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Posted by mudchicken on Saturday, November 7, 2020 3:16 PM

zugmann

 

 
JoeKoh
Only number I found was on top of the coupler on the front.E4936AE?

 

That's just the coupler model.  On EMDs  there's usually a frame number front right corner of the frame (if it hasn't been ground off, or plugged with paint, or covered with a reflective stripe.) They never meant much to me, but I treat it like an easter egg. 

 

... and left rear. Alco and GE had other means.

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Posted by mudchicken on Saturday, November 7, 2020 3:15 PM

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Funny about toliet paper.  Its still not filling the grocery store's shelves here.  However a question to a friend that runs a business.  Said he bought all the commercial TP paper he wanted at a 50% discount.  Cannot believe the TP plants have not converted to residential more ?

 

 

Big thing is expense, paper machines are expensive to shut down and restart, much less convert. Could also be with the feedstock involved, not all pulp is the same. GP had both mills in Green Bay down for a week in October to reconfigure machines, a lot of commercial paper was made there. I'm guessing that we are now making a lot of consumer products there, several truck loads a day of Sam's Club and Costco brand paper head to the Chicago area every day that I'm aware of. We also picked up a few Amazon accounts, my sister has bought mainly from Amazon for the last year or so, only way I can get nice toilet paper that won't plug our toilet.........

 

Kroger has just started rationing cannon fodder to customers again. Two packages per customer. Here we go again (literally and figuratively)....Wonder if Randy gets self consious when people start trailing him out of the paper mills?

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Posted by zugmann on Saturday, November 7, 2020 2:40 PM

JoeKoh
Only number I found was on top of the coupler on the front.E4936AE?

That's just the coupler model.  On EMDs  there's usually a frame number front right corner of the frame (if it hasn't been ground off, or plugged with paint, or covered with a reflective stripe.) They never meant much to me, but I treat it like an easter egg. 

It's been fun.  But it isn't much fun anymore.   Signing off for now. 


  

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Posted by mudchicken on Saturday, November 7, 2020 2:33 PM

 

Joe - Offline, can you tell me the Unit # (possible wreck rebuild and there is no f/n after repairs)

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Posted by JoeKoh on Friday, November 6, 2020 1:28 PM

afternoon

Had a good day today.The people at the ND&W were earlier than I expected.Did get permission to look around the locomotive.Only number I found was on top of the coupler on the front.E4936AE? The guys also said locomotive repair was coming next week to work on it.Csx sent it's usual mix of trains.Even saw the local come in and go out of town.Loading up materials for Deshler for tomorrow.Matt is still deciding what tools he wants to bring as well.

stay safe

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Posted by JoeKoh on Thursday, November 5, 2020 2:47 PM

afternoon

Ns was clear after work.Ran an errand uptown.Have more to do tomorrow.Deshler Saturday.

stay safe

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Posted by rvos1979 on Wednesday, November 4, 2020 9:54 PM

blue streak 1

Funny about toliet paper.  Its still not filling the grocery store's shelves here.  However a question to a friend that runs a business.  Said he bought all the commercial TP paper he wanted at a 50% discount.  Cannot believe the TP plants have not converted to residential more ?

Big thing is expense, paper machines are expensive to shut down and restart, much less convert. Could also be with the feedstock involved, not all pulp is the same. GP had both mills in Green Bay down for a week in October to reconfigure machines, a lot of commercial paper was made there. I'm guessing that we are now making a lot of consumer products there, several truck loads a day of Sam's Club and Costco brand paper head to the Chicago area every day that I'm aware of. We also picked up a few Amazon accounts, my sister has bought mainly from Amazon for the last year or so, only way I can get nice toilet paper that won't plug our toilet.........

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Posted by BaltACD on Wednesday, November 4, 2020 9:18 PM

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Funny about toliet paper.  Its still not filling the grocery store's shelves here.  However a question to a friend that runs a business.  Said he bought all the commercial TP paper he wanted at a 50% discount.  Cannot believe the TP plants have not converted to residential more ?

