Gypsy Magic

[Buddy Allen]

"about a half-mile from our house" TTOTC p42

http://www.katyrailroad.org/map.htm

[SantaFe]

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<b>Quote from Buddy Allen on March 10, 2014, 12:02 pm</b>

about a half-mile from our house

http://www.katyrailroad.org/map.htm
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That's a lot of TRACK a half-mile from your house...



Have you seen the Trains in New Mexico, DOUBLE-DECKER HIGH, and traveling on TWO DIFFERENT TRACKS one going in EACH DIRECTION at the SAME TIME.



I don't know how the TRUCKERS "in New Mexico" stay in BUSINESS...



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[old drum]

No place on the old KATY is over 5000' ( unless it's in Kansas )



Plenty of places trains don't go or don't have facilities to offload containers, plus domestically produced stuff. Judging by the driver wanted ads (not to mention truck traffic on the highways), there's plenty of loads available.

[SantaFe]

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<b>Quote from old drum on March 10, 2014, 3:42 pm</b>

No place on the old KATY is over 5000' ( unless it's in Kansas )



Plenty of places trains don't go or don't have facilities to offload containers, plus domestically produced stuff. Judging by the driver wanted ads (not to mention truck traffic on the highways), there's plenty of loads available.
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No doubt, but how much of it is ONLOAD & OFFLOAD INFRASTRUCTURE, or NOT knowing how to SCHEDULE a LOAD... ?



My UNCLE was a CONDUCTOR on a RAILROAD just before they did away with CABOOSES... he was busier than any Truck Driver, and the LOCOMOTIVE never sat in the YARD overnight... like trucks & truckers do at Truck Stops...



If you have a big enough VOLUME of LOADS, the RAILROAD will ACCOMODATE you with the proper ONLOAD & OFFLOAD INFRASTRUCTURE, "that's what they do"

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[Guest]

Truck Drivers are only allowed 10 hrs of driving a day and mandatory time down. Trains run almost constant but switch out conductors to do so. Kinda hard for an over the road trucker do do this. But that is why most have two log books.

[SantaFe]

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<b>Quote from Seeker on March 10, 2014, 4:07 pm</b>

Truck Drivers are only allowed 10 hrs of driving a day and mandatory time down. Trains run almost constant but switch out conductors to do so. Kinda hard for an over the road trucker do do this. But that is why most have two log books.
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Exactly, trucking companies will put the public at risk with fatigued drivers... ( the trucking companies have GPS on their trucks and know exactly where they are at, and how long they've been on the road for any given time period... )



I was sitting a booth next to 3 State Troopers on break, and they were talking about those LOG BOOKs you speak of... one Trooper recounted saying to the trucker, <b>man, this doesn't even make sense...</b>



Trucks are very in-efficient, especially when their route is right next to a railroad for the entire journey...



The TIME is coming, when truckers will have to present COMPUTERIZED printouts of their GPS... no second set of "cooking the books" on that...



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[SantaFe]

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Wow... talking to him to keep him awake... kudos to you Stephanie, you're a good wife.

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[Guest]

I have some of my best naps when driving..."if ya don't like my driving.. stay off the sidewalks" The major problem with Tractor Trailer driving is the lack of companies keeping up the rigs and trailers. Even Owner Operator hate having to pick up an unknown trailer never knowing the tires, breaks, light, load etc. Some have not been inspected in years. or fudge that they were.

[mdc777]

she caught the Katy and left me a mule to ride.

[Buddy Allen]

http://www.mapquest.com/us/tx/temple/765...-n-main-st

Looks like FF's house is on the corner of Main and Oakland. Cemetery one block north. There are RR tracks both E and W of the house. My guess is the gypsys were near the tracks to the east. "...sometimes I think I can still hear it when the wind is out of the east." Probably near that creek.



Maybe he is saying the blaze is a half mile east of some tracks?