Railroaders place to shoot the shit.

The Krink · The Krink

http://wvncrails.weebly.com/sd40-3-csx-old-new-locomotive.html

Calvin · Calvin

http://youtu.be/6-lRzH-qxoc

Uke · Uke

Like Clavalina sez...it's a mixture of shit. The mix is largely water 85-90%. The additives are usually in liquid form, and include sodiums, borates, and a few other silicates. Most of 'em are added because the pressurized cooland impinges upon cast iron parts of the engines. GE's FDL-7, and EMD's 7...

Calvin · Calvin

http://www.wkbw.com/video/Train-Fire-in-Lancaster-144656815.html

Uke · Uke

And guess what? Uke did not break the damn thing! Nope. The main Number#one1 day shift wheel truing dood who actually owns the job (As a bid), and is paid extra for the job, killed it. Yep. He shut it down, and took it out of service for repairs in the controlling side gear-box, which drives the cutter head...

Freddie Krueger · Freddie Krueger

My hogger couldn't start the engine, so the mechanic came out and started it. He disabled the electric start and airstarted it. I paid attention for once.

Uke · Uke

...they've called damn near everybody ta work taday... Seems as though it's just another railroad emergency. Again. Yest. there was 19... Nineteen units outa service. Big fuckin' emergency. If they'd concentrate on the ones with unscheduled failures, and do a triage on 'em, they'd lower the numb...

Uke · Uke

...one Dash-8, and a fairly new Dash-9. Neither one starts... No apparent reason. The -8 died enroute ta the 'hill' and dropped dead after losing all its coolant, set out, and later dragged in. The other one? Batteries charged all day, on the latest charger thing that Interbay could spend BIG bucks on...

Uke · Uke

Eight (8) brake cylinders on a 'conversion' Geep... One shoe per wheel, no friggin' riggin' ta deal with...but all those brake cyls. above my head... Kicked my ass! Had most of 'em done in about five (5) hour, but my arms and back hurt. I'm tu old for this shit. Each one weighs about 60-70 lbs. By 2135... I...

Uke · Uke

...are these things? They're sitting just north of the rip... Maybe snow removal units, maybe not. All marked MOW. Weird looking things. They have lights, seats, etc. And a couple have heated cabs. Anybody? Clavalinala?

Uke · Uke

...boss mentioned it earlier this eve... Chicago's sending two of 'em out here for us ta put in service. They're rated at 3600 ponies, on four axles. Old SF units... BN only bought six axle SD-60s, but the engines, electrics, motors, brake equipment are all pretty much the same on both series units. Th...

FMB · FMB

ran across this...

The Krink · The Krink

ALCO DL-202From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Redirected from ALCO Black Maria)Jump to: navigation, searchALCO DL-202 & DL-203 Black MariaPower typeDiesel-electricBuilderAmerican Locomotive CompanySerial number7125771258 (A units), 69974 (B unit)ModelDL-202-2 (A units)...

The Krink · The Krink

Might want to re-fill your coffee cup before hitting the play button.

Calvin · Calvin

http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?2,2524454

Uke · Uke

Hadda true a set of three on an 70ACe last night. Number 1 had thin flanges both sides. Weird. On 'sterring' trucks yet! Popped of the end caps of all three in the front truck, and cleaned up #1. Six cuts ta reach a decent profile, but lost a lot of life on that wheel. So, ta match the others at FRA 'legal' the o...

The Krink · The Krink

It took quite a bit of investigative work to figure out what this "little pup" was. GE 23 Ton switcher. -- Edited by The Krink on Sunday 12th of June 2011 01:30:18 AM

Pipes FC · Pipes FC

Why are they on flat cars?

Faux News Feeds · Faux News Feeds

Kansas City Star | Submitted by: cyran0 "Police said the thieves apparently drove a heavy-duty truck into the lot and spent hours stripping the locomotive engines and loading the copper into the truck, leaving the company with a $1 million loss." Read article...

