“Project 2716: Preparing the Tender and the Trucks”

Posted on March 9, 2019 by rockontrains

Video courtesy of Kentucky Steam Heritage Corp. via YouTube.

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Depot Doings: Abilene, KS / Amarillo, TX / Ballinger, TX / Brady, TX / Cajon Pass, CA / Carrollton, MO / Coleman, TX / Comanche, TX

Posted on March 8, 2019 by rockontrains

Featured Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway depots on the blog this month are those in Kansas, Texas, California, and Missouri:

AT&SF Depot – Abilene, KS – 1979
AT&SF Depot – Amarillo, TX – 7/65
AT&SF Depot – Ballinger, TX – 7/79
AT&SF Depot – Brady, TX – 4/26/89
AT&SF Depot – Cajon Pass, CA – 1966
AT&SF Depot – Carrollton, MO – 9/30/16
AT&SF Depot – Coleman, TX – 7/74
AT&SF Depot – Comanche, TX – 10/76

: AT&SF Depot – Abilene, KS – 1979 (Credit: Bob Harrold)

: AT&SF Depot – Amarillo, TX – 7/65 (Credit: Dennis Schmidt)

: AT&SF Depot – Ballinger, TX – 7/79 (Credit: Con Sweet)

: AT&SF Depot – Brady, TX – 4/26/89 (Credit: Charles Trapani)

: AT&SF Depot – Cajon Pass, CA – 1966 (Credit: Richard Smith)

: AT&SF Depot – Carrollton, MO – 9/30/16 (Credit: Dennis Schmidt)

: AT&SF Depot – Coleman, TX – 7/74 (Credit: Con Sweet)

: AT&SF Depot – Comanche, TX – 10/76 (Credit: Con Sweet)

All photos courtesy of www.rr-fallenflags.org.

Canadian Corner: Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Steam Locomotives

Posted on March 8, 2019 by rockontrains

Featured subjects on March’s Canadian Corner post are Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Railway steam locomotives in various Ontario and Quebec locations:

CPR #1227 – Montreal, PQ – 7/4/54
CPR #2397 – Montreal, PQ – 7/4/54
CPR #2826 – Ottawa, ON – 8/26/58
CPR #3426 – Ottawa, ON – 8/27/58
CNR #49 – Montreal, PQ – 7/3/54
CNR #6180 – Montreal, PQ – 7/3/54
CNR #6185 – Windsor, ON – 8/13/56
CNR #6226 – Windsor, ON – 8/13/56

: CPR #1227 – Montreal, PQ – 7/4/54 (Credit: John Dziobko, Jr.)

: CPR #2397 – Montreal, PQ – 7/4/54 (Credit: John Dziobko, Jr.)

: CPR #2826 – Ottawa, ON – 8/26/58 (Credit: John Dziobko, Jr.)

: CPR #3426 – Ottawa, ON – 8/27/58 (Credit: John Dziobko, Jr.)

: CNR #49 – Montreal, PQ – 7/3/54 (Credit: John Dziobko, Jr.)

: CNR #6180 – Montreal, PQ – 7/3/54 (Credit: John Dziobko, Jr.)

: CNR #6185 – Windsor, ON – 8/13/56 (Credit: John Dziobko, Jr.)

: CNR #6226 – Windsor, ON – 8/13/56 (Credit: John Dziobko, Jr.)

All photos courtesy of Mr. John Dziobko, Jr., GodFatherRails.com.

Union Pacific Railroad Steam Feature for March 2019

Posted on March 8, 2019 by rockontrains

Featured Union Pacific steam subjects for this March post include engines in Cheyenne, Wyoming:

UP #3941 – 9/28/57
UP #3950 – 9/28/57
UP #3955 – 9/28/57
UP #3966 – 9/28/57
UP #4017 – 9/5/57

: UP #3941 – Cheyenne, WY – 9/28/57 (Credit: John Dziobko, Jr.)

: UP #3950 – Cheyenne, WY – 9/28/57 (Credit: John Dziobko, Jr.)

: UP #3955 – Cheyenne, WY – 9/28/57 (Credit: John Dziobko, Jr.)

: UP #3966 – Cheyenne, WY – 9/28/57 (Credit: John Dziobko, Jr.)

: UP #4017 – Cheyenne, WY – 9/5/57 (Credit: John Dziobko, Jr.)

All photos courtesy of Mr. John Dziobko, Jr., GodFatherRails.com.

“Train Wrecks from the Movietone Outtakes Collection, Volume II”

Posted on March 8, 2019 by rockontrains

Video courtesy of Speed Graphic Film and Video via YouTube.

LATEST STEAM NEWS: NC&StL’s No. 576 back on the rails for restoration and public excursions!

Posted on February 17, 2019 by rockontrains

NASHVILLE – A steam locomotive that has been on display in Nashville for decades is about to take its first journey since 1953.

After two years of planning, preparation, and fund raising, Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis 4-8-4 No. 576 will move from Centennial Park to live rails on Sunday, Jan. 13, 2019, the Nashville Steam Preservation Society announced Thursday.

The locomotive and tender will travel two miles down some of the busiest streets in Nashville on special multi-wheel trailers, the preservation society said. Mammoet, a global leader in heavy lifting and transport was selected to move the engine to a nearby shortline railroad, the Nashville & Western Railroad.

For the complete story, click on the links below:

https://trn.trains.com/news/news-wire/2018/12/13-nashville-steam-locomotive-no-576-move-date-set-for-jan-13