It wasn't just a steam thing, either.

This is one tough looking crew.

The practice isn't quite dead.

One guy with a suit... you know its something important.

That 4-4-0 isn't really very big, but this shot makes it look HUGE.

They don't run crews that big anymore.
They don't let foam on the rails.
Aspies haet people, love trains.

Mostly the railroad attitude, I suspect...I've taken the odd crew portrait. Very odd.

>>86840
Despatch shops switcher. Could you imagine this livery being used systemwide? PC would've attracted more fans.

>>86886 I have never seen that engine before. It looks very sharp. It also reminds me of the "River Street Rambler" engines.

>>86811 Another factor in killing off Milwaukee was the mega merger of BN That could of also contributed in its death
>>86751 aka Kodacrome
I do like all these pics guys So much awesome sauce

The Chicago, Missouri and Western was basically a reincarnation of the troubled Alton Railroad. The Venango River boys got in over their heads. Pity. The livery was very classy.

Chicago Central & Pacific. Colonel Haley picked up ICG's Iowa line, and thanks to some enlightened union contracts, made it pay. But then he got screwed by GE Capital (who financed the venture) when IC wanted it back.

Wisconsin Central. As soon as Ed Burkhardt proved it was a viable railroad, its absorption into CN was a forgone conclusion. The only questions were when? and how much?

About 25% more than many people thought, and I made a pile.

Rock Island. It should've been great, but they made a costly blunder early on and never recovered. They were the dominant grainger railroad back in the 1870's; the first to bridge the Mississippi River, the first into Omaha, and the earliest Chicago-Minneapolis route. And the preferred lineinto Kansas City, to boot. But then, when their competitors were voraciously expanding, they inexplicably stood pat. By the time they realized they needed to expand or die, all the best routes were taken. They never quite got the initiative back.

>>87040

>best routes

Golden State route

line from Chicago to Omaha/Lincoln is now owned by Iowa Interstate & they own the tradename Rock Island!

>>87054
Yeah, right... they needed Union Pacific trackage rights to get out of Kansas City, and the money petered out a bit south of Tucumcari, at Santa Rosa NM. It would've been a line to nowhere but the El Paso & Southwestern was so desperate for a friendly connection that they built (North by northeast, incidentally) to meet it--one of the most inhospitable rail lines in the USA. A move not seen with joy by the mighty Southern Pacific, who just bought out their hated rival EP&SW... thereby making any Golden State traffic at the discretion of the SP. SP was not inclined to yield much to the Rock Island, except on terms most favorable to the SP. Rock Island's pacific gample paid off even worse than the Milwaukee Road's; at least they attained the Pacific shore. Interestingly, the Rock might well have struck out for the Pacific North West (this was before the Milwaukee made its move). Had it done so, the Milwaukee might have attempted the Golden State route.

Granger railroading: almost as cutthroat as anthracite railroading!

>>86963

Decauville? Sweet.

>>86971
not sure, it's from that big farm in south africa

gauge?

>>86979
don't know; just reposting stuff I saved because I thought it looked cool.

>>86950

Not sure about the Japanese markets here, sorry... you could try it out and see

Going surfing without a car is kinda tough, some people modify bikes so that it has a kinda u-shaped rack on one side... but the roads are not that bike friendly :( and I don't think boarding a bus with it is the best idea

and there are no nude beaches

Is this one there?

>>86954

I think it is 3 foot narrow... honestly I'm not sure...

The line was going to extend farther up the west coast of oahu but the city and county denied the project because they had plans to widen the road.... most of the track is still there running all the way from the yard to nankuli but a lot of the ties need replacing.... besides that there are plans to also move the entire yard because the state wants to put in a freeway off/on ramp to help with traffic right where the yard currently is. We of coarse would be helped in moving all the equipment and constructing a better facility by the state but I'm not sure of anything but that

>>86957

yeah... I think I posted that a while ago... some restoration work we've been doing, currently we are fixing 2 steam locomotives (looks) and one diesel electric (to pull the tourist train) and 1 enclosed passenger car

>>86933

>45 tonner

I approve.

Snail approves of West Loch extension of your endeavour.

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Fun fact, the ammunition docks were the last stand of your railway... in 1990 you could still see the tracks.

>>86962
If there's a newsletter about handling ordnance, would it be the Magazine Magazine?

What happened to Honolulu's plans of rapid transit?

I seriously hope you guys didn't buy Bombardier.

>>87049

They went with AnsaldoBreda and Ansaldo STS.

>>87050
Well, at least Bombardier didn't win.

Is there not enough Japanese influence in Hawaii for Sumitomo to win it?

New video as well.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ju6bNSoMa_0

>>87000
87006 get.

>>87006
Well done. -Clap-

>>86998

It's a kind gesture, for sure. Amtrak only gives out water when there's a major inconvenience; otherwise, they make you pay.

>>87002

OMFG NICE! That's a Boeing 707 that the RAAF would use as an air transport.

>>87003

That train looks very happy.

>>87009
Now they've got those sexy KC-30As. Sexy planes, those A330 MRTTs.

>>87011

>Airbus
>military planes

I just ask for a cup of water and get it every time. Doesnt need a fancy bottle

England

Spain

Sweden

France

Irleand

Italy

Bonus: Czech Railways euro-painted locomotives

other side (very low q)

...aaand that's all.

Sweet!

Are the Ukranian railways doing any special liveries for their locomotives, since they're co-hosting along with Poland?

Pic semi-related; from the 2008 UEFA Euro tournament co-hosted by Austria and Switzerland.

Clerestory, bro.

I do like the idea of the Admirial cabs as opposed to the CSX ( I need a name here, so I'll call them 'Dingbat' cabs).
I REALLY like the armor plated cabs instead of crappy sheet metal of the CSXT SD 40-3's, Dingbats if you will, and the anti-glare windows on the NS SD40s are a much needed touch that's long overdue...

Speaking of the CSX SD 40-3 program...

We have three or four 'Dingbats' sitting over by the ready track at Barr yard out of service for one reason or another.

.

Go csx.

>>86961

>no lumbar support..

Mmm, comfy

>>86961

Snail can't into imageboard?

Snail is at 59th street...

Not much to take pictures of...

Have some pictures of wrecks at Barr.

>>86972
>>86973
>>86974

come to /rail/ for the trains
stay for the gore

>>86967
A far cry from lumbEr support seating.

Can't upload in firefox, still.

I have some clean CSX F40s from the Derby Train. Does that count?

>>86983

>Does that count?

Only in easy mode: reduced service, dontchaknow, but who can resist an F40PH?

Does anyone know when the AC4400s for CSX were built?

>>86987 That one was built in 96; the photo was taken in 97.

October 2011.

>>86987

Oh shoot, I looked at the upload date and thought it was the date of the picture. But if that's the same unit, do we have a winner?

>>86988
This'll do nicely; we have a winner!

Now, the moral of the story: 1. All GE's are not junk; 2. CSX isn't falling apart at the seams; and 3. Ever notice that some diesels seem to live a charmed life, toiling hard for years after their brethren succumb to malfunction? I thought that sort of personality was supposed to have gone obsolete with the passing of steam.

But, geez Louise, CSX better start buying some new power soon...

One clean CSX engine doesn't prove anything.

Also they are taking delivery of 65 new GEs # 3000 - 3064.