a picture a day....

I took this the other day in some heavy fog...

Took this this morning after a drop and hook in east St. Louis. This is the CSX my favorite rail.

Wednesday's trio  " Down by the tracks "

Four Thursday.  " Ma & Pa delivers the goods "

Took this in De Soto Mo. by the car shops the other day 

   Train station in Denmark...

Saturday Six.  " No Bad Apples " 

Trumptrain, Those figures and the positioning of all the details adds up to something so interesting and realistic, I think I just saw somebody move!

Uno Monday.   " The switch crew "

Moonson posted:

Trumptrain, Those figures and the positioning of all the details adds up to something so interesting and realistic, I think I just saw somebody move!

Frank - Thank you so much!  Your words just brought a BIG chuckle and smile!Btw - your eyesight is amazing!  Thanks again! 

Six for Saturday.  Random photos.

A few weeks ago the Grand son was over, he decided he wanted a train wreck so he could coordinate the clean up.

Patriot Railroad early morning switching

Billboard reefers on the move.

   Bill T.

 Thursday.   " A view from the tower " 

Friday's Five.  " Freight "

BRIANSILVERMUSTANG, Speaking just for myself, Thanks for that photo. I sure don't get to see that every day.

FrankM

Two thoroughbreds and one old nag  

Monday's One.  " Making an Exit "

I took these last week. Been wanting to get shots there for years.

This was over two days. I decided not to chase 4501 on the TVRM Summerville excursion just to get shots here instead. I also came very close to having to throw down against a crazy homeless guy walking down the tracks.

I consider the first of these to be worth the time.

A lease unit and a GP40-2 

briansilvermustang posted:

 

 

There you go, Brian... just what we need - encouragement for the “brewery mob”!!!   

Dos Tuesday.

Now, that's cross-trax !

Thanks for that shot, Brian.

Black Bonnet boxcars from Pats Trains

   Bill T.

A trio for Wednesday.  " Ready the Plows "

Four Thursday.

Another rarity, Brain! I never even knew such an action happened.

Took this at the car shops in De Soto this late summer

Sixpack for Saturday.

BRIANSILERMUSTANG, I enjoy your taste for unusual and rare photos, of angles and shots we might or likely have never seen on our own. I mean, how many times have I seen photos of that name-train, from the front, locomotive view, or from alongside, but from the rear-end = nope, Thanks again for such unique views.

FrankM

I took these last night

   very NICE Lee

Showing off some photo skills Lee.

coach joe posted:

Showing off some photo skills Lee.

Thanks Joe and Brian!

Just some long exposures in the dark and a lot of luck...

"The un- pardoned turkey".

Ingots?

For today ... " Busy Busy " 

TRUMPTRAIN, I think I can actually hear all the sounds of conversations, vehicles moving and honking, trains and trolleys passing thru, and kids playing along the street in that village of yours. Very, very nice modeling and photo.

FrankM

“They’ll still be using steam locomotives when you grow up, sonny.”

Here is one 

Al

Moonson posted:

TRUMPTRAIN, I think I can actually hear all the sounds of conversations, vehicles moving and honking, trains and trolleys passing thru, and kids playing along the street in that village of yours. Very, very nice modeling and photo.

FrankM

Why thank you so much Frank!   I so very much appreciate every word, especially since your work and photos greatly inspires my own.   Again, thank you!  

briansilvermustang posted:

 

   UP's early experimental steamturbine-electric locomotives built by Baldwin

 

 

If you build it, they will come. At least, I will.

Heck, they could start with scale GG1 running gear on an extended frame. Pretty darn close.

In their non-UP paint; UP never owned these - always belonged to GE. GE tested them on the NYC a bit; lent them to the GN during WWII.

And I thought that railroads tried to avoid "S" curves.

Twofir Tuesday.  " MOW crew ... Working hard "

I posted this elsewhere here recently, but what the heck. Got lighting going on two structures and more to come:

Wonderful, P51. The personal touch of skill and imagination...…..and remembering.

FrankM

p51 posted:

I posted this elsewhere here recently, but what the heck. Got lighting going on two structures and more to come:

Lee - simply outstanding!!

Thank you, Frank and Patrick!

briansilvermustang posted:

 

 

 

Hey Brain - nice photo!  Just curious, do you know the location of where this photo was taken?

Three for Wednesday.  " O Tannenbaum"  Christmas is a coming! 

trumptrain posted:

Three for Wednesday.  " O Tannenbaum"  Christmas is a coming! 

GREAT one, Patrick!

That's a Christmas card shot for sure!

Found this in a drawer last night, no idea where it came from, or who gave it to me.

Oldmike

A GP18 per chance?

Always have liked silver painted trucks.  

Larry

For today. " New dozer"

" Men at Work "

"The Pullman Conductor"

Brian, That entire scene would make a wonderful layout panorama, foreground to background, left to right, every bit of it!

FrankM

Baldwin Sharknose demonstrator.   " Just in time for Christmas "

Bridge

briansilvermustang posted:

 

 

 

I wonder how long it took the operator to realize the steering wheel doesn't work.  :-)

One of my favorite RR shots ever, of the ET&WNC's final freight run, heading up Stateline Hill:

I'd love to have a really good print of this (not a cheesy print off someone's home printer from this internet shot, I mean a print off the actual negative)...

A trio for Wednesday.  " Farm equipment arrives by train "

Santa Fe No. 2343 in freight colors passing over waterfall

c.sam posted:

Santa Fe No. 2343 in freight colors passing over waterfall

Beautiful scene, Sam. Really like the different Santa Fe livery.

Here's one I took of some Amtrak Chargers being delivered for use on the Cascades service.

Note the second unit is Amtrak 1402. This was the lead unit in the infamous Dupont crash just over a year ago.

Down by the tracks.

Came home from work this morning to find a package from Pats Trains. I always wanted the flag baggage car. Thanks Patrick for fast service.   The car it is with is a 21 inch k-line car.  Nick T. 

For today. " Shooting the breeze "

This is known as your wet ride!

"A day off from school .... down by the tracks!"

Trumptrain, The whole panorama of that river scene is inviting, enticing the viewer to want to search with his eyes to see more, as much as possible. Very nice composition, indeed!

FrankM

For today.

For today.

My Addition.

I'm the third generation owner of the Marx CV, and the second generation owner of the Lionel 1684. My Dad's first and second locomotives, and he passed the CV down to his little brother, and he left it to me.

briansilvermustang posted:

 

When I was a truck driver I used to haul coils of steel like that from Detroit to Milwaukee, AO Smith used them to make water heaters for home or commercial use. I would have them loaded so the opening was 90 degrees from what we see here. That way if I hit the brakes hard it would not roll over the cab and kill me. The coils I hauled were between 45-48,000 pounds. I was very careful on turns as they are top heavy. The coils we are looking at here are anywhere from 40-100,000 pounds. I am surprised they are not tarped to prevent rust.

hauling coils like those on the rail cars are called Shotgun,the other way is called Suicide.

When I worked in the Litho plant we got coils in that were flat on skids. 

Happy holidays!

Spectacular views. Thank You TedW !!!

For today. " Jed and Jethro "

A trio for Wednesday.  " A walk in the park. "

For today.

Here’s looking at you from the CSX Theater Car, smooth riding, and comfortable seating...Your welcome to come along.....Happy Railroading 

For today. "Western Maryland"

briansilvermustang posted:

 

Man this bring backs memories. I lived in northwest Indiana and we used to watch the slag trains from Inland steel dump the slag.  

For today. " All clear"

" The Yard "