My observation on this photo is that if the engineer leans out any further, he may be headed toward the ground and the hoop is not high enough for him to snag it.
My observation on this photo is that if the engineer leans out any further, he may be headed toward the ground and the hoop is not high enough for him to snag it.
My observation is if he leaned out any further out the window, he would probably get stuck. I know I would.
It’s almost been 40 years since I took a photo like that.
Jeff
And how long has it been since you had to grab orders like that?
I’ve never had the pleasure of grabbing orders. However, I did get to “hand them up” a couple of times. 40+ years ago on the Rock Island at Marengo, Iowa on the siding, the main track had a fixed train order stand.
I have a couple of Y train order delivery forks. I did a couple of demonstrations of the procedure over at the Boone & Scenic Valley about 15 or so years ago. Not quite the same as handing up real train orders, though.
Jeff
When I was stationed at Chanute AFB in Illinois (early 70’d) I often hung around the IC/ICG station downtown. I think it was still directional running at the time (it’s single track now), so any crossing over required a train order. Rantoul had a crane (two forked sticks that swung down after the order was grabbed), but occasionally the station agent would have to hoop orders up as well.
Never saw anyone miss - which would have involved stopping to get the paper.
Ok- I think we are getting off topic, and it’s been 24 hrs, so time to move on.
A photo I took of the Lake Shore Limited when visiting during Thanksgiving.
Show me any freight loco.
Well, it’s pulling freight cars. M&E in baggage cars is something different. There are plenty of examples (PRR, EL, and LV come immediately to mind) where locomotives we typically associate only with passenger service (and with some reason!) were used in freight service … the PRR use of E units on TrucTrains, without automatic back transition to everyone’s eventual sorrow, being a pointed example.
What I wanted was a picture of the UPS Z-train testing behind Genesis locomotives, but I couldn’t find one posted. So can someone show me one?
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I can only get the UPS and GE part.
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Altoona, 1998 or so.
Show me another piece of Conrail Equipment.
Show me…whatever (wildcard).
Norfolk Southern 931 rolls through Plattsburgh.
Show me another train in the snow.
Classics Trains Photo of the Day a few years back.
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PHOTO OF THE DAY
Pennsy’s “Big Engine” in the snow
The Pennsylvania’s one-
A Canadian Pacific Gevo at Plattsburgh.
Show me a red train.
Show me a COLOR picture of a different red train: the 1926 Cardinal’s Train.
(Con-Cor models don’t count!!)
I would suggest that such a request will go unfulfilled unless you’re willing to accept paintings or hand-tinted photographs.
Did I say I was picky? [:)]