G-day Tom and all present.
I think some Northern Pacific photos are needed here.
Picture from: www.memoriallibrary.com/Trans/RRGaz/NP/map.htm
Need a picture of where the NP ran. I didn't know they ran all the way to San Francisco. Interesting.
Photo from: catskillarchive.com/rrextra//npr1844.Html
Here's a little info on this locomotive from the website
Builder-American Locomotive Co.Cylinders-28" x 30"Weight, total-545,100 lb.Steam Pressure-200 lb.Fuel-16 tonsWater-10,000 gal.Dia. Drivers-63"Tractive Effort-63,460 lb.R.R. Class-W5 Nos. 1835 to 1859
I could easily see one of these on a passenger train. It would look pretty nice!
Photo from: www.nrhs.com/photos/northwest/index.html National Railway Historical Society
Could not find a name of who took the pictrue.
But I found another RDC pic! Those cars look so nice. I don't think anyone wouldn't turn there head towards one of these, just to see what it was.
Happy railroading
James
Until the next time!
Lars
G'day!
A bit of activity yesterday - most welcome!
Continuing with the Nostalgia from previous Pages . . .
PASSENGER TRAIN NOSTALGIA #58 Here’s something to enjoy regarding the Northern Pacific (NP) from a 1947 advertisement in my personal collection. We met these “huskies” near Ikpikpuk! Why deny yourself . . . . . . . . . . ALASKA? . . . . . . . . . . GO THIS YEAR to this fabled frontier land of Eskimos and totem poles, silent fjords and gleaming glaciers. Glide along the lake smooth Inside Passage, up endless aisles of emerald isles, past a parade of snow-capped peaks. We’ll send facts and prices, arrange every last detail, take you to your Alaska-bound ship in Seattle on the streamlined NORTH COAST LIMITED. If interested in this Alaska trip by train and steamer, just write E. E. Nelson, 313 Northern Pacific railway, St. Paul 1, Minn. . . . . . . . . . . NORTHERN PACIFIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MAIN STREET OF THE NORTHWEST . . . . . . . . . . . . . Enjoy! Tom
G-day Tom and all present!
Lars- I couldn't find in truely adaquate pictures of the Southern Pacific......... Well maybe I wasn't looking in the right spot........or what ever the case.
I just noticed that the pictures above have nothing to do with passenger service...So. Lets gets some passenger trains in here.
Now this has passenger train written all over it! Alright.. I know for a fact that these locomotives are F9s. The air coolers on the roof give that away. Really cool train. If you notice, there are about 3 to 4 dome cars on this train. Now who doesn't like a dome car.
Now we have some Alcos. 5 on the Alcos. We have here the Super Chief! Leading are 3 PAs. Now a PA is a huge locomotive. I think there a little longer than the Erie built. This is a pretty nice photo. Some type of harbor in the back ground. This is located in Pittsburg, CA.
What about the Southern pacific?
Picture from:www.snowcrest.net/photobob/sppass.html
Ok..So I lied! I did look a little harder this time and found a picture of an SP passenger train! 3 FP7s are leading the train. The lead unit numer is 19.
Photo from:espee.railfan.net/spmw_index.html
And I seemed to have come up with another. It helps to actually look. This time it's an SP Business car. Very nice looking too. The # on the car, if I'm looking at it right, is 7077.
Sorry for the other random passenger pics. But they do look nice!
G'day Cap'n Tom!
How did the Southern Pacific morph to the Southern Railway Only in the Ether!
SP #9401 12 bedroom sleeper (from: LA River RR)
SP #3100 Baggage Crew Dorm (from: LA River RR)
SP #2982 lounge (from: LA River RR)
Sorry I haven't been here for quite some time. As most would say, "been busy." But I have been gone the last weekend and work had more work for me to do. Oh well I'm back to post some pics.
I noticed the Southern Pacific was mentioned by Tom so I think I will go off with some southern railways.
Hey what about a GP30 high nose. They were a locmotive that no one would forget. That interesting little bump up atop the cab (Electrical cabinent) was an eye catcher. It would have been cool to see one of these come rolling down the tracks.
What about a B23/30Q-7 Now these GEs are one of a kind. The B23s and B30s were almost identical in shape ecept for a few minor differences in Horsepower and side door arrangements and truck side frames. But this is one neat locomotive. The blomberg trucks, I believe, give this away as a B23Q-7
Happy Railroading
Here's one we haven't looked at for awhile, the Southern Pacific from our pages of Nostalgia!
