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Bon Voyage Wolfman Pete!
You will be missed!
Tom 'n the Gang from "Our" Place!
Hi Tom and all.
A pint of Bathams please RUTH.
ALLAN. Glad you enjoyed the LNER names, thanks for the kind words. Yes the corridor tender was a great idea, with regular non-stop runs between London and Edinburgh. I think the longest non-stop steam run was run by an A4 on the non-stop London- Edinburgh run when flooding on the northern end of the East Coast Main Line causes diversions and the mileage was longer but the train still made it non-stop. The locomotives must have been economical with the coal consumption.
A photo TOM took, of the actual corridor in the tender of A4 No 60010 'Dominion Of Canada' at the Exporail museum
As far as I know a Gresley Pacific still holds the non-stop steam record but it was set as far away from the ECML as it could be. In 1988 A3 FLYING SCOTSMAN ran between Parkes to Broken Hill in AUSTRALIA non-stop, a distance of 442 miles.
A link to the Flying Scotsman
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LNER_Class_A3_4472_Flying_Scotsman
Many thanks for the Bluebell link, it really is a great railway, hopefully it won't be too long before it links up with the BR system at East Grinstead. That is a great photo of the Standard 4 hauling those Pullman coaches on the Golden Arrow.
The cannon is at Edinburgh Castle, I believe.
When I first arrived here in mid Missouri there was a British railway magazine on sale, but I have not seen one for over 2 years now. I have Steam Railway and Railway Magazine on subscription as well as the U.S. Trains. The Brit mags take about 10 to14 (a bit more sometimes) days to arrive.
JAN Many thanks for the post on the EP and the EFs of the Milwaukee Road. Very interesting about those ‘quill' drive locomotives, it was a shame the suffered such problems after a promising start. That drive must have put a great stain on the driving wheels I would have thought.
Have a safe journey back to Glasgow
ERIC Thanks for the info on the E class. Another Our Place coincidence, in an earlier issue of Steam Railway there was a couple of photos of Swedish steam locos someone was asking for information on. Well this issue is the answer, and one loco is a 0-8-0 class E. It says the locomotive is No. 1100 and it was built by Nohab in 1911, it said it was later rebuilt to an E2. Do you know what was involved in the rebuilding from E to E2.
Good reminder of the rendezvous with that great photo of the Bi-Polar electric.
Try to stay cool in those 115F temperatures.
CM3 Thanks for the Pennsy info. It seems the LNER and the Pennsy had the lettering of the classes of steam locomotives, by their wheel arrangement, in common.
FERGIE Great to see you in Looking forward to seeing some more photos of your models and layout.
LARS It may have been my fault for BORIS'S latest ‘trouble'. I inadvertently gave him a large jar of the PPFs instead of a small one; still it was handy getting rid of the track gang at closing time.
My computer got jealous and crashed while I was getting the ‘build you own CNC link'. Good old Word saved the day though.
I hope you enjoy the Red for Danger book, as I told Tom, the book as a funny accent, I am sure DL will be able to help with any translations, while I am away.
Many thanks for the Milwaukee Road book covers, they have some great artwork on them, all good, but I think my favorite is the ‘Little Joes in the snowy mountains.
Talking of snow I wish I had the nerve to tell my misses it was her job.
DL Great to see you. It seems you are back as I am going away for a couple of weeks
I will look forward to reading your report of the Canada trip when I get back, there looks to be some real highlights.
TOM That was a bad accident in Rio de Janeiro. There was some about it on the news the link had more info.
Thanks for the kind words. I am taking a 35 mm camera with me, the bride is using the digital, she has fixed the auto focus, but I hope I
A round please RUTH. Off in the morning so I thought I would post some pics early.
These are from Alan from his trip to Ireland
The two diesels have taken over from the steam loco at Mullingar and are heading for Sligo.
The next photos are at Dromodon the line to Sligo, where there is a Narrow Gauge Museum, with narrow gauge diesel locos.
Dromod station.The bus was owned by the Great Northern Railway(Ireland) and is painted in their livery.
The 0-4-2T loco was built by Kerr Stuart in 1916 and rebuilt in 1993.
These should enlarge.
Well all I am sure there will be a lot of great posts for me to catch up on when I return from holiday, in the best bar in the ether.
Pete.
Hi Tom and all,
A round of Tui for all the crew please Leon.
Tom and all, that URL of the Wikipedia page is a real mystery, when I click on it I get a Pullman page with several search possibilities. Looks like you may have to Google it, Wikipedia British Pullman seems to work.
Pete. Enjoy your trip mate. Forgot to mention about The Tees-Tyne Pullman loco`s, in the late 50`s the Peppercorn Pacifics were on duty most of the time together with the occasional A4, I think it was about 61/62 when the Deltics took over on the run.
Tom. The exchange rate at the moment is NZ70 cents to the US dollar, their is a big mark up on periodicals over here! I have to toss a coin sometimes to choose which one I want!
Just a short visit, promise not to double up this time!
See ya, Allan
Greetings Tom and da boys,
May I have a round for the boys and an extra cold Guinness for me please?
EricX2000, They really are someting those Erie builts, aren't they?
Tom, I'm ready when you are for my, well, community service.... I'll take my punishment as a man.... (waiting for laughs and boo's).
coalminer3, my dad had some old records with Hank Williams and a few others, so I kinda grow to like that sort of music, not as much as rockabilly, but still.
Da Larsman, not to worry young man, I don't feel picked on or singled out the slightest. I went slightly off the track with that post, everything tip top. If you can't do the time, don't do the crime, eh? Nice pics on the book covers on Milwaukee Road , The Electric Way Across the Mountains and Milwaukee Electrics is a couple that I'm looking to get.
pwolfe, true indeed mate!
And all, MANY THANKS for all the "safe trip home" much appreciated!
And of course some Milwaukee Road,
Little Joe (electric locomotive)
The Little Joe was a type of railroad electric locomotive built by General Electric for export to the Soviet Union (USSR) in 1946. The 20 locomotives of this type, although they were built for export, were diverted to United States and Brazilian railroads as relations between the US and USSR deteriorated into what became known as the Cold War. Railroaders referred to them as Little Joe Stalin's locomotives which was eventually shortened to simply Little Joe. Twelve locomotives went to the Milwaukee Road, three to the Chicago, South Shore and South Bend Railroad (the South Shore), and the remaining five to Brazil's Paulista Railway. Fourteen were built to the Soviet broad gauge of 5 ft (152 cm), and the final six were built to standard gauge. The Little Joes had twelve axles, eight of them powered, in a 2-D+D-2 arrangement. They were designed to operated on SZD (Soviet Railways)' 3300V DC catenary.
The Milwaukee Road used two for passenger service, designated EP-4, and the remaining ten for freight, designated EF-4. They were used on the railroad's electrified division in Montana and Idaho to take the place of older boxcab electrics that had been operating there since the 1920s. Three were received already built to standard gauge, while the rest were converted to standard gauge in the Milwaukee's shops. They lasted until the end of electric operation on the Milwaukee in 1974.
The South Shore, while primarily a commuter railroad between Chicago, Illinois, and northwestern Indiana, used them in freight service. They had to be modified to operate on 1500V DC catenary. In service on the South Shore the "Little Joe" name was not generally used; the locomotives were referred to as "800s." Two of the three lasted until 1983, making them the last electrics in regular mainline freight service on a US common-carrier railroad. Today, freight trains are pulled by diesel-electric locomotives.
The Companhia Paulista converted its Little Joes to its 5'3"/1.6m gauge. They became known as "Russas". When the Paulista became part of FEPASA in 1971, the Russas came with it. They continued to operate until 1999, becoming the last representatives of their class in revenue service. It was at this point that FEPASA was privatized, and electric operation was immediately ended.
As you all might have noticed I've become slightly bitten by the Milwaukee Road bug....
G-day Tom and all present!!
leon- Well it's good to see you. Things are going well here. So I think I will get a coffee and the special of the night, steak and fries. Thanks.
Tom- I have a question for you. Since I have been gone, and yes there is a lot of catching up to do, how would you recommend going through it I realize what you are saying, but as I have mentioned before I am unlike any person. Once I begin, I don't stop until it does. Even if I am gone for a couple months out of the year that doesn't mean I forget about it. So I would like some recommendations on what to do. BTW: The singing brakeman, Jimmie Rodgers, was a good article. I have heard of him before even though it's long before my time. My dad is music buff.. mostly oldies. And he has mentioned him a few times and I think we even have a record of his music somewhere. I do remember the song, waiting for a train. Neat stuff. Also good little piece on the B&O. Some good stuff there also. Thanks for sharing.
Jan- I am very surprised in your posts. They are quite good. When I first saw Hank Williams, I thought instantly of Hank snow.... No, neither of them are brothers and neither have any resemblance but, the name reminded me of him. I have never heard of Hank Williams. I can't believe he died so young. To bad he killed himself like that. Some neat songs though.
That picture with the Westinghouse Quill caught my attention. I have only seen two or so pics with one of those units on it. They are such an odd loco. All I know about it was, the quills on the locomotives, when first built, had a tendency to be so powerful that they would actually brake the frame of the locomotive. Plus you explained more about it in your post on the boxcabs. Well done there. I also know that the Quill units where sent into passenger service. Thanks for the neat pics.
Ah, but the Bipolar's I am very familiar with. Only five built and all were built for passenger service.... Why am I explaining it, you got it perfect. Neat stuff. Thanks for sharing. Also good article on the Boxcabs and Westinghouse units. All were very interesting electrics. Very well done. Thanks. Also the Little Joe, being the pride of the freight locomotives, was probably the neatest locomotive the Milwaukee Road had to offer. The little Joe, putting out an impressive 5500 HP and over a 100,000 pounds of tractive effort, made the "Joes" the most admired. They were certainly work horses. To bad only two exist today. Thanks for sharing.
Pete- Ya, it feels good to be back on the forums. Glad you liked the Milwaukee Road Depot. There is always some good stuff to look at. I will certainly be adding more to it as time keeps clackin' along. I here you are leaving us for awhile. I have missed it somewhere, so may I ask where you are going? Well, have a good trip to where ever you go. Oh and thanks for all of those great pics that Alan took on his trip. That little 0-4-2t is the coolest little steamer. I can't imagine that thing pulling a lot but a passenger car or two. Nice pics.
Allan- Nice website on the Bluebell railway. I do recall it popping up on here a couple times in the past and I found it fascinating. They do a really good job preserving that railroad. There equipment is quite nice. Thanks for showing and thanks for welcoming me back.
Eric- Glad you liked the Olympian "Hi" article. I have another portion that may also interest you. Some good stuff to read. BTW: nice pic of that Bipolar. It's good to see one still around after all of these years of not being used. Maybe someday someone will have the money and the time to restore it to working condition. Wouldn't that be neat??!!
Lars- Good to see you posting those book and movie covers. I have always enjoyed looking at all of those covers. Some of the covers I know and others are sometimes a bit surprising. The one book I am familiar with is the Milwaukee Road electrics. Noal did a good job explaining how the electrics were built and when. His explanations are well done. If you are a Milwaukee Road fan, I do recommend this book to those people. It's great to see them. Thanks for sharing.
Now for another portion of the Olympian.
On June 29, 1947 the Milwaukee Road inaugurated it's postwar streamlined flagship, the Olympian Hiawatha on a 43 hour, 30 minute schedule. The Milwaukee advertised the new faster train as a "speedliner".
To meet new streamlined competition from the Northern Pacific and Great Northern, the train was initially launched with both streamlined and heavyweight equipment in its consist. The Milwaukee's insistence on it own radical designs also contributed to delays in delivery. The initial streamlined coaches, touralux open berth sleepers, dining and lounge cars were home-built by the Milwaukee's Menomonee Valley shops. By 1949 the remaining cars were delivered by Pullman-Standard. The former Olympian heavyweight consists for a time continued to run on the older Olympian schedule as a secondary train, once again named the Columbian.
Designed by industrial designer Brooks Stevens, the Olympian Hiawatha included the Milwaukee Road's signature "Skytop" solarium observation car. Similar the those designed and built for the Twin Cities Hiawatha's, the Olympian Hiawatha's Skytops had more glass area from the rear forward and sleeping compartments in the forward two-thirds of the car. The Milwaukee Road billed the Skytops as "the perfect ending for a perfect train."
As industrial design, the Skytop observation cars have often been described as the most distinctive railway cars ever bu
Good morning Captain Tom and all present!!
Leon, it is time for a chicken tenderloin sandwich! Tui will be fine, please!
This Friday just took off like crazy. Now it is gone!
Fergie – Expanding the MESS empire? That sounds interesting! Looking forward to future posts with the latest!Tom – No, no, it is not over a year since your Stockholm Central Station post. I believe that was in November/December sometime or later. The visit at St. Louis Museum of Transportation was very, very interesting. I’ll be back one day to see more and get more pictures. Some of the locomotives were hard to get any pictures of. B&O, a Classic railroad indeed! I like that National Limited drumhead! Another Classic is Mona looking for Pete!! Is she goig to the West coast too? Are you sure? CM3 – Please let’s forget about Kim. He was kind of interesting to see the first 3-4 times he pitched. That was it.Lars – Now it is official, this is the hottest summer on record in Phoenix, June/July/August had an average temperature of 95.0°. No snow. And today was the 31st day at 110° or higher. It was actually 111°. I could make that list of wintry things much longer, but that just makes me feel bad. Nice books and interesting DVD! Feel sorry for you, coming back and then have to take care of the admin work right away! I hope you get good help!!!DL – Welcome back to the Bar!! We are looking forward to your reports! Pete – 90 of the Class E locomotives were rebuilt to Class E-2. They changed the wheel arrangement from 0-8-0 to 2-8-0. Among other things that made it possible to run those locomotives slightly faster. A picture I took almost a year ago in the old country shows a Class E.
More nice pictures from Alan and Ireland! Those narrow gauge diesels are really narrow! I like that old fashioned bus! Have a safe and nice trip to the West coast!! I heard Mona is going as well! Allan – Thanks for the round! If you want to double that round, that’s okay! JanOlov – The Erie-builts look very nice, easy to recognize. Thanks for the Little Joe info! Those electrics are fascinating! James – It certainly would be nice to see a Bi-Polar in working condition! I am afraid the chance is pretty slim though. Too bad the Olympian Hiawatha didn’t last longer, 1947-1961. Thanks for the second portion of the Olympian Hiawatha info!
Eric
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G'day Gents!
A new month begins with some old habits hard to break. What, you say ??? BREAKFAST at the Saloon by the Siding! So let's get a move on - order a <light> or <traditional> breakfast from our Menu Board - draw a mugga freshly ground ‘n brewed Colombian coffee <unleaded> or <regular> ‘n of course a few pastries from The Mentor Village Bakery case!
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Wishing all of you a most relaxing ‘n enjoyable Labor Day Weekend. Keep safe while you're at it!
Customer Acknowledgments (since my last narrative)
CM3 Shane (coalminer3) at 9:41 AM Friday - Aug 31st: Thanx for confirming that I found the correct author! Book is on order . . .
Should be a fine weekend ‘round these parts too as the oppressive heat is gone albeit if only for a few days. <phew>
Amazing coincidence that you have "that" Pennsy AeroTrain foto in your office. It's surely a "keeper" ‘n one I'd not seen. I'm setting aside a swarth of time for "that" URL you provided - looking forward to the good stuff from my favorite of favorites!
Many thanx for the continuing support, round ‘n quarters!
Lars (LoveDomes) at 12:12 PM Friday - Aug 31st: Looks like you may have found a kindred soul in Ron down in Mississippi - another machinist! Anyway, great to see ya ‘n enjoyed your ramblings - as always.
