The love of Trains

[Mikado463]

There was a turntable in my home town for the Milwaukee Road

Wisconsin ?

 

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Washington

 

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Thanks for keeping this thread alive with your posts.

 

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Just so you know, turntables reside 'outside' the roundhouse, within 'the circle' so to speak

I was thinking about the oldest photos I had seen- The old B&O roundhouse was fully enclosed, but there's really no need to spend the money for such a large roof when the service/prep was done. Good way to keep engines/cars off of the tracks and out of the way....

My brother has been a train freak since he was little and I have seen many yards, been to RR museums and absorbed a lot of info over the decades. The RR station at the lakefront is seen in the link- the RR yards were in the Menomonee Valley to the SW and in other parts around the metro area and a couple still exist,like the one near where I saw Big Boy. The line from the NW was used to carry Taconite from the Upper Peninsula of MI and other places in Northern WI,as well as lumber- it passed to the North of where I lived as a kid and we used to find loose pellets along the tracks. That part of the line was abandoned for use by the RR and is now part of the Oak Leaf Trail, used for biking and walking from Lake Michigan to counties farther to the North, as money allows.

Have you been to the RR Museum near Green Bay, WI?

https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftse1.mm.bing.net%2Fth%3Fid%3DOIP.2V2Ehh9Q-I-UXdWDP4sMcwHaFm%26pid%3DApi&f=1&ipt=502ab5cf50902082279e43bd325bc84c6d30c459d8f68f261b9babef1c33a388&ipo=images

 

[Mikado463]

All roundhouses were enclosed. The reason they were called such is that the turntable sat outside the structure where locomotives could be turned and aligned with the individual tracks going into each 'stall'

No, I have not done the museum outside of GB, gonna be up to Elkhart Lake for the SCCA event in Oct, perhaps if time permits I can make it happen ?

 

[Mikado463]

Modeling excelence .....

truly amazing craftmanship.....

 

[davidscott]

Looks like Florida has some decent rail options. I'll have to check out the service out of Jacksonville. I'd like to take a train trip again. It's been a long time.

 

[Mikado463]

Looks like Florida has some decent rail options. I'll have to check out the service out of Jacksonville. I'd like to take a train trip again. It's been a long time.

If you really want to experience the best N America has to offer the Canadian (VIA Rail trains #1 & 2) are pretty tough to beat.

 

[davidscott]

If you really want to experience the best N America has to offer the Canadian (VIA Rail trains #1 & 2) are pretty tough to beat.

Thanks Mike I'll check into that later on. But for now, I'd like to keep it local, and I'm interested in a trip from Jacksonville to Miami (never been there).

 

[Mikado463]

Thanks Mike I'll check into that later on. But for now, I'd like to keep it local, and I'm interested in a trip from Jacksonville to Miami (never been there).

I beleive you have two choices with Amtrak, The Silver Star or the Silver Meteor. Check them out on Amtraks website

amtrak

 

[Mikado463]

Amtraks soon to be new Chgo - Miami corridor

Amtrak announces 'Floridian' train with 2-day route, sparking reactions on social media

Amtrak has announced a new train line connecting Chicago to Miami. The news has ignited some reactions from social media users who addressed the length and price of the trip.

www.foxnews.com

 

[Mikado463]

With all the turmoil at NS as of late here's an interesting article / video of a recent 'inspection trip' across the Northern tier of their network.

WATCH: Norfolk Southern Chicago-New Jersey Inspection Tour, With EVP & COO John Orr - Railway Age

Invited by Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer John Orr, Railway Age Editor-in-Chief William C. Vantuono spent three days aboard Norfolk Southern’s Business Train on a Chicago-New Jersey inspection tour, with

www.railwayage.com

 

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Beautiful. I can just hear it.

 

[Mikado463]

BNSF 'Pumkins' , nice shot !

 

[haraldo]

In Norway trains are disasters of delays ....

Latest I heard: The train is delayed, due to other trains

 

[Mikado463]

In Norway trains are disasters of delays ....

Latest I heard: The train is delayed, due to other trains

Interesting, earlier this year during my two week visit to Switzerland their trains ran like their watches !

 

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BNSF 'Pumkins' , nice shot !

Yeah, they must have given it a good wash before that picture was snapped.

 

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In Norway trains are disasters of delays ....

Latest I heard: The train is delayed, due to other trains

Hello Haraldo, how are you? The link below is a fun youtube channel from Norway. You get to travel by train in Norway for free. And you get a front row seat in the train!

Enjoy.

RailCowGirl

Female train driver/engineer. Filming my everyday view from the driver's cab and bringing you cabviews and the train driver's view from the Bergen Line, Flåm Railway as well as lines in Norway. The Bergen Line and Flåm Railway is considered one of the most scenic and beautiful railways in the...

www.youtube.com

 

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The sound of those engines never, ever gets tiring to me. Ever since I've been a kid.

I get the same adrenaline rush now as I did then.

 

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Push and Pull