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| Title: |
ghty effort |
| Description: |
The little steam engine pushing the single coach up Mt Washington looks like its working hard to get there, which it undoubtedly is. It was quite a show to watch. |
| Photo Date: |
7/5/2004 Upload Date: 10/11/2017 5:49:13 AM |
| Location: |
Jackson, NH |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Steam,Action |
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167 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Good to see |
| Description: |
This B&M F 7 was rescued from a future as a bunch of refrigerators and landed here at Conway. As much as I liked the blue dip paint scheme, I think it looks better in its original paint. |
| Photo Date: |
7/5/2004 Upload Date: 9/19/2017 4:40:41 AM |
| Location: |
North Conway, NH |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
BM 4268(F7A) |
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311 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Fs abound |
| Description: |
Besides the C&M F, there are these two ex CN FP 9s at Conway. |
| Photo Date: |
7/5/2004 Upload Date: 9/19/2017 4:46:50 AM |
| Location: |
North Conway, NH |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
CSRX 6505(FP9A) |
| Views: |
395 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Going for a ride |
| Description: |
We went up to North Conway on the way to Mt Washington in July 2004. It was a convenient place to overnight, and we got to ride a few miles on the old Maine Central Mountain Division. Sadly, gone are the days of harvest gold GP 38s lugging real tonnage over the White Mountains to Vermont. The weather, as it always is for me, is dismal. |
| Photo Date: |
7/5/2004 Upload Date: 9/19/2017 4:51:03 AM |
| Location: |
North Conway, NH |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
MEC 573(GP7) BM 4268(F7A) |
| Views: |
516 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Big mountnin, little train |
| Description: |
A Mt Washington Cog Railway train, a single engine and one car, huffs and puffs as it slowly tackles the 6288 foot height of the northeasts tallest peak. |
| Photo Date: |
7/5/2004 Upload Date: 10/11/2017 5:43:30 AM |
| Location: |
Jackson, NH |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
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142 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Getting closer |
| Description: |
But still a long way off. I wish I had ridden this train while it was still steam. The price tag was a little steep, pardon the pun. There were three of us, and almost $150 for the ride was too much for my budget at the time. |
| Photo Date: |
7/5/2004 Upload Date: 10/12/2017 4:57:54 AM |
| Location: |
Jackson, NH |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Steam,Action |
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139 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
B&O wagon top |
| Description: |
There was a collection of cabooses at the station in Jim Thorpe, including this distinctive B&O car. |
| Photo Date: |
9/5/2004 Upload Date: 6/10/2017 5:05:13 AM |
| Location: |
Jim Thorpe, PA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock |
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326 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Toothpaste |
| Description: |
An ex CNJ "toothpaste tube" RS 3 is in the yard at Jim Thorpe. |
| Photo Date: |
9/5/2004 Upload Date: 6/10/2017 5:18:23 AM |
| Location: |
Jim Thorpe, PA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
CNJ 1554(RS3) |
| Views: |
384 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
CNJ F 3 |
| Description: |
The nose of a CNJ F 3 at what would become the Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway, where, at the time, there were two used as power on their excursions. |
| Photo Date: |
9/5/2004 Upload Date: 5/6/2017 3:58:26 AM |
| Location: |
Jim Thorpe, PA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
CNJ 56(F3A) |
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391 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Orange and blue |
| Description: |
These F units were repainted into the CNJ orange and blue scheme as a tribute to the heritage of the line here at Jim Thorpe. |
| Photo Date: |
9/5/2004 Upload Date: 5/6/2017 4:02:44 AM |
| Location: |
Jim Thorpe, PA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
CNJ 56(F3A) CNJ 57(F3A) |
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610 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Great line up |
| Description: |
Jim Thorpe featured this line up of cabooses, including CNJ, B&O, EL and Pennsy cars. |
| Photo Date: |
9/5/2004 Upload Date: 6/10/2017 5:12:37 AM |
| Location: |
Jim Thorpe, PA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock |
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278 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Interesting find |
| Description: |
This CP 4-6-0 was in the yard at Jim Thorpe, a really unusual find. |
| Photo Date: |
9/5/2004 Upload Date: 6/10/2017 5:21:43 AM |
| Location: |
Jim Thorpe, PA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
CP 1098(4-6-0) |
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541 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Side view |
| Description: |
I got a side shot of this EL car built by the Erie at their shop in Dunmore PA. This one was painted close to the end, the stencil under the ACI tag showing it was done at Meadville, where EL had their system car shop, in October of 1975. |
| Photo Date: |
9/5/2004 Upload Date: 6/10/2017 5:23:17 AM |
| Location: |
Jim Thorpe, PA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock |
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294 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Classic Pennsy car |
