afternoon
Did errands this morning.Took brother out for a bit.He wanted to see the Indiana Northeastern pull into the yard in Montpelier.They parked the engines there in a side track.The orange barrels of spring were all over on the main roads so I took a few back country road shortcuts.Came home young man was trying to mow his part of the swamp before the weather comes.He ran out of gas.Made a tankful donation and told him good luck.Carl friend of mine said the cock& bull pub is still running.As for tower A the website says it is closed to the public for now.Matt gets to do dishes tonight.
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").
Yesterday, both I and the cat had doctor's appointments. But not with the same doctor. She got a booster shot, I didn't. Both of us got a thumbs up from our respective doctors overall.
The cat's doctor said one of the booster shot's side effects was it may cause drowsiness. Our cat seems like it sleeps 20 hours a day normally. How can they tell if it's the side effects?
Jeff
Does the cat still respond to the food when you put it in her bowl? If not, it's the shot.
Rules class today. Glad that's over...
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Electroliner 1935 Does the cat still respond to the food when you put it in her bowl? If not, it's the shot.
There's been times when she's been too busy sleeping to be bothered by the sound of food being put into her bowl without the shot. Then there's been times when she's slept with her head in her bowl while waiting for someone to fill it.
Speaking of cats-- I keep wondering how they maintain their muscle tone. They sleep most of the day, and even when they are awake they spend most of their time lying around. But in a fraction of a second, they can bound up, run at high speed, climb trees, leap tall buildings in a single bound, &c.
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Morning
Rain is leaving the area.More will be back tomorrow.Flood warnings have been issued for the area.In my old home turf around Celina Grand lake and the St.Mary's river are flooding as well.Friday my great niece could not get to school because of the high water.Farmers are getting real anxious around here.Going to wake up Matt.He wants to go to a train show and see whats running on the former wabash in Montpelier.He also gets to do dishes tonight.
Saturday AM; Beautiful day and temps in the high 40's. supposed to rail later in the day. Saw a really inusual sight while eating breakfast. WB here, was a solid Crude Oil Train, est. at about 5000'+, of all same type of car.
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Power was Two CN leaders (GE's (54 series, and 2nd out was a 46 series), and a BC Rail unit in DP (numbers were pretty smoked out, but the series was 56..) [Unusual, because there was no BNSF power in train.]
Apologise for the lack of full number series, but it was moving at about track speed, and numbers were not fully visible over the fence. All units were dirty. and pretty 'smoked up' Also, it is unusual for one of these to roll through here at that kind of speed..
JoeKohFlood warnings have been issued for the area.In my old home turf around Celina Grand lake and the St.Mary's river are flooding as well
Didn't know you were from the Grand Lake area. I have a curiosity that you might be able to help with.
At the lake's west end is a fixed concrete spillway with it's output into Beaver Creek which ultimately flows into the Wabash river.
At the lake's east end is a controlled gate sluice that eventually empties into the St Mary's river.
Do you have any kind of feel for how much human effort is put into trying to balance the outflow from the lake between the Wabash and the St Marys' ?
Put another way, do you know if periodically they open the gate increasing outflow at the east end of the lake, to reduce outflow into the Beaver Creek/Wabash system during flood events?
Afternoon
Had a good time at the train show.Matt also visited the railroad club.Ns ran trains as well.As far as Grand Lake the water is flowing over the spillway on the west(Celina) end.It was also causing problems on the east(St.Mary's) as well.St Mary's usually does not open it's side as often.The St.Mary's river is also affecting family in the Rockford area too. Not sure if RJ Corman will be able to get to Coldwater ohio to switch.Matt has to get ready to go do dishes.
samfp1943Power was Two CN leaders (GE's (54 series, and 2nd out was a 46 series), and a BC Rail unit in DP (numbers were pretty smoked out, but the series was 56..) [Unusual, because there was no BNSF power in train.]
I'm not sure where you're located, but I regularly see unit oil trains in both directions going between the UP Milwaukee and Adams sub with only CN power (usually the same 2 x 1 you saw).
Our winter storm was pretty much a fizzle. I don't think it met expectations (or fears) because the ground was warm...it snowed for as long as it was supposed to, but most of it melted in a hurry. Still, the snow stuck around long enough to set a record for largest snowfall late in the season. Thankfully, the next four days' precipitation will be more liquid in nature.
Carl
Railroader Emeritus (practiced railroading for 46 years--and in 2010 I finally got it right!)
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We got about an inch of wet, sticky snow on Saturday afternoon and evening, which was all gone by noon on Sunday. Lynn got a few prom pictures from our granddaughter, so she seemed to have a good time. We both agree that she is not too happy about the way the weather turned out over the entire weekend.
Been home since Friday, getting warm enough down south that I decided to get the air conditioning fixed on the semi. Dealer found a bunch of recalls and campaigns that also need to be addressed, so we are tackling those as well........
Mud, been following that wreck out by you, looks like the company that caused it has issues with brakes and the drivers not able to understand English, which may explain why he passed the runaway ramp...........
Randy Vos
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Raining again here in Nw Ohio.Ns sent an eastbound after work.Had a Up and csx for power.Chores to do here.
