Ever heard of a gandy dancer?

Video courtesy of “folkstreamer” via YouTube.

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Great Northern Railway Steam Feature for September 2017

Featured Great Northern Railway steam subjects for this September post include various locations in Minnesota:

• GN #1983 – Kelly Lake, MN – 1953
• GN #2001 – Minneapolis, MN – 8/1/55
• GN #2015 – St. Paul, MN – 6/1/50
• GN #2020 – Kelly Lake, MN – 1953
• GN #2189 – St. Cloud, MN – 8/31/56
• GN #2513 – St. Paul, MN – 6/1/40

GN #1983 – Kelly Lake, MN – 1953 (Credit: Jeff Lemke)

GN #2001 – Minneapolis, MN – 8/1/55 (Credit: Greg Smith)

GN #2015 – St. Paul, MN – 6/1/50 (Credit: Greg Smith)

GN #2020 – Kelly Lake, MN – 1953 (Credit: Jeff Lemke)

GN #2189 – St. Cloud, MN – 8/31/56 (Credit: Gary Everhart)

GN #2513 – St. Paul, MN – 6/1/40 (Credit: Gary Everhart)

All photos courtesy of Railroad Picture Archives.

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Canadian Corner: Canadian National Railway Steam Locomotives

Featured subjects on September’s Canadian Corner are Canadian National Railway steam locomotives in various Ontario locations:

• CNR #3228 & #3282 – Lindsay, ON – 7/58
• CNR #3518 – York Township, ON – 1959
• CNR #5601 – Hanover, ON  – 1958
• CNR #6184 – Port Credit, ON – 1958
• CNR #6301 – Clarkson, ON – 1957
• CNR #8421 – Bathurst St – Toronto, ON – 1958

CNR #3228 & #3282 – Lindsay, ON – 7/58 (Credit: Bill Thomson)

CNR #3518 – York Township, ON – 1959 (Credit: Bill Thomson)

CNR #5601 – Hanover, ON – 1958 (Credit: Bill Thomson)

CNR #6184 – Port Credit, ON – 1958 (Credit: Bill Thomson)

CNR #6301 – Clarkson, ON – 1957 (Credit: Bill Thomson)

CNR #8421 – Bathurst St – Toronto, ON – 1958 (Credit: Bill Thomson)

All photos courtesy of Railpictures.ca.

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Depot Doings: Decatur, IL / Monticello, IL / Sibley, IL / Moravia, IA / Chillicothe, MO / St. Louis, MO

Featured Wabash Railroad depots this month are those in Illinois, Iowa, and Missouri:

• Decatur, IL – 2002
• Monticello, IL – 7/22/62
• Sibley, IL – 8/21/2010
• Moravia, IA – Date unknown
• Chillicothe, MO – Date unknown
• St. Louis, MO – Date unknown

Wabash Depot – Decatur, IL (Credit: Wikimedia)

Wabash Depot – Monticello, IL (Credit: Towns & Nature)

Wabash Depot – Sibley, IL (Credit: Flickr)

Wabash Depot – Moravia, IA (Credit: Waymarking)

Wabash Depot – Chillicothe, MO (Credit: FivePrime)

Wabash Depot – Delmar Station – St. Louis, MO (Credit: Waymarking)

All images courtesy of Google.

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Jersey Central Lines Steam Feature for August 2017

Featured Jersey Central Lines steam subjects for this August post include various locations in New Jersey:

• CNJ #30 – Newark, NJ – 8/50
• CNJ #101 – Jersey City, NJ – 2/54
• CNJ #752 – Aldene, NJ – 2/6/54
• CNJ #754 – Aldene, NJ – 2/6/54
• CNJ #758 – Aldene, NJ – 2/6/54
• CNJ #774 – Red Bank, NJ – 7/11/54

CNJ #30 – Newark, NJ – 8/50 (Credit: John Dziobko)

CNJ #101 – Jersey City, NJ – 2/54 (Credit: John Dziobko)

CNJ #752 – Aldene, NJ – 2/6/54 (Credit: John Dziobko)

CNJ #754 – Aldene, NJ – 2/6/54 (Credit: John Dziobko)

CNJ #758 – Aldene, NJ – 2/6/54 (Credit: John Dziobko)

CNJ #774 – Red Bank, NJ – 7/11/54 (Credit: John Dziobko)

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

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Canadian Corner: Canadian Pacific Railway Steam Locomotives

Featured subjects on August’s Canadian Corner post are Canadian Pacific Railway steam locomotives in various Ontario locations:

• CPR #2228 – Galt, ON – 8/59
• CPR #2232 & #2815 – West Toronto, ON Junction – 1958
• CPR #2238 & #2804 – West Toronto, ON – 1958
• CPR #882 – Cooksville, ON – 1957
• CPR #5135 – Galt, ON – 1958
• CPR Station – Galt, ON – 2/58

CPR #2228 – Galt, Ontario – 8/59 (Credit: Bill Thomson)

CPR #2232 & #2815 @ West Toronto Junction – 1958 (Credit: Bill Thomson)

CPR #2238 & #2804 – West Toronto, Ontario – 1958 (Credit: Bill Thomson)

CPR #882 – Cooksville, Ontario – 1957 (Credit: Bill Thomson)

CPR #5135 – Galt, Ontario – 1958 (Credit: Bill Thomson)

CPR – Galt, Ontario Station – 2/58 (Credit: Bill Thomson)

All photos courtesy of Railpictures.ca.

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Depot Doings: Mena, AR / DeQuincy, LA / Aberdeen, MS / Anderson, MO / Noel, MO / Stilwell, OK

Featured Kansas City Southern depots this month are those in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Oklahoma:

• KCS – Mena, AR – 3/16/08
• KCS – DeQuincy, LA – 3/30/13
• KCS – Aberdeen, MS – 12/31/12
• KCS – Anderson, MO – 10/16/06
• KCS – Noel, MO – 10/16/06
• KCS – Stilwell, OK – 10/16/06

KCS Depot – Mena, AR – 3/16/08 (Credit: Bob King)

KCS Depot – DeQuincy, LA – 3/30/13 (Credit: Patrick Ferguson)

KCS Depot – Aberdeen, MS – 12/31/12 (Credit: Alan Williams Jr.)

KCS Depot – Anderson, MO – 10/16/06 (Credit: Tom Stolte)

KCS Depot – Noel, MO – 10/16/06 (Credit: Tom Stolte)

KCS Depot – Stillwell, OK – 10/16/06 (Credit: Tom Stolte)

All photos courtesy of Railroad Picture Archives.

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