Railroaders place to shoot the shit.

Uke · Uke

Something rotten in Denmark. Where have ya heard that phrase? Shakespeare perhaps? King Lear maybe...Hamlet? Anyway the railroads in the entire region generally have stellar safety records, so this one is odd, to say the least. [url]https://www.npr.org/2019/01/02/681567782/train-accide...

Uke · Uke

This YouTube vid is almost an hour, it's well worth a watch, especially if ya lived near any railroad growing up. Most of the vid appears to have been filmed on 88mm film, then converted to digital media much later. They start out with a couple odd ball 'smaller' Class Is, or subs of bigger railroads. Mos...

Uke · Uke

So they say... They've announced increases in freight volumes, over the previous year (2017?). But there it is. And have also mentioned plans, although it's a guess what they might mean. In any case 2LARRCO feels like they're winning. I gotta wonder what Uncle Pete thinks about all this. Is it hype, o...

Uke · Uke

A nostalgic look back at the end of the steam era on the big transcons, CN and CP. Great stories, memories of the men who ran 'em, fired for those who sat behind throttles. I enjoyed this all Canadian flic. Not many like it as far as I know. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qg9_TnwrCXw Tak...

Uke · Uke

Siemens North America to build more "Sprinter" type locos for long distance service. Word is they'll replace the GE fleet now in service, and as a big plus these locomotives meet tier 4 emission requirements. [url]https://www.railwayage.com/passenger/intercity/amtrak-begins-power-rene...

Uke · Uke

Well why not do it in epic style via this private train which travels the Trans-Siberia from Moscow to Beijing? A very posh adventure by rail across Russia, Siberia, Asia-Mongolia, to China and the capital, Beijing. On board chefs, and staff cater to passengers every need, plus there many stops alon...

Uke · Uke

Not many details can be gleaned from this 'report' of a rail worker becoming 'wedged' on the tracks, and hit by an approaching train. Sad situation nonetheless. One more horrible way ta die. https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article223195565.html

Uke · Uke

I don't know a damn thing about these so called 'locomotives,' other than they are strange. And as 'they' say, truth is strange... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jn-K3Wk8Sts

Uke · Uke

Yep. This. Again. A big mess ta clean up downtown in the capital of Orygun. https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/2018/12/04/log-train-derails-north-downtown-salem-several-streets-blocked/2212119002/

Uke · Uke

Long before his final ride being pulled by special train back to Texas. https://www.al.com/news/2018/12/locomotive-pulling-george-hw-bush-train-has-alabama-ties.html The unit UP 4141 is painted in similar colors akin to Air Force One, the presidential plane, a Boeing 747....

Calvin · Calvin

https://jalopnik.com/stalled-amtrak-passengers-offered-luxury-of-pooping-in-1830658385Passengers on a Boston-bound Amtrak train were stuck for six hours yesterday having only just left Penn Station. They had no...

Freddie Krueger · Freddie Krueger

2nd day back and I hear of an amputation over in Camden... Lost a leg above the knee...

Uke · Uke

Looks like it with this news; The Wall Street JournalUnion Pacific to cut nearly 500 jobs by the end of the year Published: Oct 23, 2018 2:51 p.m. ET Lay offs are first of several rounds, part of railroads strategy overhaulBloomberg ByPaulZiobro Union Pacific Corp. plans to lay off about 500...

Uke · Uke

Taiwan. Taipei. China. http://time.com/5430768/taiwan-train-derailment-investigation/

Uke · Uke

Ya gotta wonder about Indians. Always walking, sitting, sleeping, playing, and riding bicycles on railroad tracks! But worse yet, amassing huge crowds on the right of way! What the fuck? And it's not just once in a while, it's all the fuckin' time! Haysoos Keyryst! [url]https://www.bbc.com/news...

