Please do not try this Albuquerque, NM crossing. First stop, dismount, walk over the tracks, but assure yourself no train is approaching from any direction. And watch, look, and listen![url]https://www.krqe.com/news/albuquerque-metro/railroad-crossing-causes-bicyclists-to-wipe-o...
Apparently this never gets old as its in its 510th year of doing this. Who thought of doing this 510 years ago and it would be so popular today. "Lucky Sticks" got to be equivalent to "Magic Wands". I haven't heard from last years winners to see how lucky 2018 was for them. [url]http://www.asahi.com...
A BIG merger of rail equipment companies? GE and WABTEC? https://www.barrons.com/articles/wabtecs-coming-merger-with-ge-unit-will-create-rail-equipment-powerhouse-51549657302?mod=mw_hpm
Didn't the BOT know he was a licensed federal officer or secret agent or licensed to kill or whatever that guy was FMB used to work with? SISKIYOU COUNTY, Calif. A man was arrested for trying to hijack passenger a train in northern California.The Siskiyou County Sheriffs Office said at about 1:20 Mon...
Poor guy, just trying to help his family, supposed to be legit from Wooster, Buckeyeland. -- Edited by Cy Valley on Monday 28th of January 2019 05:10:35 PM
Never heard of the Sumpter Valley Railroad either, but it is real. And here's the info if ya find yourself out this way sometime.https://www.sumptervalleyrailroad.org/about-us.html
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/jan/14/the-mature-stoner-why-are-so-many-seniors-smoking-weedNow that weed is legal damn near everywhere, why not get high?
Lotsa jobs out there. Most are NOT in train service however. Mostly grunt work, which nobody wants, including yers truly. That ol' adage applies, "Been there, done that!" But when you're outa work, and your prospects are limited, apply. Ya get a chance to earn a decent wage (compared ta flippin' burg...
...before i go. Who doesn't like old steam trains? This old Durango & Silverton was a branch of the D&RGW way, way b ack in history, when narrow guage was common. They were a mountain railroad moving silver and gold ore out of the mines for processing down in the flat lands. This little outfit is...
Joe Gibbs Racing confirmed the loss of J.D. (Jason Dean) Gibbs in a release that read as follows: "It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Joe Gibbs Racing Co-Founder and Co-Chairman, J.D. Gibbs, who passed away earlier tonight at the age of 49 from complications following a long batt...
The "One-eyed Cow" is more of a "Cylclops Cow" with the only eye in center of the face instead of any other arrangement. The thing looks like a creature from Hollyweird. Poor thing should be put down but it is now the newest thing for peoples of India to worship. Will continue to monitor the situation. ...
In Australia is a good place to try it out as the trains travels a route in the middle of nowhere with no people to harm/kill hauling iron ore or a non hazardous in any way if spills occur. Knowledge certainly will be ascertained with daily operations such as this. These mining railroads have a hard time f...
In 2017. We're waiting for the numbers on 2018, but we hope for positive news when those figures are made public. Soon.It only took a year to compile those 2017 facts, maybe this time it'll be done in less than a year. Anyway...[url]https://www.progressiverailroading.com/rail_industry_trends...
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...
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 outwith a couple odd ball 'smaller' Class Is, or subs of bigger railroads. Mos...
Miners Cut Back in Largest U.S. Coal Region Producers in Wyoming and Montana face weaker demand as fuel customers turn to natural gas Updated Dec. 31, 2018 9:22 a.m. ET Miners in the nations largest coal-producing region are leaving more of the fossil fuel in the ground as prices fall for alternativ...
Somebody's gotta be first and the Equality State did it. Watch out, Mr. PHHHHEMMMMMMBEEEEEEEWYOMING Sobering news ahead of the biggest one night celebration of the year is Wyoming has the highest rate of impaired driving deaths.SafeWise.com presented the findings using the most recent 2017 i...
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...
Here's one of the conveniences of living here, in North Merica. Ya flip a switch, and lights come on. Stop at a store on your way home buy milk, eggs, bread, and beer. All fresh, all cold. Why? Electricity. Yep. Great! But most of us haven't a clue how that electric reached our homes. Wires. Right? Yep. Wi...
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_TnwrCXwTak...
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...
-- Edited by Cy Valley on Monday 28th of January 2019 05:10:35 PM