Good evening again guys , bit boared tonight so I was playing with the scanner and some old photo's found a couple good ones so here's one for everyone's purusal.
An NS&T interurban car preparing to cross the Welland canal bridge #1 at Port Weller.This line was run by the NS&T line as a mostly freight branch as they moved slab steel and large bulky items to the Port Weller dry docks which are just on the other side of the bridge, the passenger casr carried the workers to and from the plant. From the OERHA collection not sure of the picture taker however.
enjoy
Rob
G'day!
Nice continuing effort from our Assistant Manager at the bar! Thanx, Rob!
Here's a sample of our "non-theme" at "Our" Place for this Tuesday . . .
KCS Southern Belle at KCity's Union Station <personal foto>
Enjoy!
Tom
Nice shot Tom , if you didn't know better it looks like it's about to board and leave the station
Here's another new one for today.
The CPR 444 Jubilee at the Delson Museum
Hello gents just me again with another tidbit for everyone to enjoy.
A 1958 shot from the archeives interurban 620 of the NS&T upbound on Geneva Street in St Catharines about to turn onto St Paul street where it will pass in front of the Hobby Shop still in business today !
Ahoy Cap'n Tom!
And the trolleyMAN continues along with some "gudstuff"!
Here's something from today's offering ovAH at Da BAH!
Until the next time!
Lars
Good to see Rob 'n Lars over here . . . but far better at the bar!
One for mid-week . . .
A couple fine pics from the and first mate ! 5x
here's another NS&T shot from the Oerha archieves.Shot taker unknown
A shot from St Catharines yard.
Here's another one for all to enjoy.
One Fergie might enjoy so I'll post it at the bar on saturday. a Birney that is ex TTC shown in Halifax streetcar colours , I think it's on the spurthat would have run by Halifax's main train station.
I love interrurbans, too bad i never grew up in the 40's, we used to have one that wen't to Selkirk, Man to Winnipeg, but i heard the Grand River Railway and Lake Erie & Northern were special.
These were the good ol' days, now all we have is polluting automobiles! My granparents told me many stories of how good the electric streetcars were, we should've followed Toronto, but i guess we chose to not give our people any alternative and have auto only transportation, hopefully we will get a mayor who cares about it's people and make an electric LRT system, which we need in the 21st century to move ahead, not bus rapid transit!
Two Canadians speaking at once - can't get a woId in edgewise! <grin> Good to see the activity . . .
Here's one from my post ovAH at the bAH this day . . .
Nice to see western traction from Kurt Too bad, Winnipeg had a wonderfull system and built ther own cars much like the earlier Toronto lines did. Nice covah from Lars as well.Some old western CP diesel power.
C-liners switching the Cominco refinery in BC 1972 ( from a post card )
CONGRATS to trolleyMAN Rob for making the 2,500th Post on this lonely Thread . . .
As a 'feeder' for "Our" Place, this site isn't doing that well - HOWEVER, we're holding our own insofar as Pix-Posting of the Classics is concerned.
Mine for this Friday . . . .
Rock Island AeroTrain - One of two built in 1955, each trainset comprised a futuristic locomotive along with 10 cars to accommodate about 400 passengers. Designed by GM this projected low-cost train was tested by the New York Central, Pennsylvania and Union Pacific railroads and demonstrated to many others. None were ordered. The AeroTrains were sold to the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) in 1958 for suurban use between Chicago and Joliet, IL. In less than a decade they were discontinued. <paraphrased from literature purchased at the StL Museum of Transportation - Kirkwood, MO>
And ANOTHER for no good reason other than to keep "my" Threads together!
Wabash 3573 2-6-0 Mogul. Built in Rhode Island - 1899. Last steam on the Wabash.
<personal foto> taken at the StL Museum of Transportation - Kirkwood, MO
Hi Tom
Great photos on the site .
A couple of photos.
A German class 52 and 44 working a scheduled frieght service as part of a Festival last October.
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A photo I had to put in, it would be a better man than me to tell that this photo was not taken 50 years ago instead of last October on the Llangolen Railway in Wales .
These photos were taken by my friend Alan and I will post some more at the bar tomorrow.
Pete
What HO! A visit from our friend the Wolfman! Nice offerings, Mate - thanx!
Something for this frigid Saturday here in mid-continent USA!
RR Magazine - 1944 - Electrification
Wolfman Pete has been ovAH here from Da BAH!
Good stuff, mate!
Always like those old magazine covAHs from Da Bossman too!
