Espeeman, here's one that will make you cry. Shot at Roseburg, OR on Sept. 14, this SP switcher is sorely neglected. You also can't get a decent photo of it with all the stuff around, like trash cans, guy wires, etc. :sad:
Yeah, they even left the Christmas lights up on it- must be a redneck thing..... (ducks to avoid incoming.......)
Sorry its a link, but the saddest thing iver ever seen on my travels to the USA has to be this Eunit at bellevue http://usatrains.fpic.co.uk/p21276376.html paul
Altoonas GG1 is also looking pretty forlorn, what a shame such a thing of beauty left outside to the elements. http://usatrains.fpic.co.uk/p21276373.html paul
Yeesh..........at least paint it in Pennsy Tuscan (which, IMO, is a pretty cool scheme for an E-unit), or at least back into PC black!!:thumbs_down:
[FONT=""Trebuchet MS""]...which strangely reminds me of this one in Kingston NY. While not actually on display, it is living it's remaining years in a cage. Catskill Mountain RailRoad [/FONT]
St. Joe Lumber & Export #11 This is one of two steam locomotives on exhibit in Port Saint Joe, Florida. The other is a replica of the first steam locomotive in Florida, operated by the Lake Wimico & St. Joseph, but it is inside the Constitution State Museum, across the street from StJL&E No. 11.
SP 2-6-0 1785, Woodburn, OR. Displayed next to the ex-SP (now UP) main line, abd between the wye that serves as interchange for the Willamette Valley Ry.
[FONT=""Trebuchet MS""]That's cool Bob. 1785, Woodburn, OR is refered to on the plaque in Globe posted at the top of this page :thumbs_up: [/FONT]
tThe Santa Fe 1129 sits in Las Vegas NM http://www.trainboard.com/railimages/showphoto.php/photo/50935][/url]
