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by minernut333
Sun Jan 08, 2017 9:19 pm
Forum: Chit Chat Babble Room
Topic: Where do I go from here?
Replies: 15
Views: 9732

Re: Where do I go from here?

I actually applied twice at Watco, one for Grand Elk Railroad and the other for Wisconsin & Southern, shot down. :shock:
by minernut333
Sun Jan 08, 2017 6:07 pm
Forum: Chit Chat Babble Room
Topic: Where do I go from here?
Replies: 15
Views: 9732

Where do I go from here?

I'm 22, living in Westmont, IL and intend to find a career in the railroad industry as a conductor and work my way up to engineer. I have a High School Diploma since 2013 and have completed an Associates Degree at College of DuPage as of December 16, 2016. I have three applications in since November...
by minernut333
Wed Jan 04, 2017 5:41 pm
Forum: Chit Chat Babble Room
Topic: Men at Work (1990 Film)
Replies: 0
Views: 3150

Men at Work (1990 Film)

I just finished watching Men at Work with Charlie Sheen, Emilio Estevez, Leslie Hope, Keith David, and etc. I love and enjoy chemistry and railroads. There is a scene with Maxwell Potterdam III (John Getz) that shows the production facility called Chemlife that manufactures paint thinner and waste t...
by minernut333
Fri Dec 25, 2015 5:34 pm
Forum: Historical Q & A
Topic: Railroad Telegraph Poles & Lines
Replies: 3
Views: 5331

Re: Railroad Telegraph Poles & Lines

Thank you for the information. I have always been wondering about the "codelines". I have Trainz Simulator 2009: World Builder Edition; building a fictional route and was wondering on how to place the telegraph lines. Your information helps me very much. Merry Christmas, Minernut.
by minernut333
Fri Dec 25, 2015 1:34 am
Forum: Historical Q & A
Topic: Railroad Telegraph Poles & Lines
Replies: 3
Views: 5331

Railroad Telegraph Poles & Lines

I have seen multiple pictures and have been wondering for years. Along railroad lines there are/used to be telegraph poles carrying like 15-20 wires. My questions are: (1)how do the telegraph lines work regarding the railroad signals that change color to allow a train to proceed, slow or stop, (2) W...
by minernut333
Thu Oct 15, 2015 11:49 am
Forum: Illinois Talk
Topic: Chicago Union Station Locomotive
Replies: 3
Views: 6251

Re: Chicago Union Station Locomotive

I was determined to find this locomotive. After randomly picking a model off of railroad pictures archives, I found the locomotive. Its a Amtrak (AMTK 791) EMD SW1000R. Here is an image of the unit. http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... id=2170088
by minernut333
Tue Oct 13, 2015 8:58 pm
Forum: Illinois Talk
Topic: Chicago Union Station Locomotive
Replies: 3
Views: 6251

Re: Chicago Union Station Locomotive

YES!!! :D
by minernut333
Tue Oct 13, 2015 8:20 pm
Forum: Illinois Talk
Topic: Chicago Union Station Locomotive
Replies: 3
Views: 6251

Chicago Union Station Locomotive

I recently looked on google earth looking for a certain locomotive. I used to go into street view on S Lumber Street that goes around Union Station before google took it out. :x The locomotive is parked on a small track that parallels S Lumber Street that is directly Northwest of Continental Paper G...
by minernut333
Mon May 11, 2015 11:01 pm
Forum: Chit Chat Babble Room
Topic: Plastic production
Replies: 1
Views: 1518

Plastic production

Plastic is starting to grow in demand as I see so many spurs lead to plastic industries. For example ethylene is used to produce polyethylene. Either from a petroleum refinery or Sabic Innovative Plastics in Evansville, Indiana; produce the gas that is polymerized to produce the plastic. My question...
by minernut333
Tue Apr 07, 2015 11:08 pm
Forum: Chit Chat Babble Room
Topic: UTLX Terra
Replies: 2
Views: 1912

UTLX Terra

I have a train simulator called Trainz 2009: World Builder Edition. Not too long ago I downloaded a new 23,000 gal tank pack from Jointedrail. This certain tanker came up and I'm wondering what company this is? http://wc2scale.org/zenphoto/cache/nonwc-railcars/tank-cars/utlx-300127-terra-40ft-white-...
by minernut333
Sat Apr 04, 2015 12:06 am
Forum: Indiana Talk
Topic: Roadrailers
Replies: 32
Views: 10601

