Working rail roads and their tracks.

[gstrom99]

Fresh out of Fairlane, the Deathstars (emblem on engines front) work their train up to 40per. 11/05/24View attachment 1884148View attachment 1884149

Since CN took over ("merged") with IC in 1999, I thought they'd have completed the re-badging by now. Too bad those good pics don't have sound.

 

[ArlyA]

Old rail grade going through property in Land O Lakes, Wi. It dates back to the old papermill there in 1880.

 

[Runner]

1939 White Railbus, National Museum of Transport, 8-90.

 

[JRH02]

Cement truck, not a concrete truck. Knowledgeable writer, or accidentally correct?

Must have been a huge gray cloud, if it was full.

https://www.koin.com/news/oregon/train-crashes-into-cement-truck-in-eastern-oregon/

Bruce

There are better ways to spread the ballast.

 

[GMIslander]

Almost looks to be sitting on the dirt.
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In the woods of Wisconsin, crew pose alongside their charge, Rust-Owen Lumber Company "Ten-Wheeler" number 3. This lovely coal-burning 4-6-0 was built by the Pittsburgh Locomotive Works in 1892, and delivered to the Drummond & Southwestern, which had begun operations in August of 1891 and was absorbed by the Rust-Owen Lumber Company in June of 1912. The logging lines branched out from Drummond, Wisconsin and the final operation wasn't wound down until 1930. There is no date on this photo, but I know that it's post-1910 as that is when the railroad replaced its link-n-pin couplers with standard knuckles. Notice however that number 3 sports the unusual configuration of two different coupler heights on her pilot.View attachment 1798664View attachment 1798665

Very nice. The jug on the forward end of the coal car?

 

[MossRoad]

Very nice. The jug on the forward end of the coal car?

Crew lubricant, of course.

 

[the old grind]

"Wood car?" Not much coal used in timber country, or West of the Mississippi river. Just as much a water car as a 'fuel' car. (coal, wood, oil)

btw, those scoop-looking things under some steamer tenders are to pick up water from troughs between the rails. (Y'uns knew that. )

 

[MossRoad]

"Wood car?" Not much coal used in timber country, or West of the Mississippi river. Just as much a water car as a 'fuel' car. (coal, wood, oil)

btw, those scoop-looking things under some steamer tenders are to pick up water from troughs between the rails. (Y'uns knew that. )

 

[MossRoad]

There used to be troughs in an area to the west of us between South Bend and New Carlisle, so I'm told.

I guess the problems were they would freeze in winter, soak any passengers with open windows in the front cars, damage windows in adjacent trains, etc...

 

[MossRoad]

There used to be troughs in an area to the west of us between South Bend and New Carlisle, so I'm told.

I guess the problems were they would freeze in winter, soak any passengers with open windows in the front cars, damage windows in adjacent trains, etc...

Ahhh, I found it! The area is called Terre Coupee, IN. It's a little east of New Carlisle.

A freight train didn't raise its water scoop before it got past the end of the trough, caused a derailment, and a passenger train was struck going in the opposite direction. No fatalities. Very interesting description and diagrams, for those so inclined to read it.

https://www.jonroma.net/media/rail/accident/usa/icc/2947.pdf