Train discussion (formerly RoS fourm chat)

AK4NamedWilliam

Verbisback wrote:
CSXRailroadFan wrote:
https://railfan.com/first-second-generation-gw-locomotives-likely-to-be-scrapped-in-deal-with-feds/
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Such good diesels getting wasted! :skull:

Well, it was G&W's fault really. They said that they would rebuild them to comply with EPA emission standards, and they didn't, they lied.

"Equipped to serve Maine . . . and The Nation"
MAINE CENTRAL

Completely useless fact: Maine Central had a relatively short-lived dedicated TOFC train called “The East Wind”. It ran from Rigby Yard in Portland Maine, to Bangor Maine. It had the designation A119 and came about as a result of the deregulation of the American Railroads in the 1980s. This allowed MEC to adjust haulage rates to be competitive with trucking. This special “Hotshot” train was headed by GP38s or U18B's and used flatcars converted from bulkhead pulpwood cars, or new-build TTX flatcars. This special train was discontinued shortly after Guilford Rail System took over, and TOFC service on the ex-MEC was dissolved along with it.

BNSFcn888

Modern Marvels
S 14 E 11
Locomotives
Apr 07, 2008 | 43m 11s | TV-PG | CC
Zip through the French countryside at nearly 300 MPH on the TGV–the fastest locomotive in the world. Ride on the little engines that could as they guide giant ships through the Panama Canal. Watch two locomotives crash head-on as the federal government monitors safety. Descend 700 feet below the earth’s surface where mining locomotives move miners through a maze of tunnels. Then, it’s a “jiffy lube” for locomotives inside America’s largest maintenance shop. Finally, glide into the future with a locomotive that levitates on a cushion of air.

TurboSergio_

Modern Marvels
S 12 E 36
Freight Trains
Sep 20, 2006 | TV-PG
They are the life blood of the American Economy, transporting 1.8 billion tons of freight each year, carrying everything from crops, to consumer electronics, cars to chemicals, not to mention coal and just about any other item that you can think of. This program will take you to what is considered the greatest freight transportation system in the world, the Union Pacific’s Bailey yard–a pit stop for much of the nation’s freight on its journey across the continent. We’ll also explore the history of freight transportation from its humble beginnings as tramways in mines to complex system of rails that stretches to every corner of the nation.

BNSFcn888

TurboSergio_ wrote:
Modern Marvels
S 12 E 36
Freight Trains
Sep 20, 2006 | TV-PG
They are the life blood of the American Economy, transporting 1.8 billion tons of freight each year, carrying everything from crops, to consumer electronics, cars to chemicals, not to mention coal and just about any other item that you can think of. This program will take you to what is considered the greatest freight transportation system in the world, the Union Pacific’s Bailey yard–a pit stop for much of the nation’s freight on its journey across the continent. We’ll also explore the history of freight transportation from its humble beginnings as tramways in mines to complex system of rails that stretches to every corner of the nation.

Good Morning TurboSergio_ You learn so fast about trains you know a lot now i'm going invite you to a New Studio i'm going to make soon its going to be about trains by the way.

CN-GMD-1

AK4NamedWilliam wrote:
Verbisback wrote:
CSXRailroadFan wrote:
https://railfan.com/first-second-generation-gw-locomotives-likely-to-be-scrapped-in-deal-with-feds/
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Such good diesels getting wasted! :skull:
Well, it was G&W's fault really. They said that they would rebuild them to comply with EPA emission standards, and they didn't, they lied.

This is the perfect example of short term gains creating long term losses.

AK4NamedWilliam

CN-GMD-1 wrote:
AK4NamedWilliam wrote:
Verbisback wrote:
CSXRailroadFan wrote:
https://railfan.com/first-second-generation-gw-locomotives-likely-to-be-scrapped-in-deal-with-feds/
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Such good diesels getting wasted! :skull:
Well, it was G&W's fault really. They said that they would rebuild them to comply with EPA emission standards, and they didn't, they lied.
This is the perfect example of short term gains creating long term losses.

Indeed.

"Equipped to serve Maine . . . and The Nation"
MAINE CENTRAL

Completely useless fact: Maine Central had a relatively short-lived dedicated TOFC train called “The East Wind”. It ran from Rigby Yard in Portland Maine, to Bangor Maine. It had the designation A119 and came about as a result of the deregulation of the American Railroads in the 1980s. This allowed MEC to adjust haulage rates to be competitive with trucking. This special “Hotshot” train was headed by GP38s or U18B's and used flatcars converted from bulkhead pulpwood cars, or new-build TTX flatcars. This special train was discontinued shortly after Guilford Rail System took over, and TOFC service on the ex-MEC was dissolved along with it.

CSXRailroadFan

Last edited by CSXRailroadFan (June 20, 2023 16:31:28)

siren_enjoyer

AK4NamedWilliam wrote:
CN-GMD-1 wrote:
AK4NamedWilliam wrote:
Verbisback wrote:
CSXRailroadFan wrote:
https://railfan.com/first-second-generation-gw-locomotives-likely-to-be-scrapped-in-deal-with-feds/
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Such good diesels getting wasted! :skull:
Well, it was G&W's fault really. They said that they would rebuild them to comply with EPA emission standards, and they didn't, they lied.
This is the perfect example of short term gains creating long term losses.
Indeed.

now i kinda hate g&w for this

A Ba'ased multi-interest lad. Also the guy who j

No Dabloons?