Lake Tower · Lake Tower

Dear Ueck, In the last month or so I have been seeing SD60Ms on all sorts of trains coming through town. Hell, I even saw an old ex-Oakway. I thought they were all mothballed at Northtown - I have the pictures to prove it. Is traffic up again, or is there another rash of Dash 9 failures going on? Your pal, Lak...

Troll · Troll

Troll · Troll

When RDC's get a nose stuck on? PC RDC 141 - Boston MA - 07/17/72 - (Dan Foley Photo) {Dennis Schmidt Collection} - "Roger Williams"

Pipes FC · Pipes FC

Pipes FC · Pipes FC

.......trains on time performace plummets to a new low.

Troll · Troll

SD40-3

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	The CSX SD-40-3's. (Preview) http://wvncrails.weebly.com/sd40-3-csx-old-new-locomotive.html	The Krink	1	821	7:17 AM, 05/17/12 by Uke
	Built by WhistleDicks!! (Preview) http://youtu.be/6-lRzH-qxoc	Calvin	13	1551	4:51 AM, 04/12/12 by Uke
	A few words about coolant ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Like Clavalina sez...it's a mixture of shit. The mix is largely water 85-90%. The additives are usually in liquid form, and include sodiums, borates, and a few other silicates. Most of 'em are added because the pressurized cooland impinges upon cast iron parts of the engines. GE's FDL-7, and EMD's 7...	Uke	19	2243	2:28 AM, 04/11/12 by Hoghead Bob
	Its on FIRE!! (Preview) http://www.wkbw.com/video/Train-Fire-in-Lancaster-144656815.html	Calvin	2	470	7:19 AM, 03/29/12 by Uke
	Wheeel machine OOS! ( 1 2 3 ) (Preview) And guess what? Uke did not break the damn thing! Nope. The main Number#one1 day shift wheel truing dood who actually owns the job (As a bid), and is paid extra for the job, killed it. Yep. He shut it down, and took it out of service for repairs in the controlling side gear-box, which drives the cutter head...	Uke	38	2553	6:45 AM, 03/18/12 by Uke
	Learned an Engine thing today. (Preview) My hogger couldn't start the engine, so the mechanic came out and started it. He disabled the electric start and airstarted it. I paid attention for once.	Freddie Krueger	6	467	7:35 PM, 01/04/12 by Uke
	S'posed ta be a 'skeleton' crew, but... (Preview) ...they've called damn near everybody ta work taday... Seems as though it's just another railroad emergency. Again. Yest. there was 19... Nineteen units outa service. Big fuckin' emergency. If they'd concentrate on the ones with unscheduled failures, and do a triage on 'em, they'd lower the numb...	Uke	7	493	2:49 PM, 01/03/12 by Uke
	Two dead GEs... (Preview) ...one Dash-8, and a fairly new Dash-9. Neither one starts... No apparent reason. The -8 died enroute ta the 'hill' and dropped dead after losing all its coolant, set out, and later dragged in. The other one? Batteries charged all day, on the latest charger thing that Interbay could spend BIG bucks on...	Uke	1	662	2:46 AM, 12/06/11 by Freddie Krueger
	Beat up...and beat ta shit! ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Eight (8) brake cylinders on a 'conversion' Geep... One shoe per wheel, no friggin' riggin' ta deal with...but all those brake cyls. above my head... Kicked my ass! Had most of 'em done in about five (5) hour, but my arms and back hurt. I'm tu old for this shit. Each one weighs about 60-70 lbs. By 2135... I...	Uke	22	2138	6:11 PM, 11/09/11 by Uke
	Okay...what the hell... ( 1 2 ) (Preview) ...are these things? They're sitting just north of the rip... Maybe snow removal units, maybe not. All marked MOW. Weird looking things. They have lights, seats, etc. And a couple have heated cabs. Anybody? Clavalinala?	Uke	21	2001	9:30 AM, 11/06/11 by Uke
