Ahoy Cap'n Tom!
Been quite a bit of activity here since my last visit . . . good to see the guys from Da BAH supporting this thread . . . Don't know how many times I've urged you to shut 'er down, but then we all get the urge to drop something off - and here we are, still perkin'!
Mine for this Saturday before the Super Bowl!
Until the next time!
Lars
Nice postah from Mr lars here's another late day add in from moi.
An RDc at Bayview for dabossman nother one from gramps collection
G'day!
Appearances by Lars - Rob 'n our friend near Winnipeg helps to keep this Thread moving along . . . .
Wonderful Budd RDCs in VIA Rail livery from your Grandpa's collection, Rob! That's an RDC-2 in the lead with an RDC-1 behind. RDC-2 was an 85 ft (26 m) Railway Post Office and passenger coach configuration seating 71 passengers. The RDC-1 was an 85 ft (26 m) all-passenger coach seating 88 passengers. <geesh> How would I know that, eh <grin>
Mine for this Super Bowl Sunday . . .
BC Rail RDC1 BC-15 (http://www.budd-rdc.org)
Enjoy!
Tom
I don't know Tom how would you know that <grin> Here's mine for Superbowl Sunday.
More RDC's at Burlington West Ontario
Rob
A nice string of RDC-1s in VIA Rail livery . . . always perks me up to see 'em! Thanx, Rob!
Here's a book from my modest collection of hard covers . . . .
VIA Rail - Color History Series
Book DescriptionGo VIA Rail and see Canada: Here is Canada's national railway, covering 14,000 kilometers of track from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and from the Great Lakes to Hudson Bay. This illustrated history tells the story of how, starting in the early 1970s, VIA Rail became a separate Crown corporation, once and for all relieving the old Canadian National and Canadian Pacific railways of their beleaguered passenger operations. It is a story rich in history-and marked with failures and misfortunes right up to our day, when a need for convenient, fuel-efficient mass transportation holds out hope for a renaissance. Archival and modern photography, route maps, and print ads help detail the history of VIA Rail's motive power and passenger cars from the likes of General Motors, Bombardier, Montreal Locomotive Works, and Budd Company, as well such passenger trains as The Canadian, The Atlantic, The Ocean, and The Super Continental. Chris Greenlaw also explains all of the political machinations that have inevitably shaped the railroad, and delves into its connection with Amtrak via The Maple Leaf.
Hey Tom, great book it has lots of good RDC and FPA4 pictures. Oh yeah the text and the rest of the book ain't bad either.here's today's humble offering.
Another FPA4 at Bayview
Really a fine looking loco with that VIA Rail smoothside consist . . . luv it! Thanx, Rob!!
Another from the bar . . . .
Book Description: Each new railway book by writer-photographer Greg McDonnell is cause for celebration in the North American railfan community. Rites of Passage, a look at over three decades of transition and changes along Canada's rail lines, is his most personal book to date. "For what it's worth," McDonnell writes in his introductory essay, "what follows on these pages is personal, a collection of images and essays drawn from a 35-year effort to capture and chronicle the magic of Canadian railroading, an effort that began with a young boy pointing a borrowed Brownie at a pair of olive-green GMD1's looming out of the early morning fog in Kitchener and quickly grew to be a lifetime avocation, if not a vocation." Rites of Passage is vintage McDonnell, a sensual feast of boiler steam and diesel smoke, high iron and midnight runs across the prairies, wistful memories and critical analysis.
<from: amazon.com>
Hey Tom that book is a personal favourite of mine,I've a signed copy in fact. Greg is one heck of a writer and photographer,and one heck of a good person. We've had him do book signings at the museum a few times. Of possible intrest to you and Lars he has a new book out called Lakeboats ,some real nice pictures and stories of the lake feighters .
Here's todays pic.
A shot of Via's ill omened P42 911 just outside of Paris west on it's way into Brantford then onto Toronto.
