And what will be the last pair for a little bit (finally got out and did some photography of my own for once!), VIA Rail RDC3 6350, August 1977 (Bob Jordan) CN 4-8-2 6001, Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, 1950s (Paul Mayer)
And it's back! BN F7B 9701, ex-GN 350B, Minot, ND, April 6, 1973 (????) GN F7a 363C pulls a train (not sure which GN train this is) out of Fargo, ND on June 28, 1962 (Bob Jordan?)
Thanks for the memories. The Great Northern shot triggers a flash back to the summer of 1961 when my family traveled from Seattle to Minneapolis aboard the Western Star. It looked just like that.
No problems Russ! Glad I can strike up the fond memories! Burlington U28B 144 at Denver, March 1968 (Bob Jordan) Fort Worth & Denver F7A 750A, sometime in the early 1960s (????)
I just found my old timetable and looked up the train times through Fargo back in the early 60s when I rode. The Builder came through in the middle of the night both directions while the Western Star came through in late morning and early afternoon.
Great Northern F9B 470B, June 1975 (Bob Jordan) BN F7A 9740, ex-GN 369C, nee-GN 280A, Galesburg, IL, June 1, 1974 (Harry M. Grossman)
Seems like they just paint over the old paint too.. I like the Sky Blue image but man, like you guys say it didn't wear well at all. But man do I enjoy seeing these images!
BN F3A 614, ex-Great Northern 375A, nee-GN 275B, June 1971 (Bob Jordan) BN F7B 9735, ex-GN 370B, nee-GN 268B, June 1971 (Bob Jordan)
CB&Q 5632 at the head of a Denver bound excursion, August 31, 1963 (Bob Jordan) CB&Q F7A 168C, East St. Louis, IL, July 25, 1966 (????)
That 5632 shot looks to be in Cheyenne, on the high fill. This might be from the side along what is now Westland Rd. My photo is from a bit further south on the fill.
The only thing that appears to be missing are the telegraph/telephone poles but it certainly looks like the same fill. I'll mark that down as being Cheyenne though. New Haven NE-5 Caboose C-618, Readville, MA, 1960s (Frederick F. Marder) BN F9A 9826, ex-NP 6706C, nee-NP 7000D, early 1970s (Bob Jordan)
Chattahoochee Industrial RS-1s 38 and 118 roll a train through Cedar Springs, GA on April 13, 1987 (John C. Benson) The tail end of the RGZ curves its way through the Rockies, September 1973 (Bob Jordan)