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Can anyone tell me what the "VT" in the markings on that 136 means?

I wish the newspapers would just do a bit of study before throwing numbers out there, that rail looks like 115/119, so at 8 feet you're looking at 306lbs for 115. Even if it was big rail, 141, each 8 foot section would only be 376 lbs. I'd love to know where they get 900lbs from?

Probably inspecting track in the area. UM, No. Sperry does nothing but rail defects by introducing sound into the rails themselves, much like sonar but they listen for a void instead of a solid object. Geometry vehicles do the complete track structure using gyros and accelerometers for surface, ali...

Doesn't CSX own the 110 mph track in New York between Poughkeepsie, Albany, and Schenectady? The Hudson sub has two short sections of 110 track, one between QC124.3 and QC 141.1, and the other between QC 149 and QC 156. There is also a 100 mph stretch between QC 161.3 and QC 164, and QC 165 and the...

CSX called in a Geometry truck to work from Massena up to and across the border towards Montreal to help them because of the problems they experienced last week.

A better video of todays south bound Vermonter http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MLYzoK9Vqo Do they drop the second engine at Palmer or does it run all the way through Vermont? Seems pointless to lug 2 units all the way up to Vermont... It's my understanding that they run the trains like that so they...

Departs Steamtown in Scranton at 10am, arrives at Tobyhanna for the Ice Harvest around 11am. Not many chances to see steam in the snow. What does this have to do with "NEW JERSEY railfanning"? Well, since it looks like Scranton is only about 2 and a half hours away from Newark and Tobyhan...

Yeah, I'm aware of the Essex thing. That's why I asked if there was just something nearby or if we should plan on a cab - or perhaps some of the larger hotels in Burlington may even have a shuttle service. Thanks! o) KC It depends on what you'd like to see or where you'd like to go. There's a enter...

Link to a video of a shot to take out some of the bedrock on the south portal of the tunnel:

http://www.viddler.com/explore/moonsplitter/videos/34/

Pics of the strings of rail that came out of the tunnel at the start of the project:

It sure looks like it, but I didn't think that they'd need it with the condition that their rail is in.

Here's a link to some photos and video of the movie being shot:

http://heavyequipmentforums.com/showthr ... nstoppable

Bridge replacement means having to remove that section of track to do the job. When it's put back in place the tamper is supposed to be the fastest way to bring the track back to the correct profile/alignment. Must be nice, I did 3 of them on the Vermont Railroad and we had to tamp two of them by ha...

GRMS1 - Gauge Restraint Measurement system. Self propelled, looks like an oversized Wynnabago on the tracks. Has specific devices under the frame to simulate the presures exerted by a freight train and digitally records the results. There are actually 2 of them owned and operated by CSX. They usual...

Tied up in Titusville tonight, tomorrow we'll continue south from there.