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Posted by diningcar on Wednesday, March 30, 2022 9:15 AM

Storms in KC area last night with funnel clouds sighted but none on the ground. About two inches of rain at my home. 

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Posted by tree68 on Wednesday, March 30, 2022 10:22 AM

We're due for rain, but nothing severe that I know of.

CG Spar cleared the bridge at Duluth Harbor at about 10:30 AM local time.

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Posted by JoeKoh on Wednesday, March 30, 2022 4:04 PM

evening

Had a little shower just after work.More tonight.Ns has some cars on our side of the street for across the way.Went for a walk.Did see a Csx manifest go west.Think it was q 369.It had 5 pullman standard sand hoppers.Some had the"NW" block lettering.Also had a rio grade boxcar as well.Chores to do.Tomorrow after work it's time to pack for Chicago.

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Posted by JoeKoh on Wednesday, March 30, 2022 4:09 PM

Update

Sorry to hear Mr.Wrinn passed away.Prayers for his family.

stay safe

Joe

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Posted by JoeKoh on Thursday, March 31, 2022 3:36 PM

afternoon

Ns was the same uptown.They also sent a westbound stack train after work.Power was out multiple places today.Mamma needs to go to a different store as they are still without power.Nothing major here in the swamp.Getting stuff ready to go for Saturday.College boy should be home soon.

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Joe

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Posted by blue streak 1 on Friday, April 1, 2022 11:02 PM
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Posted by JoeKoh on Sunday, April 3, 2022 4:04 AM

Good morning

Back home and unpacking.Gave plenty of hugs yesterday in Chicago. Got to meet people from here too.We were able on Friday to go to places that Carl had shown us on previous trips.Noticed UP crews working on a switch near JB Tower.Saw some work that needed to be done in Downers Grove.Chores to do here.Back to work tomorrow.College boy needs to go back to school too.

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Joe

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Posted by tree68 on Sunday, April 3, 2022 7:42 PM

Well, rules classes out of the way for another couple of years.  Now I just have to get back on the trains.  Can't do that till the doc clears the ankle.

Got to the RR office this morning under gloomy skies.  Looked out a little later and it was snowing.  They got about an inch.  I don't thing we got anything here at home.

Had a nuisance fire call the other night.  Someone was driving past one of the local Amish farms where they were boiling sap.  Plenty of smoke, of course, and you could see the wood fire through the windows.  Clearly the place was on fire - not.  Didn't take long to sort things out and send everyone home.

If you're going to call 9-1-1 to report something, make sure it's something that actually needs to be reported.  Virtually every winter storm, there will be multiple calls about cars off the road on the Interstate.  There may be 3-4 calls for a given vehicle, but because people don't know where they are, responders end up chasing each report.

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Posted by BaltACD on Sunday, April 3, 2022 8:55 PM

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If you're going to call 9-1-1 to report something, make sure it's something that actually needs to be reported.  Virtually every winter storm, there will be multiple calls about cars off the road on the Interstate.  There may be 3-4 calls for a given vehicle, but because people don't know where they are, responders end up chasing each report.

Worst part about communicating with the public as a Chief Dispatcher when they call in to report a incident.  Where is here?  Virtually everything on the railroad is discribed in Milepost and the public, if they have any reference at all, is in hundred block of a street.  Or maybe 'next to the Quickee Mart'.  

 

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Posted by tree68 on Sunday, April 3, 2022 9:37 PM

BaltACD
Worst part about communicating with the public as a Chief Dispatcher when they call in to report a incident.  Where is here?  Virtually everything on the railroad is discribed in Milepost and the public, if they have any reference at all, is in hundred block of a street.  Or maybe 'next to the Quickee Mart'.  

When you're talking Interstates, where it might be 7-10 miles between exits, "north of Podunk" can be vastly different than "south of Podunk."  

Or it's near "Podunk Corners," which, in our case might place it in any of three different fire department first dues.

We've had times when we had to close a road for some reason.  It's amazing how many long-time residents have no idea of how to get where they want to go by some other route.  

