The sun is setting on Eddie's Railfan Page, and an era is now coming to a close.

Hello everyone. This is Eddie K, your host and photographer 

here at Eddie's Railfan Page.

After a good ten and a half year run, I have decided to soon

discontinue posting my original Eddie's Railfan Page here 

at Blogspot.com for several reasons.

A few years ago, Blogger.com decided to officially "Sever"

their business relationship with Flickr photo page, which 

has made it difficult for myself, as most of my photographs 

are actually saved to Flickr, and are easier to access.

Sometime after the ending of Blogger.Com's partnership with 

Flickr photo page, I began Eddie's Railfan Page # 2 @

Facebook.com, with better than expected results.

E Mails and comments have become few and far between 

at my Blogspot.com site, sometimes extremely "Sporadic"

at best.

Between a much larger reader / fan base, and the fact that 

Facebook has become the best user friendly option for myself,

Eddie's Railfan Page, will be moving to my Facebook 

site officially in the upcoming weeks ahead. Here is the

link to my Facebook Eddie's Railfan Page site.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/793457380705605/

So readers, please...save as many of the photos that I have 

posted since 2006, here at my original Eddie's Railfan 

Page site here at Blogspot.com

I hope to see and hear from you @ Facebook.

Thanks.

Eddie K.

The sun is setting on Eddie's Railfan Page, and an era si coming to a close.

Hello everyone. This is Eddie K, your host and photographer 

here at Eddie's Railfan Page.

After a good ten and a half year run , I have decided for several

reasons, to discontinue posting Eddie's Railfan Page here at 

Blogspot.com in the upcoming weeks.

A few years ago Blogger.Com, decided to unfortunately sever

their business relationship with Flickr photo page, which has made

it difficult for myself, as most of my photos are saved to Flickr.

Also...few if any people out there, actually respond to my original

Eddie's Railfan Page here at Blogspot.com. E Mails and comments

are very sporadic at best. My other site Eddie's Railfan Page # 2 @

Facebook, has made my hosting experience more user friendly,

and there is a much larger following @ Facebook.

Eddie's Railfan Page, will be moving to Facebook in the 

upcoming weeks, so please, save as many of the photos 

you have come to enjoy here at my original site.

Here is the link to my Eddie's Railfan Page site

@ Facebook.com, and I hope to see you there.

Thanks.

Eddie K.

Eddie's Railfan Page, is nearing the end of the line.

 

Hello everyone. This is Eddie K, your host and photographer

here at Eddie's Railfan Page.

 

I began Eddie's Railfan Page, in February of 2006. After a good

10 and 1/2 year run, I have decided to eventually discontinue

posting here at BlogSpot.com in upcoming weeks, and will be

moving to my more active and more interactive with the public

site "Eddie's Railfan Page # 2" @ Facebook.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/793457380705605/

 

Eddie's Railfan Page, was a good way for me to channel my

creativity, share photographs and stories, and eventually

meet a few of my dedicated readers. Unfortunately...due to

a lack of reader's input and comments, and a declining

number of members...Facebook is the better choice.

 

Please stay in touch at my Facebook site.

 

Thank You.

Eddie K.

CA & E Through Villa Park & Elmhurst

A steam powered Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe freight train.

 

Photographed at the Oak Park Society of Model Engineers,

H.O Scale Model Railroad Club in Oak Park Illinois.

An eastbound Chicago Transit Authority yellow line / Skokie Swift rapid transit train, crossing Crawford Avenue. Skokie Illinois. February 2009.

The Newleywed Game hosted by Bob Eubanks. A show I grew up with and absolutely loved watching on television.

 

One of my all time favorite television shows that I had grew

up watching, was the original "Newleywed Game", hosted

by Bob Eubanks.

 

I was born in 1962, and the show itself, made it's debut

in the year of 1966. Although I was too young to actually

understand the show when I was a kid during the 1960's,

I vaguely remember watching the original daytime

Newleywed  Game with my Mother and Grandmother,

and all having a good laugh together in the living room.

 

The Newleywed Game was a fun, interactive, live game

show , where sometimes funny or sometimes embarrassing

things would happen on air, with the newly married couples

that were contestants on this game show.

 

I would watch the later versions of this show, hosted by

Bob Eubanks, during the 1970's and 80's, and would

still always enjoy a good laugh.

 

I have been married ten years now, and If my wife Cheryl

and I would have appeared on that show...who knows?

I might have got smacked in the head with the answer card. L.O.L!

 

I have a wonderful wife, and happy memories of growing

up watching the original Newleywed Game show too.

 

Here is the Newleywed Game television theme song, just

click on to this link below.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJjlw2RQ8_s

 

Thanks.

Eddie K.

Otto Perry's Santa Fe

The Memphis Main Street Trolley. Memphis Tennesee. September 2007.

 

Here is a photograph that I took one morning, during

our September 2007 vacation to Memphis Tennesee.

