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Has anyone read the TO NW ohio winter storm talk about the yard, all I can say is wow they are all over the place. So lets shed some light on the place. I work in the yard operating cranes, straddles, hostler and grounds and the yard is out of this world in terms of future growth in technology and investment. The cranes are controlled by an operator not just there to supervise computers. The cameras help guide the operator in trollying, gantrying and hoisting. The only automated part is eventually some container tracking where it will get you above the container your looking for at a hit of a button but not hoist, land and lock for you. The toilets are coming but for now we use porter johns at the base of the cranes, try the old carpet bomb trick and they will have a john madden highlight reel of you doing it. the cranes will work up to 50mph and we were able to work non stop last night through the storm, the cranes are heated so its not bad when your up there but unlocking and locking throwing in ibcs is still done the old fashion way lol so it was a litle cold last night but once you get going you kinda forget about the weather.

I see one of the straddles had a problem. Looks like it went where it should not have.

That was fast.

Q164 looks like the old Q112. has anyone else noticed any other differences with the trains that work/originate/terminate at north baltimore?

Q157 no longer appears to be the monster it used to be...I've seen it twice since NB opened and both times it was right around 4,000 feet.

Q112 is now running again. The 162 no longer runs from the windy city.

Showing 10 trains a day thru facility. Will go to 16 April 1 and up from there.

Heard there having flooding issue any truth to that?

Bentrail wrote:Heard there having flooding issue any truth to that?

I dont know if you mean just the yard, or on the main also? The main has no flooding issues as far as my last trip. Cant really see the yard having much issues due to flooding by the fact that they put in drains all across the yard, abut every 1000 to 200 feet. Flooding always effects the Toledo Branch and Toledo Sub, in Findaly and Ottawa.

Bentrail wrote:Heard there having flooding issue any truth to that?

Toledo Branch was underwater at Findlay for a few days last week, everything had to go to Marion. Heard the Pemberville sub was underwater at Pemberville at least once week. The B&O is high enough that it doesn't have to worry that much about flooding.

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CSX_CO wrote:

Bentrail wrote:Heard there having flooding issue any truth to that?

Toledo Branch was underwater at Findlay for a few days last week, everything had to go to Marion. Heard the Pemberville sub was underwater at Pemberville at least once week. The B&O is high enough that it doesn't have to worry that much about flooding.

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If the water ever covers the former B&O in the North Baltimore area it will be time to build a ark.

CSX_CO wrote:

Bentrail wrote:Heard there having flooding issue any truth to that?

Toledo Branch was underwater at Findlay for a few days last week, everything had to go to Marion. Heard the Pemberville sub was underwater at Pemberville at least once week. The B&O is high enough that it doesn't have to worry that much about flooding.

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For the EX C&O to be underwater the entire town would have to be under. It is as high as the highest part of Pemberville.