Midweek Photos 6/15/2016

Sunday came, and another chance to go on the chase.  This is actually a good line to chase the train, even though the train hauls out at 40 MPH on average. There train pulls into the station again.  Photo from the parking garage.

Backing onto the wye to take the B Line to Front Royal. 

Our first stop was at Rectortown. We hoped this antebellum freight station would make a nice front for the train to pass behind.  

Except for the blue tarp, it looks good to me. 

Rolling through Delaplane again. 

I might say this is my favorite, if not best, photo of the weekend.  It has a 20th Century Limited-type look to it.  Yet all N&W at the same time.  This is near Linden.

Still more to come.

The next stop was Markham, VA where we encountered this neat old building. It is well cared for, but I don't know if it is in use as a produce distributor.

I made a new friend while waiting for the train to arrive. 

She waited patiently for the train to arrive, but a cat has only so much time to devote.  Now comes the train.

My last batch of photos.  This is coming into an s-curve near Manassas.  I forget the name of the location.  

Pure power in this engine.

This car, dome Stampede Pass, would be my ride on the afternoon excursion on June 5..

Nice to catch signals in use on the mainline.  Here she is rolling into town. 

Then, after pulling through the wye again, 611 comes to the station before preparation for the 2:00 excursion.  This was a great run, and a great weekend in Virginia.  I really enjoyed it.

See you next week. 

My contribution for this week: My personal favorite N&W motive power the M class...

...meanwhile down in Roanoke one could see a 12 inch to the foot model of the dealer's tables in the Silver Hall at York.

The Reading & Northern has restored a pair of Budd RDC's (9166 and 9168) for excursions from Pottsville, PA. The trip down the former Reading Main Line to North Reading Yard (and interchange with the NS) included tours of offices and shops at Port Clinton.

Both RDC's have plush tan seats and murals on the ceiling by an artist from Kempton, PA.

Refreshment Car 9166 has Reading "black diamonds" in the floor.

Robert S. Butler posted:

...meanwhile down in Roanoke one could see a 12 inch to the foot model of the dealer's tables in the Silver Hall at York.

WOW! Nice shot.

Container re-purposed as an art gallery. 

Another, as shaded urban seating.

Last Saturday, we took a friend who hadn't visited New York City in several decades to see the sights, most notably the shopping experiences along Canal Street and, at the opposite end of the spectrum, the upscale shops of 5th and Madison Avenues in the 50s. 

As should be expected of any self-respecting train guy, we got around town by subway. Posted below are some of my images documenting the variety of equipment still to be found on the various routes. We see R62s on a downtown 3 train, R142s on an uptown 2, R160s on an uptown F and good old R46s coming and going on an uptown R train.

I've also included several views of station facility vignettes. These include a mural of a vintage vision of futuristic train travel gracing the Times Square 42nd Street station, signage at Canal Street which still features Chinese symbols and a family of penguins at 59/60th Streets and 5th Avenue in deference to the nearby Central Park Zoo. The New York City subway is truly an amazing experience. I hope you enjoy your virtual trip  

Bob

That shows what shutting down the coal industry did,  trickle down unemployment. SAD, VERY SAD

Mike, this is very nice

Ed

Ed Mullan posted:

Mike, this is very nice

Ed

Thanks Ed! I'm always trying to improve!