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That's a wild grille on that one, Ike. I've seen pictures of locos like this but would love to see one up close.

1967redrider wrote: ↑Mon Feb 01, 2021 11:46 pm That's a wild grille on that one, Ike. I've seen pictures of locos like this but would love to see one up close.

Yeah, me too.

What do you guys think about cab-forward steam engines? I wonder how the coal gets into the firebox? Looks like a big 2-8-8-4 backwards. Another recent Twitter post.

1967redrider wrote: ↑Tue Feb 02, 2021 1:33 am What do you guys think about cab-forward steam engines? I wonder how the coal gets into the firebox? Looks like a big 2-8-8-4. Another recent Twitter post.

I cannot remember ever seeing one.

1967redrider wrote: ↑Tue Feb 02, 2021 1:33 am What do you guys think about cab-forward steam engines? I wonder how the coal gets into the firebox? Looks like a big 2-8-8-4 backwards. Another recent Twitter post.

That is an interesting picture, don't remember seeing one either, but I forget a lot these days. I read that even though the cab is moved forward, the fireman is still at the rear.

Here is a picture I took last night. This grain that is being loaded is likely headed for barges on the Mississippi.

Cool picture, Ike. The railroad never sleeps.

Waukonda wrote: ↑Tue Feb 02, 2021 6:44 pm Here is a picture I took last night. This grain that is being loaded is likely headed for barges on the Mississippi.

Yup mate, that must be on CP's mainline spurs...

Because, 2 Big letters give it away; CN
What do they stand for you may ask?...

Canadian National Railway

Waukonda wrote: ↑Tue Feb 02, 2021 6:44 pm Here is a picture I took last night. This grain that is being loaded is likely headed for barges on the Mississippi.

Cool pic!

Dodge City July last year.

Waukonda wrote: ↑Tue Feb 02, 2021 6:44 pm Here is a picture I took last night. This grain that is being loaded is likely headed for barges on the Mississippi.

Great shot.

Thanks for the comments on the photo, guys. I had driven by that mill earlier in the daylight and regretted not taking a picture, The night shot turned out alright, I just wish the light snow that was falling at the time would have shown up in it.

David, I had to look up Cimarron Valley. Thanks for showing that, it is good to see the different regional short lines, nice looking loco.

Waukonda wrote: ↑Tue Feb 02, 2021 6:44 pm Here is a picture I took last night. This grain that is being loaded is likely headed for barges on the Mississippi.

Great picture!

DM11 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 03, 2021 3:32 am Dodge City July last year.

Cool picture!

One of our old Victorian Railways B Class bulldog nose EMD's that has been bought and refurbished in the colors of the new owners. These old locos are up to 60 years old, and considering the miles they have done, are just amazing. I can see now why these loco's started my interest in trains.

cudgee wrote: ↑Wed Feb 03, 2021 10:15 pm One of our old Victorian Railways B Class bulldog nose EMD's that has been bought and refurbished in the colors of the new owners. These old locos are up to 60 years old, and considering the miles they have done, are just amazing. I can see now why these loco's started my interest in trains.

SSR Loco.jpg

Wow mate, that tis most neat indeed!

The oldest loco, I've ever seen on are lines up here, is an old emd switcher at P&H. The second oldest was a GP45 that CN refurbed.
Cool stuff indeed!

WillyCamaro wrote: ↑Wed Feb 03, 2021 11:52 pm

cudgee wrote: ↑Wed Feb 03, 2021 10:15 pm One of our old Victorian Railways B Class bulldog nose EMD's that has been bought and refurbished in the colors of the new owners. These old locos are up to 60 years old, and considering the miles they have done, are just amazing. I can see now why these loco's started my interest in trains.

SSR Loco.jpg

Wow mate, that tis most neat indeed!

The oldest loco, I've ever seen on are lines up here, is an old emd switcher at P&H. The second oldest was a GP45 that CN refurbed.
Cool stuff indeed!

Actually i made a mistake, the first of these started their commission in 1952, 69 years ago.

cudgee wrote: ↑Thu Feb 04, 2021 12:30 am

WillyCamaro wrote: ↑Wed Feb 03, 2021 11:52 pm

cudgee wrote: ↑Wed Feb 03, 2021 10:15 pm One of our old Victorian Railways B Class bulldog nose EMD's that has been bought and refurbished in the colors of the new owners. These old locos are up to 60 years old, and considering the miles they have done, are just amazing. I can see now why these loco's started my interest in trains.