WARNING: deadly birch tree below

siren_enjoyer

TurboSergio_ wrote:
Modern Marvels
S 12 E 36
Freight Trains
Sep 20, 2006 | TV-PG
They are the life blood of the American Economy, transporting 1.8 billion tons of freight each year, carrying everything from crops, to consumer electronics, cars to chemicals, not to mention coal and just about any other item that you can think of. This program will take you to what is considered the greatest freight transportation system in the world, the Union Pacific’s Bailey yard–a pit stop for much of the nation’s freight on its journey across the continent. We’ll also explore the history of freight transportation from its humble beginnings as tramways in mines to complex system of rails that stretches to every corner of the nation.

man that turbo guy is back

A Ba'ased multi-interest lad. Also the guy who j

No Dabloons?

WARNING: deadly birch tree below

CN-GMD-1

CSXRailroadFan wrote:
Random Question: Why do railroads only double stack their well cars but they never triple stack them?

Impractical. Too unbalanced and almost all tunnels would need to be rebuilt.

GP38-252

EBT #16 has been restored. Steam has returned to the Top Broad!

Leader of the Railroaders of Scratch

“you died on schedule”
- @GP38-252, 2022

Useless Fact: I believe that AMTK Horizon cars aren’t stainless steel, which means modifing the design is easier than modifing the Amfleet design, which would require taking off the stainless steel and modifing nearly the entire design. However, Horizon cars are more rare to be found in the Northeast Corridor, but everywhere else has them. This may be due to the NEC size limits, and also the cylindaric design of the Amfleet that better fits through tunnels, which are common on the NEC.

EtDi2021

siren_enjoyer wrote:
TurboSergio_ wrote:
Modern Marvels
S 12 E 36
Freight Trains
Sep 20, 2006 | TV-PG
They are the life blood of the American Economy, transporting 1.8 billion tons of freight each year, carrying everything from crops, to consumer electronics, cars to chemicals, not to mention coal and just about any other item that you can think of. This program will take you to what is considered the greatest freight transportation system in the world, the Union Pacific’s Bailey yard–a pit stop for much of the nation’s freight on its journey across the continent. We’ll also explore the history of freight transportation from its humble beginnings as tramways in mines to complex system of rails that stretches to every corner of the nation.

man that turbo guy is back

No apparently their two different people

RailAce

Just your basic railfan, ocean liner enthusiast, and avgeek.

I also do models, including HO trains, 1/72 kits, and 1/48 kits.

siren_enjoyer

EtDi2021 wrote:
siren_enjoyer wrote:
TurboSergio_ wrote:
Modern Marvels
S 12 E 36
Freight Trains
Sep 20, 2006 | TV-PG
They are the life blood of the American Economy, transporting 1.8 billion tons of freight each year, carrying everything from crops, to consumer electronics, cars to chemicals, not to mention coal and just about any other item that you can think of. This program will take you to what is considered the greatest freight transportation system in the world, the Union Pacific’s Bailey yard–a pit stop for much of the nation’s freight on its journey across the continent. We’ll also explore the history of freight transportation from its humble beginnings as tramways in mines to complex system of rails that stretches to every corner of the nation.

man that turbo guy is back

No apparently their two different people

im gonna call cap on that one

A Ba'ased multi-interest lad. Also the guy who j

No Dabloons?

WARNING: deadly birch tree below

CSXRailroadFan

Last edited by CSXRailroadFan (June 20, 2023 16:31:46)

siren_enjoyer

CSXRailroadFan wrote:
Does anybody know what happened to CSX WLO2?

its probably preserved or under the ownership of massachusetts call/volunteer firefighter's association or MCVX, those are my best guesses

A Ba'ased multi-interest lad. Also the guy who j

No Dabloons?

WARNING: deadly birch tree below

EtDi2021

I know I probably shouldn’t bring this up, but what are the shortest and longest dramas and how long?

RailAce

Just your basic railfan, ocean liner enthusiast, and avgeek.

I also do models, including HO trains, 1/72 kits, and 1/48 kits.

GP38-252

Probably the longest was the minonp situation, which stretched from August 2021 to December 2021. Although most of October was off-Scratch, it was still continuing since my month-long ban was still in place so no resolution could be met.
It lasted from when I made the rant until when minon was banned for sharing video streaming links.

The shortest, I don't know. Probably when NiceABCD attacked the RoS.

Last edited by GP38-252 (Feb. 5, 2023 18:28:15)

Leader of the Railroaders of Scratch

“you died on schedule”
- @GP38-252, 2022

Useless Fact: I believe that AMTK Horizon cars aren’t stainless steel, which means modifing the design is easier than modifing the Amfleet design, which would require taking off the stainless steel and modifing nearly the entire design. However, Horizon cars are more rare to be found in the Northeast Corridor, but everywhere else has them. This may be due to the NEC size limits, and also the cylindaric design of the Amfleet that better fits through tunnels, which are common on the NEC.

CN-GMD-1

CSXRailroadFan wrote:
Does anybody know what happened to CSX WLO2?

It's at the Lake Shore Railway Museum.

CSXRailroadFan

Last edited by CSXRailroadFan (June 20, 2023 16:32:15)

TheF40PH

CSXRailroadFan wrote:
British Rail wanted to build this thing
https://www.google.com/search?q=british+rail+flying+saucer&rlz=1C1CHBD_enUS916US916&sxsrf=AJOqlzX7nM4q5eKLLXB3ZvPlhfXdhkNf6g:1674846540856&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=2ahUKEwiYyvvIuej8AhWETjABHWYHCx0Q_AUoAXoECAEQAw…

Very goofy ah train is what I’m going to say, how are you supposed to add cars to that thing anyway?

Last edited by TheF40PH (Feb. 6, 2023 01:09:17)

“Life is like a locomotive, it has a beginning and a end. All locomotives have one thing in common, and it's that they had wonderful memories together.” - TheF40PH

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