PASSENGER TRAIN NOSTALGIA #57 Here’s something to enjoy regarding the Southern Pacific (SP) from a 1946 advertisement in my personal collection. Now you may choose from 5 fine, fast trains daily to the Southwest Sun Country ARIZONA * CALIFORNIA * TEXAS * NEW MEXICO For your winter vacation, Southern Pacific offers the only main line train service direct to Phoenix, Tucson, Palm Springs and other Southwestern resort and guest ranch centers. On the Golden State Route, low altitude way from Chicago to Los Angeles, via El Paso, Phoenix, Tucson and Palm Springs you may ride; 1. The Golden State Limited, with through streamlined Pullmans from Chicago, New York and St. Louis and streamlined chair cars from Chicago. Now on the fastest schedule in its history, the Golden State streaks from Chicago to Tucson in only 36 ¾ hours, Phoenix in 39 ½ hours, Los Angeles in 49 ¼ hours. No extra fare. 2. The swift Imperial, new 53-hour train between Chicago and Los Angeles, gives you an exciting 51-mile trip through Mexico, and shows you California’s sunny Imperial Valley. No extra fare. 3. The friendly Californian, popular economy train, carries coaches and tourist sleeping cars and a lounge car. Economy meal service. Through cars to San Diego. 4. The Sunset Limited, now making the run from New Orleans to Tucson and Phoenix in a day and a half, to Los Angeles in only 48 hours. No extra fare. 5. The Argonaut, carries chair cars and coaches, tourist and standard Pullmans and full lounge car. Through cars to San Diego. Fast, luxurious daily trains from principal eastern cities connect with the Sunset Limited and Argonaut at New Orleans. Incidentally, we would like to remind you that the peak winter resort season will continue until February. Most resorts, however, will remain open until late spring. To insure getting the train and resort reservation you want, if possible try to take your trip a little later, during the less crowded months. All train and resort reservations should be made well in advance. FOUR SCENIC ROUTES TO CALIFORNIA 1. Sunset Route . . . . . 2. Golden State Route . . . . . . . . . 3. Overland Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4. Shasta Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S*P . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The friendly Southern Pacific . . . . Enjoy! Tom
The Canadian Pacific Railway in Canadian culture The construction of this railway is celebrated in the popular song by Gordon Lightfoot, Canadian Railroad Trilogy. The story of the railway's construction was most famously told in popular history books by Pierre Berton, The National Dream and The Last Spike, which were adapted into a popular CBC television series called The National Dream. The railway is also the subject of a song by Stompin' Tom Connors, "The Flying CPR". The formation of the Canadian Pacific Railway was voted as the second most important event in forming Canada as a country by a survey of Canadians in 2004. The Arrogant Worms, in their song "The Last Saskatchewan Pirate", referenced that before the narrator became a pirate, he was a farmer with land along the CP Line.
The construction of this railway is celebrated in the popular song by Gordon Lightfoot, Canadian Railroad Trilogy. The story of the railway's construction was most famously told in popular history books by Pierre Berton, The National Dream and The Last Spike, which were adapted into a popular CBC television series called The National Dream. The railway is also the subject of a song by Stompin' Tom Connors, "The Flying CPR".
The formation of the Canadian Pacific Railway was voted as the second most important event in forming Canada as a country by a survey of Canadians in 2004.
The Arrogant Worms, in their song "The Last Saskatchewan Pirate", referenced that before the narrator became a pirate, he was a farmer with land along the CP Line.
Many thanx BK 'n Lars for picking up the slack!
Continuiing on with the Nostalgia from earlier Pages . . . .
PASSENGER TRAIN NOSTALGIA #56 Here’s something to enjoy regarding the Canadian Pacific (CP) from a 1965 advertisement in my personal collection. We’ll give your holiday a foreign flavor . . . . . (just north of the border!) . . . . . Rail away with us through the Canadian Rockies aboard “The Canadian.” You’ll enjoy spectacular scenery, continental service in the comfort of a Scenic Dome streamliner as you travel the Banff-Lake Louise route between Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver. It’s a holiday all the way – gourmet dining, tasty budget meals, snacks, all accommodations reserved. . . . . . . . . . . Canadian Pacific . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trains/Trucks/Ships/Planes/Hotels/Telecommunications . . . . . . . . . . WORLD’S MOST COMPLETE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM . . . . . Enjoy! Tom
So, it's back to the three of us again, huh It's fine with me!
