G'day!
Rob, CM3 Shane AND Lars! Love that Sunset Limited!
"Golden Chariot" was not on display when we visited ExpoRail . . . perhaps we'll see it on our visit.
Another ssssssssssssssssteamer . . . .
B&O Light Mikado 2-8-2 #4500 (public domain)
Enjoy!
Tom
G'day again folks.
Too bad the Chariot wasn't out and about. it is fully operational and such a neat car. The amazing thing is that all four of them are still around in various museums, three stateside.It does only seem to come out on high days and holy days,same as the one at the Seashore Museum in Kenebunkport. Great "Mike" as well. Nice to see Lars pop in over here too What a trooper
Another museum shot
PCC 4611 arriving in the summer of 1993. She appeared along with sisters 4600 and 4618. 4600 been the workhorse daily operations PCC since her arrival ,4618 is now the ice cream shop and 4611 is now operational as a back up for sister 4600/ All were ex Birmingham cars.
Rob
Morning folks , here is another shot of one of the 4600's soon after they arrived on the museum property,this one is 4618 ( now our east end ice cream shop )
Afternoon again guys,lets complete the trifecta of the 4600 series PCC's we have at the museum.
This one is the class leader 4600.
Good evening here's something different.
A shot of a CN RSC24 right before they were retired in the late 70's. Only a class of four they were purged with the rest of the 244 powered loco's in 1978. They were built with light weight branchline rail in mind A1A trucked with 1000hp primemovers and a small shorthood in front of the cab for the upgraded road switcher electronics.Basically they were a 1000hp 244 engined S4
Final shot for this evening, another loco that is no longer with and that was only built for the CNR.This is an RSC13 a 1400hp A1A trucked 244 engine powered raodswitcher that was designed to tip toe over the PEI and NB branchlines that were made of 80lbs or less rail.These same branchlines kept a trio of ancient Mogal class steam engines 2-6-0's in service to the end of steam in 1959,two of which are still around 136,and 29.139 is still used by the Tottenham ( Ontario ) excursion called the South Simcoe railway.29 is at Delson /Exporail in Montreal.
As promissed a shot of CN 1708 in it's last years of existance late 70's right before CN axed all 244 engined power from the roster in 1978.
Good afternoon folks.Here's one for today. Another shot from teh museum today, this is PCC car number 4000 the first of the eventual 700+ that the TTC purchased.This is a 1938 built air/electric PCC as opposed to the 4600's which were all electric,there are subtle body detail differences as well as the mechanical differences.
Surely appears that our trolleyguy Rob has been super <hyper> active on this lonely Thread!
Here's one from me for this mid-week day . . .
Book Description: This magnificent memoir is filled with photographs of various types of locomotives hauling military movements and wartime freight in the US, plus passenger trains turned troop carriers. Highly recommended. <from: amazon.com>
Book Description: This magnificent memoir is filled with photographs of various types of locomotives hauling military movements and wartime freight in the US, plus passenger trains turned troop carriers. Highly recommended.
No Tom not hyperactive just "Energized" Here's the evening one for today.
Some classic MLW 6 axles for everyone to enjoy.These are approaching the CPR grade crossing at Arkel Ontario just down from our museum and where we get anything rail shipped to us.
No one in today oh well I'll drop of one shot to keep it moving in and upward direction.
A ad end use for a tired but well used old warhorse. A CP C424 that was changed into a cab control car ( no prime mover just train controls for push pull service ) Shot near Guelph Ontario
Yeah Rob, some slow times here too . . . but, your contribtions help us keep on keepng on!
Mine for this Friday . . . .
RR Magazine - 1952 - Idaho's Panhandle Pike
Good Morning: Let's see what do you get when you cross the B&M with the Nickel Plate? Well. the magazine always had a fair amoutn of artistic license.
work safe
Hi Tom and everybody, how about that B&O freight station by the Hudson River at 26th St.
Mike
Ahoy Cap'n Tom!
I see the "one per day" idea is holding fast . . . except for Rob, that is! The trolleyMAN just likes to post, post, post.
