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Now I didn't want to sound like a smartass and question him because he's CP police and they don't own the line, but it seemed kinda fishy that it was CP telling us this, While railroad police generally focus their activities to their employers property they are generally bonefide police with the po...

Mill Rd southwest of Half Moon Lake.

Resized_20230526_141439.jpeg A hint and a story. Local legend holds that a "train" is at the bottom of a nearby lake. As the legend goes there was a temporary track over the lake in the logging days and a locomotive broke through the ice. Scuba divers say there is the remains of a log bridge in the...

There were also SD30C-ECO's built for Canadian Pacific, These were all part of EMD's attempt to develop a re-build business. Costs of a rebuild vs. new were unfavorable.

20 year old odd balls.

https://locomotive.fandom.com/wiki/EMD_SD59M-2

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/EMD_SD32ECO

There is a piece of lackluster journalism. Hype the article with 30 tons of "explosives" missing and use a picture from Oklahoma City.

The American Railroad Association Building at Purdue University. Built in 1926 to house a draft gear test stand. What was the closest railroad? I'll go with The Purdue Railroad. "...the recently built Purdue Railroad, which led from the switch near the present-day airport straight to the Locomotive ...

Not Michigan

Buster Manning wrote: ↑

Fri May 05, 2023 1:49 pm

Looks to be a WB on the Michigan Line at Nichols Tower.....the Post cereal plant is in the background---the plant profile looks the same today when I come thru here

Yes it is. Aside from the track curving to the left now and no more H10's it looks much the same. This was taken in 1950.

Could this be the end of CN doing PSR? Actually a return to it. In the early days of PSR when CN received a car, the car was given a trip plan with all the connections it would make from shipper to receiver. Trains left on time at tonnage or not so connections could be made. PSR showed great promis...

David Collins wrote: ↑

Sat Apr 15, 2023 12:01 pm

the foamiest railroad in North/South America!

Mexico is in North America.

Correct, Cherry Hill Rd.

Pennsylvania

Not Michigan. There is not a Street View of the crossing from the road but there is one from a train.

David Collins wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 17, 2023 10:24 pm

On a side note: Is there a technology that railroads can use to predict washouts?

Yes

These would be freight cycles, Freight cycles were everywhere when I was in China. https://cn-motorcycle.en.made-in-china.com/product/PXtQTiOEbNWs/China-Motor-Motorcycle-Pedicab-3-Wheel-Motorcycle-Trailer.html They carried anything they could load on one. Sheet steel draped over the top. Ducks from...

Graduate college. Go into a class one management training program. Learn the business from the management prospective. Be a manager. Network with people in industry (not just railroads). Watch for opportunities to advance.

David Collins wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 10, 2023 12:53 pm

particularly that massive square radiator on both sides of it. What the hell were the engineering guys thinking when they decided to put that there?!

Drawing on the Vectron locomotive platform. The European dual mode locomotive has a similar large opening.