Fine spate of covers, even if it had to be the Milwaukee Road <again> <Good Gawd Gertie, will it ever end?!?!>
Appreciate the time you give to this joint, the round ‘n discussions!
Dan (DL-UK) at 12:32 PM Friday - Aug 31st: Awwwwwwwwright, our Resident Brit Connection has returned to the bar!
As you've surmised, there's a bunch of "stuff" amassed on these Pages since you were last "in" for a session. So, take your time, draw a tankard or three of your favorite beverage, ‘n set about playing the game of catch up!
Appears that you had a full slate of activity in Canada ‘n we look forward to your accounting of the rail trips you experienced. I'm especially interested in anything related to the ONR - have researched it so many times I feel as if we've made the trip.
A shame you couldn't hook up with Rob, however, as you'll soon discover, he's been somewhat the non-entity ‘round here for months. Perhaps should a next time be on the agenda, you'll get to see that fine Radial Museum he ‘n his bride volunteer at.
Here's a URL for a Page on the Original Thread with THREE sets of fotos from the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum taken in May 2006 at the 1st Annual "Our" Place Classic Trains Rendezvous in Toronto. Enjoy!
http://www.trains.com/trccs/forums/344/991587/ShowPost.aspx#991587
Reading further down Page 344 of the Original Thread, you'll find TWO sets of foto descriptions from trolleyboy Rob (former regular at "Our" Place ‘n now a UTB member of the Legion fo the Lost!)
The list of regulars at the bar goes like this: Lars (LoveDomes) in Staten Island, NY - Eric (EricX2000) in Phoenix, AZ - Pete (pwolfe) in Jefferson City, MO <just departed for a 2 week vacation in California> - CM3 Shane (coalminer3) in West Virginia - Jan (JanOlov) in Scotland - Ron (DD1) in Mississippi ‘n Allan (Gunneral) in New Zealand. Those are pretty much the "steadies" at the bar - there are a few others who trickle in now ‘n then, ‘n you'll recognize them from days gone by.
Hoping you'll pick up on our RR
Hi Tom and everyone, a round for the house
Singing Brakeman Time Magazine Aug. 6, 1934
Jimmie Rodgers, brakeman on the Southern Railway at Meridian, Miss., his birthplace, sang in a nasal, caressing voice each morning as he strolled to work.
I woke up this morning, the blues all 'round my bed
I didn't have nobody to hold my aching head. . . .
Negro laborers taught him to play the guitar badly. But nobody taught him his clear full-throated yodel that almost never broke into falsetto. When he was little more than 20 he married.
Something about you, mama
That sure gives me the blues.
It ain't your drop-stitch stockings
It ain't your buckled shoes. . . .
Somebody told him he ought to stop spitting, that his lungs were bad. So he went to Nashville, N. C.
I had to quit railroadin'
We didn't agree at all. . . .
Jobless, penniless, Jimmie Rodgers yodeled his way around the North Carolina countryside, drank all the corn whiskey he could get, organized a little band of hillbillies to sing for food and drink in tumbledown Southern hotels. In 1927 he read that Victor Co. was operating a recording station in Bristol, Va. He bummed his way to Bristol, wandered into the Victor building.
Hillbilly songs were already nationally popular and that day Jimmie Rodgers became the greatest hillbilly of all. Tired, unshaven, racked with tuberculosis, he twanged his guitar, sang and yodeled ''Sleep, Baby, Sleep." Victor made a record of it. Within a year it sold more than 1,000,000 copies, topping Caruso's sales for any single year of his career. Jimmie Rodgers' second recording was called "Blue Yodel." So popular did it prove that he followed it with a "Blue Yodel No. 2," then a "No. 3" until he sang 25 of them, sold 6,000,000. In all, he made 60 records, sold 20,000,000.
Jimmie Rodgers now had money. His records were played throughout the South, in New Zealand, South Africa, Australia, India. He could buy all the whiskey he wanted to forget his pain. He also bought a Buick, a Packard, a Cadillac, kept a chauffeur. He bought his father a home in Meridian, built himself a $50,000 house in Kerrville, Tex., where his wife and 13-year-old daughter now live. He wore loud neckties, occasionally a ten-gallon hat, tight-waisted coats. He did vaudeville turns throughout the land, met Will Rogers at a San Antonio unemployment benefit, stole the show.
One of Jimmie Rodgers' songs was called "Whippin' That Old T. B." A doctor told him he could never whip it if he kept on drinking, prescribed a codeine formula to allay his pain. But it was too late then. Last year in Manhattan tuberculosis whipped Jimmie Rodgers into his grave.
Jimmie Rodgers' death, however, did not put an end to the sale of his records. His widow still gets about $200 per month in royalties. His plaintive voice still yodeled last week from honkytonks in Port-au-Prince, cantinas in Colon, dives in Sidney. Lately Jimmie Rodgers' name was given additional immortality. Compañia Vinícola Hispano Americano of Panama City put a Jimmie Rodgers rum on the market.
Sleep Baby Sleep http://www.jazz-on-line.com/ram/BLU39768.ram
Brakeman's Blues Blue Yodel #2 http://www.jazz-on-line.com/ram/VIC41738-2.ram
Ben Dewberry's Final Run http://www.jazz-on-line.com/ram/BLU40751.ram
Waiting For A Train http://www.jazz-on-line.com/ram/BLU47223-4.ram
Mike
G'day Tom and gentlemen,
May I have the usual extra cold Guinness and rounds for the boys please? I may to get another couple of pints after all my hard work that Tom has signed me up for as a "volonteer"....
Sixteen, Montana
Remaining buildings at the ghost town of Sixteen, Montana, August 2007. View to south.
Sixteen is a former unincorporated village in southwestern Meagher County, Montana. The town was a station stop on the transcontinental main line of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad ("the Milwaukee Road"), and was a community center for a small number of area ranchers and homesteaders. The rail line through Sixteen was originally constructed in 1895 by the Montana Railroad, and the town served as a base camp for railway construction crews.
The town took its name from Sixteen Mile Creek, which runs through the narrow valley containing the village. Sixteen Mile Canyon, immediately west of the town, was considered a scenic highlight of the Milwaukee Road line. Eagle Nest Tunnel, one of the railroad's better-known engineering features, was located about four miles west of Sixteen.
The Sixteen post office was first opened in 1890, and closed in 1944.
The population of Sixteen was never large, and by the late 20th century the town was nearly deserted. The railroad through the area was abandoned in 1980, and Sixteen is now a ghost town.
Kitchen is full of activity for todays meals...... So, grab a chair and we'll bring your stuff out as fast as possible....
2007 BIRTHDAY WATCH LIST
(rev. Sep 1st)
Regular Customers at "Our" Place!
January 14th (Eric - 64)
OKRA (Dec 22 - Jan 20) Are tough on the outside but tender on the inside. Okras have tremendous influence. An older Okra can look back over his life and see the seeds of his influence everywhere. You can do something good each day if you try. You go well with most anyone.
March 31st (Lars - 67)
MOON PIE (March 21 - April 20) You're the type that spends a lot of time on the front porch. A cinch to recognize the physical appearance of Moon Pies. Big and round are the key words here. You should marry anybody who you can get remotely interested in the idea. A Chitlin would be a good mate but it's not going to be easy. You always have a big smile and are happy. This might be the year to think about aerobics. Maybe not.
May 18th (Tom - 69)
POSSUM (April 21 - May 21) When confronted with life's difficulties, possums have a marked tendency to withdraw and develop a don't-bother-me-about- it attitude. Sometimes you become so withdrawn, people actually think you're dead. This strategy is probably not psychologically healthy but seems to work for you. You are a rare breed. Most folks love to watch you work and play. You are a night person and mind your own business. You should definitely marry an Armadillo.
August 11th (Pete - 56)
August 14th (Allan - 72)
CATFISH (July 24 - Aug 23) Catfish are traditionalists in matters of the heart, although one's whiskers may cause problems for loved ones. You Catfish are never easy people to understand. You run fast. You work and play hard. Even though you prefer the muddy bottoms to the clear surface of life, you are liked by most. Above all else, Catfish should stay away from Moon Pies.
October 9th (Ron - 73)
BOILED PEANUTS (Sept 24 - Oct 23) You have a passionate desire to help your fellow man. Unfortunately, those who know you best, your friends and loved ones, may find that your personality is much too salty, and their criticism will affect you deeply because you are really much softer than you appear. You should go right ahead and marry anybody you want to because in a certain way, yours is a charmed life. On the road of life, you can be sure that people will always pull over and stop for you.
December 29th (CM3 - 61)
The age reflected is what you will be on your 2007 B'day!
Not on the list Send me an Email with your birth date (month-day-year) Corrections too!
Tom (Siberianmo)
Proprietor of "Our" Place, an adult eating & drinking establishment!
NOTICE! NOTICE! NOTICE!
The RR BOOK RELAY 2007! has begun . . .
Pete (pwolfe) has a book that he'd like to share with the boyz - it's called Red for Danger. First mailing has been to Lars (LoveDomes).
So what's a RR BOOK RELAY
For the guyz interested in reading this book, here's how it works:
(1) Send me an Email with your full postal mailing address.
(2) Upon receipt of the book, send an Email stating that you received it.
(3) Before mailing it to the next person on the list, make your written comments on the blank page(s) provided.
(4) Send me an Email stating that the book has been mailed to . . .
(5) Last person on the list - which will be me - mails it back to Pete.
(6) I will ensure that all participants get an Email compilation of the comments made . . .
Simple enough
Signed up are:
Lars (LoveDomes) - CM3 Shane (coalminer3) -
Eric (EricX2000) - Allan (Gunneral) ‘n Tom (siberianmo)
Now WHO ELSE wants "in"
Let me know by EMAIL because sometimes things Posted at the bar have a way of getting misplaced (ie: not read)!!
Let's have some fun with this!
Tom
A few visitors this holiday weekend as we've had a "dump" of URLs from Mike (wanswheel) along with some C&W narrative 'n the return of Jan (JanOlov) from Sweden . . .
Time again for another installment of my Alaskan Rail Adventure 2006!
<Initially Posted on Page 369 of the Original Thread on 02 Jul 2006>
Continuing on for the past three Sundays with two more sets of Pix from our recently concluded Alaska Rail Adventure! See Page 351-352, 357 and 363 for others. Click to enlarge (1) AAR Denali Star - southbound track scenes (2) AAR Denali Star - southbound track scenes (3) AAR Denali Star - southbound track scenes (4) AAR Denali Star - southbound track scenes (5) AAR Denali Star - southbound track scenes (6) AAR Denali Star - southbound track scenes (7) AAR Denali Star - southbound track scenes (8) AAR Denali Star - southbound track scenes (9) AAR Denali Star - southbound crossing the Tanana River on the Mears Memorial Bridge (10) AAR Denali Star - southbound across the Mears Memorial Bridge and Tanana River (11) AAR Denali Star - southbound approaching the Alaska Range (12) AAR Denali Star - southbound approaching the Alaska Range
Ahoy Cap'n Tom ‘n fellow travelers at the bar!
Cindy my sweet, what a lovely sight this fine day! We've got a bright clear day both on my "island" ‘n here in Mentor Village - ain't life grand <sweet>
Looks like a crowd has begun to gather in the tent - good day for a picnic! I'll be heading out there to put in a few hours dispensing food 'n drink!
Time for a frosty mug of Schaefer ‘n slide the snack tray down my way, wudja please A round on me! Ah yes, Boris - I see the crittAHs have lined up. But they don't recognize you in that clown suit. Best remove the "cherry nose" B4 Awk ‘n Tex gang up on ya - that would be a sorry sight! <grin> So go ahead, feed the gang ‘n the small jar of PPF is for YOU! Oh yes, be a bit mindful of the "after effects" of the PPF, wudja please <groan>
Mets tromped on HOTlanta yesterday! <yay> Game's on today, so I'll settle in with brew in hand ‘n watch ‘til the Sarge Mrs. bellows calls for dinnAH! <grin>
Yes - BON VOYAGE to our Bar Chandler Pete the Wolfman! "Missed" is an understatement, for sure. I nevAH saw his "chit" for leave! <geesh>
So it's a Saturday once again ‘n I'll dispense with the "in kind" platitudes of the day! But DO want to say BACK to Dan (DL-UK)! Have one on me, mate!
That's a trimmed down version of the B'day Watch List from Da Boss. BUT, if guys are going to disappear for months 'n months, that's to be expected. Can't just carry guys on the rolls without their participation. I support Da Boss!
Didn't expect to see very much going on in here for the long weekend, however, we've had surprises sprung on us in the past. NevAH say nevAH ‘round this joint, huh
Great to see that Allan in NZ has joined the RR Book Relay. Nice going, mate! Also noted that you visited Tom's other thread!
Really a sorry state with the prices you have to pay for RR mags. Exchange rate be - just plain gouging in my not-so-humble-opinion.
Is it JUST me, or are we seeing a bunch of <garbage> on the Classic Trains forums???
Had a nightmarish "flashback" moment there for awhile as I scrolled ‘n scrolled ‘n scrolled to get to the NEXT post - though 20 Fingers himself had returned. <arrrrrrggggggghhhhhh> Was just the Url guy . . .
Seems like we're getting into the kickin' music, huh I'm all for it, but as is life, too much of one thing is just, well, too much. Gotta temper it now ‘n then with a little diversionary stuff - like Punk Rock! Wonder if Nick ever colored his hair purple ‘n wore it in an upright fashion (kinda like being struck by lightning while standing knee deep in water)! <uh oh>
Nice to see the continuation of the Alaska pix from our leader! NevAH get tired of looking at those photos - enlarging, of course, is the way to go!
I've been browsing through the old site (original thread) and found all kinds of stuff for Encore material. So without further delay, here's something to enjoy on this day before Sunday!
Here's one from my "bookend" BK (BudKarr) - posted on Dec 22, 2005 (B4 I found this joint!) on page 200 on the old site . . .
