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Im stumped so far CRD ???

has started a new topic: Grand Rapids Southwestern

AARR, I think you are going to be quite surprised on the current where is it

has started a new topic: Michigan Northern

Tough wind going south to north then east to west

Yes ~Z~, all on the MOT

40.1 miles, 2’30"55’", 2,083cal, 15.9 mph

at one time the crossings were radio keyed to the tratfic signals similar to rural airport lighting

I haven’t been able to ask why yet, but it appears as though NICTD only uses one track circuit per crossing, no island at the crossing itself

The rails are the ground for the 1500V DC so the equipment simply won’t work. So they’re stuck with fixed-length approach circuits. So if Franklin’s circuit was the correct length to the east, trains stopping at 11th street would not foul Franklin but cause the crossing (which is just traffic lights) to stay lined for the railroad

The challenge with grade crossings on electrified territory is that they cannot use the predictor circuits like most railroads do now, which are able to figure out the speed of the train and adjust accordingly using impedance and other fancy track circuit stuff

So departing trains are instructed to depart when the light at Franklin is red, and creep up until they get green, as the circuit knocks down the light for Franklin St

Basically the approach circuit for the crossing is really short, so that the train does not cause the crossing to go off during their station stop, and ends after eastbounds clear

@Jetlink the traffic light thing is for Westbounds at Franklin Street, which if the first street west of the 11th Street stop

LOL

~Z~ wrote: with the weight training, AARR will remain more buff than Joe Satriani.

Westbound Potash Empties by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr

Alex?

or maybe it is and I just didn’t perceive it properly.

I was a little surprised the trains had to stop at the traffic lights, that they weren’t some how interlocked to the block occupancy of the train to cause traffic to yeild to the train.

and rode through it once

I saw the srteet running a few times

Wakey

Hmmm. Better make my way down one last time?

When are they getting rid of the street running in Michigan City?

Dropped a 25 lbs weight on my foot this morning...that’ll leave a mark (ouch)

I resumed weight training about a month ago. I feel stronger while biking but my overall speed is still about the same as last year.

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now I have someone to compl3when I can’t get to the grocery store

West Lake only impacts the existing stuff at Hammond. Ultimately there will be major cutovers for realignments at Hammond, Miller, and the Amtrak Diamond in Michigan City

But will be involved most likely when those projects impact the existing stuff - which for double track will be basically always

I’m not on the Double Track or West Lake Projects from a project standpoint, since I’m more the regular day-to-day and program maintenance stuff

I’ll get to deal with it enough to start but it may start coming out by the end of the summer, depending on what the contractor wants to tackle first

One of my first tasks is to actually eliminate the streetrunning

Lol @Jetlink and @~Z~

SW2099

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Live from Tampa....

AARR wrote: 50 miles, 3’7"29’", 2,614 cal, 15.9 mph

Good Ride AARR!!

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50 miles, 3’7"29’", 2,614 cal, 15.9 mph

Working Nashville-St Louis-Tampa. Pushing back at 5:15 pm Nashville time.

Walky to Jimmy Johns complet now. Got supper to eat on the plane later tonight.

wifey is out walking with her friend

I hear the wuuurrrrrrr of lawnmowers. it’ll be lawnmowing time soon

nice wally. I took a nice nap after lunch.

4.72 miles.

Walky complete. Toured the grounds around the Tennesse state capitol and saw a couple of CSX Choos roll by as well.

Think he announced it on Vague Book (as you say) a week or so ago

I told him he needs to start with West Dunes hwy & US 12

wendy’s consumed here after soccer time.

local bbq stand rib tips , coleslaw, mcn cheese

exactly that and telling us how much better electric is than diesel powered.

lunchy lunchy

His number one priority for the southshore is going to be to expand the street running.