SD70Dude Something more pleasant, a trip in the Wickham: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMqhd7qSUxE&list=PLnk3B0EUXMzPzm36WFEyJ66BRYKhhLcIb&index=3
Something more pleasant, a trip in the Wickham:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMqhd7qSUxE&list=PLnk3B0EUXMzPzm36WFEyJ66BRYKhhLcIb&index=3
Every time I see massive wooden trestles, I find them simply amazing.
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"A stranger's just a friend you ain't met yet." --- Dave Gardner
Thank You for Posting the films!
Something for everyone!
Magnificent!!
In many ways.
Memories.
Thanks for sharing!
- PDN.
V-10 reminds me of a couple of the "speeders" I've seen when NARCOA has paid us a visit - more like small buses. At least the cab is fully enclosed, and if there's a decent heater it doesn't look like it would be too bad in most weather.
It's certainly too big to just set off for a meet, as can be done with your typical Fairmount, etc.
Larry Resident Microferroequinologist (at least at my house) Everyone goes home; Safety begins with you My Opinion. Standard Disclaimers Apply. No Expiration Date Come ride the rails with me! There's one thing about humility - the moment you think you've got it, you've lost it...
The V-10 is a Wickham Inspection Car, manufactured in England. CN and CP also had a few, and several have been preserved.
http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=4869
https://www.railpictures.net/photo/489372/
http://www.wpgrailwaymuseum.com/page2.html
V-10 in its original paint:
http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=29848
It survived in service long enough to get painted in the final BC Rail livery (dark blue with white lettering), and today resides at the Central BC Railway & Forestry Museum in Prince George:
http://rrpicturearchives.net/locoPicture.aspx?id=75000
Greetings from Alberta
-an Articulate Malcontent
This may not be appropriate to this thread, but the mention of speeders reminded me of a short trip I once had. One day, when I lived by the main line of The Main Line of Mid-America, I walked out of the house, and saw the signal maintainer working at the crossover between the two mains, and walked over to talk with him. After he finished that task, he invited me to go with him to get a cup of coffee. It was not a long trip--200-300 feet to the station--but it was a ride on a speeder. I do not remmeber if he set his vehicle off the track at the station.
Johnny
Two CPR Wickhams have been preserved, one at Champion Park in operating condition, just south of Calgary, and the other at Smiths Falls in Ontario.
CN's narrow gauge (3'-6") line in Newfoundland had one but that seems to have disappeared with the railway. Don't know offhand if any standard gauge ones survived.
I also saw one in Peru on the 3'-0 gauge line to Macchu Picchu.
Apparently they could get uncomfortably hot on a summer day.
Thank You.
Bad enough he robbed a Timmys.
Even worse that he used a rubber chicken.
Even worse he stole a donation box!
Is there no depths to the depravity of some people?
Stop the world, I wanna get off!
Flintlock76Even worse he stole a donation box!
We used to have an old fare box at our station for donations. One day someone walked in to the station, picked it up, and walked out with it. I suspect the money that was in it was a bonus - most likely they wanted the fare box.
And now for something completely different.
Could this have been the first covered hopper ever built? It predates "Big John" by several decades:
I found a source with an article from Railway Age dated 1920. It said nothing about this car being the first covered hopper, but did describe how it was designed to work with existing unloading facilities.
Scroll down about halfway down the page: http://www.trainweb.org/oldtimetrains/photos/cpr_rolling/two.htm
If Carl sees this thread, he may be able to add some insight.
That was incredible NDG, thanks so much for posting it!
All that work, and done by hand, with hand drills, sledge hammers, picks, and black powder for blasting. How can you NOT admire the people who put those tunnels through?
You know, as we look back on history and those who came before us, we should celebrate their achievements, recognize their mistakes, but never, EVER, feel superior to them. Who are we?
Who the hell are we?
NDGOT. For the Engineers. Canal, Rail and Ventilation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xbtXYAlKhc https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standedge_Tunnels https://www.google.com/maps/place/Standedge+Tunnel+and+Visitor+Centre,+Canal+%26+River+Trust/@53.603453,-1.9382173,562m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x487bc424ba49bbf1:0xe4978f77280f047d!8m2!3d53.6039973!4d-1.9414913 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=outAP_wJ0dE https://www.google.com/maps/@53.5691124,-1.9905218,3a,90y,42.02h,73.63t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1soPmJtS77FvVgTrCfu1AC9Q!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo3.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3DoPmJtS77FvVgTrCfu1AC9Q%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D36.959496%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i13312!8i6656 https://www.google.com/maps/place/Standedge+Tunnel+and+Visitor+Centre,+Canal+%26+River+Trust/@53.5677496,-1.992681,99m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x487bc424ba49bbf1:0xe4978f77280f047d!8m2!3d53.6039973!4d-1.9414913 Much work done before the development of ' Modern ' explosives, Compressed Air Drills and Electricity for Illumination. Thank You.
