gmpullman RDC's Over Moodna by Doug Lilly, on Flickr
RDC's Over Moodna by Doug Lilly, on Flickr
Re Ed's pic of the Moodna Viaduct...
Been over that one quite a few times, with trains ranging from the Campbell Hall local to stack trains to a hazmat train, which was 40 cars of sulfuric acid, and the brakes didn't work (had a kicker in it). Got it all the way from Port Jervis to Oak Island without using the air. But that's a story for another time...!
While not exactly forty cars and a kicker, this is nice to see
And the Poughkeepsie Bridge back in 1904:
Detroit_Photographic_Company_(0676) by Edmund, on Flickr
Cheers, Ed
Even though the subject matter is not a very impressive bridge, this is one of my favorite pictures of a railroad bridge that I have taken.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
Good morning Diners. Tea and toast please, Brunhilda.
The sun is shining. Something we haven't seen for a week or so.
Loving the bridges.
Kevin that is a 'gem'. The overgrown looks adds 'magic'. I do like the overgrown look of things. Nature taking back.
Mind your head!
Old and new bridges on the Tyne & Wear Metro system
Those that are missing a speedy return. You are all missed.
Thoughts & Peace to All who Require.
David
To the world you are someone. To someone you are the world
I cannot afford the luxury of a negative thought
Browsing through a gaming site I came across this item. I don't play Malifaux, so I have no idea what role a rail crew would play in a wargame. I just thought it was interesting take on a dystopian railroad work crew.
Zero clues for what the "emberling" would do, supply spare ties maybe?
It is 30mm scale, close to 1/56.
Wish I had a better cmera back then but here's a bridge
A little Sunday Afternoon entertainment if you have the time.
Old Engineman will surely recognize some of these trains/locations:
It is 53 minutes but there's some interesting scenes here from the "Big BLue" era.
At 17:35 the crew is rigging up a jumper train-line hose. I had often wondered about why spine cars had the glad-hand connection in the middle of the center sill. Now I know.
Then at 49:45 the kids get a free souvineer "Crew Pack". Hope management doesn't see that, giving away company property!
I never cared much for the look of those B23-7 locomotives
Good Sunday afternoon.
Not much going on today. I gave a talk yesterday on the history of radio broadcasting through collecting radios. It went well.
I tried to fix an HDMI port on an xbox for someone today and they had bought the wring replacement part. Now it must wait for the new part.
Bridges, eh? LION's got Bridges...
But today's pic is...
YEAH... I uploaded a 'new' pic from my new web server....
And my website broadwaylion.com is working too!
Now if only my body was working.
Last week I fell on the stairway: sore arm, sore leg, sore abdomen, and sore fingers.
went to the ER but nothing was broken Rx Muscle relaxants and Advil.
And oh yes, The Prior decided that I had to use a walker.
But was the elevatoor working? No it was not!
So I stayed on the second floor and did nothing while others brought meals to me.
Elevator is now working, so I can get asll over the place, excepot to the train room, of course, which is three flights up in a different building. I am going to promote the idea of an elevator in that building.
Anyway, I suspect that I will not get a vacation in NYC any more. So I will have to make do with the photos that I have already taken even though they do have new equipment that I want to see and photograph.
ROAR (Elias)
The Route of the Broadway Lion The Largest Subway Layout in North Dakota.
Here there be cats. LIONS with CAMERAS
BroadwayLionNow if only my body was working.
I'm glad to hear you're trying to make the best of the situation, LION. I hope you can get to your train room soon.
Norfolk Southern inherited some bridge work:
Regards, Ed
Good morning Diners. The usual tea and toast please, Janie.
Lion. Take it easy. Hopefully you will be in the train room soon.
The Sale & Timperley 40 Steps Bridge
Halfway between Timperley and Sale in Greater Manchester there's a bridge that goes nowhere. It leads to a little walking trail alongside the Bridgewater canal, but why? It crosses over what was the Manchester, South Junction and Altrincham Railway now the Manchester Metrolink line.
Arnside Viaduct (sometimes called Kent Viaduct) is a 51 span structure carrying the Carnforth and Whitehaven Line over the estuary of the River Kent immediately to the west of Arnside Station.
Good Morning Fellas.
