Altamont Press Discussion Board

03-15-2019 - 11:58

Shortline Sammie

Geeez...that's a pretty cool perspective from the cab of our GMD1 OPR 1413...just a matter of time before we wipe out one of the arrogant bicyclists...they're the WORST!!! Dick Samuels Oregon Paci
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02-28-2019 - 14:44

Shortline Sammie

152. Re: "Who Had the Ham Sandwich?"

Classic NYC "tailgate party"... guy relieving himself must have had to hold it a long time!
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02-22-2019 - 09:04

Shortline Sammie

153. Re: We get mail...

This is the calendar the UP will be adopting for their Precision Scheduled Railroad program. Sammie
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02-09-2019 - 09:59

Shortline Sammie

154. Re: Steam railroad or shoreline

Roger that! Sammie out
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02-04-2019 - 11:56

Shortline Sammie

155. Re: Do GEVOs have a powered handbrake?

I am not an expert on power handbrakes but if the locomotive was dead with the handbrake applied if the brake was released by a switch on the outside electrically it would release when the battery swi
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02-03-2019 - 23:11

shortline Sammie

156. Re: Mount Hood Customer Potential

For the past 26 years the Oregon Pacific and it's predecessors have "enjoyed" an operating ratio of close to 100 meaning that all of the excess profits after expenses are re-invested in the infrastruc
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01-28-2019 - 00:21

Shortline Sammie

157. Re: Ever seen a stoplight for a RR crossing? Here's one in Colorado

Would have required a REALLY long gate with the associated maintenance issues. In this case believe the traffic lights are a more practical solution. Sammie
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01-21-2019 - 20:56

Shortline Sammie

158. Re: Mechanical Reefer question.

Seems that the "Solid Cold" reefers were BN or BNSF...the PFE (Pacific Fruit Express) were either SPFE or UPFE and had the old 2-71 Detroit diesel refrigeration units...much more dependable than the A
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01-20-2019 - 09:09

shortline sammie

159. Re: UP Track Work in Oakdale

If it's an 80 foot track panel with 10-foot ties it's most likely to replace a crossing close by. Dick Samuels
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01-17-2019 - 02:00

Shortline Sammie

160. Re: Another Day on the Sierra Northern

Normally you bleed off the air...you can bottle the air but run the risk of a leaky car setting up the brakes and creating an embarrassing situation if the track is level. Dick Samuels
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12-24-2018 - 18:48

Shortline Sammie

161. Re: What Next for UP 4141

Pdxrailtransit Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > E9A Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Pdxrailtransit Wrote: > > > ---------
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12-18-2018 - 22:12

Shortline Sammie

162. Re: Lane Mountain Sand

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12-14-2018 - 08:07

Shortline Sammie

163. Re: John Kirchner Photo?

Very cool video...that Chevy hyrailer was worth the price of admission by itself!!! Sammie
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12-02-2018 - 09:42

Shortline Sammie

164. Re: Tri Cities (WA) area rr job postings

John Pindell Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Pay is actually pretty decent for a shortline just > doing switching ops. However, the work locations > and varying sc
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12-02-2018 - 09:39

Shortline Sammie

165. Re: Goose Lake rail question

Excepted Track Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > As far as I know, the whole line is excepted track > and in pretty rough shape at that. Pretty rough is an underst
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11-29-2018 - 20:39

Shortline Sammie

166. Re: Coos Bay Rail on the Ground

George Andrews Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Yes & No -- I know they are a ways apart. The > derailment on Coos Bay reminded me of the weather > - related issues
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11-29-2018 - 19:09

Shortline Sammie

167. Re: Coos Bay Rail on the Ground

Believe you have the Coos Bay Rail confused with the P&W's Toledo Branch? Sammie
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11-29-2018 - 12:08

Shortline Sammie

168. Coos Bay Rail on the Ground

Was talking with Rick Franklin this morning who was getting his crews staged to head out to clean up a derailment on the "new" Coos Bay Rail Line around Lakeside (OR) MP 752. Appears seven loaded
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11-17-2018 - 09:22

Shortline Sammie

169. Re: UP rebuilds old GenSets into single-engine Tier 4 units

What the article DIDN'T mention was that the 86 RP20GE genset switchers were a bad investment and brought only a fraction of their purchase price; a low of $25,000 and a high of $42,500 at last weeks
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11-13-2018 - 18:08

Shortline Sammie

170. Re: Any news on the continuing saga of IPH?

Hearing ads on Portland (OR) radio station for Mt. Hood RR's "Train to Toytown" or something to that effect. Sammie
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11-13-2018 - 11:23

Shortline Sammie

171. Re: Union Pacific training video -- Bottling the Air is not "leaking off"...FYI

Interesting video... must understandable explanation I've seen so far. Along these lines we recently had an obviously new State FRA Inspector write a defect for leaving a switch engine tied up with
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10-30-2018 - 18:17

Shortline Sammie

172. Re: Refueling refrigerated boxcars

Curtis R. Milburn Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > If you're on your friendly, local shortline, they > might call or roll by and ask if you're car is > ready to go.
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10-30-2018 - 18:12

Shortline Sammie

173. Re: Refueling refrigerated boxcars

Curtis R. Milburn Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Depends on whether it's an agreed upon place to > perform unloading. If one car is at a designated > spot for unl
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10-29-2018 - 23:40

Shortline Sammie

174. Re: Refueling refrigerated boxcars

The originating carrier (say the SJVR) loads a reefer with cheese in Cali which is consigned to a cold storage warehouse in Oregon on the OPR. The car usually has 400 gallons of diesel fuel when recei
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10-29-2018 - 14:51

Shortline Sammie

175. Re: UP 849 WRIX link

HUTCH 7.62 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Heres a link for those intrested. > > Scroll down > > Western Rail Inc. > > Scroll down further and you can see p
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10-23-2018 - 13:23

Shortline Sammie

176. Re: Major Damage to egos

I gots ta know Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Was there any interesting discussion on to page 2 > of the Trainorders thread? > > A non-member gots ta know. >
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10-19-2018 - 13:56

shortline sammie

177. Re: Photo of the St. Paul & Pacific Railroad PGR 1500

I didn't change my identity...this new laptop just too damn sensitive to fat fingers!!! Sammie
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10-16-2018 - 21:21

shortline Sammie

178. Re: NWP Caboose for sale

So long as it doesn't have to move over a Class I mainline it can be moved just fine so long as it is blessed by the carriers involved and the brasses are properly prepared. (Remove the pads, remove t
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10-14-2018 - 09:12

Shortline Sammie

179. Re: M&ET SW1500s

In my opinion NOTHING is better than an EMD switcher and nothing is WORSE than a genset. Any of the SW Series with Flexicoil trucks can't be beat for dependability and maintainability .... they tak
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09-26-2018 - 16:06

Shortline Sammie

180. Re: Iowa Traction Railroad

Let's just hope that Iowa Traction's new owner Progressive Rail is too busy furnishing diesels to their other recent acquisitions to forget about this operation! Dick Samuels
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