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Show Me Something! May, 2017

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Monday, May 15, 2017 7:49 AM

Workers at the lumber yard and at the plumbing supply house. 

 

Please show more workers. 

GARRY

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Posted by Lone Wolf and Santa Fe on Monday, May 15, 2017 1:19 PM

Here is a hand painted truck driver at the intermodal yard.

Please show me more people.

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Posted by JOHN C TARANTO on Monday, May 15, 2017 1:26 PM

Here's a crew tarring the roof.  Please click on photo for a closer look.

 

Lets see more men at work.

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Posted by doctorwayne on Monday, May 15, 2017 1:51 PM

Here are crews in various towns, each preparing a site for a watchman's crossing shanty...

...at Elfrida...

...South Cayuga...

...and Lowbanks...

S'more men at work, please.

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Posted by RR_Mel on Monday, May 15, 2017 2:09 PM

Here are some mechanics waiting on a Southern Pacific Cab Forward.
 
  
 
These guys are on a brake.
 
 
 
More workers please
 
Mel
 
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Posted by BRVRR on Tuesday, May 16, 2017 8:40 AM

Garry said: "Please show more workers."

Workers from Shockers Electric replacing a blower at the Farmers Union Elevator.

Shokers Workers

More workers please.

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Allan

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Posted by gmpullman on Tuesday, May 16, 2017 11:41 AM

BRVRR
More workers please.

Railroad workkers at the ready track...

Show me a locomotive being fueled or serviced.

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Posted by JOHN C TARANTO on Tuesday, May 16, 2017 1:46 PM

gmpullman
 
BRVRR
More workers please.

 

Railroad workkers at the ready track...

Show me a locomotive being fueled or serviced.

 

 

In keeping with the New York Central....

This hostler has his hands full as he shuffles a Niagara and a class H-10 Mikado.

 

Here's my old faithful H-9d getting her tank filled.

 

"Shovel all the coal in, gotta keep 'em rolling!"

Lets see more locomotive servicing.

 

 

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Posted by Autonerd on Tuesday, May 16, 2017 3:00 PM

Zion Engine Services at the Pasadena Model Railroad Club (before our DCC conversion). 

Let's see a whole mess o' locos pulling a long train.

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Posted by Lone Wolf and Santa Fe on Wednesday, May 17, 2017 9:50 AM

A quartet of GE locos including an AC unit from CNW pulling a manifest freight train from Portland Oregon with a lot of lumber on board cruises through southern California on it’s way to Berdoo.

Southern Pacific freight train with lumber passes  through Redlands

Please show me more mainline action.

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Posted by SouthPenn on Wednesday, May 17, 2017 11:20 PM

Five South Penn F units pulling a long coal train, headed to Pittsburg.

More freight trains please.

South Penn
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Posted by doctorwayne on Thursday, May 18, 2017 1:09 AM

Limestone for the steel industry...

More freight trains, please.

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Posted by Guy Papillon on Thursday, May 18, 2017 6:24 AM

doctorwayne

More freight trains, please.

A freight train leaded by a lone 2-8-2 Mikado.

 

Please show me more freight train.

Guy

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Thursday, May 18, 2017 7:34 AM

SD's leading a freight train over the Mrs. Hippy River.

Please show more freight trains. 

GARRY

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Posted by BRVRR on Thursday, May 18, 2017 8:14 AM

Heartland said: "Please show more freight trains."

A short coal drag passing Black River Tower.

More freight trains please.

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Posted by G Paine on Thursday, May 18, 2017 10:17 AM

The 'other end' of a freight on the grade on my layout in an area that has been demolished and rebuilt

Show me another freight from the caboose end

George In Midcoast Maine, 'bout halfway up the Rockland branch 

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Posted by doctorwayne on Thursday, May 18, 2017 11:19 AM

Eastbound, on the Maitland River bridge...

More "back-end of the train" views, please.

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Posted by gmpullman on Thursday, May 18, 2017 11:57 AM

A string of empties just arriving the breaker:

More from the tail-end...

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Posted by Guy Papillon on Thursday, May 18, 2017 4:31 PM

gmpullman

More from the tail-end...

Leaving the main yard.

Please show me more from the tail end.

Guy

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Posted by JOHN C TARANTO on Thursday, May 18, 2017 5:43 PM

An NKP High Speed Freight passes by Geismar yard on the High Iron.

Please click on photo for a closer view.

 

 

Lets see more cabeese or yard scenes.

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Thursday, May 18, 2017 6:51 PM

A caboose. Burlington called them way cars. 

 

Please show more rear views of trains. 

GARRY

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Posted by Lone Wolf and Santa Fe on Thursday, May 18, 2017 11:37 PM

Heartland Division CB&Q
Please show more rear views of trains.

The end of Amtrak’s Southwest Chief is protected by Fred, Flashing Rear End Device, installed on this express boxcar. 

http://www.trainweb.org/lonewolfsantafe/amt71148.jpg

Please show me lights on the front or rear of a train.

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Posted by gmpullman on Friday, May 19, 2017 12:09 AM

Lone Wolf and Santa Fe
Please show me lights on the front or rear of a train.

How about lights on the front AND rear of the train. Gyralite on the rear of #6 departing and a Mars light on #5 coming in...

More lights, front and/or rear, please.

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Posted by Guy Papillon on Saturday, May 20, 2017 1:17 PM

gmpullman

More lights, front and/or rear, please.

Rear lights (long hood forward) on a CNR GP7.

Please show me more geep.

 

Guy

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Posted by superbe on Saturday, May 20, 2017 7:58 PM

By coincidence this Trainline GP-15-1 from Walthers arrived yesterday. It is DCC W/S.

It has only had a test run and I have no compliants as of now. Very pleased.

Please show more geeps.

Bob

 

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Sunday, May 21, 2017 8:45 AM

Great Northern is another railroad which operated its first generation road switchers long end forward. Here are some GP7's.

Plase show more first generation road switchers. ( For example  EMD GP7's and GP9's or Alco RS3's.) 

 

GARRY

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Posted by mbinsewi on Sunday, May 21, 2017 12:32 PM

Here's GLC's GP7 taking a break.  This loco is currently "retired", and waiting for it's shell to be placed on a PRK GP7 frame and drive. 

I love these old GP's.

Lets some more!

Mike.

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Posted by gmpullman on Sunday, May 21, 2017 3:28 PM

Grip in hand, engine tied-down for the day, the hostler wraps up while a Geep takes a rest among friends...

Let's see an Alco Hood Unit...

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Posted by JOHN C TARANTO on Sunday, May 21, 2017 3:30 PM

Great looking diesels everyone!  I especially enjoy weathered, rusty looking ones.

Mr. Pullman, great looking roundhouse scene.  I like the overhead gantry.  Need to add that to my roundhouse.

Here's the only diesel locomotive to be found on my steam-dominated railroad:

An Alco S-1 switcher, sent over by the Main Office to the Dutchtown & Geismar Division for evaluation.  I overheard a few of the older Hoggers say that they don't like "dem new-fangeled diesels".  

"Shovel all the coal in, gotta keep 'em rolling...."

Lets's see more switchers, diesel or steam.

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Posted by howmus on Sunday, May 21, 2017 7:34 PM

JOHN C TARANTO
Lets's see more switchers, diesel or steam.

None of them there Diseasaly thingies on the SLOW! 

Old # 135 works a long string of cars at the yard lead switching Hopewell Yard on the SLOW back in 1925 (August 15, at 2 in the afternoon....).

Show me any loco working at your yard lead.

73

Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO

We'll get there sooner or later! 

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