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smh......

What is "WALLY"?

With a Diesel two stroke engine, there still has to be some sort of forced aspiration in order for it to work properly. GP38s and others like it have blowers, which is a form of supercharging.

TSB wrote:The 35s were not the perfect choice. They were the hand that I was dealt. I would have been
happier without the turbos.

Why would you have been happier without the turbochargers?

GrandTrunkFan wrote:Now a way to spot foamers on the freeway!

There already is a way, lol, look for mobile mount scanner antennas.

When you set the 'automatic' the train brakes will start setting from the point of application and approximately one car at a time. This is why you want the train either fully bunched or full stretched when you go to set the brakes for good train handling. I say 'point of application' because when ...

J T wrote:I can't wait to see the tagging as a result of their new overnight location.

HA!

Michigan Shore never uses their dynamic brakes. No need to repair them if broken. They were probably never inspected at all too, being that they were never used. Marquette does a lot of dynamic braking, especially heading into Newaygo from either direction.

Does this mean the AMTK consist will no longer have to park it up at GRE, now that they are going to have their own spur?

firemedic54 wrote:The article doesn't tell a whole lot but based on the story it's probably safe to say the truck was being "borrowed" by unauthorized personnel.

Ha! "borrowed"

Must have been stolen.

P370 clear wilson 2134 EDT

1536 EDT. Z151 currently entering Wyoming Yard. 3003 lead? possibly 3002 lead.

1418 EDT. K901 just entered Wyoming Yard, double ES40DC lead, all brand new open hopper cars hauling ballast. Instructions are to tie down.

J T wrote:

Jochs wrote:They probably have to put gates on them because, let's face it, common sense isn't so common anymore.

The real problem is, "survival of the fittest" is being phased out of society, removing all responsibility of having common sense.

Ain't that the truth!

Non -passenger operations can be conducted on excepted track. Passenger operations require Class 1 track. Therefore Continental can be served on under the existing tracks conditions west of Eastmanville Street . Continental produces non-fat powered milk for the food industry. That market is not a t...

If Continental started shipping, I would assume that they are going to be putting out many loads a day. Being that C&M doesnt actually have a paid crew, they would either have to hire a actual full time crew or get GRE to do all the switching.

The Baggage Car is an Ex-C&O end door horse car. It is now in downtown Coopersville near the enginehouse. It is in very bad shape and will be parted out and scrapped after being used by local fire departments for training on railroad emergencies. It is missing a coupler, the journal brass is all go...

Whats with that baggage car, hopper car, and locomotive trucks behind the old Delphi plant? Im pretty sure that CSX carriage is right next to that baggage car. And, is that business in that old Delphi plant going to use the rail at all?

JUMPIN JEBUS ON A CRACKER! The guy was laying between the rails. The remote crew had a man on the head end. The pucks were being overriddin and there WAS A GUY ON THE HEAD END. They were building Q327 (if that bloody well matters). From what I hear the guy on the front didn't believe what he saw an...