Post your Train shots!
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Those are beautiful @BF Hammer! I'm guessing that it runs at 10-15 MPH? Yeah, I've got to get up there to ride.
BF Hammer
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What I can estimate is that the 1 car that is running on the 2 mile loop on any day might return in as little as 20 minutes or as long as 50 minutes. If it ever exceeds 10mph, I'm surprised.
BF Hammer
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Four miles from home I crossed the WSOR track east of Sun Prairie, with a train moving my way. Trains move slow on those rickety old wooden ties that have to be 100 years old by now. I drove into town the long way due to road closures, positioned at Railroad Street and waited. That is the Chase grain elevator in the background that I shared a photo of last month.
And video of the train decoupling to pick up cars on the side track, then reassembling. First attempt at video on my Zf and I know I did it poorly. Just set everything to Auto mode and prayed.
And video of the train decoupling to pick up cars on the side track, then reassembling. First attempt at video on my Zf and I know I did it poorly. Just set everything to Auto mode and prayed.
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Very nice @BF Hammer. The grain elevator does make for a nice composition and small railroads like the WSOR are fun to shoot. What is the tall structure further away in the distance? Looks like a grain or maybe coal elevator?
Taken today at Lowell, NC. I'm told that this classic Southern Railway signal bridge is one of the very few remaining on the entire Norfolk Southern System. Recent Federal regulations forced a reengineering of railroad signals, causing many classic signal types throughout the nation to be replaced. I waited 90 minutes in the heat to shoot a train in the other direction which yields a better photo, but I failed to see anything. [D5100]
BF Hammer
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The distant one is the (historic) grain elevator. What you see closer in range is Sun Prairie Concrete and their mixing plant. That is who the cars were picked up from.
ps: This building also is there in the background of the 1987 photo you shared to me Dan. Actually I think you may have been standing across from the concrete plant to get that angle. It was there then and decades before.
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Aussie_Dave
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My Father, his older brother and their father were all Train Drivers here in NSW Australia when the State Government used to run the Freight and regional Passenger services.
My Grandfather born in 1889 and died 1964 aged 74 retired from his shift as a Train Driver sometime between 1953 and 1957 as the Locomotive that he performed his last shift on was put out of service.
The 3237 began around 1911 to 1957 but it was refurbished after 2 and a half decades on the Lachlan Valley Railways doing special steamer runs for tourists so I was happy to hear the old girl was still being used.
After My Grandfather's retirement, he set about building his own Steam Engine, carriages and tracks to run around his house in Kempsey NSW. I too loved this old steam train and my dad and his brother wanted to keep it but neither had anywhere to store it. My Grandma sold the train after Grandpa died as kempsey was a River town that flooded regularly and she was concerned that it would get damaged.
The first Photo is my Grandpa in the Mid 50's driving his last shift
The Second Photo is my Dad with Pop's Locomotive in front of his old Garage in Kempsey. Dad knew how to operate the engine as he was also a Train driver pushing Steam engines and Diesel Locos as well
The 3rd pic is me around 4 years of age driving the steam train with all the locals kids yearning for a ride....Grandpa had the train tracks all around his suburban yard and house.
My Grandfather born in 1889 and died 1964 aged 74 retired from his shift as a Train Driver sometime between 1953 and 1957 as the Locomotive that he performed his last shift on was put out of service.
The 3237 began around 1911 to 1957 but it was refurbished after 2 and a half decades on the Lachlan Valley Railways doing special steamer runs for tourists so I was happy to hear the old girl was still being used.
After My Grandfather's retirement, he set about building his own Steam Engine, carriages and tracks to run around his house in Kempsey NSW. I too loved this old steam train and my dad and his brother wanted to keep it but neither had anywhere to store it. My Grandma sold the train after Grandpa died as kempsey was a River town that flooded regularly and she was concerned that it would get damaged.
The first Photo is my Grandpa in the Mid 50's driving his last shift
The Second Photo is my Dad with Pop's Locomotive in front of his old Garage in Kempsey. Dad knew how to operate the engine as he was also a Train driver pushing Steam engines and Diesel Locos as well
The 3rd pic is me around 4 years of age driving the steam train with all the locals kids yearning for a ride....Grandpa had the train tracks all around his suburban yard and house.
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Very interesting. Thanks
Those are fine memories and wonderful photos. That's some amazing equipment your Grandfather built! I'm guessing the steamer was oil fired?
Oh, yes, I see it now.
Aussie_Dave
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It's very possible I guess as i can't see any coal piled up but i can no longer ask because they are no longer here with us......