Eastern Railroad Discussion > CSX W001, NS 950 OCS, two short "passenger" trains today.

First pic is W001 CSX geometry train westbound at Shenandoah Junction, WV.

Second pic is NS 950, a really short OCS, pulled by a clean but ratty looking paint on the PC heritage unit.

Other pics from today:
http://members.trainorders.com/ddavies/News/news.htm



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/06/20 09:17 by ddavies.

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Does NS really want to pull their office special with an icon of a bankrupt railroad? <G>

Victor A. Baird
http://www.erstwhilepublications.com

wabash2800 Wrote:
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> Does NS really want to pull their office special
> with an icon of a bankrupt railroad?
>
> Victor A. Baird
> http://www.erstwhilepublications.com

Penn Central was the best railroad ever to have existed!!!

SantaFeRuss

The headlight out on the 1073 is a nice touch to go with the peeling paint & where they didn't wash below the walkways.  Keep it classy.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/05/20 22:25 by nsrlink.

SantaFeRuss Wrote:
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> Penn Central was the best railroad ever to have
> existed!!!

> SantaFeRuss

Ha, Ha, Ha, I love your joke.  The Penn Central was a mixture of oil and water from day one.
John in White Marsh, Maryland

If NS is entertaining customers instead of inspecting track or providing a joy ride for executives, they might take more care in choosing and preparing a locomotive. We'll see. 

SantaFeRuss Wrote:
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> wabash2800 Wrote:
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> > Does NS really want to pull their office
> special
> > with an icon of a bankrupt railroad?
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> > Victor A. Baird
> > http://www.erstwhilepublications.com
>
> Penn Central was the best railroad ever to have
> existed!!!
>
> SantaFeRuss

LOL....LOL...Good One!!!!!!!!!

precision railroading at it best

The 1072 move was a dead head, but it is humorous to think os NS entertaining possible shipprs aor ivestors wit the PC unit. Maybe no oone is NS now read the Rush Loviing book! LOL

w001 got a new motor!....it had a captive GP40.....dynamic braking that train to stop as we are required to do...(the coaches each have one braked axle account measuring sensors on all the others) was a thing best started way ahead...that new motor will stand that little train on end with dynamics. 

Grand87 Wrote:
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> precision railroading at it best

What does anything in this post have to do with PSR?

It sure looks like 6025 had dynamic brakes, unless they didn't work.

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ctillnc Wrote:
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> If NS is entertaining customers instead of
> inspecting track or providing a joy ride for
> executives, they might take more care in choosing
> and preparing a locomotive. We'll see. 

The moves were for solely an officer's special (but an empty deadhead run at the point it was photographed). 1073 was used because it had its PTC system software temporarily reset to passenger speeds.

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ddavies Wrote:
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> It sure looks like 6025 had dynamic brakes, unless
> they didn't work.
It did but they are feeble compared to modern db’s and more they are tapered response type meaning they don’t do much of anything at first and gradually ramp up as you move the lever. With Late model GE you get flat response meaning you get a predictable amount of braking from b1 to b8 dispensed linearly

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bioyans Wrote:
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> ctillnc Wrote:
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> > If NS is entertaining customers instead of
> > inspecting track or providing a joy ride for
> > executives, they might take more care in
> choosing
> > and preparing a locomotive. We'll see. 
>
> The moves were for solely an officer's special
> (but an empty deadhead run at the point it was
> photographed). 1073 was used because it had its
> PTC system software temporarily reset to
> passenger speeds.
>
> Posted from Android

Csx PTC screens you specify on login what sort of train you have, freight or pax

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engineerinvirginia Wrote:
--------------------------------> Csx PTC screens you specify on login what sort of
> train you have, freight or pax
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> Posted from iPhone

NS has different options enabled than CSX. Typically, your train type comes up automatically ... but that is usually just between intermodal, general merchandise, unit, etc.

bioyans Wrote:
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> engineerinvirginia Wrote:
> --------------------------------> Csx PTC screens
> you specify on login what sort of
> > train you have, freight or pax
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> > Posted from iPhone
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> NS has different options enabled than CSX.
> Typically, your train type comes up automatically
> ... but that is usually just between intermodal,
> general merchandise, unit, etc.

Ours (CSX) defaults to freight, if that was the last setting used....but you can change it if needed...also it auto discriminates by train symbol if you are intermodal or general freight, but I think Intermodal can be forced for when our units are being used on another road. We have a super ID that has to run coal at near intermodal speeds to make it to the other end of the line and it gets a special symbol that fools the system into thinking it IS intermodal. Of course it can't exceed regular freight speeds, but it has to run balls to the wall otherwise and not dilly dally.....

Nice pics!!