Post your current train-themed desktop image.
herp derp on my work computer
on my phone
This is about as far as I'll go.
In the USA, the federal government marks specific places of historical importance by putting them on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Of those, a handful are marked as especially historically significant by labeling them as National Historic Landmarks. Many US railroads have a single locomotive, station building, or facility on the NRHP, but for a handful, the entire railroad is on the NRHP. Here is the complete (I think) list of those railroads where NRHP status applies to the whole operation: Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad (Colorado/New Mexico)Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad (Colorado)Georgetown Loop Railroad (Colorado)Wilmington & Western Railroad (Delaware)Cass Scenic Railroad State Park (West Virginia)Grand Canyon Railway (Arizona)Golden Spike National Historic Site (Utah)
In the USA, the federal government marks specific places of historical importance by putting them on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Of those, a handful are marked as especially historically significant by labeling them as National Historic Landmarks. Many US railroads have a single locomotive, station building, or facility on the NRHP, but for a handful, the entire railroad is on the NRHP.
Here is the complete (I think) list of those railroads where NRHP status applies to the whole operation:
Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad (Colorado/New Mexico)Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad (Colorado)Georgetown Loop Railroad (Colorado)Wilmington & Western Railroad (Delaware)Cass Scenic Railroad State Park (West Virginia)Grand Canyon Railway (Arizona)Golden Spike National Historic Site (Utah)
>>121922>the hoosac tunnel's beat to shit and needs significant workSee, I thought the whole point of having NRHP status was to get federal tax dollars to help keep it alive. Looks like, if they did receive money for it, it hasn't been spent on it besides the rails themselves.
>>121922
>the hoosac tunnel's beat to shit and needs significant work
See, I thought the whole point of having NRHP status was to get federal tax dollars to help keep it alive. Looks like, if they did receive money for it, it hasn't been spent on it besides the rails themselves.
>>121932 I'm sure Pan Am Railways wants to keep the tunnel open for freight traffic. Yet for maintaining the historical fabric of an civil engineering landmark... not so much on the priority list. Freight pays the bills, not historical landmarks.
>>121923>>121932MassDOT is paying to fix the tunnel and upgrade it for domestic double stacks, construction's funded and supposed to start within a year or two. NS and MassDOT both want it done because CSX has no competition for domestic stack traffic into MA right now.
>>121935 Oh heck yeah man! Likely notch out the roof and shotcrete a new liner in there. Because that historic lining (>>121922) looks like a nightmare.
>>121935 Oh heck yeah man! Likely notch out the roof and shotcrete a new liner in there.
Because that historic lining (>>121922) looks like a nightmare.
>>121930>It came off as pretty legit when I went there twice. Never rode the train, though.>Never rode the train, though.>Never
>>121930
>It came off as pretty legit when I went there twice. Never rode the train, though.>Never rode the train, though.>Never
>>121930In addition to operating as a heritage railroad, there are a couple of on-line industries they serve and they regularly haul revenue freight using steam power.If that ain't 'legit', I don't know what is.
>>121922 I road throug that tunneal on a dome car.
>>121944I went to the museum across the street. It was really nice. ;_;
>>121944I went to the museum across the street. It was really nice.
;_;
>>121945Holy shit that's awesome
>>121945did they do any of that this year? I haven't been able to find any pics or video newer than 2013
>>121945
did they do any of that this year? I haven't been able to find any pics or video newer than 2013
Going through my computer, deleting crap off my desktop. I found this, figured I'd post it before I deleted it to see if any mods wanted to use it.
>>121995Sounds like that old anti-rail transit scare tactic of "DEY COME FROM TEH GETO 2 TEH SUBURBZ!".
>>121995
Sounds like that old anti-rail transit scare tactic of "DEY COME FROM TEH GETO 2 TEH SUBURBZ!".
>>121994 Protip: I made most of the banners on this bord.
>>122010 Whatever Hammy.
>>122010O RLY?
>Semmeringbahn goes in every field1chan needs moar 403 errors
>Semmeringbahn goes in every field
1chan needs moar 403 errors
>>122010Your spelling is awesome! ..Keep it up!
>>122013Semmeringbahn, you say?
>>122012Yep I did the Railroad crossing one, All the animated ones the NYC subway one the Chessie "C" one and quite a few more ironically none of mine have F40PH. Here is one I was working on but couldn't figure out how to work the chan in.
>>122021Thought the 1chan was too small on this one so I never summited it.
>>122022Ham why did you suddenly stop typing like a 5 year old and you're only telling us about your non-autistic creations now?Was this FP40H nusiness all an elaborate act to troll us?
