry has gone to the Terminal in the sky?

Y6bs evergreen in my mind

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Posted by BOB WITHORN on Wednesday, October 17, 2018 6:32 AM
Great news Carl. Here's to you sir, hope to hear that you have indead won the battle.
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Posted by tree68 on Tuesday, October 16, 2018 9:37 PM

JoeKoh
Found out from some other railfans the 765 came back west for home tonight as well.

Indeed, it did.  The "Iron Triangle" was knee deep in foam, and the comments were flying fast and furious on the live cams.  Nearly 1,000 were watching.  

In a way, it was a bit disappointing, though.  765 is majestic enough, but all she had on her drawbar was a second tender, tool car, and two gons for brakes...

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Posted by JoeKoh on Tuesday, October 16, 2018 8:12 PM

evening

Went to a meeting in Deshler.A csx train was in the Defiance yard picking up cars.It came after our meeting was over and blocked traffic in Deshler as well.Found out from some other railfans the 765 came back west for home tonight as well.Deshler was getting busy but it was time to come home.

stay safe

Joe

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Posted by Deggesty on Tuesday, October 16, 2018 2:24 PM

That is good news, Carl! May you be in the number of those whose cancer has been licked!

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Posted by CShaveRR on Tuesday, October 16, 2018 12:20 PM

Thank you, Larry!  And also to you, Young Feller (and it isn't everyone who can say that!)!

I have already had the best birthday present imaginable--my oncology nurse called this morning to give me results from my blood draw yesterday, and the PSA number has dropped by more than 50 percent over just two weeks, presumably a result of the medication I've been on for about that long.  It was supposed to slow the growth, but it's actually stopped it and turned it around!  I have an appointment tomorrow, but she couldn't wait to share this news.


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Posted by tree68 on Tuesday, October 16, 2018 7:20 AM

CShaveRR
An almost-too-late birthday greeting to Jim (Zardoz)!  Hope it was a good day for you...stay happy and healthy!

And Happy Birthday to you, Carl.  Hope you have a great day!

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Posted by CSSHEGEWISCH on Tuesday, October 16, 2018 7:04 AM

Airport prices are always outrageous everywhere.  A ride on the South Shore is always fun, even when I was just riding home from 115th Street to Hegewisch after school.  The house where I grew up can be seen from the curve at 130th and Brainard, which goes a long way in explaining how I got into this hobby.

I also still see high school students getting on the train at outlying stations for their ride home:  St Rita students at Landers, Fenwick students at Oak Park, and some others.

The daily commute is part of everyday life but I get two rides a day out of it. Paul
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Posted by CShaveRR on Monday, October 15, 2018 9:33 PM

We're under our first freeze warning here in Chicagoland, too.  

Pat and I had a fantastic trip to South Bend and back today on the South Shore.  Hint for those doing it this way:  bring your own lunch!  We had to grab one to go in the airport terminal in South Bend, and it cost plenty and wasn't that great.

An almost-too-late birthday greeting to Jim (Zardoz)!  Hope it was a good day for you...stay happy and healthy!

Carl

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Posted by JoeKoh on Monday, October 15, 2018 3:43 PM

afternoon

Went into town on an errand after work.Got to see the ND&W go east to Napoleon.The Csx local was also in Defiance waiting to go west.Guessers say we might get our first freeze tonight.Tree are changing colors here now.Got a gift card for our Anniversary.Stacey needs to decide where she wants to go.Chores to do inside.

stay safe

Joe

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Posted by tree68 on Sunday, October 14, 2018 6:32 PM

Busy weekend on the railroad - over 450 rode the train up from Utica on Saturday, while nearly 250 rode the local trains and almost 200 took the trip out into the woods after dark for our "haunted" train on Saturday night.

Don't know how many rode the Sunday train out of Utica, but another 280+ rode the local trains.  I was engineer, so could only observe from afar (in the cab).

Colors, unfortunately, are past peak in the central Adirondacks.  Last weekend they were near peak, but not quite there.  Still made for a nice ride!  And with the leaves gone, you get to see scenery that's normally hidden - many the surprise pond or stream are revealed.

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Posted by JoeKoh on Sunday, October 14, 2018 4:35 PM

evening

Ns sent a stack train west after work.Have many projects on the list this week.Rumor has it that CSX is going to start using DPU's on stack trains.Stay tuned.

stay safe

Joe

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Posted by Deggesty on Sunday, October 14, 2018 2:40 PM

No snow at lower levels here, but it did rain last night. +35 at about 0700 this morning.

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Posted by mudchicken on Sunday, October 14, 2018 10:10 AM

Two inches of whiteness has happened overnite and it's still coming down. The marketing bubbas are praying it is still snowing at kick-off this afternoon of DonkeyBall when LARamsGuy's team is in town. (ski area reservations and inquiries jump)

Mudchicken Nothing is worth taking the risk of losing a life over. Come home tonight in the same condition that you left home this morning in. Safety begins with ME.... cinscocom-west
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Posted by blue streak 1 on Friday, October 12, 2018 4:33 PM

Hurricane  -  What Hurricane ?  Got the 5" of rain but wind was nill. A Medium size thunderstorm sends more limbs to earth !  Prepared for worse hoped for best and the best was even more than could ever imagine.  Had one dead limb in back down.  .  South Georgia much different.  Cotton crop mainly on ground.  Need hand pickers.  Many Pecan trees down with harvesting only 2 - 3 weeks away,  Don;t know what will happen ?

Waiting for leaves to dry to pick up to compost pile.

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Posted by tree68 on Friday, October 12, 2018 3:48 PM

The big fire prevention day at the local elementary school is in the books, although some of the kids were disappointed when the ladder truck they would have toured left for a mutual aid call.

It's funny how different classes react.  Some are animated, with lots of questions, some just sit there and make you wonder if you've dazzled them with your brilliance or baffled them with, well, you know.

We use a program I assembled over 25 years ago.  Each grade gets a different program, so aside from reviewing previous material, there's no boredom factor.

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Posted by JoeKoh on Friday, October 12, 2018 3:06 PM

afternoon

Ns had cars uptown when I left work.Came home and blew some leaves away from the air conditioner unit outside.It is now covered for winter.Chores to do inside.

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").

 

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