Had a mixed weekend. The whole homecoming extravaganza for the kids kept us busy Friday and Saturday. My daughter on homecoming court did not win queen, but she had fun and I'm so proud of her. A very nice young man accompanied her to the dance. My youngest daughter went with friends, including dinner at a friends house whose parents went all out for the kids. Rented a big wedding style tent for the kids to eat in, had a bunch of props for photos, etc. A great time was had by all.
Yesterday though, wasn't so fun. Drove my youngest daughter down to her soccer game (2-1/2 hours away), where 5 minutes into the game had her foot stepped on by the keeper while she was scoring a goal. The goal was waived off as she was called offsides (She was clearly not offsides. As the game progressed, it became glaringly obvious the side ref did not understand what offsides is. Our coach was beside himself. Parents too) Not only did the goal get waived off, but her toe was broken when the keeper stepped on her foot. 5 hours of driving for 5 minutes of game time and a broken toe. Phooey!
Here's to a better day ahead. Cheers guys.
Mike
Yikes, Mike. I feel for your youngest daughter.
Everything seemed to go wrong all in five minutes; and to have the goal disallowed. That is rubbing salt into the wound.
I hope her toe heals well and is back on the field soon.
Thanks David. It was fun to watch until we knew the aftermath. The ball was about midfield and got launched about midway into the other teams defensive zone. My daughter sprinted through their three defenders (remember how I said she wasn't offsides? Grrrr) and it was a race between her and the keeper to the ball. She just got there first, tapped the ball to the side past the keeper (getting stepped on in the process), and buried the ball in the net with the hurt foot. It was beautiful.
Good morning, everyone. Black coffee this morning, Chloe.
All the bridge photos are great. The engineering behind many of the bridges is amazing.
Lion, it's good to know you are able to post again. No broken bones after falling down steps is something to be very thankful for. The pain may be a blessing in disguise -- it makes us be very careful. Hope you feel better soon. My trip to North Dakota and Teddy Roosevelt National Park is going to wait until spring. I was hoping for this month, but it won't happen. I want to hike some of the trails there.
The rest of my morning is going to be spent picking up leaves.
The Huey Long Bridge crosses the Mississippi just upriver from New Orleans. The widest span over the river is 790 feet (240 m) with three other spans 530 feet (158 m) feet. It clears the river at 153 feet (46 m).
The double rail bridge is 23,000 feet (7,010 m) long, and has six lanes of U.S. Highway 90.
The bridge is owned by the New Orleans Public Belt RR, which is owned by the city of New Orleans.
It's an amazing feat of engineering, especially on the soft land of southern Louisiana. Bedrock is far too deep, so the bridge actually sits on sand.
Before the latest car lanes widened to six lanes:
Since rail traffic is very heavy there, if you travel there it's a great place to get photos of trains crossing the river.
York1 John
I asked my doctor if I gave up delicious food and all alcohol, would I live longer? He said, "No, but it will seem longer."
Heartland Division CB&Q Ed, Dave, David, Mike, Rich, and MLC ...... Thanks for posting all of your great photos of brdges. Below is the Santa Fe Railway Canyon Diablo Brdge in Arizona. (Double Track)
Ed, Dave, David, Mike, Rich, and MLC ...... Thanks for posting all of your great photos of brdges.
Below is the Santa Fe Railway Canyon Diablo Brdge in Arizona. (Double Track)
An infrequent poster to this forum, but a great modeler and better friend, Arjay 1969, has built a HO module featuring a scratchbuilt Canyon Diablo bridge. It is spectacular.
Mike: Sorry about your daughter's toe. I love hearing stories about your kids, it brings back memories of when mine were at home.
A user named "cduckworth" over on Imgur posted these pictures of resin kits he has assembled.
This rooftop weathering is amazing.
Good evening
I really like the Diner this month! Bridges and I'm in!
I really enjoy your guys's posts and appreciate each and every one of them There is no such thing as a bad bridge unless it collapses
It was really a great day when I took the Stang out for a cruise on Sunday finding a new River Road.
She wasn't anymore but she stood proud in the scrubs and from what I understood was from the late 1800's. I guess they continue some sort of preservation down there.
Further Down the River Run I found very large boats waiting to pass under the bridge tilted at 90° after I got there.
