Hi everyone, here's the photos for this week. Hardcoaler with Southern 181 gjslsffan with Rio Grande 5323 Akirasho with ex-Conrail 5430 r_i_straw with SP 4743 BNSF FAN with HATX 915 bremner with UP 7508 SP 9811 with SSW 8052 BuddyBurton with IC 3107 hoyden with a railgun HemiAdda2d at sunset and badlandnp with BNSF 7392
Very nice catch of SR highhood 181!!! That wartime gun, bet that came in handy during the war. Great set as always y’all!!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
That must be a German gun, which we captured and brought back here. But I cannot think of where it is kept?
Not so. The Schwerer Gustav and its two siblings were destroyed at the end of WW-II, or shortly thereafter. Their histories are described in this Wikipedia article. It's a lengthy read, but interesting from both military and engineering perspectives.
She said it was at the Aberdeen Proving Grounds. I believe it has since been moved to Fort Lee just south of Richmond, VA. I saw it from Highway 36 last year. From: https://www.army.mil/article/48580/historic_enemy_artillery_piece_makes_its_way_to_fort_lee On Google maps: https://www.google.com/maps/place/F...7894fceae7124e!8m2!3d37.2489537!4d-77.3381855 Edit: No, the one I found on Google maps is a different gun. I will keep searching to see if I can find it.
This looks more like it but can't get street view of it. https://www.google.com/maps/place/F...7894fceae7124e!8m2!3d37.2489537!4d-77.3381855 You can almost read "Leopold" on the side in this "3D" view.