| Description: |
This cabin, as PRR called them, looked good in its Pennsy paint at Jim Thorpe. |
| Photo Date: |
9/5/2004 Upload Date: 6/10/2017 5:25:35 AM |
| Location: |
Jim Thorpe, PA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock |
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250 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Going for a ride |
| Description: |
Well ride this train on the excursion on the ex CNJ. Unusual power for a tourist train!! |
| Photo Date: |
9/5/2004 Upload Date: 6/10/2017 5:34:05 AM |
| Location: |
Jim Thorpe, PA |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
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217 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
New life |
| Description: |
Museums and tourist roads often are a second life for cast off road power, and Alcos are popular. In this case, an ex D&H RS 36 has been spared from the torch, working on a line it is familiar with, at North Creek, itself taking on a second, post D&H existence. |
| Photo Date: |
9/5/2005 Upload Date: 11/18/2017 5:33:30 AM |
| Location: |
North Creek, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
UHRR 5019(RS36) |
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377 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Good to see an SW |
| Description: |
Also good to see part of the Missouri & North Arkansas still rolling. This SW 1 shoves a car past the station at Eureka Springs, getting ready for the nights dinner train. |
| Photo Date: |
10/12/2005 Upload Date: 9/19/2017 4:48:48 AM |
| Location: |
Eureka Springs, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
ESNA 4742(SW1) |
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243 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Crossing the big road |
| Description: |
US 30 bypasses downtown Fremont to the north, and is a fairly busy road. The drivers on it are not thrilled when the 10 MPH Fremont & Elkhorn Valley dinner train crosses, as we see here. |
| Photo Date: |
8/1/2009 Upload Date: 9/1/2016 4:52:23 AM |
| Location: |
Fremont, NE |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
FEVR 1219(SW1200) |
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386 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Dinner train power |
| Description: |
The power for this dinner train is an ex CNW end cab, not your typical tourist train diesel. But it gets the job done. |
| Photo Date: |
8/1/2009 Upload Date: 9/1/2016 5:05:40 AM |
| Location: |
Fremont, NE |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
FEVR 1219(SW1200) |
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339 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Home |
| Description: |
The Hoosier Valley RR Museum occupies what was once the Erie/EL main line, now just a short remnant of what was once a 1000 mile line from Jersey City to Chicago. This Alco is right where it belongs, on its home turf-or whats left of it. MP 180, to the left of the unit, shows distance from Marion, OH, and was actually at Delong; N Judson was MP 199.4; but good to have one, anywhere it is. |
| Photo Date: |
8/14/2009 Upload Date: 2/1/2017 2:48:46 AM |
| Location: |
North Judson, IN |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
EL 310(S1) |
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387 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Unlikely scene |
| Description: |
On my way back from a visit to Jersey, I took a moment to drive into North Judson to see what was left of a one time hot spot. The main line action is now a long ago memory-I rode through here on the Cardinal in 1984-but it is now home to the Hoosier Valley RR Museum, which is well worth the visit. As we pulled up, I saw this LIRR caboose being unloaded from a flatbed. This is about the last place I would have expected to see a LIRR buggy. But there it was!! |
| Photo Date: |
8/14/2009 Upload Date: 9/1/2016 5:10:12 AM |
| Location: |
North Judson, IN |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Action |
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309 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
This is how you do it |
| Description: |
The LIRR caboose came in on a low boy trailer. Rather than fire up a diesel, one of the members Jeeps would be pressed into action to pull the buggy from the trailer. By sheer happenstance, I was coming through town that afternoon and was able to witness the event. The Jeep has just pulled the car off the trailer. Once the trailer is back together and off the track, one of their engines will shove the buggy into the yard. |
| Photo Date: |
8/14/2009 Upload Date: 2/1/2017 2:57:51 AM |
| Location: |
North Judson, IN |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Action |
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346 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Off the trailer, on the track |
| Description: |
The LIRR caboose just pulled off the low boy sits between the various semaphores and color lights on display at the museum. |
| Photo Date: |
8/14/2009 Upload Date: 2/1/2017 2:59:55 AM |
| Location: |
North Judson, IN |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Signal |
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276 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Give it a pull |
| Description: |
The Jeep gives a tug, making the caboose roll oh-so-gently off the trailer, along with a judicious handling of the hand brake. It was a delicate move, but they did it. |
| Photo Date: |
8/14/2009 Upload Date: 2/1/2017 3:01:19 AM |
| Location: |
North Judson, IN |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Action |
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321 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
