"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
Cheers, the Bear.
BATMAN Well Wayne. I think it would make for an interesting item sitting on your "Rest In Peaces" track. That way it would fit your era. Isn't it great that we are planning out all your future builds for you?
Well Wayne. I think it would make for an interesting item sitting on your "Rest In Peaces" track. That way it would fit your era. Isn't it great that we are planning out all your future builds for you?
Yeah, it's great to not have to worry about running out of projects.
BATMAN
Reminds me of Elmer Fudd, sawing off the branch on which he's sitting. "Be vewy, vewy quiet: we're hunting wabbits.":
Brent, I must compliment you on your wide-ranging choice of subjects for this thread - the possibilities are endless.
Wayne
Bear I remember where I have seen you before. I was riding my mountain bike along a RR service road that was between the CPR mainline and the Kicking horse river about fifty Kms. East of Revelstoke. There you were skinny dipping down in the river! Or maybe you were fishing. Anyway I didn't stop to say hi and thought it wise to start pedaling a wee bit faster at that point.
As far as the car in question is concerned I searched on the B.C. Gov Archives and the City of Vancouver Archives and every time I put a search in I ended up with about 10,000 to 20,000 photo hits on the subject. Being a guy that loves to look at all these old photo's, needless to say I was often sidetracked. I don't think it is a piledriver as I could not find another one with all the pile driver searches I did. I think it is possibly a winch used for hoisting up or lowering down poles for the bents as the trestle is being built.
After all my searching yesterday, I have a collection for today. Taking advantage of those Tax dollars you might say.
I always thought a trestle under construction would be a great scene on a layout. I think it is McFunkey Monkey that has a bridge under construction scene that I always admired.
Brent
"All of the world's problems are the result of the difference between how we think and how the world works."
BATMAN So todays installment is to help satisfy our friendly Bears nocturnal habits of being able to hunt down answers to the question at hand. So here it is. What is the funny looking thing that the Loco is pushing (or pulling) across the trestle???? Why is it shaped like it is????? And why should Dr. Wayne want to build one. And further more, even though I am not afraid of heights, I would not be standing on the tender like the guy in the photo.
So todays installment is to help satisfy our friendly Bears nocturnal habits of being able to hunt down answers to the question at hand.
So here it is. What is the funny looking thing that the Loco is pushing (or pulling) across the trestle???? Why is it shaped like it is????? And why should Dr. Wayne want to build one.
And further more, even though I am not afraid of heights, I would not be standing on the tender like the guy in the photo.
I wonder if it has anything to do with tunnel boring? The protrusion on the roof could be a stack, indicating a boiler within the enclosure. Or perhaps it's a not-yet-completed snow blower?
And I'm not all that interested in building one - looks like it pre-dates my layout's era by about 40 years.
Pure speculation:
A pile driver with a enclosed mechanism, pushing an idler flatcar. However, there is no tender for the machine in question. Could it use steam from the locomotive?
Tom
BATMANSo todays installment is to help satisfy our friendly Bears nocturnal habits of being able to hunt down answers to the question at hand.
http://www.trainweb.org/oldtimetrains/photos/cpr_rolling/one.htm
Here's a couple more photos.....
http://www.northeast.railfan.net/images/cp422027.jpg
See page 21 on this PDF......http://www.exporail.org/can_rail/Canadian%20Rail_no324_1979.pdf
That British Railways in WWll was interesting. My Dad was going to school in Birmingham, GB at that time and two late friends of the same era, who I met at the local club; one lived in Coventry, the other Hamburg.
Bear. A lot of Railroad workers lost their lives in the war, on all sides. The longest stretch I ever stayed awake was about 50 hours. That was a walk in the park compared to what our Grandparents went through in the war. I could write pages on the stories I've been told. I had some old Cousins that worked for the RR in G.B. and did hear the stories of them being attacked by the Luftwaffe.
This is an excellent film of the dreadful times they went through.
The picture of Jeffrey is still there for me, and also even opens larger when I click on it.
--Randy
Modeling the Reading Railroad in the 1950's
Visit my web site at www.readingeastpenn.com for construction updates, DCC Info, and more.
Whoops I wonder where Jeffreys photo went? I'll see if I can put him back. Photobucket has not been kind to me this week.
Another great video Bear. Now everytime I see tons of black smoke spewing out of a Loco, I'll be thinking, bad fireman, bad fireman.
Now I know how to fire a steamer, maybe I'll build one out in the garage! Then again, maybe not.
I really liked seeing how they cast the wheels.
Bear, that's just the kind of Sunday morning video that this "Batcave" coffee drinker enjoys. Those machines are impressive indeed, although the thought of driving one of those as a career sends shivers down my spine. Back and forth day in and day out would have me insane in short order. I hope they get paid large sums for that duty.
Found this trailer video in the deep dark depths of You-Tube.
My grandfather had something to do with looking after the locomotive fleet out of Winnipeg for CN. He said that in 1939 when Canada declared war on Germany he didn't sleep a wink until all the boys were home in 1946. He said he basically lived at work.
You can see the dirty (weathered) condition of the CP loco's and rolling stock in the video. I remember Gramps telling me that he didn't think anything got washed or had proper maintenance once the war started. Nothing stop long enough to make it so.
Steam Locomotive with radio chatter.. They must have got that idea from BLI.
richhotrainACY JaBear: "Head" office? Did you really mean that? Tom Is JaBear's first name, John?
ACY JaBear: "Head" office? Did you really mean that? Tom
JaBear:
"Head" office? Did you really mean that?
Rich
Alton Junction
BATMAN. It's hang on for dear life and get back to work as soon as possible.
DavidH66 OOPS!
OOPS!
Don't stomp on the box!
David, what's the scoop (or should I say pooper scoop) with the pic? Got a link?
On the (I think) "old timeTrains" site There are stories of how the hoggers would take care of business while rolling along in the steam days. They would use a box or old news paper to do the deed on, open the firebox and set it alight and throw it overboard. It is some funny reading. (blowback stories)
I hope all you guys that have interior details in your roundhouses have taken care of business and included the facilities.
No sitting and reading Model Railroader in these babies. It's hang on for dear life and get back to work as soon as possible.
Link
http://www.trainweb.org/oldtimetrains/photos/drake_street/roundhouse.htm
Very cool seeing the Nigel Bruce in action Bear.
Did someone say decorated train?
BATMANBear, how do you manage to find all this stuff on the WWW. You must get long tea breaks in Kiwi land.
You're welcome Wayne. I forgot to post the link so here it is.
http://trainweb.org/oldtimetrains/photos/cnr_rolling/one.htm
Mark, lawyers seem to have all the fun. That was an interesting read, thanks for posting.
Bear, how do you manage to find all this stuff on the WWW. You must get long tea breaks in Kiwi land.
Could this be DoctorWayne in a past life?
Link.
http://trainweb.org/oldtimetrains/whatsnew_2013.htm
The Eureka and Palisade locomotive is owned by Las Vagas attorny Dan Markoff, it's a beautiful privately owned locomotive. I had the chance to see it run at the Nevada State Railroad Museum some years ago. Another locomotive to watch out for, thinking of the NSRM, is the Glenbrook. A 3' gauge 2-6-0 that has recently be restored to service after 88 years of non-operation.
http://www.rgj.com/story/news/2014/11/19/years-glenbrook-locomotive-lives/19296427/
A local newspaper article summarizes the story.
Mark H
Modeling in HO...Reading and Conrail together in an alternate history.
Thanks for posting that photo, Brent. That's one which Jim hasn't yet sent to me.If I build it (it won't be soon), it'll be for the friend for whom I built that 2-10-2.