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Eastern Railroad Discussion > Truck bottomed out on Deshler Ohio trackDate: 01/07/25 12:16 Truck bottomed out on Deshler Ohio track Author: santafedan On the Virtual Rail fan cams. It is the south facing cam. Police cars there. The chat estimates a tow truck might not get their before 6PM EST.
Date: 01/07/25 13:44 Re: Truck bottomed out on Deshler Ohio track Author: farmer Came by scene at 3:45 and they were lifting the loaded grain trailer up.
Trailer wasn’t equipped with the Agri dumps for higher clearance Should be a cleared up at 4:40 Truck driver thought he would take a short cut to the intermodal yard at N Baltimore with the load of soybeans. Took place about two miles south of diamond on Road B Posted from iPhone Date: 01/07/25 14:55 Re: Truck bottomed out on Deshler Ohio track Author: wcamp1472 A common mistake by tractor-trailer drivers is: that when picking up a
trailer, they fail to raise the 'landing gear' wheels sufficiently high enough to clear a crossing-hump. The landing-gear wheels must be rsied by the crank ..... too often, unthinking drivers give the crank a coupleof quick spins.. Then, they get 'hung-up' on the raised road and RR tracks. The too-low landing gear legs are far located enough between both tractor's wheels and the trailers rear (dolly) wheels. So, the too-low landing-gear pads are snagged by raised pavement/ roadway, of the rail crossing. Often the landing gear legs get damaged and bent, when crossing speed is too quick., so that the crank-up mechanism is inoperable, and an easy solution is ruined by stupid vehicle operators. I have seen the tractor's 5th wheel, actually lift an axle or two of the tractor--- so, that the tractor wheels spun, clear of the pavement, with virtually no weight on the tractor rear tires! The trailer's king pin holds the fifth-wheel, and axles in the air. If you see a stuck truck, call 9-1-1 and give them the FRA unique "Crossing ID" number affixed to every RR crossing warning posts. The 9-1-1 operator can reach the RR's dipaptcher with the emergency contact number --- and you might avert a tragic crossing event. W. W. EDIT Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 01/07/25 15:21 by wcamp1472. Date: 01/07/25 16:50 Re: Truck bottomed out on Deshler Ohio track Author: radar The crossing has a phone number to call. Eliminate 9-1-1 as the middle man in getting the word to the dispatcher.
Date: 01/07/25 18:09 Re: Truck bottomed out on Deshler Ohio track Author: CSX2605 farmer Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Trailer wasn’t equipped with the Agri dumps for > higher clearance > Truck driver thought he would take a short cut to > the intermodal yard at N Baltimore with the load > of soybeans. Now I'm really curious. What does an intermodal yard do with a loose load of soybeans? Sounds like a smelly mess after a rain. Date: 01/07/25 18:16 Re: Truck bottomed out on Deshler Ohio track Author: farmer CSX2605 Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > farmer Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Trailer wasn’t equipped with the Agri dumps > for > > higher clearance > > Truck driver thought he would take a short cut > to > > the intermodal yard at N Baltimore with the > load > > of soybeans. > Now I'm really curious. What does an intermodal > yard do with a loose load of soybeans? Sounds like > a smelly mess after a rain. > Loading containers for Southeast Asia. Delong grain Local co-op has 200,000 bushel to deliver in January to be loaded for overseas Posted from iPhone Date: 01/07/25 20:23 Re: Truck bottomed out on Deshler Ohio track Author: Lackawanna484 Does grain "weigh out" before it fills the entire box?
Posted from Android Date: 01/08/25 02:20 Re: Truck bottomed out on Deshler Ohio track Author: CSX2605 Lackawanna484 Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Does grain "weigh out" before it fills the entire > box? My guess is the container would be between 1/2 & 2/3 full. I'm just wondering how they get the beans into a container and not make an awful mess. I always thought the beans were put in totes and then loaded into a container. Date: 01/08/25 05:51 Re: Truck bottomed out on Deshler Ohio track Author: farmer CSX2605 Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Lackawanna484 Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Does grain "weigh out" before it fills the > entire > > box? > My guess is the container would be between 1/2 & > 2/3 full. I'm just wondering how they get the > beans into a container and not make an awful mess. > I always thought the beans were put in totes and > then loaded into a container. Yes on the 2/3 full. Basically they are blown in the container. Plywood and or cardboard is used as block in front of the container doors. Posted from iPhone Date: 01/08/25 06:56 Re: Truck bottomed out on Deshler Ohio track Author: Lackawanna484 Thanks to each of you for the info. I knew that some grain was shipped in containers, but didn't know exactly how it was done. Organic grains are often segregated back to the individual farmer / fields for tracking purposes. So, mixing it with grain from other suppliers would defeat that purpose.