Uke · Uke

Maybe the guy just died, then fell while walking along some railroad tracks. But the cops of course aren't releasing details. We don't know what railroad. Short line, Class-I (CSX, LAMCO, LINTCO...)? [url]https://www.wivb.com/news/local-news/buffalo-police-find-body-near-railroad-t...

Uke · Uke

From the "Atlantic" magazine. Most are if full color, which was pretty rare back then. But the subjects are what you'd expect to see at the time. Enjoy! https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2018/10/color-photos-chicagos-rail-yards-1940s/571924/

Uke · Uke

Has begun running another former CSX Dash-8 GE in revenue service. Yep. The non-renumbered (yet) 5935 in damn near original CSX dark blue, with their original number... Now appears daily leading east, then trailing second west. She seems to be a 'clean-burning' unit. The unit replaced was A&E...

Uke · Uke

Yep. While most, if not all of us just take 'standard' gauge (4'-8-1/2") for granted everywhere in North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), it wasn't always so standard. Nope. Watch this You Tube vid. It's only ten minutes, but full of new facts to discuss. [url]https://www.youtube.com/wa...

Uke · Uke

Yeah sure. Well our pals Uncle Pete seems ta think they can pinch a few bucks, and pennies outa their big power, and long unit trains via aerodynamic principles. How so you ask? Watch their vid for details. Smoke and mirrors ya say... Nah! But they do track the smoke thing as it passes across their leader...

Uke · Uke

Long(er) trains are all about operating efficiency. Yep. They maximize car use, locomotive scheduling, crew scheduling, everything to improve their bottom line. They'll try it. Yep CN, and CP are playing this new game in hopes of becoming "Number One"! [url]https://www.progressiverailroadi...

Uke · Uke

Something I never figured to ask, but wanted to as long as memory serves. Okay, so finally an explanation of sorts from some Brit. Some weird words, and terminology, but it all makes sense. In a way. British English is where American English derives from right? Sure! But you and I know they use differen...

Uke · Uke

Well apparently he's not dead. Not by a long shot! Nope. For all you non-fans, haters, and HHH overs, he posts from the grave, and here's the very latest output from the greatest railroader since James J. Hill. [url]http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180720/ISSUE01/180719831/hunter...

Uke · Uke

Did ya know that Mauritania had a single line across the width of the country to serve an iron mine? Well it does that, and more.Watch this short vid from Nat Geo to learn about another railroad that exists out of sight, out of mind. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEo-ykjmHgg

