BNSF needs to paint a police badge on the nose of one of its road locomotives. Denver police were chasing a burglary suspect in downtown Denver and a moving train single-handedly caught and stopped the bad-guy. (almost exterminated him too) Way to go BNSF!
afternoon
Well people not paying attention"oh theres a train there!!" Ns had cars uptown and a parked train after work.Went into town and heard some CSX traffic.Tonight a former band director and friend is going into the city hall of fame.He would always question why I would wear a Reds cap at band camp.Tomorrow is a work day in Deshler.Matt moves into his summer dorm in Toledo too.Time to get some supper.
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").
evening
Good work day in Deshler today.Park and museum look good.Turns out our new mower for the park came from a friend of the parks family.One friend for Csx had to taxi to garrett to take a train to Chicago.Another friend was waiting at the Defiance yard to go west when I came home.Mother nature doing a few rumbles but not too much rain yet.Time for supper.
Went for a walk this morning.Saw a few Csx trains.Checked on my brother and NS ran some trains as well.One train came west (898 I think) with random leaser coal type hoppers.Some still had some P&LE markings on them.Also saw some new reefer cars come east with the markings up high on the car.The taggers did the artwork on the bottoms.The swamp is mowed as well.Going to relax this afternoon.
Ns sent a westbound intermodal after work.They also have cars uptown.Tomorrow is our meeting in Deshler.Chores to do here.
Severe thunderbumper watches and warnings today. No major issues, and we got 3/4" of rain. Hopefully the weather is nice on Saturday as we have an amateur radio "hamfest"/swap meet here then, and a lot of folks like to set up outside - "tailgating."
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tree68Severe thunderbumper watches and warnings today. No major issues, and we got 3/4" of rain. Hopefully the weather is nice on Saturday as we have an amateur radio "hamfest"/swap meet here then, and a lot of folks like to set up outside - "tailgating."
Severe T'storms were forecast - some school districts canceled afternoon after school activities.
Front came through at Noon and I got one tenth of a inch of rain. PERIOD.
Never too old to have a happy childhood!
BaltACDFront came through at Noon and I got one tenth of a inch of rain. PERIOD.
I check in to (or run) a couple of ham radio "nets" each morning. It can be amazing to hear the variations in rainfall just within this area, which includes this corner of northern New York and a portion of southeastern Ontario, radio-wise.
That's not too surprising in the Chicago area. I can remember a Saturday in 1966 or 1967 when the Loop area got a couple of inches and in Harvey (about a mile south of Barr) I was working for my older cousin and the sky was threatening but we never got a drop.
Hey Tree, just watched a VRF grab bag that had a clip from Deshler showing one of your coaches, the Big Moose, in a train going from westbound to southbound. What's up with that?
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Dunno - I'll have to check that out. The Big Moose car I know is a baggage...
Edit: Memory didn't serve - the bag is "Moose River." I wasn't aware were were getting rid of 5485. I put some time into fixing it up a while back. We've picked up some other cars, though. That was a "Can-Car" of CN heritage, as I recall.
Didn't see anything on Ns after work.Had our meeting in Deshler.Csx ran some trains.Some projects are done still some to do.Time for bed.
tree68 Memory didn't serve - the bag is "Moose River." I wasn't aware were were getting rid of 5485. I put some time into fixing it up a while back. We've picked up some other cars, though. That was a "Can-Car" of CN heritage, as I recall.
Memory didn't serve - the bag is "Moose River." I wasn't aware were were getting rid of 5485. I put some time into fixing it up a while back. We've picked up some other cars, though. That was a "Can-Car" of CN heritage, as I recall.
Any idea where it's headed?
Ns looked clear after work.Mother nature is sending us rain.Larry the flagpole is on order for the train park.Chores to do.
blhanelAny idea where it's headed?
Not a clue. I was talking to a board member yesterday on a nother subject. When I mentioned seeing it on the cam, he just said "OK."
Didn't see anything on Ns after work today.Came home and took care of the swamp.Tomorrow it's the triple H's.Saturday thunderstorms.Next week back to normal tempratures? Heard MC might get some snow??? Glad it's Friday tomorrow.
JoeKoh evening Didn't see anything on Ns after work today.Came home and took care of the swamp.Tomorrow it's the triple H's.Saturday thunderstorms.Next week back to normal tempratures? Heard MC might get some snow??? Glad it's Friday tomorrow. stay safe Joe
I was rather put out by an article in today's Chicago Tribune concerning WGN Radio's 100th anniversary. An old publicity photo included with the story showed an ugly bomber known as a B-24 falsely described as a Flying Fortress.
