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Prague, Czech Republic 2017

Madison, WI  May, 2021

Some action yesterday by Haley Tower in Terre Haute, Indiana:

This past Saturday, The Reading Blue Mountain & Northern ran a fantrip with Jersey Central 0-6-0 113 to assist with medical expenses for RBM&N engineer Chris Bost. Here she is at Minersville, PA, and having her ashpan cleaned after being turned at Port Clinton

Unloading a circus train car at Circus World Baraboo, WI

Howdy,

I got a wave from the engineer!

Jim K

Mid-America Railroad Museum in North Freedom, WI - adding 2 more coaches due to high rider volume today!

Scanned a few old slides.

New York State Turbos. late 1970's

Chicago, Central and Pacific, mid 1980's

Durango and Silverton, 1987

North Dakota, early 1980's

Photos I took in 1975 on a Canadian Pacific train in Golden, British Columbia:

A 2007 trip to the UK and the North York Moors Railway:

Wow - this is a GREAT thread.  There is something about the trains in the snow that I really find very tranquil and relaxing.  

Regarding the picture of the caboose with the windows removed.  My guess is that the car is being used for storage.  I saw a similar caboose (i.e., no windows) in Waukegan Illinois, and asked what it was being used for, and was told it was for storage.  It was an old CNW bay window caboose.

Late 1960's steam trip on the CNR in the height of winter. Took PC/D&H to Montreal. Trip was from Montreal to Quebec City. Snow was piled high. Had mechanical trouble going into Quebec City, several hour delay. Heading back to Montreal a car drove into the side of the train, another several hour delay getting back at about 2AM. Stayed overnight and took a sleeper back to NYC.

Excellent photography and videography, this is an awesome thread, so many wonderful pictures of old and new trains and related…. I will place some RJ Corman and CSX diesels in the future. Happy Railroading Everyone

I took this some time ago while out running errands on my day off not my best work but not bad from the passenger seat in my dads truck while he was driving.

These pictures were taken at the new CSX train yard in Oak Grove Kentucky just outside Ft. Campbell Kentucky, really near Clarksville Tennessee. There are quite a few trains passing through these yards daily. Happy Railroading Everyone

Here’s some RJ Corman diesels at the shops in Gutherie Kentucky, a short drive from Clarksville Tennessee. Happy Railroading Everyone

Last weekend was the annual Railroad Days festival in Galesburg, IL.

It was nice to be back after the show was cancelled last year.

BNSF, the main employer, had some locomotives (SD40-2 and SD9, slug) on display but unlike most of the last 10 years, it was forbidden to climb up and take photos inside the cab.

Got to see the Eastbound Southwest Chief, running 6 hours late and the westbound California Zephyr, running half an hour late within minutes of each other. Didn't get to see the westbound Southwest Chief that was delayed soon after leaving Chicago due to brake issues.

These are just my opinion,

Naveen Rajan

Homewood, Illinois.  What used to be Main Line Illinois Central.  Chicago at one end and New Orleans at the other.

South Shore yards.  Chicago's southern edge from the Indiana state line for about one mile.

Along side an industry in East Chicago, Indiana.

A crossing in East Chicago, Indiana

Foreign power on CSX tracks in Hammond, Indiana.

In the Calumet Region, every day is rail fan day.  John in Lansing, ILL

From my 2018 trip across the country—Lake Shore Ltd, NYP to Chicago, then Zephyr from Chicago to the Bay Area and back to NYC—come these photos, most from our stop in Denver:

Very enjoyable. Keep ‘em coming!