Working rail roads and their tracks.

[MossRoad]

Found this picture looking west... here:

Elkhart, IN: NYC Roundhouses, Water Towers and Standpipes

(Update: more information is in NYC Railyard and NYC Depots ) The oldest aerial photo I can find for Elkhart, IN , is 1967 and the yar...

towns-and-nature.blogspot.com

 

[Runner]

My Robert West print. Met him at a train show once and bought this at his booth. Really love his work. He died much too young.

 

[ArlyA]

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Union Pacific Steam Club Update No. 35 - August 12, 2024 ​ ​ "Heartland of America" Big Boy No. 4014 Tour ScheduleReleased ​ We know you're excited and so are we to announce moredetails for the upcoming "Heartland of America" Tour. Big Boy No. 4014's tour will start Wednesday,Aug. 28 in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and pass through nine states:Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahomaand Texas. The eight-week tour concludes in late October. Scheduled DisplayDays: Sunday, Sept. 8: Rochelle, Illinois (Chicago metroarea) Sunday, Oct. 6: Houston, Texas Thursday/Friday, Oct. 10-11: Fort Worth,Texas More than three dozenadditional whistle-stops in communities across our network are alsoscheduled. Due to the length of this tour, there is an extendedservicing stop in late September lasting two weeks. You can view theentire steamschedule online at UPsteam.com. ​ Big Boy Cab Ride Auction! ​ The Union PacificRailroad Museum is thrilled to offer rail fans a rare opportunity toride in the cab of the world's largest operating steam locomotive -Union Pacific's Big Boy No. 4014. Four spots inside the locomotive will be placed up forauction Aug. 12, with all proceeds benefiting two worthy causes: theUnion Pacific Museum Association and Union Pacific's Friend-to-FriendNetwork, a nonprofit operated by current and retired employees thatassists railroad families in times of need, such as medical or naturaldisaster hardships. The lucky winners will ride in early September during BigBoy's planned Heartland of America tour: two riders in the cab on Sept.2 inbound into Omaha, Nebraska, and two riders in the cab Sept. 4 inIowa. The rides will be approximately 1.5 hours in duration andriders will have to be 18 years of age or older, among otherrequirements. Each spot will be auctioned separately. The auction willrun for approximately 7 days, starting Aug. 12 at 10 a.m. CT andending Aug. 19 in a live auction event at 7 p.m. CT. Details can be found at Union Pacific Museum Charity Auction 2024 - Rail & Road Auctions ! Order Your Big Boy Merchandise! ​ Remember, order your t-shirts, hats and hoodies online soyou are properly outfitted when the Big Boy comes to your town! You cancheck out the new 2024 merchandise exclusively at the OfficialUnionPacificStore.com website! If you are able to join us at ourRochelle, Houston or Fort Worth display days, you'll be able to purchasecalendars with a special limited-edition poster on-site and pre-orderyour 2025 calendar. Can you guess which month will feature a Big Boyphoto?

 

[bcp]

World railway map.

OpenRailwayMap

OpenRailwayMap - An OpenStreetMap-based project for creating a map of the world's railway infrastructure.

www.openrailwaymap.org

Bruce

 

[MossRoad]

World railway map.

OpenRailwayMap

OpenRailwayMap - An OpenStreetMap-based project for creating a map of the world's railway infrastructure.

www.openrailwaymap.org

Bruce

Well that's kinda rude...

 

[Runner]

Here is an interesting story about trains. My Mother was an artist. She painted oils, watercolors and acrylics on all kinds of subjects, primarily landscapes. On occasion, she would do special paintings by request for family and friends. My Grandfather (her father) wanted a picture of a steam locomotive.

So, she painted him a watercolor of a steam locomotive, speeding through the night. My Mom took her inspiration many times from pictures, clipped from magazines and such. After my Grandfather passed, I got the painting and hung it on my living room wall.

Years later, I was sitting in the living room, looking through a book "Union Pacific Official Color Photography, Book 1" By Robert LeMassena and Robert Yanosey. I got to page 17 where there was a night time photo of UP 4-8-4 #825, and thought something looked familiar. I looked up at the picture on the wall and sure enough, it was old #825. Same exact pose, except the original picture (in the book) was taken as a static pose for a Union Pacific calendar in 1943. I asked my Mom what she used for inspiration for the painting and she said "a picture from a UP calendar, why?"

Here is the painting:

 

[tacticalturnip]

Here is an interesting story about trains. My Mother was an artist. She painted oils, watercolors and acrylics on all kinds of subjects, primarily landscapes. On occasion, she would do special paintings by request for family and friends. My Grandfather (her father) wanted a picture of a steam locomotive.

So, she painted him a watercolor of a steam locomotive, speeding through the night. My Mom took her inspiration many times from pictures, clipped from magazines and such. After my Grandfather passed, I got the painting and hung it on my living room wall.

Years later, I was sitting in the living room, looking through a book "Union Pacific Official Color Photography, Book 1" By Robert LeMassena and Robert Yanosey. I got to page 17 where there was a night time photo of UP 4-8-4 #825, and thought something looked familiar. I looked up at the picture on the wall and sure enough, it was old #825. Same exact pose, except the original picture (in the book) was taken as a static pose for a Union Pacific calendar in 1943. I asked my Mom what she used for inspiration for the painting and she said "a picture from a UP calendar, why?"

Here is the painting:
View attachment 898461

That is extremely cool.

 

[MossRoad]

Here is an interesting story about trains. My Mother was an artist. She painted oils, watercolors and acrylics on all kinds of subjects, primarily landscapes. On occasion, she would do special paintings by request for family and friends. My Grandfather (her father) wanted a picture of a steam locomotive.

So, she painted him a watercolor of a steam locomotive, speeding through the night. My Mom took her inspiration many times from pictures, clipped from magazines and such. After my Grandfather passed, I got the painting and hung it on my living room wall.

Years later, I was sitting in the living room, looking through a book "Union Pacific Official Color Photography, Book 1" By Robert LeMassena and Robert Yanosey. I got to page 17 where there was a night time photo of UP 4-8-4 #825, and thought something looked familiar. I looked up at the picture on the wall and sure enough, it was old #825. Same exact pose, except the original picture (in the book) was taken as a static pose for a Union Pacific calendar in 1943. I asked my Mom what she used for inspiration for the painting and she said "a picture from a UP calendar, why?"

Here is the painting:
View attachment 898461

Very nice!

My mom was an abstract painter. But once in a while, if we asked, she'd paint something 'normal' for us.

 

[BravoXray]

Some hump action at the Elkhart, IN yard.

 

[MossRoad]

Thanks! I'm gonna have to watch that later tonight.