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Posted: 9/14/2014 1:47:20 PM EDT
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Posted: 9/15/2014 8:12:12 PM EDT
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for the old timers. it's that 70's UP ad.
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Posted: 9/22/2014 7:16:38 PM EDT
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Hey ARinKCMO, have you ever maintained a WILD detector?
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Posted: 9/22/2014 8:08:21 PM EDT
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Hey ARinKCMO, have you ever maintained a WILD detector? Nope. Just dragging equipment and hot box styles. Whatcha need? I can ask around in the office and/or pull up some prints and test procedures for ya. |
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Posted: 9/22/2014 8:12:01 PM EDT
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Well, it's covered in my S&P manual. I was just wondering how finicky/troublesome they are? It's about time for me to make a move again and a prospective territory has one.
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Posted: 9/23/2014 8:15:34 PM EDT
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I'll try to do some digging for you.
From pics, they look like a string of transducers, maybe? Just like the ones I'm used to (axle counters). They're fairly easy to troubleshoot if so, you can check their resistance, and the computer will pretty much tell you which one is giving trouble. Then, you just swap it out with a new one. |
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Posted: 9/23/2014 11:13:18 PM EDT
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I'll try to do some digging for you. From pics, they look like a string of transducers, maybe? Just like the ones I'm used to (axle counters). They're fairly easy to troubleshoot if so, you can check their resistance, and the computer will pretty much tell you which one is giving trouble. Then, you just swap it out with a new one. Thanks. 
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Posted: 9/25/2014 11:41:08 AM EDT
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Huge update!
I figured out how to tie my boots. Finally. Thanks for the pointers fellas. Y'all are amazing. (aka I went to Red Wing and got this year's new pair of boots recently. I went with a lace-up version, aka the ones I bought two years ago.) |
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Posted: 9/25/2014 1:26:11 PM EDT
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That reminds me that I have a boot voucher I need to use.
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Posted: 9/25/2014 3:28:58 PM EDT
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Do you even Red Wing, bro?
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Posted: 9/25/2014 3:39:09 PM EDT
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Do you even Red Wing, bro? I have Red Wings older than some of my newest co-workers. |
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Posted: 9/25/2014 3:49:07 PM EDT
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Check out this shit-show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrPwiXlTcsg  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrPwiXlTcsgI've been in deeper as a passanger. And it was flowing. And actively washing out the ballast. 
After a bit of rolling through the water the engineer stopped for a while. Then dispatch sent the train back to the nearest station so we got to back over the part that was washing out. Happily it was before it got this bad: http://news.fredericksburg.com/transportation/2011/09/21/photo-shows-railroad-track-washout-that-helped-lead-to-vre-shutdown/ But for a bit we got to watch the rocks flowin' away next to the car I was in. |
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Posted: 9/25/2014 3:55:02 PM EDT
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Posted: 9/25/2014 6:53:48 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryAs the official 'Worst Digger on the Kansas Division', that pic makes my body hurt. A lot. |
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Posted: 9/25/2014 8:39:08 PM EDT
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I have Red Wings older than some of my newest co-workers. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Do you even Red Wing, bro? I have Red Wings older than some of my newest co-workers. I wish CSX still provided Red Wings. It was a sad, sad day when that word got out. |
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Posted: 9/25/2014 8:56:18 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Huge update! I figured out how to tie my boots. Finally. Thanks for the pointers fellas. Y'all are amazing. (aka I went to Red Wing and got this year's new pair of boots recently. I went with a lace-up version, aka the ones I bought two years ago.) Good job!  |
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Posted: 9/25/2014 8:56:40 PM EDT
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Posted: 9/26/2014 4:03:47 AM EDT
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Sweet jesus.
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Posted: 9/26/2014 8:21:39 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Jesus. Quote History |
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Posted: 9/26/2014 11:46:06 PM EDT
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That reminds me that I have a boot voucher I need to use. I never let a year go by.. |
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Posted: 9/27/2014 1:17:19 AM EDT
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I never let a year go by.. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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That reminds me that I have a boot voucher I need to use. I never let a year go by.. Me either.
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Posted: 9/27/2014 1:35:09 AM EDT
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I have no idea how your radio channels work. On our mainline we have three different channels that you have to switch to depending on the location. We always have channel 4 on to talk to anybody within range. The dispatcher can only hear that channel 4 in the yard where the dispatch tower is. We also have one more channel for the yard so the dispatcher doesn't have to listen to us. We run with the loco radio on the mainline channel and a handheld on the local area channel. Is that how you guys do it?
