Just interesting Railroad photos.
My current projects have taken me away from RR history for a while. But, I still continue to collect a lot of interesting photos. So…we’ll do another look at just plain interesting photos.
First, some bridges: This Illinois Central drawbridge in Galena, Illinois first caught my attention. It spans the Galena River in Galena, circa April 1978.
Until it was closed to motor traffic in 2001, the historic Naheola Bridge in Alabama was one of only a handful in the world that accommodated train, motor and river traffic.
This bridge in Indiana, Delphi’s MONON High Bridge, was vacated by the CSX in 1987. Indiana Landmarks announced that it has scheduled predevelopment work in preparation for taking ownership of the railroad span from CSX. The railroad requires the work before it will give the 1891 bridge to the nonprofit preservation organization. Indiana Landmarks included the High Bridge on its annual 10 Most Endangered list in 2016.
This is not the same bridge, but it looks even more precarious. This is the MONON Wildcat Creek Bridge in Owasco, IN. Floods in 2006 caused a partial collapse of the abandoned Monon bridge on the line from Monon to Indy. Taken on 4/10/2011.
This appears to be one of the trestle spans on the narrow gauge railroads of Colorado. It’s likely the Rio Grande Southern based on the collection of pics that surrounded it. No other info was available.
Building a wooded trestle in the 1880s.
The location of this pic appears to be somewhere in the UK. They’re either getting out the snow plow, or bringing it back in to the engine facilities. I find these pics of working yards and facilities provide a lot of interest. Are they disconnecting or connecting the plow to the loco? There’s a couple of bollards that will prevent the loco from being turned while in the current position on the turntable. The one on the left appears to be intact, whereas the one on the right seems to have been pulled from its base. Is my assumption of this being a snow plow even correct? There’s quite a bit of activity beyond the turntable that can also be studied.
Based on the source, I’m guessing this is either in Troy, NY or Albany, NY – caption says Canal Street and First Street. Once again, I don’t often show train wreck photos, but this looks like one of those “Oops” moments on my model railroad. Darn – I put so much money into that steamer only to dump it flat on the scenery!
The mainline is the Western Allegheny in 1975. The Bessemer and Lake Erie F7 A-B-A set on the siding is passing one of the many loaders on the line. While the mainline looks newly ballasted, if not for the crew member walking the train, the F-units, siding, and loader could all be abandoned by their appearance.
Check out this before & after set of photos: The photographer took a trip to southwest Virginia in 2005 to search out some of O. Winston Link’s famous photo locations. The Green Cove Va. station on the old Norfolk & Western Abingdon Branch still stands today as does the old Buchanan house a few yards away
I’ve seen and possibly presented this photo before. I believe it’s in Altoona just outside where the PRR shops were located.
UP #4014 is a preserved Big Boy (4-8-8-4). It’s part of the UP Heritage fleet, built by ALCO- Schenectady in 1941. Modelers complain about long equipment hanging over the curves – check out how far the boiler extends out over the front set of drivers!
I believe this is an SP cab forward in Oakridge Oregon. I’ve always liked working crew pics. (That’s lot more than three steps up to the cab deck!)
I believe these are CB&Q E-units, but have no idea what city this is (maybe Chicago???). Could be the Zephyr. I found the arrangement of the E-units a bit interesting: A-A-B with both A’s facing the same direction.
I either presented this pic or a similar one in the past –The PRR X30 boxcar being loaded. The X30, built in 1931, had end doors and was specifically designed to transport fire engines. Originally it was an experimental car but was put into regular service. I found photos of it as late as 1972, but nothing about whether it has been retired.
At an interior length of roughly 70’-6”, the X30 was said to be the longest car owned by the PRR even in the ‘50s.
I have no further info on Oregon Electric #51.
That’s a small Shay on a short flatcar!
I found this small diesel switcher for the Milwaukee Road (CMStP&P RR).
I saw this pic and wondered what that loco is. Turns out the railroad is La Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Vicinaux (SNCV) / Nationale Maatschappij van Buurtspoorwegen (NMVB), or as known in the US as SNCV/NMVB. It was a small Belgian traction type railroad that ended up taking over tramways and busses around Brussels. I’m not sure if they’re still operating but they celebrated their 100th anniversary in 1985.
We’ve had discussions about the extremely long trains of today. I’m not sure what the practices of the CN are, but this appears to be a very long train. There’s a single diesel unit on the close end – I hope that’s an added pusher for the grade.
I don’t know where this location is.
A B&O next to a C&O at the Charlottesville station. Looks to be late ‘60’s or ‘70’s.
Check out this Lehigh Valley tank switcher
Almost looks like a damsel in distress!
…I have no idea…
This looks like a track maintenance crew car. When there is a big track project that extends many miles, crews are housed in these rolling dormitories. Just enough room for a bed, closet and a chair. Typically each dorm had a basic bathroom. The showers and kitchen were in other cars. There would be a generator car and a fresh water car. Basically this was a caravan with the minimum of creature comforts. The rest of the work train consisted of the tie cars, the spikers, the gauges, rakes, brooms and a host of other specialized automated cars, and of course the rail cars. Makes you wonder why the needed crews. – Admin
I hope you enjoyed these.
Thx,
Kevin
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