G'day!
Sssssssssssunday Sssssssssssteam . . .
SP&S - 2-8-2 #366 Mikado (courtesy: www.yesteryeardepot.com - foto: Fred C. Stoes)
Enjoy!
Tom
Nice one, Rob!
James - the material provided on this Thread most times has been seen at the bar 'n represents only a snippet of what you'll find at "Our" Place . . . my book, for example, does include a synopsis - but you'll have to visit the bar to read it!
Saturday Ssssssssssssteam . . .
C&O 2-6-6-2 #1285 (from: yesteryeardepot.com)
NOw that is an interesting photo Rob, I did not think any RS-18's lasted long enough to make it into the black and white striped pattern, you learn something new everyday. I actually do prefer the Green and Gold myself, must have been an expensive paint scheme though to apply.
You will have to review the book Tom lol.
Well that's a fine looking book Tom James. I've always been partial to CPR's steam,mind you the green trimed CN Hudson's amd Mountains were nice as well . I haven't many memories of the TH&B,when I really started following railways they were in their final years and alot of the trains had CP power on them. I do remember being in Port Colbourne a few times though and seeing the TH&B's SW's switching Robin Hood and the other starch and coal docks.here'sa couple photo's a freind emailed me. Two shots from Delsin/Exporail a before and after of a restoration/ paint job on a CN RS18 locomotive.
Rob
What's not to like about that CP beauty from Rob
Here's something recently added to my modest hard cover RR book library:
In the Traces - Railroad Paintings of Ted Rose
Beautiful pictures guys, I can almost hear those Algoma Central engines working that train. I did hear TH&B a number of times, actually rode in the cabs a few times, but that's another story.
In my opinion there is nothing prettier than a brace of TH&B engines. I should add though that when I was 5 or so I saw Consolidation 102 on a work train once, I still recall that one.
I always liked the looks of CP steam with those stream styled boiler jackets and maroon and grey livery. CN's weren't bad either, even if they were just black.
Love the CNR sssteam Tom here's some CPR sssteam for you.
A brace of T&HB locos from Rob!
Continuing with more ssssssteam . . .
CN #6307 4-8-4 (from: www.yesteryeardepot.com)
Nothing wrong with sssticking with the ssteam ! here's todays offering from moi !
A solid set of TH&B GP's hauling a train through Bayview jct. To GP 7's braketing passenger a GP 9.
Ahhh, a brace of Algoma Central locos from Rob!
Sssssssssstickin' with Sssssssssssteam . . . here's another!
USRA Heavy Mikado 2-8-2 #6001 (public domain)
That's a nice looking steamer. Gotta love it here's a new one for you guys.
A Classic concist in The Agawa Canyon.
Rob, looks like we're heading to the barn . . . nice traction!
Here's one that definitely is a Classic!
PRR Mikado 2-8-2 #520 at Strasburg, PA RR Museum (1983) (creative commons)
Good evening guys.Another good one from Tom James yes the NS&T ran electric passenger cars until 1959 the frieght motors continued on until 1961 when CN pulled the wires down.The tracks were "removed" ( paved over ) on the non-freight routes in St Catharines and Niagara Falls and Thorold in the early 60's.They didn't fully remove them until the 80's, they basically paved them over and every ten years or so they would re-surface and cause bumps. I remeber them removing the St Paul Street and Geneva Street tracks when the roads were last widdened in the mid 80's. The hobby shop in St catharines acytually aquired a ten foot length of the NS&T rail and cut it up and sold it as paper weights.
Toronto Railway Company 1326 our museum's first car parked in front of dispaly barn three.
Another nice urban shot from Rob!
James - Speaking for Lars <since he more than likely will be scarce for a bit> - that IS the New York Central Station in Buffalo.
Mine for this Monday . . .
Milwaukee Road - Full Dome
Lars is that picture Central Station in Buffalo looks great regardeless?
That was always in my opinion one weird looking diesel Tom, though I wish I could have seen it for real.
The picture of Geneva Street is really neat Rob I did not realize that the NS&T ran electric that late. I assume there is no track there now but am willing to be corrected. For years there were street car tracks at the corner of Port Street and Erie Ave in Eagle Place in Brantford, years after they were not needed.
A nice chilly looking photo Tom Here's a favourite of mine.
Radial car 620 on Geneva street in St Catharines 1958. Interestingly all the stores are still their and the street and intersection their has not changed at all in 50 years.
Nice duo, Rob! And yes, great having Lars back <even if only for 2 visits!>
Mine for this Sunday . . . .