FWIW For car counts we use 5-3-1 with the engineer repeating that. For coupling the engineer doesn't repeat anything after 1 car. We use 1/2 car 20-10-5-far enough. We started using "set and centered" a couple years ago. We use hand signals as much as possible. |
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Posted: 9/27/2014 1:40:17 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryWhat the hell happened there? |
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Posted: 9/27/2014 1:41:07 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I have no idea how your radio channels work. On our mainline we have three different channels that you have to switch to depending on the location. We always have channel 4 on to talk to anybody within range. The dispatcher can only hear that channel 4 in the yard where the dispatch tower is. We also have one more channel for the yard so the dispatcher doesn't have to listen to us. We run with the loco radio on the mainline channel and a handheld on the local area channel. Is that how you guys do it? FWIW For car counts we use 5-3-1 with the engineer repeating that. For coupling the engineer doesn't repeat anything after 1 car. We use 1/2 car 20-10-5-far enough. We started using "set and centered" a couple years ago. We use hand signals as much as possible. I usually hold the button down and talk. Then when I'm done talking, I let go of the button. That's how our radios work. |
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Posted: 9/27/2014 1:44:19 AM EDT
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Ours work just like that too.
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Posted: 9/27/2014 11:05:22 AM EDT
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I usually hold the button down and talk. Then when I'm done talking, I let go of the button. That's how our radios work. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I have no idea how your radio channels work. On our mainline we have three different channels that you have to switch to depending on the location. We always have channel 4 on to talk to anybody within range. The dispatcher can only hear that channel 4 in the yard where the dispatch tower is. We also have one more channel for the yard so the dispatcher doesn't have to listen to us. We run with the loco radio on the mainline channel and a handheld on the local area channel. Is that how you guys do it? FWIW For car counts we use 5-3-1 with the engineer repeating that. For coupling the engineer doesn't repeat anything after 1 car. We use 1/2 car 20-10-5-far enough. We started using "set and centered" a couple years ago. We use hand signals as much as possible. I usually hold the button down and talk. Then when I'm done talking, I let go of the button. That's how our radios work. 
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Posted: 9/27/2014 11:15:59 AM EDT
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I have no idea how your radio channels work. On our mainline we have three different channels that you have to switch to depending on the location. We always have channel 4 on to talk to anybody within range. The dispatcher can only hear that channel 4 in the yard where the dispatch tower is. We also have one more channel for the yard so the dispatcher doesn't have to listen to us. We run with the loco radio on the mainline channel and a handheld on the local area channel. Is that how you guys do it? FWIW For car counts we use 5-3-1 with the engineer repeating that. For coupling the engineer doesn't repeat anything after 1 car. We use 1/2 car 20-10-5-far enough. We started using "set and centered" a couple years ago. We use hand signals as much as possible. I usually hold the button down and talk. Then when I'm done talking, I let go of the button. That's how our radios work. For couplings I'll leave the mic keyed & when they connect I'll give 'em a "That'll do." Engineers love that
Sounds like: "1 to a couple"....."Half a Car"......20 Feet.......................*POW*........"That'll Do". |
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Posted: 9/28/2014 7:13:41 PM EDT
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Speaking of all this. I need Engineers opinions.
I'm the customer on the other end of the radio spotting the first 6 cars through our rotary dumper. I been doing it about 7 years now and I realize they don't have to be spotted up Exactly, we got about a foot in either direction. So assuming you brought my coal train in (125 cars, usually 16000 Tons of coal in Aluminum cars, and mostly a single engine on the lead and one D.P. Unit on the tail) And I call you Ahead one car..........Half Car........10 feet.......3 feet.......That'll Do!. Is that good enough for most experienced engineers for spotting cars on the table? Or should I be doing something else to help you guys out? Thanks! Ruckus |
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Posted: 9/28/2014 10:28:43 PM EDT
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Speaking of all this. I need Engineers opinions. I'm the customer on the other end of the radio spotting the first 6 cars through our rotary dumper. I been doing it about 7 years now and I realize they don't have to be spotted up Exactly, we got about a foot in either direction. So assuming you brought my coal train in (125 cars, usually 16000 Tons of coal in Aluminum cars, and mostly a single engine on the lead and one D.P. Unit on the tail) And I call you Ahead one car..........Half Car........10 feet.......3 feet.......That'll Do!. Is that good enough for most experienced engineers for spotting cars on the table? Or should I be doing something else to help you guys out? Thanks! Ruckus About how I would do it. 
