Well, baby was served eviction papers and of course now, we are getting no sleep. But, we're starting to get settled. Alas, it's been a hot summer and this next week, out here, our temps are kissing triple digits again (which is not as bad as the week of 107 we had a few weeks back, but still) Which made me think of this one from the Archives. This is Chicago. Sometime in the late fall or winter 1999-2001 timeframe. Light Snow, Cold. Man, I could go for that today. My Nikon N60's lens had broken, so there was a piece of lens in the shot. I used my very poor pre-photoshop skills to make it less distracting, but it's still obviously there.
That sure looks tempting to go for in the heat of this summer - though for us, the real heat didn't kick in until this month. You still have some of that frosty cold lemonade around? Anyhoo... here's my contribution for the week. That's not Intel Inside, that's Alco Inside! IMGP12407_CNR_9400_inside by Mike VE2TRV posted Aug 12, 2016 at 2:04 PM Inside the engine compartment of CNR 9400, an MLW FA-1 , but not just any FA-1 - it's the first one built in Canada by MLW, and the first cab-type locomotive built in Canada. 9400 and its roster mates dieselized a route between the St-Lawrence and the Lake St-John area, one that had a lot of tight curves and was previously served by big 2-10-2s - they were a problem because not only were they more expensive to run, but because of those curves and the long fixed wheelbase of the 1o-coupled locos, maintenance was at twice the normal rate on the engines (driver tire wear) and three times on the right-of-way (especially tie replacement). There's a lot of machinery in there besides the 12-cylinder 244 engine - most obvious in the foreground is that big, barrel-sized oil filter (I thought that the oil filter on my Crown Vic was big...). There's also the radiator, housed in the archlike structure above foreground, the turbocharger, and above the engine, not very obvious, is the dynamic brake. In the distance, beyond the open door, is the cab.
Earlier in the week on one of my bike rides, I stopped to watch two trains pass the airport. This brown worm was south bound toward Galveston and put in the hole while a north bound general merchandise headed the other way.
The new railroad has three of these. One in Nitro and two at Dickinson Yard. This engine at Dickinson has the letters K&O on the nose, under the new paint. Curtis
Weather continues hot and muggy, but it had been too long since going trackside. I snagged this shot last Sunday in Pontiac, SC in hazy afternoon overcast before a storm.
Nice shot Mike! Nicely lit and so CLEAN. Thanks for the explanation of the various components -- interesting stuff for sure.
jwb3, that is an awesome shot. Such a small consist surrounded by such a vast expanse of western scenery. Subtle contemporary trackside details are a bonus for modelers. Great contrast! That is a superb photo.
Thanks! The museum has placed several small caption signs on key engine room components with some interesting information about them. Like the one on the crankcase that tells how big an oil change would be... 880 liters, or about 930 quarts... That's an oil change for about 200 cars...
Speaking of BN equipment, this old trooper was parked at the repair shop in Kansas City back in June.
Today, I went Railfanning at Rosenberg with a few friends, we caught some great stuff! (These are just the highlights.
Speaking of fallen flag scheme I spotted hopper cars in Florida a few years ago, one wearing C&NW and the other one Missouri Pacific colours... Not that unfrequent indeed. Dom
Santa Fe SD40-2 Cub Scouts pulling an empty sulfur train coming out of Galveston over the causeway. Interstate 45 bridges are on the right. 1992.