If you zoom-in you can see the train waiting to cross the river.
I came back the next day and parked where I wasn't really supposed to park.
Just kidding .....Hi Brent Love that Vette!
All the Union Pacific people were very friendly and told me they liked my car. They talked to me for quite a while. I think I was technically in a restricted area but apparently it didn't matter.
I prefered the female Union Pacific worker. She told me a little history down there and how it dated back from the 1800's. That's her in the orange, she was quite the great looking older babe
That counter weight sure is neat. Are you kidding me, it looks like the entrance to Jurassic Park
I waited for almost an hour the first day I was there but the bridge did not come back to the cross position. She told me there was a problem with the bridge on Sunday. The guys in the locomotive were pulling a 6000 foot train I think she said, with a mid locomotive and a pusher waiting for the bridge for 3 hours.
I wish I could have waited around to see that train but not for 3 hours. The sky was turning quite Gray and I wanted to get the horse back in the barn
TF
Welcome Back, Mr. TF
Glad to have you aboard!
Eastbound on Java Bridge by Mike Danneman, on Flickr
Look at all the pretty colors of the locomotives here:
Crossing the Columbia by Mike Danneman, on Flickr
This is one of my favorite "engineering marvels" a bridge within a bridge.
Isn't that just neat! Orange and Green are hospitality colors
I remember that bridge built around the bridge Ed. You posted it quite a few years ago. The modern day cargo loads were getting too heavy I think you said and instead of tearing the bridge down, they beefed it up by reinforcing building around it.
A bridge in a bridge
That's one Cool Unique Bridge!
Hi TF!
Welcome back!
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
hon30critter Hi TF! Welcome back! Dave
Ditto!
TF .... good seeing you.
Everybody .... actually, it is good seeing each of you.
I had a busy day, and it is late. Hopefully, I can catch up with all of your posts tomorrow.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Threading a needle or tying a knot?
Roundin' the Loop by Mike Danneman, on Flickr
All those big bridges sure are impressive, but I think smaller bridges are very interesting subjects when I am out with the camera.
Track fiddlerI really like the Diner this month! Bridges and I'm in!
Glad to see you found the way back!
Nice to hear from you again.
Good morning Diners. A large coffee please, Flo.
A dark, wet and miserable looking morning with more rain to come.
Welcome back TF.
Trains on bridges.
The Fenhe Railway Bridge, Menghua
Fenhe Railway Bridge Menghua is the largest railway viaduct in the world. Total length 7980 meters with 216 piers,96 of them exceeds 50 meters in height. Tallest pier 74 meters,the bridge about 85m high from deck to water:
A Spiral Railway Bridge - plus!
Thoughts & Peace to All who Require,
Good morning
Thanks for all the Hello's Great to see all you guys too! And all the awesome Bridges posted.
SeeYou190 All those big bridges sure are impressive, but I think smaller bridges are very interesting subjects when I am out with the camera.
Good morning gang!
Welcome back TF! Good to have you back.
David, I can't believe you found a prototype for a helix. That's fantastic!
Ended up putting my youngest on crutches last night. The broken bone in her toe yesterday would "click" with every step she took. We'll see what the doctor says next week about it, but until then we're making her use them. Pretty minimal swelling or discoloration, so that's good.
Have one of the corporate big wigs at work the next couple days. I was supposed to get sucked into a meeting with him, but thus far have not. Hope it stays that way.
Cheers guys!
Water Level Route David, I can't believe you found a prototype for a helix. That's fantastic!
The designer must be a railway modeler.
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Yes every step hurts. (Been there!) Your daughter has to take it easy.
Home again, so good morning, diners! Bacon, eggs, and black coffee, please.
I'll be heading out the door again in a few minutes.
What a nice day in the diner yesterday! Lion and Track Fiddler both check back in on the same day! Welcome back.
Mike, I've never had a broken toe, but it must be painful to walk on. Hope she is able to recover quickly. Also your other daughter.
In southeast Nebraska, the BNSF Rulo bridge crosses the Missouri River from Nebraska into Missouri. I believe the majority of traffic here is coal from Wyoming.
Have a good day, everyone. Leaving the house again. We have put a lot of miles on the truck the past two weeks.