saltyant Posted March 4 Report Share Posted March 4 Train derailment flyover in Beth'lum. The tiny green dots are workers. Not sure what that yellow line thing is. Maybe some train experts can weigh in like @toast21602 or @toastman 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirheadD8 Posted March 5 Report Share Posted March 5 21 hours ago, saltyant said: Train derailment flyover in Beth'lum. The tiny green dots are workers. Not sure what that yellow line thing is. Maybe some train experts can weigh in like @toast21602 or @toastman Probably a fuel containment barrier. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saltyant Posted March 5 Report Share Posted March 5 (edited) 2 minutes ago, AirheadD8 said: Probably a fuel containment barrier. That's what I have also concluded after checking some video footage from the ground. Looks like they cleaned up quite a bit by yesterday and pulled the choo-choos out of the river. That must be a logistical nightmare. Edited March 5 by saltyant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFskiDan Posted March 5 Report Share Posted March 5 11 hours ago, AirheadD8 said: Probably a fuel containment barrier. Nailed it. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirheadD8 Posted March 5 Report Share Posted March 5 34 minutes ago, JFskiDan said: Nailed it. Yikes, 😳that had to be a scary ride for the conductor . Luckily the cab wasn’t any further into the water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted March 5 Author Report Share Posted March 5 (edited) 4 minutes ago, AirheadD8 said: Yikes, 😳that had to be a scary ride for the conductor . Luckily the cab wasn’t any further into the water. It’s bananas Edited March 5 by GrilledSteezeSandwich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indiggio Posted March 5 Report Share Posted March 5 7 minutes ago, AirheadD8 said: Yikes, 😳that had to be a scary ride for the conductor . Luckily the cab wasn’t any further into the water. And not the engineer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted March 5 Author Report Share Posted March 5 Id be hanging with @theprogram4 in the cafe car..drinking soda and playing War. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirheadD8 Posted March 5 Report Share Posted March 5 13 minutes ago, indiggio said: And not the engineer? I’m not train savvy. How many people does it take to operate? My wife and I had a discussion the other night about there being two locomotives. Is the second one connected electronically or is there a separate crew? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toast21602 Posted March 5 Report Share Posted March 5 4 minutes ago, AirheadD8 said: I’m not train savvy. How many people does it take to operate? My wife and I had a discussion the other night about there being two locomotives. Is the second one connected electronically or is there a separate crew? They have been running with minimal crews lately because of increased technology. usually a minimum of two but it depends and the load, the length, and destination usually. There are not specific crews for each engine. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schif Posted March 5 Report Share Posted March 5 My understanding is that one crew of two people can run just about any train now. Even if there are two locomotives they are hooked up so that they are controlled by the first one. There's also a new trend of putting two locomotives in the middle of a mile plus long train that are controlled by the one in the front as well. So in that situation there could be a crew of two running 4 engines, two of which are 3/4 of a mile behind them. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indiggio Posted March 5 Report Share Posted March 5 Yes, a friend works for NS as a conductor and one of the biggest issues between the union and management is that the companies are trying to whittle crews down to just 1 person and eventually 0 because of all the automation. The unions keep fighting these reductions claiming fully automated trains are too unsafe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enjoralas Posted March 5 Report Share Posted March 5 32 minutes ago, indiggio said: The unions keep fighting these reductions claiming fully automated trains are too unsafe. As 3 trains (presumably) with 2 man crews collide . . . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indiggio Posted March 5 Report Share Posted March 5 46 minutes ago, enjoralas said: As 3 trains (presumably) with 2 man crews collide . . . Indeed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirheadD8 Posted March 5 Report Share Posted March 5 17 minutes ago, indiggio said: Indeed! Lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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