Any Train Enthusiasts Out There?

[C-WADE7]

Those long trains are so cool.
Don’t think I have ever seen/counted 166 +-.

We get a bunch of long ones past the shop, these were mostly tankers of ethanol(I think) and hopper cars. We get a lot of long trains hauling gravel for TXDOT for road chip seal. This train stopped me at 12:50pm on my way back from lunch, and we had at least 4 more pass this afternoon, it’s a busy track.

[LKSKNIVES]

The trains that go by here are not that long. I noticed when I went to the mailbox yesterday I can actually see the top of the train going by. Only one viewing spot.

[bighomer]

We get some long ones coming through here. I ask my Dil's dad (he was engineer wit the L&N and CSX) about those in the middle he said one thing they provided air for the back half of the train.

[Santa Fe]

Eastbound SKOL 4199 with 53 cars headed for Wichita Kansas about MP 239 on BNSF Ark City Sub

[Santa Fe]

Talking about long trains BNSF runs double stack trains that are almost 15,000 feet long from LA to Chicago. Normally, they’ll have five units on the head end three units at the swing help and two units on the rear shoving
All DPU’s. I see them at Mulvane Kansas on BNSF Transcontinental mainline. Formally Santa Fe mainline from LA to Chicago and back

[1967redrider]

Skol, brother!

[DM11]

SKOL left some grain cars at the elevator last night

[Santa Fe]

BNSF eastbound empty, Frack sand train With 122 cars Been a while since I’ve seen one of these. MP 239 BNSF Ark City Sub. BNSF 7108 rear DPU

[Santa Fe]

SKOL 4148 WB at Derby Kansas pulling 90 cars for Winfield Kansas. Derby at MP 223 on BNSF Ark City Sub. Been a cut of Auto Racks stored on the siding here for a month or so.

[LKSKNIVES]

You all get so many opportunities for great pictures and to just see the whole railroad in action. Most of the equipment I see by my house is the auto racks.
Thank you very much for the enjoyable pictures
Steve

[Santa Fe]

West bound Bare Table train. At MP 239. BNSF Ark City Sub

[Santa Fe]

Hay Steve. Happy to share train photos so enjoy!!!
Mark

[Santa Fe]

Here’s a couple shots from 7/1/20 of local 9
BNSF 504/103 EB at Udall,Kansas. 504 is B40-8W
Santa Fe owned 79 of em. All retired now. 103 is a EMD
GP-60M Santa Fe owned about 62 units most are still on the road. Santa Fe bought these units for high speed intermodal trains in the early 90’s

[Santa Fe]

How about some NS power from May of 2020

[1967redrider]

Cool shots, David and Santa Fe.

I posted this Santa Fe run session last week-



Post-war and MPC era Lionel O gauge.

[Waukonda]

Eastbound SKOL 4199 with 53 cars headed for Wichita Kansas about MP 239 on BNSF Ark City Sub

One of several great shots that you have posted lately, have really enjoyed them!

SKOL left some grain cars at the elevator last night

That is about a perfect picture, all kinds of good things going on there.

I was just reading an article in the Detroit Free Press on Watco purchasing a Class III railroad in Michigan. I then looked into Watco, and saw that SKOL is one of their holdings. Watco has quite a footprint in the Midwest.

[DM11]

Eastbound SKOL 4199 with 53 cars headed for Wichita Kansas about MP 239 on BNSF Ark City Sub

One of several great shots that you have posted lately, have really enjoyed them!

SKOL left some grain cars at the elevator last night

That is about a perfect picture, all kinds of good things going on there.

I was just reading an article in the Detroit Free Press on Watco purchasing a Class III railroad in Michigan. I then looked into Watco, and saw that SKOL is one of their holdings. Watco has quite a footprint in the Midwest.

Interesting that Watco is expanding up north. Yes they do have a good footprint around here.

[Waukonda]

I posted this Santa Fe

I just now got around to the Saturday matinee

[1967redrider]

I posted this Santa Fe

I just now got around to the Saturday matinee

Thanks, Ike, hope you enjoyed it.

[bighomer]

The boss wanted to visit her dad's grave yestiddy as we were in the neighborhood.
Trains run right through the National Cemetery in Madison Tn. his grave is right by the tracks about 5 or 6 graves from the big tree.

[Jeepergeo]

The Tuscon, AZ botanical garden has a very nice, outdoors, model train exhibit. It's worth seeing if you are in the area and like trains and plants.

[1967redrider]

Cool shots, bighomer.

[bighomer]

Thanks buddy.

[Waukonda]

Trains run right through the National Cemetery

Truly awesome, emotion stirring shots.....a rumbling train, the red, white, and blue, fallen soldiers, all on a new sunny day emerging from Winter

[bighomer]

Glad you enjoyed them Ike, I sure felt a sense of nostalgia as we drove around.