My offering for the Pullman theme:
A subject that many over at the bar always seem to enjoy, so here is an ENCORE from the nostalgia of earlier Pages . . .
PASSENGER TRAIN NOSTALGIA #55 Here’s something to enjoy regarding the The Pullman Company from a 1946 advertisement in my personal collection.
1 Pick the place you want to go and write for reservations. When you get word there’s room for you, see your railroad ticket agent and . . . 2 Reserve Pullman space for a trouble-free trip that will get you there safely – in more comfort than you’ll get going any other way! . . . . . How to start on your vacation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WITHOUT A WORRY IN THE WORLD . . . . . . . . . . 3 No worry about weather, roads or mountains in an all-steel Pullman car. Pullman’s been the safest way of going places fast for more than 80 years! 4 No worry about privacy or sleep. Your air-conditioned Pullman space is all your own, with big, comfortable beds it’s a joy to stretch out in! . . . . . . . . . . WHEN YOU GO ON YOUR VACATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GO PULLMAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . THE SAFEST, MOST COMFORTABLE WAY OF GOING PLACES FAST! . . . . . . . . . . Enjoy! Tom
Something from earlier Pages to continue with the ENCORES!
PASSENGER TRAIN NOSTALGIA #54 Here’s something to enjoy regarding the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (B&O) from a 1946 advertisement in my personal collection. Your Holiday begins with ”all aboard” * When your Diesel-Electric Baltimore & Ohio luxury train glides smoothly from the station, you’ll know your holiday has really started. Mile after mile, you’ll enjoy the thrill of modern rail travel . . . the extra measure of pleasure for which B&O is so well-known. * Outstanding with “holidayers” is the friendly courtesy of B&O people. In big and little services, alike, you’ll constantly enjoy this warm hospitality . . . for courtesy is traditional on the B&O. * And, when you visit B&O diners, you’re in for a real “holiday treat.” For, B&O is famous for its good food . . . prepared just the way you like it . . . at prices that are reasonable. * Then, there’s B&O’s record for “on-time” dependability. Not only does B&O strive to make your travel time thoroughly enjoyable but it also makes a special point of seeing that you arrive at your destination on schedule! * Yes, when you start your holiday with Baltimore & Ohio, the extra measure of pleasure given by such features as friendly courtesy, good food and “on-time” dependability will be proof why more and more travelers say: NOW . . . AS ALWAYS – The B&O is the Way to Go! . . . . . . . . . . BALTIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD . . . . . . . . . Enjoy! Tom
Continuing on with our recognition of Veterans - Remembrance - Armistice Day 2006!
Number 9 of 9 A NEW DAY DAWNS IN RAILROADING War traffic has more than doubled the volume of freight hauled by the Western Pacific Railroad from Salt Lake City to San Francisco. Wherever the going it toughest n this rugged route, General Motors Diesel freight locomotives have kept this vast stream of vital munitions moving steadily. War building is being rushed ahead with reliable General Motors Diesel power. In the days to come this dependable, economical power will be ready to do the hard jobs of peace. Throughout history, wars have set up new milestones of transportation progress. And with this war, it is the General Motors Diesel Locomotive that is ushering in the new era. What advances the future will bring are already apparent in the present performance of these locomotives and the way they are helping to meet the abnormal demands upon the railroads today. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KEEP AMERICA STRONG * BUY MORE BONDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LOCOMOTIVES . . ……………………ELECTRO-MOTIVE DIVISION, La Grange, Ill. ENGINES . . 150 to 2000 H.P. …….. CLEVELAND DIESEL ENGINE DIVISION, Cleveland, Ohio ENGINES . . . 15 to 250 H.P. ……… DETROIT DIESEL ENGINE DIVISION, Detroit, Mich. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GENERAL MOTORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DIESEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . POWER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . That’s it! It has been my pleasure to provide these 9 WWII Posts to all of you. Tom
Number 8 of 9 ON THEIR WAY Shades are drawn down. Lights dim low. The landscape is blotted out . . . there’s just the hum of the speeding train. These boys know what it means – the troop train is approaching the troop ships. Some draw a deep breath. A soldier fumbles for a letter. Another wonders if he can make a last telephone call. Another draws out a crumpled photograph. No, travelers don’t see this – but the trainmen of the Pennsylvania Railroad do, daily. And more so than ever now. As the swelling tide of American youth – fine and fit streams overseas . . . Of course, it takes a lot of equipment for these troop movements – but with what remains we are doing our best to serve all essential travelers . . . efficiently, courteously. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BUY UNITED STATES WAR BONDS AND STAMPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pennsylvania Railroad More to follow ……….. Tom