One for this Saturday . . .
Evening gents , I'm humbled to haev made the big numbah 2500. Some great pics n covers from everyone , nice to see the Wolfman pop by with some europsteam as well
Here's another new old one for you folks.
An MLW S13 switching the Vancouver docks in the mid eighties.
Some good stuff continues from Lars 'n Rob! Always liked the BC Rail livery . . .
Here's my rare Sunday offering . . .
Amtrak GG1 at the StL Museum of Transportation <Kirkwood, MO>
<Personal foto>
Enjoy! Tom
What a Gawd-awful lookin' GG-1 in that Amtrak livery! <ugh> <triple ugh> <geesh> An such a magnificent beast when with the PRR, huh
Anyway, here's one for this Monday . . . .
Morning folks <eew> I don't know what Amtrak was thinking. You would think that they would have made some speacial arrangement as to the painting of the GG1's while they employed them, well at least they used them, and kept them running that much longer . that's something any way. and a fine westcoast book from daLarsman!
I don't know Tom I've always prefered the double green of the BC rail , mind you even when they were orange and orange and green as the PGE they always had a pleasing paint scheme.Here's today's. Some souith of the boarder traction action
A Peter Witt type in the last days of their usage on Detroits once extensive streetcar system.
Lars 'n Rob on this holiday Monday in mid-continent USA . . . good to see ya both here 'n at the bar.
Guess I like that BC Rail paint job in red-white-blue because those are the colors <colours> I recall when traveling aboard those great RDCs back in 1999. A railroad gone, but surely not forgotten, eh
Nice cover from the Larsman!
Monday offering . . .
Missouri-Kansas-Texas (KATY) #12321. 34-foot wooden boxcar. Built in 1901 by American Car & Foundry (ACF)
<personal foto> taken at the StL Museum of Transportation <Kirkwood, MO>
Howdy again folks.nice to see some good ole wooden boxes still being allowed to live what a great car One more quicky for tonight.
Streetcar service in the nations capitol. last summer of running in 1958 by the Chateau Laurier. From the OERHA collection a JD Knowles photo.
Morning folks just dropping off today's installment.
Another from the OERHA collection. the Connaught Carbarns of the TTC in 1953 with a mixture of the days equipment in view.JD Knowles shot
Fine looking "stable" of trolleys from our friend in Ontario - Rob the trolleyMAN!
My offering for this Tuesday . . . .
New York Central #2933 4-8-2 Mohawk. Built by ALCO in 1929. Between 1916 and 1943, the NYC acquired 544 Mohawks for freight operations extending from the east coast to the mid-west US. Later models were adapted for passenger use. This particular loco was built in Schenectady, NY and is one of only two remaining. There are very few updates to its original running gear and appliances. This model was referred to as "Mountain" by other railroads. <paraphrased from literature purchased at the museum>
Claim to fame: This is the ONLY modern steam locomotive donated for preservation by the New York Central!
Nice steamer sir Tom. I have always loved the Mohawks ! Hopefully one day someone will do a nice mostly affordable plastic model of then Here's my evening pic.
Another shot from the left coast. One of Alco's 1964 built RS27 demonstrators when they were used by the BC Rail as loaners while they were waiting for a late delivery of new M420's from Bombardier. from what I understand a couple of the demo unit's were sold to Peabody coal and still switch some of their minning ops today.
Thought I'd drop off an early morning foto while browsing this FORMERLY lonely Thread!
Nice Pix from Rob!
BC Rail: Budd Cars along Anderson Lake. (courtesy: www.scenic-railroads.com)
RDC's up in British Columbia - BC rail "stuff" from our trolleyMAN Rob in Ontario - what a great site this is!
Here's something that may have been seen here B4 - not sure - BUT, it's surely a <keepAH> so enjoy it!
A 2nd installment for this mid-week day . . .
Manufacturers Railway #211. Built by ALCO - 1948. Model S-2. Blunt trucks.
<personal foto> from the StL Museum of Transportation <Kirkwood, MO>
Nice to see this one churning along on all "cylendah's" Great RDC shot Tom , loved it Nice to see some more Alco's as well. And Lsrs Cleveland the City railway that was the "one" for many years lots of innovations from them , teh Peter Witt car design being one of them More FM's for today.
Guess as long as we're enjoying these fotos, we may as well continue to Post 'em!
Nice work from Lars 'n Rob . . .
BC Rail: Budd Cars at Marble Tunnel up in the Cariboo.(courtesy: www.scenic-railroads.com)
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