F at the station |
| Description: |
I was finally talked into going to Branson. We stayed in the Hilton at the Convention Center, which was adjacent to the Branson Scenic. It was an easy walk to get some shots of the train in the morning. My luck was typical: it rained. |
| Photo Date: |
8/20/2016 Upload Date: 8/31/2016 4:06:53 AM |
| Location: |
Branson, MO |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Roster,Station,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
BSRX 98(F9PHA) |
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402 Comments: 3 |
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| Title: |
Silver Lake |
| Description: |
The Branson Scenic has a handful of ex California Zephyr cars. Nice to see them still in service. |
| Photo Date: |
8/20/2016 Upload Date: 8/31/2016 4:10:45 AM |
| Location: |
Branson, MO |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock,Yard,Passenger |
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685 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Silver Terrace |
| Description: |
Ex CZ car Silver Terrace on that days trip. |
| Photo Date: |
8/20/2016 Upload Date: 8/31/2016 4:12:44 AM |
| Location: |
Branson, MO |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock,Yard,Passenger |
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826 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Silver Island |
| Description: |
Another CZ car on the Branson Scenic. |
| Photo Date: |
8/20/2016 Upload Date: 8/31/2016 4:14:24 AM |
| Location: |
Branson, MO |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Yard,Passenger |
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706 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Getting ready |
| Description: |
The aroma of food is wafting from the train as it prepares to roll out with a lunch crowd. |
| Photo Date: |
8/20/2016 Upload Date: 8/31/2016 4:17:15 AM |
| Location: |
Branson, MO |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Roster,Station,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
BSRX 98(F9PHA) |
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350 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
At the station |
| Description: |
Platform view of the Branson Scenic train at the Branson station. The other end has a GP 30, not as photogenic as this F unit, but just as interesting. |
| Photo Date: |
8/20/2016 Upload Date: 8/31/2016 4:19:25 AM |
| Location: |
Branson, MO |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Roster,Station,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
BSRX 98(F9PHA) |
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399 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
South end power |
| Description: |
The train operates pull-pull, making it much easier to change direction at the end of the run. Since they run on the M&NA at the discretion of their dispatcher, the train can go either way from Branson, depending on traffic, making this arrangement especially helpful. The power on the south end is a GP 30, probably the only place in America you can ride behind one. |
| Photo Date: |
8/20/2016 Upload Date: 8/31/2016 4:46:42 AM |
| Location: |
Branson, MO |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Yard,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BSRX 99(GP30M) |
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290 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Passenger GP 30 |
| Description: |
The other power for the Branson Scenic is this GP 30, not in the role it was accustomed to in its regular service life. |
| Photo Date: |
8/20/2016 Upload Date: 8/31/2016 5:01:37 AM |
| Location: |
Branson, MO |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Yard,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
BSRX 99(GP30M) |
| Views: |
369 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
More CZ |
| Description: |
Another CZ car is up against the south end power. I was not able to get close enough to get a name. Next trip. |
| Photo Date: |
8/31/2016 Upload Date: 8/31/2016 4:51:35 AM |
| Location: |
Branson, MO |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Yard,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
BSRX 99(GP30M) |
| Views: |
299 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
KCS switch engine |
| Description: |
This 0-8-0 is preserved at the museum at Carona. This area once had numerous lines to handle the coal (this is about 5 miles from Big Brutus, the worlds largest power shovel), lead, and zinc that was mined in the area. Now there's little left, just the BNSF's ex Frisco lines, and the South Kansas & Oklahoma, a WATCO line that is ex MP. |
| Photo Date: |
10/8/2016 Upload Date: 10/10/2016 5:06:12 AM |
| Location: |
Carona, KS |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Roster,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
KCS 1023(0-8-0) |
| Views: |
440 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
CF 7 and a critter |
| Description: |
The display train is on the siding, a critter in the foreground. Looks like the smaller engine is getting a paint job. |
| Photo Date: |
10/8/2016 Upload Date: 10/10/2016 5:12:19 AM |
| Location: |
Carona, KS |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
SEK 1000(CF7) |
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347 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Classics |
| Description: |
There is a short freight on display at Carona, inclusing this CF 7 and some vintage cars. There are also MKT and MoPac cabooses here. |
| Photo Date: |
10/8/2016 Upload Date: 10/10/2016 5:10:13 AM |
| Location: |
Carona, KS |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
SEK 1000(CF7) |
| Views: |
331 Comments: 1 |
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