Thursday Proto Photo, Apr 15/10

[Lenny53]

[qantaqa]

Last month; Hawai'ian Ry, Ewa, Oahu





John

[Mark5]

I just read the latest TRP which has a feature on Marias Pass helpers (F Units) on BN in the late 1970s.

Sometimes I think if I grew up out west I'd be modeling BN late 1970s!

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=315264&nseq=10

Mark

[wcfn100]

Reserve Mining Cupola/Bay Window cabooses '81.




Jason

[Mark5]

Those are weird! Short length sorta like the Kato caboose, and bay windows too!

[wm3798]

I just read the latest TRP which has a feature on Marias Pass helpers (F Units) on BN in the late 1970s.

Sometimes I think if I grew up out west I'd be modeling BN late 1970s!

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=315264&nseq=10

Mark

Don't give away the plot!  I picked up a copy of that to read on the plane Monday...

Lee

[Bob Bufkin]

E Units from years ago:

[John]

from a few years back

[fulltritty]

During July of 2009, I was lucky enough to make it up to the Train Festival in Owosso, Michigan. Here are some dreamy steam pictures from the weekend.

1) Nickel Plate Road 2-8-4 Berkshire No. 765 pulled the day-long excursion at Train Festival 2009 at the Steam Railroading Institute in Owosso, Michigan as seen on 25 July 2009.



2) Flagg Coal Company 0-4-0 No. 75 is on display at Train Festival 2009 at the Steam Railroading Institute in Owosso, Michigan as seen on 25 July 2009.



3) Leviathan 4-4-0 No. 63 is on display at Train Festival 2009 at the Steam Railroading Institute in Owosso, Michigan as seen on 25 July 2009.



4) Little River Railroad 4-6-2 Pacific No. 110 pulled hourly excursions at Train Festival 2009 at the Steam Railroading Institute in Owosso, Michigan as seen on 25 July 2009.



5) Little River Railroad 0-4-0T No. 1 is on display at Train Festival 2009 at the Steam Railroading Institute in Owosso, Michigan as seen on 25 July 2009.



6) Viscose Company 0-4-0 No. 6 is on display at Train Festival 2009 at the Steam Railroading Institute in Owosso, Michigan as seen on 25 July 2009.



7) Pere Marquette 2-8-4 Berkshire No. 1225 sits idle on display for Train Fest 2009 at the Steam Railroading Institute in Owosso, Michigan on 25 July 2009.



Southern Pacific GS4 4-8-4 Northern No. 4449 is on display at Train Festival 2009 at the Steam Railroading Institute in Owosso, Michigan as seen on 25 July 2009.

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Oh man, I heard that was wild out there.

Did you hear the story about the PM Berk? It was supposed to be working that weekend, but I think one of the tubes started leaking. It's a real heart breaker for its crew. But that's what gives steam its charm, right?

[Philip H]

From my Flickr colleague Zach Pumphery http://www.trainweb.org/semorails/me.html http://www.flickr.com/people/uptrain/who is a RailAmerica Conductor (Used with his permission):

The Valley Eagle Heritage Tour rolls into Kansas City over the KCT High Line behind UP 844 as UP Train SMVKC 04. The nice part about this trip was seeing her on rail she'd traveled in revenue service with a train that probably looked similar to the ones she pulled into KC.

Locomotive: UP 844

4-4-10
Kansas City, MO

And Ed, this is the CHARM of steam!

[Bob Bufkin]

That's a great shot Philip but there is something missing.  SMOKE!

[Philip H]

Bob, tehre's smoke there if you look close enough, but how much does the thing need to put out drifting down grade . . .

[davefoxx]

I like to see a lack of smoke.  That equals proper firing of the locomotive.  When belching smoke (especially if not under an extreme load), that's either intentionally done for show or is the act of an incompetent fireman.  Of course, I have heard that an exception to that may blowing sand through the tubes to clean out the soot.

DFF

[Bob Bufkin]

True on both counts about the smoke.  Also, isn't that an oil burner?  They didn't smoke as much as a coal burner.