Ahoy Cap'n Tom!
Love those paintings! More - more - Encore!
It's not quite 60 degrees "F" down here in the Keys . . . expect a warm-up tho . .
Good seeing Rob picking up the slack ovAH here 'n the return of Shane too!
Until the next time!
Lars
Hey nice to see Shane and the Larsman taking it all in over here as well. Way to Go on the Niagara painting Tom.
Herer's a bit more exotic traction eye candy for you guys.
The Cornwall street railways sweeper car #1
enjoy Rob
Good Morning.
Could have used a beastie like that on our street yesterday. Anyway, that is truly a sweeper that is a sweeper! Chain drive - excellent - and wings as well. I'd like to "get out and get under" to see if there's a flanger hidden in there somewhere - doesn't look lie it, but it's hard to tell from the photo angle.
work safe
G'day!
Wanna remove some snow - try this one! <grin>
UP #900081 at the St. Louis Museum of Transportation <Kirkwood, MO>
<personal foto>
Enjoy!
Tom
G'day guys. Wow Tom , maybe you should send that over to Fergies Place so he can help the people that got the five feet of snow I don't think it had a flanger, just about everything else mind you. Funny story, that was the first locomotive that the Cornwall street railway bought but it didn't have the pulling power to move their freight trains. So it was converted to a snowsweeper instead of them running out to Maguire Cummings or Brill for an expensive off the shelf purpose built sweeper. Speaking of sweepers here's another one,
Hamilton Street Railways biggest Maguire Cummings sweeper.
Interesting "stuff" continues with the snow removal equipment . . . Sorry Rob, but as I said, "You can't drive a railroad spike with a tack hammar!"
How 'bout this one??
A rotary snowplow from the Oregon Short Line on display at the Mid Continent Railway Museum in North Freedom, WI. (Photo: Sean Lamb - wikipedia.com/ShareAlike)
Rotary snow plows <sweet>!
Trains 'n winter go together . . .
The Canadian Shield <personal foto>
From VIA Rail's dining car window of the westbound "Canadian"
Let it SNOW <sez he in the Florida Keys!>
Alaska RR 2004 print
Here's some miscellaneous pics that i took with my Megxon S-304 camera. The first photo is quite a historical engine, the Canadian Pacific "Countess of Dufferin" one of the pioneering engines made for CPR by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1877, she was brought to Winnipeg on a barge
Hello again gents , nice to see all the chilly equipment still making it's appearance over here. Curt some nice Classic CPR stuff as well thank-you .Here's another bit of "cool" equipment for you guys as well.
* OERHA Collection
A Montreal and Southern Counties heavy snowsweeper ( it's a converted express freight motor)
Rob
Looks like this lonely thread just won't quit, huh Sorry 'bout that!
I see the guy from near Winnipeg has come back with some fine shots! I recall his visit to the bar 'n nevAH quite understood why only once . . . guess it's just not his thing. Anyway, appreciate the pix!
Rob 'n trolleys 'n life is GOOD for the man in Ontario!
My offering for this Monday - something Da Bossman can relate to!
Alaska RR 2003 print
Nothing like "Keeping on, keeping on!"
Here's the real deal from Alaska . . . .
ARR Denali Star reflections at Talkeetna en route Denali
Well looks like the and first mate are still keeping up with the "cool" theme which is okay by moi , I still have a few "cool" pictures left as well.
MS&C 103 braving another Quebec winter. from the OERHA archieves.
I can't believe that reflection shot of yours - really "cool" 'n one of those that just "happens" huh I mean no one could plan on a shot like that from a moving train. Makes the poster pix look like a work from an amateur . . . <grin>
I see Rob is continuing on with traction - why NOT He's trolleyMAN after all!
Switching gears, here's mine for this day . . .
Well it's a done-deal! We're heading back to Alaska in 2008!
Here's a shot "borrowed" from Pete . . . taken a few weeks ago at the StL Museum of Transportation <Kirkwood, MO> in front of a mighty NY Central steamer just out of the shop after being made asbestos free . . .
Hi guys ! Some continuing good stuff good to hear that Tom's headed back north north of the boarder i'll wind out teh cold week with this one.
An NS&T self propelled rotary snowplow scourge of the downtown snowdrifts. from the OERHA collection.
Here's to ya 'n your next trip to the 49th state!
Mornin' Gents a quick one before I'm off to the trials and tribulations of the day.
An oldy from the museum, well not that old in the sceme of things but an operations shot from the mid-eighties.
Thanx Lars 'n Rob for keeping things alive 'round here . . .
THIS has been on my mind lately!
from ARR Denali Star - bridge at Hurricane Gulch <personal foto>
Great picture Tom. One worthy of a magazine or calander or something.You should sell copies it will help fund the trip. here's another shot from me from one of my train travels.
The Algoma Central crossing over the Montreal River Bridge
Something about trains 'n trestles, eh Rob
Nice shot!
"Conventional" dome car of the ARR's Denali Star at Anchorage <personal foto>
Your right trains and trestles oh I don't know go together just like milk and cookies or beer and pretzles,Boris and well you know Nice shot of the dome sir
Two more shots of the Montreal river as you approach the Agawa canyon
Some "real life" stuff going on . . . <sweet>
Here's one from a road we've talked about ovAH at the bAH! <grin>
Continuing GOOD STUFF from Rob 'n Lars!
Something from the bar, where the B&O "came up" . . .
B&O Capitol Ltd <Public Domain>
oooh some nice stuff from the two of you gents today. Here's a couiple classics from my 1995 Chicago trip.
A rare Sunday appearance for Moi these daze . . .
Sooooooooo, that's the SOO, eh Rob
Train trip anyone
<personal foto> from the StL Museum of Transportation <Kirkwood, MO>
We'll, i just did'nt come on often before, but now i will. And yes i have some more pics from Manitoba for ya. The last two photos are right beside McPhillips Street Stattion Casino, the CPR shops are right behind it, and a spur track crossing right beside the casino, a unique crossing too.
hello folks a nice quiet sunday. Nice museum shot Tom looks like they haev a nice set up there Curt some nice pic's from you as well. Good shots of the praire dog, love that classic CNR green paint job
Here's another wierdy from my Chicago trip in 95.
A bunch of pix from our friend up near Winnipeg! Then continuing shots from Rob in Ontario! Tell us about that last one, Rob!!
Yeah buddy - that GM&O passenger car makes me "feel" like heading to the station! Nice one, Cap'n Tom!
Mine for the day . . . may not be back for a few days, I'll TRY!
Afternoon Lars , loved the book cover both here and at the bar That mutant started out life as a Baldwin AS16 . It was rebuilt using EMD guts I think from a GP18 and the car body and dynamic breaks etc were grafted onto the baldwin frame. I don't think the C&NW did the rebuild , if I remember correctly it ws the Katy that did the re-building and the C&NW following their usual practices bought them second hand and wrung a few more years out of them.
Herer's today more from my trip to Chicagoland.
enjoy
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