Midweek Photos 6/6/2012

What a beautiful train!   Thanks for posting...

Railroad station in Toledo:

That's not the Toledo station I know of, Pete.  Is that Toledo in Spain?

I hope you had a great time at the Grand Canyon! I was there last year, but didn't take the train. It is a magnificent sight, though. No photo can ever do it justice.

A GP38-2 switches out freight in Mt Clemens, MI

Interesting find....

 

Los Angeles, California, January 25, 1948: A Santa Fe Diesel passenger locomotive hangs over Aliso Street after running off the end of rails at Union Station.

 

Tim,

That's correct - Toledo, Spain.   A beautiful structure with a strong Moorish influence.

 

We were in Toledo a couple of weeks ago; used RENFE to get to/from Madrid.

Pete

 How old is Elliot ! ??

 Where do you go to see an E8 in Illinois Central paint?

Answer: Upstate New York

 

 

At North Creek.

 

 

At North Creek, with the Hudson River in the background.

 

 

Running around the train.  Soon the tracks north of here will be reopened to allow access to long dormant mines.

 

 

Now at Saratoga Springs, the train is passed by the CP road freight before departing for North Creek.

I always was under the impression that the engine sat on top of the trucks and was held there by the massive weigh of the engine, if that is true how come the truck of this engine did not fall to the ground below. Thanks Jim

Cables to the traction motors prevent the trucks from falling.

 

Rusty

Not quite, Rusty!  The weight of that complete truck and traction motor/wheel set assembly would have ripped those TM cables right apart.

 

There are side bearing clips, on each side of the truck bolster, which keep the truck attached to the under frame. Thus, when un-trucking a unit, the first thing done is the removal of the two side bearing clips, then the TM cables are disconnected, then the flexible air brake hoses, then the rubber sand hoses.

Learn something new everyday!

 

Rusty

I have seen that photo before, anybody know what the cause was?

You sure can not blame that one on texting or unauthorized cell phone use.

 

From Wikipedia,

January 25, 1948: Locomotive #19L, leading the Super Chief, loses braking ability while preparing to depart Los Angeles' Union Passenger Terminal (LAUPT). The train crashes through a steel bumper post and then a concrete wall located at the end of the dead-end track, and ultimately comes to rest with the front half of the locomotive dangling 20 feet (6 m) above Aliso Street below. Although there are no injuries, the engineer loses his job over the incident.

Are there trains in Scotland?  Aye, laddie.  Indeed!  While the diesels are but-ugly, the steamers more than make up for it!  Did you know that the Scottish 10 pound bill has the Glenfinnian RR viaduct on the back?  Their 20 pound note has the Firth of Forth RR bridge on the back of it.  Photo:  Forth Bridge, Queenferry, near Edinburgh below.  The scale of it is difficult to show.  There is a passenger train on the bridge in this photo, but it is so tiny compared to the bridge it barely shows up.


Kent in Glasgow

Thanks for the information Tom.... 

Another shot of the Forth Bridge, to show its scale.  Taken with 400mm Nikon len.


Kent in Glasgow,
heading to London
on 1st class British
sleeper train

Kent,

if I remember correctly, it was the Firth of Fourth design that gave Gustave Lilenthal the confidence to propose a bridge over the North (Hudson) River to the PRR in 1900 in lieu of a tunnel.

Are you talking about the "firth Bridge", the fifth bridge, the "Forth Bridge", or the fourth bridge?

 

Are there 3 or 4 other bridges, up-river or down-river too?

Thanks for sharing all the great photos.

 

 

Well, these do  not happen very often:

 

http://www.railpictures.net/photo/398455

 

http://www.railpictures.net/photo/398815/

 

http://www.railpictures.net/photo/339885/

 

Prairie

The Firth of Forth bridge is one of the engineering marvels of the world! 

 

I'd like to see it in person some day.  Maybe even enjoy a fifth of Scotch while crossing. 

It's probably the Founders turning over in their graves.

Thursday of last week was the start of the Dunsmuir Railroad Days.  The train with equipment from the WP museum Portola CA arrived Wednsday evening.  Thursday we arranged the equipment for the weekends Railroad Days celebration.  UP provided their Centennial and Heritage unit UP 1996.  The WP museum provided three cabooses, three passenger cars, a box car and rare shorty coiled steel gondola along with WP 2001.

 

 

Thanks Tim, those are great pictures.

 

Tim is on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon, relatively close to the Bright Angel Trail head. 6860ft (2093m) above sea level.  The trail that you can see to Tim's left, is to Plateau Point from Indian Garden camp grounds.  Indian Gardens/Plateau Point is 3800ft(1160m). 4.8 miles from where Tim is to Indian Gardens and another 1.5 miles to Plateau Point via the trail.  The Colorado River is visible below Plateau Point.  River elevation is 2480 ft and another 3.2miles via the trail and an interesting switchback section called "The Devil's Cork Screw" .  Another 1.5 miles along the river, cross either of two bridges, to Phantom Ranch/Bright Angel Camp Ground for the evening.  

 

Hikes from the top to the river and back in one day are discouraged. Even hikes to Plateau Point and back in one day are for the experience hiker.  You are experiencing dessert deception, everything appears much closer than it is. Difference in temperature from were Tim is to the river is an easy 30 degrees.

 

The Sante Fe developed the South, though much further West of where Tim is. Hermit's Rest and Hermit's Rest Trail. There was a tram for transportation of supplies down.  Bright Angel trail was privately owned, not part of the Sante Fe experience.     

 

The Union Pacific developed the North Rim.  Rail access was to Cedar City, Utah and bus from there.  There was a loop that included Zion, Bryce and other attractions.  

 

Tim, I hope you had a good time.  The Canyon is a very special place for me.

Thank you,

Mike

From a few trips back