Here in the South, the Louisville and Nashville Railroad had a daycoach that was specially outfitted with removable steel bars. The bars could be...
Southen style whistleboard for a public grade crossing. However, many years ago, two long and two short blasts were the signal for approaching a...
On the other hand, at very slow speeds locomotives and cars have been known to climb over derails without going on the ground. Many years ago, the...
I used to use a big red Cadillac Fleetwood for my daily transportation. That always got attention when I pulled into the railyard for work or went...
A low cost method would be to check out the microfilm at your local library. Old newspapers often had railroad advertisements and train schedules....
No one hit the nail directly on the head, but Jim's reply was the closest. Coupling sticks were used with the link and pin couplers in the bad old...
Who knows what a coupling stick was and how they were used? :cool: [ 29. November 2002, 16:30: Message edited by: Alan Walker ]
20th Century- Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway with Southern Railway and affiliated lines a close second. Two runners up are the...
Mine would be the yellow and black markings along with the red and yellow company logos on the J2 and J3 Dixie Type locomotives of the Nashville,...
Here's a few more to add to the list: CSX-Crash, Smash and Explode East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia-Eat Turnips, Vegetables and Greens East...
Interesting. I'm interested in large scale (15" gauge live steam) railroading and have always though it would be neat to construct a railroad line...
Amen to that, brother! Anyone who is that "uneducated" concerning railroading would be oblivious to that fact that they can call the railroad to...
Not that I know of. However, turning up the blower a good bit and working the locomotive a little will keep the tunnel relatively clear without...
Yes they do still get paid, at least down here.We have three or four paid shop men who are also enginemen. We run seven days a week in the...
I'll have to say that perhaps my three favorite bridges are the old East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad bridge crossing Chickamauga...
Yes, but by all accounts she was a pain to work on. One particular gripe concerned her smokebox door which opens upwards like the hood of your...
Of course, being the first modern war, other capabilities were developed such as special tools necessary to repair damaged railroads or destroy...
Perhaps I should have said that I recalled reading accounts of the first mile-a-minute run. It should also be noted that during the Andrews Raid...
If I remember correctly, it was made in 1848 on the Boston & Maine's western division by the locomotive Antelope with Superintendent Chas. Minot...
I know that feeling all too well. On our trains operating through town, its no fun working as the flagman. When you're not providing flag...
