I cannot find the longer version of this, but if you saw it, the train actually stops, backs up, then goes ahead again.
CRS moment--May have shared this already, but here you go again. "Alphabet Soup Over Gassman: Q" An eastbound Seattle or Portland-Chicago Q-symbol intermodal cruises downgrade over Gassman Coulee Trestle after sunset. It was a busy afternoon of eastbounds stacked up at the "Minot Wall". Trains are stacked up west of Gassman Switch waiting to enter Gavin Yard for inspection, crews, fuel, etc. I had just missed a V train of autoracks minutes before while driving up, and the Z train prior has already been shared. An H-train was also queued up eastbound and ready to cross the trestle.
Iowa Interstate 511, 519, 503 leading 117 cars through Walford, IA. January 16, 2022 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
IIRC, when first introduced in the US, the 914 was considered an over-priced VW because its engine had only four cylinders.
My college roommate had an old 914 that he would periodically let me drive. What a blast that car was. Like a go cart, but on rails. The four cylinders were plenty at the time.
CP power at the "Roundhouse Track" in Minot, ND at the old Soo yard. CP 4422 was Soo Line 4422, it's on home rails. Fun fact: the Minot yard on Soo never had a roundhouse or turntable, just a wye and 2-stall engine house. Look, ma, no GEs!
A neat catch in the background is SD30C-ECO 5022, as well as the back end of sister 5032 behind the 4422.
You're right. Some Porsches of the period even had VW logos on dashboard switches and buttons. VW and Porsche have had a long and often acrimonious relationship and it culminated with a gloves-off bout with each carmaker trying to buy the other, with VW winning control in 2012. VW also owned a controlling interest in Audi for many years and moved to buy the balance in 2020. VW and Toyota often trade places as the No. 1 and No. 2 global carmakers.
The old Missouri Pacific depot in Longview, Texas. March 8, 2011. The old train order mast seems to have grown some hair.
When the original Beetles first arrived in the States in 1946-47, we called them "Belch Wagons". My uncle bought one, all 36HP. We all laughed when we heard him coming blowing "Beep, Beep".
Circa mid 70s, my first job was as a lot tech at a used car lot. Still in junior high, I was as sharp as a bowling ball. The first week there, one of the salesmen asked me to check the coolant level on the Volkswagen. At least I knew where the engine was!
Why "Belch Wagons"? Spilt rear window Beetles from the early post-WW-II era are worth big money these days.
