Thursday Proto Photo, Nov 5/15

[Lenny53]

[Rich_S]

Looks like a RPO (Railway Post Office) but who's RPO?

[Lenny53]

Looks like a RPO (Railway Post Office) but who's RPO?

Canadian Pacific

[Jesse6669]

A face only a mother could love  [ Guests cannot view attachments ]

[Ed Kapuscinski]

I finally got to posting a blog post on my railfanning activities around the N Scale Weekend back in August.
http://railfanning.kapuscinski.net/2015/08/the-2015-n-scale-weekend-trip-to-cumberland/

Some highlights.

Conrail hoppers on the EBT dual gauge track.


The former PRR station in Huntingdon PA.


Western Maryland Scenic 734 on its way to servicing.


CSX working at the Maryland Midland interchange in Blue Ridge Summit.

[Philip H]

A couple old school catches in Golden Colorado this morning between meetings:

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[Ed Kapuscinski]

I can't believe, in 2015, there are still BN painted locomotives floating around. That's awesome.

[wcfn100]

I've never seen that caboose in use.  I wonder what it's for.


Jason

[mu26aeh]

During my delivery route, I heard a horn as I got out of my truck.  As I got to the back to open a door, I seen this guy sticking out around the backside of building next door.

20151104_124223 by Adam Henry, on Flickr

It was the late running (which is pretty routine lately) D795 Hanover to Hagerstown run.  The following was rest of consist.  The pictures were taken from in front of Dominos Pizza on Elm St.  The train went into the siding here to switch out a handful of tank cars at the Utz Potato Chip plant.

20151104_124358 by Adam Henry, on Flickr
20151104_124407 by Adam Henry, on Flickr
20151104_124415 by Adam Henry, on Flickr

[C855B]

I can't believe, in 2015, there are still BN painted locomotives floating around. That's awesome.

Oh, yeah. They're sort of hidden in plain sight, everywhere. On our local/yard job, we regularly have a green Geep to match the green way car shoving platform. And occasionally one in Yellow Bonnet. BNSF is obviously in no hurry to paint anything.

[Philip H]

I've never seen that caboose in use.  I wonder what it's for.


Jason

Given the track configuration on that side of golden I'd say shoving platform.

[eja]

I can't believe, in 2015, there are still BN painted locomotives floating around. That's awesome.

There is one doing yard duty and local area switching here in San Diego, CA. Usually paired with an ex Santa Fe GP 60.

eja

[bnsfdash8]

Just a SD60E leading a mixed freight. I used to hate the looks of these but they've grown on me.

[Bob Bufkin]

[NYNE]

I took this one the other night on my way home from work. It isn't the best photo in the world but I loved the way the red lights of the MBTA commuter train reflected off the side of the Acela.