SSR Loco.jpg

Wow mate, that tis most neat indeed!

The oldest loco, I've ever seen on are lines up here, is an old emd switcher at P&H. The second oldest was a GP45 that CN refurbed.
Cool stuff indeed!

Actually i made a mistake, the first of these started their commission in 1952, 69 years ago.

cudgee wrote: ↑Wed Feb 03, 2021 10:15 pm One of our old Victorian Railways B Class bulldog nose EMD's that has been bought and refurbished in the colors of the new owners. These old locos are up to 60 years old, and considering the miles they have done, are just amazing. I can see now why these loco's started my interest in trains.

SSR Loco.jpg

Good picture Since your first posts to this thread, I have been reading up on Australian railroads. I was looking at bulldog nose pictures and reading up on SSR tonight, but got sidetracked on grain and coal trains. The picture below is quite a scene, do you live anywhere near the coal fields or where you would see those looong grain trains? I have spent a lot of time in my life, sitting at a crossing, while watching a long coal train pass, but have probably never seen a grain train as long as some in parts of Australia.

Brenda and I do a 4 mile loop each weekend day and on holidays when we don't go out of town. These are some pictures of Norfolk Southern in action. Occasionally we have an AMTRAK sighting too.

1967redrider wrote: ↑Thu Feb 04, 2021 2:44 am Brenda and I do a 4 mile loop each weekend day and on holidays when we don't go out of town. These are some pictures of Norfolk Southern in action. Occasionally we have an AMTRAK sighting too.

Great pictures, John, glad you shared. Must be nice to watch trains while getting a little exercise. 4 mile loop? Walking? Running? Biking?

Waukonda wrote: ↑Thu Feb 04, 2021 3:08 am

1967redrider wrote: ↑Thu Feb 04, 2021 2:44 am Brenda and I do a 4 mile loop each weekend day and on holidays when we don't go out of town. These are some pictures of Norfolk Southern in action. Occasionally we have an AMTRAK sighting too.

Great pictures, John, glad you shared. Must be nice to watch trains while getting a little exercise. 4 mile loop? Walking? Running? Biking?

Walking, Ike, and there's a Dunkin a little after Mile 1 so we call it the coffee walk. Our best time is around 1 hr. 10 mins. The train tracks are just on the other side of the stream/levy at the bottom.

Waukonda wrote: ↑Thu Feb 04, 2021 2:39 am

cudgee wrote: ↑Wed Feb 03, 2021 10:15 pm One of our old Victorian Railways B Class bulldog nose EMD's that has been bought and refurbished in the colors of the new owners. These old locos are up to 60 years old, and considering the miles they have done, are just amazing. I can see now why these loco's started my interest in trains.

SSR Loco.jpg

Good picture Since your first posts to this thread, I have been reading up on Australian railroads. I was looking at bulldog nose pictures and reading up on SSR tonight, but got sidetracked on grain and coal trains. The picture below is quite a scene, do you live anywhere near the coal fields or where you would see those looong grain trains? I have spent a lot of time in my life, sitting at a crossing, while watching a long coal train pass, but have probably never seen a grain train as long as some in parts of Australia.

Thanks, just love this thread and want to keep it going. I do not live near any of these long grain trains, but close to long rolled steel trains, the longest i have had to wait for a train to go through a railway crossing is 15 minutes, which is a long time. There are long grain trains in the state where i live, and as we type they are extremely busy as we have had a bumper wheat crop. A lot of the old loco's are pulled out of storage, and serviced to keep up with demand, lucky these multi-national companies did not scrap them all. In the photo that i posted, if you look carefully you can see there are 4-5 locos pulling the rake. Here is one of the main rural grain silos in the state where i live.

Yes, I noticed those multiple locos first thing and knew they were doing some serious work.
Thanks for posting that photo and giving us a glimpse of your area, fascinating!

Lousy weather, partially obstructed view, but managed a quick shot of a BNSF coal train that was movin' on.....