Train fan starts us off this week with the CN in Alberta-- A John R. Gibson photo of the "Blue Bird" from r_i_straw-- bierbass has a great find in Sid Richardson--
Newcomer NellsChoo gives us a little PAN-AM-- HemiAdda2d gives us a railstation of long ago-- YoHo found the infamous Cow Loco-- friscobob with a caboose of many heralds--
A very clean UP 8511 from Scott Stutzman-- Look at the smoke stack on this steamer courtesy of gmrcguy-- A comedy relief from Geared Steam-- bravogjt brings up the rear of this week's edition-- See ya next week!!!!
Very good selection this week! That cow loco would look great on somebody's layout... maybe after I learn how to airbrush...
pics of the week Thanks for picking my shot this week. I may also have to take a crack at painting a cow locomotive becuase that is just priceless.
The cow loco is Port of Tillamook Bay 101. It is, IIRC, a GP9. I have one stripped and ready to go. I think I will be painting it white, then hand painting on the "spots," and then I will need to get someone to print out yellow decals for me and I'll be set. Tillamook, for those who may not know, has a thriving dairy industry, and so the cow motif is very appropriate. Great selection, Buddy!
Great choices, Buddy. Hard to beat the Canadian rockies for background on that first photo. YoHo, is that "cow" over near the blimp hangar in Tillamook? I have never seen it in person. :tb-biggrin:
I was fortunate enough to find and capture on film (an 8x10 glossy, in fact the 101 in Tillamook. The blimp hangar is close by. Buddy- that caboose is one of three retired KCS crummies now used as offices at a rail equipment firm here in Muskogee (the owner has the dubious last name of Klutts). He's just north of the BNSF branch. And thank yew verruh much for including my "crummy" photo
