Hey boss, what's that thing? [Archive]

Loco Vette

08-22-2011, 9:12pm

"A derail"

"What does it do?"
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc125/LocoVette/0822111819.jpg

:banghead: :leaving:

Defib1961

08-22-2011, 9:15pm

What does it do? Looks like it delays someone's delivery.

JRD77VET

08-22-2011, 9:18pm

I guess that got crossed off the list of Fun Things to do

:leaving:

oahuyahoo

08-22-2011, 9:45pm

After they track down the culprit someone's going to get railed for that screwup.

Ol Timer

08-22-2011, 10:25pm

I was unaware those devices could travel cross country.

Loco Vette

08-22-2011, 10:35pm

After they track down the culprit someone's going to get railed for that screwup.

I already know the culprit :beat:

Loco Vette

08-22-2011, 10:36pm

I was unaware those devices could travel cross country.

Amazingly enough, that one was right where it has been for the last 10 years.

snide

08-22-2011, 10:38pm

I already know the culprit :beat:

Is he fired?

Defib1961

08-22-2011, 10:40pm

I was unaware those devices could travel cross country.

4X4 train?

snide

08-22-2011, 10:46pm

4X4 train?

Doesn't do off-roading very well.

Stangkiller

08-22-2011, 10:51pm

Chit that hurts just looking at it

Truck Guy

08-22-2011, 11:20pm

Time to call Hulcher :D

snide

08-22-2011, 11:25pm

Hey Val,

New license plate for you...

http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo202/snideb/license_20110822212325_62211.jpg

:D

DAB

08-22-2011, 11:28pm

Amazingly enough, that one was right where it has been for the last 10 years.

And no one has missed the car or the use of the track?? Gotta be a good story.

oyealiz

08-22-2011, 11:33pm

I already know the culprit :beat:

Is he still on the payroll? :lol:

Hey Val,

New license plate for you...

http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo202/snideb/license_20110822212325_62211.jpg

:D

:lol:

joecaver

08-23-2011, 4:04am

oops, I hate it when that happens.

VatorMan

08-23-2011, 6:01am

Is he fired?

Why would Val fire himself ? :D

Datawiz

08-23-2011, 6:12am

Looks like he made the apex his bitch. :leaving:

snide

08-23-2011, 6:48am

Looks like he made the apex his bitch. :leaving:

:rofl::rofl::rofl:

SubZero

08-23-2011, 7:14am

so how exactly does something like that happen?

vetteman9368

08-23-2011, 7:56am

so how exactly does something like that happen?

mas amounts of idiot plus a dash of opportunity

Loco Vette

08-23-2011, 8:17am

Time to call Hulcher :D

Nope. Those feckers are too expensive. We'll get it back up on our own.

Loco Vette

08-23-2011, 8:23am

so how exactly does something like that happen?

Complacency. The conductor (guy on the ground) has a radio ritual he is supposed to go through every time they initiate a move that goes like this:

"Conductor on the KXHR 102 to engineer on the 102, switch is lined for your move, points are double checked, derail is off and double checked, you are clear to shove ahead for ___ car lengths."

Obviously he either didn't do the ritual and just said something like "C'mon back there 102" or just recited the mantra without actually doing the steps involved, and ran over the derail.

Loco Vette

08-23-2011, 8:24am

Looks like he made the apex his bitch. :leaving:

If you ask me, he entered early and ran out of track on the exit :D

Loco Vette

08-23-2011, 8:27am

Is he fired?

Nope. 3 day suspension without pay and 6 month's probation. If I fired him I would have to start all over again with a new guy who would be more likely to do the same thing. That is this guy's first whoopsie, and I bet he learns from it.

Hey Val,

New license plate for you...

http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo202/snideb/license_20110822212325_62211.jpg

:D
:flipa: :D
And no one has missed the car or the use of the track?? Gotta be a good story.

Sorry, I thought you meant the derail, not the car.

Why would Val fire himself ? :D

It would cut down on my stress levels. :D

kylebuck

08-23-2011, 8:30am

Ill come work for you val.

Stangkiller

08-23-2011, 8:35am

May I ask what repair of the track, and getting that thing back on track will cost?

DAB

08-23-2011, 8:38am

May I ask what repair of the track, and getting that thing back on track will cost?

Elevebty gazillion barn bucks.

