Let's get this thread rolling! First is a view under and framed by Burdick Expy in Minot on the S-curves near milepost 468 on the CP Portal Sub in Minot. Next is a time exposure of Amtrak 8, the eastbound Empire Builder, crossing Gassman Coulee Trestle west of Minot, ND.
I was dropping off a trailerload of paperboard to an International Paper facikity in Sanger, Ca. this afternoon. The paper roll receiving dock is right next to the rail dock. This poor Railbox box car had a bad order placard on it saying, "HOME SHOP FOR REPAIRS. DO NOT LOAD" Time for a new paint job??
Barrington Station, a nice country station built in 1882. A replica was built at Exporail (it was there already at my first visit in 1975): The town of Barrington, Quebec, was previously called Johnson's Corners. The original building was at the junction between the Canada Atlantic and the (original) Grand Trunk. Both lines have been long since abandoned. Complete with manual semaphores controlling the crossover. Close to what it would have looked like at the time (save for asphalt). My photo, August 2009.
While visiting my old home area, about ten years back, I caught this little critter. This is ex- Rayonier #23 and she served their famous logging operations on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington State. In particular, their line north of Grays Harbor. She worked at their facilities of Railroad Camp, and also Crane Creek. Here the 23 is, far away at Issaquah, Washington on display at their historic depot site:
Originally built for Penn Central and transferred to Conrail, the Hershey, PA shifter rests today under gray December skies today. It's paired with an ex-CR caboose shoving platform.
That'd be my guess too. Kinda looks like a replica of a lower-quadrant semaphore, perhaps a restricted speed indicator. In any case, kinda neat.
