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[Elennsar]

Definitely on my bucket list. Hopefully an easily met part (finances interfere with it now, but that's now).

 

[Littlestown]

Western Maryland Shay No. 6 drifts downgrade between the switchbacks with the Bald Knob train as it makes the return trip to Cass. Walter Scriptunas II Photography.

 

[Littlestown]

http://www.cassrailroad.com/

 

[Elennsar]

Those are gorgeous photographs, and even more gorgeous locomotives.

 

[Littlestown]

Elkton Train Trestle, PL&W RR, Columbiana County, Ohio. Scrapped for the war effort in 1943. The piers are still visible. A friend of mine talked to a fellow who's first job with the PL&W was to tighten the truss bars on the trestle. He tied himself off to the rail and was lucky enough that the foreman saw what he had done. He said that a train did come across while he was working and it almost shook him off.

 

[JWheeler331]

Love seeing those old trains run through the western scenes. Just a sight to see.

 

[godofredus]

That would be an incredible adventure! I would love to do something like that too. Nothing like the clickety-clack of the rails.
"...
Clickety-clack, clickety-clack
Over the rails he'd go
Clickety-clack, clickety-clack
Bravin' rain and snow
Ev'ryone knew three-eighty-two was his train
Casey Jones was his name
..."

Friend of mine got me a nice little O scale model - in plastic - of 382. It just fell off my desk as I write this.
To those in the know it can be a real inspiration.

 

[18thVirginia]

Great thread! My great grandfather worked on the railroad just after the ACW, as did my two grandfathers, one on the Burlington the other on the MKT and the Southern Pacific. My uncle also worked on the Southern Pacific. Even my dad worked for the Burlington for a short while as a clerical person in the office.

The family used to always joke about the "Katy" never being on time.

 

[AndyHall]

Hanover Junction, November 1863:

Hanover Junction, November 2013:

Locomotives Leviathan (No. 63) and York (No. 17) built by David Kloke. From YouTube:

In November, 2013, Steam into History and Kloke Locomotive Works held Leviathan Week at Steam into History, with the York 17, and Leviathan 63. Both engines were built by the Kloke Locomotive works, and both are 4-4-0 American type, or 'D' class steam engines, the Leviathan is the Kloke Locomotive works demonstrator engine, and she was built in 2009 by David Kloke. The York 17 was built in 2013 for the Steam into History operation based out of New Freedom Pennsylvania, which operates excursions over 10 miles of ex. Northern Central Railway trackage. The event was held from November 10th-13th, then concluded on November 15th and 16th, On the 10th the two engines ran a re-creation of the famous Great Locomotive Chase from New Freedom to Granary Road, where a pair of photo run-bys were held. On the 11th the 63 and 17 powered a Veteran's Day Special to Hanover Junction, and return. On the 12th the two engines ran to Granary Road once again, this time to participate in a reenactment of the Driving of the Golden Spike, and completion of the transcontinental Railroad back in May 1869. On the 13th the two engines ran to Hanover Junction once again, this time to recreate the famous Brady photo, which was actually taken at Hanover Junction during the American Civil War. On November 15th the Leviathan and York ran 5 miles north of New Freedom to Glen Rock for the night time Glen Rock Express. On the 16th, the event concluded, with the Leviathan and the York running trip to Hanover Junction, and return. At Hanover Junction an actor portraying President Lincoln gave a speech beside the Hanover Junction depot.

Sit back, relax, and enjoy the sights and sounds of 4-4-0s in Pennsylvania!​

 

[AndyHall]

Friend of mine got me a nice little O scale model - in plastic - of 382. It just fell off my desk as I write this.
To those in the know it can be a real inspiration.

OK, the reference to 382 slipped by me for a bit. Well done!

 

[Littlestown]

Former Moore-Keppel #4 during her time at the William Mason Lumber Company near Elkins, WV. Note that her painted out M-K lettering is still visible under the fireman's window. A Class B Climax built in 1913, #4 still exists today, and is on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania at Strasburg, PA.

And here she is now, at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania. This was taken in May.

 

[Littlestown]

I went to see Fort Wayne Indiana Railroad Historical Society's NPK 765 at "Steam in the Valley", Cuyahoga Valley National Park a few weeks ago. I went both weekends she was there. Could not get enough of this amazing old fully restored steam locomotive. From the promo: "CVSR will again be welcoming the historic steam engine: The Nickel Plate Road 2-8-4 Berkshire No. 765 this September. This locomotive is a high-stepping, fourteen wheeled magnificent machine that stands 15 feet tall, weighs 404 tons and goes over 60 miles per hour. It has been restored to the way it looked and sounded when it was built by the Lima Locomotive Works in 1944. This engine is the largest operating steam locomotive east of the Mississippi, and is the pride of the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society."

 

[Littlestown]

 

[pamc153PA]

The Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania is a real gem of a place. I'm not even a huge rail fan (but I've learned a lot because of my 11- year old rail buff son) but the museum is set up so well, and has so much in its collection--almost more trains out in the outside rail yard than those inside the museum--both in engines and in rail and train memorabilia that I'd suggest if you're a train fan and you're even sort of in the area of Strasburg, PA, you should go.

Thanks to my son, I now knew that the train in the last two posts was a Berkshire engine, and also how Berkshires got their name!

 

[Northern Light]

My Dad would have loved these pictures and the info. A good part of my childhood was spent on Steam Excursions around Ontario.

 

[Littlestown]

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