Evening
Ns had cars across the street after work.First round of rain done.Have another one coming.Chores to do inside.
stay safe
Joe
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evening
Ns was the same after work today.Came home and took care of yardwork.Guessers say some nasty storms tomorrow coming.Ran errands and had supper in town.Brother called and asked about something that happened in 1995.We also have 50,45 and 35.First two and sisters wedding anniversaries.The third number is class reunion possiblity.Need to get the cards mailed out.
Just a high overcast for my brief talk about the rails in this area. Did find out that when they did some work to stabilize an old trestle they covered up a 1920's date, likely meaning the trestle was replaced about that time. It's possible it was wood before that.
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tree68There's rain in the forecast for Tuesday - hoping it'll hold off.
By contrast the Needles railcam shows 114F with 120F forecast for tomorrow. Should I order my 'sidewalk eggs' over easy or medium?
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Afternoon
Ns was clear by us but still had cars uptown.Heard one go by as well after work.This morning heard that I 168 on Csx would get to go into North Baltimore and back into a parking spot at NWO.No crews available.Guessers say triple H's this week.Chores to do.
Things on the railroad went well Saturday - I'm now fully qualified to run the entire line from Utica to Tupper Lake.
Tuesday, I'm supposed to give a talk on local rail lines as part of the hoopla noting the opening of an old trestle as part of a trail. They did a nice job on it - took a walk out there today, which also gave the dog a bit of exercise (dog-sitting daughter's standard poodle). Found that one of the rails that apparently was on the bridge was rolled ca 1908...
There's rain in the forecast for Tuesday - hoping it'll hold off.
afternoon
Checked out Csx at Fc today.Onmi was full so L 376 had to park 15 more cars for scrap in the yard.Dispatcher was busy asking trains to do this and that in Garrett.Also had a couple westbound ethanol trains where the crew had no paperwork and/or wasn't qualified to go further west.More storms possible this afternoon.Back to work tomorrow.
Morning
Found out Csx was sending the B&O heritage unit eastbound on I 016 last night.Trackwork was being done around the St.Joe area.Caused a conga line to form for westbound trains.Csx with it's big long trains was blocking the detour route for 127 at "The Bend " road. Going to see how Ns is doing with trackwork when I check on my brother.Chores to do.
Ns had cars uptown after work.Think there was an eastbound too.College boy is out near Spencer Ohio looking at the Wheeling.He was just informed that his co-op will be with Odot in Lima again this fall.Of course he needs the fee to pay for the co-op as well.Chores to do here.
Looked like Ns came and got the cars across the street.Still have cars uptown.Triple H warning outside.We are under a Thunderstorm watch. The Csx unit 1976(conrail) looks to be done.Chores to do here inside.Glad tomorrow is Friday.
Ns looked the same after work today.Came home and took care of yardwork.Heard csx earlier had a problem with B 157.(coke train) One of the pipes under the railcar was broken.They were trying to determine if they should crawl to Defiance or wait for a carman.Chores to do inside.
joe
Ns had cars across the street and uptown after work.Had a meeting in Deshler tonight.Plenty of projects to do.Trimmed at the park so our mower guy can mow.Time to get cleaned up.
adkrr64 About what milepost(s) was the blowdown?
About what milepost(s) was the blowdown?
Brandreth to H85, worst at 83.6.
tree68There's still more to do, including a very tall tree still leaning over the tracks.
Notch out and make sure you're stretched. Found that out the hard way... but to the limb's credit, it made a perfect cut between blocks.
It's been fun. But it isn't much fun anymore. Signing off for now.
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Further reports on the blowdown indicate that it was, most likely, straight-line winds. Many of the trees were blown down parallel to the tracks - which was a good thing, as the blowdown ranged over about 3.5 miles.
As it was, our folks were able to clear enough out of the way for the trip from Thendara to Tupper Lake Sunday. There's still more to do, including a very tall tree still leaning over the tracks.
Cars were gone off our dock today.Ns has cars across the street and uptown.They sent a westbound after work.Chores to do.
morning
Went for our walk.Csx sent 3 eastbounds by.Omni is full of cars to scrap.The Ndw yard is almost empty.Tonight is a church mission festival meeting.Tomorrow is back to work.
CSSHEGEWISCH We got several EF-0 and EF-1 tornados in DuPage County over the last couple of days. Lots of damage but no injuries.
We got several EF-0 and EF-1 tornados in DuPage County over the last couple of days. Lots of damage but no injuries.
Our MOW supervisor was doing a patrol today, partly in preparation for our first trip to Tupper Lake on Sunday.
He came up on a very large blowdown, with many trees across the tracks. He worked at it by himself until a couple of members of the local crew headed out to help him. The only access is by rail.
He described the damage as from a tornado. Not having visited the site, I don't know if the damage was tornadic, or simply straight line winds. I'll be trying to find out, as I've reported it to NWS and they'd probably like more detail.
Hopefully they can clear the tracks in time for the trip Sunday.
Rain here in Nw Ohio today.Checked on Brother.Saw an Ns stack train.Ns is getting ready to work around Edgerton as well.Got a text from a friend.Was able to make it over to Deshler as he brought B 522 south.They had to deal with a switch problem so they could park it in the west siding.They were just waiting on the crew van to show when I left.Going to do chores here.
Just rain and wind is all I hear from Topeka. I have a son there also.
diningcarHeavy rain and high winds, incl a tornado warning, in Lawrence Ks this PM
Hope there is nothing in Topeka! My son and his family are in Topeka.
I my location in Maryland thunder is rumbling - waiting for the rain.
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Heavy rain and high winds, incl a tornado warning, in Lawrence Ks this PM
Cars are ready on our dock for Ns to pick up.Going to check on my brother tomorrow.Guessers say scattered showers.Chores to do.
Ns had cars uptown.Plus they dropped off 2 boxcars and a bulkhead flat on our dock.Came home and took care of yardwork.Glad tomorrow is Friday.
Ns looked the same after work today.Guessers say rain here but we have not seen any yet.Chores to do.
Ns has cars across the street and uptown.Ran errands after work.The NDW yard is still pretty bare.Nothing on Csx.In the yesterday dept friend got to take the B 522 into the west siding at Deshler.(no room at NWO).Also Csx ran the B&O unit on the point of I 016.Came home and Mamma duck was marching her kiddos to the creek.Chores to do here.
JoeKohReports have washouts on Csx in upstate New York.
What I've seen indicates that both sides of the Hudson River have had flooding, rendering the rails on both sides of the river unusable. I've the feeling we could see that cascade down to Deshler, depending on what they are able to run as re-routes.
The issue continue in eastern NY and VT. At least one road in my area (to the south, anyhow) was closed due to flooding.
Worked the Utica-Thendara trip on Saturday. I'm a little rusty, but the trip went well nonetheless. The passengers just love hearing the history of the line, so I did a lot of talking...
Some 12,000 people ran the Boilermaker on Sunday. Some run the 15K, some run the 5K, and I think there was a "fun run" in there somewhere. Seeing some of the folks picking up their materials made me wonder if they were doing so for someone else. They didn't look like 15K material...
Back to work Monday.Ns had cars across the street and uptown.Ran errands in town. Reports have washouts on Csx in upstate New York.Time to see what we want to grill for supper.
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