Thursday, October 02, 2014
A two train meet on the Missisippi lift bridge.
I took this photograph earlier this year on Wednsday night, January
14th, 2014, at the Oak Park Society of Model Engineers,H.O Scale
Model Railroad Club in Oak Park Illinois. This group also has their
own Facebook page known as OPSME
In this photograph, My late 1960's and early 1970's era Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe freight train, meets fellow club member Chuck
Colin's freight train from his own Oak River & South Chicago R R.
Chuck's freight train, features a modern era (Today) rebuilt 1970's era
wide vision caboose, that was transformed in to a "Shoving Platform"
caboose used in switching maneuvers on railroads, who no longer use
cabooses requiring a ride aboard crew. On the prototypes which are also
refered to as "Riding Platforms"...these are used as idler cars, and as a
outdoor platform for crews to ride on during reverse moves, when there
are multiple grade crossings to flag for stopping motorists.
The windows and doors are permanently sealed, with metal sheets welded
over the former openings. Nobody can be inside anymore.
Thanks Chuck.
Eddie K.
An old 1950's era color photograph, taken at the Illinois Terminal Railroad's Granite City Illinois shop facility.
This photograph appears courtesy of my Link page "New Dave's
Railpix,, located to the right of your computer screen.
http://www.newdavesrailpix.com/
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
A 1970's era Atchsion, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad unit grain train, crossing the tall steel trestle.
Photographed at the Oak Park Society of Model Engineers,H.O
Scale Model Railroad Club in Oak Park Illinois. OPSME on
Facebook. photographed in September of 2014.
Dardanelle & Russelville EMD SW 1 diesel switcher # 16. Dardanelle Arkansas. November 1987. Kam Miller photograph.
Shortline and industrial railroads, have always captured the attention
of most any camera carrying railfan, and the D & R Railroad in the
state of Arkansas is no exception.
Railfan photographer Kam Miller, photographed their first generation
EMD SW 1 switcher, still wearing now faded 1960's era colors, in the
town of Dardanelle Arkansas in November of 1987.
This photo appears courtesy of my Link Page Fallen Flags.Org
which is located to the right of your computer screen at
www.rr-fallenflags.org
Monday, September 29, 2014
Welcome aboard Eddie's Railfan Page, from the city of Chicago Illinois USA!
Seasonal autum splendor in the greater Chicagoland area.
A mainline steam powered railfan excursion on the club layout.
Photographed at the Oak Park Society of Model Engineers,H.O
Scale Model Railroad Club in Oak Park Illinois. September 2014.
OPSME on Facebook.
A long unit grain train crosses the tall steel trestle.
Photographed at the Oak Park Society of Model Engineers,H.O
Scale Model Railroad Club in Oak Park Illinois. September 2014.
OPSME on Facebook.
The former Chicago Brookfield Zoo train rounding a curve. The Hesston Steam Museum. Hesston Indiana. Saturday, September 27th, 2014. www.hesston.org
This past Saturday afternoon, my lovely wife Cheryl and I, took
a much deserved and long overdue road trip to the Hesston Steam
Museum in northwest Indiana, near the state line border of the
neighboring town of New Buffalo Michigan.
A train that I rode a handful of times when I was a kid growing up
in Chicago during the 1960's and 70's era, was the 2 foot narrow
gauge Brookfield, Salt Creek & Western Railroad, that operated
from 1967 until 1985, at Chicago's Brookfield Zoo. The good news,
is that the former Brookfield Zoo train is alive and well, operating
today at The Hesston Steam Museum in La Porte County Indiana.
Thursday, September 25, 2014
Boston & Maine Railroad 2-6-0 "Mogul" type steam locomotive pulling a local freight train. Lynn Massachusettes. April 1937. Frank Mellot photo collection.
I found this classic east coast United States railroad photograph from the steam era
at my Link page Fallen Flags.Org, which is located to the right of your computer
screen at www.rr-fallenflags.org
Railfan photographer Frank Mellot, photographed Boston & Maine Railroad
2-6-0 steam locomotive # 1440, pulling a local way freight through Lynn
Massachusettes in April of 1937.
The former Boston & Maine Railroad, was a big user of the practical small
to mid size 2-6-0 Mogul type steam locomotives. They were dual service
locomotives on the B & M. They were used on everything from local freight
trains, to commuter trains. They worked in to the 1950's, until finally replaced
by modern diesel electric locomotives. One is preserved at the Naugatauck
Railroad Museum in Naugatauck Connecticut today.
A 1950's and 60's era Santa Fe local crossing the river.
I photographed this video, at the Oak Park Society of Model engineers,
H.O Scale Model Railroad Club in Oak Park Illinois.
My Bachman sound value series Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Alco
S 4 yard switcher wearing the 1950's era Santa Fe "Zebra Stripe"
color scheme used by the Santa Fe from 1950 until replaced by a
blue and yellow color scheme in 1960, pulls a typical 1950's and
early 1960's era Santa Fe switching local across the Missisippi Rive
lift bridge on the club layout.
Norfolk & Western Railroad EMD GP 35's at work pulling a freight train. New Haven Indiana. 1970's? Allen Gaines photo.
I found this classic 1970's era photograph from the former
Norfolk & Western Railroad at my Link page Fallen Flags
.Org, which is located to the right of your computer screen at
The Norfolk & Western Railroad, began using this solid black
with the large white NW lettering in 1971. These two N & W
high hood EMD GP 35 road switcher diesel electric locomotives,
are viewed at work pulling a freight train at New Haven Indiana.
Monday, September 22, 2014
A Baltimore & Ohio Railroad EMD E 8 passenger diesel locomotive in the 1960's era solid blue color scheme. Washington D.C. May 30th, 1966. Bob Rathke photogrph.
Blue has always been one of my all time favorite colors.
I found this classic 1960's era photograph from the former
B & O Railroad at my link page Fallen Flags.Org, which is
located to the right of your computer screen at.....
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad like many dieselized post war
railroads, originally painted some of their diesel locomotives
in an elaborate multi colored blue and gray color scheme with
gold / yellow lettering and color separation stripes. This color
scheme in the long run, would prove to be difficult and expensive
to maintain, and by the early to mid 1960's, was replaced by a -
solid "Dip Job" dark blue paint scheme, which was more practical
and cost effective. May passenger diesels on the B & O, also would
receive "Dip Job" paint schemes, such as the locomotive shown here.
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