4-24-41 by lydiafairy on Flickr.
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Wednesday, December 31, 2014
rucksackrevolution: 4-24-41 by lydiafairy on Flickr.
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Metra conductor in the storm by Mark LLanuza on Flickr.
Metra conductor in the storm by Mark LLanuza on Flickr.
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Tuesday, December 30, 2014
Metra Checking the switches in the storm , by Mark LLanuza on...
Metra Checking the switches in the storm , by Mark LLanuza on Flickr.
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Monday, December 29, 2014
marmarinou: Rondout tower by Amtrak290 on Flickr. Caption:...
Rondout tower by Amtrak290 on Flickr.
Caption: “Date and operator unknown, 1980ish I’d say.”
Rondout, Illinois
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Sunday, December 28, 2014
Saturday, December 27, 2014
loud-lens: Nankai locomotive engineer - Koyasen bound Sony RX1
Nankai locomotive engineer - Koyasen bound
Sony RX1
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marmarinou: rr565 by George Hamlin on Flickr. caption: “Early...
rr565 by George Hamlin on Flickr.
caption: “Early Amtrak “Empire Builder” at Glenview.”
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Friday, December 26, 2014
Thursday, December 25, 2014
Wednesday, December 24, 2014
Tuesday, December 23, 2014
worldwiderails: GN 5005 at Skykomish, WA by cklx on Flickr. "GN...
GN 5005 at Skykomish, WA by cklx on Flickr.
"GN 5005 at Skykomish, WA
Great Northern Electrics 5005 and 5004 at Skykomish, WA. This must be around the opening of the new and second Cascade tunnel in 1929. The engines look brand new. In 1929 the electrification was extended from te new tunnel to Skykomish and Wanatchee, WA. The Skykomish power plant, used to generate electricity for the railroad, is seen in the background.”
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Monday, December 22, 2014
therailroadstop: Photos from Penn Central Safety Rules for...
Photos from Penn Central Safety Rules for Train, Locomotive, and Other Transportation Employees - Effective July 1, 1968.
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Sunday, November 23, 2014
marmarinou: Burlington Route steam locomotive 4960. Rockford,...
Burlington Route steam locomotive 4960.
Rockford, Illinois
1965
Photo by Larry Sallee
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Sunday, June 15, 2014
marmarinou: Southeastern Section Men by cthsefaithorn on...
Southeastern Section Men by cthsefaithorn on Flickr.
Photo by Bob Bruns
Caption: “This is a picture taken July 1968 at Chicago Heights when the Delmar section gang was called upon to clean up a wreck of #84 when someone vandalized the siding switch and four engines and over ten cars piled up. Left is Rick Ervin and right is his dad Lawrence Ervin. Behind them to left is section hand Bud McClatchey. Rick is working the summer on the section between high school days. We grew up at Faithorn together and are two days apart in age. His dad was track inspector out of Delmar at this time patrolling the north end and CMG. Lawrence’s dad was Lee Ervin who also was a track inspector who came from Milford. He worked until he passed in 1953.”
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Wednesday, May 21, 2014
Tuesday, May 20, 2014
bygoneamericana: Erie-Lackawanna Railroad, westbound Phoebe...
Erie-Lackawanna Railroad, westbound Phoebe Snow. Scranton, Pennsylvania, 1964.
By David Plowden
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Monday, May 19, 2014
marmarinou: Daniel Sinise and crew, by Jack Delano by...
Daniel Sinise and crew, by Jack Delano by railphotoart on Flickr.
Center for Railroad Photography and Art
"Indiana Harbor Belt conductor Daniel Sinise, at left, with his crew and locomotive in Riverdale, Illinois, in February 1943. Next to Sinise is fireman Edward Kletecka, and engineer Floyd Gwinner is in the middle. Brakemen Edward Albrecht (right of Gwinner) and John McCarthy (far right) round out the crew. The photograph is part of the Center’s collaborative exhibition with the Chicago History Museum, Railroaders: Jack Delano’s Homefront Photography. Courtesy of the Library of Congress, LC-USW3-016983-D."
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worldwiderails: The president of his domain. Rolling out of...
The president of his domain. Rolling out of Palouse Yard, Stan eyes his load of dried peas, waiting for it to pass the derail before resetting the safety device. The boxcar of Palouse peas will head north on the W&I’s 100-mile system, then elsewhere on BNSF’s 32,000-mile system. (via RailPictures.Net Photo: Stan Washington & Idaho President at Palouse, Washington by Mike Bjork)
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Friday, May 2, 2014
marmarinou: Caption: “Chicago, Illinois. In the interlocking...
Caption: “Chicago, Illinois. In the interlocking tower at Union Station. It is here that all inbound and outbound traffic is controlled. The men work entirely by the board, hardly ever looking out of a window to see an actual train.”
February 1943
Photo by Jack Delano
Library of Congress
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Thursday, May 1, 2014
Here at The Passenger Conductor every day is May Day and I can’t...
Here at The Passenger Conductor every day is May Day and I can’t think of a better way to celebrate than with two of the most powerful voice for the worker than Woodie and Pete, railroaders to the core. You guys can come to my union meeting anytime.
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marmarinou: New York Central New England States Train at...
New York Central New England States Train at LaSalle Street Station
Chicago
1952
Photo by Wallace W. Abbey
Center for Railroad Photography & Art
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Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Rather than mess it up with my caption, here is the...
Rather than mess it up with my caption, here is the photographer’s:
January 1960. Late in the afternoon returning from Farmington, “Pinky” Lynton takes water on the 497 at Bondad tank at MP 464.7. Bondad tank and Bondad siding (MP 462.6) were about two miles apart.
Pinky was a former RGS engineer, and after the RGS abandoned he went to work in engine service on the DRGW out of Durango. He was used to the smaller RGS power, and uncomfortable with the relatively large size of the 480’s and 490’s, so preferred to work as a fireman on the DRGW. He retired not long after this picture was taken.
Charlie McCandless provided the following, “Joseph Lee ‘Pinky’ Lynton was born on 7-30-1893. On 7-2-1912 he began firing engines for the Rio Grande Southern. He was promoted to engineer on 3-4-1918. His D&RGW seniority was 12-31-1951f, 1-11-1955e. After retiring Pinky and his wife Helen moved to Idaho where he died on 2-21-1977. He and Helen (1899-1981) are buried in Ada County, Idaho.”
This photo is by John West, who has an excellent website of his life taking railroad pictures: "A Life Wasted Chasing Trains"
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Thursday, April 24, 2014
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Monday, March 24, 2014
marmarinou: Chicago Heights Street Railways 101 by...
Friday, March 21, 2014
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