Midweek Photos 5/15/2013

It's awesome to see such old style steam in motion. Thanks, Jake!

Last Saturday at Ogilvie Transportation Center in Chicago (known to us purists as the C&NW Terminal or Northwestern Station):

 

Approach trackage and signals;

 Various METRA F40PH's awaiting departure.

Great pics Tim,

Is that the little Baldwin switcher that Steamtown has had there for years.  I haven't seen it in a while and thought it had left.  Also I live in Old Forge, and was interested in maybe helping out in the roundhouse on repairs restorations.  I am a former auto and diesel mechanic and was thinking on voulenteering.  

 

Glenn

Glad you liked the photos.  #7 was built in 1897 and completed her first test runs last Friday.  A few issues popped up, but nothing that can't be repaired.  That photo was taken after the headlamp was lit for the first time and I slid it into the headlight housing.  The smoke is from the burning kerosene.

 

The second photo is of our 1932 "frankenstein" 4-4-0 (built out of an 1870's Manchester 0-4-0 with some pieces from two other locomotives), while we were in our yard area to load up on coal.

@SantaFe158..always nice to see pics from Greenfield..next time there will try to say Hi.

 

765 never looked so good..

 

Picture courtesy of Mr Gene Bowker, moderator of the G+ Railroad Photography community

The picture of the 765 was in Williamson, WV last August. That's Jerrad Bennett and myself in the cab window!

Thanks, please do if you see me.  I've been working weekends, but once school gets out I'll see how my schedule is.

2816 from a few years back...

 

 

Jake,

I for one am quite jealous of your new found role. There used to be a very long waiting list to be there at the shops, I waited years without contact, could not do it at the time when they did. For those who have never been to Greenfield Village / Henry Ford Museum, you don't know what your missing. I freely admit I always "overstay my welcome" when visiting and I'm local. Tons and tons(literally) of beautiful stuff. Mechanical, industrial, architecture, science, social, government, automotive, R.R., and some just plain oddball world history. Maybe 3-5 days straight would actually satisfy me. If they let me touch more I would never leave. Oh, that's not counting the tons of different kinds of major special events and exhibits covering government to toys, weddings to marathons. Hey, even if it pours, or someone in your group is too cool for a village/museum, and/or/after the Village/Museum is closed, there's a big ole I-max theater right there, and shopping nearby too. "No tells", Super 8, Red Roof, Hyatt, Ritz, etc. and the Village Inn all within 5-6 miles max.  20 min from metro airport. 10 min from Amtrack. Hey, their keeping steam alive, come visit .

this was a fine day indeed.

$oo

 

 

jay jay gave us nice views of Northwestern Station in Chicago today. Here's a look back in time.  1956 with the Kate Shelley "400" at the bumper post, and a Bi-level commuter train in 1972.

 

 

 

 

Fascinating C&NW pictures, Bill. They have three of those bi-levels out at IRM, and use them in excursion service. People who never commuted enjoy riding them, and kids love riding in the upper level. I commuted through North Western Station every day back in the 70's, so the pics really take me back. (I wish IRM had one of those CNW E8's!)  Thanks for posting them!

Nice before and after C&NW photos.  It's nice to see a steel signal bridge standing, even with modern day modular color light signals mounted on it.  And a photo of a C&NW E8 with number boards intact is uncommon.

Some great steam locomotive pics.  Out here on the West Coast...and the San Francisco Bay Area in particular...the operational steamer is the Southern Pacific 2472.  It's a P-8 4-6-2 Pacific.  It is located at the Golden Gate Railroad Museum in Niles Canyon, in the East Bay Area.  I have occassion to ride on it numerous times and assist in filming it.  Matt

Bill great photos.  I remember seeing those when I was a kid....seems like yesterday.

 

Chris

Thanks, Chris and others. Number 90 said: "a photo of a C&NW E8 with number boards intact is uncommon."  I didn't realize that. so, here is another. Train #162 at Negaunee, MI. A summer evening, probably about 1960.

 

 

Seen on the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pa.:

 

 

Bennet Levin's PRR E8's on the Horseshoe Curve during Altoona Railfest 2008:

 

The Kitchi Gammi Club Car: 

  

 

The Warrior Ridge:

 

 

The Pennsylvania "120" car:

 

At the Altoona Transportation Center Station during Railfest 2008:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rounding the bend heading towards Pittsburgh at the Cassandra Overlook Park in Cassandra, Pa., a little west of Altoona:

 

And the Amtrak "Pennsylvanian" follows behind:

 

 

Good E8 photos, fellows.  Thanks for posting them.

Nice shots above, looks like the fan railroads are back up and running!  I headed down to Kansas City last week for their Railfan Day, at Union Station.  Lots of people showed up.  I got one shot I kind of liked of a first gen EMD in K.C. Southern paint.  Shots two and three are of the D&I Railroad rolling by south of Fairfield, and then in Canton SD.  I used my c.1902 Kodak Brownie No. 2 Model B for all shots.  It's over 110 years old and still clicking!


Kent in SD

Things are afoot in New Freedom, PA. We may see the return of an excursion train with vintage equipment soon...

 

 

Here goes my contribution from the coast of Maine, The GP9M is on the table in Rockland,Me yard along with the observation car Alexander Hamilton(ex PRR) and the Amtrak Downeaster's F40 cabbage was taken during national train day in Brunswick, ME, Galo 3rd.

On another day to work i passed by the Rockland yard and i saw the Pair of FL 9s on the turntable being serviced and placed back to back, so out came the camera for these shots for the F unit fans, for us locals we have not seen the 488 and 489 back to back since the beginning of excursion service when they were used in tandem for the six car consist, but since then, they both went through major overhauls down in Morristown,NJ and will now pull the consist running alone.One some rare occasions they put them on the ends of the consist push pull style, Gman.

Those Maine Eastern locomotives have a very attractive livery. Thanks for posting the pics. 

I got a good impression of Maine Eastern from a ride on their passenger train. Their equipment was clean, the crew was friendly, the track rode very well, and the train handling was first-rate. The Engineer "knew the air."