Midweek Photos 9/23/15

Good day to all you rail fans,  Just adding a few from Colorado. Enjoy, Bruce

Here are some odds and ends from Northeastern PA since Steamtown's Railfest 2015 ended. 

Sometime during Railfest, a trickster placed a pumpkin on the Big Boy, UP 4012 at Steamtown.  It was taken down by the Thursday after, I believe.  Nickel Plate Road 765 was under steam waiting for the Norfolk Southern crew to take her northbound.  The NS diesel, 2650 should take a number of the cars and Amtrak display pieces southbound. Both trains left Steamtown in the 3 o'clock hour of September 8.

The long passenger train sits on the Mall siding at Steamtown.

For September 12 and 13, Steamtown brought the cab of Boston & Maine 3713 to Nicholson, PA for display.  It was brought up to a huge town fair to celebrate 100 years of the Tunkhannock Creek Viaduct.  We brought it to promote awareness of the steam locomotive restoration, and encouraged selfies to be taken.  

We even let people enter the cab if they wanted, so photos could be taken.  More on this engine at www.project3713.com

Dopey me.  While I was in Nicholson for both days, I neglected to take photos of the bridge.  So here is a photo I snapped when she was only 95 years old.  

Some more shots of our trip to the Rochelle Railroad Park:

Capped off with three Phillies games at Wrigley Field in Chicago.  It was 115 degrees!

I saw the pumpkin go up on Monday night, but was sworn to secrecy of the identity of the tricksters (which is easy since I don't know them lol, but they assured me it was done in fun). Thanks for sharing how long it took to find though.

While on a family drive on Sunday, the 20th, we had lunch in Evanston, WY. There is a roundhouse there under restoration and a small yard. Got a few photos there, and then heading back West we stopped at Castle Rock and Echo Canyon.

Some nice shots above from Wyoming.  Some day I'll check it out.  Meanwhile, the track work continues on the BNSF Canton (SD) Sub, forcing the D&I to run after MoW knocks off for the day.  This won't last forever, so I'm making the most of it!

1. Engineer Mike Bartleman edges past a BNSF work train (NS) at the Canton SD elevator.

2. Another D&I s/b at the Canton elevator.  

3. Train passes the MILW freight depot in Hudson, SD.  The depot is also still there, but that's a shot for another night. 

4. Steam tractor operator giving directions to threshing team at Andover, SD.

5. The noon tractor parade at the James River Valley Threshing Show (Andover, SD.)

Now, off to Kansas City.

Kent in SD

Hello  Well I went out to the tracks yesterday towards sunset. That's when the police came by to see who was sitting along the tracks. Then the Somonauk Police also came by to check. The Sandwich Police said they had an accident recently and they wear just checking.  Well hear are a couple shots I took yesterday  Enjoy.

I've never had a bad day at Rochelle, Wrigley now that's another story.  Go Cubs!

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