Here's a little something from assorted sources from the internet regarding a class of steam locomotive operating in India many decades past. BESA Class 4-6-0 Tractive effort: 22.590lb (10,250kg). Axle load: 39,599lb (18t). Cylinders: (2) 20 ½ x 26 in (521 x 660mm). Heating surface: 1,467 sq ft (137m2). Superheater: 352sq ft (32.7m2). Steam pressure: 180lb sq in (12.7kg/cm2) Grate area: 32sq ft (3.0m2). Fuel: 16,800lb (7 ½ t). Water: 4,000gal (4,800 US) (18m3). Adhesive weight: 118,000lb (54t). Total weight: 273,000lb (124t). Length overall: 62ft 3 ¼ in (18,980mm). QUOTE: More Briti***han anything that ran in Britain, this archetypal Mail Engine gave over 75 years of service and is still actively in use. This is the British Engineering Standards Association "Heavy Passenger" 4-6-0, introduce siberianmo Member sinceFebruary 2004 From: Chesterfield, Missouri, USA 7,214 posts "Our" Place reborn! 3rd Year of adults 'n REAL Classic Trains in a special environment! Posted by siberianmo on Saturday, September 1, 2007 5:02 PM ENCORE! Saturday ‘n Photo Posting Day!at "Our" Place!We are CLOSED on SUNDAYs!Starting Sunday at the Mentor Village Emporium Theatre! . . . September 2nd thru 8th: The Heroes of Telemark (1965) Starring: Kirk Douglas, Richard Harris, Ulla Jacobsson, Michael Redgrave & David Weston - and - Secrets of WWII: The Real Heroes of Telemark (1998) Starring: BBC documentary. SHORT: The Three Stooges - What's The Matador? (1942). The Heroes of Telemark (1965)PLOT SUMMARY: During WW2 Norway was occupied by Germany. In the clear deep fjords they tried to produce "heavy" water; a vital component in the making of an atomic bomb. A weapon that would win the war for Germany. Norwegian resistance movement finds out about this and the allied are alerted. But will they have the time and opportunity to stop this from happening? <from: imdb.com>Secrets of WWII: The Real Heroes of Telemark (1998)PLOT SUMMARY: BBC documentary (B&W). Ray Mears' BBC series on the raids is excellent. It vividly and accurately recounts the exploits of the Norwegian resistance members that sabotaged the heavy-water plant at Norsk Hydro's Vemork hydro-electricity station in German-occupied Norway. Mears with a composite team of Royal Marine arctic-warfare specialists and Norwegian soldiers from the Hærens Jeger Kommando (HJK: Norwegian special forces) re-enact elements of the raids that were carried out by the British-sponsored Norwegian sabotage teams in 1942. The series goes on to explain the actual order of events of the raids, and the lengths of time involved, and the incredibly difficult conditions that the members of the sabotage teams had had to endure and overcome.Winston Churchill was to write of these Norwegian saboteurs after the Telemark raids, "What can we do for these heroic men?" And indeed, they were heroic in the full and true sense of the word. Surviving members of the raids are interviewed in the series, and as truly heroic men often are, they show themselves to be quietly unassuming and modest in explaining what they had accomplished. They conceivably changed the entire course of the Second World War, and with it, world history. No mean feat--and nothing Hollywood could ever portray on celluloid could or would ever do them complete justice.<from: imdb.com> SHORT: The Three Stooges - What's The Matador? (1942)SHORT: The Three Stooges - What's The Matador? (1942)PLOT SUMMARY: The Stooges are out-of-work actors who manage to wrangle themselves a job putting on their gag "bullfight" act during a fiesta in Mexico. On the bus trip to Mexico City they meet a beautiful senora named Delores, and when they run into her jealous husband at the bus stop Delores mistakenly ends up with their suitcase instead of her own. The Stooges search the city for Delores, and eventually stumble on her home. They try to get their suitcase back, and end up chased by her husband. When he later sees them at the bullfight, he arranges to have a real bull released into the arena while the Stooges are doing their act. <from: threestooges.net>Enjoy the holiday weekend! Tom Happy Railroading! Siberianmo EricX2000 Member sinceDecember 2002 From: Phoenix, AZ 683 posts Posted by EricX2000 on Saturday, September 1, 2007 8:16 PM Good evening Captain Tom and Gentlemen!!Leon, I am kind of hungry so I'll have that special Filet Mignon, please! Mushrooms and all extra sidings! A frosty Keith's, thank you!Hmm, Pete left the same day I found some more pictures of roundhouses for him. I'll try to save them for him. Tom – Sonia! I thought it was Mona! How could I get that mixed up? Maybe she is unsing two different names to protect him? St. Louis Museum of Transportation sooner than later? Hmmm. One thing is for sure, not this year, the company used up all my remaining vacation for this year to be able to pay me 100% all these weeks since my surgery. But it certainly sounds interesting enough for next year! Class E is a slow, 40 mph, engine and I guess they decided it did not need a lot of light to see forward. The faster locomotives had 3 headlights like these two (below), Class B (front) and Class F. Thanks for the ARR pictures! I have one question though. One picture shows when your train is passing across the Mears Memorial Bridge andTanana River. How did you learn the name of the bridge? Maybe there wwere signs or was it information distributed over the PA-system? Maybe a guide? Just curious! Good movies on the Emporium the coming week! The Heroes of Telemark and he more documentary The Real Heroes of Telemark! Very good choice! All bundled with What’s The Matador?Mike – Thanks for the Jimmie Rodgers story! No one of the http://www.museeq.com/ram/.... links worked. Just got the same message for all of them, “Couldn’t find the server”. But the music links worked just fine and I enjoyed that so much more. JanOlov – Sixteen seems to be a nice place to live! The bad thing is the winter. So I am afraid it is not for me. Thanks for the story about that tiny little town!Lars – Thanks for posting BK’s old post about the BESA 4-6-0 locomotives! A very successful design. First built in 1905 and still in service in the 1980’s!! Very interesting! Finally a few pictures from the old country. Southbound, 25 miles SW of Stockholm. A roundhouse can be used for electrics as well. Finally, a little bit snowy picture for Captain and Juneau, to keep you cool! Eric LoveDomes Member sinceJanuary 2006 From: northeast U.S. 1,225 posts "Our" Place reborn! 3rd Year of adults 'n REAL Classic Trains in a special environment! Posted by LoveDomes on Sunday, September 2, 2007 10:45 AM Ahoy Cap'n Tom ‘n fellow travelers waiting for the bar to open!Nothing more lonely than our friendly tavern all CLOSED up for the day . . . So, here's a little something rolled up ‘n slipped through the mail slot on the front door - a post for SUNDAY!Surely don't know what I was THImKING yesterday with the picnic 'n stuff!! That's MONDAY, huh <geesh> I hear memory is the SECOND thing to go . . . Hey Tom - RR Book Relay arrived in good shape! Got it in the late Saturday mail. Thanks ‘n there's an e-mail confirmation sent! The flicks at the Emporium should captivate the interests of those interested in the happenings of WWII ‘n in particular my heritage land of Norway. Good choices from Da Boss, followed of course by the return of the short subjects featuring The Three Stooges. Wasn't a particularly busy day at the bar as only Eric, Da Boss ‘n me provided material for the pix posting ‘n Encores. Da Boyz were probably off doing "things" for this last "official" weekend of the summAH. Don't blame ‘em . . . Us We're just recouping from our "upstate" trip ‘n thinking of what's next! A spate of covers for your enjoyment!Until the next time! Lars wanswheel Member sinceNovember 2005 4,190 posts Posted by wanswheel on Sunday, September 2, 2007 2:09 PM Regret data dump, got carried away. I fixed it. Love that old-timey music from the 1920s. Lars thanks again for Banana Belt book cover. Mike LoveDomes Member sinceJanuary 2006 From: northeast U.S. 1,225 posts Posted by LoveDomes on Sunday, September 2, 2007 4:11 PM Ahoy Cap'n Tom ‘n fellow travelers waiting for the bar to open!And another spate of covers for this lonely day at our favorite watering hole by the wayside! . . . . . and from my FAVORITE railroad!!METS SWEPT THE BRAVES! [yeah] Until the next time! Lars DL - UK Member sinceAugust 2006 280 posts Posted by DL - UK on Monday, September 3, 2007 7:17 AM Hello Tom and all inThansk for the drink Lars - I'll take you up on that later in the day!Once again, a pancake breakfast for me - just juice and coffee today - no bacon, thanks.Looks like I just caught Pete on his way out west - maybe he'll be more lucky than me with an ability to report in whilst he's away - but then again holidays can be pretty busy times as I recently found out - and if a ‘puter is not handy then there's not much you can do about it!I've had a look through some of the more recent pages, and will study others gradually as I have time. Thanks Tom for your quick briefing, and also I found James' Olympian Hi post interesting, and Mike's recent post good stuff.I'll no doubt pick up on other things as I discover them!Anyway, as people will recall, part of my visit to Toronto was to attend to family business which is what limited my ability to do all the things I'd hoped for.However, after arrival and a journey down town on the TTC bus and subway (pretty strange that the airport does not have any sort of subway or rail access given it is now such a large airport - but no doubt there is some local politics involved in that) - we headed out to the suburb where we were staying. I must say TTC staff are in general very friendly and helpful with directions etc - the bus driver on the last leg of our journey (when we were the only passengers left on the bus for the last few streets) offering some handy tourist advice to us of events due to happen over the next few days.I discovered whilst there that the TTC is planning new streetcar designs to replace the more traditional style streetcars - and planning new lines. Although I did not see them the competing designs were currently on show at the Canadian National Exhibition - one of the designs is here:http://www.canada-digital.com/NewsArticle.aspx?articleid=1740Sadly the TTC were also consulting about service cuts due to a financial crisis that they are facing - no doubt Rob would know more of this but as he seems rather busy these days he may not read this. I could not establish if this was ‘political brinkmanship' or genuine risk of cuts - but amongst other speculated cut backs was the suggestion that the (rather new) subway line (Shepherd Subway) might have to close / be mothballed to meet budget restrictions. I certainly think the TTC operates a superb service - making the vast majority of this vast (by UK standards) urban area easily accessible though a coherent and properly integrated transit system. However, it is the case that some of the subway station are looking a little ‘tired' with significant need for extra cleansing and tidying up of cosmetic damage to fittings, ceilings, glazed areas etc. A real shame. On top of this some vehicles in the road bus fleet are certainly showing their age. Anyway - an early rise brought about by mixed up time (ie jet lag) made it very easy for me to get down town on the first Saturday morning to see The Canadian depart for Vancouver at 9am (it leaves three days per week).Obviously you can't get on to the station platforms for a decent look so my plan was to head out the back of the station - not too far from the CN Tower, where you could look over the head ends of the platforms and see the trains. I found an area just between a bit of landscaped park and a construction site (all quet this early on a Saturday) and a lump of old concrete I could climb up on to get a good view. This part of Toronto - which had once been all rail yards - se this pic here:http://www.trainweb.org/oldtimetrains/CPR_Toronto/aerial_1960.jpgWhich I think also illustrates the John Street Roundhouse which is now preserved - albeit isolated from rail yards - with some parts destined to be a small rail museum and another part is occupied by the Steam Whistle Brewery - another chunk is to become retail - which will fund the rail museum section - although this will be very little more than about 5 or 6 roads of the shed for the museum I think - but a down town rail museum in walking distance of Union station would be a good attraction. This whole area is undergoing ‘regeneration' which lost of large apartment blocks being built in the area between the rail lines and the lake - now the lake shore is presumably no longer used for industrial purposes.Anyway - I had plenty of time to look as The Canadian left Union station about 20 minutes late (not a good start I thought!) - with a consist of about 20 cars including baggage cars, I think 4 (certainly 3) Skyline dome cars and of course the Dome / Bullet Observation Park Car bringing up the rear. The Stainless Steel cars were looking their best in the brilliant sunshine - and of course the whole train does look impressive, with 2 VIA locomotives at the head.Whilst waiting I was able to see at least 1 or 2 GO trains arriving / departing Union station which added to the interest value.Following this we headed off to Lawrence Market (a great old fashioned market hall) where inside the market is a great diner / bar where we could get our first proper Canadian breakfast. All in all a good way to start the vacation! More in due course!DL siberianmo Member sinceFebruary 2004 From: Chesterfield, Missouri, USA 7,214 posts "Our" Place reborn! 3rd Year of adults 'n REAL Classic Trains in a special environment! Posted by siberianmo on Monday, September 3, 2007 8:14 AM <personal foto>A smile to begin the week! Steve McQueen looks good in this movie. He must have made it before he died.<A Yogi-ism!> G'day Gents! A holiday Monday here at the Saloon by the Siding. That tent in the outback is for our traditional Labor Day picnic ‘n fun fest, beginning at noon for customers of "Our" Place ‘n their loved ones. We're a family affair, ‘round here - ‘n that's why Boris ‘n Leon have their clown suits on - well, almost on. Boris - ZIP up! <geesh> Fireworks at dusk! Traditional bill o' fare this AM with freshly ground ‘n brewed coffee - pastries in The Mentor Village Bakery case along with our <light> ‘n <traditional> breakfasts from the Menu Board. Comments from the Proprietor:Today's a day to "chill" ‘n think about how nice it is NOT having to toil for the bucks on Monday! Some may have taken note of some "things" Posted on Saturday that have been seen before - that's why it's called ENCORE! Saturday! <geesh>Also like to use the 1st of the month as an opportunity to remind the guyz of "things" happening . . . . B'day Watch List - RR BOOK RELAY 2007! - etc.Customer Acknowledgments (since my last narrative)Mike (wanswheel) at 9:37 AM Saturday - Sep 1st: A "boat load" of URLs - some C&W info ‘n a round from Silent Mike. Jan (JanOlov) at 9:41 AM Saturday - Sep 1st: With toothbrush ‘n brass polish in hand, our Resident Swedish Scot has arrived for "duty"! Sixteen, Montana - now there's a place for a holiday! Noooooooooot! <grin> Never heard of the place - but why is THAT surprising Noted that you're working hard to make that interim Chief Chef job PERMANENT! Nice going! Round appreciated! Eric (EricX2000) at 8:16 PM Saturday Sep 1st: A route guide was provided to the passengers who booked Gold Star service aboard ARR. That helped in knowing where we were by mile marker ‘n what to look for. There were very few PA announcements in the UltraDome, which was a nice touch. Glad you're enjoying the Alaska trip fotos! Didn't think you could make it out here again this year - but it would be grand if you could. The fall is a wonderful time in these parts! Heard that Phoenix has set a heat record for August! <phew> Thought we had too, but apparently whoever reported that was in error. Thanx to some below 90s (F) temps at the end of the month, we did NOT average high enough to establish a record. Still was the hottest I recall for mid-continent USA - 3rd highest, so "they" say! <ugh>Cardinals will be heading out to engage the Snakes in your part of the world. Maybe you can get some tickets - should be a good series. September baseball can be the best to watch . . . We lost two key players for the remainder of the season - Scott Rolen with his pending shoulder surgery (3rd since 2005) ‘n Juan Encarnacion with what may very well be a career ending injury to his left eye. Took a direct hit from a foul ball while waiting in the on-deck circle . . . Been a disasterous season for the Red Birds in more than a few ways - and yet they still are in the hunt. Very odd division, fer sure, fer sure. Appears you popped back in for an early AM "edit," eh Anyway, Pix rounded out your Post quite well - thanx!! Thanx for the visit ‘n enjoy the holiday weekend! Mike (wanswheel) at 2:09 PM Sunday - Sep 2nd: Admin comments . . . Lars (LoveDomes) at 10:45 AM ‘n 4:11 PM Sunday - Sep 2nd: Two visits slipped thru the slots! Mighty fine book covers, something to entertain the guys AND a new name for "Our" Place I note. WATERING HOLE BY THE WAYSIDE - creative juices must've been flowing on Sunday! Happy Railroading! Siberianmo siberianmo Member sinceFebruary 2004 From: Chesterfield, Missouri, USA 7,214 posts "Our" Place reborn! 