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Posted by Autobus Prime on Wednesday, November 5, 2008 5:50 PM

Folks:

There are a few compression artifacts that don't show up at the smaller size.  Pay no heed to those.

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Posted by Packers#1 on Wednesday, November 5, 2008 6:32 PM

Changed mine. I used google and found a pic of the best QB in NFL history, Brett favre, in his Green Bay Uniform playing in the snow. here's the full-size pic:

Sawyer Berry

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Wednesday, November 5, 2008 8:35 PM

 This is not my exact avatar photo, but it shows all of my four foot bridge over the "Mrs. Hippy River". The train is a 1960's Kansas City Zephyr which commonly had only three cars.

GARRY

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Posted by SSW9389 on Thursday, November 6, 2008 5:36 AM

On Saturday December 2, 1972 Terry Kirkland and I went up to Reader, Arkansas to see that steam railroad. On the way back to TEXAS we saw a northbound Cotton Belt freight parked in the siding at Maude, TEXAS. We got off U. S. 67 and went over to see the parked train. Terry being a railroad employee went and spoke with the brakeman on the ground to inquire about what was up. The brakeman told Terry that his train the PSSE, Pacific States Sunset East was in the hole for two sections of the Blue Streak Merchandise. Terry got back up on the embankment and shortly thereafter the Cotton Belt let fly with the first section of the Blue led by Espee U33C #8600. You could feel the heat waves from the hard working radiators as that train went by at 70 mile an hour. Ten minutes later on his block this second section showed up led by Cotton Belt SD45 #8974.  After the second Blue rolled through the brakeman got back on his train and it departed north.

 Ed

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Posted by CSXDixieLine on Thursday, November 6, 2008 7:15 AM

On New Years Day 2008, the kids and I went out for a ride to visit the caboose and park in Suwanee, GA. My daughter took a picture of me and my son with the 607 milepost on the NS Piedmont Division. Jamie

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Posted by Loco on Thursday, November 6, 2008 7:08 PM

 Not all that much bigger.   UP web site photo.....


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Posted by Texas Zepher on Thursday, November 6, 2008 8:51 PM

river_eagle
but the sig pic is bigger ...

Despite the round windows, those are E7s with special Mopac side panels.

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Posted by climaxpwr on Friday, November 7, 2008 12:01 AM

Here is mine, its the prototype class for my one and only Brass Steamer, NYC G46h class heavy 2-8-0.  Mine is identical but has the class lights on the boiler front up high, rather than on the sides of the boiler.   Mike

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Posted by jfugate on Friday, November 7, 2008 2:59 AM

Joe Loves trains

I call it "Joe loves trains" ...  it was taken at the North Umpqua river bridge on my HO Siskiyou Line layout.

Joe Fugate Modeling the 1980s SP Siskiyou Line in southern Oregon

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Posted by HHPATH56 on Friday, November 7, 2008 7:31 AM

 To me, the AVATAR is, merely, similar to a signature that one visually associates with a given poster.  I think that many of the loco avatar pictures are pretty good.   As suggested, the purpose of the shadow head is to get a lot of us to get off our buts to post a picture.  You have to be careful in your choice of picture, so that it does not distort what we want us  to see.   Bob Hahn


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Posted by tankertoad70 on Friday, November 7, 2008 11:30 AM

 Well, no need to "blow up" mine.  It is from my alma-mater from which I graduated back in '70, the 12th class to graduate from USAFA.Smile,Wink, & Grin

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Posted by shayfan84325 on Friday, November 7, 2008 11:45 AM

tankertoad70

 Well, no need to "blow up" mine.  It is from my alma-mater from which I graduated back in '70, the 12th class to graduate from USAFA.Smile,Wink, & Grin

Nor do I need to enlarge mine.  My alma-mater (UW) is also in the MWC and it's the highest university in the US (we're talking elevation).

Go Pokes!

Phil,
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Posted by wedudler on Friday, November 7, 2008 12:07 PM

 

A friend made this picture from my engine at the FREMO meeting in Unna 1999.

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Posted by TomDiehl on Friday, November 7, 2008 2:48 PM

Mine is a picture taken by a friend this past June in the East Broad Top Machine Shop. The efforts of fellow member Dave Richards powered up the 102 year old wheel lathe with an electric motor (formerly overhead belt driven) and is fully operational.

 

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Posted by Robby P. on Friday, November 7, 2008 6:13 PM

Heres the one I use.  I got it off a old calender I had.  I believe it was 2005.

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Posted by steamage on Sunday, November 9, 2008 11:34 AM
My favorite diesel, Espee F-Units! These Athearn shells (A & B) were done by a friend who lives in Ausrtalia. He models SP and Pacific Electric Ry.

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Posted by Lillen on Thursday, November 13, 2008 9:27 AM

Here is my avatar:

 

 

 

 

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Unless otherwise mentioned it's HO and about the 50's. Magnus
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Posted by Jimmydieselfan on Thursday, November 13, 2008 5:33 PM

Mine is from a badge on the door of my old truck (2003 Silverado 2500HD Duramax Diesel) (btw what a bad *** truck). I traded it in for a new Silverado 1/2 ton gas 5.3 liter when diesel fuel hit 4.75/gallon here last winter." mce_src="">

N Scale Diesels......I like 'em

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Posted by Jimmydieselfan on Thursday, November 13, 2008 5:35 PM

" mce_src="">here is the old truck

N Scale Diesels......I like 'em

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Posted by Geared Steam on Thursday, November 13, 2008 5:41 PM

This is not my picture, and I can't remember where I got it so I can't give credit to the photographer, whoever it is, nice job.

"The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination."-Albert Einstein

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