UP #6944 at MoT, Kirkwood, Missouri <personal foto>
Good evening gents.Just like old times with the three musketteers keeping it alive over here. great posters and photo's from the two of you.James I think most people like the old ONR Green scheme the best,it just worked HSR stopped streetcar ops in 1958,trolley buses started up in 1957 and finally wound down in 1986.Died in the wool streetcar fans avoid anything with rubber tires.A lot of bus fans detest the trolley bus as they are not a true bus.Ah what wierd folk we all are.
Something from the NS&T.One of the curved side "city" cars at Port Dalhousie meeting the cross lake steamer passengers from Toronto.One of the 130 series interurbans is beside it.
Ahoy Cap'n Tom!
Luv that shot! Have it in my photo album too.
Here's one to keep things going, but not for much longAH, huh
Until the next time!
Lars
Mighty fine MoPac from the Larsman!
Hey! I'm not "down" - just a wee bit old for the BP to rise so quickly! <grin>
One for this Saturday that you might appreciate . . .
Staten Island Rapid Transit <S.I.R.T.> The old 'n the new . . . from many years ago. <foto credit unknown>
Way to go, mate - don't let 'em getchadown . . .
Here's one for YOU!
Thanx for keeping on keeping on, Rob . . . been a bad scene over at the bar.
One for the end of the work week . . .
More DRUMHEADS!
C&O for Progress
CN&W - North Western Limited
Milwaukee Road (CMSTPP) - Sioux
I really like the Ontario Northland photos, though I prefer their older colour scheme. That picture of the Hamilton street car is great, when did they stop street cars. I recall as a young fella that they did have trolley buses for a while?
Come to that do trolley buses get photoed by trolley fans or bus fans?
James
A couple more good drumheads from my neck of the woods thank-you Heres one more for the day.
City streetcar from Hamilton Ontario,we have sister car 521 at the musem,hopefully it will soon be on the restoration list as the new barns finally going up.
Good to see ya, Rob . . . Shane too!
Yeah, who knows how many Pages to go B4 this Thread bites the dust <again!> . . .
Mine for this day . . .
DRUMHEADS <again>!
CN Railways
GTW - The International Limited
VIA Rail
Afternoon guys figured I'd pop in here and salvage an afternoon's work ( at least before this one gets shut down too ). Tom great drumheads again Nick yes thast livery wasn't the best but at least if the loco's go for preservation a bit of steel fills in that intake quite nicely.Shane did you ever get any shots of that VT op
okay here's this afternoons shot.
Another one form the North Country
Good Morning All;
The collection continues, I see. Nice FPA4 picture at Bayview. Then we have drunheads from all over and Nick was by with some Ireland photos. One example of your "staging area" idea in the U.S. that comes to mined is Brattleboro, VT.
work safe
Well good evening all,good to see we are maintaining the mix-pix from ROB,artwork from TOM,informed opinion from SHANE & JAMES......ROB-nice to see the old 1500`s-albeit in a less than sympathetic livery and with that wretched great cut out panel for the CAT plant to breath through...........
Anyway,a wee montage for you tonight,all the way from County Wexford in south east Ireland
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O.K:- T.L-A rare example of street running in Wexford Town-sadly (as related elsewhere) by the time the train arrived I was stuck in the back of a cafe just up the street. T.R-a G.M co-co unit accelerating a Dublin-Rosslare Europort out of Rosslare Strand stn B.L-One for the modellers,a `prototype for anything` scene-a perfect staging yard entrance-Enniscorthy on the Dublin-Rosslare line B.R-a G.M bo-bo on a Waterford-Rosslare service,about 300 yards south of the T.R pic..........
Right-everybody got that-there may be questions later.................
Enjoy
P.S--JAMES-looking forward to seeing your slides-am another big O.N/C.N fan -....... GO for it
Always enjoy seeing that VIA Rail shot of yours - looks mighty fine in that livery 'n with that motive power!
Hmmmm, must be an echo in here - for I said pretty much the same thing to James! <grin> Anyway, let's try to keep the "instructions" via Email if 'n when it's time . . .
Mine for this rainy day in mid-continent USA . . . MORE DRUMHEADS!
Burlington Route (CB&Q) - Pioneer Zephyr
CP - The Canadian
Algoma Central Railway
A quick good evening folks. Tom lovely drumhead a keeper fer sure fer sure. James you do have to have a host site to upload from. Photobucket is a good one, and it's a free service, easy to start up with as well. Once you've got the photo's loaded up posting them here isn't all that hard we can talk you in as it were.I'd love to see the Classic shots of the ONR in Toronto Okay how about another one from "the bucket"
A classic from Bayview mid 80's shot.
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