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Hardcoaler Mar 26, 2015

  1. Hardcoaler

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    When I volunteered on the BR&W long ago, some of the odd rolling stock was owned by various individuals and I'll bet these are as well.

    There's all sorts of stuff there, including this hulk of a crane and six-axle boom car, and some old Amtrak equipment:

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  2. BoxcabE50

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    Looks like that old Geep is possibly ex-Amtrak work train power?
     
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  3. Hardcoaler

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    Messed around with some black & white photography and took this of Miss Liberty:

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  4. Hardcoaler

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    I think you're right. The car to the right is this tired and exceptionally rusty old Amtrak baggage/storage car:

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  5. r_i_straw

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    The New Braunfels, built for the MKT for service on the Texas Special, was one of the first all stainless steel passenger cars built by Pullman. Many of the earlier Pullman fluted or corrugated side cars had Cor Ten steel bodies that rusted away under the stainless steel sheathing. Well, on the "all stainless" cars sometimes, in unlikely places, old carbon steel pieces still found their way into the construction. All the name board, number board, train name boards and railroad name boards mounted over the sheathing were screwed into stainless steel strips attached to the car side frame underneath. All except one. The upper mounting strip for the right side car name, was made of carbon steel. By the time Amtrak sold the car to the Gulf Coast Chapter NRHS, the strip had virtually vanished leaving the name board flapping in the wind. We finally got around to removing the old rivets and replacing the long gone mounting strip with the proper stainless piece. Here is a new rivet holding the new stainless strip in place.
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    Here is yours truly drilling into the new strip to tap a hole and put in new mounting screws.
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  6. Hytec

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    Hoo Boy, can I relate to this...if you can't see it, it doesn't exist. Russell, you guys are doing a great job. I was closer to your area so I could help you.
     
  7. badlandnp

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    While geeking out at the MRL Laurel yard today, spotted this 'not so happy' Conrail auto rack.:( PIC_0374.JPG And then this unique SD40-2/Remote control caboose setup. They had three sets of these in the yard. Two were actively working. And it was cold and raining, so the crew looked less than enthusiastic! PIC_0373.JPG PIC_0372.JPG PIC_0371.JPG
     
  8. Hardcoaler

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    I scanned a damaged print from a shot I took in Red Bank, NJ in the summer of '75 or '76. Scan didn't turn out so well, but I thought I'd post it anyway. Who can not be interested in three CNJ RS-3s about to get a roll on a freight? :) Thankfully I have the negative.

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    Went to Great Falls, Montana to visit grandkids while on my way home from Helena. Did some trainwatching and checked out the depots, which are still in use as offices. At least they are still in use, even tho a lot of places aren't accessible. The towers definitely are off limits!

     
  10. montanan

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    Do videos count ??? While at a train show in Livingston, MT, I was outside shooting the bull with some folks when we hears a train horn. Barely had time to get the camera out of my posket and aimed. Up close and persona; ?

     
  11. MaxDaemon

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    Is it my imagination or is there a whole line of lawn chairs out front? Peanut gallery?

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  12. Hardcoaler

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    I saw those too, almost like movie theatre seating. With NJ Transit, there's no telling what's up. :LOL:
     
  13. r_i_straw

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    October 27, 2006 in Rosenberg, Texas. The telegraph poles came down soon after this shot was taken.
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  14. BoxcabE50

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    Look closely. There is also a propane barbecue! All the scene needs is a popcorn machine and a soft drink dispenser. :)
     
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    Maybe it's an accommodation made for those who still need to take a cigarette break in a non-smoking workplace.
     
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  16. r_i_straw

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    Heading up Raton Pass out of Trinidad, Colorado.
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  17. badlandnp

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    And in the middle of nowhere, Ingomar, Montana, sits this tender! I believe it is from a class S-2 Northern. It was raining out, coldly!, but it was too neat to pass up!!
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  18. MaxDaemon

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    It's like they lost it off the back of the train and no one ever noticed it being gone. What in the world is it doing out there? I know, I know, sitting and rusting. But it's actually not in that bad of shape ..

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    I think it was used by the city for water storage for a long time, dunno about now though. Looks like someones recently repainted it into it's original paint!(y)(y)(y)
     
  20. BoxcabE50

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    Yes. It was the town water tank. This happened long before the RR abandoned. Without the railroad, the tiny population has dwindled further. It was most known for the local bar/eatery. (That is the depot in background, remodeled.) It is known what engine that tender came from, but I am separated from my data these days.
     
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