Western Roads Wednesday

Here is my contribution to Western Railroads for today.

It may be fictional, but it's western:

Rusty

                     1st run Lionel Southern Pacific AC-12 "back-up malley".

Southern Pacific Daylight on the G&O.  The PA engines are Lionel.  NH Joe

It's Wednesday and Santa Fe's Super Chief is screaming west out of Chicago. 

Lumber from northwest headed east to build new homes, maybe a weather delay when the train gets to Wyoming and Nebraska ❄️

One of my favorite Weaver Boxcars 

Amtrak Cascade runs between Vancouver BC  through Seattle to Eugene OR.

                Express Boxcars- Athearn Santa Fe & Atlas O Southern Pacific.

Super Chief 

Here are some photos that I took in Toppenish, WA along the former NP mainline.  NH Joe

A Montana Rail Link running on the S&Y RR.

Bill T posted:

A Montana Rail Link running on the S&Y RR.

Bill. I like that Burlington FA in the back ground 

Bill. I like that Burlington FA in the back ground 

That is a Kusan Alco with K-Line running gear to be able to operate on 3 rail. Kusan locos were 2 rail.

                                   1994 MTH Union Pacific Challenger #3985

Testing out my latest addition to the fleet.

                               1st. run Lionel Southern Pacific AC-12 #4294

Waiting to leave the station ...

New Haven Joe posted:

Here are some photos that I took in Toppenish, WA along the former NP mainline.  NH Joe

I really want to get across the mountains to see this and ride the Yakima trolleys someday, maybe this summer!

Yakima was not a place I liked but had to go there a lot when I was in the Army, we did gunnery exercises over there all the time. I've never been to the region on my own dime and it's been 20 years since I've been there...

I attended the 2019 TCA National Convention in New Mexico.  These photos were taken at the Harvey House in Belen, NM.  Belen is on the BNSF Transcon.  All trains stop in Belen just outside the Harvey House to refuel, be inspected, and change crews.  This is a great place to see lots of modern railroad action.  NH Joe

New Haven Joe posted:

I attended the 2019 TCA National Convention in New Mexico.  These photos were taken at the Harvey House in Belen, NM.  Belen is on the BNSF Transcon.  All trains stop in Belen just outside the Harvey House to refuel, be inspected, and change crews.  This is a great place to see lots of modern railroad action.  NH Joe

     Looks like BNSF is using SD60ms and Sd40-2s in yard service. Nice pictures thanks for posting.

Some UP equipment on my layout:

Here are some G gauge western engines on the G&O.  These engines are all battery powered.  NH Joe

SP/UP  "PATCH"  loco.

The Golden State. 

Union Pacific GE power - Dash9, AC4400, ES44AC

Is it Wednesday already.  Time real flies when you are self-isolated.  Here is some action on the G&O.  NH Joe

It's Wednesday. Here's some Santa Fe and Southern Pacific action. 

Foreign power from the West is in the Valley.

These are photos that I took in Whitefish and West Glacier, MT in May 2017.  NH Joe

Out West is the best, wide open spaces.

Puget Sound Sounder passenger train

Took these the other day coming home from work in DeSoto Mo