Another shot of the coal tipple in Blue Heron.
A sign on coal cars and hoppers at Blue Heron
One of the several Southern Railway hoppers at Blue Heron
The tipple at Blue Heron
Coal tipple @ Blue Heron
A diorama(HO scale) of the coal tipple and surrounding area at Blue Heron.
A board on the history of the Stearns Coal & Lumber Company.
Some of the equipment used to mine coal.
Riding over the bridge towards Blue Heron,KY
These curves were 24" and 26" radius. Too small to handle Big wheel based engines and Pullman cars. The outer curve had an elevation of...
These curves were 24" and 26" radius. Too small to handle Big wheel based engines and Pullman cars.
The Athearn Big Boy was put to the test on the Big Pine & Sawgrass Club layout. The consist of 32 cars included several IMRC 40' reefers, 40'...
Big boy in detail photo was taken on the annual trainshow Eurospoor at Utrecht the Netherlands
From the Cal Zephyr, March, 2007.
The installation lets you get pretty close to the Big Boy's cab area.
It's is a long way up from the parking lot to the train installation, the whole museum looks down on I-80 and the Missouri river (BNSF trackage...
Notice the ice?