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by Mr. Tops
Mon Oct 31, 2016 11:20 am
Forum: National / Other States Talk
Topic: PA CSX head on accident.
Replies: 3
Views: 5103

Re: PA CSX head on accident.

Tier4GEVO wrote:Very glad there were no deaths.

On the flip side, RIP Spirit of Cincinnati Locomotive #5500.
Looks like CSXT 5000 to me. Diversity in Motion!
by Mr. Tops
Mon Jul 18, 2016 9:26 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: NS Local Has a Nervous Break-Down
Replies: 4
Views: 2107

Re: NS Local Has a Nervous Break-Down

JStryker722 wrote:the Conductor restarted it after shutting everything off in the engine,which did the trick and they continued on down the line
So it wasnt engine failure then.
by Mr. Tops
Fri Apr 15, 2016 12:35 pm
Forum: Historical Q & A
Topic: Grand Rapids Eastern boxcars?
Replies: 10
Views: 8096

Re: Grand Rapids Eastern boxcars?

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=3073249 The MS gons always ended up in Muskegon, though there was no use for them other than using them as buffer cars when going to Webb. I seem to recall something about another railroad using those reporting marks and the cars would get sent to...
by Mr. Tops
Sun Nov 15, 2015 1:39 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: Grand Elk motive power
Replies: 86
Views: 20772

Re: Grand Elk motive power

ThreeRiversChris wrote:Does anybody have a photo yet of this newly acquired 4130 unit?
Google does:

Image

Somehow I knew it'd be black and yellow...
by Mr. Tops
Wed Oct 07, 2015 12:18 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: IC Units
Replies: 12
Views: 2946

Re: IC Units

Are we just talking IC SD70s or ALL units still in IC paint? There are still plenty other units out there in IC paint; GP38-2s, GP40-2Rs, SD40-3s and so on...
by Mr. Tops
Fri May 22, 2015 12:44 am
Forum: Railfanning Information
Topic: LSRC Slug Set
Replies: 4
Views: 5165

Re: LSRC Slug Set

Not paying $54 to read that article. At least you can read the first 12 words now, though! Still not enough of a teaser for me to subscribe.
by Mr. Tops
Thu May 07, 2015 11:26 pm
Forum: Train Location Updates / Heads Ups
Topic: CSX Train Location Updates: 5/07/2015
Replies: 21
Views: 3617

Re: CSX Train Location Updates: 5/07/2015

All depends on lds/mtys. I had a 128 car, 8000ft, 13000 ton train the other day. 93lds - 35mtys. 1 ton per foot is not a valid measurement in any form. I've had longer trains that weighed half that because they're mostly empties. The heaviest trains we run on our territory are sand trains, some of w...
by Mr. Tops
Tue May 05, 2015 11:29 am
Forum: Indiana Talk
Topic: New CSX locomotives
Replies: 24
Views: 11303

Re: New CSX locomotives

Seriously MQT, maybe you should start your own website for the CSX power updates. You can separate it from the board and run it as you see fit. I'm an "organized" person as well, but you cant control other people, especially on an Internet message board. You just look like the Internet police. I use...
by Mr. Tops
Mon May 04, 2015 10:07 pm
Forum: Indiana Talk
Topic: New CSX locomotives
Replies: 24
Views: 11303

Re: New CSX locomotives

MQT3001 wrote:There is a whole thread for CSX Locomotive roster stuff in the Railfanning info forum. Please post this stuff there :D
Start your own board, then you can tell people what to do
by Mr. Tops
Wed Apr 22, 2015 9:09 pm
Forum: Michigan Talk
Topic: Michigan G&W Loco Roster News, Updates & Info Thread
Replies: 205
Views: 63791

Re: Michigan G&W Loco Roster News, Updates & Info Thread

I saw NREX 5418 at the BRC diesel shop from the hump while yarding my train on Tuesday morning.
by Mr. Tops
Sat Apr 04, 2015 12:43 pm
Forum: Railfanning Information
Topic: CSX Locomotive Roster News, Updates & Information Thread
Replies: 1391
Views: 1444247

Re: CSX Locomotive Roster News, Updates & Information Thread

MQT1223 wrote:
+1 Photoshop anyone?
Photo is by a credible source, Brian Gessel, who works in Huntington. Not photoshopped.
by Mr. Tops
Thu Jan 29, 2015 11:55 pm
Forum: Railfanning Information
Topic: CSX Locomotive Roster News, Updates & Information Thread
Replies: 1391
Views: 1444247

Re: CSX Locomotive Roster News, Updates & Information Thread

That's what I get for trusting the Bullsheet, post Allen Brougham... :roll:
by Mr. Tops
Thu Jan 29, 2015 9:06 pm
Forum: Railfanning Information
Topic: CSX Locomotive Roster News, Updates & Information Thread
Replies: 1391
Views: 1444247

Re: CSX Locomotive Roster News, Updates & Information Thread

Just a note, CSXT 9699 was seen finally on her own leading the Geometry Train recently down south FWIW. What kind of Locomotive is this because whenever I search CSXT 9699 I come up with Chessie #3802 at the B&O museum because that was its former number. That's because it's not 9699, it's 9969, a f...
by Mr. Tops
Wed Jan 28, 2015 5:15 pm
Forum: Chit Chat Babble Room
Topic: Picture of yourself - Show your face!
Replies: 175
Views: 108543

Re: Picture of yourself - Show your face!

Last summer while I was being harassed by Y@ and Cody. Image
by Mr. Tops
Wed Jan 28, 2015 5:09 pm
Forum: Chit Chat Babble Room
Topic: Train Crew Antics "vs" Railfans
Replies: 28
Views: 8843

Re: Train Crew Antics "vs" Railfans

As I think more about this, I believe what amazes me the most is that even after writing a letter to the sup of the carrier, he then writes an article about it in Trains Magazine boasting about it like he's some stoic railfan hero that has done foamers proud from coast to coast. Evidently, he didn't...
by Mr. Tops
Wed Jan 28, 2015 12:33 pm
Forum: Chit Chat Babble Room
Topic: Train Crew Antics "vs" Railfans
Replies: 28
Views: 8843

Re: Train Crew Antics "vs" Railfans

I will preface this by saying everyone is responsible for their own actions. I'm not saying what that conductor did was right or wrong from a professional standpoint. Sure, there are things he could get his wrist slapped for. What makes my pot boil over is the fact that these stupid old foamtards wo...
by Mr. Tops
Sun Jan 11, 2015 1:33 pm
Forum: Chit Chat Babble Room
Topic: Dales RR history board IMPLOSION!!!
Replies: 22
Views: 4760

Re: Dales RR history board IMPLOSION!!!

Wow Don, you opened a can of worms, there! :lol: That Paul guy needs to be clubbed upside the head. There is a term for what he is doing; it's called cyber-bullying. He posted that thread with the sole intent of calling you out and bullying. Chances are you've never met in person, otherwise there wo...
by Mr. Tops
Fri Jan 09, 2015 10:38 pm
Forum: Web Site updates, questions, and suggestions
Topic: Unwanted Pop Ups
Replies: 11
Views: 18501

Re: Unwanted Pop Ups

Yes, just happened to me twice.
by Mr. Tops
Wed Jan 07, 2015 2:59 pm
Forum: National / Other States Talk
Topic: Them green lights to bright?
Replies: 10
Views: 4604

Re: Them green lights to bright?

If the LED's became too bright in the fog, that'd be a welcome problem. Normal signals, you typically have a mater of seconds to see the signal, depending on how thick the fog is. The other thing with LED's is they don't get warm, so in snow/blowing snow conditions, they don't melt the snow off the ...