Western Railroad Discussion > Bordem on the Ballast train, Cascade Line

1) In the siding at Oakridge while the Herzog worker sets up the GPS and computer system for the dump cars

2) Meeting 14 at Oakridge

3) Inside shot of the Flanger at Oakridge

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4) Approaching Tunnel 21, above Pryor

5) Crossing Salt Creek Bridge after dumping ballast in the siding at Heather

6) Waiting for the crew from Eugene to take the MTY train to Klamath Falls.

We had 50 loaded cars and dumped them all in 45 minutes.

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Nice shots, my goodness, 5 SD-70's, were you using all of those 20,000 horses?

sphogger

sphogger Wrote:
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> Nice shots, my goodness, 5 SD-70's, were you using
> all of those 20,000 horses?
>
> sphogger


Yeah, itz actually nice to see five UP SD70M's lashed up like that elephant style. Must have sounded great up the grade!

4th one was dead, it had mechanical problems.

1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th online, Dynamics cut-out on the 5th unit.

YM

Oakridge ! On TrainSim I put the Starlate into the sawmill there, strangely it never came back ...
Wish the skies were that blue down here.


TCS - meaty or shower ?

Cool photos and cool consist. You mention that there was a Herzog worker prepping the cars for dumping. How many people are on the crew when you guys run one of these trains?

Take Care,
Alex Ramos

alex14ramos Wrote:
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> Cool photos and cool consist. You mention that
> there was a Herzog worker prepping the cars for
> dumping. How many people are on the crew when you
> guys run one of these trains?
>
> Take Care,
> Alex Ramos


Engineer, Conductor, Brakeman, and 1 Herzog rep in the rear unit contrlling the cars via computer and GPS.

Almost forgot the photo I took of the South Fork of Salt Creek. This is at the South (SP west) end of Cruzatte.

YM

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Those last two shots (both yours and his) are Great !
Me liking much.


TCS - a caboose? ya don't say

A thread from the past talked about how somebody on the MoW team determines the targets and those dump points get GPS locations; and I picked up the idea that the train moves along and ballast gets dumped per those GPS coordinates; big change compared to the tie under the hopper with the crew walking alongside. What I missed was: is today's Herzog guy and the MoW team riding along behind the train in hyrailers or on the back of the train in a caboose, or riding a ballast car, or how do they check out the action as the rock is dumped? Just curious.
Great photos as always. Great area.
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How many people are on the crew when
> you
> > guys run one of these trains?
> >
>
> Engineer, Conductor, Brakeman, and 1 Herzog rep in
> the rear unit contrlling the cars via computer and
> GPS.

TCnR Wrote:
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> A thread from the past talked about how somebody
> on the MoW team determines the targets and those
> dump points get GPS locations; and I picked up the
> idea that the train moves along and ballast gets
> dumped per those GPS coordinates; big change
> compared to the tie under the hopper with the crew
> walking alongside. What I missed was: is today's
> Herzog guy and the MoW team riding along behind
> the train in hyrailers or on the back of the train
> in a caboose, or riding a ballast car, or how do
> they check out the action as the rock is dumped?
> Just curious.
> Great photos as always. Great area.
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> How many people are on the crew when
> > you
> > > guys run one of these trains?
> > >
> >
> > Engineer, Conductor, Brakeman, and 1 Herzog rep
> in
> > the rear unit contrlling the cars via computer
> and
> > GPS.


MOW will HI-rail behind the train and can stop to dig out a switch if it accidentally is dumped through.

YM

Betcha that was 'colorful' the first time that happened.


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... to
> dig out a switch if it accidentally is dumped
> through.
>
> YM

sphogger Wrote:
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> Speaking of boredom.... work trains are the one
> class of service I never cared for. Dumping rock
> used to be a tedious, dusty, dirty all day ordeal
> done at walking speed with a crosstie placed on
> top of the rails across the wheels used as a
> "screed" so to speak. I haven't seen the Herzog
> train in operation, sounds much better than the
> old fashioned way. This is technology I can live
> with;-)
>
> Nice shot of the falls YM!
>
> sphogger

Come on Geo. .... are we gettin' lazy in our old age?? LOL

V

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