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Re: John Oliver v. PSR

 by Engineer Spike ¦  Thu Jan 18, 2024 10:13 am ¦  Forum: General Class I and II Discussion ¦  Topic: John Oliver v. PSR ¦  Replies: 6 ¦  Views: 841

I got a kick out of how Hunter Harrison said that safety was his fourth priority, and how he didn't mind the fact that he had blood on his hands. Hopefully I'll make the next three years until my 360 months of RRB credits, knowing that my safety is the fourth priority, My wife is just like eolsen in...

It could work, but there are factors to consider. First, if the approaching train is already by the last block signal, then it will do no good to shunt the rails. Maybe in cab signal territory it will downgrade to no code restricting signal. This might put the train in penalty brake, which would slo...

Re: MP72/75 Conversion Question.

 by Engineer Spike ¦  Thu Nov 23, 2023 2:30 am ¦  Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦  Topic: MP72/75 Conversion Question. ¦  Replies: 5 ¦  Views: 897

The Budd Car crash had lots to do with it. I have to ask, since the last batch of C420s with the HiAd trucks lasted so much later than the earlier ones, di they get used much on the push pull trains, or had the been relegated to freight?

Safety third. or maybe something like 9th.

Re: The Modern Saga of Chessie and Topper

 by Engineer Spike ¦  Fri Oct 27, 2023 7:31 pm ¦  Forum: General Class I and II Discussion ¦  Topic: The Modern Saga of Chessie and Topper ¦  Replies: 11 ¦  Views: 1264

I've read "The Men Who Loved Trains" several times. One point which was made several times was about CSX. NS tried to make several strategic moves to avoid being left out in the cold by CSX. The thought process seems to have been that NS knew that they were better managed than CSX, but the...

Re: Almost was (as opposed to might have been): D&H SD60M's

 by Engineer Spike ¦  Fri Oct 27, 2023 6:28 pm ¦  Forum: Delaware & Hudson ¦  Topic: Almost was (as opposed to might have been): D&H SD60M's ¦  Replies: 4 ¦  Views: 947

I've read about the proposed SD60M purchase under CP. I guess that they got a better bargain with all of the used SD40-2s. I know the original SD60 demos did a stint on the B&M and D&H under Guilford. Somewhere there was a rumor about them buying some. Knowing Guilford, it seems surprising t...

Re: CONNDOT Freight Rail Wish List (Unspent Funds)

 by Engineer Spike ¦  Thu Oct 12, 2023 2:03 pm ¦  Forum: New England Railfan ¦  Topic: CONNDOT Freight Rail Wish List (Unspent Funds) ¦  Replies: 9 ¦  Views: 1318

I think that Connecticut is a backwater as far as rail transportation goes. This opinion has three factors to me. The first is that anything coming from the south has to backtrack via the western gateways of the B&A, Fitchburg, VRS, and via Montreal, which are all of course north of Connecticut....

Re: Metra issues RFP for F40 battery conversions

 by Engineer Spike ¦  Thu Sep 21, 2023 7:14 pm ¦  Forum: Chicagoland Commuter & Transit ¦  Topic: Metra issues RFP for F40 battery conversions ¦  Replies: 37 ¦  Views: 5526

Maybe METRA should get in on the CP's Hindenburg II hydrogen powered locomotive program. lol

Re: Alco C-424/C-636 Retirement/Scrap Dates

 by Engineer Spike ¦  Sat Sep 16, 2023 7:38 pm ¦  Forum: Conrail - 1976 to the Present ¦  Topic: Alco C-424/C-636 Retirement/Scrap Dates ¦  Replies: 2 ¦  Views: 766

I Amy be wrong because some date in the late 1970s comes to mind for Alco retirements. For sure the recession of the early 1980s did them in.

Re: Class I Heritage Locomotive Programs and Sightings

 by Engineer Spike ¦  Sat Sep 16, 2023 7:28 pm ¦  Forum: General Class I and II Discussion ¦  Topic: Class I Heritage Locomotive Programs and Sightings ¦  Replies: 23 ¦  Views: 2761

I saw the CSX Contrail tribute unit up close recently. I was on a transfer run from D&H Kenwood, to Selkirk. They seemed to be having a family day. In the area by the former administration building, they had carnival rides set up. The Contrail unit was pulling a theater inspection car around the...

I agree with everything you’ve said, Shady Jay. I agree that the old Highland between Hartford and New Britain was the best and most direct route. I remember a test passenger train to Bristol back in the late 1970s, amidst the OPEC embargo. There have been various proposals since, including via Berl...

Re: Metra to extend service to Rockford by 2027

 by Engineer Spike ¦  Sat Aug 19, 2023 2:21 pm ¦  Forum: Chicagoland Commuter & Transit ¦  Topic: Metra to extend service to Rockford by 2027 ¦  Replies: 28 ¦  Views: 3596

I'm not trying to be a Debbie Downer, but on this forum have been other posts about extending the Metra network. One was about extending BNSF service to Sandwich, and the other was about the UP-W going out to DeKalb. On both threads the underlying theme seems to be about adding the additional counti...

Re: CSX Tragedy & Railfan implications

 by Engineer Spike ¦  Sun Aug 13, 2023 6:41 pm ¦  Forum: New York State Railfan ¦  Topic: CSX Tragedy & Railfan implications ¦  Replies: 21 ¦  Views: 2566

I’ve been in a couple of fatalities in my career. There’s been far too many close calls to mention. A year or so ago I had an appointment at my audiologist’s office. She had a picture of her daughter which was taken in the middle of some tracks. It reminds me of a time that I’d just brought a train ...

Re: CN: 4-8-4 vs 4-8-2

 by Engineer Spike ¦  Sat Aug 12, 2023 9:28 pm ¦  Forum: Steam Locomotives ¦  Topic: CN: 4-8-4 vs 4-8-2 ¦  Replies: 11 ¦  Views: 1195

I think that you're onto something. Allen. Maybe Northerns were overkill in many places. The New Haven was a road which took the Mountain to an extreme, by having three classes. They first got USRA, as well as post war clones, then the R@, and finally the three cylinder R#. As for the boiler capacit...

Re: Newbie - quick question on Steam Engine Yard creep

 by Engineer Spike ¦  Sat Aug 12, 2023 9:06 pm ¦  Forum: Steam Locomotives ¦  Topic: Newbie - quick question on Steam Engine Yard creep ¦  Replies: 6 ¦  Views: 689

There is a book called Vanishing Markers, which was written by a guy who worked as a brakeman for B&M in the late 1940s. In the book there is a chapter about a fictional run from Boston, to Portland. When talking about passing by Reading Highlands roundhouse, he said that his grandfather had bee...

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