>>122022Ham why did you suddenly stop typing like a 5 year old and you're only telling us about your non-autistic creations now?
Was this FP40H nusiness all an elaborate act to troll us?
BEHOLD! The REAL Polar Express!
Wasn't this loco rescued rather quickly cause the line it was near was going to be abandoned?
>>122005It was donated to Michigan State University and put on display by the football stadium. Years later, a group of students there decided they would bring it back to life.
>>122008yeah but the track next to it was only used to haul in a boxcar of toilet paper LOL
Anyone else here play Railroad Tycoon 3? Lets get some games going, I think there is a matchmaker somewhere on the HawkDawg forums if anyone is interested. Also, what other good railroad games are there? I've been playing Train Simulator 2012 but there's too much DLC and loading times.
Anyone else here play Railroad Tycoon 3? Lets get some games going, I think there is a matchmaker somewhere on the HawkDawg forums if anyone is interested.
Also, what other good railroad games are there? I've been playing Train Simulator 2012 but there's too much DLC and loading times.
>>121955Simutrans is pretty neat with allowing to build on bridges and a full underground layer, but those all-direction junctions look terrible.
>>121959There's a new feature that makes the points only display the active ones used by the last train (dynamic points), but they have not been added to pak.britain's graphics yet. Makes it look like this.
>>121959There's a new feature that makes the points only display the active ones used by the last train (dynamic points), but they have not been added to pak.britain's graphics yet.
Makes it look like this.
>>121955>simutransEwww
>>121955
>simutrans
Ewww
>>121962And what is wrong with Simutrans? Simutrans Experimental has a lot of very nice practical features, like passengers walking between stations by different companies, infrastructure sharing, and much improved as to what route passengers will take (unlike in OTTD with paxdest, they will not simply take whatever line goes in the most straight fashion to their destination, i.e. they will use the one that actually operates fastest, but will board slower vehicles if they arrive sooner). The graphics certainly look better than the atrocity that is 32bpp for OTTD, though the quality is variable between the pak sets.
>>121969>Simutrans>looks better than OTTDSrsl nigga?
>>121969
>Simutrans>looks better than OTTD
Srsl nigga?
>>121970Certainly better than the 32bpp (makes obvious the poor scaling between length and height) and the default TTD graphics, not counting the custom things. I don't know what you have against Simutrans...
Not to say it is without problems, but I like it.
>>121969There's a parameter in paxdist to choose the capacity saturation % before cargo starts using alternatives.For all its flaws, Locomotion had some pretty nifty building mechanics that would have been useful in OTTD. Underground building, making turns on bridges, stations on bridges or underground, etc. I would kill to have these kinds of things in OTTD.
There's a parameter in paxdist to choose the capacity saturation % before cargo starts using alternatives.
For all its flaws, Locomotion had some pretty nifty building mechanics that would have been useful in OTTD. Underground building, making turns on bridges, stations on bridges or underground, etc. I would kill to have these kinds of things in OTTD.
And now I have an image, by Alan "stardriv" Gutierrez. IIRC, that's the Bering Strait he's bridging. Russian gauge?
>>121882Sure, just wait while I cough my AIDS-bola flu-laria all over the place.
>>121879Dunno about Siberian language as official language in Russia. But only about 10 minutes in vocabulary would give the artist correct (or at least intelligible) transliteration of these names: T|, Su||u and N}. Of course, you will find the dirty trick on this picture only if you at least know Russian alphabet, otherwise this is irrelevant. Though, I believe, from the engineering point of view this drawing is nonsense as well.
>>121884Well, if Putin unilateraly decides the Alaska Purchase negotiated by Baron Eduard de Stoeckl was a bad idea and decides to rewrite history (again)...
>>121888No giveseys-backsys!
>>121888
No giveseys-backsys!
Except with Indians.
>>121918IDK, they pretty much have our call centers on lock.Oh, wait...
>>121918
IDK, they pretty much have our call centers on lock.
Oh, wait...
Indian casino
>>121993Wrong Indian, m8.
