PROTOTYPE Weekend Proto Fun, 30 Sep 22

HemiAdda2d Sep 30, 2022

  1. HemiAdda2d

    HemiAdda2d Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

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    I'll get us started bright and early with this storm light shot of the former D&RGW La Jara, CO depot:

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  2. Hardcoaler

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    From 05/14/1976, a westbound at Barrington, IL. Interesting that GP-35 833 lacks mu hoses. It also lacks a bell on the nose, a common feature on C&NW diesel power. These were bought new by the C&NW in the spring of '64.

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  3. r_i_straw

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    Santa Fe Junction at Kansas City, Missouri-Kansas state line 6-29-16.
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  4. HemiAdda2d

    HemiAdda2d Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

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    That is really unusual, no bell or MU hoses? Wild catch!
     
  5. Hardcoaler

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    Without a bell, my first thought was that it must be a former CGW unit, but I wuz wrong. :oops:

    In the train's consist are loaded auto racks, with all of the vehicles fully exposed as was typical for the era. The C&NW must have loved GM. In other b&w negatives I see Chevrolets moving from the Janesville, WI plant toward Chicago and in others I see Pontiacs moving from Chicago west to perhaps Madison, WI. :) No doubt these loads passed by each other on a regular basis.
     
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  6. RailMix

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    Nice color. Those orange BNSF units really stand out from their surroundings.
     
  7. BNSF FAN

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    Here's one from somewhere in eastern PA. Maybe near Reading. Lost my notes from this trip. Feb. 7, 2004
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  8. badlandnp

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    MOW heading east, early before it may rain!
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  9. BoxcabE50

    BoxcabE50 HOn30 & N Scales Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

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    I used to daydream about having a home built in railroad style, such as this one. In the heyday of railroads, this must have been an interesting place to be. Working downstairs, and living above.
     
  10. BoxcabE50

    BoxcabE50 HOn30 & N Scales Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

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    About a dozen years ago, this late Train #8, gets away from Whitefish, Montana. Another gray day, with thunderstorms later on:

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  11. jhn_plsn

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    March 2015 at Canyon Siding/Sullivan's Curve in Cajon Ca.

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  12. Hardcoaler

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    Wow, that's a beautiful photo JP. Being an easterner, I'm quite sure my camera would lock up, unable to calculate an exposure for such an open, well-lit view. My camera recognizes only trees, phone wires, billboards, asphalt and filthy black NS units. :)
     
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  13. r_i_straw

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    I got a shot of the Morman Rocks but unfortunately no trains in sight.
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  14. Dogwood

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    But you spent the time in a great setting. Very nice shot.
     
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  15. Daves_Trains

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    And I thought computers are hard to learn to operate! :)

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  16. Mike VE2TRV

    Mike VE2TRV TrainBoard Member

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    Nah... It's easy. Just turn the doohickey and watch the gauge, keep in mind to turn up the gizmo before the loud thing blows.
     
  17. friscobob

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    Natchez Railway GP38-2 2147, now part of the Vermont Railway power roster, leaving White River Junction, VT to head north on subsidiary Washington Valley ( former Boston & Maine trackage) November 15, 2018.[​IMG]

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  18. BoxcabE50

    BoxcabE50 HOn30 & N Scales Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

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    More information, please. Am not familiar with the "Washington Valley".
     
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  19. Mike VE2TRV

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    My curiosity is raised also! I've found a Washington County RR and a Vermont Valley RR but not that one.
     
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  20. BoxcabE50

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    I'm thinking that Bob meant to type "Washington County".

    I have found some maps of the Vermont RY system. But I am not quite sure who has what trackage rights. There appear to be a few completely disconnected segments. Separate shortlines? This is interesting! I am surprised by how much of the old Rutland seems to have not just survived, but thrived. I never would have imagined those tracks going from old ALCo units, to seeing SD70's running.
     
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