Upstate NY guy here in the Finger Lakes. Retired now & you will do well with retirement, when you get there! I can't say I have lots of extra time because I have re-filled it with other things, but the big difference--all are generally my choice! One of those many things is my HO layout. Love your videos. Keep up the good work. I listen to them while I'm working on my layout & when I do get to chill, I finally get to watch them!
Always a bright spot in the day when I see you have posted a video .. thanks for sharing Rick ,glad to hear our Southen friend there is going to be some lights back 😁 , have a great rest of your day.
Unloaded hazmat cars are still hazardous, as they can contain dozens of gallons of product pooled at the bottom, and potentially hazardous vapour. The only exception is if the tank has been cleaned, in which case the hazmat placards must be removed from the car.
Hi Rick. You could have avoided blocking the street by respotting the blue box after you moved the rest of the cars for pick-up on the main. Have a great week.
The rule for Hazmat is that if the tank car is empty you are required one buffer car. Five cars if loaded. However, buffer ecars are not required for switching. I will qualify what I have said by saying, that I don't know if there are any recent changes to those rules. I always enjoy your ops videos.
@flying_crow, on reverse moves with loaded hazmat cars and the conductor / brakeman has to ride the the "leading car, can he ride on the hazmat car that's loaded or does the crew need to add a buffer car(s) ahead of the car with hazardous material load? Let's say they will do a bit of street running then cross several less traveled roads.
[Comment edited, as it was partially incorrect.] -As far as I'm aware, the hazmat rules don't distinguish between loaded and unloaded cars.- An unloaded car is still dangerous, as it will contain gallons of product puddled in the bottom and may also contain hazardous vapours. The requirement is at least one car between a [edited to add: loaded] hazmat car and a locomotive or occupied caboose, and five if the make-up of the train allows it (i.e., if there are enough cars on the train to do that). Class 1 hazmat (explosives) has stricter rules.
@@beeble2003 I thought I dreamed that, but I didn't. CFR 49.174 says this: A tank car containing the residue of a hazardous material must be separated from a locomotive or occupied caboose by at least one rail car other than a placarded tank car.
Hi Rick! Great video! (1) Friday night we had a micro burst or maybe a mini tornado through the area. Our power got knocked out and didn’t come back on till mid Saturday afternoon No damage to our house but a lot of damage around the area (2) just a suggestion - maybe get two new industry reps - one at titan transfer one at the plywood industry Carl seems a bit worn out from running back and forth Love your layout! Have a great day
Hey Rick, love the videos. 2 questions, do you do your own weathering ? Second, by the looks of your ESU throttle, I am assuming you use Loksound sound decoders. I should be able to tell, I use them, but just curious. Thx, Joel
could watch this all day. Cant wait to build my own layout
Upstate NY guy here in the Finger Lakes. Retired now & you will do well with retirement, when you get there! I can't say I have lots of extra time because I have re-filled it with other things, but the big difference--all are generally my choice! One of those many things is my HO layout. Love your videos. Keep up the good work. I listen to them while I'm working on my layout & when I do get to chill, I finally get to watch them!
Always a bright spot in the day when I see you have posted a video .. thanks for sharing Rick ,glad to hear our Southen friend there is going to be some lights back 😁 , have a great rest of your day.
Thanks 👍
Always fun watching your ops. Thanks for sharing. Dave
Thanks 👍
I’m not buyin’ your weather complaints … it ain’t cold in your garage until Carl’s wearin’ a hoodie! 😉
True that!
Thanks for sharing Rick! Cool video as usual!
Thanks for watching!
This was ABSOLUTELY GREAT!!!
Love that you're just hav'n fun during ops. I hope to someday post my own ops....
Great surprise ty rick
Cool loco switching! I'm pretty sure the nuts drove around the tanker!! Hahha!!! Video a day is awesome!!!!
Glad you enjoyed it
That was fun!
✌️I think Carl should probably walk, looks like he could use the exercise! Hahaha! ✌️
Unloaded hazmat cars are still hazardous, as they can contain dozens of gallons of product pooled at the bottom, and potentially hazardous vapour. The only exception is if the tank has been cleaned, in which case the hazmat placards must be removed from the car.
I'm beginning to suspect that Weirdo is Carl's brother...........
Hi Rick. You could have avoided blocking the street by respotting the blue box after you moved the rest of the cars for pick-up on the main. Have a great week.
Always fun to watch your videos. Thanks for posting.
Glad you like them!
The rule for Hazmat is that if the tank car is empty you are required one buffer car. Five cars if loaded. However, buffer ecars are not required for switching. I will qualify what I have said by saying, that I don't know if there are any recent changes to those rules. I always enjoy your ops videos.
@flying_crow, on reverse moves with loaded hazmat cars and the conductor / brakeman has to ride the the "leading car, can he ride on the hazmat car that's loaded or does the crew need to add a buffer car(s) ahead of the car with hazardous material load? Let's say they will do a bit of street running then cross several less traveled roads.
[Comment edited, as it was partially incorrect.]
-As far as I'm aware, the hazmat rules don't distinguish between loaded and unloaded cars.- An unloaded car is still dangerous, as it will contain gallons of product puddled in the bottom and may also contain hazardous vapours. The requirement is at least one car between a [edited to add: loaded] hazmat car and a locomotive or occupied caboose, and five if the make-up of the train allows it (i.e., if there are enough cars on the train to do that). Class 1 hazmat (explosives) has stricter rules.
@@bradleyogden5688 Great question, but I am going to plead ignorance on that one. I have no idea.
@@beeble2003 I stand corrected. Could have been something I heard a long time ago or something I dreamed.
@@beeble2003 I thought I dreamed that, but I didn't. CFR 49.174 says this: A tank car containing the residue of a hazardous material must be separated from a locomotive or occupied caboose by at least one rail car other than a placarded tank car.
I'm really liking your layout and videos. Looks great!!!
Thanks so much!
Sunny and 67 in Ohio!🎉
Hi Rick!
Great video!
(1) Friday night we had a micro burst or maybe a mini tornado through the area. Our power got knocked out and didn’t come back on till mid Saturday afternoon
No damage to our house but a lot of damage around the area
(2) just a suggestion - maybe get two new industry reps - one at titan transfer one at the plywood industry
Carl seems a bit worn out from running back and forth
Love your layout! Have a great day
Hey Rick, love the videos.
2 questions, do you do your own weathering ? Second, by the looks of your ESU throttle, I am assuming you use Loksound sound decoders. I should be able to tell, I use them, but just curious.
Thx,
Joel
yes I do the weathering myself. as for the decoders in the locomotives they are all Soundtraxx Tsunami2
What's the deal with all the locks and keys?