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Posted by siberianmo on Thursday, April 19, 2007 9:43 AM

G'day!

And the B&O continues rolling along . . .

Baltimore & Ohio EM-1 7621 on Mance Curve, Mance, PA.

(with permission from the artist: Gary Bennett - www.xmission.com)

 

 

 

 

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Posted by LoveDomes on Wednesday, April 18, 2007 11:07 AM

Ahoy Cap'n Tom!

B&O works for me . . .

 

 

Until the next time! Thumbs Up [tup]

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Posted by siberianmo on Tuesday, April 17, 2007 7:56 PM

G'day!

Okay Rob, you're back and not about to let this lonely outpost "die," eh Question [?]

Nice shots! Just make sure the guys at the bar get to see 'em (again)! Thumbs Up [tup]

One from the B&O . . . .

 

 

Columbian (B&O)

 

 

 

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad train No. 26, the Columbian, steams out of Washington, D.C. on August 3, 1939. (credit: www.wikipedia.com)

 


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Posted by trolleyboy on Monday, April 16, 2007 10:28 PM

Good evening guys, I figured that I would give this thread another kick. Lars I'm glad you liked those old TH&B consols, to bad she dosen't run any more but at least they have given her a good cosmetic restoration Thumbs Up [tup]

here's a couple shots that might hit your nostalgia bone. A couple, of shots of the former NYC facilities in St Thomas Ontario.

The old Michigan Central Depot, now a historic land mark being converted ( internally to condos and boutiques )

The Michigan Central shop building ( now home to the Elgin County RR Musuem ) with preserved TH&B NW2 51 in front.

Another view of the shops with ex CP RS23's parked in front.

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Posted by LoveDomes on Monday, April 16, 2007 11:22 AM

Ahoy Cap'n Tom!

Ahhhhh, B&O - a railroad of lotsa family history for my pop 'n his pop.

A little something from me in advance of the "theme" tomorrow at the bar . . .

 

B&O 4-4-4 Abraham Lincoln Loco #1 (from: www.yestyeardepot.com - photo: W. R. Osborne)

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Posted by siberianmo on Monday, April 16, 2007 7:33 AM

G'day!

A new week and a new "theme" begins tomorrow over at the bar . . .

 

 

B&O The Royal Blue (foto credit: unknown)

 

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Posted by LoveDomes on Saturday, April 14, 2007 1:44 PM

Ahoy Cap'n Tom!

I see the NYC has continued quite well over at the watering hole! Thumbs Up [tup]

One more from me, then it's R 'n R for the weekend! Smile,Wink, & Grin [swg]

 

 

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Posted by siberianmo on Friday, April 13, 2007 7:37 PM

G'day!

Great to see Rob again, and of course Lars . . .

Winding down the day with one more Pix . . .

 

B&A pre-20th Century Ltd (pre-1920)(Wikimedia commons)

 

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Posted by LoveDomes on Friday, April 13, 2007 12:50 PM

Ahoy Cap'n Tom!

Beauty way to go, Rob! Great looking pix. Thumbs Up [tup] Thumbs Up [tup] Thumbs Up [tup]

 

New York Central Hudson J3 4-6-4 #5437 passenger near Englewood, Illinois in 1948. (foto credit: Fred C. Stoes/www.yesteryeardepot.com)

 

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Posted by trolleyboy on Friday, April 13, 2007 12:22 AM

Good evening again guys,yup we still are beating the tired horse here, I refuse to belive that ti's dead yet Smile,Wink, & Grin [swg] I see that bewteen the bookends and the good captain that the NYC free for all has spilled over to here as well,no problem with that. Who knows perhaps we can hook the odd new member still with this thread it still gets quite a few looks. I haven't got any NYC pictures I do however have some TH&B ones. Since the TH&B was jointly owned by both the CPR and the NYC and it's affilites the MCRR and the CASO i figure that these pics would be appropriate.

Two shots opf TH&B consol, restored and stuffed and mounted ant Westfield Pioneer villiage in Ontario.

enjoy  Rob.

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Posted by LoveDomes on Thursday, April 12, 2007 2:33 PM

Ahoy Cap'n Tom!

Big "doings" over at the bar for the Anniversary party . . . Thumbs Up [tup] Thumbs Up [tup] Thumbs Up [tup]

See my "bookend" made it back from his mountain top retreat! Yeah!! [yeah]

Here's a little something just dropped off over at "Our" Place . . .

 

NYC EMD E8A #4096 (Credit: Corel Corp.)

 

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Posted by siberianmo on Thursday, April 12, 2007 12:40 PM

G'day!

Great to see the "bookends" appear once again on this lonely Thread . . . youse guyz just won't let this thing "go," willya?? <grin>

2nd Year Anniversay Celebration going on over at the bar, always time for at least ONE Pix for this site . . .

 

B&A 20th Century Ltd, Springfield, MA (1933)(fair use)

 

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Posted by BudKarr on Thursday, April 12, 2007 9:37 AM

Good Morning Cap'n Tom!