3rd Year of adults 'n REAL Classic Trains in a special environment! Posted by siberianmo on Monday, September 3, 2007 11:18 AM G'day Gents!Appears as if most of our customers are outback - even though the festitivies don't begin 'til noon - we've been replacing the kegs at a brisk rate! <grin>In absence of any activity, thought a Blast from the Past would be appropriate for when our guyz return. Here's another Passenger RR Fallen Flag for the gang from Classic American Railroads : The Passenger Railroad Fallen Flags of "Our" Place #22 <A form of this was initially Posted on Page 139 of the Original Thread> Boston & Maine (B&M) Caveat: The information provided is NOT all inclusive and is reflective only of the periods mentioned. Boston & Maine (B&M) - (passenger ops) Headquarters: Boston, MAMileage:1950: 1,700 1995: 1,350Locomotives in 1963: Diesel: 235Rolling stock in 1963: Freight cars - 5,490 Passenger - 155Principal routes in 1950:Boston-Dover, MA-Portland, MEBoston-White River Junction, VTBoston, MA-Troy, NYBoston-Portsmouth, NH-Portland, MESpringfield, MA-Berlin, NHWorcester-Lowell Junction, MAWorcester-Gardner, MASouth Ashburnham, MA-Bellows Falls, VTDover, NH-Intervale, NHPassenger trains of note:Alouette (Boston-Montreal, QC)Ambassador (New York & Boston-Montreal)Cheshire (Boston-White River Junction)Day White Mountains (New York-Berlin, NH)Flying Yankee (Boston-Bangor, MEGreen Mountain Flyer (Boston-MontrealThe Gull (Boston-Halifax, NS)Kennebec (Boston-Portland-Bangor)Minute Man (Boston-Troy, NY)Montrealer & Washingtonian (Washington-Montreal)Mountaineer (Boston-Littleton & Bethlehem, NH)Pine Tree (Boston-Portland-Bangor)Red Wing (Boston-Montreal)State of Maine (New York-Portland)* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * RDCs of the B&M <foto credits: unknown>RDC-1 <foto credit: unknown> RDC-2 <foto credit: unknown>RDC-3 <foto credit: unknown> Enjoy! Tom Happy Railroading! Siberianmo LoveDomes Member sinceJanuary 2006 From: northeast U.S. 1,225 posts Posted by LoveDomes on Monday, September 3, 2007 1:36 PM Ahoy Cap'n Tom ‘n fellow travelers at the bar!Ruth my deAH, I surely thought you'd take the day OFF - after all, Da Boss said the staff could "chill" today, but I see the dedication is showing! So what's with Jan Olov lately? Seen him all over the forum, but not at the bar. Hmmmmm. To be a regular you gotta BE regular! Well, if you're a "goner," it's been fun. Good luck to ya, mate! I'll be heading back out to the tent in a bit, so fill ‘er up if you will - Schaefer is fine. Boris, that clown suit is a riot! I think the crittAHs will go in the attack mode at feeding time! So be careful . . . Hey Bossman - nice B&M post! Love the RDC spate too. Bet we get some comments from Shane in the Tuesday morning visit! Just wanted to show some support for the bar, so I'll let it go with a few more book covers!Hey Dan! Good to see ya ‘n enjoyed your Toronto musings. Looking forward to more! A few book covers to tide the gang ovAH . . .METS are lookin' GOOD! Until the next time! Lars JanOlov Member sinceDecember 2001 From: GB 376 posts Posted by JanOlov on Monday, September 3, 2007 2:17 PM Greetings Tom and fellow railroad-riding hobos,An extra cold Guinness for me and a top up for the young lads....please.Tom and everybody, great posts as always.... Da Larsman, not to worry wee man, I'm just hiding in the corner of the bar licking my wounds after Tom's drill.... He's worse than a Marine Gunnery Sergeant! Now, if you excuse me lads..... All the best! Jan LoveDomes Member sinceJanuary 2006 From: northeast U.S. 1,225 posts Posted by LoveDomes on Monday, September 3, 2007 4:01 PM Ahoy Cap'n Tom ‘n fellow travelers at the bar!Ruth my deAH, must be lonely in here with everyone out back . . . I've noticed all of the Gals from "Our" Place have shown up today - even Da Bosses lady, Cindy is helpin' out in the tent! I'll sit a spell with you, my deAH ‘n enjoy one of those frosty mugs of Rheingold if you please! Got a bit warm out there with the brats, burgers ‘n hot dogs on the grill. Boris ‘n Leon wanted to help out, but I feared they'd incinerate themselves in those clown suits! <geesh> Kids are havin' a blast chasing ‘em ‘round the outback . . .Appears my comments shook Jan outtadatree! But NO comments about ANY of the postings since your last visit?!?!?!? Wee Man!?!!? Are you kiddin' me?!?!? Haven't been referred to in that manner since Moby Dick was a minnow! <grimace> You did a nice job with the brass rail polishing chores! <grin> Now to see if we can get Ron, Eric ‘n Allan to stop by on this Labor Day! Looks like a good time to drop off a few more book ‘n video covers, just to pass the time, huh . . . and something to rekindle memories from my youth!Pedro is back ‘n the Mets win again! Until the next time! Lars Gunneral Member sinceSeptember 2002 From: NZ 242 posts Posted by Gunneral on Monday, September 3, 2007 9:19 PM Hi Tom and all,Tui`s all round please Leon to celebrate Labour Day, make it a double round for this special day!Tom. Enjoyed all your write up`s and pics, great info on the B&O. We celebrate Labour day on Monday Oct 22nd over here in NZ, we have a great long weekend as the Provincial Anniversary Day for Hawkes Bay is on Friday Oct 19th.Thought you would be interested in a bit of NZ railway history about the "Fell" railway they ran here, they are going to try to rebuild it sometime in the future? http://www.rimutaka-incline-railway.org.nz/index.html Lars. What a great selection of book covers you posted, nice pic of the SF "Blue Goose" in colour too, enjoyed all the info on your posts.Eric. How are you going mate? Enjoyed your posts and pics.Dan. Good to see your return from the Canadian trip, looking forward to hearing more about it, sounds as if you took advantage of the public transport over there.Pete. If you read this have a great trip to California, are you getting to ride the rails?Jan. How in the heck do you manage to put all those posts on the forums mate?Ron,Cm3,Dave,James,Mike,Fergie must be taking advantage of the holiday weekend.See ya, Allan CMSTPP Member sinceAugust 2005 From: Along the old Milwaukee Road. 1,152 posts Posted by CMSTPP on Monday, September 3, 2007 10:03 PM G-day Tom and all present!!Leon- a coffee for me please, and a small turkey sandwich, Thanks. Keep the change.Tom- Well, if i have to start all over, then so be it. I like talking about trains and railroads. It's a fun past time.Nice pics from Alaska. Those SD70s sure look nice in that blue and yellow.... But I thought it was weird that they were using them on passenger trains. I have not seen Amtrak do this. I suppose they need a locomotive that can handle constant climbing all day long.. The SD70 would be the right loco to do it with. They are a gutsy locomotive. They pull like a nothing else but they are rough riding. Thanks for the neat pics. Also some good stuff on the Boston and Maine. There RDCs sure looked nice. I have always enjoyed seeing these locos. I really like seeing them MUed together. They make quite a show. Great pics.Hmm, interesting book you have there. I have not heard of it before. I will have to get an email out to you. Sounds like fun to me.Lars- Neat little article o9n the BESA Class 4-6-0. Some of those stats help in understanding how much the little steamer could handle. As you've probably noticed before, I have mentioned that little steamers are my favorites and this is one of them. They are such neat little locomotives. I have seen some videos were these little guys would work hard with switching and they worked them non stop. ( Not the british steamers, even though they are just as neat looking) And did I mention they sounded great. Neat, thanks for sharing.As mentioned before, I always enjoy looking at your book and movie covers. Always something neat to see there. I would really like to see that Alaska railway movie. All of those GPs with there 567 engines... So wonderful. Also the Great Northern book caught my eye. The W1 on the cover was a really neat looking electric. They were a little more powerful then the Little Joe because of the front axles being powered. Meaning all axles were powered The Little Joe had only 8 axles powered out of 12, so the W1 could traverse the mountains better. But hey, I still like the Milwaukee Little Joe. And of course, A Milwaukee book just for me. I feel important now, Thanks LarsEric- See, Some nice small steam engines. That Class B and Class F are perfect. They are so cool. Good pic there. Also a good shot of that round house. You certainly don't see a lot of those here. But I'm glad to see some still around in GB. Thanks for the neat pics.DL- A good article on the street cars they are gouing to be putting up in Toronto. Things like these street cars help reduce all the car jams. Trains and street cars are such a more effective traveling device that most people stilol don't use or understand that. For me, when the Commuter train between Minneapolis and Duluth is in place, I will try to use it every time I go between the two cities. It's just a more convenient (I think that's how you spell that) way to travel. I can't wait. To bad about the financial cuts. I'm sure that doesn't help the situation at all. Hopefully they can sort things out. Thanks for sharing.Allan- I would like to see my name on the side of one of those ballast wagons. That is an awesome restoration project underway. That will be one neat little railroad when they complete it. Hopefully that's not to far down the track. Update us when you can. Neat website. Thanks.More to come later.Happy railroadingJames The Milwaukee Road From Miles City, Montana, to Avery, Idaho. The Mighty Milwaukee's Rocky Mountain Division. Visit: http://www.sd45.com/milwaukeeroad/index.htm EricX2000 Member sinceDecember 2002 From: Phoenix, AZ 683 posts Posted by EricX2000 on Tuesday, September 4, 2007 12:59 AM Good morning Captain Tom and Gentlemen!!Leon, is the party still going on in the back? Don't they know what time it is? Yeah, please just a black cup of coffee, thank you! Busy day this Labor Day! But I finally got some things done. Not too much of activities here at the bar. Except in the back, of course. This time of the day? Lars – I wonder why you showed up at the Bar on a Sunday? Admin work? Didn’t see Ruth though. Hmmm. Continueing the Alaska “theme” with a nice video! Plus a mix of books, B&O and Boston & Maine and others! Including a sad book for DL and Pete, The Last Years of British Rail! Plus even more books! Key System Gallery? What railroad was that? I like that Northern Pacific Pictorial book! Domes, RDCs and Slumbercoaches! As I have said so many times before, there are so many good books out there!!! Mike – Don’t regret anything. Sometimes things go wrong. Ask Captain Murphy (no relation to Captain Tom). Murphy’s Laws say it all!DL – You are right, pancakes and bacon don’t mix! They should always be kept apart! Toronto’s new streetcar design was exactly what I was afraid it would be. I can’t help it, but in my opinion a streetcar should never be streamlined.Thank you for your report checking the Canadian departure! That picture gave a good view of what it once looked like! Tom – A route guide sounds like a very good idea! I certainly like to know what places are called when I pass through new, for me, unknown areas. I am afraid we will not even try to get any tickets to see any Snake games. We actually feel betrayed by Diamondbacks, the way they behaved after winning the World Series in 2001. And the new owners a few years ago did not make things better.Tragic accident being hit in the eye. I certainly hope that it will turn out not being that bad so it will end his career. Interesting info on Boston & Maine!! Considering the milage (in 1950) they had quite a few locomotives (in 1963). There was one locomotive for every 7 miles of track! Nice pictures of the RDC’s!! Allan – I am doing just fine, thanks! Going to see the doc this morning and should be OK to go back to work after that. James – I would consider Class F a medium size locomotive, but it is hard to see as it is hiding behind the Class B. The roundhouse is in located Sweden. This is....? Eric siberianmo Member sinceFebruary 2004 From: Chesterfield, Missouri, USA 7,214 posts "Our" Place reborn! 3rd Year of adults 'n REAL Classic Trains in a special environment! Posted by siberianmo on Tuesday, September 4, 2007 6:44 AM <personal foto>G'day Gents! And so it's Tuesday, but feels like Monday in a 4-day work week, that'll be longer than most! Figure that one out, eh Well, one thing remains steady ‘round this place - the start of the day! Coffee ‘n pastries are fresh ‘n ready! While you're at it, order a <light> or <traditional> breakfast from our Menu Board! Comments from the Proprietor:Hope the Labor Day weekend was relaxing for all who had the luxury of an extra day to "chill." Customer Acknowledgments (since my last narrative)Lars (LoveDomes) at 1:36 PM ‘n 4:01 PM Monday - Sep 3rd: Our Manager has surely picked up the pace since Wolfman Pete departed for his 2-weeks on the left coast! Many thanx, Lars for the extra effort! Suggest you go a bit easy on the lad from Scotland - he's doing what he can, plus he's a bit on the hyper-active side with his own topics. Can't have it all, eh What's to say about your choices in covers over the weekend ‘n yesterday OUTSTANDING comes to mind! Jan (JanOlov) at 2:17 PM Monday - Sep 3rd: How would a Swedish Scot know anything about a U.S. Marine Gunnery Sergeant Something we don't know ?????? <girn>Can't blame our Manager for thinking you gave up on the bar, after all when guys Post everywhere but here, well - what's one to think, eh We've been through this so many times with so many people that the best I can come up with is: we KNOW who the regulars are from the irregulars! Not to worry, I'll keep you on the "books" ‘til you decide to move on . . . at least give us a fairwell though - which is far more than many have done. Figure you've got more "class" than that, eh Appreciate the "top up" . . . Allan (Gunneral) at 9:19 PM Monday - Sep 3rd: I shudda known that about NZ ‘n Labour Day! <geesh> Thanx for the update!! Pete will be riding the rails from LA to KCity, MO on the return leg of his 2-week getaway . . . Hope Amtrak treats 'em well! <uh oh> Glad you're enjoying the material Posted at "Our" Place ! Appreciate the visit, double-round ‘n chat - link too! James (CMSTPP) at 10:03 PM Monday - Sep 3rd: Our Duluth Connection is heard from ‘n with quite a bit of discussion. ARR uses the same locos for freight ‘n passenger service. We traveled on 3 trains during our journey and the rides were as smooth as one could ever want. The journeys to ‘n from Fairbanks had a total of 9 UltraDomes, plus 5 standard size cars, all jammed with passengers. That's a lot of weight, perhaps far more than Amtrak experiences. But anyway, ARR does it right ‘n knows how to appeal to ‘n please the traveler. RR BOOK RELAY 2007! is underway, as previously mentioned on these Pages. Once your Email is received, you're "in."Visit ‘n chat appreciated! Eric (EricX2000) at 12:59 AM today - Sep 4th: Can fully appreciate your feelings regarding baseball . . . we've gone through those periods too, but for slightly different reasons. Major league baseball ‘n the Commissioner specifically have totally turned me off for years ‘n years. Began a few decades back with the strike that pretty much destroyed my mini-season ticket package for the Cardinals, followed some years later by the season "that wasn't" when the playoffs ‘n world series were dropped, and it goes on ‘n on. We spend very few dollars at the ballpark . . . Glad we didn't go yesterday - they embarrassed themselves, big time! We prefer sausages with our pancakes, but every now ‘n then a few s Happy Railroading! Siberianmo JanOlov Member sinceDecember 2001 From: GB 376 posts Posted by JanOlov on Tuesday, September 4, 2007 7:59 AM Greetings Young Master Tom and fellows youths....An extra Cold Guinness for me and a LARGE top up for the lads, please. Puts some $ in the tip jar and jukebox.Tom, not to worry son you haven't lost me. I was just sneaking a wee peek into the MR section of the forums. Have wee interest in HO as well. I'm afraid that you fellas are stuck with me here, like it or not.... I don't htink that I'll leave anytime soon and as you said, I wouldn't leave without saying goodbye and all that, that's good manners, right? As for the "Marine Gunnery Sergeant" we had an officer in my Ranger regiment that had been with the French Foreign Legion TWICE, to me they're both just as "bad" For the youngster here in the bar, Da Larsman, I'm really sorry if I didn't say anything about the posts that's been done while I was AWOL. But, what can you say, all yours and everybody elses posts here are always top notch, great to read and with fantastic pics to go with... That's a few hard acts for me to follow. I don't that big a feet you know... Once again please do accept my humble apologies gentlemen, And to make things a wee bit better, I have a treat for this Friday! Swedish Smorgasbord! I thought that Friday would be the best day, since you'll probably need two days to digest all the good stuff.....And of course some more Milwaukee Road!The old Milwaukee Road railroad depot, built in 1886 and razed in 1965, was on W. Everett St. between N. Third and N. Fourth streets in downtown Milwaukee.The Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad Station at 3rd Street and Washington Avenue in 1901. This is the present day Milwaukee Depot, minus the elaborate 40 foot-high decorative cupola. (The depot has recently been renovated to become a hotel, indoor waterpark, and ice skating complex.)Milwaukee Railroad Hudson #103 is seen on a streamliner about to depart Chicago Union Station at the Canal Street Curve.In this late 1940's shot a Hiawatha train pauses with E7's on the point at Madrid, Iowa. For the most part, everything in this view is gone.... A strong Milwaukee Railroad 4-8-4 #264 does the duty on a long freight drag near Deerfield, Illinois, 1949. All the best! Jan « First«67686970717273»Last » SUBSCRIBER & MEMBER LOGIN Login, or register today to interact in our online community, comment on articles, receive our newsletter, manage your account online and more! Login Register FREE NEWSLETTER SIGNUP Get the Classic Trains twice-monthly newsletter Submit More great sites from Kalmbach Media Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy | Copyright Policy