Uke · Uke

Indeed. Then again there's our pal *cy*. Nobody aside from "Snippy" knows much about *cy*. B ut let's not digress. Let's stay on topic for once, explore and discuss our favorite topic "Railroadin'" shall we? Let's. Most of us were born after WW-II, and while we barely knew much about the future, or mos...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Beer train vs passenger train. In Denmark (Preview) Something rotten in Denmark. Where have ya heard that phrase? Shakespeare perhaps? King Lear maybe...Hamlet? Anyway the railroads in the entire region generally have stellar safety records, so this one is odd, to say the least. [url]https://www.npr.org/2019/01/02/681567782/train-accide...	Uke	4	498	9:01 PM, 01/04/19 by Uke
	Steam in the '50s. Cy's former outfit highlighted (Preview) This YouTube vid is almost an hour, it's well worth a watch, especially if ya lived near any railroad growing up. Most of the vid appears to have been filmed on 88mm film, then converted to digital media much later. They start out with a couple odd ball 'smaller' Class Is, or subs of bigger railroads. Mos...	Uke	4	442	2:08 AM, 01/02/19 by The Krink
	BNSF plans for 2019 (Preview) So they say... They've announced increases in freight volumes, over the previous year (2017?). But there it is. And have also mentioned plans, although it's a guess what they might mean. In any case 2LARRCO feels like they're winning. I gotta wonder what Uncle Pete thinks about all this. Is it hype, o...	Uke	4	452	4:17 PM, 12/30/18 by Cy Valley
	Canuckistan 1959 (Preview) A nostalgic look back at the end of the steam era on the big transcons, CN and CP. Great stories, memories of the men who ran 'em, fired for those who sat behind throttles. I enjoyed this all Canadian flic. Not many like it as far as I know. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qg9_TnwrCXw Tak...	Uke	3	416	1:44 AM, 12/29/18 by The Krink
	Amtrak to buy new power (Preview) Siemens North America to build more "Sprinter" type locos for long distance service. Word is they'll replace the GE fleet now in service, and as a big plus these locomotives meet tier 4 emission requirements. [url]https://www.railwayage.com/passenger/intercity/amtrak-begins-power-rene...	Uke	6	557	3:29 PM, 12/27/18 by Cy Valley
	Ya wanna take a trip by train ya say? (Preview) Well why not do it in epic style via this private train which travels the Trans-Siberia from Moscow to Beijing? A very posh adventure by rail across Russia, Siberia, Asia-Mongolia, to China and the capital, Beijing. On board chefs, and staff cater to passengers every need, plus there many stops alon...	Uke	1	408	1:30 AM, 12/27/18 by The Krink
	Don't ask. (Preview) Not many details can be gleaned from this 'report' of a rail worker becoming 'wedged' on the tracks, and hit by an approaching train. Sad situation nonetheless. One more horrible way ta die. https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article223195565.html	Uke	4	431	1:11 PM, 12/21/18 by Uke
	Weird shit on the rails (Preview) I don't know a damn thing about these so called 'locomotives,' other than they are strange. And as 'they' say, truth is strange... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jn-K3Wk8Sts	Uke	1	410	7:06 PM, 12/20/18 by Uke
	Ooops! Oh shit. Not again! (Preview) Yep. This. Again. A big mess ta clean up downtown in the capital of Orygun. https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/2018/12/04/log-train-derails-north-downtown-salem-several-streets-blocked/2212119002/	Uke	3	427	3:32 PM, 12/06/18 by Uke
	Bush Sr. runs it. Once. (Preview) Long before his final ride being pulled by special train back to Texas. https://www.al.com/news/2018/12/locomotive-pulling-george-hw-bush-train-has-alabama-ties.html The unit UP 4141 is painted in similar colors akin to Air Force One, the presidential plane, a Boeing 747....	Uke	1	407	1:50 PM, 12/06/18 by Cy Valley
	Amtrak's answer to orange numbered plastic bags. (Preview) https://jalopnik.com/stalled-amtrak-passengers-offered-luxury-of-pooping-in-1830658385Passengers on a Boston-bound Amtrak train were stuck for six hours yesterday having only just left Penn Station. They had no...	Calvin	2	479	2:21 AM, 11/28/18 by The Krink
	Amputation (Preview) 2nd day back and I hear of an amputation over in Camden... Lost a leg above the knee...	Freddie Krueger	1	349	9:37 AM, 11/18/18 by Uke
	Uncle Pete ready for Kersmuss? (Preview) Looks like it with this news; The Wall Street JournalUnion Pacific to cut nearly 500 jobs by the end of the year Published: Oct 23, 2018 2:51 p.m. ET Lay offs are first of several rounds, part of railroads strategy overhaulBloomberg ByPaulZiobro Union Pacific Corp. plans to lay off about 500...	Uke	1	426	1:54 AM, 10/24/18 by The Krink
