Russell, Thanks for reply and you set me to searching. I learned something that I did not realize, for sure. According to Richard Percy "My SP' the T&NO steam roster on 7/1/1951 consisted of the following, plus others. I don't know much about the accuracy of this web site but it seems too be accepted. They had 40, F-5 #900-939 built by Baldwin plus 4, F-4 # 940-943 built by Baldwin plus 4, F-5 #946-949 built by Baldwin plus 46, F-1 # 954-999 various builders These were all 2-10-2's. I really had no idea that they had that many in service in 1951.
I just looked it up. As delivered, the F3 class included the numbers 3653-3667, so yes it was one of those. The Pacific Lines F1s were 3600-3652 and the T&NO were numbered 970-981. The F4s were 3668-3717 and the F5s were 3718-3769. Later on many were transferred east to the T&NO and took new numbers.
That is an MT-2 class Mountain locomotive. These were all assigned to the Pacific lines. However, during WWII, some did venture east of El Paso but were never permanently assigned there.
Verde Valley before and after. We have been trying to get UP to take this ex ATSF 6-6-4 from Houston to Chandler, Arizona to be restored and join the collection at the Arizona Railway Museum. The UP has been balking at the move. We have a COTS scheduled with a contractor for Monday to make sure the brakes are in working order. Maybe if it looks purdy they may take it.
One from today! Longmont Local, preparing to depart. Mainline turnout just out of sight to left. Wind blowing, light snow falling, temps around 10*, best guess. Was 12* in Denver at the time! To cold for me! Up to 12" of snow forcastby tomorrow sometime.
Here is a picture of me in 1945. Note the Rock Island mainline signal bridge in the background. This was 68th and Yale on Chicago's south side and our apartment building (not seen) was VERY close to the mainline tracks! Me, sitting on fence with Rock Island Mainline in Background by Doorgunnerjgs posted Jan 5, 2017 at 11:45 AM
Thanks for posting that picture John. Just wonderful! When the photographer tripped the shutter, he captured a priceless slice of family life. I wonder how many thousands of today's parents fail to preserve cell phone shots of their children and hardly care.
One of my favorites from my youth. Antigo, Wisconsin in the spring of 1956. My two big brothers and I at the train depot about to take a trip to Chicago.
I found a Pullman ticket stub in some of my Mom's papers from WWII. She was stationed at the Army Hospital in Springfield, MO as an Army Nurse and was traveling to St. Louis to meet my Dad, who was stationed at Scott Field across the river in East St. Louis, Illinois. I believe she was riding on the Frisco, probably the Blue Bonnet. This shows front and back.
That ticket is a neat find, Russell. It's a living piece of history, so to speak. And a great family photo with the E9. Looks like you were just barely taller than its wheels!
This is from a train i caught in rosenberg, still dont know how to take screenshots on my Pc but i thought this was intersting, They had one job!
To do a screenshot on a PC, press alt and prnt scrn at the same time and paste it into a photo editor then save....or right click on the image and select save as....
Bill, where did you catch Cabbage 406? I'm aware of the ones with the Downeaster, but didn't realize they were used elsewhere in the system.
It is in Cedar Park, Texas at the Austin Steam Train Association yard. Someone bought two ex Mop cars down in Mexico and brought them back to restore. They had some weird spray on foam insulation covering the roofs that is being removed. The interiors are still in very nice shape.