	Geep 60s headed our way... (Preview) ...boss mentioned it earlier this eve... Chicago's sending two of 'em out here for us ta put in service. They're rated at 3600 ponies, on four axles. Old SF units... BN only bought six axle SD-60s, but the engines, electrics, motors, brake equipment are all pretty much the same on both series units. Th...	Uke	9	615	1:21 AM, 10/23/11 by Uke
	Cool Photo... (Preview) ran across this...	FMB	9	642	8:37 PM, 09/23/11 by Hoghead Bob
	ALCO DL-202 The "Black Maria". (Preview) ALCO DL-202From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Redirected from ALCO Black Maria)Jump to: navigation, searchALCO DL-202 & DL-203 Black MariaPower typeDiesel-electricBuilderAmerican Locomotive CompanySerial number7125771258 (A units), 69974 (B unit)ModelDL-202-2 (A units)...	The Krink	4	3433	12:53 PM, 09/05/11 by Uke
	Trains on fire - Pennsylvania Railroad 1955 - "What in Blazes" (Preview) Might want to re-fill your coffee cup before hitting the play button.	The Krink	1	649	5:59 AM, 08/05/11 by Cy Valley
	Another College Boy with his sliderule.... (Preview) http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?2,2524454	Calvin	6	1183	7:31 AM, 07/26/11 by Snippy
	Wheels (Preview) Hadda true a set of three on an 70ACe last night. Number 1 had thin flanges both sides. Weird. On 'sterring' trucks yet! Popped of the end caps of all three in the front truck, and cleaned up #1. Six cuts ta reach a decent profile, but lost a lot of life on that wheel. So, ta match the others at FRA 'legal' the o...	Uke	10	1160	2:35 PM, 07/07/11 by Troll
	Uke wanted to see a GE 23 ton switcher (Preview) It took quite a bit of investigative work to figure out what this "little pup" was. GE 23 Ton switcher. -- Edited by The Krink on Sunday 12th of June 2011 01:30:18 AM	The Krink	4	782	11:23 PM, 06/12/11 by Uke
	I don't get it? (Preview) Why are they on flat cars?	Pipes FC	8	1878	8:51 AM, 05/06/11 by Uke
	John Henry vs Meth (Preview) Kansas City Star \| Submitted by: cyran0 "Police said the thieves apparently drove a heavy-duty truck into the lot and spent hours stripping the locomotive engines and loading the copper into the truck, leaving the company with a $1 million loss." Read article...	Faux News Feeds	2	632	7:17 AM, 04/20/11 by Calvin
	Return of the SD60Ms? (Preview) Dear Ueck, In the last month or so I have been seeing SD60Ms on all sorts of trains coming through town. Hell, I even saw an old ex-Oakway. I thought they were all mothballed at Northtown - I have the pictures to prove it. Is traffic up again, or is there another rash of Dash 9 failures going on? Your pal, Lak...	Lake Tower	2	721	12:50 AM, 03/27/11 by Uke
	Backassward (again) (Preview)	Troll	10	754	11:22 PM, 03/11/11 by Troll
	Dear ancient Uke (Preview) When RDC's get a nose stuck on? PC RDC 141 - Boston MA - 07/17/72 - (Dan Foley Photo) {Dennis Schmidt Collection} - "Roger Williams"	Troll	2	702	8:53 PM, 03/10/11 by Troll
	UP on the roof.......30 sec illusion (Preview)	Pipes FC	2	595	2:04 PM, 03/09/11 by Hoghead Bob
	NS Dash 9 leads the Coast Startlight...... ( 1 2 ) (Preview) .......trains on time performace plummets to a new low.	Pipes FC	19	1670	4:54 PM, 02/20/11 by Troll
	Aks Kook (Preview) SD40-3	Troll	13	1397	3:12 PM, 02/16/11 by Uke
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