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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / RVs / May 2008Travel Warning for Cincinati, OH
According to <http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080521/NEWS01/805210387> it would be best to avoid Eastbound I-74 for the next 2-3 months. A bridge will be out of service that long. It was hit by an 80-ton locomotive.  SignatureI used to be an anarchist but had to give it up: _far_ too many rules. > According to > <http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080521/NEWS01/805210387> [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > It was hit by an 80-ton locomotive. Oddly, the locomotive slipped off a truck. > Oddly, the locomotive slipped off a truck. According to the news story, the semi's trailer separated from its tractor. They don't yet know why. The crash knocked out the "legs" supporting the bridge above. The deck fell about one foot. The wrecked locomotive is now supporting the compromised bridge. Signature:) JR >> According to >> <http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080521/NEWS01/805210387> [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > >Oddly, the locomotive slipped off a truck. Actually the trailer carrying the locomotive became uncoupled from the tractor, according to that report. That looks like a very old and decrepit locomotive, probably headed for a museum somewhere. I wonder if there is a truck stop nearby? When I was driving, the company warned us repeatedly to check the trailer coupling after stopping at a truck stop. Seems some folks think it funny to walk through the sleeping lot and pull the hitch uncoupling levers. With a heavy load, the trailer will stay coupled until something like a bump in the road upsets things. The company approved procedure which I always used was to set the trailer brakes, release the tractor brakes and give it a brief but strong tug. I never had a handle pulled in a truck stop but I HAVE had a not-fully-locked kingpin pull loose on my test-tug after backing under a trailer. I quickly learned to do the test-tug BEFORE retracting the landing gear :-) John -- John De Armond See my website for my current email address http://www.neon-john.com http://www.johndearmond.com <-- best little blog on the net! Tellico Plains, Occupied TN If the letters PhD appear after a person's name, that person will remain outdoors even after it's started raining. > some folks think it funny to...pull the hitch uncoupling levers. This very thing happened nearby some years ago. The hapless driver chose an abandoned, roadside gas station to spend the overnight. Of course, this location is immediately next to a mobile home park heavily populated with mischievous miscreants. The rig made it a few hundred yards down the highway the next morning before dropping the trailer in the road. Always check your lash-up after a stop, folks. Signature:) JR >The rig made it a few hundred yards down the highway the next morning >before dropping the trailer in the road. And you can bet the culprits were watching from nearby, too.... GB in NC > Always check your lash-up after a stop, folks. I put a lock in mine. Even when only going to the dump station and back. Lon >> According to >> <http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080521/NEWS01/805210387> [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Oddly, the locomotive slipped off a truck. Dang! Any pictures? Cliff in Heiskell TN - musta been one hell of a truck, ... 160,000 lbs? Probable a Ford! LOL SignatureThe journey of a thousand miles begins with a broken fan belt and leaky tire www.cj-and-m.com >>> <http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080521/NEWS01/805210387> >> Oddly, the locomotive slipped off a truck. >Dang! Any pictures? Uh, Cliff -- check the link for the newspaper story. And yes, pictures too <g>.... GB in NC The ever speedy (when not on break or getting ready for a break or getting off a break) Ohio DOT just finished the crossover so E and W I74 are one lane sans detour. Off-hours won't be too bad, but peak travel times are a nightmare both directions (especially WEST bound). The options to get around it are few, and even fewer for RVers. Estimated repair time is 60-90 days. If you need to take I74 across the Indiana-Ohio border, sent me a message and I will try to help you around the mess that is Cincinnati. Steve >> According to >> <http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080521/NEWS01/805210387> [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Oddly, the locomotive slipped off a truck. > According to <http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080521/NEWS01/805210387> > it would be best to avoid Eastbound I-74 for the next 2-3 months. > > A bridge will be out of service that long. > > It was hit by an 80-ton locomotive. READ THE ARTICLE! The bridge was put out-of-service because a tractor-trailer, HAULING a locomotive, exceeded the clearance diagram. It was NOT the fault of the locomotive! kh >> According to >> <http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080521/NEWS01/805210387> [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > kh Well, *I* think locomotives should remain on the tracks when being towed. I do feel sorry for the 3 Democrats who showed up with titles to the bridge and want compensation. LZ >> According to >> <http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080521/NEWS01/805210387> [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > kh Ken, You, too, are WRONG!!! The trailer hauling the locomotive came uncoupled from the tractor thereby smacking into the support pillars. It had nothing to do with clearance. READ...... >>> According to >>> <http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080521/NEWS01/805210387> [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > from the tractor thereby smacking into the support pillars. It had nothing > to do with clearance. READ...... Point taken. Nonetheless, it was still NOT the fault of the locomotive. > Nonetheless, it was still NOT the fault of the locomotive. The locomotive was the object that came in contact with the pillars, you poor fool. YOU are the only one who's attempting to assign _fault_ - not even the Fuzz knew how the trailer came unhitched - and, yet, you seem to be being exceptionally defensive of an 80-ton hunk of junk. <DG> Wussamatta, Kenny, did Barbie bust your widdle Lionel? <VDG> SignatureI used to be an anarchist but had to give it up: _far_ too many rules. >> According to >> <http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080521/NEWS01/8 [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > kh Nobody said anything about _fault_ you idiot. <dg> You, obviously, lack basic reading comprehension skills, Dumbass. <DG> SignatureI used to be an anarchist but had to give it up: _far_ too many rules. |
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