Try this for the MODOC Academy. http://modocrailroadacademy.com/
The Albany, NY building now belongs to the state of NY.
The fumes were not that bad but the haze obscured the portals. I can only remember one incident where an eastbound freight entered the tunnel with...
I can't count the times I have worked in or passed through the tunnel but I can remember only one time when I could see both portals from central...
Here is the B&M Historical Society with lots of good info. http://www.trainweb.org/bmrrhs/
Here is the B&M Historical Society web site. Has a great amount of information. http://www.trainweb.org/bmrrhs/
The Fitchburg was one of the original railroads that were all eventually merged to form the B&M. If my memory is correct the Fitchburg ran from...
Here is the east west Fitchburg line from Rotterdam Jct, NY to Boston, Mass. [img]
Here is a map of the Conn River line from Springfield, Mass to Wells River, Vermont. [img]
The main line from Boston to Mechanicville, NY was double track with sections of CTC and the remainder was automatic block. From E. Deerfield to...
Alan,if you have any questions about the B&M I can probably help. I am most familiar with the Fitchburg Division but have also worked on the New...
About 10 miles north of Redding is Lake Shasta which is now 100 feet below the maximum level. Interstate I-5 crosses the lake and the bottom deck...
Never had that happen before. I tried several times to upload but no photo ever showed up. I decided to try one more time and it uploaded along...
Here is the 4449 at San Jose, CA station in 1991 about to leave fot Sacramento. [img]
I was going to put another 4449 photo on but Railimages will not let me upload it. I will try later on.
Jim - I took this at the SP Santa Clara yard in 1991. [img]
Alan-The Danbury Rail Museum has a B&M mogul (1400 class) and I think Peirce has photos of it in Railimages.
Alan - I can remember on the B&M they were still running 2-6-0s on work trains and small 2-8-0s on local freights in 1948. Also had Also S-1s and...
I visited Turtle Bay Museum today and found this old two truck Lima Shay on display. Also had a couple of log cars behind the Shay. [img]...
These were taken by my brother on May 22, 1999 at Reno, NV as the 844 and 3985 headed west to the Sacramento Rail Fair. This was the trip where...