Midweek Photos 6/21/2017 [Real Trains]

The final Ringling Bros. circus train on the spur last May in Uniondale NY.

I took some of these at the Harrisburg PA train station, one at Horseshoe Curve and the picture of the S-1 picture in the Chicago Union Station Metropolitan Lounge.

A couple shots from my trip to Chicago and a few other places while I was in town for the Joliet Rocket this weekend.

After arriving back in Joliet, my coworker, girlfriend and I headed out to the Illinois Railway Museum for a visit before they closed.

One of the few diesels I've been wanting to see for years, Burlington E5 9911.  What an awesome locomotive to see in person.

A sister to the Detroit and Lima Northern #7 locomotive that I work on, former Toledo and Detroit 4-4-0 #16, which was once a part of the DT&I.  Both engines were saved by Henry Ford upon selling the railroad in the late 1920's, and they were displayed in the Henry Ford Museum together for many years.  The locomotive was traded to IRM for Bessemer 2-8-0 #154 in the 1980's.

Frisco 1630 upon completing its last run of the day.

It's always fun seeing locally significant pieces, like this former Detroit Street Railways Peter Witt streetcar.

We also made a stop at the Museum of Science and Industry on Monday.

Monday, 6/19/2017: 10:35AM
Maryland Midland UBHF (Union Bridge-Highfield) rolls westbound after switching NVR Homes factory in Thurmont,MD. The rebuilt GP38 and 2 rebuilt SD40s will use all of their 8,000 HP to lift about 3 dozen freight cars up the 1.93% ruling grade up to Blue Ridge Summit. This train will return in 3 hours eastbound in an intense thunderstorm.
All images by Warren W. Jenkins

We have platforms!  Scranton Transit trolley #505 is in her last few weeks of metal fab as the platforms take shape.  

 Head end power of the Buckingham Branch Railroad in Dillwyn, Va

I've been back after the D&I this week, piling up more shots in my inventory.  A bit of trivia first.  
D&I Railroad runs through (South) Dakota and Iowa, but the official name goes only by the initials.  The reason is a sort of deference to the state of South Dakota, which actually owns the tracks from Canton and Elk Point, SD, after dipping into Iowa twice.  

1.  Train entering the east leg of the Canton wye.  The traveling conductor throws this switch.  

2.  Round bales south of Hawarden, IA.

3. The white boxes are bee hives.  I didn't get too close.  Bees are a major source of income on the Northern Plains, not only for the honey but also as pollinators. 

4. Elevator at Hudson, SD.  Trains no longer load here as most of the corn gets used at the ethanol plant a mile south.

Kent in SD