chessie_system3
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I don't know why I'm a sucker for old Blue box locomotives. I'm eyeing another uboat. I really want to detail one badly.
Justin
Justin
Great shot, GARRY!
I hope that "meeting freight" is on a siding?
Sherrel .... Thanks .... I like your old photo. That's a large tank located on the pilot of the locomotive.
The female signal operator is something new to me - did not know this!
Sherrel: Not quite a hundred and three years ago, but in the '70s, Union Junction, which locates on the North End of the passenger station in Baltimore, was completely staffed by Female Train Directors, (Operators), They even had a sign made up calling the tower "Petticoat Jct". By this time female operators, train directors, and Dispatchers was not unusual, but 100% staffing at one facility was.
Sherrel,
I can assure you, that if that was an Australian loco, that tank would not have been for storing compressed air. Compressed bubbles, yes.
toot ... Frisco did not care for them and they did not last too long on the property. Ten were built - most were scraped - and a few finished out their days hauling coal for the steel industry around Birmingham, AL, where those front mounted tanks were probably full of moonshine - LOL!
Eric .... Were you a shine runner?
Chet, you've been obviously hunting far, wide and now down for your rail photos. That derailed CLP13 (CLP class) is from South Australia. The insignia is Genesee Wyoming Leasing which operates here, the AS in the logo is for Australian Southern. That particular loco is available in "N" scale if you're keen. That photo could have been taken quite recently as there have been several extreme heat wave events across the southern states. Ironically, in the latest Trains mag, there is a discussion on derailment causes, this effect being one. The CLP class was originally from the South Australian state govt railway, which then got privatised to AN (Australian National).
And later to QR National (now also defunct), this particular HO model sporting the same number as the one in your photo
It may be a while before Ray gets back here to answer, but those engines were built that way by Clyde in Australia.Well we're up to 14 above this morning with a projected high of 21. If I still skied, this would be a great day to hit the slopes. Sherrel & Chet sky will be CAVU!
Toot, Did the CLPclass use the cut-off front ends of of F or E Units? They sure look that way!
It may be a while before Ray gets back here to answer, but those engines were built that way by Clyde in Australia.