Ah another Greg McDonnell fan, great book too, love his appreciation of the 40' boxcars, another good one is Passing Trains, the Ten-Hundred Territory being my fav, as a GMD-1 fan, Signatures In Steel is the first one i read from Transcona Libby, and it is a superb book, and check out my GMD-1 1600 A1A trucked diesel tattoo, my tribute to the good Canadian National before Hunter Harrison came along
Back again, if not just briefly with a submssion for this mid-week day . . .
I see the guyz are keeping things rollin' along! Now that fella with the tatoo - I think he "wins the prize" for most devout CN fan! <grin>
Hello all just keeping in out of the slush,never figured it could fall from the sky during a mid february thunderstorm but oh well, could be worse.Neat tat there Kurt,I see the Larsman's popped by with a weekly book "covah" as well
Here's one of my favourite loco's also from teh good old(er) days of CN railroading.
morning folks a little something to keep her moving along over here.
A Classic FP7 "yanking the varnish" through Burlington West early 80's
Good Morning
Hane enjoyed all of the Canadian material lately. Commented on Lars's WP book at the bar. At least they ran the Fs in the correct way. Always had a problem with elephant style. Southern Crescent often had 4 Es for power; two pair back to back - that was O.K. Would like to go back in the time machine and hear them load up leaving town once more.
work safe
The only thing that would have been better is a B unit in between I suppose with all the sound equiped E's and F's out there now we can almost re-create those sounds and feelings.
Continuing support from the bar crew is keeping this place alive - want to recognize our friend up near Winnipeg for his visits too!
This has been seen way back 'n fits in with our "non theme" lately . . .
<personal foto taken from hotel room window in downtown Toronto>
Aha a Go shot from high above the metropolis Means more now that you finally got to ride on them.Here's on I've posted a few times as well,the Milton Line Go units waiting on a Sunday evening at Guelph Junction for the next days morning commuter rush.
enjoy
Just swingin' on by with a drop off for this Friday . . . noticed Rob's pix haven't come thru, photo site must be down. Anyway, here's one for the trolleyMAN!
Yeah, looks like Rob's photo-server is down . . .nice traction from Lars . . . anyway, great to see you two still "at it."
Something for this end of the work week <for many>
Evening guys .gotta love railimages and I pay them a support fee too Oh well loved the covah's from both of you today.Here's today's bit.
Shot of the Cornwall street railway loco #8 still going strong in 1971 the last year of their operation.
Interesting stuff continues on ovAH here . . .
Here's one from me . . .
Good to see Rob "in" - and nice book cover from the Larsman!
My offering for this Saturday . . .
GN EMD F7A <GNU Free Documentation/Wikipedia.com>
Love that GN livery - that's the BEST in my not-so-humble OH-PIN-YUN!
Good to see Rob at it ovAH here too!
My 2nd for this Saturday . . .
Evening again gents.it's a bit busy heer at the lonlier thread.Nice GN F from dabossman and a couple nice one's from the Larsmobile again as well,just a fine saturday all round
One final one from this this evening,another random bit of Chessie in chatham Ontario from me this evening.
Most interesting shot from Rob with 3 great logos <heralds> B&O - C&O - Chessie in two fine fotos!
A poster for this Sunday . . .
Nice postah Tom don't think I've seen it before
a fav from Hamilton Ontario
Morning everyone on this cold cold one ,extra electric blanket day "fer sure fer sure"Cold as it's here,I'm guessing that our hardy friend in Manitoba is possitivly hibernating today.
Today's random shot a BC rail RS18 ( with the factory applied low nose )idling in North Van.
Good afternoon again gents back with another quick pic.A classic from the Wisconsin central era on the Algoma Central. F unit's pulling train number one throught the Agawa Canyon.
What a beauty that Algoma Central unit is! Nice one, Rob!
Some drumheads for this day . . .
GTW - La Salle
C&O Lines
CN&W - The Namekagon
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