Partially buried in the thick buckbrush on a hillside close to the tracks are the remains of an old steam locomotive tender. This tender was reportedly pulled by YWRR's number 9, a 2-6-2 Baldwin that was purchased from the McCloud River Railroad in 1939. The tank was used to store diesel fuel when the YWRR first obtained their first diesel locomotives. It should be noted here that #9 is reportedly still in existance and in active service on a tourist railroad in Wisconsin.
Good Grief, how much sand do those guys use????? The B&M was lucky to have one small tower near the coal dock. Generally, sand was refilled by some grunt hauling up buckets by rope to the top of the boiler and pouring it into the dome hatch.
That sand tower is in NS's Conway Yard north of Pittsburgh. That is also their refueling platform. I'm sure they go thru all that sand rather quickly. While I was there, I spotted up to about 12 locos waiting to sand/fuel. It's a major yard, with duel hump operations, and an active roundhouse/turntable.
Found next to small storage yard, just east of Longmont. Also spotted was this turnout. Check out the BIG difference in rail sizes!! Better yet, check both track joints!! Something is definately wrong!! Can you spot it??
Aside from "no bolts", the hand throw isn't LOCKED DOWN!!!!! Talk about disaster lookin' for a place to happen....!
How about a bit of dilapidated infrastructure such as a half sunk float bridge and rusty old gantry?.....sure would make a nice scene. That's the Williamsburg bridge in the background. Russ
Tracks to switch have rails removed - Broken I think. Switch really is not used, so I don't think it matters where the hand throw is. Yep. No bolts. But then, there's no joiner on the upper rails either. Wish I'd have had a camera years ago, when a couple of 89 foot pig flats were shoved through an opposing switch! Half of one car hanging over a small pond and the one right in front of it shove halfway off the track as well. Sunken bridge would make a neat modular scene, and definately be an attention getter and conversation starter, I think!
Hank, while holding off the commie hoards from the UP yard during the NRHS convention in Portland, I found a switch with no lock, not totally thrown. I was going to photograph it, but decided against it. I guess it goes along with everything else in our society today. Half a$$ed.
Yes, this little guy was found in the Danbury Railway Museum's yard. He was named Mack. His birthplace was on our railbus built by the Mack Truck Company. Mack's birthplace -
Somewhere in the yard there has to be an old frog. [ August 21, 2005, 07:52 AM: Message edited by: Peirce ]
This ground signal was protecting some sidings used by track machines. never seen a black one before, they are usually white.
