Train Length ??
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Topic: Train Length ??
Posted By: FREEDGUY
Subject: Train Length ??
Date Posted: 03 May 2022 at 6:14pm
A while back I inquired as to how long a train could be and got a reply from one of you stating the "time" of waiting at a crossing. I've done multiple searches this evening when I finally got home after waiting 27 minutes on a train  !! Seems like this cat said 14 minutes tops ??
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Posted By: jaybmiller
Date Posted: 03 May 2022 at 6:17pm
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depends on the city or whoever is in charge. here in Hamilton it is (was ?) 15 minutes. fortunately I don't have to cross choochoo tracks anymore.... ------------- 3 D-14s,A-C forklift, B-112 Kubota BX23S lil' TOOT( The Other Orange Tractor) Never burn your bridges, unless you can walk on water |
Posted By: DMiller
Date Posted: 03 May 2022 at 6:30pm
| Also depends on number of crossings available as well any Under or Over passes for autos to Bypass a crossing. Nevada MO had several crossings that would tie up for long periods as Shunting crews rearranged car sets, The city had a Full rail Causeway on Walnut Street just blocks away to bypass the problem and had been built in the 1920s. |
Posted By: Lars(wi)
Date Posted: 03 May 2022 at 6:53pm
Gosh, why not do the internet search while waiting for the train, you have a smart phone right? I had to wait on a train also today, but I was smiling ear to ear, thankful all those containers were not on the roadways. ------------- I tried to follow the science, but it was not there. I then followed the money, and that’s where I found the science. |
FREEDGUY wrote:Posted By: FREEDGUY
Date Posted: 03 May 2022 at 7:01pm
I never said anything about container trailers  !!
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Posted By: PaulB
Date Posted: 03 May 2022 at 7:43pm
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Got stuck on a beer run again? ------------- If it was fun to pull in LOW gear, I could have a John Deere. If you can't make it GO... make it SHINY |
Posted By: LouSWPA
Date Posted: 04 May 2022 at 8:29am
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Well near half hour does seem a bit excessive. Here's what you need to do, each time this happens to you, call the local state police barracks and report it! Now, the key is consistency, you need to do this every time! They may tell you to call someone else, and, if they supply you with good contact info, you most certainly need to call them, also. But don't stop calling the state police, that's important. You have to impress upon them that you are adamant about this, it is your right that you not be inconvenienced like this. At the same time, you should be calling the local TV stations about this, tell them how you should not be delayed like this, it is your right as a citizen to move to and fro at will, unhindered! Most stations have consumer advocate investigators, they will be happy to do battle for you. Be persistent and consistent, if you keep at it you will most certainly get the attention you deserve, and your problems addressed. You also should be calling your local and state politicians, constantly and consistently. They, and the cops work for you! Make sure you impress that upon them! Shucks, you might even find yourself on TV! now we shall see if you are a man or a mouse! A mouse will continue to get on places such as this forum and squeek/whine, a man will do something, as I suggested, about it! Stop being a keyboard warrior! Go get 'em! ------------- I am still confident of this; I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord. Ps 27 |
Posted By: steve(ill)
Date Posted: 04 May 2022 at 9:02am
Get ya a SIGN and stand out there and PROTEST !! NOBODY has the RIGHT to stop you from a well earned BEER RUN !! Tell them that 8 MPG Log Wagon dont run on water !!! They are costing you MONEY !!!   ------------- Like them all, but love the "B"s. |
Posted By: nella(Pa)
Date Posted: 04 May 2022 at 9:13am
OH MY Lou!!!!  Did you read Mrs. Circleback's playbook, I think you should get Whitehouse Press award for this!! |
Posted By: TomC
Date Posted: 04 May 2022 at 9:17am
| I think he's just trying to keep him busy. |
Posted By: Ray54
Date Posted: 04 May 2022 at 1:08pm
Who knows how persistent Free will be, but such did work here 30 years ago. But in this case it was a state highway blocked. Not much of a highway as there are switchbacks a semi cannot get around. But a good number of new to the country city folks had moved to the brush out there to be stats  when the brush burns next time . So with persistent protest the old Southerner Pacific RR built another siding.
