Wil's Slide Box

Rotary OM at Chama, Early 1975 (Beyer Patton)


At the Narrows, Early 1975 (Beyer Patton)

 

Simmering at Chama, Early 1975 (Beyer Patton)


Rolling along east of Chama, Early 1975 (Beyer Patton)

 

On the Black Hills Central, 1973 (Beyer Patton)


Executive service at Grand Junction, 1973 (Beyer Patton)

 

My! How the Black Hills Central has grown!! Still have that little tank, and the two mallets! Which are awesome fun! Neat!

 

One, the original loco they used.

 

It is the 7, here it is in this video..

 

D&RGW Business Car 100 "Wilson McCarthy", Grand Junction, CO, 1973 (Beyer Patton)


A steam triangle at Antonito, 1973 (Beyer Patton)

 

Black Hills Central 104, Hill City, SD, 1973 (Beyer Patton)


Taking on some water, South Dakota, 1973 (Beyer Patton)

 

A sparking D&RGW GP40-2 3113 at Winter Park, January 1974 (Beyer Patton)

 

Waiting for a freight, January 1974 (Beyer Patton)


Meeting the freight, January 1974 (Beyer Patton)

 

Great action shot!

 

Waiting for the freight to pass, January 1974 (Beyer Patton)


Down at Denver Union Station, January 1974 (Beyer Patton)

 

UP 2-10-2 5511, Cheyenne, WY, Autumn 1981 (Beyer Patton)

A UP/WP combo at Cheyenne, Autumn 1981 (Beyer Patton)

 

5511 was just donated to Railroading Heritage of Midwest America along with the Challenger. I don't think I have ever paid much attention to this locomotive, and when the donation subject came up on another post a few days ago, nobody said anything about this one. I think we are all focused on the challenger and the passenger cars.

I don't think 5511 was ever restored or run on a heritage excursion. It would be cool to see this locomotive get some attention. I wonder what else is in the depths of the Cheyenne roundhouse that hasn't come out in years.

 

That Mount Hood Railroad caboose in the shop as well, that's cool!

Hopefully it's still around today!

 

UP 4-8-8-4 4004, Cheyenne, WY, Autumn 1981 (Beyer Patton)


The firing squad, Near Cheyenne, Autumn 1981 (Beyer Patton)

 

Is that the Budd Lo-Pac 2000 well car in the second photo? If so, this is an extremely rare shot. Are there any subsequent photos in your collection showing the car close-up?

I wonder if the large crowd was gathered to catch that car, or they simply got lucky. If they were smart, they'd get a better photo of it. Who cares about the locomotives in this case?

 

Found a photo of one on Reddit - in the process of loading with a 45 foot trailer:

https://www.reddit.com/r/trains/comments/jnh8bm/rare_image_of_budds_lopac_2000_prototype_double/

And it just had to be on CN at the former Turcot intermodal yard, also referred to as MonTerm. That yard replaced the old Turcot flat-switching yard, and has since been ripped up. Now Taschereau yard (with hump) has taken over.