As of Sunday (my shopping day) there was no shortage of TP at my local store.  I feature I have a 2 month supply on hand at my current rate of elimination.

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Posted by blue streak 1 on Wednesday, November 4, 2020 8:14 PM

Funny about toliet paper.  Its still not filling the grocery store's shelves here.  However a question to a friend that runs a business.  Said he bought all the commercial TP paper he wanted at a 50% discount.  Cannot believe the TP plants have not converted to residential more ?

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Posted by JoeKoh on Wednesday, November 4, 2020 4:27 PM

evening

Ns was clear after work.Had to call a car man from Ns for a CP high cube car that wouldn't open up.Didn't hear the details of the why it wouldn't open but it was when I left work.Came home and mulched up some more leaves.MC took Friday off so might go inquire with local shortline peeps.They are friendly.Saturday going to work on more projects in Deshler.Time to get cleaned up.

stay safe

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Posted by tree68 on Tuesday, November 3, 2020 9:45 PM

mudchicken
Saw a Ford house go up in flames at Lamar, CO a few years back. Quite the sight.

All humor aside...

The Hackensack Ford fire was a watershed event in the fire service.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sfb-D6-ALh8&t=164s

Our brush truck (the one that was in the shop) only carries 250 gallons of water...

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Posted by mudchicken on Tuesday, November 3, 2020 6:26 PM

I hear fires in auto shops are really hard to put out (especially if you can't get the truck hauling the water thereMischief)

Saw a Ford house go up in flames at Lamar, CO a few years back. Quite the sight.

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Posted by tree68 on Tuesday, November 3, 2020 6:06 PM

zugmann
Wonder if Larry is still at the dealership?

They finally took the truck into the shop after an hour - and after I asked about it.

Got done a little after two, almost three hours.

Reading the service report, it was a bit of a bear to do the necessary repair.  And they had to do it with the truck on the ground - it was too heavy to put on the lift.  Had they said something, I could have drained out the two tons of water on-board...

One of the service writers did come over to me around noon to make sure I'd brought a snack or something...  I had.

The polling place has been busy, according to the polling workers.  Almost 400 by 3:15 PM - this is a small town.  It's looking like most polling places are seeing well over half of the registered voters.

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Posted by zugmann on Tuesday, November 3, 2020 5:10 PM

Wonder if Larry is still at the dealership?

 

Maybe they have soemthing fun to test drive?

It's been fun.  But it isn't much fun anymore.   Signing off for now. 


  

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Posted by mudchicken on Tuesday, November 3, 2020 3:38 PM

Joseph:

If that was a Cleburne rebuild with a Topeka cab or a wreck rebuild, the only f/n you may find is the one on the fireman's side rear. On occasion, the top of the coupler drawbar pocket got stamped like the way Alco did it.

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Posted by JoeKoh on Tuesday, November 3, 2020 2:27 PM

afternoon

Ns was clear after work.Vote was done a couple weeks ago.Very high totals for absentee and early voting.Chores to do here at home.

stay safe

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Posted by BaltACD on Tuesday, November 3, 2020 10:49 AM

tree68
 
CSSHEGEWISCH

If you haven't done it already, remember to

VOTE 

This bears repeating!  You can't complain about the outcome unless you vote in the first place.

Sitting in the auto dealership, waiting for them to work on one of our fire trucks.  I've been here for 40 minutes, and the truck is still sitting where I left it..  Not happy.

Turn on the lights and siren!

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Posted by tree68 on Tuesday, November 3, 2020 10:11 AM

CSSHEGEWISCH

If you haven't done it already, remember to

VOTE

This bears repeating!  You can't complain about the outcome unless you vote in the first place.

Sitting in the auto dealership, waiting for them to work on one of our fire trucks.  I've been here for 40 minutes, and the truck is still sitting where I left it..  Not happy.

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Posted by CSSHEGEWISCH on Tuesday, November 3, 2020 10:05 AM

If you haven't done it already, remember to

VOTE

 

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Posted by tree68 on Monday, November 2, 2020 3:30 PM

The cleaning crew for the polling site came in this morning and sanitized the FD banquet hall for voting tomorrow.  They'll come back Wednesday and sanitize again.