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Posted: 9/28/2014 11:17:35 PM EDT
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About how I would do it. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v79/SD70MAC/Railroad/RobertsBank02.jpg Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Speaking of all this. I need Engineers opinions. I'm the customer on the other end of the radio spotting the first 6 cars through our rotary dumper. I been doing it about 7 years now and I realize they don't have to be spotted up Exactly, we got about a foot in either direction. So assuming you brought my coal train in (125 cars, usually 16000 Tons of coal in Aluminum cars, and mostly a single engine on the lead and one D.P. Unit on the tail) And I call you Ahead one car..........Half Car........10 feet.......3 feet.......That'll Do!. Is that good enough for most experienced engineers for spotting cars on the table? Or should I be doing something else to help you guys out? Thanks! Ruckus About how I would do it. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v79/SD70MAC/Railroad/RobertsBank02.jpg The rotary dumps just always seemed so innefecient to me. |
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Posted: 9/29/2014 12:25:53 AM EDT
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I don't know much about unloading coal through a bottom gate. Is it quicker?
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Posted: 9/29/2014 1:06:00 AM EDT
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I don't know much about unloading coal through a bottom gate. Is it quicker? The way the plant down here unloads the belly dump cars it takes about 3.5 hours if everything goes smooth. But it's one continuous move at about .40mph. So the engineer doesn't have to stop every car. But of the silos are full and they dump it in the ditch, you can empty a 135 car train in about 30 minutes. That's if the doziers can keep up. Even at the slow 3.5 hour rate, during peak season they'll unload 4 135 car trains in a 24 hour period. And beg for more. It's sister plant over in Georgia is very quick. They unload every train in the ditch. And is a 30 minute job every time. I couldn't find a clip of them unloading in the ditch at speed. But this speed in this clip is what will take about 3.5 hours.
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Posted: 9/29/2014 2:08:25 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: I have no idea how your radio channels work. On our mainline we have three different channels that you have to switch to depending on the location. We always have channel 4 on to talk to anybody within range. The dispatcher can only hear that channel 4 in the yard where the dispatch tower is. We also have one more channel for the yard so the dispatcher doesn't have to listen to us. We run with the loco radio on the mainline channel and a handheld on the local area channel. Is that how you guys do it? FWIW For car counts we use 5-3-1 with the engineer repeating that. For coupling the engineer doesn't repeat anything after 1 car. We use 1/2 car 20-10-5-far enough. We started using "set and centered" a couple years ago. We use hand signals as much as possible. I usually hold the button down and talk. Then when I'm done talking, I let go of the button. That's how our radios work. Sometimes I forget to let go of the button and mumble shit to myself that shouldn't be on the radio.  |
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Posted: 9/29/2014 3:01:38 AM EDT
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Sometimes I forget to let go of the button and mumble shit to myself that shouldn't be on the radio.
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I have no idea how your radio channels work. On our mainline we have three different channels that you have to switch to depending on the location. We always have channel 4 on to talk to anybody within range. The dispatcher can only hear that channel 4 in the yard where the dispatch tower is. We also have one more channel for the yard so the dispatcher doesn't have to listen to us. We run with the loco radio on the mainline channel and a handheld on the local area channel. Is that how you guys do it? FWIW For car counts we use 5-3-1 with the engineer repeating that. For coupling the engineer doesn't repeat anything after 1 car. We use 1/2 car 20-10-5-far enough. We started using "set and centered" a couple years ago. We use hand signals as much as possible. I usually hold the button down and talk. Then when I'm done talking, I let go of the button. That's how our radios work. Sometimes I forget to let go of the button and mumble shit to myself that shouldn't be on the radio.
