Bad train pictures

[Anonymous]

Mkie,

The cabosse is a transfer caboose used mainly in yard service(doesnt ventrue far from home) and in this case is used for a backup move, the conductor is watching the ROW ahead of him and probably has to flag a few crossings. This type of cabosse is rare these days in most places. Hope this helps and LONG LIVE THE ROCK!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Anonymous]

Mkie,

The cabosse is a transfer caboose used mainly in yard service(doesnt ventrue far from home) and in this case is used for a backup move, the conductor is watching the ROW ahead of him and probably has to flag a few crossings. This type of cabosse is rare these days in most places. Hope this helps and LONG LIVE THE ROCK!!!!!!!!!!!!

[tree68]

Gotta love that paint job!

[tree68]

Gotta love that paint job!

[coalminer3]

Bow coal train runs to power plant at Bow, NH.

When I was living in that part of the country, they used to originate at Consol mines in WV and then run via PC to the B&M (I'm sure they are people that have better memories abt. this than I do as it was a looong time ago). PC used some interesting power on these trains. I recall photographing a PC Alco RS32/B&M GP9/PC F7B/B&M GP9 set of power on one of these runs.

Hope this helps

work safe

[coalminer3]

Bow coal train runs to power plant at Bow, NH.

When I was living in that part of the country, they used to originate at Consol mines in WV and then run via PC to the B&M (I'm sure they are people that have better memories abt. this than I do as it was a looong time ago). PC used some interesting power on these trains. I recall photographing a PC Alco RS32/B&M GP9/PC F7B/B&M GP9 set of power on one of these runs.

Hope this helps

work safe

[Anonymous]

We have not had any questions, stupid or otherwise, in this thread now for over a month. Time to get it back on track. <pun> [(-D][sigh][:-^]

[Anonymous]

We have not had any questions, stupid or otherwise, in this thread now for over a month. Time to get it back on track. <pun> [(-D][sigh][:-^]

[UPTRAIN]

A little transfer caboose with a LOAD of grafitti, that's awful!!!

[UPTRAIN]

A little transfer caboose with a LOAD of grafitti, that's awful!!!

[Anonymous]

OK, I have one. [:D]

I saw a coal train of empties headed out of town Saturday. I noticed on the cars the following words:

Aluminum Car

Radiant Thaw

Heat Only

The words might not be in correct order but you get the message.

Someone explain how you thaw a car with radiant heat? Is it with heat lamps or are they too hot? And how long does it take to thaw a coal car using radiant heat?

Next question, what other methods of thawing a coal car are used? [?]

[Anonymous]

OK, I have one. [:D]

I saw a coal train of empties headed out of town Saturday. I noticed on the cars the following words:

Aluminum Car

Radiant Thaw

Heat Only

The words might not be in correct order but you get the message.

Someone explain how you thaw a car with radiant heat? Is it with heat lamps or are they too hot? And how long does it take to thaw a coal car using radiant heat?

Next question, what other methods of thawing a coal car are used? [?]

[wabash1]

they thaw a car ( around here anyways) with what looks like big toaster grids. before you get to the dumping pit there is a building extension built off of the pit. it has big heaters ( some time used in old manufacturing shops) they are 5ft long and 3 feet wide and hung on the wall 4 high. from ground up and spaced 4ft apart. then the go back to 4- 5 cars long. both sides.( there is plenty of heaters) now when a train is comming through the building even the engines get hot but we are going faster than what we drag the cars at (so we dont get over heated) the coal cars will be in this heated arrangement for over 30 minutes . at 3 tenths of 1 mph it goes by slow and it is only to thaw the ice in the coal so it will dump easier .

[wabash1]

they thaw a car ( around here anyways) with what looks like big toaster grids. before you get to the dumping pit there is a building extension built off of the pit. it has big heaters ( some time used in old manufacturing shops) they are 5ft long and 3 feet wide and hung on the wall 4 high. from ground up and spaced 4ft apart. then the go back to 4- 5 cars long. both sides.( there is plenty of heaters) now when a train is comming through the building even the engines get hot but we are going faster than what we drag the cars at (so we dont get over heated) the coal cars will be in this heated arrangement for over 30 minutes . at 3 tenths of 1 mph it goes by slow and it is only to thaw the ice in the coal so it will dump easier .

[tree68]

The unloader at the steam plant here uses a car shaker. You can tell if they are using it from some distance as it shakes other buildings in the area. I've never actually seen it, so have no idea what it looks like - it's in the dumping shed. They dump one car at a time, then advance the string using a RCL.

[tree68]

The unloader at the steam plant here uses a car shaker. You can tell if they are using it from some distance as it shakes other buildings in the area. I've never actually seen it, so have no idea what it looks like - it's in the dumping shed. They dump one car at a time, then advance the string using a RCL.

[CSSHEGEWISCH]

Rail-to-Water Transfer (aka KCBX Terminals) in Chicago at 100th St and the Calumet River also uses a car shaker. It lowers onto the top of the hopper and shakes the car on its springs. The cars stay coupled and are on a continuous track.

