844 Problems & E9 replacements on Tour

r_i_straw Apr 16, 2012

  1. r_i_straw

    r_i_straw Mostly N Scale Staff Member

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    I am here in Hearne, Texas waiting for the steam locomotive to show up. Seems they had an incedent in Mt. Pleasant, Texas. Bad flat spots on the drivers that they had to grind the tires down to match. They are now firing it up again to see if it will go. May get to Hearne tonight. The E9s are here waiting with a train also.
     
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  2. BoxcabE50

    BoxcabE50 HOn30 & N Scales Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

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    What caused the flat spots?
     
  3. LADiver

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    It is UP so i say sitting in the hole too much!!!
     
  4. r_i_straw

    r_i_straw Mostly N Scale Staff Member

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    From what I have been told, the steam locomotive engine brake went into emergency and the diesel in the consist behind it kept pushing.
     
  5. fireball_magee

    fireball_magee TrainBoard Member

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    Odd engine brakes dont go "into emergency" If the trainline did the PCS would open on the diesel and stop it. However I have heard that the 844 said stop the diesel crew kept pushing. Who knows but I miss the days of Steve Lee running the show already.
     
  6. r_i_straw

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    2012-04-16_11-46-17_468.jpg We desided to go ahead and cut and eat the cake.
     
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  7. r_i_straw

    r_i_straw Mostly N Scale Staff Member

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    Ok, I just talked to one of the UP guys. The MU box on the 844 failed. The engineer applied the train brake but the the diesel somehow went to notch 9. The engineer the kept reducing air until the brakes locked up but the diesel kept pushing till it stalled. By then the damage was done,
     
  8. Logtrain

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    Sounds like Yosemite Sam should have hollared "Woah! Woah! Woah!............When I mean Woah, I mean WOAH!"
     
  9. BarstowRick

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    I hate it when that happens.
     
  10. BoxcabE50

    BoxcabE50 HOn30 & N Scales Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

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    Ha ha ha. Sounds like a very appropriate way of describing the situation. :D Been a long time since I've last seen one of those cartoons. Should look and see if any are on the 'Net.
     
  11. YoHo

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    They Are out there. And I love that one. Stupid camel.
     
  12. BoxcabE50

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    Found it! Just as funny as ever:

    [video=youtube;2PeeO8ltmE8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PeeO8ltmE8[/video]
     
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  13. r_i_straw

    r_i_straw Mostly N Scale Staff Member

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    I was able to get on some of the cars that are here already. Watched them fuel th E9s.
     

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  15. BoxcabE50

    BoxcabE50 HOn30 & N Scales Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

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    What is the itinerary for this outing?
     
  16. r_i_straw

    r_i_straw Mostly N Scale Staff Member

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    The train behind the E9s is supposed to be added to the cars behind the 844 and continue on to Austin, San Antonio, Houston and New Orleans.
     
  17. fitz

    fitz TrainBoard Member

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    That's a bad scene. Maybe it will make all the railroads, not just UP, to reconsider letting reliable engines like 844 and 4449 and 3751 and 261 to run without diesel "help" such as this incident. Hope the 844 can complete the tour, though TO had a thread that said it has been cancelled. I also hope that is not the case. :tb-sad:
     
  18. BoxcabE50

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    Possibly cancelled. Yikes. That is bad news. If so, could mean damage is worse than originally thought?
     
  19. r_i_straw

    r_i_straw Mostly N Scale Staff Member

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    Sent from my DROID2 GLOBAL using Tapatalk
     

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  20. r_i_straw

    r_i_straw Mostly N Scale Staff Member

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    The photo above is my Opperation Lifesaver table that UP had me set up. They told me at 5 this afternoon to come back tomorrow so I guess they hope to make it this far. I will try to post when I find out more. I am using my "dumb" smart phone and having trouble getting a signal out here on the old family ranch where I am staying.
     
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