Any Train Enthusiasts Out There?

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Waukonda wrote: Thu Feb 11, 2021 2:06 am Like this.......
Thanks. ::tu:: .
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Don't get me going on graffiti, nothing but vandalism of other peoples property, you see rakes of brand new carriages completely covered in it over here. :x :x :x :x :x :x
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Where do they get all of the spray paint??? This popped up last year (I think) and I'm pretty sure it's a legit picture of a U.P. diesel.

*Edit- I found a YouTube vid. Be careful where you park your train! 😉

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Old steam loco from1929.
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cudgee wrote: Sat Feb 13, 2021 3:43 am Old Steam Engine..jpg

Old steam loco from1929.
My, my, what a beautiful old beast. Is she a VR loco? What a great combination of power and engineering all in one package!

I have been looking at Australian railroad history, here are some pics I downloaded the other day.
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Great pictures guys, I love that 4-8-4! ::tu::
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1967redrider wrote: Thu Feb 11, 2021 2:20 am I should post this here. Taken in the Cumberland Yards, heading Eastbound back in August of 2020.
Yes, I sent you a shipment of Carl Rader knives back in August. You didn't get em? ::shrug:: ::doh::
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Great pictures everybody! ::tu:: :D
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TPK wrote: Sat Feb 13, 2021 1:53 pm
1967redrider wrote: Thu Feb 11, 2021 2:20 am I should post this here. Taken in the Cumberland Yards, heading Eastbound back in August of 2020.
Yes, I sent you a shipment of Carl Rader knives back in August. You didn't get em? ::shrug:: ::doh::
:lol:

I wondered how they arrived! :lol:
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1967redrider wrote: Sat Feb 13, 2021 2:07 pm
TPK wrote: Sat Feb 13, 2021 1:53 pm
1967redrider wrote: Thu Feb 11, 2021 2:20 am I should post this here. Taken in the Cumberland Yards, heading Eastbound back in August of 2020.
Yes, I sent you a shipment of Carl Rader knives back in August. You didn't get em? ::shrug:: ::doh::
:lol:

I wondered how they arrived! :lol:
::tu:: ::super_happy::
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A couple from Twitter. The Centipede is interesting, guess it was overpriced or underperformed, and the Aerotrain had comfortability issues.
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Waukonda wrote: Sat Feb 13, 2021 1:14 pm
cudgee wrote: Sat Feb 13, 2021 3:43 am Old Steam Engine..jpg

Old steam loco from1929.
My, my, what a beautiful old beast. Is she a VR loco? What a great combination of power and engineering all in one package!

I have been looking at Australian railroad history, here are some pics I downloaded the other day.
Yes, she is a VR loco and could haul big loads comfortably at over 60MPH, not bad for the era. For a country our size we had a excellent and innovative manufacturing industry. Have a good weekend.
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1967redrider wrote: Sat Feb 13, 2021 5:25 pm A couple from Twitter. The Centipede is interesting, guess it was overpriced or underperformed, and the Aerotrain had comfortability issues.
That Centipede looks nice! ::tu:: Never would have thought it was built so long ago. ::hmm::
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1967redrider wrote: Sat Feb 13, 2021 5:25 pm A couple from Twitter. The Centipede is interesting, guess it was overpriced or underperformed, and the Aerotrain had comfortability issues.
Interesting stuff, John. I knew of the Aerotrain, but not the Centipede. I read where they were all scrapped (centipedes). There is an Aerotrain at the transportation museum in St Louis, along with 70 other locomotives. I am going there as soon as it warms up, I will post pics.
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Cool, Ike, looking forward to seeing your pictures. I'm going to drag Brenda to the B&O Museum in Baltimore sometime soon. Both of our fathers hired out with the B&O in Cumberland, that's how we met as kids in the early 70s.
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1967redrider wrote: Sat Feb 13, 2021 10:29 pm Cool, Ike, looking forward to seeing your pictures. I'm going to drag Brenda to the B&O Museum in Baltimore sometime soon. Both of our fathers hired out with the B&O in Cumberland, that's how we met as kids in the early 70s.
::tu:: ::tu:: ::tu:: 8) 8) 8) That is cool, meeting as kids through a common thread. :D
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cudgee wrote: Sat Feb 13, 2021 10:33 pm
1967redrider wrote: Sat Feb 13, 2021 10:29 pm Cool, Ike, looking forward to seeing your pictures. I'm going to drag Brenda to the B&O Museum in Baltimore sometime soon. Both of our fathers hired out with the B&O in Cumberland, that's how we met as kids in the early 70s.
::tu:: ::tu:: ::tu:: 8) 8) 8) That is cool, meeting as kids through a common thread. :D

Only took us 50 years to figure it out, cudgee. ::nod::
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1967redrider wrote: Sat Feb 13, 2021 10:29 pm Cool, Ike, looking forward to seeing your pictures. I'm going to drag Brenda to the B&O Museum in Baltimore sometime soon. Both of our fathers hired out with the B&O in Cumberland, that's how we met as kids in the early 70s.
Awesome! ::tu:: ::tu::
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1967redrider wrote: Sat Feb 13, 2021 10:40 pm
cudgee wrote: Sat Feb 13, 2021 10:33 pm
1967redrider wrote: Sat Feb 13, 2021 10:29 pm Cool, Ike, looking forward to seeing your pictures. I'm going to drag Brenda to the B&O Museum in Baltimore sometime soon. Both of our fathers hired out with the B&O in Cumberland, that's how we met as kids in the early 70s.
::tu:: ::tu:: ::tu:: 8) 8) 8) That is cool, meeting as kids through a common thread. :D

Only took us 50 years to figure it out, cudgee. ::nod::
:lol: :lol: :lol: Wax on Wax off, patience is a virtue my friend. ::handshake::
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Christmas train visiting Newton, Illinois While home for Christmas. A Michigan museum.
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Cool pictures, mrwatch, I love that plow car. ::tu::
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mrwatch wrote: Sun Feb 14, 2021 4:42 pm Christmas train visiting Newton, Illinois While home for Christmas. A Michigan museum.
Good post! Those Indiana locos are good looking.
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Interesting "necessity is the mother of invention" info related to trains and logging on Twitter. Follow this link and check out the comments for more. ::tu::

https://twitter.com/americanrails/statu ... 73061?s=19
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Wow! Great post, John!
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Waukonda wrote: Sun Feb 14, 2021 7:48 pm
mrwatch wrote: Sun Feb 14, 2021 4:42 pm Christmas train visiting Newton, Illinois While home for Christmas. A Michigan museum.
Good post! Those Indiana locos are good looking.
I have these in my collection. O SCALE BRASS KYODO steel wing snow plow
RS637-0 NEW JERSEY snow plow Not the same size as Lionel O Gauge.
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