Date: 01/08/25 07:12 Re: Truck bottomed out on Deshler Ohio track Author: jdtravis The loading process is not unlike loading grain into box cars in days of old.
Date: 01/08/25 07:12 Re: Truck bottomed out on Deshler Ohio track Author: farmer Lackawanna484 Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Thanks to each of you for the info. I knew that > some grain was shipped in containers, but didn't > know exactly how it was done. Organic grains are > often segregated back to the individual farmer / > fields for tracking purposes. So, mixing it with > grain from other suppliers would defeat that > purpose. The soybeans loaded at N Baltimore would be GMO. Non GMO, Organic and Tofu soybeans would be considered a specialty soybean Posted from iPhone Date: 01/08/25 07:35 Re: Truck bottomed out on Deshler Ohio track Author: Off-pending “If you see a stuck truck, call 9-1-1 and give them the FRA unique "Crossing ID" number
affixed to every RR crossing warning posts. The 9-1-1 operator can reach the RR's dipaptcher with the emergency contact number --- and you might avert a tragic crossing event.” This is absolutely the wrong thing to do. Each crossing, public and private should have a BLUE sign with a phone number and crossing ID. Call that number FIRST!!! Don’t call police, tow truck or 911. Call the number on the Blue sign first. That is the quickest way for the common person to identify a problem at a crossing and get the most accurate information to the right people in the least amount of time. Date: 01/08/25 08:08 Re: Truck bottomed out on Deshler Ohio track Author: ALCO630 Off-pending Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > “If you see a stuck truck, call 9-1-1 and give > them the FRA unique "Crossing ID" number > affixed to every RR crossing warning posts. The > 9-1-1 operator can reach the RR's dipaptcher > with the emergency contact number --- and you > might avert a tragic crossing event.” > > This is absolutely the wrong thing to do. > > Each crossing, public and private should have a > BLUE sign with a phone number and crossing ID. > Call that number FIRST!!! > > Don’t call police, tow truck or 911. Call the > number on the Blue sign first. That is the > quickest way for the common person to identify a > problem at a crossing and get the most accurate > information to the right people in the least > amount of time. for the casual lurkers, who actually might not know, this. Doug Wetherhold Macungie, PA Date: 01/08/25 08:10 Re: Truck bottomed out on Deshler Ohio track Author: ALCO630 wcamp1472 Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > A common mistake by tractor-trailer drivers is: > that when picking up a > trailer, they fail to raise the 'landing gear' > wheels sufficiently high enough > to clear a crossing-hump. The landing-gear > wheels must be rsied by the > crank ..... too often, unthinking drivers give the > crank a coupleof quick spins.. > Then, they get 'hung-up' on the raised road and RR > tracks. > > The too-low landing gear legs are far located > enough between both tractor's wheels and > the trailers rear (dolly) wheels. So, the > too-low landing-gear pads are snagged by > raised pavement/ roadway, of the rail crossing. > > Often the landing gear legs get damaged and bent, > when crossing speed is too > quick., so that the crank-up mechanism is > inoperable, and an easy solution is ruined > by stupid vehicle operators. > > I have seen the tractor's 5th wheel, actually lift > an axle or two of the tractor--- so, > that the tractor wheels spun, clear of the > pavement, with virtually no weight on the > tractor rear tires! The trailer's king pin holds > the fifth-wheel, and axles in the air. > > If you see a stuck truck, call 9-1-1 and give them > the FRA unique "Crossing ID" number > affixed to every RR crossing warning posts. The > 9-1-1 operator can reach the RR's dipaptcher > with the emergency contact number --- and you > might avert a tragic crossing event. > > W. > > W. > > > > > EDIT You would actually call the 1-800 number that is on the sign, not 911 Posted from iPhone Doug Wetherhold Macungie, PA |