From Google Earth, Quebec-Gatineau Railway yard, just west of my home town of Ste-Therese, Quebec: QG_yard_Boisbriand_QC by Mike VE2TRV posted Feb 6, 2017 at 7:17 PM On the left, a couple of GP38s, of CSX and Conrail vintage, and on the right, three SD40-3s (which I've already photographed rumbling through the commuter depot in Ste-Therese) which were originally delivered as SD40s to CN nearly 50 years ago, recently upgraded and still going strong. Lots of modeling inspiration in and around the yard, with some messy-looking industries at the top of the image, and other junk at the bottom left. Interesting rolling stock in the yard, too.
I found this on the Thermo King website while looking for a job. A while back I helped write part of the software that controls the refrigeration unit. The flat cars look rather antique.
Archbar trucks with brass journal bearings can no longer be interchanged. I bet they have link pin couplers so that may not be possible anyway.
I'd say you win your bet. That's very high quality CG. Indeed, those flatcars look antique - there's a rebuild date of 1925 on the nearest one.
I don't see a coupler locking pin lift link hanging from the uncoupling lever. Assuming the uncoupling lever is located properly, we should see at least the coupler shank, if not part of the coupler body. Also the ballast is too perfect. Not even the best modelers can lay ballast that perfectly. OTOH, I agree with Mike, this is very high quality CG.
There are 3 other pictures at https://na.thermoking.com/tk-innovation/global/en/marketing-gallery/rail.html and that was my favorite. I wonder what the creator was thinking when they paired the modern trailer with the flat. I don't imagine they were train nuts.
Coal train crew change in Columbia, SC. This actually took quite some time, as the Dispatcher had well-founded questions on which members of the crew were qualified to take the train from the former Columbia, Newberry & Laurens onto the former Atlantic Coast Line to leave town. With Columbia having been served by CN&L, ACL and SAL, I guess CSX qualifications can get confusing.
In 1881, the Denver & Rio Grande built a narrow gauge line over Tennessee Pass from Leadville to service the rich mining district in the Eagle River drainage. The line was later upgraded to standard gauge and a tunnel built that bypassed this old roadbed. My brother and I snowshoed up the old grade from Mitchell Creek to the top of Tennessee Pass today. My sea level lungs have not acclimated to the high altitude yet so I kept falling behind. That is my brother way up ahead. I kept waiting for a ghost train to come by so that I could catch it to the top.
Took pictures of this BN Fuel Tender while I was in Alliance NE in 1993-4. They used to fuel the tenders in Alliance, wasnt unusual to have 3-4 of them there at a time. Here we see details of the MU hoses, cables, air lines and such.
Lucky to catch this one last summer. I always looking at the power on the train when I seen them I had to hurry to get in place to photograph with my phone. No time for retaking. Sent from my SM-G930R4 using Tapatalk
More NS GP-38-2 high hoods in Columbia, SC. Who'd have ever thought something once so common would be of interest?