Number 7 of 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HE WHO ”steps up” ALSO SERVES . . . . . . . . . . UNION PACIFIC is doing its share to meet the nation’s vital need for dependable transportation. It’s a job we’re proud to do. Over the “the strategic middle route” connecting East with West, our gigantic locomotives are hauling not only war materials but also thousands of Uncle Sam’s men in uniform. Thus, it is apparent that travelers may not always find it possible to obtain their preferred accommodations. Perhaps only coach seats or upper berths will be available. To Union Pacific patrons, who we have had the pleasure of serving and will continue to serve to the best of our ability, we would like to say, “he who steps up also serves” and express our thanks for your cooperation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Progresssive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Strategic Middle Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “Buy U. S. War Bonds – They Identify You” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . More to follow ……….. Tom
Number 6 of 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A BOY ON A HILL-TOP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . He used to wave at me from that hill . . . we lived just beyond it. He knew the exact time I’d be by . . . and I’d wave to him from the cab. And on my time off, I’d go to the hill with him, and we’d sit together, my son and I, and wait for the trains to come along. We’d hear their whistle calling across the distance . . . then see the long plume of smoke come into view, racing like the wind . . . and as they thundered by, we’d both wave to the engineer. Maybe there’s something in heredity – he seemed to have the railroad in his blood. When he finished school . . . well I rolled into the yards one day, and there he was – long longer my little boy, but a man. A railroad man! He might someday have taken over my run. But, last December 7th, he was twenty-one . . . I don’t know where he is now. He got is two weeks leave before he left. But whenever I pass that hill, I seem to see him, as he used to be, before he became a man and had to shoulder the responsibility of being a man. I know he wants to come back to the railroad . . . and I’m going to see that he does come back! These Japs and *** who started all this – when they creep up on him and all his fellows in arms – even if they come with a thousand tanks and mobile guns and all the dive-bombers they can find in hell – he and his buddies will meet them with fifty thousand tanks and a hundred thousand planes and two hundred thousand guns. My job, now, is to get that equipment to the ships that’ll take it to him and to all the other American boys like him, no matter where they are. And it can rain and snow and sleet and it can blow, and nothing will stop me. I’ll get the stuff through to him. I am getting it through to him. You only have to lie still in the night and listen to the rumble of the trains – the trains everywhere – to know that I’m speaking the truth. It’s my son, and it’s my country, whose lives are at stake, and I can’t fail and I won’t. . . . . . . . . . . Published as a tribute to the railroad workers of America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NEW YORK CENTRAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Invest in Victory . . . . . Buy United States War Bonds and Stamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . More to follow ……….. Tom
Number 5 of 9 Like Father in 1917 ~ Like Son, in 1942 ~ . . . . . Americans feel at home in Britain. . . . . Americans have always felt at home in Britain . . . in peace time . . . or in war. Whether they have come over, equipped with guide books, golf clubs and cameras for a quiet sojourn among Britain’s peaceful hedgerows, historic landmarks, and the ancestral beginnings of American ideals, laws and traditions or whether they have come, as in 1942 with steel helmets, bayonets, tanks and bombers in defenses of these very ideals, by which both nations are so closely bound together in common heritage, Americans feel that they are truly among friends – in Britain. Year after year, in happier times, British Railways have brought American travelers along the magic trail that leads into the heart of Britain – the glorious, colourful panorama of History, Literature, Tradition and Ideals. Until Victory comes, as it must and will, British Railways continue to maintain their contact with their American Friends, through their General Traffic Manager, C. M. Turner, 9 Rockerfeller Plaza, New York, N. Y. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BRITISH RAILWAYS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . More to follow ……….. Tom
Number 4 of 9 . . . . .”Keep “Em Rollin’ . . or Else!”. . . . . says grandpappy engine 2414 to a 1942 Santa Fe Freight Diesel “Back in ’98, in the Spanish-American War,” reminisces little Old-Timer 2414, “20 cars was an average-length freight train. By World War I, we’d upped our Santa Fe freights to an average 35.9 cars. Not bad railroadin’, that.” “Not bad is right,” answers the big new freight Diesel, “but not good enough for World War II. Now we’ve stretched ‘em out another 41% to 50.9 cars, and those cars are bigger, loaded heavier, and rolling farther and faster.” “Good work, son,” says Old-Timer. “Yours is the BIG war job. Keep ‘em rollin’ – or else!” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KEEP ‘EM ROLLIN’ – OR ELSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . * No nation that does not possess efficient mass transportation can hope to win a modern war. In America that mass transportation job is squarely up to her railroads. If they fail, we lose. Neither battle gallantry nor industrial wizardry alone will turn the tide. To meet this tremendous responsibility, we ask for every possible consideration in the allocation of materials for vitally essential repairs, maintenance and new equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DAILY THE LOAD INCREASES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . To date, the railroads haves met 100% the staggering demands born of this global war. Many have helped make that record possible – the War Department, the Office of Defense Transportation, civilian shippers and travelers everywhere. In the first six month of 1942 with 25% fewer locomotives, the Santa Fe moved 94% more freight ton-miles and 27% more military and civilian passenger miles than in the first six months of 1918 in World War I. Daily the load increases. No man knows what the peak will be. We do know there is a limit to the performance that can be squeezed out of existing equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SANTA FE SYSTEM LINES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SERVING THE SOUTHWEST FOR 70 YEARS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Buy U. S. War Bonds – They Identify You” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . More to follow ……….. Tom
Greetings Cap'n Tom!
A fine selection of tributes to those who made so many things possible for generations of people through their sacrifices! Imagine a time when the railroad industry actually was an integral part of the war effort!
Days like these bring to mind those who take for granted just about everything that comes to mind. Mindless of those who gave up their lives for those at home - carefree of sacrifice, accomplishment or lingering pain. Whether the world wars, Korea, Vietnam, the Gulf War or the fight we're engaged in with those bent on the destruction of all we hold dear, I salute all who wore the uniform of the nations who fought on the side of freedom and to those who sailed the seas as merchant men in support of our efforts.
The U.S. Merchant Marine SongHeave Ho! My Lads! Heave Ho!
Give us the oil, give us the gasGive us the shells, give us the guns.We'll be the ones to see them thru.Give us the tanks, give us the planes.Give us the parts, give us a ship.Give us a hip hoo-ray!And we'll be on our way.
It's a long, long way to go, It's a long, long pull with our hatches full,Braving the wind, braving the sea, Fighting the treacherous foe,
Heave Ho! My Lads! Heave Ho!
Let the sea roll high or low, We can cross any ocean, sail any river, give up the goods and we'll deliver, Damn the submarine!
We're the men of the Merchant Marine!
Words and Music by Lieut. (jg) Jack Lawrence, USMS, 1943.Performed by the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Regimental BandCaptain Kenneth R. Force, USMS, Director of Music
Number 3 of 9 One passenger – or one million Those carefree days when a man could almost as easily as he’d are out for the duration. Folks have to share the railroads with the Army and Navy, just as they’re sharing everything else these days. We wish we could still offer you an unlimited choice of departure times and accommodations, but more than a million and half troops per month must be cared for first. That takes a lot of cars and a lot of locomotives. It takes the time of a lot of railroad men, for these movements must be handled swiftly and secretly. After meeting all the vast demands of a nation at war, we are not always able to serve the public as well as we’d like to – but nevertheless with a little cooperation, we’ll get you where you have to go. Transportation is our business as well as our duty - and we want you to know that every railroad man worthy of the name has his heart in the job. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Association of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . American Railroads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Washington, D.C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . United for Victory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . More to follow ……….. Tom
Number 2 of 9 ”OVER HILL, OVER DALE, WE WILL RIDE THE IRON RAIL . . . AS THE PULLMAN’S GO ROLLING ALONG” Growing and GOING that’s the story of our armed forces. Growing every day and going every night, for long distance troop movements are usually under the cover of darkness, in Pullman sleeping cars. It’s a big job for the railroads to haul so many cars. And a big job for Pullman to provide them. But it’s a welcome job for both of us, one we’re proud and happy we were prepared to handle. Prepared? Oh, yes. The way Pullman and the railroads worked together in peacetime – through the Pullman “pool” of sleeping cars – fitted right into the wartime picture. Here’s how that “pool” works: > Railroad passenger traffic in different parts of the country fluctuates with the season. Travel south, for instance, is heaviest in winter. And travel north increases in the summer. > If each railroad owned and operated enough sleeping cars to handle its own peak loads, many of those cars would be idle most of the year. > With the Pullman “pool,” however, over one hundred different railroads share in the ability of a sleeping car fleet big enough to handle their combined requirements at any one time. As the travel loads shifts north, south, east or west, these cars shift with it. They are seldom idle for when fewer cars are needed on one railroad, more are needed on another. Now that war has come this “pool”operation of sleeping cars enables troop trains to be made up on short notice – at widely scattered points – and routed over any combination of railroads. That’s what we meant when we said that Pullman and the railroads were prepared to handle the tremendous mass movement of troops that goes on constantly. It takes a lot of sleeping cars to do it. Almost drains the Pullman “pool” at times. As a result, civilian travelers are sometimes inconvenienced. But the war comes first with the railroads and first with Pullman – just as it comes first with you! AN AVERAGE OF MORE THAN 25,000 TROOPS A NIGHT NOW GO PULLMAN Buy War Bonds and Stamps Regularly!
