Steam & Excursion > 844 "incident" near Eaton, CO

Have heard (rumer) that there was an "incident" of unknown type near Eaton, CO. The train was delayed because of it. Any details?
JHF

From on board, the incident was a near hit at a grade crossing just south of Eaton.  The crew had the train stopped and hit nothing.  Being on many trips when we started braking hard I knew something was up.  There were multiple special agents on board and everything was handle very professionally.  Sounds like the guy in the truck may have taken out a stop sign trying to get out of the way.  

Did the driver have a camera, a radio and a baseball cap with a RR emblem on the front?

Well, congrats on creating the headline that'll surely have a TON of views by the end of the day.

- Jeff Carlson

TCnR Wrote:
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> Did the driver have a camera, a radio and a
> baseball cap with a RR emblem on the front?

And a huge antenna, and a set of locomotive horns on his roof?

Posted from iPhone

All I can say what a stupid moron! I can't stand people who risk their own lives just to beat a train because they need to get from point A-B ASAP!

bnsfsd70 Wrote:
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> Well, congrats on creating the headline that'll
> surely have a TON of views by the end of the day.
>
> - Jeff Carlson

The haters were just hopin!

Posted from Android

I don't know what the driver looked like.  Couldn't see much from back in the train, and most vestibules were full of people.

 

nhiwwrr Wrote:

> The haters were just hopin!
>
> Posted from Android

Hoping for what? If you took the time to see why the people are upset and not jump to conclusions you'd view it differently!

flash34 Wrote:
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> TCnR Wrote:
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> > Did the driver have a camera, a radio and a
> > baseball cap with a RR emblem on the front?
>
> And a huge antenna, and a set of locomotive horns
> on his roof?
>
> Posted from iPhone

Generally we found that person stuck in a ditch or some other soft ground.

Now isn't that something....a rumor about 844...amazing.

Spikes Wrote:
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> Now isn't that something....a rumor about
> 844...amazing.

Keep guzzling the kool aide! Just make sure you where all RR PPE when out taking pic's.

CS

nhiwwrr Wrote:
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> The haters were just hopin!
>
> Posted from Android

I don't think any of us so called haters as you put it are hoping for anything. IMHO time will tell weather all the modifications that have been made to the 844 against standard practices during the restoration project and longest boiler wash in history are going to hold up. I personally don't think they will. We shall see now won't we! It seems to me you don't like any diverging opinion that goes against what you want to believe. Your just a quote "hater" of a different type.


CS  

UP6936 Wrote:
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> I don't know what the driver looked like.
>  Couldn't see much from back in the train, and
> most vestibules were full of people.
>

Thanks for the on site report of the incident. Seems the crew braked the train OK, which is the important thing. Yes, I'm teaching people how to first read (and not irrationally rant), then read between the lines. :-)

cchan006 Wrote:
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> UP6936 Wrote:
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> > I don't know what the driver looked like.
> >  Couldn't see much from back in the train, and
> > most vestibules were full of people.
> >
>
> Thanks for the on site report of the incident.
> Seems the crew braked the train OK, which is the
> important thing. Yes, I'm teaching people how to
> first read (and not irrationally rant), then read
> between the lines. :-)

At least he didn't flatten the drivers this time

Posted from iPhone

I guess we should be happy the DL didn't throw the 844 in reverse and slide the drivers again to stop the train. I guess the new MU control box is working and idled down the 1989. I know there is few people thinking it, Sorry I just had to say it.......

CS

CaliforniaSteam Wrote:
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> I guess we should be happy the DL didn't throw the
> 844 in reverse and slide the drivers again to stop
> the train. I guess the new MU control box is
> working and idled down the 1989.

The box itself would not be capable of automatically "idling down" the MU'ed diesel. The Engineer in the seat of 844 would have to do that operation manually, i.e. turn the throttle rotary switch back to idle.

I know there is
> few people thinking it, Sorry I just had to say
> it.......
>
> CS

Well that was good for us
We were able to get ahead of it.

Posted from Android

I would think he could just drop the generator field on the MU box. I think I saw that on the photo. 

Joe

So theres NO damage around the Steam engine right?  It's still in good shape?

Jonathan M.