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Interesting variety of empty center beam cars.
[quote user="spokyone"] The crew perished when a DM&E train diverted into a siding in Bettendorf,IA http://www.dmerail.com/Customers/Customers-StateoftheRailroad.html Ed Terbell, DM&E vice president of operations,[quote]The line could be closed for weeks.[/quote] http://qconline.com/archives/qco/display.php?id=448683 [/quote]An update in the local paper from NTSB http://qconline.com/archives/qco/display.php?id=464464
Aledo IL. The CB&Q/ RIS is now rented out for bridal showers & parties. The kids can climb all over the loco & restored caboose on the property.
[quote user="wds"] As the photographer of the shot that started this thread [/quote]Welcome to the forum, Mr. Shaw I enjoyed looking through all your pics. Nice work!
August 5. I have a sister that rushed into marriage. She and the groom found out at the court house that they shared their birthday. Their son was born on their birthday that same year.
Happy Birthday Carl, from all the good folks in Aledo.
Clinton st viaduct undefeated against too tall trucks!!! Happens in Mobile AL even with over height sensors and flashing lights. http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2009/08/25/williams.al.s... EDIT: The link does not work properly now.
Barbara & I rented a cabin in the Black Hills last week. I talked to Wayne, who is the brakeman on the 1880 train. He retired after 34 years on coal trains for BNSF. He & wife bought a place outside of Hill City. He works just one day a week but says it is really not work at all. I asked him about sanding on the 6% out of Hill City. They use lots of it there and also on the smaller grades. The mallet leaks a lot of oil he said. Upon further review, we saw what he meant. I snapped a couple
[quote user="Deggesty"] As I recall, the first car I owned was a 2 door 1937 Chevrolet Sedan. What paint it had was the original medium blue. The hand brake did not hold well, so it was quite interesting to start it when it had stalled on a steep hill--one foot on the clutch, and the other on the brake, gas pedal, and starter. Johnny [/quote] My little sister had an old 71 Chevy Vega (Motor Trend Car of the Year) and lived on the South Hill in Spokane. She used a rock for a parking brake
Hmm. I received this in an email. I'm trying to remember who it looks like.