burner50
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EN22wm
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Re: Yet another idiot driver at a RR Crossing
going thru a crossing on a subdivision thats not used but once in awhile. Plows had plowed snow off the road and in our way, then it kinda melted and froze again....
well anyway we hit a huge chunk of Ice with the nose of the engine going 40mph, sent chunks of ice thru windows of cars near the crossing... Whoops.
Moral of the story, when waiting for a train dont stop at the white line, stop back 15-20 feet. |
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ULTIMA1
join:2005-07-10
New Oxford, PA | reply to RR Conductor
Well they keep them running to pull tourist around now. First started out with timber, then coal, now tourist. |
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cmhbob
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clubs: | reply to burner50
15-20 feet? I usually stop the length of a box car back from the line. It annoys the drivers behind me, but I figure I'm safer that way in the even of a derailment.
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burner50
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EN22wm | The odds of a derailment are slim, much more likely something will fly off and hit your car. Be especially leery of empty flatcars |
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said by captokita  :said by RR Conductor :Here's another neat line there, the New York New Jersey Railway, they do cross harbor freight, between Jersey City and Brooklyn, as well as operating yards in both places- Hey! I don't see any crossing gates/signals in those photos!  Do those barges just link up to a rail line directly on either end? Wow....... They do, and a lot more! Here's a great article on them-
»www.seafarers.org/log/2006/11200···lcar.xml
"New York New Jersey Rail, which operates Cross Harbor Railroad in New York Harbor, is one of the most unique operations in the United States, and the SIU members who work there continue to find it an exciting way of life.
A century ago, several hundred rail cars were floated across the harbor each day from the Greenville yard in Jersey City, N.J. to the Bush Terminal yard in Brooklyn, N.Y. aboard barges. Today, rail cars are making a rebirth by crossing the harbor on carfloats carrying nearly 8,000 rail cars each year and operating in much the same manner as they did in the late ’30s and ’40s. The trip across the harbor takes 45 minutes—much quicker than shipping overland, which can take up to 5 days round trip!"
There is a big rail barge operation like that near you-
»varail.com/es/eshome.html
"The Bay Coast Railroad, formerly known as the Eastern Shore Railroad, Inc. (ESHR) commenced operations on October 1, 1981 over the former Virginia and Maryland line from Pocomoke City, Maryland to Norfolk, Virginia, a distance of 96 miles. This north-south route on the Delmarva Peninsula was established in 1884 and is still the most direct route between the Northeast and Norfolk, Virginia. The BCRR consists of 70 miles of mainline and a 26 mile car float operation from Cape Charles to Little Creek, Virginia.
The BCRR route is strategically located between ConRail (Now Norfolk Southern) with its northern and western connections and Norfolk Southern Corporation and CSX Transportation with their southern and western connections. The BCRR by-passes the congested Northeast Corridor and its restricted clearances, with the unique capability to handle high-roof 60 ft. boxcars, tri-level enclosed auto racks, and over dimension shipments.
The uniqueness of this railroad is defined in its floating operations. Two barges (car floats) of 25 and 15 car capacity are used on the 26 miles water route across the Chesapeake Bay between Cape Charles and Little Creek. The tug boats used to pull the car floats are contracted. This float operation is one of only two remaining in the Eastern United States and is the longest water route in the country. This particular floating operation has been in continuous service from these terminals since April, 1885.
Float bridges consisting of four tracks each are located at both Cape Charles and Little Creek. These float bridges allow cars to be loaded directly onto our car floats.
BCRR's mainline is mostly 130 lb. rail with ongoing tie and surfacing projects to maintain at FRA Class II track standards. BCRR has two major yards at Cape Charles and Little Creek, Virginia. Little Creek Yard is also the site of our Weigh-In-Motion scales to better serve our customers.
BCRR motive power consists of four 1,750 hp EMD GP10 locomotives and two MRS1 Alco units to facilitate its mainline and switching operations. "
Some more links-
»www.baycoastrailroad.com/ (Their new site, under construction)
»en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay_Coast_Railroad
»www.trainweb.org/peninsularailfa···ory.html
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»www.gorail.org
See MAJOR freight&passenger action@ the Galesburg, IL RailCam! »205.245.189.161:1100/
My soon to be employer,as an Asst.Conductor-
»www.amtrak.com
»www.modocrailroadacademy.com -Grad,Class of 2-07,woohoo! |
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burner50
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EN22wm | reply to RR Conductor
theres more railnuts on dslr than i thought!! |
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4 edits | Hey, I have railroading in my blood, and I love what I do, this I cannot deny  I also have a BA in History, so facts and research are second nature to me. As a Railroader, I also think it's important to keep up on what's going on in the industry, wherever that may be.
I actually find out about a lot of stuff from other railroaders and railfans, especially over at »www.railpictures.net and »www.rail-videos.net, and of course from my long line of family working for the railroads (they started back in the 1800's and continue today). Those two sites by the way have a TON of pictures and videos posted by Conductor's, Engineer's and other crew members. |
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jrock444
join:2004-11-30
Wilmington, NC | reply to RR Conductor
here's another train vs. snow clip where the snow wins. nothing happens after the 1:15 mark btw.. tape keeps rollin for a few minutes.
»www.liveleak.com/view?i=c4c_1197704529 |
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indy0365
join:2001-08-25
Franklin, IN
1 edit | reply to RR Conductor
They are doing VERY well I might add, averaging 20,000 carloads a year The freight rail business there, as well as across the nation is booming, they are really helping to take more and more trucks off the roads.
thats funny wonder who comes to rail head to pickup the goods for final delivery and transportation ?
dont foget the truckinging compnies are using the railroad to transport alot of trailers containers on wheels and some railroads have their own trucking companies such as csx |
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1 edit | reply to RR Conductor
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burner50
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EN22wm | reply to indy0365
Final Delivery is where they should be |
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1 edit | said by burner50 :Final Delivery is where they should be I agree!  There is also a lot of transloading (train to truck, vice versa) going on as well now, I know the BNSF just opened up a huge transload facility in Fontana on some of the old Kaiser Steel facility, and there are a lot opening up all the time. »www.google.com/search?q=railroad···=1I7GGIH
I also realize that some things have to be delivered by truck to the consumer, but many of those things can go by intermodal (container, trailer on flat car) or rail car for most of their destination, then by truck to the stores or wherever. The perishable's market is another one where the railroads are taking back a huge share of the market, both by reefer car and by intermodal, and have ordered hundreds of new 70 foot jumbo reefers, and remanufactured and updated still more older 50 foot and 57 foot reefers. Here's a good article on that-
»findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m···674/pg_1
There are many goods than never need to touch a truck as well, such as coal, grain, aggregrates, etc.
I think indy has the wrong idea, this is about using trucks and trains to keep the country going, but trains are more economical, more fuel efficient and can ship in volumes truckers can only dreram of, not to mention too many trucks on the roads equals more congestion, pollution and road wear and tear. The booming rail traffic is a win win for everybody, trucks, trains and America
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»www.gorail.org
See MAJOR freight&passenger action@ the Galesburg, IL RailCam! »205.245.189.161:1100/
My soon to be employer,as an Asst.Conductor-
»www.amtrak.com
»www.modocrailroadacademy.com -Grad,Class of 2-07,woohoo! |
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