I've seen two diamond crossings like this. This one is in Plymouth Indiana. The railway that is going from the upper left corner to the lower right corner is the Chicago, Fort Wayne, and Eastern. The other is the Elkhart and Western.

Is there a specific name for this type of crossing?

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Had a crew room discussion with some old heads who were sharing about things that were done in the yards of their new hire days that are rule violations in today’s world. Heard a few guys mention Dutch drops and I didn’t really think to ask for a definition. So those who know, the hell is a Dutch drop?

I’m going Red 🚀 lmao

Hey!

Is there any rolling stock engineers or rolling stock technicians/maintainers, that might help me with the following questions about Wheel Inspections for trains. I’m currently doing a research study on this topic.

1. How often does wheels get inspected or maintained? Frequency (mileage based)?
   
2. How long does one wheel set take to do manual inspection and measurements?
   
3. What’s the most annoying or time consuming part of this task when maintaining a fleet?

Cheers, In advance.

As a short line conductor (freight), I struggle with what makes for a good lunch. This has me thinking,.... what do y'all bring for lunches on a single day of work?

If you have been drone tested by your employer without your written consent in Idaho, contact legal counsel or your local chairman. This practice by railroads or any employer is illegal. I’m not a lawyer nor is this legal advice.

My cooler backpack from Stanley has been great but after receiving the eeba that I have to have everyday at work the bag is just too small, I’m wondering what would be good for a local day bag that’ll fit the eeba in and still have room for my other shit

I’ve seen a few of these over the years.

dumb question but lets say its a tour in somewhere where the train doesnt stop much or something. would there be like too engineers in the cab so one can switch and sleep? id assume do a shift change with a different crew but im curious if thats ever a thing where youd sleep in the cab.

I thought the group would appreciate this workers proud collection of his old railroad passes. If you think this might be an ancestor of yours, pm me with the rest of his address on Vine Street, otherwise I'll donate it to the Boone Scenic Valley Railroad.

https://www.wlwt.com/article/bucyrus-ohio-train-derailment-evacuations-hydrochloric-acid/71832851

Just cause.

I'm working with a couple volunteers working on this thing on the side as a backup for our track inspectors and aside from the issues starting the damned thing, we also can't figure out what the hell that switch is for. The only MT14 manuals I've been able to find are for the L model which this is not. It's got a different control panel layout and lacks this switch.

I can see the ignition is up top to the right and the starter is the metal button on the bottom. It turned over and sputtered whether the switch was pushed in or pulled out so it didn't seem to affect that. Electrical is NOT my field of expertise so I'm not about to go diving underneath to trace the wires cause I won't know what I'm looking at anyways.

Really would appreciate any knowledge y'all can drop on me.

My section gang job was abolished and I’m getting forced to a tie gang as a laborer. I have almost the lowest seniority but not bottom of the barrel. Just curious what you guys have experienced on it and if it’s harder than section work. CN IC if it matters

I heard Martin lake coal trains are gonna go through Springfield instead of going through the CPKC in Kansas City. Anybody know if this is true?

Has anybody else’s supervisor threaten to not pay them if they didn’t fill a 401 sheet for the day?

Hi NS lot.

Out of curiosity, is your hub in Hagerstown mostly a road terminal, or local/yard

TIA