I'm gonna be honest, it's been a long day, work was terrible, but the guy I was working with was in India and stayed up till his 3am so worse for him than me. I was late getting home to a dinner party we hosted, I was handed a glass of what was supposed to be good Bordeaux and I drank it like a light beer at a frat party....so I don't think I wanna find a Prototype picture for all y'all. But, hopefully you all had a less ridiculous work schedule and have lots to share.
A heavy sand train grinds its way into Des Lacs, ND, and into a severe thunderstorm with plenty of rotation. No tornadoes dropped, but they could have.
Surprised Dispatch didn't stop the train for the severe storm. I was on the Sunset Limited in west Texas May, 2010, when UP Dispatch stopped us for a severe storm about five miles ahead.
CP eastbound tonnage rolls to a stop while crossing the Souris River in Minot, and waits its turn to cross the BNSF diamonds:
Do you have my information on this bridge? In the HO forum, we are trying to figure out a 1950s bridge to cross a dry river bed in Montana. A version of this might fit the bill. Do you know the date of construction?
I don't know for sure, but I believe it replaced a wooden pile trestle that was washed out in the 2011 Souris River flood. Look at the photo in slide 15 for that view very near the bridge. http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/north-dakota-flooding-communities-water-gallery-1.14916
It's always nice (for me anyway) to go home where both life and railroading move at a more relaxed pace. In contrast to CSX in Plymouth, this Huron and Eastern freight was tied up at Marlette a couple of weekends ago. The lead unit was new to me, a recent transplant from the Indiana Southern. The 2028 is an ex-Central Michigan unit.
