If you had the chance to...............

[gbrewer]

Tarwheel38

Did you know that for an extra fee you can ride the cab on the Royal Gorge Route in Colorado?

Now a ride in a stem locomotive is really a thrill.

[gbrewer]

Tarwheel38

Did you know that for an extra fee you can ride the cab on the Royal Gorge Route in Colorado?

Now a ride in a stem locomotive is really a thrill.

[vsmith]

The PIONEER ZEPHYR isn't being restored, BUT....

The FLYING YANKEE is...almost as good!!

Its one of the earliest streamliner trainsets and its being restored to operating condition. Cant wait to see it running.

www.flyingyankee.com

[vsmith]

The PIONEER ZEPHYR isn't being restored, BUT....

The FLYING YANKEE is...almost as good!!

Its one of the earliest streamliner trainsets and its being restored to operating condition. Cant wait to see it running.

www.flyingyankee.com

[JoeKoh]

ride in the cab of the J-611 or a Nkp berkshire.that would be fantastic.I'm happy I could see the J-611 when I could.
stay safe
Joe

[JoeKoh]

ride in the cab of the J-611 or a Nkp berkshire.that would be fantastic.I'm happy I could see the J-611 when I could.
stay safe
Joe

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by vsmith

The PIONEER ZEPHYR isn't being restored, BUT....

The FLYING YANKEE is...almost as good!!

Its one of the earliest streamliner trainsets and its being restored to operating condition. Cant wait to see it running.

www.flyingyankee.com

It's great to see that the Flying Yankee is getting restored! It will be incredible to see it run. I too would like to see the Pioneer Zephyr run. The one thing I would really like to see happen, though, is for a railroad museum/preservation group get those Zephyr cars that are in Saudi Arabia back to the US where they belong! Unfortunately with all the tensions in the Middle East it probably won't happen. We can still dream, though!

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by vsmith

The PIONEER ZEPHYR isn't being restored, BUT....

The FLYING YANKEE is...almost as good!!

Its one of the earliest streamliner trainsets and its being restored to operating condition. Cant wait to see it running.

www.flyingyankee.com

It's great to see that the Flying Yankee is getting restored! It will be incredible to see it run. I too would like to see the Pioneer Zephyr run. The one thing I would really like to see happen, though, is for a railroad museum/preservation group get those Zephyr cars that are in Saudi Arabia back to the US where they belong! Unfortunately with all the tensions in the Middle East it probably won't happen. We can still dream, though!

[CSSHEGEWISCH]

I would go to a not-so-old streamliner, CNW's Peninsula and Flambeau 400's as re-equipped in 1958. They were the first HEP equipped trains and were a mix of new and rebuilt. The use of bi-level gallery coaches for a medium-haul train was imaginative and provided a lot of extra capacity.
The Peninsula 400 was also my first non-suburban train ride and it has stuck in my mind ever since.

[CSSHEGEWISCH]

I would go to a not-so-old streamliner, CNW's Peninsula and Flambeau 400's as re-equipped in 1958. They were the first HEP equipped trains and were a mix of new and rebuilt. The use of bi-level gallery coaches for a medium-haul train was imaginative and provided a lot of extra capacity.
The Peninsula 400 was also my first non-suburban train ride and it has stuck in my mind ever since.

[Anonymous]

Likewise a tough decision for me but I think I would settle on the original SP Daylight for a streamliner and the GN's Oriental Limited for a heavyweight.[8D]

[Anonymous]

Likewise a tough decision for me but I think I would settle on the original SP Daylight for a streamliner and the GN's Oriental Limited for a heavyweight.[8D]

[MACADO]

It's really not a streamliner, but if I had the money I would restore a H20-44 in the Pittsburgh & WestVirginia R.R. paint job. I would run it on the old lines that the Wheeling & Lake Erie use now.

[MACADO]

It's really not a streamliner, but if I had the money I would restore a H20-44 in the Pittsburgh & WestVirginia R.R. paint job. I would run it on the old lines that the Wheeling & Lake Erie use now.

[wallyworld]

Electroliner on the Skokie Valley Route.

[wallyworld]

Electroliner on the Skokie Valley Route.

[Anonymous]

NYC 20th Century Limited or any Pennsy GG1 passenger train.

[Anonymous]

NYC 20th Century Limited or any Pennsy GG1 passenger train.

[espeefoamer]

I would like to see a SP AC9 pulling a long Golden State consist in its red&silver scheme.[:D][:p]

[espeefoamer]

I would like to see a SP AC9 pulling a long Golden State consist in its red&silver scheme.[:D][:p]

[Anonymous]

I would want to turn back the Hands Of Time and take a tour of all the Railroad Towers. I'd like to see how the switches were hand-thrown from inside those long towers. To see the way the dispatchers and tower operators communicated with each other. If I could only go back to the days "I" was a tower operator, and lined up the trains as I was told to. To remember the snow storms that knocked everone's power out, but mine. To watch from a distance, the Smoke bellowing from another tower that caught fire...and hope that the operator got out okay. Those were some of the Good Old Days as a Tower Operator, watching all those beautiful trains and crews going passed me. Ralph Zimmer

[Anonymous]

I would want to turn back the Hands Of Time and take a tour of all the Railroad Towers. I'd like to see how the switches were hand-thrown from inside those long towers. To see the way the dispatchers and tower operators communicated with each other. If I could only go back to the days "I" was a tower operator, and lined up the trains as I was told to. To remember the snow storms that knocked everone's power out, but mine. To watch from a distance, the Smoke bellowing from another tower that caught fire...and hope that the operator got out okay. Those were some of the Good Old Days as a Tower Operator, watching all those beautiful trains and crews going passed me. Ralph Zimmer

[Anonymous]

I'd like to see the old Rock Island Rocket come back to life. I saw it once or twice when it first appeared and the next thing I knew it was gone. I'd love to get a look at the controls in that engine. I have ridden in many engines (usually IHB or the old B & O which is now the CSX)! The good old days have come and gone, but I can still dream! Ralph Zimmer Alsip, Il

[Anonymous]

I'd like to see the old Rock Island Rocket come back to life. I saw it once or twice when it first appeared and the next thing I knew it was gone. I'd love to get a look at the controls in that engine. I have ridden in many engines (usually IHB or the old B & O which is now the CSX)! The good old days have come and gone, but I can still dream! Ralph Zimmer Alsip, Il

[Anonymous]

Mine would be the Union Pacific's CIty of Los Angles with a whisle stop at Kelso California so I could visit my parents in 1947! That would be fun!

[Anonymous]

Mine would be the Union Pacific's CIty of Los Angles with a whisle stop at Kelso California so I could visit my parents in 1947! That would be fun!

[Anonymous]

Of course a PRR headed by a T1!

[Anonymous]

Of course a PRR headed by a T1!

[Anonymous]

Well, that's a piece of cake for me. By far the Southern Pacific Daylight train with a beutiful GS4 running with 16 daylight cars. At least for me, it wouldn't get any better than that. Living here in California, the Daylight train was the most famous by far and after watching videos of them steam by at 80 mph is a sight unparalleled in today's world (with the exception of the 4449 which is still operational).

[Anonymous]

Well, that's a piece of cake for me. By far the Southern Pacific Daylight train with a beutiful GS4 running with 16 daylight cars. At least for me, it wouldn't get any better than that. Living here in California, the Daylight train was the most famous by far and after watching videos of them steam by at 80 mph is a sight unparalleled in today's world (with the exception of the 4449 which is still operational).