Because of all the flooding in the Midwest the CP
rerouted this double stack train through the Detroit
-Windsor tunnel.




Was not a good idea

Hi there,

Someone might get in trouble for that.

They just released a picture of the engineer.

Well, as Hannibal Smith of the A-Team was always prone to state, "I love it when a plan comes together!".

A friend of mine sent the image below, I was wondering where he got it.

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They just released a picture of the engineer.

Unless the fact that a particular route or tracks cannot clear doublestacks is included in the employee Timetable/Special Instructions/Bulletins or Hi-Wide messages; then it is not the engineer's fault.

I'm an engineer and I have no idea what the vertical (or horizontal) clearances are on the hundreds of miles I've ran on. Unless my hi-wide paperwork for particular train specifically states it cannot use route X or track Y then I can assume it will clear.

So the question at the Formal Investigation will be, was that overpass or that subdivision listed in employee instructions as not being suitable to doublestacks.

Wyhog

Not to worry, Wyhog . . . someone drawing a salary thought that move up and will be responsible. That's a career-ending move, but probably will not result in dismissal of the salaried person. For the train and engine crew, nothing, I would presume.

That takes talent for sure! ouch ouch!!!

Anybody else remember the "Oh sh**" poster from the 70s?

Holy carp!!!
Thats some impressive work.

There goes the MTH shippment!

Impressive! Sitting at a crossing, I recently wondered how well those double stacks are secured.



What, me worry?

What's the compression ratio on that train?

Those deep wells weren't quite deep enough.

Amazing how many cars got shoved into the tunnel without stopping the train.

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Amazing how many cars got shoved into the tunnel without stopping the train.

I doubt that the crew would even feel that. It certainly is not going to stop the train.

Wyhog