Midweek Photos 2/25/2015

Tim O'MalleyOGR Forum Member

Hello, Boys and girls. Is it too early to say "It's only 10 months until Christmas?" It's never too early to start thinking of the perfect gift, which probably has a railroad connection to it.

Anyway, Midweek Photos takes you trackside all over creation to capture the spirit of railroading we all share. Sometimes we are lucky enough to find trains in motion, while other times we seek out standing still trains on sidings. Some are lucky enough to find shelter. Here is a photo of Steamtown's roundhouse in Scranton PA.

Slumbering away for the past several years are Canadian National 3254, a 2-8-2 from 1917 and Canadian Pacific 2317 a 4-6-2 from 1923.

I know steam engines don't run in many places in the winter, so any photos you have of the real world of railroading, current or ancient, are appreciated. Feel free to share them with us here. See you next week.

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Gary GravesOGR Forum Member

So I was at the CSX yard in Tallahassee Sunday and spotted this odd looking caboose that has clearly seen its better days.

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Lucas LiskaOGR Forum Member

The Pontiac-Chicago Amtrak Wolverine in Royal Oak, MI with Superliner cars

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PingmanOGR Forum Member

November 1993 excursion trip behind 611. These are a sequence of shots during one of the photo run-byes.

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N&W Class JOGR Forum Member

Great photos guys...love the shots of the 611.

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PingmanOGR Forum Member

Chris, I was thinking of you and Gilly when I decided to scan and post those 21+ years old photos. I'll post some more next week. I have one of the engineer; it would be interesting to know if he is a forum member, or known to forum member.

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Two23OGR Forum Member

It's been a busy week for me, but I did manage to get out a few times. Had to put on my heavy expedition clothing though!

1. I returned to Ruthton, MN to get a few more shots of the old CF7 at the elevator there. I knew there was a n/b grain train coming up from Pipestone, MN, eventually. It took several hours though! Turns out there was a meet with a s/b manifest there. So, I got a bonus train!

2. Dakota & Iowa Railroad (DAIR,) running through Hawarden, IA. This is a park on the north edge of town that has about a dozen or so old buildings that were refurbished and turned into a museum complex. These sorts of villages are popular in the Midwest. There is a house that faces the tracks that is fully furnished. I'm going to ask if I can get a key, so I can set up inside one night to take a shot.

Kent in SD