CSSHEGEWISCHI was rather put out by an article in today's Chicago Tribune concerning WGN Radio's 100th anniversary. An old publicity photo included with the story showed an ugly bomber known as a B-24 falsely described as a Flying Fortress.
Wasn't WGN renowned for broadcasting submarine races in Lake Michigan - back in the day.
tree68 blhanel Any idea where it's headed? Not a clue. I was talking to a board member yesterday on a nother subject. When I mentioned seeing it on the cam, he just said "OK."
blhanel Any idea where it's headed?
Looks like it's headed for the Steam Railroading Institute in Owosso, MI (home of PM 1225).
Didn't see anything on Ns after work.Mother nature trying to maybe bring some thunderstorms? Matt likes his summer job.Chores to do here.
Looks like we are finally on the cusp of summer here. Temps this week are all forecast for the low 80s. Last night at 11pm my inside thermometer registered 81 which is higher than the weather app showing high 60s., not sure which to believe. At any rate, barely a need for a blanket....
Still mesmerized by the beautiful scenery and quiet inside cab on Swedish Railcams. Also noting that when the VR Hesperia/Cajon Pass cam is pointed west, the ROW S-curve is complemented by great San Bernardino Mountain range views.
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Spring here - It's supposed to be nice for the next few days, with a chance of late day thunderstorms.
Northern Michigan got hit with at least one tornado. Gaylord had a lot of damage. That system looks to track northeast, so it will miss us, but there's the rest of the front to worry about.
Saturday is our sixth annual "HamFest." No - it's not a celebration of ham (although we are doing breakfast) - it's an amateur radio swap meet. I've got a few items I"ll be trying to move, in between chatting with other hams from both sides of the border.
tree68 tree68 blhanel Any idea where it's headed? Not a clue. I was talking to a board member yesterday on a nother subject. When I mentioned seeing it on the cam, he just said "OK." Looks like it's headed for the Steam Railroading Institute in Owosso, MI (home of PM 1225).
That's funny- someone needs to tell CSX that Owosso, MI is straight NORTH of Deshler...
blhanel tree68 tree68 blhanel Any idea where it's headed? Looks like it's headed for the Steam Railroading Institute in Owosso, MI (home of PM 1225). That's funny- someone needs to tell CSX that Owosso, MI is straight NORTH of Deshler...
tree68 tree68 blhanel Any idea where it's headed? Looks like it's headed for the Steam Railroading Institute in Owosso, MI (home of PM 1225). That's funny- someone needs to tell CSX that Owosso, MI is straight NORTH of Deshler...
tree68 blhanel Any idea where it's headed? Looks like it's headed for the Steam Railroading Institute in Owosso, MI (home of PM 1225).
blhanel
But what is the CSX Operating Plan to get there. From my experience - there ends up being a lot of extra road mileage involved in PSR's aim to reduce switching.
BaltACDBut what is the CSX Operating Plan to get there. From my experience - there ends up being a lot of extra road mileage involved in PSR's aim to reduce switching.
It's possible the car was picked up by an eastbound from Utica, going to Selkirk. It could have been picked up by a westbound, though, which likely would have left it in Dewitt.
Odds are it left either of them on a trip to Cincinatti, Where it was switched to a Toledo-bound freight. From there, likely to Plymouth and Wixom, where Lake States would pick it up. Thence to Flint. Hard to say for sure.
I'd have to go back and figure out which symbols it was on.
Walked this morning.Nothing on Csx.The Loram Ballast cleaner was moved to the Csx yard by GM.Had a brief thunderstorm this morning.Very muggy outside.Csx sent a B 410 eastbound through Defiance.Had CSX 911 on the point.The ND&W has more ballast hoppers and some very green ties.CSX mow has new signal masts and bungalows too.Mother Nature is rumbling again.
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Walked this morning.Csx was busy.Checked on my brother.Ns sent 1 westbound.Friend was on q 351 last night and got it to Garrett.They took him back to North Baltimore.Going to come west on I 137.Front steps got a second coat of paint.Should be good.Back to work tomorrow.
Our "HamFest"/amateur radio swap meet went well saturday. A few visitors from the other side of the river (St Lawrence) made it an international event. We had the most attendees we've seen so far (sixth year).
Followed that up with a fire department banquet last night, so today it's rest and recovery. Besides, it's raining, however lightly, so outside activities are a bust.
Ns had some trains uptown when I left work.Came home and took care of the swamp.Got out a few things to take to Deshler on Saturday.One friend might not be in Deshler.He found a deer on the way to work this morning.Welcome to adulthood.
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