	Forget India, and Indiana for a minute. Take a look at this one! (Preview) Taiwan. Taipei. China. http://time.com/5430768/taiwan-train-derailment-investigation/	Uke	1	406	3:46 PM, 10/22/18 by Uke
	India. It's always, well more often than Indiana... (Preview) Ya gotta wonder about Indians. Always walking, sitting, sleeping, playing, and riding bicycles on railroad tracks! But worse yet, amassing huge crowds on the right of way! What the fuck? And it's not just once in a while, it's all the fuckin' time! Haysoos Keyryst! [url]https://www.bbc.com/news...	Uke	4	611	3:06 PM, 10/22/18 by Calvin
	Whose railroad izzit? (Preview) Maybe the guy just died, then fell while walking along some railroad tracks. But the cops of course aren't releasing details. We don't know what railroad. Short line, Class-I (CSX, LAMCO, LINTCO...)? [url]https://www.wivb.com/news/local-news/buffalo-police-find-body-near-railroad-t...	Uke	4	496	7:51 AM, 10/15/18 by Uke
	Chicago area rail yard photos from WW-II (Preview) From the "Atlantic" magazine. Most are if full color, which was pretty rare back then. But the subjects are what you'd expect to see at the time. Enjoy! https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2018/10/color-photos-chicagos-rail-yards-1940s/571924/	Uke	0	390	8:02 PM, 10/08/18 by Uke
	Albany & Eastern RR Co. ( 1 2 3 4 ) (Preview) Has begun running another former CSX Dash-8 GE in revenue service. Yep. The non-renumbered (yet) 5935 in damn near original CSX dark blue, with their original number... Now appears daily leading east, then trailing second west. She seems to be a 'clean-burning' unit. The unit replaced was A&E...	Uke	57	2963	3:32 PM, 08/19/18 by Snippy
	A bit of history most 'railroaders' know little, or nothing about (Preview) Yep. While most, if not all of us just take 'standard' gauge (4'-8-1/2") for granted everywhere in North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), it wasn't always so standard. Nope. Watch this You Tube vid. It's only ten minutes, but full of new facts to discuss. [url]https://www.youtube.com/wa...	Uke	2	469	2:42 PM, 08/12/18 by Uke
	Wind tunnels? (Preview) Yeah sure. Well our pals Uncle Pete seems ta think they can pinch a few bucks, and pennies outa their big power, and long unit trains via aerodynamic principles. How so you ask? Watch their vid for details. Smoke and mirrors ya say... Nah! But they do track the smoke thing as it passes across their leader...	Uke	0	362	5:27 PM, 08/09/18 by Uke
	The big outfits of Canuckistan tu? Yep! (Preview) Long(er) trains are all about operating efficiency. Yep. They maximize car use, locomotive scheduling, crew scheduling, everything to improve their bottom line. They'll try it. Yep CN, and CP are playing this new game in hopes of becoming "Number One"! [url]https://www.progressiverailroadi...	Uke	1	424	12:36 AM, 08/08/18 by The Krink
	Yeah but why not? (Preview) Something I never figured to ask, but wanted to as long as memory serves. Okay, so finally an explanation of sorts from some Brit. Some weird words, and terminology, but it all makes sense. In a way. British English is where American English derives from right? Sure! But you and I know they use differen...	Uke	0	399	8:18 PM, 07/26/18 by Uke
	Oh, so we all thought it was curtains for "Hillbilly" Harrison right? (Preview) Well apparently he's not dead. Not by a long shot! Nope. For all you non-fans, haters, and HHH overs, he posts from the grave, and here's the very latest output from the greatest railroader since James J. Hill. [url]http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180720/ISSUE01/180719831/hunter...	Uke	5	694	5:18 PM, 07/21/18 by Uke
	Whaddya know about the Sahara? (Preview) Did ya know that Mauritania had a single line across the width of the country to serve an iron mine? Well it does that, and more.Watch this short vid from Nat Geo to learn about another railroad that exists out of sight, out of mind. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEo-ykjmHgg	Uke	7	862	7:54 AM, 07/16/18 by Cy Valley
	Way before most of us... Uh, were born (Preview) Indeed. Then again there's our pal cy. Nobody aside from "Snippy" knows much about cy. B ut let's not digress. Let's stay on topic for once, explore and discuss our favorite topic "Railroadin'" shall we? Let's. Most of us were born after WW-II, and while we barely knew much about the future, or mos...	Uke	1	635	8:23 PM, 05/17/18 by Uke
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