QUOTE: More Briti***han anything that ran in Britain, this archetypal Mail Engine gave over 75 years of service and is still actively in use. This is the British Engineering Standards Association "Heavy Passenger" 4-6-0, introduce siberianmo Member sinceFebruary 2004 From: Chesterfield, Missouri, USA 7,214 posts "Our" Place reborn! 3rd Year of adults 'n REAL Classic Trains in a special environment! Posted by siberianmo on Saturday, September 1, 2007 5:02 PM ENCORE! Saturday ‘n Photo Posting Day!at "Our" Place!We are CLOSED on SUNDAYs!Starting Sunday at the Mentor Village Emporium Theatre! . . . September 2nd thru 8th: The Heroes of Telemark (1965) Starring: Kirk Douglas, Richard Harris, Ulla Jacobsson, Michael Redgrave & David Weston - and - Secrets of WWII: The Real Heroes of Telemark (1998) Starring: BBC documentary. SHORT: The Three Stooges - What's The Matador? (1942). The Heroes of Telemark (1965)PLOT SUMMARY: During WW2 Norway was occupied by Germany. In the clear deep fjords they tried to produce "heavy" water; a vital component in the making of an atomic bomb. A weapon that would win the war for Germany. Norwegian resistance movement finds out about this and the allied are alerted. But will they have the time and opportunity to stop this from happening? <from: imdb.com>Secrets of WWII: The Real Heroes of Telemark (1998)PLOT SUMMARY: BBC documentary (B&W). Ray Mears' BBC series on the raids is excellent. It vividly and accurately recounts the exploits of the Norwegian resistance members that sabotaged the heavy-water plant at Norsk Hydro's Vemork hydro-electricity station in German-occupied Norway. Mears with a composite team of Royal Marine arctic-warfare specialists and Norwegian soldiers from the Hærens Jeger Kommando (HJK: Norwegian special forces) re-enact elements of the raids that were carried out by the British-sponsored Norwegian sabotage teams in 1942. The series goes on to explain the actual order of events of the raids, and the lengths of time involved, and the incredibly difficult conditions that the members of the sabotage teams had had to endure and overcome.Winston Churchill was to write of these Norwegian saboteurs after the Telemark raids, "What can we do for these heroic men?" And indeed, they were heroic in the full and true sense of the word. Surviving members of the raids are interviewed in the series, and as truly heroic men often are, they show themselves to be quietly unassuming and modest in explaining what they had accomplished. They conceivably changed the entire course of the Second World War, and with it, world history. No mean feat--and nothing Hollywood could ever portray on celluloid could or would ever do them complete justice.<from: imdb.com> SHORT: The Three Stooges - What's The Matador? (1942)SHORT: The Three Stooges - What's The Matador? (1942)PLOT SUMMARY: The Stooges are out-of-work actors who manage to wrangle themselves a job putting on their gag "bullfight" act during a fiesta in Mexico. On the bus trip to Mexico City they meet a beautiful senora named Delores, and when they run into her jealous husband at the bus stop Delores mistakenly ends up with their suitcase instead of her own. The Stooges search the city for Delores, and eventually stumble on her home. They try to get their suitcase back, and end up chased by her husband. When he later sees them at the bullfight, he arranges to have a real bull released into the arena while the Stooges are doing their act. <from: threestooges.net>Enjoy the holiday weekend! Tom Happy Railroading! Siberianmo EricX2000 Member sinceDecember 2002 From: Phoenix, AZ 683 posts Posted by EricX2000 on Saturday, September 1, 2007 8:16 PM Good evening Captain Tom and Gentlemen!!Leon, I am kind of hungry so I'll have that special Filet Mignon, please! Mushrooms and all extra sidings! A frosty Keith's, thank you!Hmm, Pete left the same day I found some more pictures of roundhouses for him. I'll try to save them for him. Tom – Sonia! I thought it was Mona! How could I get that mixed up? Maybe she is unsing two different names to protect him? St. Louis Museum of Transportation sooner than later? Hmmm. One thing is for sure, not this year, the company used up all my remaining vacation for this year to be able to pay me 100% all these weeks since my surgery. But it certainly sounds interesting enough for next year! Class E is a slow, 40 mph, engine and I guess they decided it did not need a lot of light to see forward. The faster locomotives had 3 headlights like these two (below), Class B (front) and Class F. Thanks for the ARR pictures! I have one question though. One picture shows when your train is passing across the Mears Memorial Bridge andTanana River. How did you learn the name of the bridge? Maybe there wwere signs or was it information distributed over the PA-system? Maybe a guide? Just curious! Good movies on the Emporium the coming week! The Heroes of Telemark and he more documentary The Real Heroes of Telemark! Very good choice! All bundled with What’s The Matador?Mike – Thanks for the Jimmie Rodgers story! No one of the http://www.museeq.com/ram/.... links worked. Just got the same message for all of them, “Couldn’t find the server”. But the music links worked just fine and I enjoyed that so much more. JanOlov – Sixteen seems to be a nice place to live! The bad thing is the winter. So I am afraid it is not for me. Thanks for the story about that tiny little town!Lars – Thanks for posting BK’s old post about the BESA 4-6-0 locomotives! A very successful design. First built in 1905 and still in service in the 1980’s!! Very interesting! Finally a few pictures from the old country. Southbound, 25 miles SW of Stockholm. A roundhouse can be used for electrics as well. Finally, a little bit snowy picture for Captain and Juneau, to keep you cool! Eric LoveDomes Member sinceJanuary 2006 From: northeast U.S. 1,225 posts "Our" Place reborn! 3rd Year of adults 'n REAL Classic Trains in a special environment! Posted by LoveDomes on Sunday, September 2, 2007 10:45 AM Ahoy Cap'n Tom ‘n fellow travelers waiting for the bar to open!Nothing more lonely than our friendly tavern all CLOSED up for the day . . . So, here's a little something rolled up ‘n slipped through the mail slot on the front door - a post for SUNDAY!Surely don't know what I was THImKING yesterday with the picnic 'n stuff!! That's MONDAY, huh <geesh> I hear memory is the SECOND thing to go . . . Hey Tom - RR Book Relay arrived in good shape! Got it in the late Saturday mail. Thanks ‘n there's an e-mail confirmation sent! The flicks at the Emporium should captivate the interests of those interested in the happenings of WWII ‘n in particular my heritage land of Norway. Good choices from Da Boss, followed of course by the return of the short subjects featuring The Three Stooges. Wasn't a particularly busy day at the bar as only Eric, Da Boss ‘n me provided material for the pix posting ‘n Encores. Da Boyz were probably off doing "things" for this last "official" weekend of the summAH. Don't blame ‘em . . . Us We're just recouping from our "upstate" trip ‘n thinking of what's next! A spate of covers for your enjoyment!Until the next time! Lars wanswheel Member sinceNovember 2005 4,190 posts Posted by wanswheel on Sunday, September 2, 2007 2:09 PM Regret data dump, got carried away. I fixed it. Love that old-timey music from the 1920s. Lars thanks again for Banana Belt book cover. Mike LoveDomes Member sinceJanuary 2006 From: northeast U.S. 1,225 posts Posted by LoveDomes on Sunday, September 2, 2007 4:11 PM Ahoy Cap'n Tom ‘n fellow travelers waiting for the bar to open!And another spate of covers for this lonely day at our favorite watering hole by the wayside! . . . . . and from my FAVORITE railroad!!METS SWEPT THE BRAVES! [yeah] Until the next time! Lars DL - UK Member sinceAugust 2006 280 posts Posted by DL - UK on Monday, September 3, 2007 7:17 AM Hello Tom and all inThansk for the drink Lars - I'll take you up on that later in the day!Once again, a pancake breakfast for me - just juice and coffee today - no bacon, thanks.Looks like I just caught Pete on his way out west - maybe he'll be more lucky than me with an ability to report in whilst he's away - but then again holidays can be pretty busy times as I recently found out - and if a ‘puter is not handy then there's not much you can do about it!I've had a look through some of the more recent pages, and will study others gradually as I have time. Thanks Tom for your quick briefing, and also I found James' Olympian Hi post interesting, and Mike's recent post good stuff.I'll no doubt pick up on other things as I discover them!Anyway, as people will recall, part of my visit to Toronto was to attend to family business which is what limited my ability to do all the things I'd hoped for.However, after arrival and a journey down town on the TTC bus and subway (pretty strange that the airport does not have any sort of subway or rail access given it is now such a large airport - but no doubt there is some local politics involved in that) - we headed out to the suburb where we were staying. I must say TTC staff are in general very friendly and helpful with directions etc - the bus driver on the last leg of our journey (when we were the only passengers left on the bus for the last few streets) offering some handy tourist advice to us of events due to happen over the next few days.I discovered whilst there that the TTC is planning new streetcar designs to replace the more traditional style streetcars - and planning new lines. Although I did not see them the competing designs were currently on show at the Canadian National Exhibition - one of the designs is here:http://www.canada-digital.com/NewsArticle.aspx?articleid=1740Sadly the TTC were also consulting about service cuts due to a financial crisis that they are facing - no doubt Rob would know more of this but as he seems rather busy these days he may not read this. I could not establish if this was ‘political brinkmanship' or genuine risk of cuts - but amongst other speculated cut backs was the suggestion that the (rather new) subway line (Shepherd Subway) might have to close / be mothballed to meet budget restrictions. I certainly think the TTC operates a superb service - making the vast majority of this vast (by UK standards) urban area easily accessible though a coherent and properly integrated transit system. However, it is the case that some of the subway station are looking a little ‘tired' with significant need for extra cleansing and tidying up of cosmetic damage to fittings, ceilings, glazed areas etc. A real shame. On top of this some vehicles in the road bus fleet are certainly showing their age. Anyway - an early rise brought about by mixed up time (ie jet lag) made it very easy for me to get down town on the first Saturday morning to see The Canadian depart for Vancouver at 9am (it leaves three days per week).Obviously you can't get on to the station platforms for a decent look so my plan was to head out the back of the station - not too far from the CN Tower, where you could look over the head ends of the platforms and see the trains. I found an area just between a bit of landscaped park and a construction site (all quet this early on a Saturday) and a lump of old concrete I could climb up on to get a good view. This part of Toronto - which had once been all rail yards - se this pic here:http://www.trainweb.org/oldtimetrains/CPR_Toronto/aerial_1960.jpgWhich I think also illustrates the John Street Roundhouse which is now preserved - albeit isolated from rail yards - with some parts destined to be a small rail museum and another part is occupied by the Steam Whistle Brewery - another chunk is to become retail - which will fund the rail museum section - although this will be very little more than about 5 or 6 roads of the shed for the museum I think - but a down town rail museum in walking distance of Union station would be a good attraction. This whole area is undergoing ‘regeneration' which lost of large apartment blocks being built in the area between the rail lines and the lake - now the lake shore is presumably no longer used for industrial purposes.Anyway - I had plenty of time to look as The Canadian left Union station about 20 minutes late (not a good start I thought!) - with a consist of about 20 cars including baggage cars, I think 4 (certainly 3) Skyline dome cars and of course the Dome / Bullet Observation Park Car bringing up the rear. The Stainless Steel cars were looking their best in the brilliant sunshine - and of course the whole train does look impressive, with 2 VIA locomotives at the head.Whilst waiting I was able to see at least 1 or 2 GO trains arriving / departing Union station which added to the interest value.Following this we headed off to Lawrence Market (a great old fashioned market hall) where inside the market is a great diner / bar where we could get our first proper Canadian breakfast. All in all a good way to start the vacation! More in due course!DL siberianmo Member sinceFebruary 2004 From: Chesterfield, Missouri, USA 7,214 posts "Our" Place reborn! 3rd Year of adults 'n REAL Classic Trains in a special environment! Posted by siberianmo on Monday, September 3, 2007 8:14 AM <personal foto>A smile to begin the week! Steve McQueen looks good in this movie. He must have made it before he died.<A Yogi-ism!> G'day Gents! A holiday Monday here at the Saloon by the Siding. That tent in the outback is for our traditional Labor Day picnic ‘n fun fest, beginning at noon for customers of "Our" Place ‘n their loved ones. We're a family affair, ‘round here - ‘n that's why Boris ‘n Leon have their clown suits on - well, almost on. Boris - ZIP up! <geesh> Fireworks at dusk! Traditional bill o' fare this AM with freshly ground ‘n brewed coffee - pastries in The Mentor Village Bakery case along with our <light> ‘n <traditional> breakfasts from the Menu Board. Comments from the Proprietor:Today's a day to "chill" ‘n think about how nice it is NOT having to toil for the bucks on Monday! Some may have taken note of some "things" Posted on Saturday that have been seen before - that's why it's called ENCORE! Saturday! <geesh>Also like to use the 1st of the month as an opportunity to remind the guyz of "things" happening . . . . B'day Watch List - RR BOOK RELAY 2007! - etc.Customer Acknowledgments (since my last narrative)Mike (wanswheel) at 9:37 AM Saturday - Sep 1st: A "boat load" of URLs - some C&W info ‘n a round from Silent Mike. Jan (JanOlov) at 9:41 AM Saturday - Sep 1st: With toothbrush ‘n brass polish in hand, our Resident Swedish Scot has arrived for "duty"! Sixteen, Montana - now there's a place for a holiday! Noooooooooot! <grin> Never heard of the place - but why is THAT surprising Noted that you're working hard to make that interim Chief Chef job PERMANENT! Nice going! Round appreciated! Eric (EricX2000) at 8:16 PM Saturday Sep 1st: A route guide was provided to the passengers who booked Gold Star service aboard ARR. That helped in knowing where we were by mile marker ‘n what to look for. There were very few PA announcements in the UltraDome, which was a nice touch. Glad you're enjoying the Alaska trip fotos! Didn't think you could make it out here again this year - but it would be grand if you could. The fall is a wonderful time in these parts! Heard that Phoenix has set a heat record for August! <phew> Thought we had too, but apparently whoever reported that was in error. Thanx to some below 90s (F) temps at the end of the month, we did NOT average high enough to establish a record. Still was the hottest I recall for mid-continent USA - 3rd highest, so "they" say! <ugh>Cardinals will be heading out to engage the Snakes in your part of the world. Maybe you can get some tickets - should be a good series. September baseball can be the best to watch . . . We lost two key players for the remainder of the season - Scott Rolen with his pending shoulder surgery (3rd since 2005) ‘n Juan Encarnacion with what may very well be a career ending injury to his left eye. Took a direct hit from a foul ball while waiting in the on-deck circle . . . Been a disasterous season for the Red Birds in more than a few ways - and yet they still are in the hunt. Very odd division, fer sure, fer sure. Appears you popped back in for an early AM "edit," eh Anyway, Pix rounded out your Post quite well - thanx!! Thanx for the visit ‘n enjoy the holiday weekend! Mike (wanswheel) at 2:09 PM Sunday - Sep 2nd: Admin comments . . . Lars (LoveDomes) at 10:45 AM ‘n 4:11 PM Sunday - Sep 2nd: Two visits slipped thru the slots! Mighty fine book covers, something to entertain the guys AND a new name for "Our" Place I note. WATERING HOLE BY THE WAYSIDE - creative juices must've been flowing on Sunday! Happy Railroading! Siberianmo siberianmo Member sinceFebruary 2004 From: Chesterfield, Missouri, USA 7,214 posts "Our" Place reborn! 