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Interesting story + photos of two runaway locomotives going through an open lift bridge and into a river: http://nilesdepot.org/niles/wreck.html
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babyeatingpsychopath posted:Japanese youtube ad while browsing cat videos. I watched the whole thing. No clue what's going on, but it's a well-designed piece of media. I'd love to see more of that steam locomotive running in the snow at :44
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Mar 21, 2013 16:20
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Anyone been to the Maine Narrow Gauge Rail Company and Museum in Portland? My wife and I are taking a vacation to Portland this summer to visit a friend and get away and my wife found the museum online and knew I'd dig it. Looking forward to checking out 2' rail and visiting the museum. http://www.mainenarrowgauge.org/
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babyeatingpsychopath posted:Japanese youtube ad while browsing cat videos. I watched the whole thing. No clue what's going on, but it's a well-designed piece of media. For well designed pieces of media, this is the second best* railway safety info video ever made, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJNR2EpS0jw *after the Top Gear/Network Rail crossings video. Be safe, wear a high visibility coat.
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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad posted:*after the Top Gear/Network Rail crossings video. Be safe, wear a high visibility coat. I believe it's a High Visibility Jacket, my good man. And two hard hats.
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Mar 24, 2013 06:27
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Sorry for it being hard to see What's left of the car is by the white truck to the left, the police where getting on scene as I shot this. Surprised this hasn't been in the news, at least I didn't read about it in the local papers, but car vs train, no surprise who won here. And the guy in the car died. Kinda surprised that they have at grade crossings without any warning signals at all. I wonder if the guy got too used to trains (well, the cars anyway) being their, because Uncle Pete has been using the derail (not pictured) as storage for the last 6 months.
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InterceptorV8 posted:Kinda surprised that they have at grade crossings without any warning signals at all. For an alert driver, the cross bucks are warning enough. I feel bad for that crew, but not for the dude driving the car.
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So in North American locomotives, if you want to maintain speed do you just have to jockey between throttle positions continuously, or is there like a cruise control? Or you just settle on the slower of the two positions?
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ijustam posted:So in North American locomotives, if you want to maintain speed do you just have to jockey between throttle positions continuously, or is there like a cruise control? Or you just settle on the slower of the two positions? In Railworks I've found myself playing around with the throttle a bit especially on the Horseshoe Curve to keep within the speed limits, but I'm not sure if that's how engineers do it for real.
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InterceptorV8 posted:Sorry for it being hard to see I drove through some at grade crossings without arms on a 55mph road in Ohio. Of course, I was stuck behind a school bus who stopped at every crossing. I'm at corporate headquarters for a week and a half of orientation/
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ijustam posted:So in North American locomotives, if you want to maintain speed do you just have to jockey between throttle positions continuously, or is there like a cruise control? Or you just settle on the slower of the two positions? Depends on the grade, tonnage, etc. Iowa for instance is a constant throttle up and down then dynamics then back into power. They do have auto control called "leader". loving garbage. Its like putting a monkey at the controls while its to busy trying to find the most fuel efficient setting it causes the slack to run in and out. And when the slack gets to be to much its asking to break a drawbar or a knuckle. And that increases a risk for derailment. Every one in my territory just turns it off and files a report. Most say "can't run a train, turned off leader."
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Other than going up hill for a ways or down hill for a way you are very busy with the throttle.
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Old head conductor steals and sells thousands of bucks of train horns in Texas gets BUSTED http://www.khou.com/news/crime/Union-Pacific-conductor-arrested-for-stealing-train-horns-over-3-years--199639251.html
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B4Ctom1 posted:Old head conductor steals and sells thousands of bucks of train horns in Texas gets BUSTED I hope they hunt down all the trucks with the horns and confiscate them. I hate those loving things.
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B4Ctom1 posted:Old head conductor steals and sells thousands of bucks of train horns in Texas gets BUSTED article posted:But the time lost because of the thefts is what Houston police said hurt Union Pacific the most. Each train engine without a horn has to be taken out of service. The engines had to be lifted off the tracks and taken in for repairs. I assume this is an error by the reporter, and that they're not actually lifting engines off the tracks for something that sounds like it could be replaced anywhere?
