TNT 405 from CPF 590- Signal 564.7 until 1145hrs ok @ 0947 Work Train in Sidney CP 8244 0945hrs-168 Past Sidney w/ NS 9247 TNT 406 Signal 572.3 and CPF587 Unit...
A couple of questions raised by Andy B.'s pics of D&L stick rail: 1. How much of the rail on the North End is CWR? 2. Is all of the mainline rail Class 4;...
Mark, D&H North End is a mix of CWR and stick rail. The size of the rail ranges from I believe 115 lbs/yd to 136 lbs/yd. I don't know if there is anything...
Due to , as Customs would say "technical difficulties" no over night report today. D&H 253 however was at station at 0910. Train was scanned 1 holder , the...
Work Train in the Clear in Sidney. If they dont go out the rest of the day im guessing it will be here all weekend. My mom wont let me go out so im calling up...
Thanks for the response Al. By "maintained to class 3 standards" do you mean that is the minimum? I may be wrong but it seems that Amtrak runs around 70mph...
To add to Al's excellent answer, welded rail is most often (but not not always) delivered for instillation in long segments - a quarter mile whenever I've...
I don't know of any foundry/mill that can make 1/4 mile lengths from scratch. Welded rail plants put the short segments together into the 1/4 mile strings...
Hi, Asides from AMTRAK, does anyone know if there's going to be any traffic at Ft. Edward tomorrow (Sat) or Sunday between 9am - 3:00pm? Also, about how long...
Last evening we went to our favorite restaurant in Rouses Point, yes Gordy, when you come for a visit we will go. Of course I had to check out the railroad...
It is interesting to sit at the Amtrak station (shelter) at Port Kent and look at the rails. The rails closest to the Lake are stick rail. The other set of...
... I've been told, from a good source that combination, and quite common is a detterant to "rocking" cars. Jack It is interesting to sit at the Amtrak station...
Just noticed someone is selling a 1927 D&H freight schedule on e-bay. (I got no financial interest in this, just thought it noteworthy) Christopher [Non-text...
This a reply to the whole series of posts on this topic. Welded rail comes from the rail mills as 1/4 mile long strings, usually constructed of 80' sections...
Wally: ... Assuming that the antennas are really pointed in a NNW direction toward the BCP (base radio) at West Chazy, then yes, they will be UHF (900 mhz) for...
Hi Richard; The train you saw last night sitting at CPC 191 was yesterdays 251, left over from the 30th, and the train you saw later at CPC 163 was the 251...
My grandma told me that schemuer wants to get Amtrak to run the whole D&H and into NY City. Anybody else hear this? I'd love to have some Amtrak down here. ...
... photo from the Mess. ... Point ... That is a interesting picture Walt. The pit of the turntable is as deep as the stream and there isn't much separating...
This is a bit OT for the group but it does concern one of the carriers that uses the D&H. Most of us have probably seen or heard the Norfolk Southern...
You're missing nothing... Think about it a minute. If you move a ton of freight 423 miles, ergo you can move 100 tons of freight just 4.23 miles on a gallon....
The RRs just divide the ton-miles by the fuel burned.. some jobs, like the south bronx, would not help the mileage, though.. ... From: Scott J. Whitney To:...
Also, try this..... http://www.alkrug.vcn.com/rrfacts/RRForcesCalc.html ... From: Scott J. Whitney To: dandh@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008...
Sorry dude, not trying to burst your bubble, but they have been talking about reviving the Scranton/Bing route for some time, but little conversation about...
A recent coal train I ran from Bing to Ferry St (150 miles) used 1800 gallons of fuel pulling 11,800 tons. Someone else can do the math here. Al ... the...
I dont think you will ever see that on the Bingo-Albany line. There is just not enought justification for it. There are no real big cities along the way. ... ...
