The love of Trains

[Mikado463]

That intermodal train is a monster, 3 DPU's !!

and 2 shoving !!

 

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Amtrak engineer nearly impaled by tree during WA windstorm Tuesday

The Amtrak Cascades train was carrying 48 passengers from Vancouver, B.C., to Seattle when it hit a fallen tree on the tracks, the company said.

www.seattletimes.com

Very close call.

 

[Mikado463]

Wow ! scary, we had a similar incident back East here recently, light rail line in NJ, the engineer was killed.

 

[Mikado463]

As a garden rail hobbyist I got a kick out of the video.........

 

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Nice

 

[Mikado463]

Whether you call it a Hack, Crummy, Cabin Car or just plain Caboose I was only 14 years into my RR career when they were disappearing quickly.........

 

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Whether you call it a Hack, Crummy, Cabin Car or just plain Caboose I was only 14 years into my RR career when they were disappearing quickly.........

Seen any gandy dancers, lately?

 

[Mikado463]

Seen any gandy dancers, lately?

For sure, Amtrak has a large track gang working on their Keystone corridor 2 miles from my house

 

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I still miss the caboose. I still see one being used as a "shoving platform". The windows are all boarded up and it still has the original old green BN paint job. Every time I see it, it makes me sad.

 

[Mikado463]

When my dad hired out in '49 there were 6 men to a train crew, I hired out in '74, 5 men. Now 50 years later.....2

 

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Wow, only 2. Progress? Well maybe, but maybe not.

 

[Mikado463]

Wow, only 2. Progress? Well maybe, but maybe not.

Yes, thanks to technology !

 

[Mikado463]

Another needless tragedy that happened last week, now you know why railroaders hate grade crossings.........

https://www.reddit.com/r/CatastrophicFailure/comments/1hi400l

NTSB's early report .........

Rail News - NTSB reports early findings in fatal UP train derailment in Texas. For Railroad Career Professionals

www.progressiverailroading.com

 

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Terrible. My sincere condolences to the families of the crew.

 

[mtrycrafts]

As a garden rail hobbyist I got a kick out of the video.........

Missed this, thanks. Will show this video to grandson, 3.5yr crazy about trains.

 

[Mikado463]

In the world of model railroading even 'old rockers' are into the hobby ............

I am railing: Sir Rod Stewart reveals his epic model railway city

He has released 13 studio albums and been on 19 tours since he started building it 23 years ago.

www.bbc.com

Neil Young’s O gauge railroad - Trains

Neil Young’s O gauge railroad ranks among the greatest and most influential of toy train layouts presented in Classic Toy Trains magazine.

www.trains.com

I've read several articles on Stewart, he is a very accomplished modeler.

 

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Wow, I am a huge fan of both of these guys. I had no idea they were into model railroading.

 

[Mikado463]

As I enter my 5th year of retirement one of my fellow employees, an engineer, made his final run this past Friday. Here's a video for those interested ............

 

[BoredSysAdmin]

https://www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinfuriating/comments/1h9wv07

 

[Mikado463]

https://www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinfuriating/comments/1h9wv07

LOL, you know the saying, 'wrong side of the tracks' ! But as a retired Marketing guy for our 4 railroads........revenue first !