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JJMDiMunno wrote:I do not know where the circus train is headed to next, but having worked the circus train a few times already, I would put my money on 3-4 hours late depending upon how the circus train trainmaster wants the train drilled out and due to the fact that the drilling can not be done while the cars are laying over as the tracks are usually protected by blue flag & derail right up until the time for the cars to be picked up.OCtrainguy wrote:That's a good story. Being in the rain for almost two hours, my wife was having some fun with me about "the fine line between dedicated and crazy". Especially after being in the rain on April 12th. Hopefully, the weather will be better next Monday for the next move.Well, I crossed that crazy line long ago.
On a more optimistic note, it looks to be sunny next Monday on the extremely un-reliable 5-day forecast from the Weather Channel...anyone want to place a wager on how late the move will run next time? I'll start the betting with the first wager at 3 hours. Ran 5 hours and 45 minutes late from the original timetable this time, I figure CMSL and SRNJ will be more reliable than Conrail / CSX in prepping it for it's move north, so it has a chance of being a little bit more on time next time around...
nolifeCRchaser wrote:OCtrainguy, I thought we were tettering on the edge of that line while standing in downpours and snow at Lakewood and walking the 1/2 mile or so in it to get to Woodhaven to photo the SA35 with the usual suspects.nolifeCRchaser, we were definetly teetering. The wind those days kept us that way! :D As far as the snow, there is a kid (who wants to play in the snow) in all of us! We have been out in the rain the past two times that circus train ran in our state. I think that shows we were walking on that line. There's always the hat trick next week! All in effort to enjoy our hobby!
OCtrainguy wrote:I am curious on how things will play out next Monday. Would a Shared Assets crew be sent out of Pavonia to run lite to Tuckahoe, pick up the passenger cars and then meet the SRNJ with the rest of the train at Winslow? Myself and a friend of mine came across several good photo spots between Tuckahoe and Folsom on Saturday. I hope the weather is sunny next Monday.As I understand it so far (preliminary information only), a CSAO crew will be dispatched in the morning hours to run direct to Tuckahoe where the first pickup will be made. They will proceed north to SRNJ at Winslow where they will pick up the rest of the train, and head out of town. Most likely, it will once again be the CA-51 crew, on duty at 1030. They'll be out of the yard probably by 1100 to 1200 with light engines if it goes this way. 1 hour to Winslow, another hour to Tuckahoe. Give a little slack time in there, expect them at Tuckahoe around 1330 to 1430. The move north after that time is VERY tentative due to the reasons listed in the post a few above this one.
OCtrainguy wrote:I have to amend my previous post concerning the weather. Monday was previously stated as a sunny day, but now the forecasts I have seen/read are stating rain showers throughout the day. Can't it be a nice day when the circus train moves?Nah, that's just not possible this year. Rain showers? I'm looking at a forecast here calling for 1/2 inch of rain tomorrow. Looks like I"m breaking out the rain gear in another attempt to shoot at least something presentable...I drove over 200 miles last week back and forth and all over the place and shot 4 photos that I can actually show someone without being ashamed...and didn't shoot 1 chrome image...
