Dutch railways: "oh no, it has snowed, we can't have a fully functioning schedule now"Canadian trains: TOOT TOOT
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@AlsoPaisleyCat @collectifission
I’ve never lived n a snowy climate. I’m just concerned about the train driver having his vision impeded.
The Q&A video with the younger driver who was on the track-clearing run says it all.
It’s Canada, they can’t wait for perfection so they just sent an empty train on a bright clear day to clear it. They let the cow catcher force the trunks down under the wheels of the train. Only branches less than 10 cm could get through and the windshield wipers kept the view clear.
The image of a locomotive pushing forward through the snow is classic, one that stays with you having seen it since childhood.
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What does a tree across the track have to do with snow? (Genuinely puzzled by the question as a Canadian.)
It’s wind and ice storms that take out trees not snow load. Not to mention locomotives capable of pulling hundreds of cars can clear their own routes. (The train in the video have three locomotives at the front, with the first two back-to-back, and the front one with a basic V-plow for snow that’s not super deep.)
Trains here have had snow plows on front of the locomotives here for more than a century.
ExpoRail — Canada’s national trail museum on the South Shore of Montreal — is having a special exhibit on *Ice Trains in Winter* this month.
#Railways #ExpoRail #IceTrains #icestodon #Snow #Canada
https://exporail.org/en/activities/iron-and-ice-trains-in-winter/
@AlsoPaisleyCat @Susan60 @collectifission
Tree on tracks and snow aren't inherently related, a tree can be there for any reason. Snow load is one reason, btw.I guess it wouldn't matter in this situation, the train is going pretty fast, so I bet it would hit the tree even if it was seen well in advance.
I'm sure a good sized tree strike would go unnoticed while plowing the snow like this. A follow-up question would be; when is a tree too big for a locomotive?
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@AlsoPaisleyCat @Susan60 @collectifission
Tree on tracks and snow aren't inherently related, a tree can be there for any reason. Snow load is one reason, btw.I guess it wouldn't matter in this situation, the train is going pretty fast, so I bet it would hit the tree even if it was seen well in advance.
I'm sure a good sized tree strike would go unnoticed while plowing the snow like this. A follow-up question would be; when is a tree too big for a locomotive?
@Jourei
In the second video, where the train is clearing trees with just a cow catcher on the front of the locomotive, not even a snowplough, they go rightfully through some very large trunks. The locomotive is very heavy, it would take a large rockfall or damage to the tracks to derail it. -
Dutch railways: "oh no, it has snowed, we can't have a fully functioning schedule now"
Canadian trains: TOOT TOOT@collectifission and that's not even a special plow. But, it's all what you're used to and set up for.
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@collectifission Good lord! It looks like that video of the moose charging down the ski slope (the one that gets captioned "Dashing through the snow, get the fuck out of my way...")
@collectifission @epicdemiologist Canadian af, the moose.
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Dutch railways: "oh no, it has snowed, we can't have a fully functioning schedule now"
Canadian trains: TOOT TOOTMeanwhile, German railways Deutsche Bahn:
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Dutch railways: "oh no, it has snowed, we can't have a fully functioning schedule now"
Canadian trains: TOOT TOOT@collectifission brutal!
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Dutch railways: "oh no, it has snowed, we can't have a fully functioning schedule now"
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Dutch railways: "oh no, it has snowed, we can't have a fully functioning schedule now"
Canadian trains: TOOT TOOT@collectifission hell yeah. Now if only via operated on time...
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@controlc @collectifission Meanwhile in Halifax, sorry everyone no ferries today, one guy called in sick and there are no other ferry captains.
@javensbukan @controlc @collectifission My father was a ferry Captain for most of my life. There's a huge need for ship engineers as well right now since so few people are interested in taking the job, let alone getting the education for it.
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Dutch railways: "oh no, it has snowed, we can't have a fully functioning schedule now"
Canadian trains: TOOT TOOT@collectifission Swiss Railway Company of the flat lands (SBB) "We're gonna be delayed" vs. the mountain railway company (RhB) "OK, we'll wait for you" #RhB #SBB #Schnee #snow #ZugBubble #switzerland
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What happens if a tree has fallen across the track?
@Susan60 @collectifission it is not on the track long ;). (Also, this is the prairies, trees?)
But mostly the first answer…
https://youtu.be/u7QCnv0Qpfg?si=7bHqFmrXyIDn7WzM -
Dutch railways: "oh no, it has snowed, we can't have a fully functioning schedule now"
Canadian trains: TOOT TOOT@collectifission@greennuclear.online You made this cute!
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Dutch railways: "oh no, it has snowed, we can't have a fully functioning schedule now"
Canadian trains: TOOT TOOT@collectifission I'd love to see a modern Canadian remix (with extra drama) of this old gem:
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Dutch railways: "oh no, it has snowed, we can't have a fully functioning schedule now"
Canadian trains: TOOT TOOT@collectifission that is fokken awesome, ey!
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Dutch railways: "oh no, it has snowed, we can't have a fully functioning schedule now"
Canadian trains: TOOT TOOT@collectifission same here in germany... Deutsche Bahn could get inspired by them
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Dutch railways: "oh no, it has snowed, we can't have a fully functioning schedule now"
Canadian trains: TOOT TOOT@collectifission that is even more impressive than in Switzerland! https://chaos.social/@daniel_bohrer/115872643197035403
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@collectifission same here in germany... Deutsche Bahn could get inspired by them
Each day German rail carries about the same number of passengers Canadian rail does in a year though
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Dutch railways: "oh no, it has snowed, we can't have a fully functioning schedule now"
Canadian trains: TOOT TOOT@collectifission I imagine the driver to have fun
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Each day German rail carries about the same number of passengers Canadian rail does in a year though
And with a better punctuality. @Pepijn "And with a better punctuality. "
Knowing the sad state of the German train system and their many delays, that feels harsh.
