Eastern Railroad Discussion > Sunday in Lake Erie Land

Sunday September 1, 2024
Vermilion OH
Nice day here - First Day of September

Like yesterday, not much luck in intercepting trains, but got a few shots.

1. - 3. Headed to GC on the NKP thinking we were going to catch the 28B coming off the west leg connector, and then noting the track was lined for an opposing move. So here we have 63G, mty stone coming off the Lake Shore line onto the NKP for Bellevue with NS 4577 and 1198. No idea what happened to 28B.

 

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4. The switch never changed, but we waited a while. 

5. While hanging out the 23G went west on the Lake Shore line with NS 8009, 4294 and 8036.

6. So moving west on the NKP we hang out at Stanley Road crossing as the signal there proclaimed an eastbound would be due soon. 

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7. While hanging out waiting, the monthly tornado warning siren test went off.  How do you spell LOUD !!  And for 3 full minutes .......

8. & 9. Finally here comes the 38N (Decatur, IL to Conway, PA); a very short 38N today. Power is NS 1231 and 9760.

 



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/01/24 17:31 by train1275.

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10. - 12. The only other thing we caught was a long distance view across the cornfields of 22H approaching CP 222 at Coen Road. His power was NS 7574 and 4707. Today he had the autos on the rear.

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More rail action than we had here for sure, I recall hearing none today.
We have monthly nuclear reactor meltdown siren tests. They are mostly ignored, but yes loud and long. If the nuclear power station was melting down or even exploding the local highways would never be able to support any  escaping vehicles, even if anyone tried. I recall when my now Thirty-Something kids were in school, we received instructions as to where they would be moved in a nuclear emergency (In my opinion stupid as it was downwind of the nuclear power station). Ridiculous even then. Assuming somehow they were actually able to be transported we parents had little to zero hope of travelling there to retrieve them and then to where. Something about "best laid plans" come to mind! Totally useles in reality.
Gonut