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Posted by jeffhergert on Tuesday, February 2, 2021 6:51 PM

I see that Phil saw his shadow today.  While it was snowing.  The news clip I saw looked like most of the light was from the TV equipment.  Maybe if they didn't have all the lights on the proceedings, Phil may not have seen his shadow.

I guess that's what we get for letting an oversized rodent who's afraid of his own shadow predict the weather.

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Posted by JoeKoh on Tuesday, February 2, 2021 2:48 PM

afternoon

Happy Groundhog day.Ns has a loaded powder river coal train in the siding.Wonder if the local wants to come and pick up the empty boxcar in our warehouse.Snowmelt today.Mother nature going to get nasty this weekend according to the guessers.Chores to do.

stay safe

Joe

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Posted by tree68 on Tuesday, February 2, 2021 7:21 AM

rvos1979

Busy morning at home today, local sheriff deputy called in a fire at the local school bus company. Pictures seem to show damage confined to several buses, and school officials canceled classes for today...........

It was the fire alarm system that alerted the fire department for a fire at one of our local school district bus garages several years ago.

There wasn't a lot of damage - but there was a lot of smoke, so much so that all of the busses were condemned, leaving the district to rent buses until they could replace them with new.

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Posted by rvos1979 on Tuesday, February 2, 2021 7:00 AM

Busy morning at home today, local sheriff deputy called in a fire at the local school bus company. Pictures seem to show damage confined to several buses, and school officials canceled classes for today...........

Randy Vos

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Posted by blue streak 1 on Tuesday, February 2, 2021 1:21 AM

Hope this prediction is not true about enough innoculations.  From NY Times

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Posted by blue streak 1 on Monday, February 1, 2021 11:31 PM

Anyone know why News  wire has some posts that do not allow comments?.  Monday's for example has none for the mask post.

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Posted by tree68 on Monday, February 1, 2021 11:10 PM

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Watching my home area on Maryland traffic cameras - so far it looks like little more than a dusting.

A fellow ham in NYC (Brooklyn) reported 8" Monday morning.  I'm sure the bread and milk shelves are empty.  Reports tonight say 18" so far in Central Park...

 

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Posted by BaltACD on Monday, February 1, 2021 5:56 PM

tree68
Looking like our southern tier is going to see the worst of the storm.  We're due for maybe 3" by Wednesday.

I've got plenty of gas for the snowblower, and there's a convenience store just down the street...

Watching my home area on Maryland traffic cameras - so far it looks like little more than a dusting.

Got $200 in Home Depot gift certificates for my retirement - they are earmarked for a snow blower - for when I can't Snowbird in Florida.

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Posted by tree68 on Monday, February 1, 2021 5:34 PM

Looking like our southern tier is going to see the worst of the storm.  We're due for maybe 3" by Wednesday.

I've got plenty of gas for the snowblower, and there's a convenience store just down the street...

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Posted by JoeKoh on Monday, February 1, 2021 3:56 PM

afternoon

Ns was clear after work.Roads were a bit better this afternoon.Plenty of people decided to stay home today.Went into town and got new boot strings.Chores to do here.

stay safe

Joe

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Posted by tree68 on Monday, February 1, 2021 7:53 AM

blue streak 1
Received my first Pfizer  Friday. 

Got my second Moderna this past Thursday - no ill effects so far.  Reactions have varied amongst my friends and acquaintances, but none have been serious.

I got mine as an EMS provider.  Clinics are starting to open up for the general public now.

 

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Posted by blue streak 1 on Sunday, January 31, 2021 10:58 PM

Received my first Pfizer  Friday.  Just by pure luck. Acquaintenance told me Wedensday about site having shots.  Went to site but nothing.  Accidently went back to site.  It had one appointment available.  Wife was doing a medical proceure so I had to take it.  No adverse effects.  Other flu shots have had more soreness than this one.

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Posted by rvos1979 on Sunday, January 31, 2021 2:08 PM

A rare Sunday home for me, truck is at the local Freightliner dealer for an electrical issue that stymied our shop in Green Bay for about a day Friday. Hoping to get it back Tuesday, but we shall see.........

 

Seeing that I'm home, got to play with our snowblower twice clearing the six to seven inches of snow that fell, we have piles over four feet tall in spots. Chili is also simmering away in the slow cooker, should be ready tonight..........

