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Oh, so we all thought it was curtains for "Hillbilly" Harrison right?
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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...
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Whaddya know about the Sahara?
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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
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Way before most of us... Uh, were born
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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...
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She stole Uke's nose tu! Dammit!
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Hey, if ya gonna get drunk, then smash yer car, get arrested and shit...do it with yer own nose! Leave Uke out of it! Gawd ( If He/she/it) exists at all tell this bi, this cun...to get her shit together and apologize to Uke! Damn it! (And get his own nose back on his face tu!) [url]http://www.wjhl.com/loc...
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Historical perspective in upstate NY
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thishttps://www.newyorkupstate.com/expo/erry-2018/05/bbea4feb1a8789/the_most_historic_railroad_car.html Yep, it's the real deal!
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Not again!
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Yep... Two drivers (their words) were driving ONE car, which became stuck on the tracks, and you know what happened next! http://kfor.com/2018/05/03/train-hits-car-stuck-on-railroad-tracks-in-edmond/
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Something for everybody
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Not everybody, but most of our loyal members, and the usual suspects. (Sure wish ol' Tu was with us to witness this...) It's a bit long, and takes its time telling a story. Maybe copy the link and watch off line. It's a good story,so take yer time. And do enjoy! [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j...
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Calling ALL retirees; calling ALL retirees; calling ALL...
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this:https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-working-on-the-railroad-comes-with-a-25-000-signing-bonus-1524481201 The big outfits are paying big bux ta get workers ta climb aboard, yep! Check this out. You gonna walk away from a possible bo...
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If we trust these guys words...
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...no telling what they'll tell us next. Accordingly 2LARRCO is the best, and LAMCO is the worst. The two big Canuckistanian outfits fall somewhere in the middle of the bunck. numbers:[url]https://www.joc.com/rail-intermodal/labor/us-rail-service-delays-spark-frustrati...
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Kim Jung-Un's 'private train'?
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Lotsa speculation, but the youngster IS in Beijing as we speak. And this train appeared in the central station late last night their time. Who else could afford a trip like that? https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/27/world/asia/kim-jong-un-train-beijing.html Wow, they're outa t...
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Close ta home this time
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Now this hasta piss ya off. Especially with all the grade crossings where the horn must be used.Dammit! http://ktvl.com/news/local/fence-cut-locomotive-horn-stolen-at-local-railroad-company
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France this time.
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French railway workers have walked off their jobs in protest of Macron's attempts to destroy pensions, union solidarity, and impose his new government control on all jobs in the public sector. Teachers, postal workers, every aspect of life will be affected. No wonder he and Trump got along so well....
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Not nooz per se, but interesting, and enlightening anyway!
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the'30s:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5HbPHaPeV4 PPE? We don't need no steenking safety boots! We never drop da rails on our own feetz baas! -- Edited by Uke on Monday 19th of March 2018 04:29:08 PM
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Really BIG "Other Railroad News" for a change!
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Not really a record career, but quite an achievement nonetheless! This cat is a winner with 50 years on the job. We salute you Harry Ross! https://www.alaskapublic.org/2018/03/06/alaska-railroads-first-black-conductor-celebrates-unprecedented-50-years-with-company/...
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Grassy ass
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Here we go again. Blame the train!
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Why don't these people admit that they actually committed hara kiri by running through the stop sign, and the crossbucks? Even the town's mayor said that in a recent meeting, so he's ordered that crossing be closed permanently! [url]http://kdvr.com/2018/02/11/teens-deaths-prompts-railroa...
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Thought this dood would cum in his shorts...
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...or shit himself right there! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCkeRJC4xVE He's obviously got way tu much time on his hands! Jeezuss!
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Another dope loses his car!
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Ya gotta wonder how these duds get their licenses. Or where? http://www.modbee.com/news/local/article196702599.html
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Siemens SC-44 Sprinter on head end. Now on I-5. Had P42DC 181 on rear. The curve as viewed southbound: https://goo.gl/maps/3HAd2fzFbxx Talgo tilting trainset. The Tombstone sign. (T is for Talgo) Last "reported" WiFi speed from Cascades web site is 81 mph. Some of the carnage:
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Italy's Amtrak crash.
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Many similarities to the Washington state crash, except for the highway being blocked... https://www.thelocal.it/20180125/two-dead-and-ten-seriously-hurt-as-train-derails-near-milan
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Firery crash at CP's Port Coquitlam yard with a tanker truck
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http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/port-coquitlam-fire-1.4499457
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Bad day for BNSF train crews at Monroe WA and Seattle WA
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Turned on my bedside radio early Tuesday morning to "the news" and laying there half asleep there not one but two stories about BNSF freight trains in fatality collisions with pedestrians roughly the same time in the morning 5:45-6:00AM. Completely unrelated other than it happened during a New Moo...
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An old guy passes...
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Not just any old guy. Nope, one of Uke's heroes, and the father of GF Diane Davis. "Big" Bill Davis of Portland, OR passed early this morning at home, in his favorite chair, of congestive heart failure. Bill was a machinist, working on steam locos om the former Delaware and Hudson railroad, D&H, wh...
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More Indian Railways news
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This is incredible! The engineering, planning, and costs... Puts that ridiculous Seattle tunnel to shame! The Indian Railways Train to Kashmir has been a dream since the British ruled India in the 17th. and 18th. Centuries Most of these lines were completed by 2015: https://www.youtube.com/wat...
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What.. No crossing blasts?
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Apparently this group of local citizens banded together, and forced their will upon the railroad. Which leads to this question; How long before some dope staring down at his iThingie, or listening to his iThingie, with ear buds, doesn't hear, or see the oncoming train, and is splattered across the p...
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