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Eastern Railroad Discussion > Roadrailers Still RollingDate: 09/15/23 17:57 Roadrailers Still Rolling Author: MaryMcPherson Harvest time is getting on us, and the Triple Crown roadrailers are still making their trek between K.C. and the Motor City. Here is the eastbound west of Tolono, Illinois, this afternoon.
The second shot shows a westbound 199 east of Bement. Mary McPherson Dongola, IL Diverging Clear Productions Date: 09/15/23 19:04 Re: Roadrailers Still Rolling Author: march_hare Nice Copland shot there in #1.
Date: 09/15/23 19:47 Re: Roadrailers Still Rolling Author: tq-07fan Glad to hear the annual rumors were untrue, again. Picture one is so right on!
Jim Date: 09/15/23 19:50 Re: Roadrailers Still Rolling Author: dan for a couple more days?
Date: 09/15/23 19:51 Re: Roadrailers Still Rolling Author: Gonut1 Mary,
Nice to see a Roadrailer still in action! In the late Eighties my step-daughter (I like to refer to her as my "Red Headed Step Child" she is still a much loved beautiful red-head at 45 years!) was attending college in State College, PA. We lived in the SE PA in suburbs of Philadelphia. I found it a blessing to trundle her to and from college. Sometimes at holidays she had to use the bus but we did our best to provide the transportation. This led to quite a few stops at several popular Conrail spots. The most obvious was "Cove " Interlocking just above Harrisburg and the Lewistown Station. Both easily accessible and suitable for an infant and a toddler. A few other sites worked and another was a complete disaster! A story for another day (one of the last Broadways). My biggest regret was shooting analog video then, rather than 35 mm. Whatever, the memories are priceless. On point, I recall several times seeing the Roadrailers across the Juniata River as we travelled along US Rte 322. I'm guessing their days are numbered and probably containers will replace them. Sigh! Another unique operation will dissapear. Thanks for the memories. Gonut Date: 09/15/23 20:44 Re: Roadrailers Still Rolling Author: highgreengraphics Who could tell me more about the route these take, more intermediate towns. So far, I have KC, Decatur, Tolono, Detroit. The reason I ask is because a couple of years ago I tried to figure it out in the field and got hopelessly screwed up and gave up! Same story around KC earlier this year. It's the old Wabash, correct? Will try again if it lasts and gas gets cheaper, this year not looking good either with looming probable UAW strike! === === = === JLH
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 09/16/23 09:40 by highgreengraphics. Date: 09/15/23 22:06 Re: Roadrailers Still Rolling Author: refarkas First-class scenes of living history.
Bob Date: 09/16/23 02:42 Re: Roadrailers Still Rolling Author: Notch7 Thanks for the fine current pic of the remaining Triple Crown service. I enjoyed seeing our early Triple Crown roadrailer on the Eastern Lines (Atlanta-Alexandria VA). That is until Triple Crown decided it was easier to pick traffic off the box cars rather than taking traffic off the highways. As their network expanded, Triple Crown removed the roadrailers and substituted a container train here. Most people don't remember how Triple Crown started their service on the Eastern Lines. It was in seldom photographed extended Southern Railway pig trailers additionally lettered for Triple Crown.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/16/23 02:43 by Notch7. Date: 09/16/23 03:02 Re: Roadrailers Still Rolling Author: cutboy1958 Very nice. Tolono. Where IC passenger trains were a sight to see. Still a NS to CN connecting track there?
Date: 09/16/23 06:03 Re: Roadrailers Still Rolling Author: engineerinvirginia Roadrailers were developed by the C&O research department in associaton with a third party engineering firm. C&O ultimately found little use for them; mainly storage mail for USPS...a bit ahead of their time it turned out.
Date: 09/16/23 19:37 Re: Roadrailers Still Rolling Author: scraphauler Here is an original Road Railer in Grand Rapids yard in November of 2015, wheels removed being used as a storage shed. No idea if it is still there or not - stumbled upon it while wandering around in the yard (inspecting cars, not trespassing, so calm down 😄 )
Date: 09/17/23 08:19 Re: Roadrailers Still Rolling Author: cnr6776 highgreengraphics Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Who could tell me more about the route these take, > more intermediate towns. So far, I have KC, > Decatur, Tolono, Detroit. The reason I ask is > because a couple of years ago I tried to figure it > out in the field and got hopelessly screwed up and > gave up! Same story around KC earlier this year. > It's the old Wabash, correct? Will try again if it > lasts and gas gets cheaper, this year not looking > good either with looming probable UAW strike! === > === = === JLH Moberly, Hannibal MO.Danville, IL. Lafayette, Logansport, Peru, Wabash, Huntington, Fort Wayne, Butler IN. Montpelier OH, Adrian,Milan and Romulus MI. Former Wabash. Posted from Android Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/17/23 08:23 by cnr6776. Date: 09/17/23 08:32 Re: Roadrailers Still Rolling Author: dan the whole thing about road railers, they weigh more due to their beefier frame, so on the highway they can't legally haul as much in some cases, old RR trailers can be seen in service, darkhorse ran them
Date: 09/18/23 12:39 Re: Roadrailers Still Rolling Author: shadetree The weight difference on modern roadrailers is not much compared to a regular trailer. The truth is that most loads on the highways don't reach maximum payload anyway.
Eng.Shadetree Date: 09/18/23 21:29 Re: Roadrailers Still Rolling Author: IC1038west cutboy1958 Wrote:
> Very nice. Tolono. Where IC passenger > trains were a sight to see. > Still a NS to CN connecting track > there? All connection tracks between the two carriers at Tolono have been removed. |