More to follow ……….. Tom
A departure from the "norm" on this Thread as today is Veterans Day in the U.S. - Remembrance Day in Canada and Armistice Day in the UK. So, what better tribute than some ENCORES! from last year's Posts? Here goes . . .
Number 1 of 9: . . . . . . . . . . more Vital than gold . . . . . . . . . . All the gold buried in Fort Knox, Ky., is less important to Victory than the rich iron ore deposits of the Mesabi, Cuyuna, and Vermillion ranges of northern Minnesota. The Mesabi range along contains the world’s largest developed deposits, and much of this ore lies in open pits. From these pits giant shovels scoop the vital “red dust” into Great Northern cars which dump it a few hours later into the docks in Duluth and Superior, at the Head of the Lakes. There ore boats are swiftly loaded for delivery to the nation’s steel mills. When the shipping season closed December 5, new mining records had been set on the mining ranges, and Great Northern Railway handled nearly 29,000,000 long tons – a third of the Lake Superior district’s total production. With the necessity of preserving equipment, Great Northern, between shipping seasons, is reconditioning motive power, cars, trackage and its Allouez docks in Superior making ready for a still bigger job in 1943. The fabulous iron ore deposits in Minnesota are only part of the wealth contributed to America by the Zone of Plenty – and delivered by this vital artery of transportation. GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY ROUTE OF THE EMPIRE BUILDER - BETWEEN THE GREAT LAKES AND THE PACIFIC IN THE ZONE Of Plenty More to follow …….. Tom
Some supporting info for the CNR Post:
Canadian National system map
More Nostalgia from previous Pages:
PASSENGER TRAIN NOSTALGIA #53 Here’s something to enjoy regarding the Canadian National Railways (CNR) from a 1949 advertisement in my personal collection. one of Canada’s 10 most popular VACATIONS ENJOY the best that Canada offers. Play in the mountain-and-sea setting of the glorious West Coast (Vancouver harbor) or see the sights of her Eastern Cities: Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Quebec, Halifax . . . You go in comfort by Canadian National, the railway to everywhere in Canada. ”East or West, we’ll show you . . . . . . . . . . CANADA’s BEST!” . . . . . . . . EXPLORE the snug harbors, the historic towns, the “picture places” of Canada’s Maritime Provinces (Lunenburg, Nova Scotia). The Ocean Limited, the International Limited and other Canadian National “name trains give easy access to all Eastern Canada. BE THE GUEST of the largest railway system in North America . . . traveling happy-go-lazy to choice vacation areas . . . stopping at Canadian National resorts and big city hotels of distinction. To California and anywhere West, to New York and anywhere East, go Canadian National. “We’ll tell you where and take you there!” . . . . . CANADIAN NATIONAL . . . . . . . . . . THE RAILWAY TO EVERYWHERE IN CANADA . . . . . Enjoy! Tom
Yeah, I'm out a bit late (for me)! Just noticed a bunch of crap on the Forum - here we go again. This time it surely looks like a Troll Alert may be in order. Trashed again - what's new? Idiots.
Anyway, here's a bit more on GMs EMD . . .
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad EMD F3 diesel locomotive #120, an ABBA set, hauling a southbound freight train of 51 cars at 30 mph near Palmer Lake, Colorado, October 20, 1950. (from: wikipedia.com)
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