#128 Denver Tramway trolley car, number 128 This was long before RTD... Why we ever toward down our Trolley system only to rebuild it again as RTD I will never understand.
#132 TRRA locomotive, engine number 132, engine type 0-6-0 Southern Colorado Power Co. Birney car 132, Pueblo, Colo.
#134 Philadelphia & Reading train, engine number 134, engine type 4-6- 2 Louisville & Nashville locomotive, engine number 134, engine type 4-4-0
#136 Missouri Pacific locomotive, engine number 136, engine type 2-8-0 Northwestern Pacific train, engine number 136, engine type 4-6-0 El Paso & Southwestern locomotive, engine number 136, engine type 2-6-2
Darren Thank you for such an interesting thread. Also for the pic of the EL33. I dont' believe I have ever seen one. Maybe I can scratch / kit bash one some day. Thanks! Um, do tell us all your secrete. I am guessing you have some form of index with engines by type and road number? Steve -Loving this thread -
I hope we will see a ton of photographs that are not the "normal" piece of equipment or the Fallen Flag long forgotten. I'm sure the modelers can gain a ton of information from this topic as well. As for were I'm finding all these great shots, they are from various link found in RailSeek.com as well as sites I'm finding via Google and adding to RailSeek.com. SOme are sites I have known about for a long time while others are those just recently found due to searching for the next number for this topic to keep the count raising everyday. I'm glad so many are enjoying this topic (plus other that have been started under Railfan Photos, etc.) and I hope more will add their photographs to them.
The Southern Pacific just called them vestibules. It did not really go anywhere but mated with the diaphragm on a passenger car. I don't know if they were supposed to add some compression forces to aid in absorbing coupler slack, stability, aerodynamics or just visual harmony.
I can understand and accept everything you have said...until I see that rear-facing headlight staring me in the eye as I'm sitting in the first passenger car enjoying my cigar.....
From what I can tell, taking a somewhat closer look, looks like possibly a rail grinder. Spark? can be seen under the rear of the unit. I've seen similar grinders, just not this particular make.