3rd Year of adults 'n REAL Classic Trains in a special environment! Posted by siberianmo on Monday, September 3, 2007 11:18 AM G'day Gents!Appears as if most of our customers are outback - even though the festitivies don't begin 'til noon - we've been replacing the kegs at a brisk rate! <grin>In absence of any activity, thought a Blast from the Past would be appropriate for when our guyz return. Here's another Passenger RR Fallen Flag for the gang from Classic American Railroads : The Passenger Railroad Fallen Flags of "Our" Place #22 <A form of this was initially Posted on Page 139 of the Original Thread> Boston & Maine (B&M) Caveat: The information provided is NOT all inclusive and is reflective only of the periods mentioned. Boston & Maine (B&M) - (passenger ops) Headquarters: Boston, MAMileage:1950: 1,700 1995: 1,350Locomotives in 1963: Diesel: 235Rolling stock in 1963: Freight cars - 5,490 Passenger - 155Principal routes in 1950:Boston-Dover, MA-Portland, MEBoston-White River Junction, VTBoston, MA-Troy, NYBoston-Portsmouth, NH-Portland, MESpringfield, MA-Berlin, NHWorcester-Lowell Junction, MAWorcester-Gardner, MASouth Ashburnham, MA-Bellows Falls, VTDover, NH-Intervale, NHPassenger trains of note:Alouette (Boston-Montreal, QC)Ambassador (New York & Boston-Montreal)Cheshire (Boston-White River Junction)Day White Mountains (New York-Berlin, NH)Flying Yankee (Boston-Bangor, MEGreen Mountain Flyer (Boston-MontrealThe Gull (Boston-Halifax, NS)Kennebec (Boston-Portland-Bangor)Minute Man (Boston-Troy, NY)Montrealer & Washingtonian (Washington-Montreal)Mountaineer (Boston-Littleton & Bethlehem, NH)Pine Tree (Boston-Portland-Bangor)Red Wing (Boston-Montreal)State of Maine (New York-Portland)* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * RDCs of the B&M <foto credits: unknown>RDC-1 <foto credit: unknown> RDC-2 <foto credit: unknown>RDC-3 <foto credit: unknown> Enjoy! Tom Happy Railroading! Siberianmo LoveDomes Member sinceJanuary 2006 From: northeast U.S. 1,225 posts Posted by LoveDomes on Monday, September 3, 2007 1:36 PM Ahoy Cap'n Tom ‘n fellow travelers at the bar!Ruth my deAH, I surely thought you'd take the day OFF - after all, Da Boss said the staff could "chill" today, but I see the dedication is showing! So what's with Jan Olov lately? Seen him all over the forum, but not at the bar. Hmmmmm. To be a regular you gotta BE regular! Well, if you're a "goner," it's been fun. Good luck to ya, mate! I'll be heading back out to the tent in a bit, so fill ‘er up if you will - Schaefer is fine. Boris, that clown suit is a riot! I think the crittAHs will go in the attack mode at feeding time! So be careful . . . Hey Bossman - nice B&M post! Love the RDC spate too. Bet we get some comments from Shane in the Tuesday morning visit! Just wanted to show some support for the bar, so I'll let it go with a few more book covers!Hey Dan! Good to see ya ‘n enjoyed your Toronto musings. Looking forward to more! A few book covers to tide the gang ovAH . . .METS are lookin' GOOD! Until the next time! Lars JanOlov Member sinceDecember 2001 From: GB 376 posts Posted by JanOlov on Monday, September 3, 2007 2:17 PM Greetings Tom and fellow railroad-riding hobos,An extra cold Guinness for me and a top up for the young lads....please.Tom and everybody, great posts as always.... Da Larsman, not to worry wee man, I'm just hiding in the corner of the bar licking my wounds after Tom's drill.... He's worse than a Marine Gunnery Sergeant! Now, if you excuse me lads..... All the best! Jan LoveDomes Member sinceJanuary 2006 From: northeast U.S. 1,225 posts Posted by LoveDomes on Monday, September 3, 2007 4:01 PM Ahoy Cap'n Tom ‘n fellow travelers at the bar!Ruth my deAH, must be lonely in here with everyone out back . . . I've noticed all of the Gals from "Our" Place have shown up today - even Da Bosses lady, Cindy is helpin' out in the tent! I'll sit a spell with you, my deAH ‘n enjoy one of those frosty mugs of Rheingold if you please! Got a bit warm out there with the brats, burgers ‘n hot dogs on the grill. Boris ‘n Leon wanted to help out, but I feared they'd incinerate themselves in those clown suits! <geesh> Kids are havin' a blast chasing ‘em ‘round the outback . . .Appears my comments shook Jan outtadatree! But NO comments about ANY of the postings since your last visit?!?!?!? Wee Man!?!!? Are you kiddin' me?!?!? Haven't been referred to in that manner since Moby Dick was a minnow! <grimace> You did a nice job with the brass rail polishing chores! <grin> Now to see if we can get Ron, Eric ‘n Allan to stop by on this Labor Day! Looks like a good time to drop off a few more book ‘n video covers, just to pass the time, huh . . . and something to rekindle memories from my youth!Pedro is back ‘n the Mets win again! Until the next time! Lars Gunneral Member sinceSeptember 2002 From: NZ 242 posts Posted by Gunneral on Monday, September 3, 2007 9:19 PM Hi Tom and all,Tui`s all round please Leon to celebrate Labour Day, make it a double round for this special day!Tom. Enjoyed all your write up`s and pics, great info on the B&O. We celebrate Labour day on Monday Oct 22nd over here in NZ, we have a great long weekend as the Provincial Anniversary Day for Hawkes Bay is on Friday Oct 19th.Thought you would be interested in a bit of NZ railway history about the "Fell" railway they ran here, they are going to try to rebuild it sometime in the future? http://www.rimutaka-incline-railway.org.nz/index.html Lars. What a great selection of book covers you posted, nice pic of the SF "Blue Goose" in colour too, enjoyed all the info on your posts.Eric. How are you going mate? Enjoyed your posts and pics.Dan. Good to see your return from the Canadian trip, looking forward to hearing more about it, sounds as if you took advantage of the public transport over there.Pete. If you read this have a great trip to California, are you getting to ride the rails?Jan. How in the heck do you manage to put all those posts on the forums mate?Ron,Cm3,Dave,James,Mike,Fergie must be taking advantage of the holiday weekend.See ya, Allan CMSTPP Member sinceAugust 2005 From: Along the old Milwaukee Road. 1,152 posts Posted by CMSTPP on Monday, September 3, 2007 10:03 PM G-day Tom and all present!!Leon- a coffee for me please, and a small turkey sandwich, Thanks. Keep the change.Tom- Well, if i have to start all over, then so be it. I like talking about trains and railroads. It's a fun past time.Nice pics from Alaska. Those SD70s sure look nice in that blue and yellow.... But I thought it was weird that they were using them on passenger trains. I have not seen Amtrak do this. I suppose they need a locomotive that can handle constant climbing all day long.. The SD70 would be the right loco to do it with. They are a gutsy locomotive. They pull like a nothing else but they are rough riding. Thanks for the neat pics. Also some good stuff on the Boston and Maine. There RDCs sure looked nice. I have always enjoyed seeing these locos. I really like seeing them MUed together. They make quite a show. Great pics.Hmm, interesting book you have there. I have not heard of it before. I will have to get an email out to you. Sounds like fun to me.Lars- Neat little article o9n the BESA Class 4-6-0. Some of those stats help in understanding how much the little steamer could handle. As you've probably noticed before, I have mentioned that little steamers are my favorites and this is one of them. They are such neat little locomotives. I have seen some videos were these little guys would work hard with switching and they worked them non stop. ( Not the british steamers, even though they are just as neat looking) And did I mention they sounded great. Neat, thanks for sharing.As mentioned before, I always enjoy looking at your book and movie covers. Always something neat to see there. I would really like to see that Alaska railway movie. All of those GPs with there 567 engines... So wonderful. Also the Great Northern book caught my eye. The W1 on the cover was a really neat looking electric. They were a little more powerful then the Little Joe because of the front axles being powered. Meaning all axles were powered The Little Joe had only 8 axles powered out of 12, so the W1 could traverse the mountains better. But hey, I still like the Milwaukee Little Joe. And of course, A Milwaukee book just for me. I feel important now, Thanks LarsEric- See, Some nice small steam engines. That Class B and Class F are perfect. They are so cool. Good pic there. Also a good shot of that round house. You certainly don't see a lot of those here. But I'm glad to see some still around in GB. Thanks for the neat pics.DL- A good article on the street cars they are gouing to be putting up in Toronto. Things like these street cars help reduce all the car jams. Trains and street cars are such a more effective traveling device that most people stilol don't use or understand that. For me, when the Commuter train between Minneapolis and Duluth is in place, I will try to use it every time I go between the two cities. It's just a more convenient (I think that's how you spell that) way to travel. I can't wait. To bad about the financial cuts. I'm sure that doesn't help the situation at all. Hopefully they can sort things out. Thanks for sharing.Allan- I would like to see my name on the side of one of those ballast wagons. That is an awesome restoration project underway. That will be one neat little railroad when they complete it. Hopefully that's not to far down the track. Update us when you can. Neat website. Thanks.More to come later.Happy railroadingJames The Milwaukee Road From Miles City, Montana, to Avery, Idaho. The Mighty Milwaukee's Rocky Mountain Division. Visit: http://www.sd45.com/milwaukeeroad/index.htm EricX2000 Member sinceDecember 2002 From: Phoenix, AZ 683 posts Posted by EricX2000 on Tuesday, September 4, 2007 12:59 AM Good morning Captain Tom and Gentlemen!!Leon, is the party still going on in the back? Don't they know what time it is? Yeah, please just a black cup of coffee, thank you! Busy day this Labor Day! But I finally got some things done. Not too much of activities here at the bar. Except in the back, of course. This time of the day? Lars – I wonder why you showed up at the Bar on a Sunday? Admin work? Didn’t see Ruth though. Hmmm. Continueing the Alaska “theme” with a nice video! Plus a mix of books, B&O and Boston & Maine and others! Including a sad book for DL and Pete, The Last Years of British Rail! Plus even more books! Key System Gallery? What railroad was that? I like that Northern Pacific Pictorial book! Domes, RDCs and Slumbercoaches! As I have said so many times before, there are so many good books out there!!! Mike – Don’t regret anything. Sometimes things go wrong. Ask Captain Murphy (no relation to Captain Tom). Murphy’s Laws say it all!DL – You are right, pancakes and bacon don’t mix! They should always be kept apart! Toronto’s new streetcar design was exactly what I was afraid it would be. I can’t help it, but in my opinion a streetcar should never be streamlined.Thank you for your report checking the Canadian departure! That picture gave a good view of what it once looked like! Tom – A route guide sounds like a very good idea! I certainly like to know what places are called when I pass through new, for me, unknown areas. I am afraid we will not even try to get any tickets to see any Snake games. We actually feel betrayed by Diamondbacks, the way they behaved after winning the World Series in 2001. And the new owners a few years ago did not make things better.Tragic accident being hit in the eye. I certainly hope that it will turn out not being that bad so it will end his career. Interesting info on Boston & Maine!! Considering the milage (in 1950) they had quite a few locomotives (in 1963). There was one locomotive for every 7 miles of track! Nice pictures of the RDC’s!! Allan – I am doing just fine, thanks! Going to see the doc this morning and should be OK to go back to work after that. James – I would consider Class F a medium size locomotive, but it is hard to see as it is hiding behind the Class B. The roundhouse is in located Sweden. This is....? Eric siberianmo Member sinceFebruary 2004 From: Chesterfield, Missouri, USA 7,214 posts "Our" Place reborn! 3rd Year of adults 'n REAL Classic Trains in a special environment! Posted by siberianmo on Tuesday, September 4, 2007 6:44 AM <personal foto>G'day Gents! And so it's Tuesday, but feels like Monday in a 4-day work week, that'll be longer than most! Figure that one out, eh Well, one thing remains steady ‘round this place - the start of the day! Coffee ‘n pastries are fresh ‘n ready! While you're at it, order a <light> or <traditional> breakfast from our Menu Board! Comments from the Proprietor:Hope the Labor Day weekend was relaxing for all who had the luxury of an extra day to "chill." Customer Acknowledgments (since my last narrative)Lars (LoveDomes) at 1:36 PM ‘n 4:01 PM Monday - Sep 3rd: Our Manager has surely picked up the pace since Wolfman Pete departed for his 2-weeks on the left coast! Many thanx, Lars for the extra effort! Suggest you go a bit easy on the lad from Scotland - he's doing what he can, plus he's a bit on the hyper-active side with his own topics. Can't have it all, eh What's to say about your choices in covers over the weekend ‘n yesterday OUTSTANDING comes to mind! Jan (JanOlov) at 2:17 PM Monday - Sep 3rd: How would a Swedish Scot know anything about a U.S. Marine Gunnery Sergeant Something we don't know ?????? <girn>Can't blame our Manager for thinking you gave up on the bar, after all when guys Post everywhere but here, well - what's one to think, eh We've been through this so many times with so many people that the best I can come up with is: we KNOW who the regulars are from the irregulars! Not to worry, I'll keep you on the "books" ‘til you decide to move on . . . at least give us a fairwell though - which is far more than many have done. Figure you've got more "class" than that, eh Appreciate the "top up" . . . Allan (Gunneral) at 9:19 PM Monday - Sep 3rd: I shudda known that about NZ ‘n Labour Day! <geesh> Thanx for the update!! Pete will be riding the rails from LA to KCity, MO on the return leg of his 2-week getaway . . . Hope Amtrak treats 'em well! <uh oh> Glad you're enjoying the material Posted at "Our" Place ! Appreciate the visit, double-round ‘n chat - link too! James (CMSTPP) at 10:03 PM Monday - Sep 3rd: Our Duluth Connection is heard from ‘n with quite a bit of discussion. ARR uses the same locos for freight ‘n passenger service. We traveled on 3 trains during our journey and the rides were as smooth as one could ever want. The journeys to ‘n from Fairbanks had a total of 9 UltraDomes, plus 5 standard size cars, all jammed with passengers. That's a lot of weight, perhaps far more than Amtrak experiences. But anyway, ARR does it right ‘n knows how to appeal to ‘n please the traveler. RR BOOK RELAY 2007! is underway, as previously mentioned on these Pages. Once your Email is received, you're "in."Visit ‘n chat appreciated! Eric (EricX2000) at 12:59 AM today - Sep 4th: Can fully appreciate your feelings regarding baseball . . . we've gone through those periods too, but for slightly different reasons. Major league baseball ‘n the Commissioner specifically have totally turned me off for years ‘n years. Began a few decades back with the strike that pretty much destroyed my mini-season ticket package for the Cardinals, followed some years later by the season "that wasn't" when the playoffs ‘n world series were dropped, and it goes on ‘n on. We spend very few dollars at the ballpark . . . Glad we didn't go yesterday - they embarrassed themselves, big time! We prefer sausages with our pancakes, but every now ‘n then a few s Happy Railroading! Siberianmo JanOlov Member sinceDecember 2001 From: GB 376 posts Posted by JanOlov on Tuesday, September 4, 2007 7:59 AM Greetings Young Master Tom and fellows youths....An extra Cold Guinness for me and a LARGE top up for the lads, please. Puts some $ in the tip jar and jukebox.Tom, not to worry son you haven't lost me. I was just sneaking a wee peek into the MR section of the forums. Have wee interest in HO as well. I'm afraid that you fellas are stuck with me here, like it or not.... I don't htink that I'll leave anytime soon and as you said, I wouldn't leave without saying goodbye and all that, that's good manners, right? As for the "Marine Gunnery Sergeant" we had an officer in my Ranger regiment that had been with the French Foreign Legion TWICE, to me they're both just as "bad" For the youngster here in the bar, Da Larsman, I'm really sorry if I didn't say anything about the posts that's been done while I was AWOL. But, what can you say, all yours and everybody elses posts here are always top notch, great to read and with fantastic pics to go with... That's a few hard acts for me to follow. I don't that big a feet you know... Once again please do accept my humble apologies gentlemen, And to make things a wee bit better, I have a treat for this Friday! Swedish Smorgasbord! I thought that Friday would be the best day, since you'll probably need two days to digest all the good stuff.....And of course some more Milwaukee Road!The old Milwaukee Road railroad depot, built in 1886 and razed in 1965, was on W. Everett St. between N. Third and N. Fourth streets in downtown Milwaukee.The Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad Station at 3rd Street and Washington Avenue in 1901. This is the present day Milwaukee Depot, minus the elaborate 40 foot-high decorative cupola. (The depot has recently been renovated to become a hotel, indoor waterpark, and ice skating complex.)Milwaukee Railroad Hudson #103 is seen on a streamliner about to depart Chicago Union Station at the Canal Street Curve.In this late 1940's shot a Hiawatha train pauses with E7's on the point at Madrid, Iowa. For the most part, everything in this view is gone.... A strong Milwaukee Railroad 4-8-4 #264 does the duty on a long freight drag near Deerfield, Illinois, 1949. All the best! Jan « First«67686970717273»Last » SUBSCRIBER & MEMBER LOGIN Login, or register today to interact in our online community, comment on articles, receive our newsletter, manage your account online and more! Login Register FREE NEWSLETTER SIGNUP Get the Classic Trains twice-monthly newsletter Submit More great sites from Kalmbach Media Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy | Copyright Policy
ENCORE! Saturday ‘n Photo Posting Day!
at "Our" Place!
