I never fail to appreciate the lovely smart-a$$ quality Americans have managed to maintain over the generations. The British may have their sublime and dry wit, and historical pedigree, but I'll keep our poor spellin an punkshashion,:; as long as I get observational masterpieces such as this. -Mark
Similar, but wetter, to an event here last year. Watco didn't pay attention to the length of a spur. And shoved about two-three cars out past the wheel stops. Into a busy street. Oops.... The flange cuts are still visible. mg: Boxcab E50
Those trips from Tacoma to Fredrickson on July 29-30 depart freight house square at 10AM. Lots of pictures for sure! Rob
Actually the Valley Owl normally handled the switching from West Siding to Andover. Local switching on the joint line from Tacoma Jct to Kent was handled on the Tacoma Local, trains 93 and 94, all Milw. stuff only. Uncle Pete had their own switching jobs to handle their business, the Wabash Turn and the Kent Road Switcher jobs. Train 94 was usually a daylight affair, even the return trip in the summer months. Likewise although the eastbound time freights were night time departures the westbounds often arrived during daylight. There just wasn't much interest in photographing the Milwaukee after the demise of the electrics until it was evident that it was going to disappear in the late 1970's. Then everybody and their brother came to photograph the haywire operations at the death bed and those images only contribute to the Milwaukee Road's legacy as a "wooden axle" outfit. Allen Miller (milwaukeedude)
Actually the Valley Owl normally handled the switching from West Siding to Andover. Local switching on the joint line from Tacoma Jct to Kent was handled on the Tacoma Local, trains 93 and 94, all Milw. stuff only. Uncle Pete had their own switching jobs to handle their business, the Wabash Turn and the Kent Road Switcher jobs. Train 94 was usually a daylight affair, even the return trip in the summer months. Likewise although the eastbound time freights were night time departures the westbounds often arrived during daylight. There just wasn't much interest in photographing the Milwaukee after the demise of the electrics until it was evident that it was going to disappear in the late 1970's. Then everybody and their brother came to photograph the haywire operations at the death bed and those images only contribute to the Milwaukee Road's legacy as a "wooden axle" outfit. Allen Miller (milwaukeedude)
Allen!!! Great to see you here! Welcome aboard! This is where I hang out. Hope to see you jump in more often. :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: Ken S. Boxcab E50
Well, 2100 has left CEECO and rejoined the F 40 and 3 bi-levels and was doing some workups down and back near where thay are parked.
For all of you people out here the 2100 made 3 trips on the Tacoma Rail 1 trip from the siding on the tide flats to East 72nd street and back to the old Milwaukee freight house. 1 trip from the freight house to East 72nd and back And 1 trip to Fredrickson and back to the tide flats all in 1 day and only took a truck load of water,2 or 3 thousand gal. I think, at Midland.check out the photos at www.RailroadForums.com under 2100:shade:
WOW is right 2100 made its first passenger trip today with a lunch for everyone,Fish,Chicken,Ribs and Beef. If GPRR keeps it up they have great thing going:shade:
I was by CEECO the other day and the E unit was outside but no trim or markings yet. Anybody know whats happening with it? Rob
Seems like the E unit has been sitting for a while now? I wonder if there's a problem? :sad: Boxcab E50
Watch this space ( CEECO ) that is I hear that the numbers,hearld and lettering should appear really SOON!mg: after all who still has the patterns to cut new ones so they are all custom cut layup. And one of the 567's has a leaking water pump and a leak in a radiator system other than that no major problems
Wish I could watch CEECo. But these days, am somewhere around 600 miles away. So am depending upon other eyes.... Boxcab E50