The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) has unveiled a new high-powered diesel locomotive that will vastly improve long distance rail travel.The Afro 4000 locomotive series forms part of Prasafs rail turnaround strategy.It was unveiled at Cape Town Station earlier today after arriving on ship from Spain.The new multi-million rand locomotive has been hailed as a revolution.Itfs the first of its kind in Africa. The locomotive costs around R46 million to design and build but Prasa says its money well spent.The rail agency says itfs the first step in providing a high-quality, safe and reliable long distance service.The service has previously experienced severe delays due to outdated locomotives.The locomotive will officially start running in March next yearPrasafs recapitalisation project will see an overhaul of its fleet over the next 10 years. The project is expected to cost R170 billion and will see older trains being replaced by faster and more reliable trains on local railways.gThe old fleet is prone to breaking and all sorts of things leading to people complaining. We took a decision to modernise the entire business, the stations, the fleet, signalling and all of that,h said Prasa spokesperson Moffet Mofokeng.These trains will include air conditioning, modern visual and audio information, real-time data travel information, Wi-Fi on the Metro Express, energy-absorbing car bodies and CCTV coverage with two weeks of data storage as well as a black box event recorder. Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) has unveiled a new high-powered diesel locomotive that will vastly improve long distance rail travel.The Afro 4000 locomotive series forms part of Prasafs rail turnaround strategy.It was unveiled at Cape Town Station earlier today after arriving on ship from Spain.The new multi-million rand locomotive has been hailed as a revolution.Itfs the first of its kind in Africa. The locomotive costs around R46 million to design and build but Prasa says its money well spent.The rail agency says itfs the first step in providing a high-quality, safe and reliable long distance service.The service has previously experienced severe delays due to outdated locomotives.The locomotive will officially start running in March next yearPrasafs recapitalisation project will see an overhaul of its fleet over the next 10 years. The project is expected to cost R170 billion and will see older trains being replaced by faster and more reliable trains on local railways.gThe old fleet is prone to breaking and all sorts of things leading to people complaining. We took a decision to modernise the entire business, the stations, the fleet, signalling and all of that,h said Prasa spokesperson Moffet Mofokeng.These trains will include air conditioning, modern visual and audio information, real-time data travel information, Wi-Fi on the Metro Express, energy-absorbing car bodies and CCTV coverage with two weeks of data storage as well as a black box event recorder.
I don't know how long ago I seen a Afro .... we now have wigs and weaves and hair that imported from India!!! but I love the name Afro 4000 ... it cannot be mistaken for any other country gYeah Manh
>>121871Should be the SAfro 4000... unless you're saving that for something designed as well as built domestically.================================Yeah, if Transnet were privatized, I'd seriously consider investing.
>>121871Should be the SAfro 4000... unless you're saving that for something designed as well as built domestically.
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Yeah, if Transnet were privatized, I'd seriously consider investing.
All it needs now is a really eye-popping livery.
You can't buy Transnet, but you can buy SAfricaYou'll still have to out-bid the Chinese, tho
You can't buy Transnet, but you can buy SAfrica
You'll still have to out-bid the Chinese, tho
>>121949>>121950>>121951Big Sky Blue! Reminds me of the 1968 Great Northern passenger livery.
https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=888512017849457&set=o.158259854332178&type=2&theater
>>121952 Was the shortest GN logo used ever 1967 - 1970
Vely sneaky.
TRRA (Terminal RailRoad Association of St.Louis) bicentennial unit was 1207. They never forgot pearl harbor!
What do you folks think of FEC? I live where they run, but I don't think much of them. I'm more of a BNSF guy anyway.Pic related.
What do you folks think of FEC? I live where they run, but I don't think much of them. I'm more of a BNSF guy anyway.
Pic related.
>>121977You didn't really answer his question, he asked if they have electric engines and you just said where the picture took place at.
>>121979I presume.
>>121979
I presume.
I don't ever remember seeing a train in my three years in Florida. Probably because I wasn't a foamer when I was a kid. But I'd like to spend a day or two photographing some good FEC locations with canals and drawbridges and alligators. Maybe a pelican too.
>>121975>>121973So why do they have catenary poles over those rails in >>121971?
>>121983Test track at GE, for testing electrics, presumably.
>>121984Ah. Thanks for clearing that up.I take those things haven't gone live since the 70s, right?
>>121983Because >>121973
>>121983
Because >>121973
I juggled chainsaws on fec once
>>121986Rodney_dangerfield.jpg
Hurricane_swirly_logoIs this hubris?
Hurricane_swirly_logo
Is this hubris?
This week's installment brings you Granite City Steel 600. These little 600 HP switchers were perfect for puttering around steel mills.
Just one more.
Grain elevators like 'em.
I am in favor of this day
There's an aluminum plant down here that has an old EJ&E SW-1 that they use. They've repainted it but you can still see the faded EJ&E logo.I hear that they're an absolute dream to switch with.
There's an aluminum plant down here that has an old EJ&E SW-1 that they use. They've repainted it but you can still see the faded EJ&E logo.
I hear that they're an absolute dream to switch with.
With 103 units rostered, nobody owned more SW-1's than New York Central.
Here's the one used at St.Louis's union Station these days.
The shop switcher at Mid America Car Company in Kansas City.
Happy Infamy Day
dat grime
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