Wasn't there also a restriction on most 1st gen and some 2nd gen diesels that they couldn't run for very long at some speeds without overheating motors or...
Trains magazine earlier last year (as it's Jan 01 today!) had an article called 'When is a derailment not a derailment?'. It was about an older version of a...
... From: "Kennedy How" <howler37@...> ... That's one of the worst derailments you can have is a wheel that derails and drags for miles without piling up....
Maybe you could go 20 miles out west without coming to a grade crossing, but back east, its hard to find a stretch like that where you wouldn't find a ...
... From: "JEFFREY LEAMAN" <RRsafety1@...> ... Respiking and reanchoring 5 miles of track isn't much fun. Derailed wheels and concrete ties don't mix....
It will cause trouble, saw one once on a freight going about 50 mph , a short DUPX 2 bay covered hopper Trailing truck hopped off at a grade crossing rerailed...
Wouldn't you have a printed description of each trick on the work list? That way the special instructions would be specific and the engineer would be fully...
Boy, aint that the truth... Leaman PS: I had lunch with Bill Sanders the other day. He said to say Hi. Guess he's doing some contract work for you (UP) on...
Jeff, Remember Kirchmeyer's Corolary to Murphy's law --- "Murphy was an optimist!" Bill Kirchmeyer CC&S Railroad Rockford Illinois http://www.rockrail.org ... ...
I will be in San Diego, CA January 14-18. I would love to visit or participate during an ops session if any members in the area are willing. I have operated...
Posted by: "John Huntzinger" How does this work for Amtrak passenger trains (a friend works the Auto Train out of Lorton and from a customer standpoint it...
... The strong form of Finagle's Law is, "Anything that could go wrong already did, but you haven't found out about it yet." -- "At least that's what I...
... Yeah. They found a lot of creased ties, that switch motor cover with the dents in it, and where the bogie got dragged over due to the diverging rail on a...
... trailing ... derails and ... spot that ... mile long ... Canadian Pacific had one like that a couple years ago up north around Sudbury, ON. A car came off...
As some of you are aware I have been steadily working on a large industrial complex. Using Walthers Modulars and Kits in different ways resulted in a group of...
Discussion around the dinner table before the train club tonight - interesting question was raised: Whats the rules for working around yard limits while under...
... From: "Bluevoss" <bluevoss@...> ... One or the other. The limits of the warrant can be up to the yard limits (Proceed on main track from Anna to...
... So, are yard limits under warrants the same as yard limits under ... Here is what the GCOR say about yard limits: "6.13 Yard Limits Within yard limits,...
My current copy of GCOR says this: Rule 14.1 Authority to enter TWC limits. When designated by the time table, a track warrant will authorize main track use...
Hi. Living outside usa, I have a question regarding Propane gas tank cars. Does it happen that that kind of tankcars are placed on a teamtrack and the gas is...
Yeah. BTW, I'll be moving to Dekalb this Sunday so I can be available for operations up there in Rockford. I sgart with the NTSB on Monday. Whens the next...
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Hi All, I'm working on an industrial simulator for the TSW railroad of the SASME club. The first step is to determine the rail shipments and receipts for the...
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