It has been awhile since my last visit and I note that Rob, Lars, James and Doug are insistent on keeping this site going. So, old habit being somewhat hard to break, here is a contribution from ME!

New York Central 4-8-2 Loco #3144 (Paul Eilenberger collection - yesteryeardepot.com)

 

BK in Alberta, Canada's beautiful high mountain country!

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Posted by LoveDomes on Wednesday, April 11, 2007 11:01 AM

Ahoy Cap'n Tom!

Not sure I understand what happened as I just had a post disappear on me . . . hmmmm. Confused [%-)]

New York Central still rages on over at the bar, so here's one to keep things rollin' over here!

 

NYC 4000 series EMD E7 diesels power an evening passenger train near Bellefontaine, Ohio, 1946. (foto credit: Fred C. Stoes/www.yesteryeardepot.com)

 

 

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Posted by LoveDomes on Tuesday, April 10, 2007 10:14 AM

Ahoy Cap'n Tom!

Hey, hey it's the trolleyMAN over here on the lonely thread (again)! Smile,Wink, & Grin [swg] I think we're driving the "old man" crazy because we won't let this site die . . . <grin>

Today is New York Central day over at the bar, so here's a sample:

 

The Water Level Route map

 

Until the next time! Thumbs Up [tup]

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Posted by trolleyboy on Monday, April 9, 2007 11:35 PM

Hi Lars , just looks like you and I only in the lonely outpost today. Interesting looking movie, I'm going to have to try and track one down.Still trying to track down a copy of JF Gaarden's BC rail book for the good captain as well. It's been out of print for about ten years, but I know he would like one so the search goes on Thumbs Up [tup] here's a couple more shots from me to keep things somewaht interesting over here.

A shot of small peter Witt type car 2786 in service in Toronto in the mid fifties, shot at Hillcrest shops by Al Patterson ( from the OERHA Collection )

A shot from 35 yeasr later Peter Witt 2786 providing car service at the museum stopped infromt of rockwood station along with open car 327

 

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Posted by LoveDomes on Monday, April 9, 2007 9:01 AM

G'day Cap'n Tom!

Having a wee bit o' problem getting into the bar for posting; can view but cannot post, hmmmmmmm. Try again a bit later . . .

Anyway, here's something Canadian to keep with the flow I noticed over there:

 

Until the next time! Thumbs Up [tup]

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Posted by trolleyboy on Saturday, April 7, 2007 8:52 PM

Good evening again gents , I trust that everyone is having a Happy Easter.Nice to see a bit of new blood here, I certainly hope Glen decides to join us at the BarThumbs Up [tup]

Here's a couple more tidbits from me for this thread ( gotta keep it's life support plugged in Smile,Wink, & Grin [swg] )

here's 1917 built railgrinder W28 in a 1965 shoit from museum founding member J D knowles. this car was originally a passenger unit for the Toronto Civic railway ( one of the TTC's predessesors )This is before her major rebuilding in 1967 when the wood body was covered with steel sheathing and the windows were replaced by sliding bus type windows. W28 ( TCR 57 ) now resides at our museum along with sister 55 ( still in full passenger form ) and sister 52 which was rebuilt as RT7 a subway system rail grinder .

Here's a shot of W28 at the museum in 2006 I had just brought it into the station and snapped the picture before the next run.The picture shows the car in it's after rebuild form, and is how wwe recieved it in 1976 when it was retired.

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Posted by siberianmo on Saturday, April 7, 2007 2:27 PM

G'day!

I see a bit of activity at this lonely outpost and an invitation has been extended! Dittos . . . love to have any and all who feel that engaging in the type of conversation we have at "Our" Place fits into your idea of fun. Check us out by reading the 1st 'n last few Pages . . .

Great to see the return of Rob 'n of course Doug 'n Lars! Thumbs Up [tup] Yes, you guys ARE making it difficult for me to phase this Thread out . . . Smile,Wink, & Grin [swg]

The "Our" Place header Pix for the month . . . VIA Rail Revelstoke Park Car with Mt. Robson in background - Highest mountain in the Canadian Rockies at 12,972 ft/3,953 m.

<courtesy: www.viarail.ca>

Enjoy and have a Happy Easter weekend! Thumbs Up [tup]

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Posted by LoveDomes on Saturday, April 7, 2007 10:12 AM

Ahoy Cap'n Tom!

Well, by the looks of things, it surely doesn't appear as if you're gonna be letting this thread "die" in the near future! Smile,Wink, & Grin [swg] A bit of activity is all that's needed, huh???

Good to see the return of Rob - the trolleyboy (?) - to this lonely outpost! Thumbs Up [tup]

An invitation to the man called "Glen" to join us over at the bar called "Our" Place - a fine adult establishment where the talk is of CLASSIC TRAINS, day 'n night. We'd love to have ya - and the first drink is on the house. Just look for me - I'm the Manager! (Tom's the Properietor!). Thumbs Up [tup]

Figured I'd drop off a little something, then make ready for the Easter weekend with the family.

 

 

Have a HAPPY EASTER gents!

