Nice to see the Larsman out and about the decks today and yes your right the Telus wrap puts the "FUG" in "FUGLY" One more poster for tonight from Toronto union.
Rob
Good Morning: Nice selection of materual from all over the spectrum. BLW ad that Lars sent along shows the locmotive in demonstrater colors.
work safe
Lets see a selection for this morning,and there won't be any sea sick green VIA locomotives this time around
An oddball from one of my forays to the left coast. A CPR Baldwin S12 switcher, these kicked around on Vancouver Island until the mid 80's
G'day!
Shane 'n Rob . . . quite a combo!
Here's one for this Tuesday that 'feels' like Monday!
<from: viarail.ca>
Enjoy!
Tom
That's a nice one Tom , I love the bronzing the setting sun gives to the stainless steel Here's the evening shot from me.
Shot of small Witt 2786 climbing up inti the east loop at the museum
Time for a morning pick me up post over here.
A shot of PCC 4618 shortly after it's arrival at the museum.This car ahs now been moved to the east end in front of barn one where it is being used as our new east end dinner and ice cream shop.
Fine looking car from Rob!
Another VIA Rail <keeper> . . .
Good Morning all; Fine looking selection of Canadian material from both coasts and in between; was surprised to see that Baldwin in red paint!
Thanx for the support over here - Shane! For a minute there, I thought you were at the bar . . . yeah, hallucinating <again>!
Hello folks popping in for an evening round up here. Shane yes CP kept those old Balwins around longer than most,the RS12's were disposed of quickly but the switchers found a nice little home on Vancouver Island. I figure that CP forgot they were there. They did retire then as soon as a major problem cropped up but not unlike Baldwins steam engines they were a hearty lot.Couple definate keepers from the bossman today as well
Montreal and Southern Counties #107 at Barn one at the east end of the property.
Good Morning:
Canadian pictures continue. Rob; Lehigh Valley hung onto some of their Baldwins as well although they were pretty visible around Sayre, PA. When did CP retitre theirs? I don't have my roster book handy.
Got a threesome going 'round here with Rob - Shane 'n Moi . . .
Here's my offering for this mid-day . . .
NIce Pullman poster boss. We do seem to be a gang of three Shane I'll have to dig out my roster book but 1986 seems right. I was twelve when I was in BC the first and only time I've been out there so that would have been 1983 and they were just about done then. I'll have to do some digging and let you know. Were the Lehigh ones retired before or after the merger ?
Another rarity ( for me ) a CP RS18 before the rebuilding program of the early 90's
A foto for Sssssssssaturday . . .
SP Golden State in Palm Springs (1948) (fair use)
Enjoy
More EsssssssssssP!
SP Golden State in New Mexico (1947) (fair use)
A couple of fine SP specimens capt. One quick one for this sunday.
A dinosaur for you guys to enjoy.
Good Morning; Pullman materials, Canadian items, and Golden State photos - nic selection! Rob - Most of the LV Baldwins were gone by 1972. The S12s (which I was talking about) were pretty much all gone by 1974; I will try and fine out more and post at the bar.
Fine looking Lackawana caboose from Rob - before the merger with Erie! <sweet>
CM3 Shane is aboard!
Another EsssssssssssssP!
SP City of San Francisco in Wyoming (1948) (fair use)
That's another nice shot there Capt thanks. Shane no worries thanks for the info,I'll catch it over at the bar. Lets see another dinosaur for today.
Another caboose sunning itself in retirement in Western NY
See what you started, Rob!?!?! Here's something from the bar to keep 'er going . . .
The interior of an Indiana Harbor Belt caboose as seen in January 1943. <Public Domain/Wikipedia.com>
Hey don't look at me Caboose's ( no I won't use that foul almost plural of it ) are a Classic. Nice interior shot BTW.Here's another.
A Classic Caboose from a Classic Railway. TH&B wooden Van now restored and living the happy retired life at Westerfield Pioneer Villiage just outsdi of Kitchener Ontario.
Looks like Rob not only made the 200th reply on this Thread, but also turned the Page to Eleven! BUT, that's about <aboot> all the recognition he's gonna get on this lonely Thread! <grin> At the bar, however, we'd make a bigger deal of it . . . <sorry>
Another caboose . . .
A former Milwaukee Road cupola caboose on display at the National Railroad Museum in Green Bay, WI <foto: Sean Lamb/Wikipedia.com>
Caboose's everywhere ! Not to big a deal though.I wonder which one of us will run out of pictures of them first.<grin>
A CN Point Ste Charles Caboose,one of a series of several hunderd that were rebuilt from old 40' boxcars by CN's Point Ste Charles shops.Only the underframe was reused at it was heavily modified. these were used system wide and some like this one are kept around on runs that by local bylaw still require a maned position for reverse movements.This is the local peddler that switches and handles transfer runs from CP at the Aldershot and Burlington yards
Well, Rob began it - 'n I'll help to keep 'er going . . .
A bay window caboose on display at the Illinois Railway Museum <foto: Sean Lamb/Wikipedia.com>
Hey that's a nice one too Tom.Lets see what do I have for today.
Another dino from my last Chicago trip.
Hey Tom here's another late day one or early depending insomnia. I'm still not outta caboose shots. One you and Nick both will appreciate, a caboose in North Bay.
Another caboose on this stormy day in mid-continent USA . . .
St. Louis Southwestern Railway caboose #2333, a drover's caboose <Fair Use - Denver Public Library/Wikipedia.com>
Hmmm that's an interesting caboose,how's this one ?
CN transfer van,another home built class of cars.
Lets see another caboose for this evening.
Another CN Point Ste Charles Caboose,this one in London Ontario
Two visits from Rob yesterday deserves at least one from me today!
A retired wooden Grand Trunk Western Railroad caboose #77904 sits on a small section of rail front of an old mill. <GNU Free Documentation/Wikipedia.com>
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