afternoon
Ns was clear after work.Brush cutter still off to the side.Chores to do.
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").
Sent out a fire truck light bar to Yonkers today. Went to one place and they wanted $120 to package it. The buyer was basically outraged - he usually pays a third of that. Went to another outfit and they did wrap it for the expected price. It was just hanging on the wall in my garage anyhow, so now the fire department gets a little income.
Last night at 7:00PM it was just +5F. From there, it's warmed up to +37F. Crazy weather...
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...
We're catching a bit of a chill today. Today's high is predicted at about 24 degrees with single-digit wind chills. Tonight will dip to single digits, first time this winter.
CSSHEGEWISCHTonight will dip to single digits, first time this winter.
Uh, no thank you. I used to tolerate <40F temps here where and when I grew up - no longer.....
However, the forecast is for snow this weekend uphill (in the Sierras). That's most of the states water supply - go Sierra cement!
Maybe we will see the result in a few days on the Truckee railcam: http://tahoetopia.com/webcam/downtown-truckee
Links to my Google Maps ---> Sunset Route overview, SoCal metro, Yuma sub, Gila sub, SR east of Tucson, BNSF Northern Transcon and Southern Transcon *** Why you should support Ukraine! ***
Ns was clear after work.Seems the brush cutter was working for the county cleaning along the ditches and roadways.Was busy as we left work.Guessers say might get some interesting weather come Mon/Tuesday.It's Nw Ohio.Chores to do.
President Biden has hit the ground running. DOT appointments have been announced. Have not heard if Secretary has been approved by Senate yet ?
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Biden Appointees Ready to Work on Behalf of the American People | US Department of Transportation
I'm sure that confirmation will come rather quickly. The reports are that he's quite competent and knows how to navigate his territory.
I was distinctly unimpressed by the map of prposed high speed rail lines, looks like it was drawn by someone who grew up in the flatlands.
evening
Went and checked on my brother.They were able to come in and trim his hair.Saw some good trains on Ns.Cp also sent a trackage rights train west.Saw them make the turn at Butler.Went down to watch CSX.I followed q 172 into Defiance.They were stopped at Fc.Then found out the Clinton St.viaduct claimed another truck.After a bit q 172 went east. Q191,q 369 and q 201 got to go west.Omni source in Defiance is loaded up with cars to scrap.The ND&W had taken the boxcar collection back west to Ns as well.Going to get cleaned up.
Methinks the CSX spectacular low speed fail in Cincinnati should be the subject of a News Digest or two. - Cincinnati Enquirer (www.Cincinnati.com)
This is about a quarter mile south of the Cincinnati Union Terminal "half dome". Ought to ruin a few people's weekend at CSX and NS
mudchickenMethinks the CSX spectacular low speed fail in Cincinnati should be the subject of a News Digest or two. - Cincinnati Enquirer (www.Cincinnati.com) This is about a quarter mile south of the Cincinnati Union Terminal "half dome". Ought to ruin a few people's weekend at CSX and NS
Cincinnati.com has too many hoops they want you to jump through to view any article. No Thanks.
Never too old to have a happy childhood!
Just relaxing here at home.Quite the mess in Cincinnati.Back to work tomorrow.
Here's a link from another Cincinnati news outlet: https://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/hamilton-county/cincinnati/csx-train-derailment-fuel-leak-at-queensgate-yards
tree68Here's a link from another Cincinnati news outlet: https://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/hamilton-county/cincinnati/csx-train-derailment-fuel-leak-at-queensgate-yards
Pictures don't illuminate the possible cause.
BaltACDPictures don't illuminate the possible cause.
Nope. Just the mess.
Remote control - failure to protect the shove. (cue Tim Allen: " More Power!!!")
Ns was clear after work.Guessers are downgrading the snow total for tonight.MC familiar last name for being a spokesperson for the railroad.Any relation?As for Csx they wanted to build another 3 mile long train.What could happen? Chores to do.
tree68 BaltACD Pictures don't illuminate the possible cause. Nope. Just the mess.
BaltACD Pictures don't illuminate the possible cause.
Further pictures seem to tell the tale - looks like a RCO shoving cars at too high of a speed into a track that was secured - speed isn't a killer, sudden stops are.
That Cincinnati derailment picture is a little unreal, kinda like a bad Photoshop job.
Speaking of bad derailments, one on the BNSF transcon in AZ has damaged and closed both tracks; reportedly it may be reopened by 7pm-ish local time. Meanwhile the mains at Flagstaff are completely covered in snow: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnotRrW1udI - interesting that no plows have appeared yet.
Sitting in Carlisle, PA, tonight, glad I made it over the mountains before the ice started. Will have to wait until morning to find out if I can go to my pickup, though, PA has empty trailer bans on several interstates overnight, I81 doesn't have one yet.........
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
BaltACDFurther pictures seem to tell the tale - looks like a RCO shoving cars at too high of a speed into a track that was secured - speed isn't a killer, sudden stops are.
Could be several causes. (And may not have even been a RCO job).
It's been fun. But it isn't much fun anymore. Signing off for now.
The opinions expressed here represent my own and not those of my employer, any other railroad, company, or person.t fun any
zugmann (And may not have even been a RCO job).
I don't have any info to say one way or the other, but the loco did have the amber strobes common on RCO locomotives.
zugmann BaltACD Further pictures seem to tell the tale - looks like a RCO shoving cars at too high of a speed into a track that was secured - speed isn't a killer, sudden stops are. Could be several causes. (And may not have even been a RCO job).
BaltACD Further pictures seem to tell the tale - looks like a RCO shoving cars at too high of a speed into a track that was secured - speed isn't a killer, sudden stops are.
CSX in the world of PSR operates very, very few conventional yard jobs. Nearly all yard jobs are RCO.
Joe - That side of the family tree unknown to us.
RCO oops reported by television side of local media.
Snizzle starting to fall... supposed to go to Breckenridge in the morning. Hmmm. Big storm gonna bypass us? Ski hills are getting concerned.
BaltACDCSX in the world of PSR operates very, very few conventional yard jobs. Nearly all yard jobs are RCO.
Complelety different from our world of PSR. They eliminated just about every RCO job.
Ns sent a tanker train east and a stack train west after work.Seems Ns has a mess in Virginia and they are talking about possible reroutes in our area.Hovering around the freezing mark all day.Some had their ditch finders on this morning.Mc the mail came through today thank you.Time to get some chores done.
We got about 8 inches of snow over Monday night and all day Tuesday. Finally got to it yesterday evening after work with our new snowthrower. A cold snap is also expected over the next few days.
We had about the same tale as Paul, with probably close to the same snow totals. A neighborhood gentleman offered to shovel our driveway for us, and we gladly paid him to do it (this cancer/COVID business has weakened me quite a bit). But we're hoping to be out and about again today, for the first day in several. I really want to see a couple of trains now! I finished my last report to my fellow carchaeologists on Monday, and have five renumbering tables to work on for the next one (anywhere from 300 to near 900 cars in each table, anywhere from one to six prior numbers per car). It would help if the numbers had been changed in any reognizable order, but nooooo....
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)
Wake-up call this morning was my fire pager, for a working fire in a small house. We got a good knock on it - the house is still standing. But I suspect there was some interior damage as fire got into some enclosed spaces, necessitating opening up some walls and ceilings. And a vent hole in the roof.
Ns was clear after work.The brush cutter was back working along the siding track going into our warehouse tracks.Going to be clear but cold next couple days.More stuff this weekend.I have sent out plenty out of the warehouse and have seen plenty of names.My thought after today was couldn't they just name that poor soul "Sue"? Chores to do
Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account.