Ugh, it is too late, but earlier this week, my 4 year old and I went out for a walk at 7:30 in the AM to beat the heat. The Spreaders are down off the mountain and waiting with their GP38-2 mates for a once over. Even the rebuilt plow which was used this year (it wasn't really needed, but they needed an excuse to test it) is out in the open behind the shops near the smog track.
A few weeks back, I posted a photo of a CPR 1938 Buick sedan fixed up for rail travel. I did say you could travel in style with it, right? Let's take that style bit up a notch, with a Cadillac! IMGP1643A_Cadillac_of_HiRailers by Mike VE2TRV posted Jun 11, 2016 at 4:22 AM This is at another nice museum, the Railway Museum of Eastern Ontario, in Smiths Falls, Ontario.
With the bridge damaged from the flood on the Brazos River, Union Pacific is using this window of opportunity for tie and switch replacement on the Sunset Route between Sugar Land and Rosenberg. The tie gang was working in Hempstead, Texas when they got the order to drop everything and head south. Normally they load all their equipment on special flat cars but in this case they just drove them down the rail lines to get to the new job site. They are about finished on the east side of the bridge and are now starting work on the west side. Here is just a fraction of all the special equipment they are using. You can see the boom for the big crane at the bridge repair site in the distance.
On May 7th at Simpson, SC, NS 155 waits in the siding in the distance as 156 rolls north. If anyone finds a pair of sunglasses laying in the dirt here, they're mine.
A day trip to Rugby, ND netted me Great Northern X415 at the local Prairie Museum. Also, the GN depot used by Amtrak. The depot as well as the city has a unique claim to fame. Also, the GN Rugby freight house. Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk
Got in a bit of fanning on my bday, amidst a day of hot work and taking an older friend to the hospital......he's doing ok. Saw this waiting to leave and an incoming freight made an interesting shot.... And now it can leave. An interesting train full of tower sections for wind generators. Will be uploading a video later. It was really neat to watch this train go through the switches. The roundhouse bunch is also busy in the background too.
Looks like a nice job ongoing, for that caboose. I am surprised that after so many year the bricks on that Rugby depot platform are still holding together so well.
I didn't take photos of the interior, but largely yes, still intact. Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk
Posted the video over here http://www.trainboard.com/highball/index.php?threads/bnsf-glendive-mt.85243/page-4#post-979946
Took a trip up in New England. Visited the Essex Steam Train in Connecticut as well as the trolley in Lowell MA.