What a labyrinth - and done with hand tools and black powder.
Never too old to have a happy childhood!
I was impressed by the St. Clair Tunnel for similar reasons: hand removal of the blue clay, alignment of the tunnel shields without lasers, etc.
CN enginehouse in Prince Rupert reported as destroyed by fire. Intentionally set.
See usual news sources.
Overmod CN enginehouse in Prince Rupert reported as destroyed by fire. Intentionally set. See usual news sources.
https://bc.ctvnews.ca/massive-fire-destroys-cn-rail-building-in-prince-rupert-1.4834770
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/cn-rail-fire-prince-rupert-youth-arrested-1.5482186
Montreal, 1995, after the final demise of the caboose. Most of these were less than 20 years old, and most had been homebuilt at CN's Point St. Charles shops, also in Montreal.
Evokes that iconic Pacific Electric shot.
At least no one was hurt in the CN Prince Rupert shop fire. A shame, that building should have become part of the museum across the tracks, beside the also disused former CN and VIA brick station.
Interesting cabeese. I can't say that I've ever seen that configuration before.
Rescue 8 didn't have the same effect on fire and EMS as its later cousin "Emergency" did. And Randolph Mantooth (Johnny Gage) still tours the country speaking on EMS. Trivia: the name "John Gage" was used because the technical consultant (and acknowledged fire/EMS guru) Jim Page wouldn't let them use his name.
Humor and side-stories notwithstanding, everything you saw on "Emergency" was technically correct - done just as the LA County FD would have done it. Jim saw to that.
The show also introduced the country to the "Jaws of Life." Per Mr. Mantooth, Hurst couldn't figure out why a fire department would want the tool, which was designed for getting race drivers out of race cars. They did see the value of publicity, however, and wanted one of the five sets LACo bought to go on the show. The rest, as they say, is history.
"Emergency!" Lady Firestorm and I just love that show, as a matter of fact with Lady F's father being a volunteer firefighter that show was mandatory viewing in her house the nights it was on. Her dad loved that show!
The firehouse in the show's still there, and it's hardly changed at all in the past 40+ years. Here's a brief video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4jNjuzmgOA
Randy Mantooth tells a story that as the series was wrapping up for the final time he was approached by the chief of the LA County FD with an offer to join the department. "I can make it happen," he said, "By this time you know as much as any of us do!" Mantooth was flattered, but politely turned the chief down.
Station 127. Menard's sells a model of it. Not too long ago they had a "reunion" there with the squad (currently housed in the LA Co Fire Museum) and the Ward LaFrance engine (ditto).
As I recall, both Randy and Kevin actually went through the paramedic training, but were never certified.
We had quite a chat on the "Classic Toy Trains" Forum about that Menards Station 127 model.
Now, Menards doesn't say it's a model of 127, or Station 51 for matter, but if you're a fan of the show there's no doubt in your mind what it is!
The major difference? The Menards model has Jack the German Shepherd on the ramp. Station 51 should have Henry the Basset Hound!
I quote Captain Stanley, "Either that dog's sick or he's the laziest dog in the world!"
Flintlock76Now, Menards doesn't say it's a model of 127, or Station 51 for matter, but if you're a fan of the show there's no doubt in your mind what it is!
I took the poor representation of a fire truck off it and replaced that with a couple of Matchbox 70th Anniversary Seagraves. And I'm replacing the sign with a changeable version, since I do show off my diecasts from time to time.
The model isn't deep enough to hold a truck, though...
Prototype Octagon?
http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=40492
Could this be the only piece of "modern" commuter equipment with plain bearings?
I drew in the wet cement as a kid, when Mom wasn't looking.
SD70Dude Prototype Octagon? http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=40492 Could this be the only piece of "modern" commuter equipment with plain bearings? I drew in the wet cement as a kid, when Mom wasn't looking.
It's a little early for April fools day.
Electroliner 1935 SD70Dude Prototype Octagon? http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=40492 Could this be the only piece of "modern" commuter equipment with plain bearings? I drew in the wet cement as a kid, when Mom wasn't looking. It's a little early for April fools day.
A GO Transit express shipments car? Who'd a thunk it?
On the other hand, with plain bearings? Probably not.
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