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watco is nothing but bad news and the foolish ns is going along with it.

In the course of my run I have to talk with TD-3 to get across the diamonds at Cedar. I spoke with one of the dispatchers last night on the phone and asked him about it and he seemed very "skepitcal" about the move at best. Something to do with the "cost" and not necessarily equipment cost. Sounded ...

Poor kids............

Knowing Dane, he copied that from somewhere else. He could never come up with something that original!

Doesn't that figure. Here's a train that doesn't produce a nickel's worth of revenue holding up trains that do. That's the NS way!

Being a grouchy old 37 year RR veteran, even that made me laugh! (Too much like the NS!)

Too funny Greg! LOL!

For a short time a few years ago, they were storing the Ford Explorers, ect, at Willow Run, before shipping them out. Drove them over from the Wayne Truck Plant. Cheap parking area.

I'd have to take a look at the date inscribed on the structure itself next time I go by there. Was built by Fairbanks-Morse, I believe. If I could find one of our old "Crossties" company magazines the Editor did an article on that tower. I'll see if I can email him and if he can recall it. He's reti...

That's the old coaling tower just west of Augusta.

Just a regular Wayne job ordered to go all the way to Jackson with a bunch of empties for Elkhart. Calm down! LOL!

Correct.

The NS-CSXT connection can't be right, the NS track has never looked that good! LOL!

The Conductor has an Emergency Brake valve on his side. He CAN stop the train! Duh Duh Duh

Ah, here we go again. The blissful ignorance of the uninformed, (i.e. nosey railfans)

Hmmm, coming off the NS at MA heading for Turner St, we get a Medium Appraoch Medium at MA, Medium Approach at North Lansing.

One particular signal head does not represent any particular track. At most interlockings on a high mast there has to be two or three heads to convey the proper signal indications (at this location). For instance, if there was a train past the first siganl past the other end of the siding in the pic...

BNSF=(B)ecause (N)orfolk (S)outhern (F)ailed.
BNSF=(B)uy (N)orfolk (S)outhern (F)irst
or this one which I'll clean up a little but came from a BNSF employee from who I purchase my grips from:
BNSF=(B)utt (N)aked (S)urely (F)****d

Might I ask why the SRI is not telling people what work is being done on the 1225? Seems like they are hiding something. Dave C The only thing I know of them trying to hide is Hogger1225 hahahaha! Just kidding Bill You might be a little closer to the truth than I would like to admit! :lol:

What are you wishing to see on 1225 that would make it "Prototypically Correct?"