  

Until the next time! Thumbs Up [tup]

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Posted by trolleyboy on Friday, April 6, 2007 11:13 PM

  Good evening folks, it's been much much to long,but I'm now back and free to navigate again ( thank goodness )I'm glad to see this bit o the either's still generating  abit of interest. Nice to see the Deltics from Lars and the nice shot of teh Collage TTC station from our first bar rendezvous last May. Has it really been almost a year ? Wow ! I'll drop off a couple more TTC  shots for old times sake.All from the OERHA collection !

A collection of PCC's on Parliament  St in Toronto, several different sub classes in the Picture including one of the Ex Cleveland railways one ( full roof vent fin )

TTC crane car C2 taken in 1967 by our musuem's former GM. This car's sister C1 one month later became part of our Museum's collection and can still be scene there today.C2 found a home in the mid 70's at The Rock Hill Trolley Musuem in Michagan

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, April 6, 2007 8:20 PM

Hi everyone, and especially Glen Brewer, who is the author of the Electroliner article which I posted in two parts. As Glen has pointed out, I failed to give credit to the photographers of the color pictures in the article, who were Greg Heier, one of the editors of IRM's Rail and Wire, and Harold Krewer.

Additionally, I did not realize that reproducing Rail and Wire articles was subject to copywrite laws. I stand corrected. I want thank Glen for his friendly correspondance today, and hope he will frequent our two threads as a contributor. I would delete my previous two-part Electroliner post if it were possible, but the Kalmbach forum does not permit deletion if a post has been "replied" to. I know this because I tried.

Glen has provided us a link to his website, which contains much of the contents of the article I posted and other material as well.The color photographs are omitted, as they are technically the property of others, but the web site contains other photos from Glen which were not in the original Rail and Wire article. Here's the link which Glen provided: (thanks!)

http://www.homestaydenver.com/Northshore/

 

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Posted by siberianmo on Friday, April 6, 2007 12:25 PM

G'day!

Email sent to Glen Brewer . . .

Nice Brit "stuff" and I'm sure Wolfman will love it (over at the bar!!)

Here's 'nother one from the Rendezvous in Toronto last May . . .


TTC subway at Colllege station stop

 

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Posted by LoveDomes on Friday, April 6, 2007 8:46 AM

Ahoy Cap'n Tom!

Thought I'd drop this off from the bar before getting a start on the long Easter weekend!

 

Brit Rail . . .

 

Until the next time! Thumbs Up [tup]

 

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Posted by siberianmo on Thursday, April 5, 2007 9:10 AM

G'day!

Thanx to James 'n Lars for the most recent Pix over here on the "lonely Thread." Sigh [sigh]

Something from the bar, as we've "featured" the Great Northern . . .

 

 


Great Northern's Empire Builder passes through Winona Junction, Wisconsin in June, 1958. The cars bear the eye-popping Omaha Orange, Pullman Green, and gold stripe livery (known as the "Empire Builder scheme") that was the standard for GN passenger trains for 20 years.  (courtesy: www.trainweb.com -and - www.wikipedia.com)

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Posted by LoveDomes on Wednesday, April 4, 2007 9:01 AM

Ahoy Cap'n Tom!

Just left the bar as the Pennsy tribute continues . . .

One of your favorites, Sir!

 

Broadway Limited



The all-Pullman Broadway Limited cruises through Metuchen, New Jersey in the Summer of 1961. (courtesy: http://www.trainweb.com/ -and - http://www.wikipedia.com/)




"Drumhead" logos such as these often adorned the ends of observation cars on the Broadway Limited.

 

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Posted by LoveDomes on Tuesday, April 3, 2007 11:00 AM

Ahoy Cap'n Tom!

Doesn't appear as if the guys are gonna let you shut this thread down! <grin>

Nice Pix from James . . . Thumbs Up [tup]

Here's something from the bar, as we "celebrate" Pennsy Day over there! Thumbs Up [tup]

 

 

Until the next time! Thumbs Up [tup]

 

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Posted by CMSTPP on Monday, April 2, 2007 9:02 PM

Hello everyone.

I finished up over at the bar and now it's time for some pictures here.

Ah yes. The Milwaukee road and there banch line service. An SD9 leads four f-units and a manifest at Sabula, Iowa.

And a bandit unit. Not to many of these left around. There either being scrapped or repainted. But this one some how has resisted the scrapping or repainting for over 40 years. This is near Bensenville, Illionois. The picture was taken on November 18, 2006.

Happy railroadingLaugh [(-D]

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Posted by siberianmo on Monday, April 2, 2007 2:36 PM

G'day!

Nice one, Lars!

Here's something for our Canadian friends . . . One of my favorites! Yeah!! [yeah]

 

 

Enjoy! Thumbs Up [tup]

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Posted by LoveDomes on Monday, April 2, 2007 10:29 AM

Ahoy Cap'n Tom!

Some fine, fine Pix from the museum up there in Ontario! Thumbs Up [tup]

Here's a little something for our Brit friends . . .

 

Until the next time! Thumbs Up [tup]

Lars

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