Good to see Shane too! Guess if it's their mag, they can call it what they wish!
My humble offering . . . then I'm skeedaddling again!
Illinois Central - Monday Mornin' Rails (Cap'n Tom's favorite song - City of New Orleans!)
Until the next time!
Lars
LoveDomes wrote: Ahoy Cap'n Tom!I see the "one per day" idea is holding fast . . . except for Rob, that is! The trolleyMAN just likes to post, post, post.
Hey I resemble that remark Good to see a twofer at the two threads by you today,busy one over here as well with Mike in Shane wading in as well 5x at least I'm not talking to myself today, people were beginning to wonder. "Their comming to get who he who ha" anyway a nitecap
"I've got a slug " "Does he talk" , " Well no not really "
An old Montey Python quote for everyone to enjoy as well.
Rob, I talk to myself all the time, especially when I can't find my monkey wench
Saturday sssssssssteam . . .
NYC Hudson 4-6-4 (public domain)
Ah steam and the big apple, some good stff from the gang again Here is today's shot.
CP C424 taken on our trek to Chicago in 95. I don't remember where the shot ws taken but I think it was in Detroit on our return trip.
Sunday ssssssssteam!
PRR Atlantic E6 #1067 (public domain)
A Monday morning wake up . . .
Good Morning:
A fine selection of pictures. Folks don't realize how much industrial activity there was in NYC.
Good Canadian material and then Tom sends in NYC and PRR pictures as well.
Thanks to all.
Morning folks I see that things are stil perking along.Some nice sssteam from the boss,and I love those line drawings I see that Shane's enjoying the show as well Lets see something for this morning.
A little something from Cass scenic RR,hey who's that driving
Good Morning: Nice picture of a WV pit stop.
Without the guys from the bar - we'd be toast! <uh oh>
Here's another - just for Rob! <But my guess is Shane will luv it!>
Well howdy chaps-just thought I might poke my head around the door-some fine stuff happening--Any takers for a couple from the `old country` ?
how about....
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A modern classic-an inter-city 125 blasts through Dawlish in South Devon with an up (i.e. towards London ) working.--This whole section runs along the sea edge (about 6 feet to the left of the camera ) & during the winter the waves will often break right over the tracks
A steam classic-Great Western `Castle` class Drwslyn Castle roars out of Fishguard Harbour with a charter special.
And for variety,the platform starter signals at Rosslare Europort ( Ireland) at twilight-a sentimental choice-as far as we can judge,this pic was snapped at about the time my first & only nephew drew his fist breath-this one`s for you Aitor
O.K-I`m off to the bar-keep up the good work chaps
Nick
G'day folks , just got over a one day plague ( at least the coughing's gone ) Nice to see teh contin ued support from dabar flies
Tom another fine line drawing and some great stuff from Sir Nick Here is a taste for today.
A front shot of the OSR's ex TH&B NW2 number 51 in the old CASO yard outside of the Elgin County Museum in St Thomas Ontario.
G'day Gents!
What's not to like 'bout those old country shots from Nick AND that great looking livery of the TH&B from Rob <sweet>
Another for this mid-week day . . .
RR Magazine - 1946 - The Circus on the Tracks
Evening gents. They say there is a prototype for everything Tom's mag cover shows an "Organic switcher" at work
Here'sa shot of a "dinosaur"
CN caboose on the end of a transfer run( powered by two GP 9's as well making full tracks peed 60mph through there ! ) heading towards Hamilton through Bayview JCT,summer of 1998
Organic switcher! Now that's a FIRST from Rob!
Mine for this rainy day . . . .
Hey Tom sorry to hear that you are in the rainy doldrums theer in MO bright and sunny and the low 60's today,we get the rain for the weekend,figures as it's my weekend offYou just gotta watch the exhaust from those organic switchers ! Nice CPR Poster BTW
Here's a shot from CP's Welland yard that I snapped around '96 CP was buying up any SD40 or 40-2 they could find to make up for a massive motive power shortage.
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