November 13, 2019 – A crewmember on Union Pacific Big Boy 4014 keeps a watchful eye on ground operations as the train works to get ready to depart from Prescott, Arkansas on its way to Little Rock on UP’s Little Rock Subdivision.
CTA Blue Line train 209 to Forest Park…
September 8, 2019 – CTA Blue Line train 209 to Forest Park approaches the Damen Station as it heads toward downtown Chicago, Illinois.
The John A. Chambliss “TAG 80″…
September 21, 2019 – The John A. Chambliss “TAG 80” passes through and industrial section of Chattanooga, Tennessee, as it returns from a photo charter run to Chickamauga, Georgian, with Southern 4501, all dressed up as L&N 1593 trailing, during the L&N Historical Society weekend at the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum (TVRM). Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum.
According to the TVRM Website it was built for the Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia Railway in 1968, TAG 80 was the last and most powerful engine purchased by that railroad. The engine was named “The John A. Chambliss” in honor of the railroad’s vice president, and dedicated on his 80th birthday.
The 80 was later sold to the Southern Railway, and later became the property of Norfolk Southern, who sold it at auction to the Chambliss family in 2001, who then donated the locomotive to TVRM. The locomotive was restored mechanically, electrically and cosmetically between 2015 and 2016, returning to service in March 2017. It is a model GP38, developing 2,000 horsepower.
CTA UIC-Halsted Blue Line train 108…
September 8, 2019 – CTA UIC-Halsted Blue Line train 108 passes a line of Maintenance of Way equipment as it heads into its next stop at Jefferson Park station in Chicago, Illinois.
The conductor stands ready to throw the switch…
September 21, 2019 – The conductor stands ready to throw the switch after Southern Railway 630 departs from East Chattanooga, Tennessee on one of its several runs for the day. Southern 630 is a 2-8-0 Consolidation type steam locomotive built in February 1904 by the Richmond Works of the American Locomotive Company for the Southern Railway as a member of the KS-1 Consolidation class. Today, it operates at the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum (TVRM) in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
CTA Blue Line train 105 to Forest Park…
September 8, 2019 – CTA Blue Line train 105 to Forest Park passes a crossover as it approaches the Damen Station as it heads toward downtown Chicago, Illinois.
Southern 4501, all dressed up as L&N 1593…
September 21, 2019 – Southern 4501, all dressed up as L&N 1593, heads into a curve at Chattanooga, Tennessee as it heads south to Chickamauga, GA, during the 2019 L&N Convention.
Southern 4501, all dressed up as L&N 1593…
September 21, 2019 – Southern 4501, all dressed up as L&N 1593, approaches the Hwy 27 overpass on the Chattanooga & Chickamauga Railroad, as it heads south into Chickamauga, Georgia, during the 2019 L&N Convention, at the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Soo Line/Wisconsin Central FP7 Number 2500-A…
September 6, 2019 – Soo Line/Wisconsin Central FP7 Number 2500-A sits in the station at Two Harbors, Minnesota as the CN yard man and the engineer from our photo excursion train talk on the platform. Everyone from the photo excursion passenger train on the North Shore Scenic Railroad with are off the train shooting their photos of the train set, as we all wait for permission into the CN yard at Two Harbors so our train can be turned and head back to Duluth, Minnesota.
According to Wikipedia: With steam operations on North American Railroads being converted to diesel operations, Electro-Motive, along with other locomotive builders, began building demonstrator units to be tested by various railroads. Electro-Motive built a set of three FP7 units, 7001 (A-unit) and 7002 & 7003 (B-units). In November 1949, Canadian Pacific Railway tested these units. Canadian Pacific owned most of the Soo Line, and after testing the three demonstrator units, they were sent to the Soo Line.