I'd guess about $40,000

Loco Vette

08-23-2011, 10:56am

May I ask what repair of the track, and getting that thing back on track will cost?

Track is actually not damaged all that much. We'll probably get out of this for under $10k if we don't have to use a crane.

Stangkiller

08-23-2011, 10:58am

Track is actually not damaged all that much. We'll probably get out of this for under $10k if we don't have to use a crane.

It looked like it may have messed up some RR ties or something.

I'd love to see some pictures of that, especially without a crane! :yesnod:

Stuff like that fascinates me.

Loco Vette

08-23-2011, 12:25pm

U going to use Harvey or Rocky? :D

http://thomasthetrainfansite.com/images/harvey_large.jpg

http://www.thetoyshop.com/media/toyshop/products/Learning%20Curve/Thomas/Zoom/430074.jpg

Actually have to use a roadgoing one if we have to go there to get to the site.

Loco Vette

08-23-2011, 12:25pm

It looked like it may have messed up some RR ties or something.

I'd love to see some pictures of that, especially without a crane! :yesnod:

Stuff like that fascinates me.

I'll take some "After" pics.

bryanZ06

08-23-2011, 12:50pm

It looked like it may have messed up some RR ties or something.

I'd love to see some pictures of that, especially without a crane! :yesnod:

Stuff like that fascinates me.

:iagree:

I'll take some "After" pics.

Can't wait to see those.

Truck Guy

08-23-2011, 12:53pm

Nope. Those feckers are too expensive. We'll get it back up on our own.

:P: Hey, that's how they can afford to buy a bunch of new trucks! :D

JMS32935

08-23-2011, 12:54pm

"A derail" "What does it do?"

I had to lookup that... Derail - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia@@AMEPARAM@@/wiki/File:Derail.JPG" class="image"><img alt="" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Derail.JPG/250px-Derail.JPG"@@AMEPARAM@@commons/thumb/2/2a/Derail.JPG/250px-Derail.JPG

Did you have one of those devices on the rail, or is that little bit of track it ??
(picture on bottom-right in that link looks sorta like what you have there)

(and how did that damn picture get into the link here. how do i stop that ??)
:needcoffee: :cheers:

JMS32935

08-23-2011, 1:11pm

Amazingly enough, that one was right where it has been for the last 10 years.

Ohhh... Now I'm beginning to understand... (your jargon fooled us a bit :D ).

That's a "derail", not a "derailment" (but end result is sorta the same).
The "derail" has been there for 10 years. The "derailment" happened just recently.

:shots: :cheers:

Loco Vette

08-23-2011, 4:12pm

Ohhh... Now I'm beginning to understand... (your jargon fooled us a bit :D ).

That's a "derail", not a "derailment" (but end result is sorta the same).
The "derail" has been there for 10 years. The "derailment" happened just recently.

:shots: :cheers:

Right on the nose. And the derail in question is the flip-flop type like in your picture above, but BRIGHT FRICKING ORANGE! :banghead:

Loco Vette

08-23-2011, 4:12pm

:P: Hey, that's how they can afford to buy a bunch of new trucks! :D

Touche'

MattW

08-23-2011, 9:35pm

Curious, why is it there?

Why/how often do you have to purposely derail a car?

C5SilverBullet

08-23-2011, 9:47pm

Look at it this way, the derailer worked PERFECT.

C5SilverBullet

08-23-2011, 9:48pm

Curious, why is it there?

Why/how often do you have to purposely derail a car?

I would assume to keep run away cars from continuing on their way.

Loco Vette

08-23-2011, 9:51pm

Curious, why is it there?

Why/how often do you have to purposely derail a car?

I would assume to keep run away cars from continuing on their way.

DINGDINGDING we have a winner.

Derails are in place to keep the cars that were behind me when I took the shot in the OP from rolling God-only-knows how far (seen UNSTOPPABLE?) if they get loose from the customer. You have to take them down before you go up the siding on purpose though.

Loco Vette

08-23-2011, 9:52pm

Look at it this way, the derailer worked PERFECT.

Actually it broke off after the first wheel hit it, so meh.

nfshotrod

08-23-2011, 9:59pm

NS would be calling Corman. Two sidewinders and thirty minutes it would be on the rails. But I bet your budget is a little lower than Norfolks.

Loco Vette

08-23-2011, 10:17pm

NS would be calling Corman. Two sidewinders and thirty minutes it would be on the rails. But I bet your budget is a little lower than Norfolks.

