Cartoons and Railroads

When the BB gets to LA, Disney should let Donald Duck measure the locomotive.  Of course, because it is the real thing, it would be, "Out of Scale."

Here's one I made approx. 15 yrs ago. We hung it up in the district and field offices.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fK82fcqu5hw

One of my personal favorites.  Really gives you an insight into how they make some of these!

It's the Super Chief!

The vids on 11foot8 site.

Here's another.  We've all been here....

Steven J. Serenska

poniaj posted:

Here's one I saw in 2011.  Since I'm an S gauger, I changed the original "Lionel" to "American Flyer" using a photo editing program (sorry my 3-rail cousins).   But the sentiment is the same.

Maybe he is modeling a dinner train??

The Tex-Mex Express which ran Corpus Christi to Laredo in the mid 1980's used a caboose for baggage and express.

PR&NJRR posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5EAVKiWAqY

I remember seeing this a while ago.  I don't quite understand who its intended audience was, but quality programming nonetheless.  

Hello PR&NJRR,

These were informational shorts that were shown to potential clients (engineers in the auto or rail business) to show them the advantage of using their latest products.  In this case Timken was promoting the use of thrust roller bearings.   This single innovation dramatically changed the world in improving the ability of getting all kinds of rotating equipment to run smoother, quieter and extended life while minimizing maintenance and down time.   

Still love this one:

Maybe this is the same and different at same time, no intention to hijack.......anyway while running my trains around the loop, I had TV on and first episode of Simpsons played and had trains in it , A Christmas episode as well, and they played episode two and it had trains in it as well, was finished playing by then to watch episode three......To bad Bart did not stay with trains

Rusty

Starting in the pre-WWII period and extending into the mid 1950's MR ran a strip titled "The Silver Plate Road"  which featured the trials and tribulations of millionaire VanderHat and the adventures associated with his model railroad hobby.  Two of my favorites fall into the category of if-you-can't-beat-'em-join-'em.

The graphic novel, Murder on the Rockport Limited, made #4 on today's NYT Best Seller Fiction list.  I find, that like the old Superman-era comics, graphic novels are a great cartoon source for trains and trolleys.

Most of the graphic novels I own have tight bindings, so no scans for you today.  This'll have to do. 

TRRR

From an old New Yorker (of course) ...

Sylvia Siamese and Norma Bates Kitteh's constant attempts to swipe real trains "for under the Christmas Tree" are a staple of my weekly comic strip,  "The Couch Kitties"...  

http://couchkitties.smackjeeves.com/  Updates every Saturday!   

Mitch