In April 1950, Soo Line ran the set from Minneapolis, MN to Portal, ND then Duluth, MN to Winnipeg. 7001 hosted the United Kingdom’s Duke of Windsor, the former King Edward VIII, in its cab through North Dakota. Soo Line was so impressed with the set, that it purchased them for use on Wisconsin Central. In May 1950, they were delivered as WC 2500-A, 2500-B, and 2501-B.
WC 2500-A often pulled Soo’s Laker from Chicago to Duluth. Although numbered as Wisconsin Central, 2500 was painted in Soo Line’s maroon and gold scheme. In 1960 Wisconsin Central became part of the Soo Line, and 2500 was repainted into the red and gray Soo Line scheme. When passenger service was discontinued in the 1960s, 2500 was used to pull freight trains.
CTA Blue Line train 117 crests a hill…
September 8, 2019 – CTA Blue Line train 117 crests a hill coming out of downtown Chicago, Illinois as it approaches the Damen Station, headed toward O’Hare airport.
Soo Line/Wisconsin Central FP7 Number 2500-A…
September 6, 2019 – Soo Line/Wisconsin Central FP7 Number 2500-A sits in the station at Two Harbors, Minnesota on the North Shore Scenic Railroad with a photo excursion passenger train.
According to Wikipedia: With steam operations on North American Railroads being converted to diesel operations, Electro-Motive, along with other locomotive builders, began building demonstrator units to be tested by various railroads. Electro-Motive built a set of three FP7 units, 7001 (A-unit) and 7002 & 7003 (B-units). In November 1949, Canadian Pacific Railway tested these units. Canadian Pacific owned most of the Soo Line, and after testing the three demonstrator units, they were sent to the Soo Line.
In April 1950, Soo Line ran the set from Minneapolis, MN to Portal, ND then Duluth, MN to Winnipeg. 7001 hosted the United Kingdom’s Duke of Windsor, the former King Edward VIII, in its cab through North Dakota. Soo Line was so impressed with the set, that it purchased them for use on Wisconsin Central. In May 1950, they were delivered as WC 2500-A, 2500-B, and 2501-B.
WC 2500-A often pulled Soo’s Laker from Chicago to Duluth. Although numbered as Wisconsin Central, 2500 was painted in Soo Line’s maroon and gold scheme. In 1960 Wisconsin Central became part of the Soo Line, and 2500 was repainted into the red and gray Soo Line scheme. When passenger service was discontinued in the 1960s, 2500 was used to pull freight trains.
Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range 332 steam locomotive…
September 5, 2019 – Lake Superior Railroad Museum Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range 332 steam locomotive approaches the crossing at Palmers Siding at milepost 16 as it heads north toward Two Harbors from Duluth, Minnesota. Lake Superior Railroad Museum with an excursion freight.
According to Wikipedia: Duluth & Northeastern 28 (also known as Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range 332) is a restored 2-8-0 (consolidation) locomotive built in 1906 by the Pittsburgh Works of American Locomotive Company in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was restored to operating condition by the Lake Superior Railroad Museum from 2011-2017, and now operates in excursion service on the North Shore Scenic Railroad.
CTA Blue Line train 105 heads downhill…
September 8, 2019 – CTA Blue Line train 105 heads downhill as it approaches the Damen Station, bound for Forest Park, after passing a O’Hare bound train in Chicago, Illinois.
Indiana Railroad Museum’s #4 (Ex Algers, Winslow and Western Railway #4)…
August 24, 2019 – Indiana Railroad Museum’s #4 (Ex Algers, Winslow and Western Railway #4, Built as Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic #103) heads through the crossing at Twin City Lumber Company as it pulls a passenger train south on the French Lick Scenic Railway from French Lick, Indiana.
According to their website: The Indiana Railway Museum is a tourist railway located in French Lick, Indiana. The Museum was founded in 1961 in the town of Westport, Indiana where the railroad operated a tourist excursion, utilizing one small locomotive, three passenger cars, and about twenty volunteers. Ridership was estimated at about 500 passengers in 1962.
The museum and railway remained in Westport until a move was necessitated in 1971. The organization relocated to Greensburg, Indiana where it operated until 1976 when it again, it changed locations. The Museum was relocated to French Lick in 1978 after an agreement with the Southern Railway Company.
They deeded the Museum a total of sixteen miles of track stretching from West Baden, Indiana, approximately one mile north of French Lick, to a small village named Dubois, to the south.
The Indiana Railway Museum currently operates as The French Lick Scenic Railway operating passenger trains over twenty-five miles of this track from French Lick to Jasper.
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Charlotte Area Transit System Blue line…
July 25, 2019 – A Charlotte Area Transit System Blue line LYNX train arrives at the 25th Street Station in Charlotte, North Carolina.
RJ Corman’s (RJC) My Old Kentucky Dinner…
June 15, 2019 – RJ Corman’s (RJC) My Old Kentucky Dinner Train with FP7A # 1941 leading passes the old T.W.Samuels Bourbon buildings, on the RJC Bardstown Line at Deatsville, Kentucky, in this low angle shot, as heads back to Bardstown with its train.
My Old Kentucky Dinner Train at the Jim Beam Distillery…
June 15, 2019 – RJ Corman’s (RJC) My Old Kentucky Dinner Train with FP7A 1941 leading the way, heads back toward Bardstown, as it passes through the crossing at the Jim Beam Distillery, on the RJC Bardstown Line at Shepherdsville, Kentucky.
RJ Corman’s (RJC) My Old Kentucky Dinner Train…
June 15, 2019 – RJ Corman’s (RJC) My Old Kentucky Dinner Train with FP7A # 1940, 1941 and a string of dinning cars, passes the old L&N Depot on the RJC Bardstown Line, at Deatsville, Kentucky.
Established in 1988, R. J. Corman’s My Old Kentucky Dinner Train provides guests with a one-of-a-kind dining experience that they wont soon forget. Visitors are invited to enjoy a gourmet meal of their choice prepared and served on board our restored 1940s dining cars.
Guests board the train at the historic train depot in Bardstown, where they can visit the My Old Kentucky Dinner Train gift shop and enjoy a glass of bourbon from the full-service bar. The seasonal menu features several delicious dining options for guests to choose from. The meal is served during a 37-mile round trip journey through Kentuckys scenic countryside, where visitors see views of Jim Beam distillery, Jesse James’ safe house and the Jackson Hollow Trestle in the Bernheim Forest.
RJ Corman’s (RJC) My Old Kentucky Dinner Train…
June 15, 2019 – RJ Corman’s (RJC) My Old Kentucky Dinner Train with FP7A # 1940 and a string of dining cars, passes the old T.W.Samuels Bourbon buildings, on the RJC Bardstown Line at Deatsville, Kentucky as heads back to Bardstown with its My Old Kentucky Dinner train.
My Old Kentucky Dinner Train at the Jim Beam Distillery…
June 15, 2019 – RJ Corman’s (RJC) My Old Kentucky Dinner Train with FP7A #1940 and 1941 pulling a string of dining cars, rounds the curve heading past the Jim Beam Distillery, on the RJC Bardstown Line at Shepherdsville, Kentucky.
RJ Corman Dinner Train at Limestone Junction, Ky…
June 15, 2019 – RJ Corman’s (RJC) My Old Kentucky Dinner Train with FP7A #1940 and 1941 pulls into Limestone Junction, Ky with a string of dining cars, on the RJC Bardstown Line. This is the turn around point for the train, where the engines run around their train before heading back to Bardstown.
According to the RJC Dinner Train brochure, Limestone Springs Junction is located at MP: 24 and is the final attraction along the route. This old-English style depot is presently owned by the Jim Beam company, but in the past it reportedly housed numerous famous and wealthy passengers on the second floor of its overnight facilities. The depot also served as a filming location for the 1981 movie Stripes featuring Bill Murray and John Candy.