a picture a day....

Well, Ted, that is real “realism”. Every small town and big city has them.

FOR TODAY:  Although today is Sunday, there's always work to be done on the railroad.  Ernie and Sylvester, part of the MOW dept., are gathering their tools at this early hour as a logging train passes in the background. Just another day on the railroad.

Ted, great photos and storyline to go with them.

Patrick, I'm an early riser. But man this is really early, it's still Saturday where I am. Lol But I guess the MOW crew needs to take it's time to make sure they have everything.

@Quarter Gauger 48 posted:

It looks like things are getting as hot as the July weather'  around here tonight'...

Ted, as always, nice detail, and the signage is great too...

On most Saturday nights, "negotiations" and "discussions" begin at dusk behind the Gemini Hotel, across from the bus station...on a busy weekend night when the weather is good, activity may be ongoing until the wee hours of the morning...

What happens when you plant corn near the cow pasture...

FOR TODAY:  The County Fair started over the weekend!  The hot air balloon ride was really boss!!  Here are a few pics as we flew over Patsburg and surrounding area.  

We saw this passenger train as we ascended just after takeoff.  

Patsburg sure looks a lot different from way up here!

Lookin down on Amos McCoy's farm.  Looks like Amos is driving his tractor and his wife Irma is perhaps feeding the hogs.

Spectacular view Patrick. I am sure we are all wondering how you got the pictures? You must have been hanging from the rafters.

Just outside of Worcester, MA from my brother's collection...

Took these over the last few days...

Photos from years past at Strasburg.

@p51 posted:

Took these over the last few days...

  Nice work Lee'.. some very good pics of the real thing'...Thanks for taking the time to post the many photos'..👍😁

@p51 posted:

Took these over the last few days...

Lee, that is quite a variety of engines you photographed.  Can you tell us something about this?  I have never seen anything like it, and have no idea what it is.

P51, Lee, Awesome pictures, your at the right place at the right time and it’s a Wow, alll of these real trains are beautiful. Thank you for sharing them with us. Union Pacific, BNSF, Amtrak, others, all looking fantastic. I bet the ground was shaking… Happy Railroading Everyone

Great pictures! Never gets old does it?

@Mark Boyce posted:

Lee, that is quite a variety of engines you photographed.  Can you tell us something about this?  I have never seen anything like it, and have no idea what it is.

Mark,

That's the new control car for the Amtrak Cascades. Local foamers call them "Mater," or "Elvis."

There's a Siemens Charger loco on the other end in the same paint job.

Lee, I have heard of the Siemens Charger, but didn’t know it has a control car on the end of the train.  Thank you!

Mark, that control car is not limited to the Siemens Charger and is not built by Siemens.  It's a Talgo control car, and can control any locomotive at the opposite end of the train.

Tom, thank you very much.  It's all new to me. 

FOR TODAY:  Very early this morning.