[CSSHEGEWISCH]

Rail-to-Water Transfer (aka KCBX Terminals) in Chicago at 100th St and the Calumet River also uses a car shaker. It lowers onto the top of the hopper and shakes the car on its springs. The cars stay coupled and are on a continuous track.

[Anonymous]

I heard a railroader say once that signals were always red in one direction and green for the other. That made sense to me. BUT the other day I noticed a red signal for one direction and just up the line not more than one quarter of a mile another signal was red for the opposite direction. How can that be? There were no trains coming from either direction and wouldn't be for at least an hour or more. I am sooooooo confussed. [B)] [;)]

[Anonymous]

I heard a railroader say once that signals were always red in one direction and green for the other. That made sense to me. BUT the other day I noticed a red signal for one direction and just up the line not more than one quarter of a mile another signal was red for the opposite direction. How can that be? There were no trains coming from either direction and wouldn't be for at least an hour or more. I am sooooooo confussed. [B)] [;)]

[mudchicken]

CTC Plant, lined up for direction of movement. (In ABS territory you could have green in both directions, and then there is CTC/ABS overlap sections)

Or you have a signal maintainer out there somewhere doing tests (making sure those pesky DC electrons do what they're told!)

Really truly have to know the turf you're operating on and then always be looking for the unexpected. When you get too complacent around a signal system, it will sooner or later jump up and bite you....

[X-)][X-)][X-)][}:)][}:)][}:)]

[mudchicken]

CTC Plant, lined up for direction of movement. (In ABS territory you could have green in both directions, and then there is CTC/ABS overlap sections)

Or you have a signal maintainer out there somewhere doing tests (making sure those pesky DC electrons do what they're told!)

Really truly have to know the turf you're operating on and then always be looking for the unexpected. When you get too complacent around a signal system, it will sooner or later jump up and bite you....

[X-)][X-)][X-)][}:)][}:)][}:)]

[CShaveRR]

Jim, your signals in opposite directions, facing outward less than a quarter-mile apart, sound like home signals for an interlocking. They'll stay red until the interlocking operator (usually the dispatcher nowadays, but maybe a train itself in the case of an automatic interlocking) lines up a route.

[CShaveRR]

Jim, your signals in opposite directions, facing outward less than a quarter-mile apart, sound like home signals for an interlocking. They'll stay red until the interlocking operator (usually the dispatcher nowadays, but maybe a train itself in the case of an automatic interlocking) lines up a route.

[Anonymous]

The line is single tracked and runs from the wye (North Little Rock) at around 12th or 13th street and towards Conway, Russelville, Van Buren, Fort Smith. This is the Van Buren sub of Union Pacific. I will get some milepost numbers and post them later on.

The guy who told me they were always red in one direction is a retired MOPAC engineer. He also told me a story about him running 2 engines on a heavy train. He said he was going uphill and making only like 5 mph. All of a sudden a HIrail popped up over the hill headed for them. He put his train in emergency and the Hirail slammed on the brakes. They met bumber to bumber. Turned out to be some managers or such out joyridding and they didn't bother to ask for track and time. Their attitude was "no harm, no foul, now keep it quite, and back to work".

[Anonymous]

The line is single tracked and runs from the wye (North Little Rock) at around 12th or 13th street and towards Conway, Russelville, Van Buren, Fort Smith. This is the Van Buren sub of Union Pacific. I will get some milepost numbers and post them later on.

The guy who told me they were always red in one direction is a retired MOPAC engineer. He also told me a story about him running 2 engines on a heavy train. He said he was going uphill and making only like 5 mph. All of a sudden a HIrail popped up over the hill headed for them. He put his train in emergency and the Hirail slammed on the brakes. They met bumber to bumber. Turned out to be some managers or such out joyridding and they didn't bother to ask for track and time. Their attitude was "no harm, no foul, now keep it quite, and back to work".

[Mikeygaw]

ok here's one, ther'e some track work being done on a line that serves a chemical company near me... they seem to be replacing the track... seems like they're replacing one side of the rails, waiting, then replacing the other side several weeks later with the line being used in between... any reason for that? could i just be perseving it wrong?

[Mikeygaw]

ok here's one, ther'e some track work being done on a line that serves a chemical company near me... they seem to be replacing the track... seems like they're replacing one side of the rails, waiting, then replacing the other side several weeks later with the line being used in between... any reason for that? could i just be perseving it wrong?

[Hugh Jampton]

How much track are they replacing, is it CWR, and how long is the line closed for this work?
It could be that the scheduling and the amount of work that can be done during a closure makes more sense to do it this way.

Think about this: You have to fry 3 slices of bread.. It takes 10 seconds to fry one side of each piece. You have a frying pan that holds 2 slices of bread at a time. What's the shortest time that this can be done?

[Hugh Jampton]

How much track are they replacing, is it CWR, and how long is the line closed for this work?
It could be that the scheduling and the amount of work that can be done during a closure makes more sense to do it this way.

Think about this: You have to fry 3 slices of bread.. It takes 10 seconds to fry one side of each piece. You have a frying pan that holds 2 slices of bread at a time. What's the shortest time that this can be done?