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Erwin posted:I assume this is an error by the reporter, and that they're not actually lifting engines off the tracks for something that sounds like it could be replaced anywhere? I hope so, or you'd hope some bean counter/Quality Assurance guy somewhere would scratch his head asking 'Why are we shipping locomotives to replace a horn?'
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CommieGIR posted:I hope so, or you'd hope some bean counter/Quality Assurance guy somewhere would scratch his head asking 'Why are we shipping locomotives to replace a horn?' You guys and your quality assurance dreams...... Anything more than replacing a headlight bulb or other very minor tasks, locomotives are shipped to major locomotive facilities for most repairs. Most of you would poo poo as to how many dumb moves this company makes on a daily basis. For instance- 1. We had a rail car that was shipped back and forth between 3 yards for about 3 weeks. If your wondering how I know this is because I worked the job that was to go between those 3 yards and do a pick up and set out of cars. The car is very noticeable, it had a D9 Cat bulldozer painted on the side. It was on our work order to do so, so I just complied. I told people that had the power to do something about it, but they really could care less. 2. Locomotives have annual inspections every 180 calendar days. We are short on switch power right now because the lack of planning has allowed these locomotives to expire (you can't use them after 180 days or its a giant fine), so we have a butt load of dead power laying on the ramp until we can get new power in. Its generally a giant poo poo fest. And the overtime has been insane lately.
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BrokenKnucklez posted:1. We had a rail car that was shipped back and forth between 3 yards for about 3 weeks. If your wondering how I know this is because I worked the job that was to go between those 3 yards and do a pick up and set out of cars. The car is very noticeable, it had a D9 Cat bulldozer painted on the side. It was on our work order to do so, so I just complied. I told people that had the power to do something about it, but they really could care less. This kind of poo poo really pisses me off. The Grand Canyon Railway has two cars that are exactly the same, save for the name and the number, called "Arizona" and "Bright Angel". There was two loving weeks where every night, I would get orders to take one off, put the other one on. There was nothing wrong with the cars mechanically, it was just the guys setting up the manifest were dicks. It's annoying and inefficient. In other news, I'm going up to Anchorage next week to interview for a conductor position on the Alaska Railroad. Has anybody here had any experience with them?
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As a passenger, ARR is fantastic. I hope they still have the HO setup at the Fairbanks depot.
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BrokenKnucklez posted:1. We had a rail car that was shipped back and forth between 3 yards for about 3 weeks. If your wondering how I know this is because I worked the job that was to go between those 3 yards and do a pick up and set out of cars. The car is very noticeable, it had a D9 Cat bulldozer painted on the side. It was on our work order to do so, so I just complied. I told people that had the power to do something about it, but they really could care less. Is it a foreign or TTX car?
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Veins McGee posted:Is it a foreign or TTX car? Nope, a UP owned car.
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Tex Avery posted:This kind of poo poo really pisses me off. The Grand Canyon Railway has two cars that are exactly the same, save for the name and the number, called "Arizona" and "Bright Angel". There was two loving weeks where every night, I would get orders to take one off, put the other one on. There was nothing wrong with the cars mechanically, it was just the guys setting up the manifest were dicks. It's annoying and inefficient.
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Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester posted:You work on the GCR? Are you or anyone else there aware how idiotic and obnoxious the cowboy "entertainment" is on those train rides? If I'm on a train going to see one of the greatest natural wonders in the world, who can possibly believe that it elevates the experience to have a man dressed as a cowboy with a guitar telling jokes? Who loving thinks that? What is this, a county fair sideshow in Kansas? I know you have nothing to do with that, but honestly. Honestly. I USED to work for the Great Cockup of a Railway. Yes, it's loving horrendous. Yes, most everyone who is there knows it. I hate it. My wife, who is still a train attendant, hates it too. Since we're on the subject, I'd advise everyone AGAINST riding that train. The parent company runs resorts, and GCRy is the only railway they own, and it shows. I was qualified in a wide variety of positions, and I was available 24/7, and they paid me the measly sum of $11.00 an hour. I barely made rent on that.
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Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester posted:You work on the GCR? Are you or anyone else there aware how idiotic and obnoxious the cowboy "entertainment" is on those train rides? If I'm on a train going to see one of the greatest natural wonders in the world, who can possibly believe that it elevates the experience to have a man dressed as a cowboy with a guitar telling jokes? Who loving thinks that? What is this, a county fair sideshow in Kansas? I know you have nothing to do with that, but honestly. Honestly. That, and the "train robbery" for tips at the end of the trip is just obnoxious. Dunno if they still do that, but it was definitely a downer when my family rode it a few years back.
