We spend a a great amount of or energy and film photographing trains. But without the infrastructure and the people the trains would go nowhere. I am going to start off the infrastructure thread with this photo of a groundthrow. This one is still in use in the Danbury Railway Museum railyard. It has patent dates of 1927 and 1928 molded into its cast frame. And it was manufactured in Hilburn, NY. Note to board admin: If there is a better place for this thread, please move it. I didn't find any for infrastructure. [ 12. October 2002, 13:58: Message edited by: Peirce ]
<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Peirce: We spend a a great amount of or energy and file photographing trains. But without the infrastructure and the people the trains would go nowhere.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Yahwoo! I've always said, it's a model railroad, not a model train! ------------------ Ed Harrison Ed's Mental Cab Ride
Exactly... Even though I pay more atention to detailing my equipment more at times than detailing my scenery. ------------------ Theres no such thing as having to many coal hoppers or GP40-2 when you model Chessie System LONG LIVE THE KITTEN!!! LONG LIVE BIG BLUE!!! LONG LIVE THE BN!!! (I am one of those wierd Chessie,CR,BN Fans) I looked at DCC... and stayed DC! Junkyard Wars is a Cool Show!!! Maumee & Cuyahoga Rail System is Proud to be NARA's 20th Member
As GATs and i both work on rail infrastructure i suppose we take it for granted when I go too work tomorrow I'll have a look at what pictures I have and I'll start posting them. I had been thinking about proposing a Signallng forum to Charlie but maybe it could be more than just signalling. ------------------ Regards Paul #1-Moderator & Member number 50 SPAD Investigator #1 ICQ 61198217 http://users.bigpond.net.au/railroad2000
If you guys can get a person next to the item, it can give us a feel for the size too. ------------------ Watash #982 "See you in the Pit"
Hey There! Kudos for the idea! Its great... As a conductor for the C&O out of Richmond, I will testify that those Butterfly switch stands were the biggest pain in the rump! They are so hard to throw it isn't even funny! They were the worst of the Ramapo low-boys! Where oh, where are my high-stands? Or how about run-throughs....Hey Dinosaur! Yeah, you Watash! How about an old spring switch? Ha Ha Ha! If it ain't in notch 8, you're runnin' late! Get that coal down! Randy SLSFFRISCOKID
Bravo! You're getting the idea. Now let's see more pix of those things that support all that great rolling stock. My hope was that I could get you to look beyond the obvious. ------------------ Peirce Behrendt Southbury, CT peirce@attglobal.net (formerly ibm.net)
Here's two for one. In the foreground, a service pit, long out of use. It is accessed from the turntable (still operational) in the background. They are located in the yard of the Danbury Railway Museum. This yard was orginally owned by the New Haven RR and used to support both freight and passeger operations. [ 12. October 2002, 14:01: Message edited by: Peirce ]
How would you guys feel about this topic being part of "On the rails" and include MOw equiment in the same forum as well as all types of prototype equipment? ------------------ Regards Paul #1-Moderator & Member number 50 SPAD Investigator #1 ICQ 61198217 http://users.bigpond.net.au/railroad2000 [This message has been edited by Colonel (edited 29 January 2001).]
<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Colonel: How would you guys feel about this topic being part of "On the rails" and include MOw equiment in the same forum as well as all types of prototype equipment? <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Sounds like a great idea to me... ------------------ Ed Harrison Ed's Mental Cab Ride
As I suggested in my first post for this thread, such a move might be considered. So, it is fine with me. The reason I started it here was to nudge us photographers to look beyond the obvious and see what else, railroad related, is around us. Including MOW and other prototype stuff is OK too. We might also want to consider another thread focusing on the people who make it all work. ------------------ Peirce Behrendt Southbury, CT peirce@attglobal.net (formerly ibm.net)
For starters, in the MOW category, we have the lowly Burro crane. [ 30. March 2004, 19:51: Message edited by: Peirce ]
That looks great! I wouldn't mind one of those standing in my MOW siding ------------------ Alan Curtis. Moderator. Member #12 The perfect combination - BNSF and N Scale! www.alancurtismodels.com Andersley Western Railroad Alan's American Gallery
Slsffriscokid, the spring switches were great unless frozen! Did you ever see a trainee leaning on the lever of a high stand, the engine or car coming out on the main, and the kid didn't have the lever latched? I have, and after I got up, I remembered to always latch the lever and let it fall all the way down!HA. ------------------ Watash #982 "See you in the Pit"
Back to infrastructure items. Here is something that has gone from very common to very rare. I am not going to name it just yet. It would be interesting to see how many of the "younger" members of our little group recognize it. [ 30. March 2004, 20:02: Message edited by: Peirce ]
Thanks, E-8. I still hope others will join in and post some of their non-train railroad pictures. Com'on guys, let's see some you your shots, even if you have to go out and take some new ones. Seriously, I do hope others will join in. I don't have a huge collection of infrastructure and MOW pix. But, I am going to answer my own challenge and to out and get more. .
Okay, I'm in. Here is a shot of the signal towers they put in when BNSF tripple tracked the area between Esperanza and Prado Dam, California. I sure wish we'd get a decent N scale version of this...
Okay, here's another one. The main line belongs to the Metrolink (SCAX) and takes a short cut from the BNSF line at Atwood to Orange, California. The closest siding gets maybe one or two cars spotted there a month, while the next siding, with the tankers, gets in and out traffic every day. Haven't figured out why they have low profile on one and not the other. Must be one of those if it's not broke, don't fix it things.
Here's that siding from the other end. The tanks are filled with corn syrup for a food processing plant. I like the chain link and barbed wire around the siding. I'm going to do that in a couple places on my home layout.