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Posted by JoeKoh on Sunday, January 31, 2021 9:45 AM

Morning

Snow is here.About 4 inches so far.Cleaned up the driveway after the snowplow guy came by.Matt said he brushed off his car but they haven't plowed the student parking lots yet.Csx is busy looking for crews today.Might get some lake effect tonight from Lake Erie.

stay safe

Joe

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Posted by JoeKoh on Saturday, January 30, 2021 2:24 PM

afternoon

Went to Deshler to take some things to the museum.Carl Csx had a train for you today Q 560.Plenty of stuff on there plus brand new tank cars.Went to come home and helped a guy out of gas.Was rewarded with some csx traffic eastbound and sunshine.Stacey said people at the store were preparing for "snowmageddon".Not planning on going anywhere until Monday morning.

stay safe

Joe

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Posted by CShaveRR on Saturday, January 30, 2021 10:48 AM

Pat and I are currently on a waiting list to be notified when we can try to set up an appointment to arm-wretle over the doses that might be available.

Joe, how I wish I could see a good version of one of "my" trains.  We're going to get out and run errands in an hour or so, hoping to beat the storm.  We have to go to the post office (near the tracks), then the office supply store and grocery store.  Maybe we should fill the top half of the gas tank, regardless of what will certainly be an inflated cost (we have gone 3.5 weeks without getting gas!).  

I just heard about eight to ten inches in tonight's storm.  

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Posted by CSSHEGEWISCH on Saturday, January 30, 2021 9:56 AM

Currently waiting for another 8+ inches to fall mostly over tonight and early tomorrow.  Biggest problem looks like it's going to be where to put the stuff when the walks are cleared.

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 blue streak 1 on Friday, January 29, 2021 9:46 PM

These Covid-19 variants just keep on giving.  A sample from the Scientific American

SPAIN

Names: 20A.EU1, B.1.177

Notable mutation: A222V

U.K.

Names: 20I/501Y.V1, VOC 202012/01, B.1.1.7
Notable mutation: N501Y

 

SOUTH AFRICA

Names: 20H/501Y.V2, B.1.351
Notable mutations: E484K, N501Y, K417N

BRAZIL

Names: B.1.1.28, VOC202101/02, 20J/501Y.V3, P.1
Notable mutations: E484K, K417N/T, N501Y

 

Names: VUI202101/01, P.2
Notable mutation: E484K

 

 

 

 

 

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Posted by mudchicken on Friday, January 29, 2021 3:44 PM

The shift in the force that the Kalmbach/ Trains mothership experienced in cheese-picker nation yesterday was me having a polite chat with 200+ surveyors and wanna-be mudchickens for 6+ hours. Fine time had by all.

Duncan R. Scottie is a little indignant right now. (He's wearing an inflatable blue donut in place of the veterinarian cone-of-shame.)

Joe: Wonder if the NIMBY's bought a place downwind of a cattle feed-lot, pig or chicken feeder production facility and does not understand the smell of Ag $$$$$ ?

 

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Posted by JoeKoh on Friday, January 29, 2021 2:33 PM

afternoon

Ns sent a westbound empty coal train with Bnsf power after work.Going to look for an article.Just thinking a government(French) has to pass a law so cows and chickens can do what they do in the country because of some Nimby that moved out of the city.They wouldn't last 5 minutes over in our area.

stay safe

Joe

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Posted by tree68 on Thursday, January 28, 2021 3:49 PM

Got shot #2 today.  Some friends are reporting reactions to it - so far, nothing.  That statement may come back to bite me...

Bitter cold due in for the next couple of nights - -20F and significant wind chills.

It'll be a good night to stay home...

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Posted by JoeKoh on Thursday, January 28, 2021 3:46 PM

afternoon

Ns sent a westbound Carl special after work.Did some errands here as well.The ND&W yard was pretty empty.The Csx yard just had the caboose.The yard lead had some Mow eqiupment.There were also work zone boards near the crossing as well.Glad tomorrow is Friday.

stay safe

Joe

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Posted by JoeKoh on Wednesday, January 27, 2021 2:31 PM

afternoon

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

stay safe

Joe

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Posted by tree68 on Wednesday, January 27, 2021 11:34 AM

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.

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Posted by CShaveRR on Wednesday, January 27, 2021 10:50 AM

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....

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Posted by CSSHEGEWISCH on Wednesday, January 27, 2021 10:08 AM

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.

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Posted by JoeKoh on Tuesday, January 26, 2021 2:38 PM

afternoon

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.

stay safe

Joe

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Posted by zugmann on Monday, January 25, 2021 11:13 PM

BaltACD
CSX 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. 

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


  

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Posted by mudchicken on Monday, January 25, 2021 11:12 PM

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.

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Posted by BaltACD on Monday, January 25, 2021 10:29 PM

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).  

CSX in the world of PSR operates very, very few conventional yard jobs.  Nearly all yard jobs are RCO.

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