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Orange Blossom Cannonball equipment moves for track work
Not dead-in-tow…at least in the SP vernacular…
A freebie for the newswire/TRAINs/Clambake Funk & Wagnall’s. Happy New Year, y prospero an(y)o!
DIT used for dead-in-train, and
DIM used for dead-in-multiple (a multiple locomotive unit engine)…the implication was that the dead unit was not to be started/used…Tho’ the isolation switch would normally be tagged do not start.
Why the tag?
The mech. department knew but didn’t need to tell…anywhere from mechanical/electrical fault to being beyond a Fed mandated inspection date.
SOME MOVE
It appears to be “wood powered”!
I have ridden the Orange Blossom Cannonball on several occasions and am dismayed that it is being shut down for 3 months. I believe that Florida Central Railroad could accommodate at least a modified operation during TEG’s peak season. The Cannonball could be used by the host railroad as a positive Public Relations tool which shows their commitment to Community and Service in my opinion. I surmise that because Florida Central is a beneficiary of public assistance and taxpayer dollars, they may not possess the sharpest PR experts.
Where are they rehabing the tracks and do you know who is doing the work?