Re: Roadrailers

What was the main reason Roadrailers were created? I have seen them in a picture. I just don't consider it a stable way to move truck trailers, because I think that a trailer could get ripped apart during transport.
by minernut333
Sat Apr 04, 2015 12:02 am
Forum: Indiana Talk
Topic: Erie-Lackawanna Line to Indianapolis, Indiana
Replies: 2
Views: 5738

Erie-Lackawanna Line to Indianapolis, Indiana

http://www.scrantonstation.com/scrantonlayout/design/images/1967%20EL%20System%20Map-Large.gif The Erie Lackawanna map of 1967. The line from Hamilton, Ohio to Indianapolis, Indiana stands out to me. On the USGS maps, this was the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. Did the Erie Lackawanna buy this line o...
by minernut333
Wed Apr 01, 2015 2:15 am
Forum: Chit Chat Babble Room
Topic: GE and EMD Locomotive Leasing
Replies: 10
Views: 4050

GE and EMD Locomotive Leasing

On railroad picture archives, Searching EMDX pulls up all EMD locomotives. Searching GECX pulls up only 78% of GE Locomotives while the remaining percentage is EMD, FM and ALCO. I just find this interesting because EMD only has EMD's but GE does not contain 100% of their own locomotive manufacture. ...
by minernut333
Wed Mar 11, 2015 4:54 pm
Forum: Chit Chat Babble Room
Topic: Ethanol Destination
Replies: 2
Views: 1398

Ethanol Destination

I love to use Google Earth to search and look by following certain lines that stand out to me when I look at a rail map. I have started to notice all these ethanol plant. My question: After the corn has be delivered, processed to Ddg and Ethanol and loaded up in tanker cars, where does the ethanol g...
by minernut333
Thu Jan 29, 2015 6:06 pm
Forum: Chit Chat Babble Room
Topic: Quarries and above ground mining
Replies: 6
Views: 3041

Re: Quarries and above ground mining

The reason I asked is because I was looking at a 2005 Wisconsin Railroad Map as a PDF. As always I notice dead ends and wonder what keeps those lines active. One line in particular was a Canada National ex Chicago and Northwestern Line from Manitowoc, WI to Rockwood, WI. In Rockwood, Wisconsin, ther...
by minernut333
Wed Jan 28, 2015 2:35 am
Forum: Chit Chat Babble Room
Topic: Quarries and above ground mining
Replies: 6
Views: 3041

Quarries and above ground mining

After enough time looking on Google Earth and maps I start to notice big white spot's that are quarries or some type of above ground mining. I have also noticed that some quarries transport their materials by covered hopper or open hoppers. So, which is the best rolling stock to transport minerals a...
by minernut333
Tue Nov 04, 2014 9:04 pm
Forum: Illinois Talk
Topic: Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad in Rockford, IL
Replies: 2
Views: 5024

Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad in Rockford, IL

I'm looking at a USGS map of Rochelle, IL and notice that Burlington Northern runs north from Flagg Center, IL to Rockford, IL along the Milwaukee Road. I then find a CB&Q map on the internet proving that right. Why did the CB&Q - BN(1970) run from Flagg Center,IL to Rockford, IL? What was in Rockfo...
by minernut333
Mon Oct 27, 2014 6:59 pm
Forum: Illinois Talk
Topic: A fourth Color: Black
Replies: 5
Views: 6184

Re: A fourth Color: Black

The strange thing is when the BNSF worker replaced the relay switch, the lights came back on with the appropriate signal colors red and yellow. It seams that the signals were operating, but with no electricity going to the signal lamps. The hub center in Texas was supping the electronic that changes...
by minernut333
Mon Oct 27, 2014 3:07 pm
Forum: Illinois Talk
Topic: A fourth Color: Black
Replies: 5
Views: 6184

A fourth Color: Black

Yesterday, Sunday October, 26 was an interesting day for me. Working for a party at the Westmont Park District around 4:30pm in the town of Westmont, IL 60559 the power went out. Luckily my boss was there to help me out as his computer went down too. 20 to 30 minutes later the power went back on. Af...
by minernut333
Thu Sep 18, 2014 8:53 pm
Forum: National / Other States Talk
Topic: Baltimore and Eastern Railroad
Replies: 0
Views: 1637

Baltimore and Eastern Railroad

In the past couple of days I have been interested in the Maryland and Delaware RR. My major search has led me to the peninsula of Maryland and lower half of Delaware. A railroad by the name of Baltimore and Eastern Railroad started to make me wonder. I have found a website http://www.r2parks.net/B&E...