Well, it woulda still taken all day by the time they dispatched. Customer is OK till Friday,and as I said I can get outa this for under 10k it looks like. Corman won't mobilize for that :leaving:

xXBUDXx

08-23-2011, 10:23pm

Complacency. The conductor (guy on the ground) has a radio ritual he is supposed to go through every time they initiate a move that goes like this:

"Conductor on the KXHR 102 to engineer on the 102, switch is lined for your move, points are double checked, derail is off and double checked, you are clear to shove ahead for ___ car lengths."

Obviously he either didn't do the ritual and just said something like "C'mon back there 102" or just recited the mantra without actually doing the steps involved, and ran over the derail.

He should be able to gloss over the derail maintenance procedure. He is certain that they work.

Loco Vette

08-24-2011, 1:44pm

He should be able to gloss over the derail maintenance procedure. He is certain that they work.

:lol:

RedLS1GTO

08-24-2011, 2:52pm

...seen UNSTOPPABLE?

Just peeped that one a few days ago. Derailer didn't work so well on that one.

Loco Vette

08-24-2011, 3:30pm

Just peeped that one a few days ago. Derailer didn't work so well on that one.

Derail actually broke off in our case, we're repacing it with one from a different manufacturer.

I coulda stopped UNSTOPPABLE. Just cut out a 20' section of rail. Big mess tho.

RedLS1GTO

08-24-2011, 3:35pm

Just cut out a 20' section of rail. Big mess tho.

I know NOTHING about railroading and thought the exact same thing.

Here was my simple question...

When they tried to slow it down and use the helo to drop a guy, wouldn't it have been just a bit easier to hop over to the runaway one from the one they were using to slow it down?

Match the speed and there ya go. Not exactly rocket surgery.

Still an entertaining flick though.

Loco Vette

08-24-2011, 3:50pm

I know NOTHING about railroading and thought the exact same thing.

Here was my simple question...

When they tried to slow it down and use the helo to drop a guy, wouldn't it have been just a bit easier to hop over to the runaway one from the one they were using to slow it down?

Match the speed and there ya go. Not exactly rocket surgery.

Still an entertaining flick though.

One of many "willfull suspension of disbeleif moments" - Still liked the flick tho

Loco Vette

08-25-2011, 9:57am

The "After" picture:http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc125/LocoVette/after.jpg

Car was rerailed after being emptied in the usual fashion. Couple of thousand dollar's damage to the car, couple thousand in labor, 6 new crossties, a new derail, and I am gonna have the contractor fix a nearby low spot in the track while he is there. Should come in under $10k. Expensive for a momentary not-paying-attention moment though.

snide

08-25-2011, 10:01am

Nope. 3 day suspension without pay and 6 month's probation. If I fired him I would have to start all over again with a new guy who would be more likely to do the same thing. That is this guy's first whoopsie, and I bet he learns from it.

:flipa: :D

Sorry, I thought you meant the derail, not the car.

It would cut down on my stress levels. :D

Was being a doctor easier than this crap?

Loco Vette

08-25-2011, 10:06am

Was being a doctor easier than this crap?

Nope. At least the problems I have now I can deal with. No way to address the issues in medicine.

DAB

08-25-2011, 10:07am

Nope. At least the problems I have now I can deal with. No way to address the issues in medicine.

pfft. put complaining patient in front of on rushing train, let them hope for best, if not, no more complaining patient....duh.

so you started in medicine and moved to trains? :willy:

GRN ENVY

08-25-2011, 10:14am

Loco Vette

08-25-2011, 10:40am

pfft. put complaining patient in front of on rushing train, let them hope for best, if not, no more complaining patient....duh.

so you started in medicine and moved to trains? :willy:

:metal: Long, boring story

sxeC6

08-25-2011, 10:41am

Shucks, on my railroad all I have to is pick up the derailed car by hand and set it back on the track. :rofl:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v353/sxe60/100_1954.jpg

DAB

08-25-2011, 10:42am

Shucks, on my railroad all I have to is pick up the derailed car by hand and set it back on the track. :rofl:

yeah, but your track doesn't go to Chicago or New Orleans....:slap:

sxeC6

08-25-2011, 11:12am

yeah, but your track doesn't go to Chicago or New Orleans....:slap:

Sure it does the far end is Nawleans and the near is Chi town. :D