Wil's Slide Box

LegomanBill May 8, 2017

  1. Hardcoaler

    Hardcoaler TrainBoard Member

    10,676
    44,842
    142
    You are so right. I was looking at steam fantrip pictures on a non-railfan website that featured pictures as you describe, with smoke and steam everywhere. Someone had posted "These sure looked nice, but too bad they polluted so much." Arrrgh! Talk about MISINFORMED.
     
  2. Hytec

    Hytec TrainBoard Member

    13,965
    6,903
    183
    I don't remember seeing much, if any smoke on the NYC's Harlem Division commuters, or at the Hudson Division Harmon engine terminal when the Hudsons and Niagaras were starting the massive heavy weights after changing from GCT electrics. Believe me, those engines were pounding. I never heard drivers spin at Harmon. Though to be honest, when my father's commuter engineers opened the throttle at 7 AM, those K and J drivers spun quite often. Hey, how many of you guys could handle a steam throttle at 7 AM every morning after just a few hours sleep? Wonderful memories. :cool:

    Jim, what about you on the Mohawk between Albany and Little Falls?
     
  3. BoxcabE50

    BoxcabE50 HOn30 & N Scales Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

    67,560
    22,734
    653
    At the stack, most of what people are seeing is water vapor (steam), with some soot (inert) in it. The cooler the outdoor temperature, the more it stands out.
     
  4. LegomanBill

    LegomanBill TrainBoard Member

    2,467
    13,699
    64
    Steam in the Sun, Denver, CO, 1978 (Beyer Patton)
    [​IMG]

    UP E9A 954, Cheyenne, WY, 1978 (Beyer Patton)
    [​IMG]
     
    gmorider, bremner, drbnc and 12 others like this.
  5. LegomanBill

    LegomanBill TrainBoard Member

    2,467
    13,699
    64
    UP Dome Coach 7006, Colorado, 1978 (Beyer Patton)
    [​IMG]

    Coupling on at Cheyenne, 1978 (Beyer Patton)
    [​IMG]
     
    BoxcabE50, gmorider, fordy744 and 8 others like this.
  6. LegomanBill

    LegomanBill TrainBoard Member

    2,467
    13,699
    64
    Wasatch Mountain Railway 2-8-2 36, Vivian Park, UT, 1978 (Beyer Patton)
    [​IMG]

    Wasatch Mountain Railway 2-8-2 100, Heber City, UT, 1978 (Beyer Patton)
    [​IMG]
     
  7. LegomanBill

    LegomanBill TrainBoard Member

    2,467
    13,699
    64
    Rayonier 2-6-6-2T 110, Heber City, UT, 1978 (Beyer Patton)
    [​IMG]

    CP 4-4-0 60 "Jupiter" aka V&T 22 "Inyo", Promontory, UT, 1978 (Beyer Patton)
    [​IMG]
     
  8. LegomanBill

    LegomanBill TrainBoard Member

    2,467
    13,699
    64
    UP 119 (aka V&T 18 "Dayton"), Promontory, UT, 1978 (Beyer Patton)
    [​IMG]

    Promontory, 1978 (Beyer Patton)
    [​IMG]
     
    BoxcabE50, fordy744, gmorider and 9 others like this.
  9. LegomanBill

    LegomanBill TrainBoard Member

    2,467
    13,699
    64
    UP 8444, Colorado, 1978 (Beyer Patton)
    [​IMG]

    At Greeley, 1978 (Beyer Patton)
    [​IMG]
     
    BoxcabE50, BNSF FAN, fordy744 and 9 others like this.
  10. Mike VE2TRV

    Mike VE2TRV TrainBoard Member

    4,867
    12,442
    92
    That place would be fun to model. A small yard, some trackside industries and other structures, etc. And the occasional grand lady paying a visit! :)
     
  11. LegomanBill

    LegomanBill TrainBoard Member

    2,467
    13,699
    64
    Passing the tank at Hermosa, CO, July 11, 1982 (Beyer Patton)
    [​IMG]

    At the Silverton Depot, July 11, 1982 (Beyer Patton)
    [​IMG]
     
    BNSF FAN, fordy744, badlandnp and 7 others like this.
  12. Kurt Moose

    Kurt Moose TrainBoard Member

    9,813
    14,199
    147
    In the second pic, is that the rail line?

    Looks like a steep climb!
     
    BNSF FAN, gjslsffan and Mike VE2TRV like this.
  13. HemiAdda2d

    HemiAdda2d Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

    22,014
    27,407
    253
    It could have been an old ROW, but now it's just a scenic road. https://goo.gl/maps/v1KPVbKRveVD3fam7
    Russ, do you know if this is an old ROW?
     
    BNSF FAN, Mike VE2TRV and Kurt Moose like this.
  14. BoxcabE50

    BoxcabE50 HOn30 & N Scales Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

    67,560
    22,734
    653
    There once was another RR line out of Silverton. This might be a remnant of that operation?
     
    BNSF FAN, Mike VE2TRV and Kurt Moose like this.
  15. r_i_straw

    r_i_straw Mostly N Scale Staff Member

    22,210
    49,628
    253
    I just looked at all my old maps and books and can't find anything. There were a bunch of wagon roads spreading out from Silverton to service the many mines in the district. On the Google Map image you can see a lot of mine tailings on the mountainside above that road that you pinned. However that road is on the other side of town. The grade in question is highway 33 on the face of Kendall Mountain.
    https://www.google.com/maps/@37.808...PNFCCq-cdrfZBFpKTNnPT!2e10!3e11!7i3840!8i1920
     
  16. BoxcabE50

    BoxcabE50 HOn30 & N Scales Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

    67,560
    22,734
    653
    I did a little digging. There were two railroads out of Silverton aside from the Rio Grande. One was the Silverton RR, running to a place named "Red Mountain. (Twelve miles.) The other was the Silverton Northern RR, which extended to Animas Forks, (fourteen miles), with a couple of branches. If anyone would care to play with Google maps, etc.......
     
  17. LegomanBill

    LegomanBill TrainBoard Member

    2,467
    13,699
    64
    The layover at Silverton, July 11, 1982 (Beyer Patton)
    [​IMG]

    [​IMG]
     
  18. HemiAdda2d

    HemiAdda2d Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

    22,014
    27,407
    253
    I think this top image is also Greeley, CO.
     
    Hardcoaler, BNSF FAN and Mike VE2TRV like this.
  19. LegomanBill

    LegomanBill TrainBoard Member

    2,467
    13,699
    64
    South of Silverton, July 11, 1982 (Beyer Patton)
    [​IMG]

    K-28 473 at Durango, July 11, 1982 (Beyer Patton)
    [​IMG]
     
  20. Mike VE2TRV

    Mike VE2TRV TrainBoard Member

    4,867
    12,442
    92
    Oh, that's beautiful...:love:

    I can imagine a cool early morning, the engine simmering contentedly, waiting to start its journey...

    I love the smell of steam and coal smoke in the morning!:)
     
    Kurt Moose, badlandnp, Hytec and 2 others like this.

Share This Page