Any Train Enthusiasts Out There?

[1967redrider]

I think I see Ike's house,

good post, John, thanks........but don't go by that view if you ever plan to look me up, better head downriver about 3 1/2 hours.

[1967redrider]

Both Cumberland locations are on the current railcam snow rotation. I can practically see the farm.

[Waukonda]

Both Cumberland locations are on the current railcam snow rotation. I can practically see the farm.

Good stuff, John.

[LKSKNIVES]

Best I could do of my grand parents Farm/ farm-et 6 acres (Some day farm). 651 south Drive South Elgin Il. My sister snaked the sign i will have to get a picture so I can post it. No rail cam back in the day. Quite a scramble for my younger brother and I to get up to the tracks collect plenty of loose spikes in the day. A long long time ago. My uncle built a new house on it so we had to sell after everyone passed. We shot some wild pheasant in the day there also. Have to see if I can find any more pictures. We used to wave to anyone that would wave back.
Steve

[1967redrider]

Best I could do of my grand parents Farm/ farm-et 6 acres (Some day farm). 651 south Drive South Elgin Il. My sister snaked the sign i will have to get a picture so I can post it. No rail cam back in the day. Quite a scramble for my younger brother and I to get up to the tracks collect plenty of loose spikes in the day. A long long time ago. My uncle built a new house on it so we had to sell after everyone passed. We shot some wild pheasant in the day there also. Have to see if I can find any more pictures. We used to wave to anyone that would wave back.
Steve

Very cool! The only wild pheasant I have ever seen was once after skiing at Roundtop in PA., I was about a 1/2 mile south of the resort by some farmland. I stopped at a stop sign, looked to my right and there he was. Beautiful creatures, wish I had taken a picture. Probably several years ago at this stage.

[LKSKNIVES]

No wild ones left here it’s a bummer only club hunting. The wife enjoys the way I cook them. She teases me about club hunting. Wasn’t sure if you could see the railroad tracks in the bottom of the picture. That was when trains used a caboose. Have not seen a caboose on a train in at least ten years possibly 15. Used to play ice hockey before work in Plainfield. One morning I am waiting for the train to pass and at the back was an orange Elgin Joliet & Eastern caboose. I think I had one in my collection at one point.

[DM11]

Lookin for a train

[LKSKNIVES]

Nice pictures David,
I like the old time feeling I get from pictures like that.
Steve

[1967redrider]

I agree.

[Waukonda]

Lookin for a train


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I really like those pics!

[Waukonda]

Lookin for a train


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I really like those pics!

[GSPTOPDOG]

Lookin for a train

.... I have a pretty good feeling you might could be in the right place to find one ... hopefully you are on the right track in your search...

[LKSKNIVES]

Lookin for a train


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Good morning David and other train folks.
Looked closer at the second picture and guess what I see?
Train cars looks like it could be a hopper and possibly some box cars.
Adds to the to the feel of the picture for sure.
Steve

[Waukonda]

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[DM11]

Good pics Ike. Always like seeing UP power. Suppose to get some more of that stuff this afternoon.

[1967redrider]

Were you in Quincy, Ike? Cool shots!

[Waukonda]

We're you in Quincy, Ike? Cool shots!

Thank you for the comments, David and John.

No, not in Quincy. Quincy is an interesting river town with a pretty good transportation history. This photo is a little tidbit of it for you. Rail bridge constructed in 1868 for the Chicago,Burlington, and Quincy line.

[1967redrider]

Were you in Quincy, Ike? Cool shots!

Thank you for the comments, David and John.

No, not in Quincy. Quincy is an interesting river town with a pretty good transportation history. This photo is a little tidbit of it for you. Rail bridge constructed in 1868 for the Chicago,Burlington, and Quincy line.

Thanks!

[Santa Fe]

David looking for a train. About 35 years earlier you would have seen this Santa Fe train east bound In this shot he’s fixin to head east on the Santa Fe’s Moline sub at Winfield Kansas

[Santa Fe]

Kool shot of Quincy Ill BTW

[Santa Fe]

A shot of EB BNSF meeting a WB SKOL at Udall Kansas MP 238 on BNSF Ark City Sub

[DM11]

A shot of EB BNSF meeting a WB SKOL at Udall Kansas MP 238 on BNSF Ark City Sub

[Waukonda]

A shot of EB BNSF meeting a WB SKOL at Udall Kansas MP 238 on BNSF Ark City Sub

Interesting pics, thanks.

[1967redrider]

Cool shots!

[Santa Fe]

Here’s a shot of the Santa Fe Emporia Kansas depot from better days. Unfortunately, some homeless people got inside of it few years ago and burned to the ground. I don’t know who the original Photographer was.