No April fools joke here, the aurora borealis was out yesterday. I sacrificed sleep to get up at 0230 and get trackside right round 0300. Here's one capture of grain hoppers set out in an elevator siding at Carpio, ND: Aurelia, ND: This is the typical Aurelia shot you may have seen before:
Awesome picture!!!!! It was a close tie between the Southern GP30's and the Southern SD45's as to which was my all time favorite.
About the time I usually get up. Then I'm in zombie mode until the caffeine kicks in and starts my brain. Great shots, Hemi. Love those aurora photos.
Nothing really special this week, but I did catch NS 1206 single-handedly lead a NS 917, an empty CWR train past the Wernersville, PA, station westbound on Wednesday. A few minutes later, a brief snow flurry that melted on contact chased me home.
Minot, ND on the CP. Get your shots now, as these will soon start to disappear in interchange service when they hit 50 years old!
Snoqualmie Train Museum Da Mooses took a nice wee drive around the cool wet northwest foothills and ended up at the Snoqualmie Train Museum just as they were opening. Took a few photos: 1. Stinkin' 45 ton GE disease'el: 2. A water tank car attached to a US Plywood 2-6-6-2 wee beastie: 3. A railroady thing and the rotting carcass of what appears to be a log car sitting near the corner of the Snoqualmie train station: 4. A rotary snow plow:
I had to leave after today's meeting at the Sebring Model Railroad Club so I could get home for a Zoom meeting with our Liberia mission board. But, as I was leaving, NS 8089 and 9457 were passing eastbound toward Pittsburgh leading a long mixed manifest that seemed to be mostly steel and a few auto carriers. I pulled out of the parking lot and headed home but was only a couple blocks away when I pulled to the side to get a picture of NS 4078 pushing from near the rear. Sent from my SM-A716U using Tapatalk
Diesel #7320. Nee- U.S. Army, ex- U.S. Navy. The "water tank car" is actually a conversion which served as her tender. (Done by a previous logging RR owner.) The locomotive used to have saddle tanks in earlier years. Cannot recall whether that was done by U.S. Plywood Corp or previous. (Ex- Kosmos Lumber #11. It was at one time a huge operation, east of Morton, WA.) That "railroady thing" is an ex-Rayonier side dump car, and the other is an ex-Rayonier disconnect log car truck. Rotary is ex- Northern Pacific RY X10. Built for use on Stampede Pass, downsized due to that tunnel being small.
Please clarify-camera “shots” or tetanus “shots”? Just kidding-beautiful photo. Personally, I love seeing rolling stock that’s got a few (million?) miles on it. Gives it character. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Snoqualmie Train Museum Some additional photos from yesterday when Da Mooses took a nice wee drive around the cool wet northwest foothills and ended up at the Snoqualmie Train Museum just as they were opening: 1. US Plywood 2-6-6-2 info. sign and tank car connection: 2. Side dump car underside detail: 3. US Army ambulance kitchen car: 4. Snow plow info. sign and detail of plow aft end:
