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pipedreams Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 7 hours ago, railfancwb said: Shay? Not just for logging. These were used for industrial switching in cities. Shay Locomotive The Shay steam locomotive was the most well-known and widely used of the geared designs to operate in the country (the others being the Climax and Heisler, which followed in the footsteps of the Shay but were not quite as successful) with nearly 3,000 constructed from 1880 through nearly the mid-20 century. Designed by Ephraim Shay. https://www.american-rails.com/shay.html 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railfancwb Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 On 3/31/2020 at 11:04 PM, Eric said: And now for the rest of the story... http://www.themetrains.com/rexall-train-main.htm 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 7 hours ago, railfancwb said: And now for the rest of the story... http://www.themetrains.com/rexall-train-main.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipedreams Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 8 hours ago, railfancwb said: And now for the rest of the story... http://www.themetrains.com/rexall-train-main.htm Learn something new everyday. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railfancwb Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 On 4/1/2020 at 5:51 AM, pipedreams said: Shay Locomotive The Shay steam locomotive was the most well-known and widely used of the geared designs to operate in the country (the others being the Climax and Heisler, which followed in the footsteps of the Shay but were not quite as successful) with nearly 3,000 constructed from 1880 through nearly the mid-20 century. Designed by Ephraim Shay. https://www.american-rails.com/shay.html The last Shay built now operates in Cass WV on the Cass Scenic Railway. Originally Boult for Western Maryland Railroad. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railfancwb Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 If we ever get to be tourists again... All three of the major geared locomotives can be seen and ridden behind in central West Virginia. Shay and Climax at Cass and Heisler at nearby Durbin. Mount Rainer Scenic Railway in Washington also has all three types, but I’m not sure all are operational. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipedreams Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 Chicago, North Shore & Milwaukee train #422 rolls down South 5th Street as it crosses West Rogers Avenue in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on the late afternoon of October 21, 1962. Roger Puta photo. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 4 hours ago, pipedreams said: Chicago, North Shore & Milwaukee train #422 rolls down South 5th Street as it crosses West Rogers Avenue in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on the late afternoon of October 21, 1962. Roger Puta photo. Looks like a suburb of Minneapolis in the 40's. (excepting some of the cars) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deputy tom Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 The good old days. tom. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railfancwb Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Found out from another source that this picture, which I may have posted earlier, is a GG1 locomotive which had been wrecked. This part was salvaged and converted to a snow blower to clear switches in the yards. The thing is no longer self propelled. The pantograph picks up electricity to run the blower. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipedreams Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 Here, 4-8-2 #1452 (Class Ts) rides the turntable at Asheville, North Carolina on February 8, 1950 (shortly before its retirement). Shelby Lowe photo. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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pipedreams Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 Pennsylvania Railroad RF16 "Sharks" and an F7A-F3B set are seen here lined up for service at Erie, PA. during October of 1958. William Volkmer photo. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipedreams Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 Great Northern's handsome 2-8-8-0 Consolidation Mallets, #2012 (N-3), is seen here on a September day in 1951 at the Hillyard Shops in Spokane, WA. She could produce 4,200 hp, carried 63-inch drivers, and offered 104,200 lbs of tractive effort. Gayle Christen photo. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipedreams Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 The Delaware & Hudson: “The Bridge Line.” An American Locomotive photo featuring new RS11 #5001 at the company's plant in Schenectady, New York circa 1960. Warren Calloway collection. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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janice6 Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 On 4/11/2020 at 5:44 PM, pipedreams said: The Delaware & Hudson: “The Bridge Line.” An American Locomotive photo featuring new RS11 #5001 at the company's plant in Schenectady, New York circa 1960. Warren Calloway collection. I like that style. It seems all functional and no pretense. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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railfancwb Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 5 hours ago, Eric said: Former Norfolk and Western locomotive. Called a Mastodon by many, but N&W called it a Mollie. 4-8-0 wheel arrangement. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dric902 Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 (edited) 18 hours ago, janice6 said: I like that style. It seems all functional and no pretense. We called them “whale nosed” engines. The visibility sucked and the “dry bag and hopper” toilet was in the nose. they did have a lot of room and handled well Edited April 17, 2020 by Dric902 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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