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Posted by JoeKoh on Monday, April 4, 2022 5:08 PM

evening

Ns had some cars uptown after work.Was able to get in an afternoon walk in.Nothing on Csx.Here comes the NDW not wobbling or shaking.Straight shot right across the crossing.I think they got to cross the diamond as we were coming home.Chores to do.

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Posted by JoeKoh on Tuesday, April 5, 2022 4:42 PM

afternoon

Ns sent a westbound after work.They also had cars uptown.Did errands at home.Csx sent an ethanol train,Q 353 and I 016 eastbound.Sis was talking about graduation season coming up.It's thier oldest granddaughters turn this year.Time flies.Time for supper.

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Joe

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Posted by JoeKoh on Wednesday, April 6, 2022 3:36 PM

afternoon

Mother nature is sending rain.Ns had some cars uptown.Saw a csx track inspector and new ties for the NDW when we ran errands.Time for chores inside.

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Joe

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Posted by tree68 on Wednesday, April 6, 2022 3:37 PM

Judging by the radar, we'll see some wet stuff a good deal later tonight.

 

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Posted by BaltACD on Wednesday, April 6, 2022 9:35 PM

Three Little Pigs like you haven't heard before

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWBi-1y6uO8

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Posted by JoeKoh on Thursday, April 7, 2022 3:22 PM

afternoon

Ns sent a westbound after work.Didn't see anything on Csx.Chores to do.Mother nature going to cool us down this weekend.

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Joe

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Posted by JoeKoh on Friday, April 8, 2022 5:57 PM

evening

Ns had a couple trains going after work.Ran errands today.Little great nephew turns "2" today as well.Tomorrow might have snow flurries.

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Joe

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Posted by JoeKoh on Saturday, April 9, 2022 12:02 PM

afternoon

Sunshine and snowsqualls today.Going to be better tomorrow.Going with Sis Friday to take brother out for his birthday.Chores to do inside here at home.

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Joe

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Posted by tree68 on Saturday, April 9, 2022 4:22 PM

Had to deliver some tickets to a fire department in the southern part of the county today.  While I was down that way I paid a visit to the family (mother's side) gravesite and remembered that the bronze plaque (veteran) had fallen off the back of my cousin's gravestone.  Picked up some epoxy, and I'll make a trip down there soon to fix that.

Making my way home, I swung by the old family homestead (I likely spent some time there when I was a wee one) and overheard an EMS dispatch in the area, so I swung over.  Relatively minor, fortunately.  But under the heading of "I can't go anywhere...", I know most of those folks...

After groceries and a few other errands, I overheard a dispatch for a structure fire more or less on my way home, shortly thereafter reported as a working fire.  Wished I'd remembered to throw my drone in the truck, but when I got there, I ran the B4UFly app and found out I couldn't have flown anywhere - too close to the airport.  If I had the full fledged UAV license, I might have tried to get the appropriate permission, but...

Hopefully the rest of the day is less eventful.

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Posted by JoeKoh on Sunday, April 10, 2022 10:46 AM

Morning

No wind,rain or snow today.Went for a walk in town.Checked  out the NDW and Csx.Contractors were working along the NDW west of FC.Csx ran a couple trains as well.One of the new industry buildings will have a rail spur served by the NDW.The county also announced they are going ahead with building new roads for people west of town.That way Csx can eliminate 3 crossings.Going to have lunch.Helping a friend later to move stuff for his mom.

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Joe

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Posted by JoeKoh on Monday, April 11, 2022 2:36 PM

afternoon

Rain on and off here in Nw Ohio.Nothing extra on Ns that I could see after work.Might try to see a friend on I 171 west of town.We'll see what mother nature says.

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Joe

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Posted by tree68 on Monday, April 11, 2022 6:41 PM

Haven't heard how it started, but a farmer in a neighboring town lost a bunch of round bales to fire this afternoon.   The problem with the round bales is that once fire gets into them the only solution is to break them apart.  Easier said than done.

