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Posted: **Thu Mar 04, 2021 10:48 pm**

Here’s a few shots from our local Chippewa Valley RailRoaders area in Carson Park . Everything is still closed but got a few pics to share .

Posted: **Thu Mar 04, 2021 11:01 pm**

Great post, and brilliant piece of history.

Posted: **Thu Mar 04, 2021 11:04 pm**

1967redrider wrote: ↑Thu Mar 04, 2021 2:42 am
Waukonda wrote: ↑Thu Mar 04, 2021 1:59 am
cudgee wrote: ↑Thu Mar 04, 2021 1:27 am
we have less than 3 weeks to get another 7 pages and get it up to 25 pages, we may struggle, but we're still going okay.
I will be in St Louis area this weekend, they have yards for 5 of the 7 class 1 railroads in the U.S. I plan on getting some pictures to post, but if you don't hear from me, then you know that I got knocked in the head. Three or four of the yards are in rough areas

Be careful there, Ike. And snag some BBQ while visiting.

There is obviously something i don't know about.

St.Louis must be famous for it's BBQ's, why wasn't i told. Want pictures of said BBQ's from this weekend.

Posted: **Fri Mar 05, 2021 12:11 am**

Ripster wrote: ↑Thu Mar 04, 2021 10:48 pm Here’s a few shots from our local Chippewa Valley RailRoaders area in Carson Park . Everything is still closed but got a few pics to share .

Nice pics, thanks for posting. I look forward to more from that place, I like that old tower.

cudgee wrote: ↑Thu Mar 04, 2021 11:04 pm
There is obviously something i don't know about. St.Louis must be famous for it's BBQ's, why wasn't i told. Want pictures of said BBQ's from this weekend.

St Louis style BBQ is not as famous, or readily apparent, as Carolina, or Memphis, or Kansas City, or Texas.....but there are some good BBQ joints there. I assume maybe John saw some of them on Food network or something. I have my favorites and if I happen to partake, then yes, I will post pictures!

Posted: **Fri Mar 05, 2021 12:14 am**

Nice pictures, JP.

I'd like to see it in action.

Posted: **Fri Mar 05, 2021 1:18 am**

I posted this in the beer thread as well.

Posted: **Fri Mar 05, 2021 1:42 am**

1967redrider wrote: ↑Fri Mar 05, 2021 1:18 am I posted this in the beer thread as well.

That is an awesome picture.....in many ways. Great nostalgia in an old beer name and great nostalgia (for me anyway) for the old Illinois Central yards, love those old boxcars.

Posted: **Fri Mar 05, 2021 3:14 am**

desmobob wrote: ↑Mon Feb 15, 2021 1:01 pm I live in a town that used to have a Delaware & Hudson Railroad maintenance shop and roundhouse, as well as a decent-sized yard. One of my uncles was a D&H engineer.

When I used to play around with N-scale model trains, I had several D&H locomotives and lots of D&H rolling stock...
D&H locos.jpg

Here are shots of a couple of old-time D&H locos in my home town...

Posted: **Fri Mar 05, 2021 3:30 am**

A few more old photos of D&H operations in Whitehall, NY...

Posted: **Fri Mar 05, 2021 4:07 am**

Bob, those are great old photos, really enjoy seeing them. Some great history in and around Whitehall. Thanks for the post!

Posted: **Fri Mar 05, 2021 4:37 am**

Really cool pictures, Bob!

Posted: **Fri Mar 05, 2021 5:23 am**

Waukonda wrote: ↑Fri Mar 05, 2021 4:07 am Bob, those are great old photos, really enjoy seeing them. Some great history in and around Whitehall. Thanks for the post!

Thanks! Glad you liked them!

Posted: **Fri Mar 05, 2021 5:26 am**

1967redrider wrote: ↑Fri Mar 05, 2021 4:37 am Really cool pictures, Bob!

My tiny home town was a "railroad town" back in the day. Yard, maintenance shop, roundhouse, freight house, station, etc. All gone now...

Posted: **Fri Mar 05, 2021 5:50 am**

desmobob wrote: ↑Fri Mar 05, 2021 5:26 am
1967redrider wrote: ↑Fri Mar 05, 2021 4:37 am Really cool pictures, Bob!
My tiny home town was a "railroad town" back in the day. Yard, maintenance shop, roundhouse, freight house, station, etc. All gone now...

My friend that is a common theme world wide. Have a good weekend.

