Frazier Mud Slide 2008, “we lost a car!”
Posted by french on Apr 11, 2009
The Frazier Mud Slide of 2008 was a very memorable event. NO injuries, but minor problems from time to time … like, “we lost one of the dump cars over the side at Abernethy.” Well, that’s not quite what was said. Yes, I was listening on the radio. Our crew was on the other side of the mud slide, moving mud & debris to Wicopee (more of that later). On the radio the crew on the other side calls the dispatcher and says, “… our train is back together and we are ready for another load of mud.” The dispatcher says, “…what do you mean your train is back together? Did you set a car out?” The train crew says (chuckling), “…sort of, one of the dump cars went down the side of the mountain during dumping.”
Read more in the PDF entitled, dumping_mud_at_Abernethy.pdf
Amazing Railroad Routes
Posted by Lou on Mar 11, 2009
New Download
Posted by Lou on Mar 3, 2009
Pictures of the “rotary plow” being used now on the New Town line between Drake and Max ND.
It is owned by the Red River Valley & Western railroad, based out of Wahpeton, ND.
Thanks to DYS
Also there is the new San Luis Obisbo Chalkboard March 2009. Thanks to French
Union Pacific 1942
Posted by Lou on Jan 27, 2009
Southern Pacific RR brakeman Harry Martin smelling a tiger lily found beside tracks w. engineer Jimmy Belote waiting his turn, during regulation cooling-off stop between Sacramento and Reno.
Hindsdale Winter Landscape
Posted by Lou on Jan 6, 2009
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