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Behold! (xpost from the OSHA thread) https://i.imgur.com/rOT3QTt.mp4
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Pretty cool mechanism there, a patent comes up as number 176,426 from August 20, 1875, and it was referred to as a passenger fare counter or passenger fare enumerator. On page 802 if the link isn't exact. https://books.google.com/books?id=O...%201875&f=false Also, there's a picture of one on page 36 here https://www.google.com/url?q=http:/...m2Uexcm6pLYVW-G Pigsfeet on Rye fucked around with this message at 23:48 on Jun 19, 2020 |
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There's coal in that-thar river! https://twitter.com/MasonAtoms/status/1322661143261925376/photo/1
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Midjack posted:Bridge collapsed, it’s Infrastructure Week! Bridge plum gave out
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Megillah Gorilla posted:The most artistic train derailment in history just happened in Spijkenisse in the Netherlands: ed: I just realized the enormity of what you said. It was a whale of a joke 
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Tex Avery posted:I love those air tanks! Yup! 
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Otteration posted:He needs to play Archie Bunker on a Netflix remake of "All in the Family". "All in the Penn Central"
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shortspecialbus posted:I meant to post this a while back but never got around to it. I went to Lake Superior Rail Museum up in Duluth a few months back and took some pictures. Some neat stuff there. The outside was closed for construction so I wasn't able to get any of the outdoor stuff. That's a nice set of photos, thanks for sharing. That building looks amazing.
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Theris posted:It's no "I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS MOMENT FOR MONTHS" but the payoff is worth it: "GB Railfreight kindly gave their permission to name locomotive 73962 after Dick Mabbutt, Brush Traction’s former group engineer who sadly passed away last year."
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lilbeefer posted:I can absolutely guarantee I will never ask this question unless change career to be a removalist Just say "All your tracks are belong to us"
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Nebakenezzer posted:Hello Rail Friends, here is an article from Canada's globe and mail. JFC, all those people need to be drowned in acid, that whole thing was nothing but a massive set of scams. Very worthwhile reading.
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The Russians used a pencil
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LimaBiker posted:There are power electronics converting DC, or rectified single phase AC into 3 phase AC with variable frequency. In general, for PWM: https://dccwiki.com/Pulse_Width_Modulation
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Welp, the Poop Train seems to be running again: https://nypost.com/2022/02/11/nyc-poop-train-returning-to-stench-scarred-alabama-town/
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Amtrak's new Acela that's coming out next year: https://thepointsguy.com/news/first-look-new-acela/
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Log082 posted:It's been coming out "next year" since like before the pandemic. Yeah, Amtrak acknowledges that it was delayed from 2021 to 2023 due to the pandemic.
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Just when your day seems to be going bad, God pisses on you https://www.wisn.com/article/hot-air-balloon-crashes-hits-train/40171875
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If you're into reading accident reports of train accidents and the analysis of why they happened, here's an interesting site: https://mx-schroeder.medium.com/
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And speaking of railroads: there's potential for a strike on the 16th that could really hose the supply chain again. https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/09/economy/freight-railroad-strike/index.html
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An interesting short video about a collision, the collision itself pops up a lot on youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaOt_nUGUoo
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GotLag posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tInDH2FeXaM I found different video about the accident, all personnel involved in the collision survived it, though some had significant injuries. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyuxWR5G1h8
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Interesting video of how a diesel-electric locomotive works: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIQ0yIZgQeE
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So, more interesting news on NS derailments: apparently there have been some defective, loose wheelsets found. "AAR's advisory says to "inspect and remove from service" the wheelsets mounted by National Steel Car between August 2022 and March 2023." https://abcnews.go.com/US/defective-loose-wheels-risk-derailment-discovered-norfolk-southern/story?id=97761704
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A very cool railroad! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NL5sRCRa7AE https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%BCttmoorsiel-Nordstrandischmoor_island_railway Pigsfeet on Rye fucked around with this message at 16:24 on Mar 17, 2023 |
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Interesting article on how hosed up American railroads have become due to the emphasis on short term profits https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/02/business/norfolk-southern-railroad-safety.html
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A mudslide closed tracks on the Metro North line in Westchester, NY. 
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LimaBiker posted:The notice says "fiona thomson", that's who. Fiona Thomson, Category Manager at Network Rail?
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUYzuAJeg3M That is absolutely amazing, thanks for posting it.
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Disgruntled Bovine posted:Look, I get that normal people don't pay attention to trains, but even a normal person should have noticed that there is something wrong with this image. “Murder on the BNSF Mixed Consist” doesn’t have the same ring.
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In-vehicle video (no gore) of a van hit by a train https://www.thedrive.com/news/watch-an-amazon-delivery-van-get-ripped-in-half-by-a-barreling-train
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Norfolk Southern had a 3 for the price of 1 special in Bethlehem, PA. https://dnyuz.com/2024/03/02/pa-train-derailment-leaves-cars-on-riverbank-and-in-water-no-injuries-or-hazardous-materials-reported/ Ed: huh, I wonder if it was around this area where they had a couple recent oopsies: https://maps.app.goo.gl/w5f3pUJqWhAnQo9p7?g_st=ic Pigsfeet on Rye fucked around with this message at 23:00 on Mar 2, 2024 |
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X-post from the comics megathread! Just look at all the optimism for the future of railroading ! The great railroad meltdown was gathering momentum but nobody realized it yet.
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Peanut President posted:switzerland is the florida of europe I've heard that Andorra is the Alabama of Europe
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Stultus Maximus posted:How much Nazi gold does Texas have? A lot less than Switzerland
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Apparently there was a serious derailment in Wyandotte, OK. From the article: [an eyewitness, Curtis] “George said the train came off the tracks in his direction, and while it was a harrowing event, he said it was “the coolest thing he has ever seen.” Pictures at the link. https://www.fourstateshomepage.com/news/northeast-oklahoma/cleanup-underway-after-massive-train-derailment-in-oklahoma
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