Midweek Photos 12/7/2016

Tim O'MalleyOGR Forum Member

Wednesday is back! We are whittling away 2016, and the trains keep on moving.

This past weekend, I took to the road to catch some steam action. In New Freedom, PA, Northern Central RR no. 17 was running at Steam Into History.

This 2012 steam engine replicates a 4-4-0 from about 150 years ago. The role of the Mason-Dixon line is a key reason why this Civil War style steamer resides here.

Three coaches, and the engine decorated in a mid-1800s style.

No 17 is called the York, a nearby city in PA.

Santa Claus is even riding on the train. With that fur outfit, he needed to get outside to cool off a bit.

Before arriving at the destination, the choo choo stops for more water. And a few photos.

I have more, but it is time to run. Have a great week everyone! Add your photos here.

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12/7/167:59 AM

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PennsyPride94OGR Forum Member

This past weekend, the SRC held its annual Christmas Tree train. This year they held 3 trips. Enjoy!

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railOGR Forum Member

I took these this afternoon. I saw these track maintenance machines earlier in the day, and went back to get some shots. The last time I waited until the next day, the subjects were gone. The front machine is brand new. This is a siding on the CP line in the Lyndwood section of Hanover Twp. PA The facility behind is a scrap yard.

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12/7/164:44 PM

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Robert S. ButlerOGR Forum Member

Eastbound and westbound freights attempt to crush a tractor trailer on the bridge!

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railOGR Forum Member

Robert S. Butler posted:
Eastbound and westbound freights attempt to crush a tractor trailer on the bridge!

Great photo!

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12/7/169:31 PM

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pittsburghrailfanOGR Forum Member

NS SD70ACe and SD70ACU lead a trash train east through Sewickley, PA.

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spwillsOGR Forum Member

In a photo by Stationmaster Chuck Denlinger, WCRL 7706 idles at Glen Mills with the Santa Express around 18:00 hrs on Saturday December 3, 2016. (I'm the one on the left)

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12/8/1610:32 PM

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SantaFe158OGR Forum Member

A couple shots I took in the snow at work Sunday evening.

The Civil War era Grand Trunk RR depot from Smiths Creek, MI. Thomas Edison as a young boy, who had a job selling newspapers and refreshments on the trains, was kicked off the train and fired at this depot after setting a baggage car on fire with a science experiment he was conducting in the makeshift lab he had set up in the baggage car. When Henry Ford built Greenfield Village in the 1920's, he had this depot brought there. In October of 1929, when he held the dedication ceremonies, several famous people were brought in on a Civil war era passenger train from Detroit. These people included Ford's good friend, Thomas Edison. I think it's safe to say that Edison probably got a laugh out of disembarking at the depot he was unceremoniously kicked off the train at so many years earlier.

The 1912 Detroit and Mackinac caboose is decorated and parked on the turntable for the village Holiday Night's event. An exterior restoration was completed last year after having been worked on over a period of almost 10 years.