Any Train Enthusiasts Out There?

[cudgee]

My wife's Dad worked for a short line here in East Mississippi. The meridian and Bigbee railroad.
My wife's great uncle worked for a railroad (Union Pacific maybe) out west (Wyoming area) in the early part of the 1900's. (1930's maybe??)
Anyway, we rescued some pictures from his old home before it fell in a few years ago.
Here is one from out that way.....
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Big Engine 1.jpg
FRONT
Big Engine 2.jpg
BACK
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One of the coolest we found was this one....
They used to build rail lines in logging area to bring the logs in to the mill area.
Here is one taken at a logging operation in Mehan, MS, about 15 miles from where I live.
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How about a train wreck....


Train Wreck.jpg

You have some great Railway history in your family. Like the photo of the old logging train.

[1967redrider]

I love that commemorative loco, cudgee!


Nice pictures, MM! I will post a similar one later tonight from my mother-in-law's.


Cool locos, JPD!

[cudgee]

This is an F Class diesel shunting/yard loco. Purchased by the Victorian Railways in 1951 for yard use only. I don't know if there are any left.

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[DM11]

My wife's Dad worked for a short line here in East Mississippi. The meridian and Bigbee railroad.
My wife's great uncle worked for a railroad (Union Pacific maybe) out west (Wyoming area) in the early part of the 1900's. (1930's maybe??)
Anyway, we rescued some pictures from his old home before it fell in a few years ago.
Here is one from out that way.....
.
Big Engine 1.jpg
FRONT
Big Engine 2.jpg
BACK
.
One of the coolest we found was this one....
They used to build rail lines in logging area to bring the logs in to the mill area.
Here is one taken at a logging operation in Mehan, MS, about 15 miles from where I live.
.

Railroad Clark Meridian Miss small.jpg
.
How about a train wreck....


Train Wreck.jpg

MM

[Just Plain Dave]

As far as I know the answer is yes it is a yard/shunting SW1000

[cudgee]

As far as I know the answer is yes it is a yard/shunting SW1000

Thank you. You have a good weekend fellow enthusiast.

[1967redrider]

This picture (U.P. Big Boy 4-8-8-4 X4004) is hanging over the guest bedroom bed at my mother-in-law's house. Her husband and my dad worked together at B&O/Chessie/CSX for many years. Brenda's dad was into collecting local railroad items, including pictures he would come across. No one's sure where he found this picture, maybe from another railroad buddy.

Hope you can see the picture ok, hard to take with the lighting.

[Waukonda]

I am getting way behind here, been some great posts, you can't beat one of the "Big Boys".

[cudgee]

Ike, i think we should all take a bow. You predicted this thread would have 25 pages by the end of your winter. I think your spring starts today, correct me if i am wrong, and we have 29 pages. We will have to have a longer than expected stop at the next station. We are running ahead of time.

[Old Folder]

Dan, that was interesting information, thanks. I always enjoy your posts.

I also enjoyed reading your recollections, Cudgee.

Thank you so much Ike.
Running 5 days late.

Dan

[TPK]

This is an F Class diesel shunting/yard loco. Purchased by the Victorian Railways in 1951 for yard use only. I don't know if there are any left.

Shunting diesel. 1951..jpg

Cool old loco!

[TPK]

This picture (U.P. Big Boy 4-8-8-4 X4004) is hanging over the guest bedroom bed at my mother-in-law's house. Her husband and my dad worked together at B&O/Chessie/CSX for many years. Brenda's dad was into collecting local railroad items, including pictures he would come across. No one's sure where he found this picture, maybe from another railroad buddy.

Hope you can see the picture ok, hard to take with the lighting.

Great picture! I like it!

[Waukonda]

Ike, i think we should all take a bow. You predicted this thread would have 25 pages by the end of your winter. I think your spring starts today, correct me if i am wrong, and we have 29 pages. We will have to have a longer than expected stop at the next station. We are running ahead of time.

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Nice picture, which old station is that?

[cudgee]

Mate i don't know. I just downloaded the photo to keep the Railway time theme going. I would think it might be something like New York Central, or some where similar, e.g. an old established station in a large Capital City. You have a good week.

[DM11]

Eb BNSF 7622 grain train rolling through.

[DM11]

Eb BNSF auto rack

[DM11]

Wb BNSF Intermodal finally moving and gone.

[DM11]

One of the yard units sitting on the spur to the west mill.

[Ridgegrass]

My Dad worked the B & O for over 30 years. Here's his Brotherhood Of Railroad Trainmen lobster. (Germany) J.O'.

[cudgee]

Inside an old Victorian Railways Signal Box.

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The signal box at Beaufort Station in country Victoria.

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[Waukonda]

Good pictures, David!

Thanks for the look inside an Aussie signal box, Cudgee.

J.O., that is an awesome keepsake, thanks for showing.

[Ridgegrass]

Cudgee: Bet that guy had a good memory! Imagine the mechanical workings under that yard. My Dad had a switch club in the trunk of his '49 Hudson. It was a massive hunk of hickory wood twice the size of a baseball bat. It was shoved into a hole in the iron weight on the end of the switch rod to throw the rod over and activate the switch. Love that railroad stuff! J.O'.

[Waukonda]

Catches from today.....a few looks at a BNSF coal train, and a fast moving UP that surprised me, I was only able to get a shot of the DPU loco in the middle

[DM11]

Good pics Ike!

[1967redrider]

Great pictures!