No noise, no smell by me. Just another train down the Southern. That Raritan River flood water over the summer probably cleaned off the oil residue, thankfully she was close enough to the river to 'degrease' her...
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4405 was in Manville Yard during the flood. Not sure how high the water got there and have heard several answers to that question whenever I asked. All new roller bearings on the trucks and new paint on the bottom as well. Unsure about the traction motors. Looks like they cleaned the cab interior. Those are the differences I spotted.
The hissing noise went away after the train left Cross Street but that engine still has a pretty bad burning smell to it. Almost as bad as 4452 was, but without the oil spewing everywhere.
Well, I hope all is well at rrpicturearchives.net, the site has been down for over 24hrs right now. Anywho, here is a shot of the SA-31 crew yesterday, causing all kinds of traffic issues on Black Friday in Monmouth county.....
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@CR7876 That road desperately needs it. The crossing surface is still the old wooden plank style from the CNJ days, and the wire for the circuit is stapled to that wood and would constantly be destroyed by road traffic and sometimes by the train as well. Personally if it were up to me I’d be putting a big cantilever and gates in. Almost every time a train goes through there someone tries the beat the train while going 55+ MPH. There’s gonna be a major crash there one day.
The project was scheduled to start on Tuesday Nov 30th and last until Thursday Dec 2nd. I've been told its postponed until further notice. Hopefully it won't be too long.