All About Pocket Knives

They think that one reason The 611 survived is that it was derailed in the mid-50’s and underwent an extensive rebuild. The other thirteen J Class engines did not and by the late 50’s or early 60’s had been taken out of service and scrapped.

That and the persistence of a group of people at Norfolk and Western to create a public relations centered steam excursion program.

If you ever see an opportunity to take such a trip, do so.

Carry goggles. Those coal cinders really hurt one’s eyes.

Charlie

Norris Yard of Southern Railway, now Norfolk and Southern.

This is located in Irondale, an Eastern suburb of Birmingham and the inspiration and setting for the book and movie, Fried Green Tomatoes.

Charlie

cudgee wrote: ↑Fri Jan 22, 2021 1:13 am

WillyCamaro wrote: ↑Fri Jan 22, 2021 12:26 am Good stuff mates, loving it all

My friend i think you deserve a lot of the credit here. Since you started the Die-Cast thread there have been a few very interesting threads pop up. This is one of them, so don't under estimate your contribution.

Cool info and picture, Charlie.


In my last picture above, that Auto train is over 2 miles long. It just doesn't seem possible that all of that can stay on the tracks without derailing. And there's a Trailer jet right next to it on the Westbound rails.

We were out West in 2001 and driving on I-40 in Nevada running parallel to old US-66 and there was a train track that had the longest train I have ever seen, although it was probably just the usual two-hundred or so cars. The thing was, given that we were in the desert, we could see it in its entirety, from one end to the other. We were going in the same direction, so we got to watch it for a long while.

Charlie

It must have been a big day to go from Boston to New York in 3 hrs - 55 min. in 1949 via New Haven Railroad.

Wow Dan! That's an impressive lighter!

1967redrider wrote: ↑Sat Jan 23, 2021 12:40 am Wow Dan! That's an impressive lighter!

Thank you redrider.
Never used, wick is white as snow.

Michigan

Cool plow! On RFD Network there's a train show from 5:30-6:30 PM EST Mondays. They had an old black & white video segment of one of those getting flipped over a pile of drifted snow and ice somewhere. They interviewed one of the guys who was riding inside the plow car, he and another worker survived without any major injuries but had a wild ride.

More great pictures posted! Nice lighter, Dan!

I have seen the "Russell Plow" but never in use, thanks for the photo, Mrwatch.

I liked this old photo that I ran across, two icons staring at each other, a steam locomotive and a '57 Chevy.

Some pictures taken last Winter at the WMSR Station in downtown Cumberland. They have been using this diesel painted in period correct color scheme after retiring steam-engine 734 and while restoring steam-engine 1309.

John, those are excellent photos, really enjoying them. I really like the 3rd one, it gives me the feeling that I just missed getting on the train. Great looking locomotive!

So much awesome train stuff gents, keep it comin'!

Waukonda wrote: ↑Sat Jan 23, 2021 3:23 pm I liked this old photo that I ran across, two icons staring at each other, a steam locomotive and a '57 Chevy.

Steam and a '57. .

Here's another Class J that was posted on Twitter today, thought Charlie might like seeing it.

cudgee wrote: ↑Sat Jan 23, 2021 10:32 pm

Waukonda wrote: ↑Sat Jan 23, 2021 3:23 pm I liked this old photo that I ran across, two icons staring at each other, a steam locomotive and a '57 Chevy.

Steam and a '57. .

Boom!

Here are some UP locomotives I encountered some time back

Waukonda wrote: ↑Sun Jan 24, 2021 9:16 pm Here are some UP locomotives I encountered some time back

Cool pics.!

Waukonda wrote: ↑Sun Jan 24, 2021 9:16 pm Here are some UP locomotives I encountered some time back

Lookin' good Ike, I'm guessing either GP40, or 45. But its hard to tell, the top vents tell the whole story.

WillyCamaro wrote: ↑Sun Jan 24, 2021 10:35 pm

Waukonda wrote: ↑Sun Jan 24, 2021 9:16 pm Here are some UP locomotives I encountered some time back

Lookin' good Ike, I'm guessing either GP40, or 45. But its hard to tell, the top vents tell the whole story.

Good guess, Willy Nilly, the 1472 and 678 are GP40s. The 4036 is an SD70. I looked them all up, wasn't sure off the top of my head.

Waukonda wrote: ↑Sun Jan 24, 2021 11:07 pm

WillyCamaro wrote: ↑Sun Jan 24, 2021 10:35 pm

Waukonda wrote: ↑Sun Jan 24, 2021 9:16 pm Here are some UP locomotives I encountered some time back

Lookin' good Ike, I'm guessing either GP40, or 45. But its hard to tell, the top vents tell the whole story.

Good guess, Willy Nilly, the 1472 and 678 are GP40s. The 4036 is an SD70. I looked them all up, wasn't sure off the top of my head.

Waukonda wrote: ↑Sun Jan 24, 2021 11:07 pm

WillyCamaro wrote: ↑Sun Jan 24, 2021 10:35 pm

Waukonda wrote: ↑Sun Jan 24, 2021 9:16 pm Here are some UP locomotives I encountered some time back

Lookin' good Ike, I'm guessing either GP40, or 45. But its hard to tell, the top vents tell the whole story.

Good guess, Willy Nilly, the 1472 and 678 are GP40s. The 4036 is an SD70. I looked them all up, wasn't sure off the top of my head.

I need to work on my diesel recognition, very subtle differences if you ask me. I can usually id E's and F's along with GP40's, then I'm hitting the books.

More cool pictures, Ike!

I wish my train pictures were better organized on my phone, I have to do a lot of fishing.

Pulling in to the depot for a crew change.