The Fort Wayne Railfan

Last I knew crews can go from Peru to Elkhart, Detroit, or Toledo Eastbound and Decatur Westbound. Trains terminating or getting on/off the ex Wabash will have a crew from Peru or Detroit take a cab the rest of the way they aren't on a train. FWA-Bellevue was its own crew district. FWA-Chicago is a ...

I've always been disappointed when reading a book on something local and seeing little local. That seems to be the norm with few exceptions.

Hopefully, the railroad gets a good share of that, but I'm not optimistic. Those are truckable quantities.

Bob Durnell wrote: ↑

Sat Apr 27, 2019 7:30 pm

... it appears to me that the extended Hadley Siding will stop a little short of East Dunfee.

About how short? It would make little sense to have a short stretch of single main, depending upon that length and geological obstacles.

HB Since the traction lines did things a little differently, I can see them handling it many different ways. Some had "LCL" cars (like a baggage car) for parcels and freight. They could be parked at a station so the consignee can come and get it similar to a freight house on a steam line. For good c...

I'm thinking something along the lines of a Chicago-Rubber-Tired-Transfer between railroads took place here as well. Back the wagon up to the dock. Load wagon. Pull ahead. Back into other dock. Unload. :roll: Did the traction roads commonly have sidings with dock access at their customer's end loca...

I'm thinking something along the lines of a Chicago-Rubber-Tired-Transfer between railroads took place here as well. Back the wagon up to the dock. Load wagon. Pull ahead. Back into other dock. Unload.

p.s. I worked for years at Pearl/Harrison. Interesting to see prior ownership.

That unit was leading a grain train Monday NB on the NCD toward Muncie.

Did they by chance leave the old bridge up as a "viewing platform." I know the answer, but a guy can wish.

My point is bad track is only one slice of swiss cheese. Other factors have to be in play for all the holes in the slices to line up and you get a derailment.

NS3568 was the power for L69 in Bluffton last week.

Is the new US6 bridge complete, yet?

Since no car # assigned, how was this LCL shipment handled?

It takes more than you think to derail a train.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUmNzsC29l8

...a flaming caboose story of my own....

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