Another derailment at Horseshoe Curve.

In a recent article in the Atoona Mirror, about NS "Precision Railroading" and what it means for Altoona, reads "longer trains with filled to capacity cars".  Harrisburg also wants more Amtrak trains to Pittsburg. The public meeting should be quite interesting along with the future of the curve. Hope I could attend the meeting.

www.altoonamirror.com/news/loc...on-future-of-trains/

Dave Zucal posted:

In a recent article in the Atoona Mirror, about NS "Precision Railroading" and what it means for Altoona, reads "longer trains with filled to capacity cars".  Harrisburg also wants more Amtrak trains to Pittsburg. The public meeting should be quite interesting along with the future of the curve. Hope I could attend the meeting.

www.altoonamirror.com/news/loc...on-future-of-trains/

 

Harrisburg = Commonwealth of PA?

Yes Dominic. Our state capital.

Pittsburgh.....has an H at the end of its spelling!!

Rich Melvin posted:

This is unbelievable! Once again some yardmaster put a bunch of light, empty flats on the head end! And the crew accepted that line-up! You CANNOT do that on a 1.7% grade on a 9-degree curve with THREE 6-axle units on the head end. They are capable of over 300,000 pounds of tractive effort.

Wow Rich, all that technical talk, people may think you know what you’re talking about. 😂

Larry

LLKJR posted:

Wow Rich, all that technical talk, people may think you know what you’re talking about. 😂

Larry

LOL!  6 weeks ago I couldn’t even spell “engineer.”

Now I are one.  😜

Number 90 posted:

Lehigh Valley Railroad posted:

CSX does actually have a rule about no empty centerbeams cannot be in the head 30 positions of a train if so many cars are behind. 

Aha!  There you have it.  

Maybe the crew picked up these cars at a blind siding and violated train make-up instructions, but I will put my money on some yard Official who authorized an exception to the rule, in order to get the train out of his yard.  As Laidoffsick pointed out, it is very time-consuming to switch a train into compliance using two Switchmen and remotely controlled equipment.  And . . . Precision Scheduled Railroading measures car velocity.

Q:  Where's all the legacy railroad knowledge?  A:  Retired, staying cool on hot days and warm on cold days.

Twenty first century railroading begs another question - Did NS outsource their IT department?

Absolutely no reason not to have the train number and consist cross referenced against time table special instructions. 

oiltrainz posted:

Pittsburgh.....has an H at the end of its spelling!!

That is still up for debate!

Brendan

Number 90 posted:

Lehigh Valley Railroad posted:

CSX does actually have a rule about no empty centerbeams cannot be in the head 30 positions of a train if so many cars are behind. 

Aha!  There you have it.  

Maybe the crew picked up these cars at a blind siding and violated train make-up instructions, but I will put my money on some yard Official who authorized an exception to the rule, in order to get the train out of his yard.  As Laidoffsick pointed out, it is very time-consuming to switch a train into compliance using two Switchmen and remotely controlled equipment.  And . . . Precision Scheduled Railroading measures car velocity.

Q:  Where's all the legacy railroad knowledge?  A:  Retired, staying cool on hot days and warm on cold days.

Umm... yup. One of them would be me!

As for "life after RR-ing":

I have a "big" day today... out in the train room if I choose to, or maybe not. Maybe I'll see if I can whip up another PhotoFlat for the layout.  Hm. We'll see. I do know that I have an important schedule for tonight: Going to go out to eat with a cute little blonde I have this "thing" for. (For 46 years!)

Life is good.

Andre

Shortcuts kill.  You would have thought the railroads would have learned something after the Lac-Megantic explosion.