 

This little 4 wheeled replica electric streetcar, is viewed

heading northbound on Main Street in downtown Memphis,

heading toward the intersection at Madison Avenue.

Winter Steam Trains Galore | Dampfeisenbahn im Winter | HD Train Compila...

A westbound Union Pacific Railroad empty unit coal train, crossing North Kilbourn Avenue. Chicago Illinois. September 2006.

Knott's Berry Farm Steam Train RGS 41

An early 1970's era Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad freight train, is viewed crossing the lift bridge.

 

Photographed at the Oak Park Society of Model Engineers,H.O

Scale Model Railroad Club in Oak Park Illinois.

The Burlington Northern Railroad Clyde Yard. Cicero Illinois. June 1985.

 

View facing east, from the top of the South Laramie Avenue

highway overpass bridge.

South Shore Bi-Levels Streetrunning

A Chicago & NorthWestern Railroad local freight train, passes through town.

 

Photographed at the Oak Park Society of Model Engineers,H.O Scale

Model Railroad Club in Oak Park Illinois. 2016.

Chicago Odyssey Volume2 Part2

Roundhouse Old Timer 2-8-0 with Soundtraxx Econami ECO-100

A Florida East Coast Railroad freight train at Jacksonville Florida. October 13th 2004. John Mc Cluskey photograph.

 

From the internet site Fallen Flags.Org

www.rr-fallenflags.org

Nickel Plate Road 765 (Cadillac Limited), 10-16-2010 #8

Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railroad EMD SW 1 yard switcher diesel locomotive # 244, at the Waukegan Illinois roundhouse. July 31st 1966. Dennis Schmidt photograph.

 

From the internet site Fallen Flags.Org

www.rr-fallenflags.org

 

The Oak Park Society of Model Engineers, Promo # 3.

Ashley Drew & Northern Railroad EMD SW 1200 yard switcher diesel locomotive # 178.

 

From the internet site Fallen Flags.Org

www.rr-fallenflags.org

Vintage Santa Fe TV Commercials

Welcome aboard the "Bus Day" edition of Eddie's Railfan Page. Coming to you from the city of Chicago Illinois USA !

Dayton RTA 9845 ETI-Skoda Trolleybus

A northbound Blue Bird school bus on South Kedzie Avenue, approaches the intersection of West 111th Street in Chicago's Mount Greenwood neighborhood. Chicago Illinois. May 2007.

The Who Magic Bus

First Transit Ford paratransit mini buses idling outside on a foggy and very rainy morning. Glenview Illinois. March 2014.

Pace 40 foot Orion transit bus # 2347 at the CTA yellow line Dempster Street terminal. Skokie Illinois. Early September 2007.

Big Bus Tours - Chicago Bus

An eastbound Chicago Transit Authority Route # 78 / Montrose Avenue bus. Chicago Illinois. Early April 2006.

A 1970's era Chessie System Railroad switching local, passes by on the club layout.

 

Photographed at the Oak Park Society of Model Engineers,H.O Scale

Model Railroad Club in Oak Park Illinois.

The Best of Soo, Volume 1

A New York Central Railroad 50 foot single door box car, wearing the late 1950's era NYC "Century Green" color scheme with the "Cigar Band" logo. Circa late 1960's era.

Winterfest 2009 @ NYMT

Preserved Southern Pacific Railroad 4-6-0 ten wheeler steam locomotive # 314 at the Galvaston Railroad Museum.

The Nickelplate Road - 50s & 60s Film from Emery Gulash

Eastbound Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad transfer train. Alsip Illinois. Late October 1990.

CTA trolley and wig-wag signals at Illinois Railway Museum

A southbound Canadian National freight train passing through Hawthorne Junction. Chicago / Cicero Illinois. July 2008.

 

Traveling over the Belt Railway of Chicago tracks.

AMTRAK E8's, late 1970's... Bonus, AMTRAK FL9's, 1996

A westbound Metra evening rush hour express commuter train, approaching the North Narragansett Avenue railroad crossing. Chicago Illinois. October 2008.

Two locomotives assigned to the CSX Transportation Company's West 16th Street industrial branchline local. Cicero Illinois. October 2008.

Caboose hop departing the yard.

A New York Central Railroad 50 foot single door box car, circa 1960's era.

 

The prototype New York Central Railroad, began painting

some box cars and various other freight cars and cabooses,

in this color scheme known as "Century Green" begining in

1958, accompanied by the New York Central's "New"

Cigar Band logo.

 

Roofwalks were outlawed from box car roofs during the 1960's, and

there is evidence that this box car, had recent roofwalk removal itself.

Santa Fe Valley Division

Here I am, your host and photographer Eddie K, roller blading in Portage Park. Chicago Illinois. Early October 2016.

An eastbound Canadian Pacific freight train, waits for the orders to depart from Franklin Park Illinois. Late August 2016.