The voting equipment showed up later than usual, after noon, so that's there.

Now I've got to get up at Oh-dark-thirty to open the place up for them in the morning.  Maybe I'll hang around while they set up, and be voter number one.  

During the day, I have to take a fire truck to a dealer for service.  That'll be four hours of sitting around.  I'll take my computer so I can surf...

 

 

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Posted by JoeKoh on Monday, November 2, 2020 3:24 PM

evening

Ns was clear after work.Ran errands in town.Matt is going back to campus.Mother nature is giving us treats for this week.Got a vacation day for Friday.Larry got your package.

Stay safe

Joe

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Posted by JoeKoh on Sunday, November 1, 2020 6:23 AM

morning

Rainy day here in Nw Ohio.Need to pick up a couple of items in town.Also going to get an overdue letter to a penpal in California.Back to work tomorrow.

stay safe

Joe

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Posted by JoeKoh on Friday, October 30, 2020 5:01 PM

evening

Ns had an autorack train in the siding after work.Tried to do a research project again with local ND&W Engine.Too much paint in the places where I needed to look.CSX was all red signals.Matthew learned a lesson today.He also helped with a back porch project so the water would drain properly.Tomorrow more projects around home.Please don't forget about the smoke detectors and changing the clocks this weekend.

stay safe

Joe

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Posted by SD60MAC9500 on Friday, October 30, 2020 12:45 AM
 

tree68

I"ve been across that stretch of I-69 a few times.  Usually it's either at the beginning or the end of an eight hour drive, though...  Not really doing a lot of trainwatching.

 

Before EMD shutdown GMDD in London. You could see SD70ACe Hood, Radiator sections, and Cabs on lowboys heading to Canada. I-69 is the preferred high wide route through Michigan. M-14, I-275 to I-696 is the other. A few low bridges on I-94 through Detroit.

Going down I-94 the other day quite a bit of steel on the move. I must have passed 10 curtain sides, and 6 B-trains of coils. Lot of dimensional loads too. Good economic signs.

 
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Posted by tree68 on Thursday, October 29, 2020 8:20 PM

I'm finally seeing more fully stocked shelves in that section of the supermarket, but the name brands are still kind of scarce.

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Posted by rvos1979 on Thursday, October 29, 2020 7:20 PM

Seems like we are barely keeping up with the consumption of toilet paper, local stores' aisles are still kinda low. This is after GP closed two mills about a month ago to reconfigure lines........

Dropped off a scrap load from Chicago at a local pulp mill in Green Bay today, tomorrow morning I pick up a load of corestock for Monday delivery in Muskogee, then running toilet paper to DFW area and near Lawton, OK.......

Can't argue about the paychecks, though..........

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Posted by mudchicken on Thursday, October 29, 2020 3:15 PM

Looks like the KCS had its day ruined in Texas (ouch)

Hope Uncle Pete's crossing frog survived the carnage.

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Posted by JoeKoh on Thursday, October 29, 2020 2:56 PM

afternoon

Ns was clear after work.Matthew came and picked me up.Matt has already been busy with things on the layout here at home.Chores to do here.

stay safe

Joe

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Posted by MikeF90 on Thursday, October 29, 2020 2:52 PM

JPS1
I dug the snow shovel out of the closet, put it on top of the car, and headed south. When I got to Dallas someone asked me what it was for? I knew I had arrived at the right place. Oh, I made a mistake. I should have put an ice pick up there with the shovel!

Too funny. Reminds me of when I was on business travel to DFW during winter months - absolute total denial of weather fronts that regularly come southeast via the panhandle. Got to see plenty of ice driven demolition derby on the I-20 overpasses.

Looks like we're into faux winter here. Highs above 80F, lows in mid 40s. Cue the annoying sounds of returning Canada geese ....

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Posted by tree68 on Thursday, October 29, 2020 12:36 PM

I"ve been across that stretch of I-69 a few times.  Usually it's either at the beginning or the end of an eight hour drive, though...  Not really doing a lot of trainwatching.

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