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10-22-2020 - 22:43
Shortline Sammie
To answer the poster's question...yes...I was born in Portland and lived most of my life in the Milwaukie area. I went to kindergarten in Oak Grove where i witnessed log trains coming across the trest
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10-22-2020 - 22:43
Shortline Sammie
To answer the poster's question...yes...I was born in Portland and lived most of my life in the Milwaukie area. I went to kindergarten in Oak Grove where i witnessed log trains coming across the trest
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10-21-2020 - 09:47
Shortline Sammie
With 26L air just do the "minimum reduction" which on our units is 6 psi, bail the independent and use a notch 1 or 2 stretch to keep them tight
SW-1
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10-09-2020 - 17:04
Shortline Sammie
Roger would be the equivalent of "ten-four" in police talk.
Roger that...Sammie out
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10-05-2020 - 21:46
Shortline Sammie
35. Re: Mt. Hood RR
The shipper is K I N G !!!
Sammie
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10-02-2020 - 12:28
Shortline Sammie
You are correct in that the bottom die is stationary and the stroke of the press is pre-set to end up with the proper curvature.
Since multiple pieces are riveted together the holes need to be in
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09-30-2020 - 23:15
Shortline Sammie
Interesting that the beginning of the new railroad is the "center of Polk Street"! Understand Mr. Lavocot sold the interchange with the P&W plus additional industrial land to the new "railroad" but re
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09-21-2020 - 21:41
Shortline Sammie
38. Re: Slug Units.
Sometimes steel scrap but usually just build a form and pour in some concrete that equals the original weight not to exceed 286,000 on four axles.
Sammie
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09-19-2020 - 08:45
Shortline Sammie
Early SW-1's were built with a D4D main generator and D27 traction motors as were the NW-2 and various others (NW-3, NW-5). In the SW-1 the 600 hp prime mover could not produce enough horsepower hence
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09-17-2020 - 22:46
Shortline Sammie
Pardon my narrow sightedness not thinking outside the box...the ones I was referring to were the SW1200's built for Coos Bay Lumber and Canadian Forest Products (Englewood Railway) which needed maximu
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09-17-2020 - 12:35
Shortline Sammie
Most likely a factory-installed option to allow for larger fuel tank.
Dick Samuels
Oregon Pacific Railroad
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09-17-2020 - 12:33
Shortline Sammie
Most likely a factory installed option to make way for a larger fuel tank.
Dick Samuels
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09-11-2020 - 08:17
Shortline Sammie
Wayne C Wrote:
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> Just curious. Is the OPR leasing 803 or
> purchasing it outright?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Outright purchase
>
> Shortline
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09-10-2020 - 19:59
Shortline Sammie
BN Oly Wrote:
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> Was the 801 the former Port of Olympia unit? As a
> kid I would sneak onto the port always hoping to
> see it run someday..
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09-10-2020 - 15:51
Shortline Sammie
As previously reported, OPR former GN SW-8 801 was involved in one of the large brush fires that are burning in the Molalla, OR area particularly the RSG sawmill which is one of OPR's customers.
Wh
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09-08-2020 - 14:22
Shortline Sammie
46. Re: Oregon Fires
Riverson Wrote:
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> Looks like Mr Samuals switch engine stationed at
> Liberal OR suffered fire damage at the RFP mill.
> To soon to tell the
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09-01-2020 - 07:38
Shortline Sammie
3.2 million is INSANE! We looked at it right after Hood River County placed the lien on it a year ago and when you consider track condition, grade crossing signal maintenance and FRA bridge inspection
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08-27-2020 - 21:58
Shortline Sammie
Thank you for your input...sleep well...good night~
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08-27-2020 - 12:55
Shortline Sammie
The only modification to the pilot on the 4449 that I'm aware of was a steel cover plate fabricated to fit over the "real" pilot to protect it during the filming of "Tough Guys".
It was removed af
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08-16-2020 - 20:02
Shortline Sammie
I was thinking Weyerhaeuser Longview but you're probably right!
Sammie
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08-16-2020 - 16:51
Shortline Sammie
W H E W...Glad I didn't make the cut...who knows what fate would befall me down the line!!
Sammie
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08-16-2020 - 10:42
Shortline Sammie
From what I understand, Eastside Freight Railroad threw in the towel as of last week. Understand the switcher and caboose were interchanged to BNSF yesterday and are probably headed for storage on the
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08-06-2020 - 10:48
Shortline Sammie
54. Re: Richland
Hot Wrote:
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> Heart Break Kid Wrote:
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> > it WAS a BNSF crew on the train...onc
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08-02-2020 - 20:23
Shortline Sammie
Very interesting procedure! Due to the intense heat damage to the bridge, track and railcars there was no other logical way to remove the two cars and begin salvage operations. The value of the two lo
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07-30-2020 - 16:32
Shortline Sammie
Apples vs oranges! If I remember correctly the California bridge you reference was a timber structure over land that the UP replaces with one of their standard ballast deck "stock" bridges.
The Tem
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07-19-2020 - 22:23
Shortline Sammie
Not sure just what you're making reference to as far a a "EMC" (which would be an early "40's 567) but an EMD 6-567BC would be a RMD 6-567B with water jumper modifications to accept "C" power assembli
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07-14-2020 - 22:17
Shortline Sammie
I can tell you FOR CERTAIN where they're NOT going is to ORHF or anywhere on the Oregon Pacific Railroad!
To have one of these monstrosities involved in even a MINOR derailment (as we've witnessed
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