Midweek Photos 4/29/2015

This U36c wears her Seaboard System grey paint well into the CSX era. I always liked the look of this paint scheme.

 

P.S. the unit next to it, in Chessie paint also has had its reporting mark changed to "CSXT" via stencil.

MARC (Maryland Rail Commuter) train F units - May 1986

End of the line for this little guy

Very poor week for train watching in Berea.  Not much of interest.

 

The NS Conrail Heritage Locomotive.  Starting to look road weary.

 

 

  A CSX - BNSF Combo

 

 

 

NS is beginning to change out thier 1940's signals.

 

 

 

John

NS northbound 202 meets sb 37Q while proceeding into the Greencastle,PA. Intermodal yard.

NS 37Q then passes the State line defect detector and approaches the PA-MD state line between Greencastle,PA., and Maugansville,MD.

Images taken on 4/18/15 by Warren W. Jenkins

When "Lafondue" ride the Fondue train...things happen !!!

 

This past Saturday, went on to ride the Fondue Train who run here in the area between Bulle and Montbovon. It's operated by the local transit authority (TPF) and ride on the narrow gauge (1m) part of their network (the rest being standard gauge).

 

The historic consist is composed of a 1922 electric Be 4/4 railcar,

 

 

a 1906 2 axles passenger car,

 

a 1926 passengers car,

 

and also a 1926 lounge car,

 

with a very nice interior.

 

 

The ride is nice and it's always cool to stand on the open platform between cars,

 

and offer a good view of the 13th century castle and town of Gruyeres and surrounding mountains. (even with a less than perfect weather)

 

And of course a Fondue is served on board.

 

What is usually not included in the trip, is the derailement of the railcar during the switching around, in Montbovon, for the return ride.

For an unknown reason, the rear truck of the railcar decided to follow the other direction going over a switch. (Maybe, and just maybe, since it's a manual switch, the engineer did not engage the lever properly in the open position, and the passing front truck pushed back the switch to the closed position.)

 

Yup, at this point, it's end of the day for #116.

 

 

 

 

 

Was kind of lucky to be able to catch the moment the railcar jumped the tracks.

 

 

Well that's it for this week,

 

Sincerely, from this area of the world.

Patrick Weiss

I caught the Lackawanna this week.

Very nice but, where?

 

This picture was near Altoona, PA.

Great story, Wyhog.  Reminds me of the story of the guy who was running the Royal Gorge train a few years ago.

 

As things warmed up, I've slowed down, but two weekends ago I did make it to Chicago for the annual Foamers Ball in Lake Forest.  Five hours before my 8am flight was to leave, the airline cancelled it!  There were no flights from Sioux Falls, Sioux City, Omaha, Twin Cities--finally got what was the last seat on the only flight available.  Yup, drove 250 miles to Fargo ND to catch a plane to Chicago.   That meant I didn't get to run around downtown any on Friday this year.  

 

I did rent a car at the airport since I didn't have time to take the Blue Line to downtown and then a Metra to Lake Forest.  On Saturday night I & a buddy went to ride the Loop trains.  I got a few shots.  One CTA officer suggested we go to the Chinatown platform to catch outbound trains with the city as a back drop.  Got there and took a few shots, and another CTA employee told us we had to have permission to take photos.  I recited the official CTA policy, and she said we could tell it to the city police.  She picked up a phone at a call box and pretended to call.  I could see the cable was cut long ago.  I requested she call her supervisor in.  About then a train roared up, and the doors on the last car opened, about 5 feet away from us.  Marijuana smoke came pouring out and there were half a dozen rough looking guys sitting in there smoking dope.  She stepped over and said, "Excuse me, no smoking on the train."  That was it?   She hassles a couple of obvious tourists for taking a few photos of the skyline, threatens to call the police?  But with guys smoking dope it's "Excuse me......."   LOL here!  I told her the Chicago police likely had higher priorities on a late Saturday night than a couple of guys taking photos, following all the posted rules, and not bothering anybody.  She gave up and left.    So anyway, some shots.

 

I don't often name my photos, but the last one I will.  It was getting very late and there was a long time between trains.  During the day the downtown platforms are full of people scurrying on & off. Noise and chaos rules the day!  At night, the people are gone.  The platforms become a well lit, quiet sanctuary from the street below.  I like the peacefulness--it reminds me of nights out alone on the prairie!  In the last shot, a CTA Loop train is leaving and only one person remains behind, alone on a bench.  I call this shots, "Left Behind."

 

 

Kent in SD

 

 

 

 

My contribution for this week.

 

Getting ready for another major track improvement project. 

 

 

 

 

Bad Tie was replaced, but spikes ignored one tie away.

 

 

BNSF in the lead with a couple trailing CSX units.

 

 

 

A westbound train on the Fort Wayne Line with two four axle units in the lead.  I was concentrating so much on taking pictures, I didn't notice the cab until getting ready to post.

 

 

Close up of cab of 5632.

 

 

 

Just managed to get a shot of 5629 on the tail end of the westbound.  Karen remembers seeing an engineer in this unit.

 

 

Work train being held on Fort Wayne Line.

 

 

 

Abandoned building along right-of-way.

 

765 sister engine in Strasburg.

 

 

Great pics everyone.  Lafondue great pics from abroad. Here are a few pics from Lincoln,  I was at our training center for some reserts. Nick Sorry no steam pics, I like dirty diesels and tagged up cars. The last photo is a option to all those containers that get shipped from over seas. They make great burn rooms. Nick

Last Sunday, April 26, 2015; we took a Day Trip to Springfield, IL from Joliet.

 

Took Amtrak Train 303 down and Amtrak Train 304 back. We hit 100 MPH between Pontiac and Dwight, IL on the way back.

 

Hello everyone I know I am late to the show.

My new SUV GMC ACADIA.  And below that my 99 D0DGE RAM 1500 4X4