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Posted by BaltACD on Tuesday, April 12, 2022 7:53 AM

tree68
Haven't heard how it started, but a farmer in a neighboring town lost a bunch of round bales to fire this afternoon.   The problem with the round bales is that once fire gets into them the only solution is to break them apart.  Easier said than done.

Back in my Trainmaster days we had a 40 foot box car of compressed rags catch fire - by the time the FD had the fire 'under control' most all the rags had been 'liberated' from the box car and were on the ground.  While the fire on the surface could be extinguished, there was still fire under the working surface once the extinguised surface was removed.  There was a big mess to be cleaned up after the event.

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Posted by tree68 on Tuesday, April 12, 2022 11:20 AM

BaltACD
Back in my Trainmaster days we had a 40 foot box car of compressed rags catch fire -

Rolled paper (we're talking industrial sized, not paper towels) is a real pain, as it unrolls itself, with the now single thinkness paper burning quite well.  

We ran mutual aid to a barn fire years ago.  The fire was in the hay mow - the building itself was not initially involved.  Couldn't throw the bales out fast enough.  Eventually it too the entire building.

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Posted by rixflix on Tuesday, April 12, 2022 3:48 PM

I was watching the Fostoria cam this morning and around 9am there was can't-see-beyond-your-nose fog. Never seen anything like that. I was once in a thick fog on the Pennsy turnpike riding a motorcycle, coming up to tailight glows and hoping people behind would see mine in time. I thought about parking my bike against a guard rail and myself on the botanical side.

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Posted by BaltACD on Tuesday, April 12, 2022 4:01 PM

rixflix
I was watching the Fostoria cam this morning and around 9am there was can't-see-beyond-your-nose fog. Never seen anything like that. I was once in a thick fog on the Pennsy turnpike riding a motorcycle, coming up to tailight glows and hoping people behind would see mine in time. I thought about parking my bike against a guard rail and myself on the botanical side.

Rick

Worst fog's I have ever dealt with were the river fogs that would happen in Pittsburgh and Cincinnati in the early Fall.  Warm river water giving off 'steam' into the river valley's and it being bound in the valley by the surrounding terrain.

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Posted by JoeKoh on Tuesday, April 12, 2022 4:46 PM

evening

Had some fog on the way to work this morning.

Ns ran a eastbound after work.Came home and worked on the swamp.Couple areas where oak leaves have gathered for the next time.Nice and warm now.Next Mon/Tues possible snow flurries?? Welcome to spring.

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Joe

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Posted by tree68 on Tuesday, April 12, 2022 5:17 PM

Deshler was just as bad Tuesday morning - you could hear trains, but could hardly see them.

One "perk" of being stationed at Vanderberg AFB was "Vandenfog."  Had to do with the ocean temperature and some other factors.  Dense stuff.

 

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Posted by JoeKoh on Wednesday, April 13, 2022 2:53 PM

afternoon

Didn't see anything extra on Ns today.Mother nature sent rain.Have two turtle doves checking out our back yard.They are perched on our swingset out back.Chores to do.

stay safe

Joe

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Posted by mudchicken on Wednesday, April 13, 2022 3:03 PM

DiningCar's old haunts from his early days is suffering from range-fires today. One is about 200 acres near Bents Old Fort and the other is more than 1200 acres east of Las Animas along US-50 and the long abandoned Santa Fe AV District near Ft Lyon. With no rain and plenty of wind, this could get ugly. (and another range fire north of Cheraw (10 mi W-NW ) just appeared)Sigh

(Working on a pile of spaghetti junction area outside Chicago in CSSH's backyard made up of existing and abandoned rail lines that is becoming torture to deal with. I wonder if CSX, NS and tennant IHB are aware of some of the potential nightmares that CR left for them ???)

Mudchicken Nothing is worth taking the risk of losing a life over. Come home tonight in the same condition that you left home this morning in. Safety begins with ME.... cinscocom-west

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