The love of Trains

[Mikado463]

batteries aren't just for the next generation of automobile only !

BHP Group orders battery locomotives from Wabtec

BHP subsidiary Western Australia Iron Ore (WAIO) has ordered two FLXdrive battery locomotives from Wabtec, with delivery planned for 2023.

www.railjournal.com

 

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It's pretty sad what's going on in LA right now .......

'It's ugly out there': Rail thefts leave tracks littered with pilfered packages

Thieves pilfering railroad cars is a crime that harks back to the days of horseback-riding bandits, but is fueled by a host of modern realities including homeless encampments and e-commerce.

www.latimes.com

and it appears the derailment over the weekend was probably caused by these scumbags

Apparently, local and state government doesn't see this as a problem.

 

[Mikado463]

Nice 'snowscape' from Western NY today after yesterdays snowstorm.....

 

[Mikado463]

Out in Sherwood, Oregon there happens to be one of the finest live steam hobbyists railroads to be found anywhere. I had heard that the property was up for sale some time ago so I don't know if it even exists anymore. Regardless, take a look, you'll likely not see anything else like it !!

 

[Mikado463]

who knew ? Old 'Blues Eyes' was a railfan !

Frank Sinatra’s O gauge railroad - Trains

Frank Sinatra’s O gauge railroad in Rancho Mirage, Calif. was started in the mid 1950s and included many Lionel trains and accessories.

www.trains.com

 

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who knew ? Old 'Blues Eyes' was a railfan !

Frank Sinatra’s O gauge railroad - Trains

Frank Sinatra’s O gauge railroad in Rancho Mirage, Calif. was started in the mid 1950s and included many Lionel trains and accessories.

www.trains.com

I had no idea either. Nice setup too.

 

[Mikado463]

Winter over Donner Pass.......

enjoying morning coffee as it snows outside my window and watching one of my favorite parts of RR landscape in America

 

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I have always loved this particular Virtual Railfan site:

 

[Mikado463]

I have always loved this particular Virtual Railfan site:

only a 40 minute drive to west from where I live now, took my first ride there as a kid 60 years ago !

Check out the Greenville Jct, Me web cam, on the shore of Moosehead Lake. Only a couple trains a day (last one at the 1250 time stamp today) They are getting the effects of the Nor'Easter today. A lot of great memories for me for I snowmobiled there for twenty years (1991-2011)

 

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News — Downtown Ashland, Virginia

www.ashlandvirginia.com

Looks like a fun little town. Maybe I'll visit there some day.

 

[Mikado463]

Ashland, another good one ! There's a nice B & B right behind the camera that I've stayed at several times.

here's a pic taken 15 years ago, 4 'old railroaders' (myself, buddy, my dad, another RR buddy), between the four of us over 160 years of railroading. We were asked to be part of the wedding pic(if you can believe that !), it's at the station right under the web cam......

there's even a 'audio' connection (my buddy's shirt) !

 

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Nice pic. At least you guys dressed for the occasion.

 

[Mikado463]

Crazy railroading up in the Empire State over the weekend. CSX sends a 15,000' frt train out of Syracuse up the Massena secondary only to have it stall, break down and the crew outlaw. Now keep in mind the biggest passing siding on that stretch of railroad is only a mile long ! For the life of me I can't imagine running that long a train, this time of year, let alone on one of the toughest winter weather pieces of railroad anywhere in the East !!

Southern mentality and winter weather, never a good combination !!

 

[Mikado463]

Nice little piece done by CNBC ........

Why freight railroads are so successful in the U.S.

The United States lags behind the rest of the world when it comes to passenger trains but when it comes to the freight railroad the U.S. is dominating.

www.cnbc.com

 

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Great story.

 

[Mikado463]

a recent slo-motion derailment...........

Watch: Santa Fe junction turning into a trouble spot for train derailments - Railway Track and Structures

Santa Fe junction in Kansas City is turning into a trouble spot for train derailments following the second accident in less than two years.

www.rtands.com

 

[Mikado463]

nice write up on the Empire Builder, another one of my favorite trains........

Empire Builder Charges Out of Chicago - Railway Age

The Empire Builder, Amtrak’s iconic long-distance train, traces its roots to the Great Northern Railway, which inaugurated service on June 10, 1929. The 21st century version of the train now operates with state-of-the-art diesel-electric power:

www.railwayage.com

 

[Mikado463]

nice write up on the Empire Builder, another one of my favorite trains........

Empire Builder Charges Out of Chicago - Railway Age

The Empire Builder, Amtrak’s iconic long-distance train, traces its roots to the Great Northern Railway, which inaugurated service on June 10, 1929. The 21st century version of the train now operates with state-of-the-art diesel-electric power:

www.railwayage.com

just heard the inaugural run last week (2/8) the lead locomotive hit a vehicle at a grade crossing, not good !

 

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just heard the inaugural run last week (2/8) the lead locomotive hit a vehicle at a grade crossing, not good !

I'll have to watch for this as it passes through Milwaukee.

 

[Mikado463]

I'll have to watch for this as it passes through Milwaukee.

my understand is the grade crossing incident happened just south of Milwaukee, anything on your local news ?