We are CLOSED on SUNDAYs!Starting Sunday at the Mentor Village Emporium Theatre!
. . . September 2nd thru 8th: The Heroes of Telemark (1965) Starring: Kirk Douglas, Richard Harris, Ulla Jacobsson, Michael Redgrave & David Weston - and - Secrets of WWII: The Real Heroes of Telemark (1998) Starring: BBC documentary. SHORT: The Three Stooges - What's The Matador? (1942).
The Heroes of Telemark (1965)
PLOT SUMMARY: During WW2 Norway was occupied by Germany. In the clear deep fjords they tried to produce "heavy" water; a vital component in the making of an atomic bomb. A weapon that would win the war for Germany. Norwegian resistance movement finds out about this and the allied are alerted. But will they have the time and opportunity to stop this from happening?
During WW2 Norway was occupied by Germany. In the clear deep fjords they tried to produce "heavy" water; a vital component in the making of an atomic bomb. A weapon that would win the war for Germany. Norwegian resistance movement finds out about this and the allied are alerted. But will they have the time and opportunity to stop this from happening?
<from: imdb.com>
Secrets of WWII: The Real Heroes of Telemark (1998)
PLOT SUMMARY: BBC documentary (B&W).
Ray Mears' BBC series on the raids is excellent. It vividly and accurately recounts the exploits of the Norwegian resistance members that sabotaged the heavy-water plant at Norsk Hydro's Vemork hydro-electricity station in German-occupied Norway. Mears with a composite team of Royal Marine arctic-warfare specialists and Norwegian soldiers from the Hærens Jeger Kommando (HJK: Norwegian special forces) re-enact elements of the raids that were carried out by the British-sponsored Norwegian sabotage teams in 1942. The series goes on to explain the actual order of events of the raids, and the lengths of time involved, and the incredibly difficult conditions that the members of the sabotage teams had had to endure and overcome.Winston Churchill was to write of these Norwegian saboteurs after the Telemark raids, "What can we do for these heroic men?" And indeed, they were heroic in the full and true sense of the word. Surviving members of the raids are interviewed in the series, and as truly heroic men often are, they show themselves to be quietly unassuming and modest in explaining what they had accomplished. They conceivably changed the entire course of the Second World War, and with it, world history. No mean feat--and nothing Hollywood could ever portray on celluloid could or would ever do them complete justice.
SHORT: The Three Stooges - What's The Matador? (1942)
PLOT SUMMARY: The Stooges are out-of-work actors who manage to wrangle themselves a job putting on their gag "bullfight" act during a fiesta in Mexico. On the bus trip to Mexico City they meet a beautiful senora named Delores, and when they run into her jealous husband at the bus stop Delores mistakenly ends up with their suitcase instead of her own. The Stooges search the city for Delores, and eventually stumble on her home. They try to get their suitcase back, and end up chased by her husband. When he later sees them at the bullfight, he arranges to have a real bull released into the arena while the Stooges are doing their act.
The Stooges are out-of-work actors who manage to wrangle themselves a job putting on their gag "bullfight" act during a fiesta in Mexico. On the bus trip to Mexico City they meet a beautiful senora named Delores, and when they run into her jealous husband at the bus stop Delores mistakenly ends up with their suitcase instead of her own. The Stooges search the city for Delores, and eventually stumble on her home. They try to get their suitcase back, and end up chased by her husband. When he later sees them at the bullfight, he arranges to have a real bull released into the arena while the Stooges are doing their act.
The Stooges search the city for Delores, and eventually stumble on her home. They try to get their suitcase back, and end up chased by her husband. When he later sees them at the bullfight, he arranges to have a real bull released into the arena while the Stooges are doing their act.
<from: threestooges.net>
Enjoy the holiday weekend! Tom
Good evening Captain Tom and Gentlemen!!
Leon, I am kind of hungry so I'll have that special Filet Mignon, please! Mushrooms and all extra sidings! A frosty Keith's, thank you!
Hmm, Pete left the same day I found some more pictures of roundhouses for him. I'll try to save them for him.
Tom – Sonia! I thought it was Mona! How could I get that mixed up? Maybe she is unsing two different names to protect him? St. Louis Museum of Transportation sooner than later? Hmmm. One thing is for sure, not this year, the company used up all my remaining vacation for this year to be able to pay me 100% all these weeks since my surgery. But it certainly sounds interesting enough for next year! Class E is a slow, 40 mph, engine and I guess they decided it did not need a lot of light to see forward. The faster locomotives had 3 headlights like these two (below), Class B (front) and Class F.
Thanks for the ARR pictures! I have one question though. One picture shows when your train is passing across the Mears Memorial Bridge andTanana River. How did you learn the name of the bridge? Maybe there wwere signs or was it information distributed over the PA-system? Maybe a guide? Just curious! Good movies on the Emporium the coming week! The Heroes of Telemark and he more documentary The Real Heroes of Telemark! Very good choice! All bundled with What’s The Matador?Mike – Thanks for the Jimmie Rodgers story! No one of the http://www.museeq.com/ram/.... links worked. Just got the same message for all of them, “Couldn’t find the server”. But the music links worked just fine and I enjoyed that so much more. JanOlov – Sixteen seems to be a nice place to live! The bad thing is the winter. So I am afraid it is not for me. Thanks for the story about that tiny little town!Lars – Thanks for posting BK’s old post about the BESA 4-6-0 locomotives! A very successful design. First built in 1905 and still in service in the 1980’s!! Very interesting!
Finally a few pictures from the old country.
Southbound, 25 miles SW of Stockholm.
A roundhouse can be used for electrics as well.
Finally, a little bit snowy picture for Captain and Juneau, to keep you cool!
Ahoy Cap'n Tom ‘n fellow travelers waiting for the bar to open!
Nothing more lonely than our friendly tavern all CLOSED up for the day . . . So, here's a little something rolled up ‘n slipped through the mail slot on the front door - a post for SUNDAY!
Surely don't know what I was THImKING yesterday with the picnic 'n stuff!! That's MONDAY, huh <geesh> I hear memory is the SECOND thing to go . . .
Hey Tom - RR Book Relay arrived in good shape! Got it in the late Saturday mail. Thanks ‘n there's an e-mail confirmation sent!
The flicks at the Emporium should captivate the interests of those interested in the happenings of WWII ‘n in particular my heritage land of Norway. Good choices from Da Boss, followed of course by the return of the short subjects featuring The Three Stooges.
Wasn't a particularly busy day at the bar as only Eric, Da Boss ‘n me provided material for the pix posting ‘n Encores. Da Boyz were probably off doing "things" for this last "official" weekend of the summAH. Don't blame ‘em . . . Us We're just recouping from our "upstate" trip ‘n thinking of what's next!
A spate of covers for your enjoyment!
Until the next time!
Lars
Regret data dump, got carried away. I fixed it. Love that old-timey music from the 1920s. Lars thanks again for Banana Belt book cover.
And another spate of covers for this lonely day at our favorite watering hole by the wayside!
. . . . . and from my FAVORITE railroad!!
METS SWEPT THE BRAVES! [yeah]
Hello Tom and all in
Thansk for the drink Lars - I'll take you up on that later in the day!
Once again, a pancake breakfast for me - just juice and coffee today - no bacon, thanks.
Looks like I just caught Pete on his way out west - maybe he'll be more lucky than me with an ability to report in whilst he's away - but then again holidays can be pretty busy times as I recently found out - and if a ‘puter is not handy then there's not much you can do about it!
I've had a look through some of the more recent pages, and will study others gradually as I have time. Thanks Tom for your quick briefing, and also I found James' Olympian Hi post interesting, and Mike's recent post good stuff.
I'll no doubt pick up on other things as I discover them!
Anyway, as people will recall, part of my visit to Toronto was to attend to family business which is what limited my ability to do all the things I'd hoped for.
However, after arrival and a journey down town on the TTC bus and subway (pretty strange that the airport does not have any sort of subway or rail access given it is now such a large airport - but no doubt there is some local politics involved in that) - we headed out to the suburb where we were staying. I must say TTC staff are in general very friendly and helpful with directions etc - the bus driver on the last leg of our journey (when we were the only passengers left on the bus for the last few streets) offering some handy tourist advice to us of events due to happen over the next few days.
I discovered whilst there that the TTC is planning new streetcar designs to replace the more traditional style streetcars - and planning new lines. Although I did not see them the competing designs were currently on show at the Canadian National Exhibition - one of the designs is here:
http://www.canada-digital.com/NewsArticle.aspx?articleid=1740
Sadly the TTC were also consulting about service cuts due to a financial crisis that they are facing - no doubt Rob would know more of this but as he seems rather busy these days he may not read this. I could not establish if this was ‘political brinkmanship' or genuine risk of cuts - but amongst other speculated cut backs was the suggestion that the (rather new) subway line (Shepherd Subway) might have to close / be mothballed to meet budget restrictions.
I certainly think the TTC operates a superb service - making the vast majority of this vast (by UK standards) urban area easily accessible though a coherent and properly integrated transit system. However, it is the case that some of the subway station are looking a little ‘tired' with significant need for extra cleansing and tidying up of cosmetic damage to fittings, ceilings, glazed areas etc. A real shame. On top of this some vehicles in the road bus fleet are certainly showing their age.
Anyway - an early rise brought about by mixed up time (ie jet lag) made it very easy for me to get down town on the first Saturday morning to see The Canadian depart for Vancouver at 9am (it leaves three days per week).
Obviously you can't get on to the station platforms for a decent look so my plan was to head out the back of the station - not too far from the CN Tower, where you could look over the head ends of the platforms and see the trains. I found an area just between a bit of landscaped park and a construction site (all quet this early on a Saturday) and a lump of old concrete I could climb up on to get a good view. This part of Toronto - which had once been all rail yards - se this pic here:
http://www.trainweb.org/oldtimetrains/CPR_Toronto/aerial_1960.jpg
Which I think also illustrates the John Street Roundhouse which is now preserved - albeit isolated from rail yards - with some parts destined to be a small rail museum and another part is occupied by the Steam Whistle Brewery - another chunk is to become retail - which will fund the rail museum section - although this will be very little more than about 5 or 6 roads of the shed for the museum I think - but a down town rail museum in walking distance of Union station would be a good attraction.
This whole area is undergoing ‘regeneration' which lost of large apartment blocks being built in the area between the rail lines and the lake - now the lake shore is presumably no longer used for industrial purposes.
Anyway - I had plenty of time to look as The Canadian left Union station about 20 minutes late (not a good start I thought!) - with a consist of about 20 cars including baggage cars, I think 4 (certainly 3) Skyline dome cars and of course the Dome / Bullet Observation Park Car bringing up the rear. The Stainless Steel cars were looking their best in the brilliant sunshine - and of course the whole train does look impressive, with 2 VIA locomotives at the head.
Whilst waiting I was able to see at least 1 or 2 GO trains arriving / departing Union station which added to the interest value.
Following this we headed off to Lawrence Market (a great old fashioned market hall) where inside the market is a great diner / bar where we could get our first proper Canadian breakfast. All in all a good way to start the vacation!
More in due course!
DL
A smile to begin the week!
Steve McQueen looks good in this movie. He must have made it before he died.
<A Yogi-ism!>
A holiday Monday here at the Saloon by the Siding. That tent in the outback is for our traditional Labor Day picnic ‘n fun fest, beginning at noon for customers of "Our" Place ‘n their loved ones. We're a family affair, ‘round here - ‘n that's why Boris ‘n Leon have their clown suits on - well, almost on. Boris - ZIP up! <geesh> Fireworks at dusk!
Traditional bill o' fare this AM with freshly ground ‘n brewed coffee - pastries in The Mentor Village Bakery case along with our <light> ‘n <traditional> breakfasts from the Menu Board.
Today's a day to "chill" ‘n think about how nice it is NOT having to toil for the bucks on Monday!
Some may have taken note of some "things" Posted on Saturday that have been seen before - that's why it's called ENCORE! Saturday! <geesh>
Also like to use the 1st of the month as an opportunity to remind the guyz of "things" happening . . . . B'day Watch List - RR BOOK RELAY 2007! - etc.
Mike (wanswheel) at 9:37 AM Saturday - Sep 1st: A "boat load" of URLs - some C&W info ‘n a round from Silent Mike.
Jan (JanOlov) at 9:41 AM Saturday - Sep 1st: With toothbrush ‘n brass polish in hand, our Resident Swedish Scot has arrived for "duty"!
Sixteen, Montana - now there's a place for a holiday! Noooooooooot! <grin> Never heard of the place - but why is THAT surprising
Noted that you're working hard to make that interim Chief Chef job PERMANENT! Nice going!
Round appreciated!
Eric (EricX2000) at 8:16 PM Saturday Sep 1st: A route guide was provided to the passengers who booked Gold Star service aboard ARR. That helped in knowing where we were by mile marker ‘n what to look for. There were very few PA announcements in the UltraDome, which was a nice touch.
Glad you're enjoying the Alaska trip fotos!
Didn't think you could make it out here again this year - but it would be grand if you could. The fall is a wonderful time in these parts!
Heard that Phoenix has set a heat record for August! <phew> Thought we had too, but apparently whoever reported that was in error. Thanx to some below 90s (F) temps at the end of the month, we did NOT average high enough to establish a record. Still was the hottest I recall for mid-continent USA - 3rd highest, so "they" say! <ugh>
Cardinals will be heading out to engage the Snakes in your part of the world. Maybe you can get some tickets - should be a good series. September baseball can be the best to watch . . . We lost two key players for the remainder of the season - Scott Rolen with his pending shoulder surgery (3rd since 2005) ‘n Juan Encarnacion with what may very well be a career ending injury to his left eye. Took a direct hit from a foul ball while waiting in the on-deck circle . . . Been a disasterous season for the Red Birds in more than a few ways - and yet they still are in the hunt. Very odd division, fer sure, fer sure.
Appears you popped back in for an early AM "edit," eh Anyway, Pix rounded out your Post quite well - thanx!!
Thanx for the visit ‘n enjoy the holiday weekend!
