101 car RUED train

[PORU333]

Today the RUED-373 train had a total of six engines pulling 101 cars on the Rumford Branch through town heading towards Leeds Jct.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoiCZn48sFQ

It also appears, they did some tie replacement on the branch, at least near MP19.

[44 toner]

Wow... CSRX has more ballast on there rails... and is there a speed restriction of like, 15 in that area? jw

[PORU333]

Like I said, they just got done replacing the ties, So the ballast hasn't come on line yet.

Also, it's a 10mph zone from MP25 to MP19 as it's Downtown, and Yard Limit areas.

[mword77]

Looks like the Conn River line... minus the weeds of course

[PORU333]

Where I was standing, is a large tree line. There is a trail that crosses the rails here, not a true trail where they sound the bell. but one for people to get to the Rec Field. There is a rock that I usually sit on and either record or count the cars. This spot I can get some unique photos. Though with barely any ballast I decided to be back a little further in the tree line, but as the train went over the joints, they didn't rock & roll, or push the tracks like they normally do, at least no where as bad as they did before they did the replacement.

As before, on that joint closest, there was a missing bolt, Though they seem pretty snug tight now.

[scamel]

Always a good call to stand back, especially if you're unsure. They always taught us, when doing inspections of passing trains (or at least as much of an inspection as you can do of a passing train at 45-55mph) "always have an escape route." It's a rule I've carried on into my railfanning. I don't get too close, and I always make sure I have a quick way out if things go sour!!

[rdamurphy]

I saw a rail break one time, at a grade crossing. A BNSF coal train (empty) broke the rail right where the edge of the rail crossing was , apparently, three or four ties had washed out, and weren't holding the rail, and the crossing was.

I called the railroad's 800 number on the crossing, and they closed the track and sent out a crew to fix the rail, and sent me a nice thank you letter. Fortunately, the rail didn't break all the way through, or the train probably would have went off the track, and I was sitting right next to it.

In a gasoline tanker...

I also watched a coal train go completely off the track and down and embankment one time in Rawlins Wyoming. But that's another story.

Robert

[PORU333]

Right here in town I watched the railroad have a rail break right underneath them, the first two lead engines derailed while the third stayed on the tracks. They had to send DJ-1 up the branch to pull the 80+ cars away from the crossing, and from blocking another two crossings. The next day they got the engines back on the track, with RI-1(Riley Switcher) helping rerail them. It was an interesting site to see actually.
They cleaned up, fixed the rails and the train went through the next day.