F-units and drumheads good group for the day donchathink. to bad CN did away with those F's once they assumed control of the ACR from the WC. Intresting note that the Algoma never purchased F units those were brought in by the WC when they assumed control in the 90's and specifically put them and the domes on the Agawa Canyon train . At least CN has left the domes on the train.
Rob
G'day!
Something for our friends across the pond . . .
London Underground
1996 Tube Stock trains stabled at Stratford Market Depot <GNU Free Documentation
Enjoy!
Tom
Another from across the pond . . .
BR Class 390 Virgin Valiant (from: public domain)
A couple interesting oddballs from the bossman here's today's from myself.
A CN M636 pulling a train through Bayview Jct , late 80's land stand for CN's six motor Alco's
Ahoy Cap'n Tom!
Sad day for me - but it must be done . . . Last visit ovAH here for the foreseeable futAH . . .
Only regret is that we didn't attract very many guys who have been willing to ENGAGE - lots 'n lots of browsers, but I guess that's the nature of things here in cyber space where it's so easy to TAKE, but so much harder to GIVE.
Anyway - good luck to all the guyz ovAH at my favorite watering hole "Our" Place!
Until the next time!
Lars
You'll surely be missed here 'n at the bar, LoveDomes Lars . . .
<with credit to: trainweb.org>
Fair winds 'n following seas, Mate . . . .
Hi Tom
Called in from the bar. Great selection of Dome Cars.
Ex LMS Stanier Pacific No 6201 'Princess Elizabeth' on a special at Llandudno Junction North Wales.
Pete.
Evening gents. sad to see the departure of Lars but we shall soldier on a class act to the end Nice to see Pete pop in with a selection of shots looks like that UP dome just fit under the overpassHerer's tonights humble offering.One Nick might enjoy should he pop over.
Good afternoon; Domes, UP, LMS (lovely!), and ONR - something for everyone and most appreciated.
Work safe
Good day everyone. glad you liked the ONR shot CM3. it's al ittle known railway for the most part outside of Ontario itself , but it has it's own charm and some interesting operations and a neat mix of equipment. where else can you see SD70's and GP7's and 9's in regular every day service.Today's shots.
A Grand river railway locomotive not far from home in Preston Ontario
Good to see ya Rob - nice foto! Also a brief stop "in" by CM3 . . . Things over here are going to be a bit "tight" now that Lars is gone . . .
Two fine fotos from Pete too!
One for this Saturday . . . .
Book Description: Every evening for much of the twentieth century, 50,000 or more travelers snuggled under crisp Pullman linens, falling asleep in one state and awaking in another. This nostalgic look back at what was essentially a rolling hotel company contracted by the nation's railroads to provide guest accommodations, covers every aspect of Pullman operations, from the emerging popularity of steam-powered rail travel in the early twentieth century to its diesel-powered zenith and its eventual nadir in the 1950s and 1960s. Pullman's entire complex network of employees and services is featured, from the ticket offices that manually handled millions of reservations each year to the six car shops spread across the nation to perform heavy maintenance and repairs, and all of Pullman's porters, mechanics, cleaners, electricians, cooks, barbers, shoe shiners, and more. Illustrated with both black-and-white and color period views depicting Pullman interiors and facilities, as well as memorabilia and sales literature.
Hey Tom nice covah a book in your library if not it looks like it should be.Over here will be a bit slow to be sure but hey I'll keep giving it a go as long as you are, still getting lots and lots of hits, and it's nice to see Shane,Pete,and Allan pop in with commentary once in a while as well Here's my saturday drop off.
A classic still found on my trip north in 2005.
Never get tired of ONR material - nice one Rob!
A Sunday offering . . .
Some drumheads of the N&W:
One more then that's IT for this day!
WWII mural inside Kirkwood Station <personal foto>
Hey Tom nothing wrong with murals and drumheads love em here's a Sunday afternoon for us today as well.
Another classic from the 2005 trip.
Looks like it's just the two of us as "regulars" on this Thread, now that Lars has departed . . . Nice Sunday offering, Rob!
A Monday submission . . .
What's a railway museum without at least ONE RDC, eh
Massachusetts Bay Area Transportation Authority #54 - RDC1; originally built for Canadian Pacific Railway by the Budd Company. <personal foto taken at the StL Museum of Transportation - Kirkwood, MO>
Nice to see that they had a Budd for you Tom good shot here's a Monday offering from me.As I said before I'll keep her going over here as long as you do !
Yeah Rob, just "us uns" once again. Been there before, eh
Book Description: In the 19th and early 20th centuries, when the train represented the apex of high-speed travel, railroad companies spared no artistic or monetary expense in the design and construction of their stations. Structures coast to coast, past and present, are represented in this history of American railroad terminals. A blend of archival photographs, both black-and-white and color, combine with modern color shots to relate the stories behind the design, the architecture, and the use of terminals like Grand Central Station and Pennsylvania Station in New York City, Washington, D.C.'s Union Station, Chicago's Dearborn Station and Union Station, Minneapolis' Milwaukee Road Station, and the Union Passenger Terminal in Los Angeles, to name a few.
<from: barnesandnoble.com>
Don't know why the write-up doesn't 'say' - but that's Cincinnati's Union Terminal on the cover . . .
That looks like a good book Yup the two musketeers or is it musty steers
CP's North Bay Station now used as a flea market but at least it's been preserved and still used.
Wednesday's offering a pick me up for "hump day"
A shot from 1956 from the museum's archieves.Foun ding member Bob Sandusky took the shot. MS&C 107 at Rockwood Ontario just prior to it's delivery to the mueseum. Nice shot of Rockwood station in it's original location as well , it too would migrate to the museum less than twenty years later in 1971.
Here's my last piece here for today. Part of something just dropped off at Our Place,why not pop over for a read and some fellowship
A CNR Mountain going for a ride on the crane in the erecting bay of Stratford Ontario's big shop.Full story and pics over at Our Place
Congrats, Rob on the 2,600th Post over on this on-again, off-again lonely Thread! A libation awaits over at the bar . . .
<personal foto>
Bring back memories
Wow who'd a thunk we would hit 2,600 over here I am suitable humbled. Yes that photo did bring back some memories. Well since I popped back over here's another one for this evening.
More memories
Nostalgia of a different sort . . . .
Canadian Railroad Trilogy < ©1967 by Gordon Lightfoot >
Enjoy MORE of this over at the bar!
G'day a favourite song of mine to be sure but aren't most railway songs favourites
shot of T&NO Consolidation at Northbay Ontario also from the '05 trip.
G'day morning check in time.
As seen at the bar
A handful of NYC drumheads . . .
RR Magazine - 1945 - Annual Speed Survey
Hey Tom nice mag cover love it. Here's saturday's contribution from me.
From my Chicago trip in '95
SOO from Rob on Saturday
A mag cover from me on Sunday . . .
RR Magazine - 1950 - Traveling
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