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Posted By: DiyDave
Date Posted: 04 May 2022 at 5:23pm
Chugga chugga chugga chugga, brew brew! Mr Blobby aint gonna call the cops, least not when HE's drivin! ------------- Source: Babylon Bee. Sponsored by BRAWNDO, its got what you need! |
Posted By: TomC
Date Posted: 04 May 2022 at 5:50pm
| I'd love to hear that call," hello?hello police department?? Hey I'm stuck waiting on this train that's been blocking the road for four and a half tall ones,, that means I only have seven and a half left to get home on" |
Posted By: FREEDGUY
Date Posted: 04 May 2022 at 7:18pm
NOPE, trying to get to my granddaughters' birthday gathering JACK HOLE
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Posted By: FREEDGUY
Date Posted: 04 May 2022 at 7:27pm
You could not be MORE incorrect in your reply Lewie
!! Even the city of Elkhart can't make them stop blocking crossings on major Thorofare's AFTER $$ fines assessed on a per/minute blockage fine |
Posted By: D19allisowner
Date Posted: 04 May 2022 at 7:47pm
Next time you see a train a cummin, stand on the tracks. ------------- If you choose not to decide you still have made a choice. |
Posted By: DiyDave
Date Posted: 04 May 2022 at 7:54pm
Did I hear a request? https://youtu.be/AeZRYhLDLeU" rel="nofollow - https://youtu.be/AeZRYhLDLeU ------------- Source: Babylon Bee. Sponsored by BRAWNDO, its got what you need! |
Posted By: LouSWPA
Date Posted: 04 May 2022 at 8:03pm
------------- I am still confident of this; I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord. Ps 27 |
Posted By: LouSWPA
Date Posted: 04 May 2022 at 8:20pm
------------- I am still confident of this; I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord. Ps 27 |
Posted By: DaveKamp
Date Posted: 05 May 2022 at 7:15am
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If you're within 50ft of the center of any major railroad track in the US, you're on a railroad right-of-way... effectively private property. An individual who is on the tracks, when a train comes through, is legally defined as a 'trespasser'. Since they own the rails, they can pass through any length of train they feel necessary for their operation. Railroads don't make money when trains are STOPPED, so they strive to keep moving. Sometimes, they cannot, and in those cases, they do their best to keep the public happy, but it is simply not always possible. Regardless of what law or ordinance may be on the books, the laws of physics always prevail over the laws of man. ------------- Ten Amendments, Ten Commandments, and one Golden Rule solve most every problem. Citrus hand-cleaner with Pumice does the rest. |
Posted By: Clay
Date Posted: 05 May 2022 at 10:55am
In the old days, the train crews would break the train to clear the crossing.  It really SUCKS when they block the crossing for hours or day. Really REALLY SUCKS when they stop on the crossing and I have to back track half a mile, drive two more miles to the busy state highway or the extremely busy blacktop road and then back to the other side of the track with a tractor and equipment. These are double tracks too. |
Posted By: FREEDGUY
Date Posted: 05 May 2022 at 5:54pm
Thank you for a REAL WORLD/COMMON SENSE practice that the RR's should be doing in this era of 200+ cars on the rails today, even a few guys that retired recently and still are in contact with current "train builders" and shake their heads at the length's that these trains are getting
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Posted By: FREEDGUY
Date Posted: 05 May 2022 at 5:57pm
This train was all tankers and hopper bottoms, LOT'S OF THEM The cell reception is "iffy" at best in this crossing area
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Posted By: Clay
Date Posted: 06 May 2022 at 11:26am
| It would be great, if the railroads would limit the length of the trains to the capacity of the siding available for a particular track. |
Posted By: Walker
Date Posted: 06 May 2022 at 11:51am
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Posted By: shameless dude
Date Posted: 06 May 2022 at 8:54pm
| trains around here are between 1 and 1-1/2 niles long, always have an engine in the middle and at the end. |
Posted By: lederasd
Date Posted: 02 Jun 2022 at 3:54pm