Sometimes I do it on purpose, because why not? No one knows where it came from. |
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Posted: 9/29/2014 11:23:32 PM EDT
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Guys at work showed me this today. I had to laugh, but some poor bastard will be having a fun call out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dthq4WqBo0o |
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Posted: 9/30/2014 12:28:27 AM EDT
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Guys at work showed me this today. I had to laugh, but some poor bastard will be having a fun call out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dthq4WqBo0o Shouldn't that steam engine crap be on the head end? |
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Posted: 10/6/2014 8:47:25 PM EDT
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Guys at work showed me this today. I had to laugh, but some poor bastard will be having a fun call out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dthq4WqBo0o Shouldn't that steam engine crap be on the head end? No idea? |
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Posted: 10/6/2014 9:08:27 PM EDT
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Guys at work showed me this today. I had to laugh, but some poor bastard will be having a fun call out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dthq4WqBo0o Shouldn't that steam engine crap be on the head end? No idea? No for a couple of reasons. To protect the crew and locomotives in case of load failure. Those cars on both sides of the steam locomotive serve as buffer cars (same purpose those hoppers serve on oil or ethanol trains). Those cars also serve as extra braking power for the train. When one of my customers that contracts to haul extraordinarily heavy cargo (transformers for power plants, etc.) via the rail as a special train, they put their caboose on the rear, then their tool car (if warranted) then the load on a Schnabel Car, then they use 3-5 tankcars, boxcars, open or closed hoppers (always empty) and then the locomotives. |
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Posted: 10/8/2014 1:07:30 PM EDT
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Blacklands Railroad (BLR), of Sulphur Springs, TX, is the contracted switcher for the new transload yard in Odessa, TX. They are hiring at least one engineer and conductor. Power is an LTEX SW1500.
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Posted: 10/12/2014 6:27:45 PM EDT
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http://www.gillettenewsrecord.com/news/local/article_53a59dd3-6d5c-5353-a3f4-3e1d53c83398.html
LOL, i know exactly where this happened, and know Royce...... worked with him quite a bit when my machine worked out there. |
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Posted: 10/13/2014 9:12:07 PM EDT
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http://www.gillettenewsrecord.com/news/local/article_53a59dd3-6d5c-5353-a3f4-3e1d53c83398.html LOL, i know exactly where this happened, and know Royce...... worked with him quite a bit when my machine worked out there. That was floating around the office today. I was kind of surprised at the level of detail in the article in regards to actual mileposts and RR property amounts. I am also expecting some new Rules about not stealing a train when one is disgruntled. |
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Posted: 10/14/2014 12:51:40 AM EDT
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Can you steal a train when grunteled?
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Posted: 10/14/2014 7:27:16 AM EDT
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Can you steal a train when grunteled? Are railroaders ever not disgruntled? This could go deep into some psychotherapy areas.... |
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Posted: 10/14/2014 7:42:59 AM EDT
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Can you steal a train when grunteled? SHURE where would you take it... |
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Posted: 10/30/2014 2:07:21 PM EDT
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My aging father has been in the rail fan hobby since the late fifties and in that time he has acquired a nice collection. Do to health issues (he has stage IV Pancreatic cancer) he is looking at seriously thinning things out. Does anyone know of any sources that may be interested in different older rail magazines, slides photos of trains (he estimates around 25,000 slides) and time tables from rail roads from around the country.
I don't mean to violate any EE codes, I just am trying to see if there is a market for any of this. If there is I will be happy to get more information and post items in the Equipment Exchange. |
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Posted: 10/30/2014 11:58:28 PM EDT
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My aging father has been in the rail fan hobby since the late fifties and in that time he has acquired a nice collection. Do to health issues (he has stage IV Pancreatic cancer) he is looking at seriously thinning things out. Does anyone know of any sources that may be interested in different older rail magazines, slides photos of trains (he estimates around 25,000 slides) and time tables from rail roads from around the country. I don't mean to violate any EE codes, I just am trying to see if there is a market for any of this. If there is I will be happy to get more information and post items in the Equipment Exchange. If you are looking to donate, contact the local chapter of the National Railway Historical Society. If you are looking to sell, ebay or getting a table at your next local train show would work. |
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Posted: 11/24/2014 1:46:05 PM EDT
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Anyone else see Bing's image today?
Pretty cool: 
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Posted: 11/24/2014 4:50:20 PM EDT
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Just took an online assesment for a Carman position, didn't think it'd be that confusing.
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Posted: 11/24/2014 9:26:19 PM EDT
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Anyone else see Bing's image today? Pretty cool: http://www.bing.com/az/hprichbg/rb/PotrerillosPlant_EN-US9204041229_1366x768.jpg All I see there is a 2am call out for a Red signal....
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Posted: 11/25/2014 3:08:04 AM EDT
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All I see there is a 2am call out for a Red signal.... M Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Anyone else see Bing's image today? Pretty cool: http://www.bing.com/az/hprichbg/rb/PotrerillosPlant_EN-US9204041229_1366x768.jpg All I see there is a 2am call out for a Red signal.... M Slide fence, lol. |
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