Seems to be at least a smattering of railroad knowledge amonst the GRM crowd. Didn't want to clutter up the Loewy thread with this:
Seems to be at least a smattering of railroad knowledge amonst the GRM crowd. Didn't want to clutter up the Loewy thread with this:
Restoring a car is a big deal?
Locomotive pr0n: 
More my steam:
Don't know much other than the fact that trains are cool.
Have you Googled anything today?
www.ridgwayrailroadmuseum.org.I'm currently vice-president of the Ridgway (Colorado) Railroad Museum, and drive a Mk. 1 MR2 and '94 Corvette. Our president drives a 997 Porsche C4S and won his class at the Porsche Parade autocross this year. Our area is narrow gauge, google Galloping Goose and Rio Grande Southern. We recently completed a 5-year operating restoration of Galloping Goose 4, which is on display in Telluride, and are currently restoring an 1882 Denver and Rio Grande business car. Our president also built a re-creation of RGS Motor No. 1, 1926 Buick-based, that ran on the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad in September. Fun Stuff!
In reply to Jim Pettengill:
I'm completely jealous!
Steam and diesel? Bah! Pantographs FTW!
BTW The Illinois Railway Museum is 20 min from my house. I need to get out there.
My uncle used to be the head guy of the Union Pacific Steam program. He retired from UP a year ago or so. I've been on/in the 844 and the 3985. Because of this I've always had a soft spot for steam engines. He's now working with a group that is restoring an old rail car for the Smithsonian. If you've ever seen any rail shows on Discovery or history channel, chances are you saw my uncle on there.
We just put a steam Shay Locomotive back on display in the town center after a 10+ year volunteer restoration.
In reply to Jim Pettengill:
Awesome. The woman and I were in pagosa springs over the summer but didn't have time to visit Durango ride the Durango/Silverton railroad steam train unfortunately.
FOAMERS!
http://www.strasburgrailroad.com/train-schedule/events/steampunk-unlimited/
A steampunk weekend at Strasburg on their steam trains. Sigh, and it looks like I'm going to have to miss it due to schedule conflicts.
my new job has me selling all kinds of hoses to the railroad guys - Electro-Motive Diesel will be my main account along with all the Class 1 railroads. So now I am into railroad stuff.
Oh yea, we just got this new toy up the street. Brand new even!
Appleseed wrote: Steam and diesel? Bah! Pantographs FTW!
IRM actually has a GG1. I wish that bad boy worked.
And FYI they got the 1630 Frisco Decapod up and functional again. It just completed its federal steam locomotive tests and they should have it back in service next season.
I love IRM, they have the largest collection in the USA, but they really stick to all the railroads that were big names in the Illinois/Chicago region.
While there's no full-size trains, we have a nice little railroad museum right here in town, with one of the best collections of C.&E.I. memorabilia. And they have a nice HO layout as well.
http://www.danvillejct.org/museum.html
Narrow gauge FTW. East Broad Top in PA, the entire thing is an amazing time capsule.
ddavidv wrote: Narrow gauge FTW. East Broad Top in PA, the entire thing is an amazing time capsule.
Nice! I hadn't heard of that one. Been to Strasburg and the Western Maryland, among others. According to their website, the East Broad Top has run into difficulties and is not currently operating. Hope they get that straightened out.
The National Transportation Museum outside of St. Louis has some amazing stuff, like one of the GM turbine locomotives. Unfortunately, it's desperately underfunded and they are just fighting a rearguard action keeping stuff from getting worse.
I am lucky enough to live less than an hour from the Strasbourg Railroad in PA. We also have the local sightseer called the Wilmington And Western that uses old tracks running up through the Brandywine Valley.
I've already warned my wife that when I retire, there's a better than even chance I'm going to start a model layout.
Quick list of railroad-related places we've been:
Strasburg RR, Strasburg, PA
Western Maryland Scenic Railroad, Cumberland, MD
Steamtown National Historic Site, Scranton, PA
Virginia Museum of Transportation, Roanoke, VA
O. Winston Link Museum, Roanoke, VA
Tweetsie Railroad, Boone, NC
I may have missed one or two. All are great places to visit. Strasburg probably stands out as being the most memorable and picturesque. Something about a steam train rolling through Amish farmland that feels like stepping back in time.
I've always felt that Electro-Motives should be on everyone's list of Best Looking Things Ever.
Even here:
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