| It all depends on the train and on the guy who’s in charge of the whole system. Some crews will just make everyone wait, and no one knows the reason why. I don’t know why this happens – maybe because someone does not know how to do their job alright. The last time I had to wait for 30 minutes for the train, I could tell that it was not ok. I know that many trains come late, but this should not be normalized – why have a schedule then? The trains in Europe come late too. When I was traveling there, I used http://https://www.dbauskunft.com/de/" rel="nofollow - dbauskunft.com . They have got some pretty cheap tickets, but the waiting time is long too. |
Posted By: DaveKamp
Date Posted: 03 Jun 2022 at 1:27am
That's exactly what they do, because the HAVE to. They also have to limit length based on track signalling and block protection, location of accordant rail impedance bonds. They also have to limit the length of trains to accomodate the locomotives' tractive effort limitations both speeding up, and stopping... and also the locomotive's ability to pull the train consist around curves... against substantially higher rolling friction (dragging wheel flanges) ------------- Ten Amendments, Ten Commandments, and one Golden Rule solve most every problem. Citrus hand-cleaner with Pumice does the rest. |
Posted By: Clay
Date Posted: 03 Jun 2022 at 7:19am
Too bad the BNSF does not abide by the rules. Quite often, they block the intersection on 72nd road south of Udall, Ks. for hours or even days!!!.
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Posted By: shameless dude
Date Posted: 03 Jun 2022 at 1:59pm
| talking to a local RR worker, he says they are now doing 3 miles long trains, putting engines in line, saves them on fuel, and upkeep on engines among other things! UP has about a 1000 or more engines sitting idle in many yards. they are also making new cars with alot of aluminum in them making them lighter thus making longer trains. lots of times we see multipile engines go thru our town all hooked together going west. it's usually meaning they need more engines out west to pull loaded cars east! sometimes when they are all hooked together like that, it is called a funeral train. those engines are headed for a place they will be parked for a long time! |
Posted By: DMiller
Date Posted: 03 Jun 2022 at 6:57pm
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2pSoQ7Zue4" rel="nofollow - Union Pacific Locomotive storage Arizona - YouTube |
Posted By: Theignorantway
Date Posted: 10 Jun 2022 at 8:18am
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It really depends on the city, on the transitions in the network of a particular railway company. For example, in Germany, http://dbfahrplanauskunft.com" rel="nofollow - dbfahrplanauskunft.com is very popular. And he is popular among people for a reason. You usually have to wait about 15 minutes, which is quite fast. Also, the very movement around the cities is carried out very quickly and the interior is very comfortable. Also, what attracts people the most is the ticket price. More precisely, not even the price itself, but the fact that one ticket can be used for 4 people and therefore divide the ticket amount for each passenger, which ultimately comes out to something around 6 euros per person. |
Posted By: DiyDave
Date Posted: 10 Jun 2022 at 5:56pm
I don't know if you are a spammer or not, but with your handle, you sure picked the right thread to post on! ------------- Source: Babylon Bee. Sponsored by BRAWNDO, its got what you need! |
Posted By: steve(ill)
Date Posted: 10 Jun 2022 at 7:20pm
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I see the point of a SPAMMER who puts a link to a Company sale item that he WORKS FOR...... Some of these guys just post a comment that makes no sense on a topic they know nothing about.... What does that get them ? Even if your just trying to increase you POST NUMBERS, from 1 to 5... What good does that possibly do ?? ------------- Like them all, but love the "B"s. |
Posted By: Clay
Date Posted: 10 Jun 2022 at 8:08pm
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Does as much good as that D%$M train blocking the crossing for more than 4 hours today. I was on my 4 wheeler and had to travel down a BUSY paved road. Lots of water in the ditch and steep banks. Bad enough riding the 4 wheeler down in the ditch for a mile. It is VERY DANGEROUS to have to drive farm equipment on that road. People have little respect for anyone in their way. If it were permitted, I would use language to describe how I really feel about the railroad blocking the crossing.
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