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Elvas Sunday, 2016
In June 2016, I took a Capitol west from Roseville and saw how much work has been done on the new McKinley Village development between the UP Martinez Sub and Business 80 freeway in Sacramento, near
By Mike Tisdale · #1507 ·
FW: From CNN: How a train fan solved a real life Orient Express mystery
A bit different than the usual posting here, but still fascinating. From a non-railfan friend who knows my mania for trains. Sent: Sunday, July 3, 2022 5:26 AM To: Phil Burton <philip-b@...>
By Phil Burton · #1506 ·
Casa Loma Saturday, 2011
DPU 5564 pushes the Roper at Casa Loma, 28 May 2011 Casa Loma is between Alta and Blue Canyon, California on a stretch of the Donner Pass route that is separated from I-80 by a ridge. On clear days,
By Mike Tisdale · #1505 ·
Grizzly Meet Friday, 2010
Wiseass answer to a math problem: If a train leave Emeryville, California at 0910 and arrives in Chicago, Illinois 2 days later at 1450 and another train leaves Chicago at 1400 and arrives in
By Mike Tisdale · #1504 ·
Poe Wednesday, 2016
Poe, California BNSF 9066 east. This is where state route 70 joins the railroad for the run through Feather River Canyon. 26 June 2016 Mike Tisdale
By Mike Tisdale · #1503 ·
Eder, 2012
24 June 2012 A westbound stack train? fighting its way to Tunnel 41. Eder is just east of the summit tunnel on Donner Pass.¡ª?at?Eder, California. Mike Tisdale
By Mike Tisdale · #1502 ·
Sloat Saturday, 1983
UP 3669's caboose passes UP 3782. UP 3782 east was holding in the Sloat, California siding for UP 3669 west. For some years a group of us camped out at Sloat, between Keddie and Portola in the Feather
By Mike Tisdale · #1501 ·
Re: very unusual train on NYC RR in 1930(?)
Phil, the heavy code lines suggest that this may be commuter territory. However, no evidence of third rail, hence my question. West Shore, such as Dumont, heading for Weehawken for a car float
By Dave Saums · #1500 ·
Re: very unusual train on NYC RR in 1930(?)
Dave, I emailed the guy who sent me this photo. He doesn't know about location, etc. He likes to grab old photos from a lot of rail and non-rail sites, and he assembles them into folders and he has a
By Phil Burton · #1499 ·
Re: very unusual train on NYC RR in 1930(?)
Phil, do we know the location for this photograph on the Central, or at least what line or division? Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device Get Outlook for Android<https://aka.ms/AAb9ysg>
By Dave Saums · #1498 ·
Re: very unusual train on NYC RR in 1930(?)
R-1 makes more sense.
By Bill Hough · #1497 ·
Re: very unusual train on NYC RR in 1930(?)
Bill, The person who sent me this email said that they were R-1s for the IND system. I have to wonder if these subway cars went through hump yards. Phil Sent: Friday, June 24, 2022 4:21 PM To:
By Phil Burton · #1496 ·
Re: very unusual train on NYC RR in 1930(?)
oops, I meant "Triplexes."
By Bill Hough · #1495 ·
Re: very unusual train on NYC RR in 1930(?)
I can't positively ID these cars. Are they BMT standards?
By Bill Hough · #1494 ·
very unusual train on NYC RR in 1930(?)
A few months ago someone (Mike T?) said that it was unusual to see a train not pulled by a locomotive. I¡¯m doing this from memory, so I hope I didn¡¯t misquote. A friend sent me the photo below.
By Phil Burton · #1493 ·
Safety Valve Thursday, 2019
Cumbres and Toltec K-36 2-8-2 489 lifting the pops on the 4% at Lobato. This is on the climb from Chama, New Mexico to Cumbres Pass. The fireman must have been hot dogging it to lift the safety valve
By Mike Tisdale · #1492 ·
American River Wednesday, 2022
I took the dogs for a walk at the American River at Johnston in Sacramento. A westbound train was stopped with its rear end on the bridge. Another westbound and an eastbound came by while we were
By Mike Tisdale · #1491 ·
Re: GP20 Saturday, 2014
Mike, Some internet searching for Kyle 2037 shows it as a former SP GP20E. I see what I assume is a paper air filter box ahead of the dynamic brake bulge and fan. Doesn't this indicate a rebuilding
By Dave Saums · #1490 ·
GP20 Saturday, 2014
9 June 2014, Roseville, California, Kyle RR 2037, GP20. At the time, the unit was over 50 years old. Not a lot of GP20s were built and by 2014, one still running with its turbocharger was a rare site.
By Mike Tisdale · #1489 ·
Old Sacramento Thrusday, June 2022
Some photos from a dog walk in Old Sacramento on a pleasant June afternoon.?? The California State RR Museum switch crew was moving cars around and an osprey family had built its nest on the I
By Mike Tisdale · #1488 ·