Burlington Railroad 1950's - "september days of steam railroading"

A 1970's era Chessie System Railroad switching local at work.

 

Photographed at the Oak Park Society of Model Engineers,H.O

Scale Model Railroad Club in Oak Park Illinois.

September 2016.

Railfanning Blue Island 4-21-12

A 1960's era Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad passenger train. Unknown location. Photograph found on the internet.

4-6-4 Hudson, C6120 runs on Joetsu Line

"The Little Engine That Could!"

 

A used Life Like H.O Scale 0-4-0T "Dockside", proves it's worth,

as it pulls a short but prototypical length train, for a purpose built

steam switching locomotive of that size during the steam era.

 

This photograph was taken, at the Oak Park Society of Model

Engineers,H.O Scale Model Railroad Club in Oak Park Illinois.

GG-1's of Penn Central & Amtrak, Metroliners on the NEC, Elizabeth, NJ. ...

A southbound Indiana Harbor Belt transfer train, meets a northbound Norfolk Southern freight. La Grange Park Illinois. Early March 1990.

Great Northern Railway N2 class

Former Chicago Great Western Railroad EMD GP 30 # 807 acquired through merger in 1968, leads a Chicago & NorthWestern Railroad freight train at Mason City Iowa. July 1970. Dan Sweeney photograph.

 

From the internet site Fallen Flags.Org

www.rr-fallenflags.org

CABOOSE'S. When they brought up the rear. 1975-1977

A classic Chessie System Railroad caboose hop from the 1970's era, passes over an unfinished urban viaduct scene on the club layout.

 

This blast from my own southside Chicago past, was photographed

at the Oak Park Society of Model Engineers,H.O Scale Model

Railroad Club in Oak Park Illinois.

Chattanooga Choo Choo - Glenn Miller Orchestra

Northern Pacific Railroad 4-6-2 passenger service "Pacific" type steam locomotive # 2223. Winnepeg MB. A.G Aylward photo collection. June 1932.

 

From the internet site Fallen Flags.Org

www.rr-fallenflags.org

 

This is an example, of a passenger service locomotive, parked

and being serviced between assignments, at a locomotive terminal.

Streetcars in East Boston

An H.O Scale Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad freight train enters the trestle.

 

Photographed at the Oak Park Society of Model Engineers,H.O

Scale Model Railroad Club in Oak Park Illinois.

T1 Video Memories of Pennsy Steam

Welcoome aboard the "Bus Day" edition of Eddie's Railfan Page! Coming to you from the city of Chicago Illinois USA!

Tour bus arriving at the Bahai Temple. Wilmette IL. 5 11 -2012

A Chicago Transit Authority 1950 Twin Coach Company 40 foot liquified propane gas powered transit bus. Chicago Illinois, circa late 1960's era.

An old 1960's era GMC school bus.

Fueling up Big Bus Tours of Chicago, Freightliner trolley bus # T 8 at the end of the day's work. Chicago Illinois. September 2016.

Westbound Pace bus on Stanley Avenue.

United Quick International school bus parked on Solidarity Drive. Chicago Illinois. Early June 2016.

Big Bus Tours of Chicago short open sided trolley bus # T 3 in Lincoln Park. Chicago Illinois. September 2016.

Riding 1950 Muni Trolley Bus 776 - San Francisco Muni Heritage Weekend 2...

A Chicago Transit Authority Route # 66 / Chicago Avenue bus at the east terminal near Navy Pier. Chicago Illinois. June 2016.

First Transit 2012 Gillig 35 foot transit bus # 1201 parked outside the garage. Bedford Park Illinois. Early December 2014.

NJ Transit Buses - Hackensack, NJ (North Jersey)

Interior photograph aboard a Big Bay Shuttle, Ford mini bus. San Diego California. June 2013.

The Oak Park Society of Model Engineers, Promo # 3.

The yellow former Toronto Transit Commision PCC electric streetcar, heads east along 56th Street. Kenosha Wisconsin. Saturday, June 17th 2000.

I took this photograph, during the official opening day

operations, of the Kenosha Wisconsin streetcar system.

Two cars were on the property and running on this day.

The maroon car in TTC markings, and this yellow car

painted in Cincinnati Ohio colors and markings.

This photograph was taking toward the end of the day.

Thanks.

Eddie K.

Steam in the Catskills: Viscose Company 0-4-0 6 on the Catskill Mountai...

Reading Railroad 4-6-2 Pacific type steam locomotive pulling a mainline passenger train. Plainfield New Jersey. December 1939. Gary Everhart collection.

From the internet site Fallen Flags.Org

www.rr-fallenflags.org

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad EMD GP 7 # 210. La Salle Illinois. June 12th 1962. Robert Anderson photograph.

From the internet site Fallen Flags.Org

www.rr-fallenflags.org

A 1970's era ICG local freight, enters the tunnel.

An eastbound Burlington Northern Railroad freight train. Westmont Illinois. November 1989.