Mike (wanswheel) at 2:09 PM Sunday - Sep 2nd: Admin comments . . .
Lars (LoveDomes) at 10:45 AM ‘n 4:11 PM Sunday - Sep 2nd: Two visits slipped thru the slots! Mighty fine book covers, something to entertain the guys AND a new name for "Our" Place I note. WATERING HOLE BY THE WAYSIDE - creative juices must've been flowing on Sunday!
Appears as if most of our customers are outback - even though the festitivies don't begin 'til noon - we've been replacing the kegs at a brisk rate! <grin>
In absence of any activity, thought a Blast from the Past would be appropriate for when our guyz return.
Here's another Passenger RR Fallen Flag for the gang from Classic American Railroads :
The Passenger Railroad Fallen Flags of "Our" Place #22
<A form of this was initially Posted on Page 139 of the Original Thread>
Boston & Maine (B&M)
Caveat: The information provided is NOT all inclusive and is reflective only of the periods mentioned.
Boston & Maine (B&M) - (passenger ops)
Headquarters: Boston, MA
Mileage:
1950: 1,700 1995: 1,350
Locomotives in 1963: Diesel: 235
Rolling stock in 1963: Freight cars - 5,490 Passenger - 155
Principal routes in 1950:
Boston-Dover, MA-Portland, ME
Boston-White River Junction, VT
Boston, MA-Troy, NY
Boston-Portsmouth, NH-Portland, ME
Springfield, MA-Berlin, NH
Worcester-Lowell Junction, MA
Worcester-Gardner, MA
South Ashburnham, MA-Bellows Falls, VT
Dover, NH-Intervale, NH
Passenger trains of note:
Alouette (Boston-Montreal, QC)
Ambassador (New York & Boston-Montreal)
Cheshire (Boston-White River Junction)
Day White Mountains (New York-Berlin, NH)
Flying Yankee (Boston-Bangor, ME
Green Mountain Flyer (Boston-Montreal
The Gull (Boston-Halifax, NS)
Kennebec (Boston-Portland-Bangor)
Minute Man (Boston-Troy, NY)
Montrealer & Washingtonian (Washington-Montreal)
Mountaineer (Boston-Littleton & Bethlehem, NH)
Pine Tree (Boston-Portland-Bangor)
Red Wing (Boston-Montreal)
State of Maine (New York-Portland)
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
RDCs of the B&M <foto credits: unknown>
RDC-1 <foto credit: unknown>
RDC-2 <foto credit: unknown>
RDC-3 <foto credit: unknown>
Enjoy!
Ruth my deAH, I surely thought you'd take the day OFF - after all, Da Boss said the staff could "chill" today, but I see the dedication is showing!
So what's with Jan Olov lately? Seen him all over the forum, but not at the bar. Hmmmmm. To be a regular you gotta BE regular! Well, if you're a "goner," it's been fun. Good luck to ya, mate!
I'll be heading back out to the tent in a bit, so fill ‘er up if you will - Schaefer is fine. Boris, that clown suit is a riot! I think the crittAHs will go in the attack mode at feeding time! So be careful . . .
Hey Bossman - nice B&M post! Love the RDC spate too. Bet we get some comments from Shane in the Tuesday morning visit!
Just wanted to show some support for the bar, so I'll let it go with a few more book covers!
Hey Dan! Good to see ya ‘n enjoyed your Toronto musings. Looking forward to more!
A few book covers to tide the gang ovAH . . .
METS are lookin' GOOD!
Greetings Tom and fellow railroad-riding hobos,
An extra cold Guinness for me and a top up for the young lads....please.
Tom and everybody, great posts as always....
Da Larsman, not to worry wee man, I'm just hiding in the corner of the bar licking my wounds after Tom's drill.... He's worse than a Marine Gunnery Sergeant!
Now, if you excuse me lads.....
Ruth my deAH, must be lonely in here with everyone out back . . . I've noticed all of the Gals from "Our" Place have shown up today - even Da Bosses lady, Cindy is helpin' out in the tent!
I'll sit a spell with you, my deAH ‘n enjoy one of those frosty mugs of Rheingold if you please! Got a bit warm out there with the brats, burgers ‘n hot dogs on the grill. Boris ‘n Leon wanted to help out, but I feared they'd incinerate themselves in those clown suits! <geesh> Kids are havin' a blast chasing ‘em ‘round the outback . . .
Appears my comments shook Jan outtadatree! But NO comments about ANY of the postings since your last visit?!?!?!?
Wee Man!?!!? Are you kiddin' me?!?!? Haven't been referred to in that manner since Moby Dick was a minnow! <grimace> You did a nice job with the brass rail polishing chores! <grin>
Now to see if we can get Ron, Eric ‘n Allan to stop by on this Labor Day!
Looks like a good time to drop off a few more book ‘n video covers, just to pass the time, huh
. . . and something to rekindle memories from my youth!
Pedro is back ‘n the Mets win again!
Tui`s all round please Leon to celebrate Labour Day, make it a double round for this special day!
Tom. Enjoyed all your write up`s and pics, great info on the B&O. We celebrate Labour day on Monday Oct 22nd over here in NZ, we have a great long weekend as the Provincial Anniversary Day for Hawkes Bay is on Friday Oct 19th.
Thought you would be interested in a bit of NZ railway history about the "Fell" railway they ran here, they are going to try to rebuild it sometime in the future?
http://www.rimutaka-incline-railway.org.nz/index.html
Lars. What a great selection of book covers you posted, nice pic of the SF "Blue Goose" in colour too, enjoyed all the info on your posts.
Eric. How are you going mate? Enjoyed your posts and pics.
Dan. Good to see your return from the Canadian trip, looking forward to hearing more about it, sounds as if you took advantage of the public transport over there.
Pete. If you read this have a great trip to California, are you getting to ride the rails?
Jan. How in the heck do you manage to put all those posts on the forums mate?
Ron,Cm3,Dave,James,Mike,Fergie must be taking advantage of the holiday weekend.
Leon- a coffee for me please, and a small turkey sandwich, Thanks. Keep the change.
Tom- Well, if i have to start all over, then so be it. I like talking about trains and railroads. It's a fun past time.
Nice pics from Alaska. Those SD70s sure look nice in that blue and yellow.... But I thought it was weird that they were using them on passenger trains. I have not seen Amtrak do this. I suppose they need a locomotive that can handle constant climbing all day long.. The SD70 would be the right loco to do it with. They are a gutsy locomotive. They pull like a nothing else but they are rough riding. Thanks for the neat pics.
Also some good stuff on the Boston and Maine. There RDCs sure looked nice. I have always enjoyed seeing these locos. I really like seeing them MUed together. They make quite a show. Great pics.
Hmm, interesting book you have there. I have not heard of it before. I will have to get an email out to you. Sounds like fun to me.
Lars- Neat little article o9n the BESA Class 4-6-0. Some of those stats help in understanding how much the little steamer could handle. As you've probably noticed before, I have mentioned that little steamers are my favorites and this is one of them. They are such neat little locomotives. I have seen some videos were these little guys would work hard with switching and they worked them non stop. ( Not the british steamers, even though they are just as neat looking) And did I mention they sounded great. Neat, thanks for sharing.
As mentioned before, I always enjoy looking at your book and movie covers. Always something neat to see there. I would really like to see that Alaska railway movie. All of those GPs with there 567 engines... So wonderful. Also the Great Northern book caught my eye. The W1 on the cover was a really neat looking electric. They were a little more powerful then the Little Joe because of the front axles being powered. Meaning all axles were powered The Little Joe had only 8 axles powered out of 12, so the W1 could traverse the mountains better. But hey, I still like the Milwaukee Little Joe. And of course, A Milwaukee book just for me. I feel important now, Thanks Lars
Eric- See, Some nice small steam engines. That Class B and Class F are perfect. They are so cool. Good pic there. Also a good shot of that round house. You certainly don't see a lot of those here. But I'm glad to see some still around in GB. Thanks for the neat pics.
DL- A good article on the street cars they are gouing to be putting up in Toronto. Things like these street cars help reduce all the car jams. Trains and street cars are such a more effective traveling device that most people stilol don't use or understand that. For me, when the Commuter train between Minneapolis and Duluth is in place, I will try to use it every time I go between the two cities. It's just a more convenient (I think that's how you spell that) way to travel. I can't wait. To bad about the financial cuts. I'm sure that doesn't help the situation at all. Hopefully they can sort things out. Thanks for sharing.
Allan- I would like to see my name on the side of one of those ballast wagons. That is an awesome restoration project underway. That will be one neat little railroad when they complete it. Hopefully that's not to far down the track. Update us when you can. Neat website. Thanks.
More to come later.
Happy railroading
James
Good morning Captain Tom and Gentlemen!!
Leon, is the party still going on in the back? Don't they know what time it is? Yeah, please just a black cup of coffee, thank you!
Busy day this Labor Day! But I finally got some things done. Not too much of activities here at the bar. Except in the back, of course. This time of the day?
Lars – I wonder why you showed up at the Bar on a Sunday? Admin work? Didn’t see Ruth though. Hmmm. Continueing the Alaska “theme” with a nice video! Plus a mix of books, B&O and Boston & Maine and others! Including a sad book for DL and Pete, The Last Years of British Rail! Plus even more books! Key System Gallery? What railroad was that? I like that Northern Pacific Pictorial book! Domes, RDCs and Slumbercoaches! As I have said so many times before, there are so many good books out there!!! Mike – Don’t regret anything. Sometimes things go wrong. Ask Captain Murphy (no relation to Captain Tom). Murphy’s Laws say it all!DL – You are right, pancakes and bacon don’t mix! They should always be kept apart! Toronto’s new streetcar design was exactly what I was afraid it would be. I can’t help it, but in my opinion a streetcar should never be streamlined.Thank you for your report checking the Canadian departure! That picture gave a good view of what it once looked like! Tom – A route guide sounds like a very good idea! I certainly like to know what places are called when I pass through new, for me, unknown areas. I am afraid we will not even try to get any tickets to see any Snake games. We actually feel betrayed by Diamondbacks, the way they behaved after winning the World Series in 2001. And the new owners a few years ago did not make things better.Tragic accident being hit in the eye. I certainly hope that it will turn out not being that bad so it will end his career. Interesting info on Boston & Maine!! Considering the milage (in 1950) they had quite a few locomotives (in 1963). There was one locomotive for every 7 miles of track! Nice pictures of the RDC’s!! Allan – I am doing just fine, thanks! Going to see the doc this morning and should be OK to go back to work after that. James – I would consider Class F a medium size locomotive, but it is hard to see as it is hiding behind the Class B. The roundhouse is in located Sweden.
This is....?
And so it's Tuesday, but feels like Monday in a 4-day work week, that'll be longer than most! Figure that one out, eh
Well, one thing remains steady ‘round this place - the start of the day! Coffee ‘n pastries are fresh ‘n ready! While you're at it, order a <light> or <traditional> breakfast from our Menu Board!
Hope the Labor Day weekend was relaxing for all who had the luxury of an extra day to "chill."
Lars (LoveDomes) at 1:36 PM ‘n 4:01 PM Monday - Sep 3rd: Our Manager has surely picked up the pace since Wolfman Pete departed for his 2-weeks on the left coast! Many thanx, Lars for the extra effort!
Suggest you go a bit easy on the lad from Scotland - he's doing what he can, plus he's a bit on the hyper-active side with his own topics. Can't have it all, eh
What's to say about your choices in covers over the weekend ‘n yesterday OUTSTANDING comes to mind!
Jan (JanOlov) at 2:17 PM Monday - Sep 3rd: How would a Swedish Scot know anything about a U.S. Marine Gunnery Sergeant Something we don't know ?????? <girn>
Can't blame our Manager for thinking you gave up on the bar, after all when guys Post everywhere but here, well - what's one to think, eh We've been through this so many times with so many people that the best I can come up with is: we KNOW who the regulars are from the irregulars!
Not to worry, I'll keep you on the "books" ‘til you decide to move on . . . at least give us a fairwell though - which is far more than many have done. Figure you've got more "class" than that, eh
Appreciate the "top up" . . .
Allan (Gunneral) at 9:19 PM Monday - Sep 3rd: I shudda known that about NZ ‘n Labour Day! <geesh> Thanx for the update!!
Pete will be riding the rails from LA to KCity, MO on the return leg of his 2-week getaway . . . Hope Amtrak treats 'em well! <uh oh>
Glad you're enjoying the material Posted at "Our" Place !
Appreciate the visit, double-round ‘n chat - link too!
James (CMSTPP) at 10:03 PM Monday - Sep 3rd: Our Duluth Connection is heard from ‘n with quite a bit of discussion.
ARR uses the same locos for freight ‘n passenger service. We traveled on 3 trains during our journey and the rides were as smooth as one could ever want. The journeys to ‘n from Fairbanks had a total of 9 UltraDomes, plus 5 standard size cars, all jammed with passengers. That's a lot of weight, perhaps far more than Amtrak experiences. But anyway, ARR does it right ‘n knows how to appeal to ‘n please the traveler.
RR BOOK RELAY 2007! is underway, as previously mentioned on these Pages. Once your Email is received, you're "in."
Visit ‘n chat appreciated!
Eric (EricX2000) at 12:59 AM today - Sep 4th: Can fully appreciate your feelings regarding baseball . . . we've gone through those periods too, but for slightly different reasons. Major league baseball ‘n the Commissioner specifically have totally turned me off for years ‘n years. Began a few decades back with the strike that pretty much destroyed my mini-season ticket package for the Cardinals, followed some years later by the season "that wasn't" when the playoffs ‘n world series were dropped, and it goes on ‘n on. We spend very few dollars at the ballpark . . . Glad we didn't go yesterday - they embarrassed themselves, big time!
We prefer sausages with our pancakes, but every now ‘n then a few s
Greetings Young Master Tom and fellows youths....
An extra Cold Guinness for me and a LARGE top up for the lads, please. Puts some $ in the tip jar and jukebox.
Tom, not to worry son you haven't lost me. I was just sneaking a wee peek into the MR section of the forums. Have wee interest in HO as well. I'm afraid that you fellas are stuck with me here, like it or not.... I don't htink that I'll leave anytime soon and as you said, I wouldn't leave without saying goodbye and all that, that's good manners, right? As for the "Marine Gunnery Sergeant" we had an officer in my Ranger regiment that had been with the French Foreign Legion TWICE, to me they're both just as "bad"
For the youngster here in the bar, Da Larsman, I'm really sorry if I didn't say anything about the posts that's been done while I was AWOL. But, what can you say, all yours and everybody elses posts here are always top notch, great to read and with fantastic pics to go with... That's a few hard acts for me to follow. I don't that big a feet you know...
Once again please do accept my humble apologies gentlemen,
And to make things a wee bit better, I have a treat for this Friday! Swedish Smorgasbord! I thought that Friday would be the best day, since you'll probably need two days to digest all the good stuff.....
And of course some more Milwaukee Road!
The old Milwaukee Road railroad depot, built in 1886 and razed in 1965, was on W. Everett St. between N. Third and N. Fourth streets in downtown Milwaukee.
The Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad Station at 3rd Street and Washington Avenue in 1901. This is the present day Milwaukee Depot, minus the elaborate 40 foot-high decorative cupola. (The depot has recently been renovated to become a hotel, indoor waterpark, and ice skating complex.)
Milwaukee Railroad Hudson #103 is seen on a streamliner about to depart Chicago Union Station at the Canal Street Curve.
In this late 1940's shot a Hiawatha train pauses with E7's on the point at Madrid, Iowa. For the most part, everything in this view is gone....
A strong Milwaukee Railroad 4-8-4 #264 does the duty on a long freight drag near Deerfield, Illinois, 1949.
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