Arn't trains related to tractors?

[radios1]

ArlyA, I'd rather live in a State that's more accommodating to a good life though, all those harsh conditions don't appeal to me!..

 

[ArlyA]

After working as a carmen for around 3 years, I hate to admit to only getting rides across the yard, a few times. Since I was welding or repairing cars, my job wasn't to move them around. Although I did spend a bunch of time working to refurbish a switch engine like this one...

 

[zzvyb6]

Me with the 1225 ("Christmas Train") about 20 years ago. Because of the condition of the tracks around Michigan, she uses every bit of suspension travel that she has. Hard on rod pins. Converted to oil BTW.

 

[ArlyA]

Here is the BIG boy steam engines that were rebuilt for the 150 year anniversary of the trans continental RR completion. Shot in Evanston WY a few days ago.

Big Boy Reversing Into Evanston, Wyoming Freight Yard, Steam Special Union Pacific Railroad! - YouTube

 

[MossRoad]

They have a roundhouse in Evanston, WY.



And a transfer table, too...

 

[3Ts]

And a turntable in Maydelle Texas

 

[MossRoad]

Looks like it was built in the 1890's...

 

[ArlyA]

Both of the turn tables you guys show, don't appear to be operable.

 

[MossRoad]

Both of the turn tables you guys show, don't appear to be operable.

Yep. Most surviving turntables and roundhouses are not functional anymore. There's hundreds of these things left all over the country. I have a list of about 1000 that I need to compile in a readable format. Probably a winter nighttime project. It's all in a google earth file format now and kinda hard to read.

 

[bcp]

BNSF, in Vancouver, WA, built a new turntable a couple of years ago.

Bruce