Eastern Railroad Discussion > Heads up Ohio for NKP

14N is heading east on the Chicago Line with the NKP 8100 on the point. By Kendallville at 06:45. T

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Anybody know when it'll be in Cleveland or at Alliance? Thanks.

fatnrat Wrote:
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> Anybody know when it'll be in Cleveland or at
> Alliance? Thanks.


The person that can tell that can also forward the winning mega millions lottery numbers to me.

What is that supposed to mean?

It's out of Toledo.

Passed Clay Center (a few miles east of Toledo ) at 10:12, local time.

Any updates anybody? I know the weather's horrid, is still like to grab it.

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im_trainman Wrote:
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> fatnrat Wrote:
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> > Anybody know when it'll be in Cleveland or at
> > Alliance? Thanks.
>
>
> The person that can tell that can also forward the
> winning mega millions lottery numbers to me.


fatnrat Wrote:
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> What is that supposed to mean?

I think what im_trainman means is that it is nearly impossible to predict where a freight train* will pass by a certain location. I learned this the hard way on this past Friday.

The Heritage Units website showed that NS 1073, the Penn Central Heritage locomotive, passed through Blawknox (located 10 miles northeast of Pittsburgh). I estimated that it would take three hours to get to the Horseshoe Curve and drove out there from Pittsburgh in the hopes of getting a photo of 1073 descending the Curve. Upon arriving at the Curve, I asked a couple of guys if they saw the 1073 and they said it did not pass through yet. One had an app which indicated that the locomotive was only halfway between Pittsburgh and Altoona. I decided to stay at the Curve to take in the NS action and left at 4:30 to return to Pittsburgh. Upon arriving home, I checked Heritage Units and found that 1073 was reported at Bolivar, PA at 2:15. I didn't need to drive all of the way to the Curve! The 1073 did not arrive in Altoona until after 6:00.

So yes, anyone who can predict the location of a freight can also predict the winning lottery numbers!

*Maybe this generalization should exclude intermodal trains? But the NS Heritage units are not typically assigned to those trains anyway.

RuleG Wrote:
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> im_trainman Wrote:
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> > fatnrat Wrote:
> >
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> > -----
> > > Anybody know when it'll be in Cleveland or at
> > > Alliance? Thanks.
> >
> >
> > The person that can tell that can also forward
> the
> > winning mega millions lottery numbers to me.
>
>
> fatnrat Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > What is that supposed to mean?
>
> I think what im_trainman means is that it is
> nearly impossible to predict where a freight
> train* will pass by a certain location. I learned
> this the hard way on this past Friday.
>
> The Heritage Units website showed that NS 1073,
> the Penn Central Heritage locomotive, passed
> through Blawknox (located 10 miles northeast of
> Pittsburgh). I estimated that it would take three
> hours to get to the Horseshoe Curve and drove out
> there from Pittsburgh in the hopes of getting a
> photo of 1073 descending the Curve. Upon arriving
> at the Curve, I asked a couple of guys if they saw
> the 1073 and they said it did not pass through
> yet. One had an app which indicated that the
> locomotive was only halfway between Pittsburgh and
> Altoona. I decided to stay at the Curve to take
> in the NS action and left at 4:30 to return to
> Pittsburgh. Upon arriving home, I checked
> Heritage Units and found that 1073 was reported at
> Bolivar, PA at 2:15. I didn't need to drive all
> of the way to the Curve! The 1073 did not arrive
> in Altoona until after 6:00.
>
> So yes, anyone who can predict the location of a
> freight can also predict the winning lottery
> numbers!
>
> *Maybe this generalization should exclude
> intermodal trains? But the NS Heritage units are
> not typically assigned to those trains anyway.


That's what I meant Rule G, a source in the field said that the 14n is near CP 219 now, getting close to Berea.

Barring any setbacks it should be thru Berea by now....

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It may be stopped in Rockport for a little while.

fatnrat Wrote:
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> It may be stopped in Rockport for a little while.


Do you KNOW this or an assumption?

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It's an assumption.

Is the train still in Rockport?

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If anyone here catches the engine number for the trailing GP60, I'd like it for my log.

toledopatch Wrote:
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> If anyone here catches the engine number for the
> trailing GP60, I'd like it for my log.

Id love to! Just don't know where he's at....

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/28/12 12:32 by NSClevelandLine.

8100 reported through Cleveland around 1PM on HU.com. I was in Cleveland by the tracks around that time and heard nothing. Any actual verification?

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It's not in Conway yet, is it?

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fatnrat Wrote:
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> It's not in Conway yet, is it?
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> Posted from iPhone

How would I know? Prolly not gettin updates cause you keep buggin...

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/28/12 13:16 by NSClevelandLine.

I just wanted to be kept updated on the locations of NKP 8100, and you just be so mean to me. You must not like me anymore.