Posted: **Fri Mar 05, 2021 11:23 am**

One more:

Posted: **Fri Mar 05, 2021 4:34 pm**

desmobob wrote: ↑Fri Mar 05, 2021 5:26 am

My tiny home town was a "railroad town" back in the day. Yard, maintenance shop, roundhouse, freight house, station, etc. All gone now...

cudgee wrote: ↑Fri Mar 05, 2021 5:50 amMy friend that is a common theme world wide. Have a good weekend.

I guess it is...

I remember reading some news articles several years back that made it sound like the railroads would be making a big come-back as the most popular and economical means of freight transport. I was really hoping it would happen!

Enjoy your weekend as well!

Stay healthy,
Bob

Posted: **Fri Mar 05, 2021 7:20 pm**

desmobob wrote: ↑Fri Mar 05, 2021 4:34 pm
desmobob wrote: ↑Fri Mar 05, 2021 5:26 am
My tiny home town was a "railroad town" back in the day. Yard, maintenance shop, roundhouse, freight house, station, etc. All gone now...

cudgee wrote: ↑Fri Mar 05, 2021 5:50 amMy friend that is a common theme world wide. Have a good weekend.
I guess it is...

I remember reading some news articles several years back that made it sound like the railroads would be making a big come-back as the most popular and economical means of freight transport. I was really hoping it would happen!

Enjoy your weekend as well!

Stay healthy,
Bob

Bob, i don't want to politicize the thread, but it all comes down to money and lobby groups. You have the truckers union over there which has huge political clout and power, and they will not give any ground when it comes to losing freight to rail. We have the same problems here as well as incompetent governments hooked on road and petrol taxes. We have also been promised huge infrastructure spends on rail networks that never come to fruition, just so frustrating for farmers and everyone relying on rail. The old story " Never Trust A Politician-They Could Not Lie Straight In Bed."

Posted: **Fri Mar 05, 2021 10:36 pm**

cudgee wrote: ↑Fri Mar 05, 2021 7:20 pm
desmobob wrote: ↑Fri Mar 05, 2021 4:34 pm
desmobob wrote: ↑Fri Mar 05, 2021 5:26 am
My tiny home town was a "railroad town" back in the day. Yard, maintenance shop, roundhouse, freight house, station, etc. All gone now...

cudgee wrote: ↑Fri Mar 05, 2021 5:50 amMy friend that is a common theme world wide. Have a good weekend.
I guess it is...

I remember reading some news articles several years back that made it sound like the railroads would be making a big come-back as the most popular and economical means of freight transport. I was really hoping it would happen!

Enjoy your weekend as well!

Stay healthy,
Bob
Bob, i don't want to politicize the thread, but it all comes down to money and lobby groups. You have the truckers union over there which has huge political clout and power, and they will not give any ground when it comes to losing freight to rail. We have the same problems here as well as incompetent governments hooked on road and petrol taxes. We have also been promised huge infrastructure spends on rail networks that never come to fruition, just so frustrating for farmers and everyone relying on rail. The old story " Never Trust A Politician-They Could Not Lie Straight In Bed."

You nailed it, cudgee.

But I understand the issues with commuter rail and the need for AMTRAK. Cars for short distance and planes for long distance hit the railroads providing this service hard.

Posted: **Fri Mar 05, 2021 10:57 pm**

Correct Bob, i have many books on rail history, and the advent of the car, especially mass production and making them affordable to the average person and road freight with trucks getting bigger have had a huge impact on all rail.

Posted: **Fri Mar 05, 2021 10:57 pm**

This is probably WAY off topic but I couldn't resist posting it. I've always been fascinated with items created in miniature and when I first saw this had to download it to my files. Made by an artist named Cindy Chin. It is a carving of a railroad train done on an ordinary carpenter's pencil! I wonder how many she broke before she got a good one?Hope you enjoy it and stay tuned for my thread on model railroads.

Posted: **Fri Mar 05, 2021 11:20 pm**

Cool.

Posted: **Sat Mar 06, 2021 12:40 am**

knife7knut wrote: ↑Fri Mar 05, 2021 10:57 pm This is probably WAY off topic but I couldn't resist posting it. I've always been fascinated with items created in miniature and when I first saw this had to download it to my files. Made by an artist named Cindy Chin. It is a carving of a railroad train done on an ordinary carpenter's pencil! I wonder how many she broke before she got a good one?Hope you enjoy it and stay tuned for my thread on model railroads.

Impressive, you’ve come up with something unusual there. What patience that must take.

Posted: **Sat Mar 06, 2021 1:02 am**

A lot more patience and skill than i possess.

Posted: **Sat Mar 06, 2021 2:07 am**

Really cool, Ray.

Posted: **Sat Mar 06, 2021 2:27 am**

Check out her website sometime;she is one incredible talent!

www.cindychinn.com

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