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07-04-2020 - 22:16
Shortline Sammie
Nudge Wrote:
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> Dick,
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> Its a wonder you are still hanging on. I think we
> all hope you will stay with it. Its been years
> since we m
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07-04-2020 - 17:16
Shortline Sammie
It doesn't surprise me that the Clackamas Valley operation in the Clackamas Industrial Park is on the block. OPR has looked at this operation for the last fifteen years and every year it gets less via
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06-27-2020 - 13:02
Shortline Sammie
An Observer Wrote:
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> Nice to see some progress but isn't Progressive
> trying to exit the operator agreement?
Progressive Rail appears to
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06-27-2020 - 10:04
Shortline Sammie
I'll second BOB2's comments and welcome back! Thanks for being a "port on the storm" so far as ACCURATE Santa Cruz line information is concerned...it is greatly appreciated!
Dick Samuels
Oregon Pa
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06-24-2020 - 21:31
Shortline Sammie
Dave Althaus Wrote:
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> Listen you damn fools, 1601 did not fall off the
> jacks and 3100 did not fall off the jacks. What
> kind of game are
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06-21-2020 - 17:54
Shortline Sammie
Because that could apply to any consist where the lead unit controlled the rest of the consist whether it was done thru the jumper cable or radio remote. Mother / slug is a specific application wherea
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06-17-2020 - 11:59
Shortline Sammie
Kinda like "kick the radio" to make it work in the old days.
I remember opening the electrical cabinet on our GP-7 and after fighting the spiders wiggling the plug on the front (old Motrac or Mico
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06-13-2020 - 10:21
Shortline Sammie
J.K. Trowling Wrote:
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> Del Monte Burns Wrote:
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> > Lot of interesting cars and
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06-09-2020 - 09:15
Shortline Sammie
Okay...here goes! The Oregon Pacific "acquired" a shop cat that we named "FOAMER". She was a motley orange-brown creature that showed up one day limping so one of the crew bandaged her "injured" leg w
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06-08-2020 - 07:38
Shortline Sammie
70. Re: SP Sunday
Seems like the ban on friction bearings preceded the fuss over alignment control draft gear by a few years. I also remember something about the ban on non-alignment draft gear came about after a wreck
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06-07-2020 - 09:19
Shortline Sammie
Is this the former EsPee unit that was on the Tacoma Eastern then acquired by Western Rail and chopped the nose?
Sammie
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06-06-2020 - 08:40
Shortline Sammie
That's some nice kit bashing! Appears to have been born as a SW-1000 judging from the body style and single stack.
Sammie
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05-31-2020 - 20:24
Shortline Sammie
73. Re: EMD slugs
Hot Water Wrote:
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> > I know where this is going to go but they
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05-24-2020 - 17:23
Shortline Sammie
Interesting the spur at San Dimas actually has TWO derails...apparently the split switch one installed when Metrolink came on board?
Sammie
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05-18-2020 - 22:16
Shortline Sammie
Anyone know if the LATL system used ADLAKE style switch locks? I have both a PE and KEY SYSTEM key in my collection but have never heard of a LATL key.
Sammie
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05-18-2020 - 15:59
Shortline Sammie
76. Re: What iz it??
Quite a contraption whatever it is/was! Thought we had some weird home-made stuff but think this beats anything I/ve come up with!
Sammie
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05-18-2020 - 08:04
Shortline Sammie
77. Re: What iz it??
I would say it's a " platform" used either for tunnel work or installing overhead wire.
The angled side "nets" probably for catching tools, etc. that get dropped.
My guess of the day!
Dick Sa
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05-12-2020 - 08:09
Shortline Sammie
7TNCP Wrote:
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> Dick those SD40s can go around a 16 degree curve
> but it needs to be good ties
> They can get around 12 degree 30 minutes c
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05-11-2020 - 14:11
Shortline Sammie
An Observer Wrote:
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> I'd like to see that power get up the behind
> Sammie's .
Well...the first couple units might make it DOWN...but w
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05-11-2020 - 07:41
Shortline Sammie
FUD Wrote:
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> Edit: looks in the first Trona shot like the plant
> *is* operating. Good for the local economy.
>
> Power looks a tad heavie
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05-07-2020 - 21:50
Shortline Sammie
81. Re: How to Fish
The last I heard was the previous General Manager has worked something out with the creditors to continue the freight service and had leased one of the lease return units previously on the Coos Bay R
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04-29-2020 - 09:04
Shortline Sammie
When I called one of our fuel suppliers today to fuel one of our units I asked what the current price of loci fuel was was told $ 1.10/gallon which is the lowest I can remember paying for a long...lon
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04-27-2020 - 14:28
Shortline Sammie
I can see the advertising now..."Chinese locomotive manufacturer debuts its EN VIRUS FRIENDLY series of locomotives for the surviving free world"
Sammie
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04-24-2020 - 12:18
Shortline Sammie
"Solid Performance Reputations"...that leaves the GenSets out!
Sammie
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04-24-2020 - 12:06
Shortline Sammie
Can't we just get one of the Tommy's back here and get something humorous for a change?
Sammie
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04-09-2020 - 16:50
Shortline Sammie
I'm sure the Sierra Northern folks are crafty enough to retain salvage rights to all the track material AFTER someone else pulls it up and stockpiles it for them!
Sammie
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04-06-2020 - 08:20
Shortline Sammie
OPRRMS Wrote:
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> Shortline Sammie Wrote:
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> > Railroad employees are covered by
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04-05-2020 - 17:54
Shortline Sammie
Railroad employees are covered by FELA...a form of "no fault workman's comp" where any injury is the railroad's fault no matter what and the railroad will pay dearly through our legal system.
A der
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04-04-2020 - 13:11
Shortline Sammie
I can't imagine any short line wanting the liability of that large trestle particularly in light of the recent FRA Bridge Inspection Regulations which require every bridge to be inspected annually by
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