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| Author: | NebrHogger [ Wed Feb 17, 2021 11:53 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Retro Cool |
Please do - I'm always interested in RR topics. In the days before Westinghouse invented an air brake system, brakies moved along car tops to apply or release brakes... A freezing rain or blizzard was a good way to lose brakies. SW |
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| Author: | Doc Sharptail [ Wed Feb 17, 2021 2:26 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Retro Cool |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Countess_ ... f%20Canada. This is interesting because a locomotive was shipped to a place where there were no rail lines. They used her to first lay track to the rail head at Pembina, N.D., which was probably the most efficient way to obtain rails. This was the start of the Canadian Pacific Railway. She was later used for laying track east of Winnipeg, and then West... I wanted to add a few more pics, but imgur is down for the time being.. Regards, Doc Sharptail |
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| Author: | A square 10 [ Wed Feb 17, 2021 8:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Retro Cool |
very interesting story , glad someone thought enough of her to save her , |
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| Author: | Doc Sharptail [ Thu Feb 18, 2021 3:29 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Retro Cool |
The locomotive was on display in front of the CPR station when I was kid. Access was unrestricted, and we climbed all over it. There's a final restoration photo on the link above showing her with the proper original design smoke stack. The stack was likely removed and replaced with something longer when it was run as motive power for the saw-mill...  Regards, Doc Sharptail |
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| Author: | Doc Sharptail [ Thu Feb 25, 2021 2:25 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Retro Cool |
 This is Wyoming in 1954. The yard steamers I saw from grandads place were much like this... Probably 1/500 sec or faster. Not much motion blur here at all. Regards, Doc Sharptail |
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| Author: | NebrHogger [ Thu Feb 25, 2021 11:28 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Retro Cool |
Here's a couple RR pics I had in my hard drive. SW da1.jpg [ 103.89 KiB | Viewed 4162 times ] During the depression it was considered too expensive to spray weeds along the ROW so they were burned. Doesn't take long for the weeds to bounce back from a fire, though. SW da2.jpg [ 120.59 KiB | Viewed 4162 times ] |
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| Author: | Doc Sharptail [ Mon Mar 22, 2021 11:18 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Retro Cool |
 Russian locomotive in 1939. She's blowing down here after a high speed run. The front of the locomotive would not be a good place to stand at such a time... Regards, Doc Sharptail |
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| Author: | Doc Sharptail [ Tue May 04, 2021 2:00 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Retro Cool |
 Captioned Chesapeake and Ohio L1 Hudson. 1941.  Santa Fe Super Chief. 1939.  Model T converted to track inspection... Regards, Doc Sharptail |
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| Author: | Doc Sharptail [ Sun May 23, 2021 6:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Retro Cool |
 CB&Q 9911-A and it's Nebraska Zephyr in Barn #9 of the Illinois railway museum. Regards, Doc Sharptail |
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| Author: | A square 10 [ Tue May 25, 2021 12:19 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Retro Cool |
really cool looking old train , im glad they are preserving these |
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| Author: | Doc Sharptail [ Sat Feb 12, 2022 4:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Retro Cool |
Found these while following a G.M. "other" manufacturing link.  This was built before G.M. bought the Electro-motive company.  This was built sometime in the 30's, after the G.M. acquisition... I had been looking to refresh my memory on the 30-M-1, but no dice. They had a bit on the .50 cal M-2 which G.M. did a fair amount of, but not quite equaling the number of the carbines. Regards, Doc Sharptail |
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