evening
Ns had another coal train in the siding after work.Came home to get the truck and headed east.Went to Deshler to talk to "Tree".He was having a good time.Csx has a nice kink in the track on the bridge south of the diamond.Work comes early on the morning.Time to get cleaned up and head for bed.
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").
but there's still Hope!
A home improvement store I shop at has a checkout supervisor named Hope.
One day I quipped that if there was a problem and she wasn't there, there was no Hope.
No one got the joke...
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...
CSSHEGEWISCH My granddaughter just finished four days at Lollapalooza, enjoying it immensely. She leaves for Michigan next month for her freshman year at Hope College.
My granddaughter just finished four days at Lollapalooza, enjoying it immensely. She leaves for Michigan next month for her freshman year at Hope College.
Moral of the story: you can party the summer away, but there's still Hope!(That campus has grown quite a bit, and is eminently accessible by Amtrak for us Chicagoans!)
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)
afternoon
Ns had an eastbound powder river coal train in the siding.They also sent a westbound stack train after work.mother nature sent some rain.Ran errands in town.Matt is off to do dishes.Chores to do here.
Ns was sending a westbound after work today.Found a Greenville & Northern boxcar near the end.(SRN 7174) Matt is out exploring on his only day off until Saturday.Chores to do here.
tree68 My week of dog-sitting is drawing to a close. Zoe does love her Papa- of course, I spoil her rotten.
My week of dog-sitting is drawing to a close. Zoe does love her Papa- of course, I spoil her rotten.
Of course you do, it's right there in the job description. My granddaughter just finished four days at Lollapalooza, enjoying it immensely. She leaves for Michigan next month for her freshman year at Hope College. Where did the time go??
Daughter posted some pictures on-line from their vacation, including a short video of granddaughter playing in the sand and singing (although I don't know what she was singing). Showed it to the dog and she expressed great interest... Shouldn't tease her like that...
The pup goes home tomorrow - she'll be excited.
Meanwhile, packing up for the trip west - Deshler (and dinner with Joe and family), then up to Michigan for "Milford Memories."
Even found a hamfest in Port Huron on Sunday. Railroading, old friends, and ham radio. Should be a fun week.
Good evening
Home.We made a couple stops on the way home.Even got to see Q 509 at Troy Ohio.(The southbound Carl special).Going to get cleaned up for tomorrow.Carl hope you and Pat enjoyed the trains at the junction.
MC, we ate so well at lunch that there was no room for dessert...not even the "growing boy'! It was great to see Joe, Momma, and Matt again and spend a little time with them. CSX was cooperative, sending plenty of trains north, including a munitions train with lots of TPDX flat cars. I will be kept busy for a while.
(shucks - gonna miss you two by a week in the old hood. Have a great time in the upper Mill Creek Valley. If you get a chance, go for at least desert at the Grand Finale.(half a mile west on Sharon Rd at 747))
You have the remains of NYC-Sharon Yard and the PRR/N&W Richmond-Muncie lie the other direction.
Greetings from Cincinnati, where we're attending a special conference of the C&O Historical Society. The Society was established (though not incorporated) in 1969, 50 years ago, and I'm considered to be one of the founding members. (My membership number, in fact, is 44.) My health was good enough to allow me to make the trip, but I'm not going to participate in the prime field trip of the conference, a tour of Amtrak's Beech Grove Shops. Instead, we're going to stay close to the hotel, spending much of the day hoping for CSX trains at Glendale, dining at the Cock & Bull, and trying to keep a few fries for myself .
Had a good "Superheroes and Princesses" train today - even had some guests from Britain.
Ns had a mow truck on one track.They also had a powder river coal train come east.The local also left some cars uptown as well.Ran errnads into town.Doing chores here at home.Getting ready for tomorrow.Hope the barrels and bears are few and far between on I-75.
Ns had a powder river coal train in the siding waiting to go east.Need to go give hugs.
Ns local was uptown as I left work.Did errands in town.Need to start supper.
https://youtu.be/YjHen614iAo
Brian (IA) http://blhanel.rrpicturearchives.net.
Ns sent a westbound stack train and the local was uptown after work.Matt helped a bit with the yard then went to do dishes.Reminded Matt to charge up the camera for Saturday.Still has videos he wants to upload from earlier this year.Got a picture from pen pal.Going to see if we can figure it out.It's of Penn Central in 1969.(before I was born).
zardozI hope it wasn't a mothertrucker.
You reminded me of a great Playboy cartoon from the sixties depicting a minor traffic accident between a sedan and a “Mother's Cookies” truck with the truck driver advancing on the sedan driver with a menacing demeaner and the sedan driver saying, “What I said was you Mother's truckers should be more careful.”
Man, I miss the likes of Buck Brown, John Dempsey and Gahan Wilson.
CSSHEGEWISCH The truck in question was lettered for a local plumber or other tradesman, which might give you a fair idea of its size. The driver was killed. Early reports suggest that he was trying to drive around lowered crossing gates.
The truck in question was lettered for a local plumber or other tradesman, which might give you a fair idea of its size. The driver was killed. Early reports suggest that he was trying to drive around lowered crossing gates.
Sunday was a complete loss to me - I napped most of the day.
Saturday I worked a late train ("Haunted History," in the woods, in the dark, with actors trying to scare the bejesus out of the guests), followed by a late drive home. Just as I hit the bed at home, the pager went off for an accident involving a state trooper. So much for much sleep Sunday early.
I normally run an amateur radio net on Monday mornings - this morning conditions (or something) dropped out to the point that someone else had to take it over. Great fun.
At least it only got to +85F today...
Ns was clear when I left work.Matt did errands for me today.Mother nature looks like she wants to send rain.Chores to do here.
mudchickenAmtrak struck and killed a box truck Sunday........What?
From ABC News:
Amtrak struck and killed a box truck Sunday........What?
"An Amtrak train struck and killed a box truck in northern Illinois on Sunday night, killing the driver, authorities said."
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/truck-driver-dies-when-vehicle-struck-by-amtrak-train-in-illinois/ar-AAF0TaD?ocid=spartandhp
Morning
Watched some csx yesterday.Last night they were playing where are we going to put that? Going to go watch some more later.
We had our fifteen seconds with UP 4014 yesterday afternoon, and my Facebook feed is full of great pictures and videos of its trip from Butler to West Chicago. My best takeaway from the whole experience was the broad grin of my young friend after he'd seen the train (he hadn't been next to me when it went through). The best takeaway for everybody--especially the railroad--should be the round of applause that erupted after the train had passed. Nobody who mattered could hear that, but it absolutely felt like the right thing to do.
Update
Csx truck was stolen from the Mow shak near Fc.Left near the road crossing.Hope they find the guy that stole it.
Ns had an eastbound coal train go by after work.Went uptown to see the progress of the ND&W rebuild.Went by the CSX MOW shak and saw a crumpled csx truck.Went to the crossing where it happened and crews were rebuilding the gate,crossbuck and had a new crossing shed as well.Too many questions to say what happened.Was just wondering why there wasn't a lookout person assigned as they were fixing the crossing.Trains were coming by the crossing at normal speed.(they were working outside the gates but still??)
STAY SAFE
Ns sent a load of sailboat fuel(empty well cars) west when I got off work.Chores to do here.Matt gets to go do dishes.
Yes,I remember this. Back when I got my first TV when I got married in 1959. I believe the WLW TV station's weather man promoted the idea. I tried it during a thunderstorm and saw some light streaks, not enough to make the screen glow. 19" B & W Zenith.
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