Woke up this morning to about an inch of snow after all of yesterday's promised moisture failed to show up. Odd.
Randy: All kinds of things on different levels don't make a whole lot of sense about the 23 year old trucker running in the mountains with that kind of load. Predict that the Texas trucking company will be no more after the courts get finished and the driver will never drive a commercial truck again either. An often discussed shoulder-type runaway ramp at the bottom of the hill on I-70 below C-470 keeps being brought up (but he was recorded on video being already in trouble and blowing off two runaway ramps on dashcam video - kneejerk regulation can't be too far behind after this. Problems with speed, grade and curves already exist in the area, but not to the degree that happened with this incident. )
Ns was clear when I left work.Rain just keeps coming through.Speaking of trucks went through a training session about trailers and containers.Program has been around for awhile.Work usually stays ahead of the changes.Chores to do inside.
update
Got a phone call.The two emd switchers at Gm have crossed over into the CSX yard.They are labled for Larry's Truck and Electric.I don't think they were given a retirement party.
JoeKohupdate Got a phone call.The two emd switchers at Gm have crossed over into the CSX yard.They are labled for Larry's Truck and Electric.I don't think they were given a retirement party. stay safe Joe
Is the plant closing or have they been replaced?
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GM has replaced the engines with trackmobiles.
JoeKohGM has replaced the engines with trackmobiles. stay safe Joe
Has the tonnage of the cuts that are being handled in plant been reduced to a level that trackmobiles can handle? To my knowledge, trackmobiles cannot handle anywhere near the tonnage that even SW-1's can handle.
Wondered that, but also wondered if GM made an informed decision* on proper use of shuttlewagon/trackmobile,etc. - paving in track (even a small area) is not a bright move. If purely a beancounter move, the IE that allowed it needs to find a new line of work.
(*) grades, typical expected moves, number of times set on/off, training (you can screw-up a railcar mover pretty quick), clearances (surprising how often industry fails to understand), expected tonnage moved, flexibility, distances moved, maintenance costs (carmovers can be headaches if not properly maintained and tend to be more finnicky than a small switch engine), operating conditions (esp weather and traction).
Ns sent a grain train west after work.The local was also in town shuffling cars. As for Gm they have switched to casting aluminum blocks instead of iron blocks.The track mobiles shuffle 3 to 4 cars at a time.Mother nature wants to keep sending rain.
mudchicken(*) grades, typical expected moves, number of times set on/off, training (you can screw-up a railcar mover pretty quick), clearances (surprising how often industry fails to understand), expected tonnage moved, flexibility, distances moved, maintenance costs (carmovers can be headaches if not properly maintained and tend to be more finnicky than a small switch engine), operating conditions (esp weather and traction).
But you have to admit, the flexibility usually sides with the trackmobile. Most smaller places around here switched to TMs or Shuttlewagons years ago. Even our local shortline uses a shuttlewagon instead of their alco when moving a few cars around.
It's been fun. But it isn't much fun anymore. Signing off for now.
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zugmann mudchicken (*) grades, typical expected moves, number of times set on/off, training (you can screw-up a railcar mover pretty quick), clearances (surprising how often industry fails to understand), expected tonnage moved, flexibility, distances moved, maintenance costs (carmovers can be headaches if not properly maintained and tend to be more finnicky than a small switch engine), operating conditions (esp weather and traction). But you have to admit, the flexibility usually sides with the trackmobile. Most smaller places around here switched to TMs or Shuttlewagons years ago. Even our local shortline uses a shuttlewagon instead of their alco when moving a few cars around.
mudchicken (*) grades, typical expected moves, number of times set on/off, training (you can screw-up a railcar mover pretty quick), clearances (surprising how often industry fails to understand), expected tonnage moved, flexibility, distances moved, maintenance costs (carmovers can be headaches if not properly maintained and tend to be more finnicky than a small switch engine), operating conditions (esp weather and traction).
I seem to recall that the GM Defiance plant is a foundry operation - and deals with rather heavy raw materials as well as heavy outbound product.
Zugs: the flexibility of the car mover is fine, but this sounds like heavy daily use versus a couple times a week. The last two places I did track condition assessments at were frightening. The client did not want to fix things properly and just wanted a band-aid (difference between track and paved road does not register - as a track owner that becomes an issue.) Blaming repair costs on Trackmobiles on track condition is upside down. Planned maintenance - why?
We had one of the ex-Ford special cab EMD switchers at an elevator in western KS. I'm sure those SW-1000's will find a suitable new home
BaltACDI seem to recall that the GM Defiance plant is a foundry operation - and deals with rather heavy raw materials as well as heavy outbound product.
Couple places here toss 143 ton hoppers around with them. Some of those trackmobiles are pretty big.
Balt.
Gm recieves the sand in the hoppers.The finished product is shipped out by truck.Same with Johns Manville here in town as well.They have fun moving cars with a trackmobile when the ND&W isn't available.
Ns local left some cars in the siding at work.Mother nature has sent more rain.Going to need to add water skis to my mower.Tomorrow is Friday.
Time to look for a FlyMO? Or a rice harvesting machine??)
Just happy to have grass that's green instead of the usual brown.
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