Steam Locomotives and Such.

[davidwyby]

@Mastermind will like that one

 

[fossil]

I rode on this little train located at the Toronto Eaton's store in toy land during Christmas in the 1950's. The little Loco is preserved in a railroad museum in Montreal. It's a mini copy of CN's 6400 streamliner 4-8-4 northern built in 1936. Both cool looking engines.
The CN 6400 is preserved and located in Ottawa Ontario.

 

[Mastermind]

I rode on this little train located at the Toronto Eaton's store in toy land during Christmas in the 1950's. The little Loco is preserved in a railroad museum in Montreal. It's a mini copy of CN's 6400 streamliner 4-8-4 northern built in 1936. Both cool looking engines.
The CN 6400 is preserved and located in Ottawa Ontario.

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That's cool Tim.

 

[fossil]

That's cool Tim.

A little boy's dream! I still like watching trains.

 

[Mastermind]

A little boy's dream! I still like watching trains.

Watching, riding, reading about em. I'm all in.

 

[hacskaroly]

A little boy's dream! I still like watching trains.

I worked at three rail yards (intermodal) in the mid 90s for almost three years and I still can't get enough. I can still remember the cars we used, TTAX, TTEX, DTTX, 3-packers, 5-packers, 10-packers (these were being phased out), 5-packer wells, 3-packer wells, wells with hitches, wells without hitches. Knock down hitches, raise hitches. What always amazed me was the double stack well cars where you could have an empty 45' container on the bottom and a fully loaded (80,000 lbs) 53' container on top and the only thing holding them together were four twist-lock knuckles. I learned the hard way you can't double stack two high-cube containers in a well car and send it from Kansas City to Illinois...apparently there is a tunnel too low for that...oops, nobody told me.

 

[kanscruzer]

I worked at three rail yards (intermodal) in the mid 90s for almost three years and I still can't get enough. I can still remember the cars we used, TTAX, TTEX, DTTX, 3-packers, 5-packers, 10-packers (these were being phased out), 5-packer wells, 3-packer wells, wells with hitches, wells without hitches. Knock down hitches, raise hitches. What always amazed me was the double stack well cars where you could have an empty 45' container on the bottom and a fully loaded (80,000 lbs) 53' container on top and the only thing holding them together were four twist-lock knuckles. I learned the hard way you can't double stack two high-cube containers in a well car and send it from Kansas City to Illinois...apparently there is a tunnel too low for that...oops, nobody told me.

I had 41 years riding the rail ,,,,,,,,, that was enough

 

[Wilhelm]

... I learned the hard way you can't double stack two high-cube containers in a well car and send it from Kansas City to Illinois...apparently there is a tunnel too low for that...oops, nobody told me.

Did they rebuild that tunnel or just pick up the flying containers?

 

[hacskaroly]

Did they rebuild that tunnel or just pick up the flying containers?

They had to rebuild the tunnel where the container impacted it. The whole top of the container just pealed right off.

 

[Boomhower]

We rode a narrow gauge train out of Antinito Co this spring. Would be nice to have a whole car to your self for a overnight trip.

 

[Boomhower]

This one was on static display in Alamosa CO

 

[fossil]

One of my grand son checking out CN 6400 in Ottawa.

 

[Ketchup]

Came across these old photos of my Wife’s great grandfather. He was an Engineer and Conductor for Western Maryland in West Virginia. He ran the line between Cass and Slatyfork for many years and lived in the town of Spruce. It was train access only and became a ghost town in the late 50’s. You can still hike the abandoned track and check out the ruins.

 

[hacskaroly]

Came across these old photos of my Wife’s great grandfather.

Awesome pictures!!

 

[JIMG]

One of my grand son checking out CN 6400 in Ottawa.

Is that the transportation museum in Ottawa? I have been there with my kids. Very cool place.

 

[Likesaws]

Came across these old photos of my Wife’s great grandfather. He was an Engineer and Conductor for Western Maryland in West Virginia. He ran the line between Cass and Slatyfork for many years and lived in the town of Spruce. It was train access only and became a ghost town in the late 50’s. You can still hike the abandoned track and check out the ruins.
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Very cool place. About two hours from me. I love to ride the old trains at Cass.

 

[davidwyby]

Came across these old photos of my Wife’s great grandfather. He was an Engineer and Conductor for Western Maryland in West Virginia. He ran the line between Cass and Slatyfork for many years and lived in the town of Spruce. It was train access only and became a ghost town in the late 50’s. You can still hike the abandoned track and check out the ruins.
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Super cool, it would be really cool to hike back in there. Random, but you’re welcome down here any time for mini gtg if you want. Doubt if there will be anyone else.

 

[fossil]

Is that the transportation museum in Ottawa? I have been there with my kids. Very cool place.

Strange, but it's in the Canada Science and Technology Museum.

 

[fossil]

You have to like this guy' setup.

 

[davidwyby]