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zundfolge posted:That, and the "train robbery" for tips at the end of the trip is just obnoxious. Dunno if they still do that, but it was definitely a downer when my family rode it a few years back. This is the highlight of my list of reasons of what's wrong with that railway. They'll tell you all fuckin' day, "Tip the singers, get out some money for the robbers!" Those cowboys keep the money for themselves. Meanwhile, the car attendant who's been making drinks, handing out information, and basically being your planner for the day usually doesn't bring home much in tips, and they are strictly forbidden from making it known in any way that they accept tips. gently caress that place. Yes, I'm a little biased, but even if it weren't for the fact that this affects my wife's already lovely income, I'd be pissed.
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CommieGIR posted:I hope they hunt down all the trucks with the horns and confiscate them. I hate those loving things. FROM MY COLD DEAD HANDS. Erwin posted:I assume this is an error by the reporter, and that they're not actually lifting engines off the tracks for something that sounds like it could be replaced anywhere? I was going to say that was a bit much, from reading this thread, I figured railroad did silly poo poo like patching airlines with ball point pens, like we do. Tex Avery posted:I USED to work for the Great Cockup of a Railway. Yes, it's loving horrendous. Yes, most everyone who is there knows it. I hate it. My wife, who is still a train attendant, hates it too. Huh, I know someone who worked/works on that as well. Don't you guys do the Santa Express thing? Also, why the gently caress don't you have a Tex Avery avatar, you lazy rear end.
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InterceptorV8 posted:Huh, I know someone who worked/works on that as well. Don't you guys do the Santa Express thing? Also, why the gently caress don't you have a Tex Avery avatar, you lazy rear end. If you have private messaging, drop me a line and let me know who it is. I'm curious. It's "The Polar Express." You heathens can't ever get it right.  Just kidding. I had a love/hate relationship with that train. I still stand by what I tell everyone that the only good thing for me to come out of the Polar Express is meeting my wife.As for the avatar, 
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My wife put this on my facebook. There is probably a "In Russia..." somewhere in there too 
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Here's your response: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doV4z0JARe8
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I learned something interesting today about narrow gauge steam locomotives: the reason some of them have the counterweights on the outside of the frame and the wheels concealed is because of the boiler being too big to fit on a frame that would have proper wheels. 
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Every time I see a narrow gauge train I feel like it should just topple off the tracks.
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The way the Durango & Silverton Railroad is, it's almost a loving miracle they've never had a train just fall off one of the cliff sides in heavy winds or something (unless that happened and I never found out) 
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Day two of my MOW training, sitting in my hotel. Familiarizing myself with this 6-inch thick engineering binder. You TY&E guys get anything like this?  
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There is a rule for everything. CSX mandates that all computer chairs have 5 or more casters.
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Strawberry posted:Day two of my MOW training, sitting in my hotel. Familiarizing myself with this 6-inch thick engineering binder. You TY&E guys get anything like this? We just got tiny rule books. The old guys bitch because the print is to small, I will try to remember to snap a photo next time I am at work.
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Veins McGee posted:There is a rule for everything. CSX mandates that all computer chairs have 5 or more casters.  Oddly enough, I haven't run into anything -worthy. Yet.Also, that thick binder is sort of a cookbook for laying track. The black logo one has the rules and orders that I need to keep near me at all times.
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Here's a video from a show called "Monster Moves." In this episode, a South African Class 15F 4-8-2 "Mountain" steam locomotive is moved from Bloemfontein to Glasgow, and everthing goes wrong: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBozymv2QrU
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The episode of that show where they moved a Big Boy (successfully) was pretty cool, too. Something weird about seeing a huge engine driving on roads with a shitload of rubber tyres propelling it.
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Brother Jonathan posted:Here's a video from a show called "Monster Moves." In this episode, a South African Class 15F 4-8-2 "Mountain" steam locomotive is moved from Bloemfontein to Glasgow, and everthing goes wrong: I'd hardly call it *everything*. Looks like it was all standard stuff that could have been planned for with more than 20 minutes forethought. That said, that train is gorgeous.
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