I understand the Cumbres and Toltec Railroad has also received a ng 44
tonner acquired from the Georgetown railroad. So those vintage engines
just never seem to become obsolete.
Many years ago a neighbor mentioned to me that she saw a steam
locomotive being transported on the freeway going backward. She seemed
to be rather upset that it was facing the wrong direction for some
reason. It turned that it was a Carter Bros. small 2-8-2 that had been
not well displayed or cared for at a local general museum. Carter Bros.
was a fairly large lumbering railroad in East Texas.
Our local historical RR museum is in the process of moving all their
equipment to a "yet to be obtained" location. The UP has agreed, once
everything has been repaired, etc., to transport everything in one
movement. That will be quite a site--a few old diesel switchers, a
small assortment of freight cars (including a helium car) and a dozen
assorted passenger cars. Talk about a train of walking wounded!
And speaking of rail yards etc. I was out shooting on assignment again
at the former SP's hump yard again a few nights ago. I'm working for an
engineering company that was responsible for building a double track.
double sided wye. Several trains passed this location, but what
surprised me the most--one train had long strings of tank cars filled
with chlorine and long strings of those boring gray covered hoppers
(likely plastic pellets) and only one boxcar! It was obviously an
orphan as it still had the SP lettering scheme. I checked out the
cluster of RTR engines on the departure track and only one engine (of
perhaps 30) was still lettered for the SP, in speed lettering.
Another interesting thing if one were to consider contemporary modeling,
is that in our area you will likely see trains from all the major RR's
running in turn. I saw CSX, NS, UP and BNSF trains in about one hour's
time. So you could buy pretty much any or all road names and be on the
money. The large majority of the freight cars are private too.
Bob Werre
PhotoTraxx
Check it out! It is now at the Walkersville Southern
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/archivethumbs.aspx?id=91327
What great coverage of the move. Imagine driving down the road and
seeing a PRR 44 Tonner next to you! It is a once in a lifetime thing
at best.
W S already has another PRR 44 Tonner - possibly not as in good
condition for now as the Strasburg unit.
If you like critters Walkersville Southern has a LOT of them.
Thank You,
Bill Lane
