Midweek Photos 9/21/2016

Good morning Tim and others, from Orlando, FL.  This week I'm getting to take a real train ride.  Left Baltimore Monday night the 19th and arrived Orlando yesterday.

Here's the Silver Meteor arriving in Baltimore behind one of the Amtrak Sprinter units.

Now some scenes from the train window the next day.

Jesup,  GA depot, now restored, and a CSX unit in the yard south of the station.

A few passing freights from the train window.

Now Amtrak, former Atlantic Coast Line depot at Palatka, FL.

and lastly, At Sanford I caught a glimpse of the SUNRAIL  commuter trains that run between there and Orlando.

Home Saturday and I'll have photos from that section of the trip for next week's Midweek.

Attending Sunday's Giants game afforded me the opportunity to grab a few shots of the NJ Transit station at the Meadowlands Sports Complex. The spur branches off the Pascack Valley Line and is operated on event days only. Opened in 2009, ridership is healthy with an estimated 10,000 fans riding the trains on game days. 

As seen in the top picture, the station is immediately adjacent to MetLife Stadium. A train powered by a dual mode ALP-45DP is at the platform:

Bob

Here are a few shots I took at IRM's Members Appreciation event last Saturday.

Milwaukee streetcar #972

The E5 with the Frisco Decapod in the background

UP B40-8 with BN executive train equipment

CTA Green Hornet

Metra Electric Highliners

The sign from the Railway Exchange Building

1898 rapid transit car leading a pair from 1907

The O'Mahony diner embedded into the restaurant building

METRA Electric Highliners again

GE 45-tonner, 1944

The "twins", last remaing diesels in C&NW livery, now stored at IRM

C&NW Big Hook

EJ&E #529 (I would love to see this find some barn space)

E

Two more of the Green Hornet

Some close ups today.

I was lucky enough to tag along on a road trip through South Dakota, Wyoming and into Billings.  We stopped in Sheridan Wyo and I took these of the big Northern stationed there.  At least I believe it is a northern.  These things are just huge up close.  The drive is really special this time of year in Wyo and Montana.  Not many trees but what there are were turning a really bright yellow.  Just think to run one of these beasts in this scenic area would have been a real privilege for some of us.  Of course there were the bosses to deal with but still.  

On Sunday, 9/18/16, my path to my parent's home was crossed by the Hagerstown turn of the Winchester & Western RR. I was able to spot the train down a long tangent on these x-Pennsy rails, turn around and get back to the US11 crossing in Halfway,MD.
A nice surprise was GP-9 459 on the point, this 1955 vintage EMD was originally Nickel Plate Road. It was followed by 2 GP-38-2s and a decent string of varied freight cars. The train is moving less than 15mph here, W&W will connect with NS at their Vardo yard in about 2 miles. After exchanging cars, the train will return south to the terminus near Inwood,WV.

Comin' round the bend 

I wanted to ride our Cruise Train, but 3 coaches were pulled off - due to wheel damage from hitting a rock.  The train was full & didn't have a seat for me.  So I followed it & took pics.

I will have to take the camera to downtown Wilkes-Barre to take some pics of the work being done at the CNJ station. A private owner/developer bought the entire block from Luzerne County at a substantial loss to the county. All the passenger cars and other rolling stock that were once part of the Station Nightclub Complex as it was called, have been removed. It's a shame that nothing was saved for possible restoration. One of the passenger cars was used to transport minors from the Scranton area to mines nearby. One of our preservation society members asked if I would be interested in restoring it if we could acquire it. It's now gone to the landfill. Last I saw, only trucks and other metal parts were laying around. The station is slated for full restoration, so this project may be the subject of frequent visits.

Don

In this sequence SD70MAC #4804 & C40-8w #7867 bring their CSX mixed freight train into Bayview Yard, Baltimore.

NKP 759 looks almost operational.

I can not believe that no one has posted any photos from the CVSR Steam in the Valley event on this thread yet. Here are two of my favorites from the Saturday trip. NKP 765(767) truly is a beautiful locomotive. My special thanks to those responsible for making the event happen. My 100 year old grandfather was able to join us for the trip. He is a former railroad employee working for the B&LE after WWII. 

-Marc