Guess where this is and then post your own photo to stump the crowd.
Brent
"All of the world's problems are the result of the difference between how we think and how the world works."
I'll take a guess that it's CP Rail's Shoreham Yard in Minneapolis.
However, since it's only a guess, I won't jump in with another stumper unless my hunch is right.
Wayne
You'd be right. Though I cheated - I looked up the grain elevator and saw the track alignment matched the photo.
--Randy
Modeling the Reading Railroad in the 1950's
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DING! DING! DING! Wayne got it correct. Post one if you Dare.
rrinker You'd be right. Though I cheated - I looked up the grain elevator and saw the track alignment matched the photo. --Randy
I did, too, I think...I googled "MALT - ONE", too, and up-popped a map, complete with an aerial view.
Most of my railroad pictures are of trains, so are mostly not very revealing about the location (in many cases, I don't recall where they were taken).
Because of that, I'll defer back to Brent for a photo.
Ditto for my methodology! The "MALT-ONE" is a dead giveaway for Google. Anyone next? Bonus points for someplace international. Gauntlet thrown!
I am deeply disturbed with the fact I am hanging out with a bunch of cheaters.
I am going to have to rethink this, in the meantime I will leave the floor open to anyone that may want to contribute a photo. Just remember who you are playing with though.
BATMANI am going to have to rethink this, in the meantime I will leave the floor open to anyone that may want to contribute a photo. Just remember who you are playing with though.GrumpyLaugh
Oh, awright!
Since the photo below is not an aerial view and no trains are shown, I'll mention that the location is currently used by CN, CP, Via, GO, and Amtrak, and has been featured in TRAINS magazine at least once...
This one should be pretty easy, and no cheatin' needed. (Click on the photo to get a slightly larger view.)
doctorwayneThis one should be pretty easy, and no cheatin' needed.
Apparently not, but it's my mistake in not mentioning that the junction in the distance is the location that bears the mystery name. The article in TRAINS magazine called it the busiest in Canada at that time.
I'm going to throw my hat in the ring and guess that's Bayview Junction near Burlington, Ontario?
Cheers, Ed
We have a winner!!
You're correct, Ed, although I thought some might have also recognised the McQuesten Bridge (often called the "High Level Bridge" by locals in nearby Hamilton - it's the one mentioned in the "enlarged view").
That really is a neat piece of geography there, Wayne. The wye just north of the junction is model-worthy, too. I must have ridden through there on one of my trips from Buffalo to Toronto on the TH&B RDC.
York_Blvd by Edmund, on Flickr
Well, here's a spot that should be fairly easy to locate, I hope
Mystery by Edmund, on Flickr
Good Luck, Ed
Leaman Place on the Strasburg Railroad. #90 is a dead giveaway. And the lumber yard and PRR catenary. Fairly old pic based on the yellow open car waiting on the Strasburg line in the backround.
rrinkerLeaman Place on the Strasburg Railroad. #90 is a dead giveaway.
Well done
rrinkerFairly old pic based on the yellow open car waiting on the Strasburg line in the backround.
Not to mention the "Serves All Canada" Maple Leaf (pre-1962) on the box car!
Carry on — Ed
gmpullmanThat really is a neat piece of geography there, Wayne. The wye just north of the junction is model-worthy, too. I must have ridden through there on one of my trips from Buffalo to Toronto on the TH&B RDC.
Ed, one of the best train trips I ever had was on a TH&B RDC from Hamilton down to Buffalo, just for the day to look around the station. This was in the PennCentral era.I spent the entire day taking train pictures, and when it was time to leave, the two cars filled-up pretty quickly with shoppers, and off we went, at about 10mph, the cars rocking back and forth on the poor track, with the branches of small lineside trees brushing the cars' windows.Several of the shoppers were speaking with the conductor, worried that they'd miss a connection in Toronto, as our progress was very slow, with intermittent stops."Don't you worry, ladies, when we get onto some good TH&B track we'll make-up the time."
Once we got back into Canada, there was the usually stop for Customs, then we were off, at a much better speed. The car was filled with chatter, but as the speed continued to increase, it became quieter and quieter.
I looked out the window, and saw a milepost flash by, so when we came to the next one, I began to time the speed on my wristwatch. I wouldn't have thought it possible in an RDC, but it was hovering around 90mph for several miles, before I stopped timing and simply enjoyed the ride. I know that my watch was no stopwatch, but I'm sure that it couldn't have been too far off.
I'm pretty sure nobody missed their connections.
At Buffalo...
gmpullman rrinker Leaman Place on the Strasburg Railroad. #90 is a dead giveaway. Well done rrinker Fairly old pic based on the yellow open car waiting on the Strasburg line in the backround. Not to mention the "Serves All Canada" Maple Leaf (pre-1962) on the box car! Carry on — Ed
rrinker Leaman Place on the Strasburg Railroad. #90 is a dead giveaway.
rrinker Fairly old pic based on the yellow open car waiting on the Strasburg line in the backround.
Holdover paint scheme, because Strasburg didn't get 90 until 1967. And the yellow painted open car was for the filming of the musical Hello, Dolly in 1969. 4-4-0 #1223 also appears in the movie.
Some rather strange video with clips from the movie:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ola70nGr9DI
There's also a part 1 which shows the opening credits of the movie and a scene filmed at the Lancaster PRR station. And other locations used, in addition to Strasburg. There's a shot in the video of 1223 and the car being hauled ont he end of a freight train between locations.
doctorwayneEd, one of the best train trips I ever had was on a TH&B RDC from Hamilton down to Buffalo, just for the day to look around the station. This was in the PennCentral era.
I would make a similar journey from Cleveland and either head west to Toledo or east to Erie or Buffalo. Hard to imagine we look back on those as the "glory days"!
PC Power at Buffalo by Edmund, on Flickr