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The ruins of a roundhouse in Atlanta Georgia after the Atlanta campaign in the summer of 1864.
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Posted - February 24 2012 : 3:52:50 PM
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Looks as if the other engines are for parts! Quiet interesting photo and unique engines!
" Heck with counting 'em rivets, TRAINS ARE FOR FUN! Not called the Mad Scientist for nothing either!"
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Posted - February 24 2012 : 4:38:44 PM
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| Note the track gauge...it was 5' in the South...
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Posted - February 24 2012 : 5:03:29 PM
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| I assume A&W is Atlantic & Western?
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Posted - February 24 2012 : 5:07:16 PM
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There is some Civil War train history in Callahan,FL west of me by 15 miles. Apparently, a car or 2 of supplies were burnt down and the buried! One day, a fellow on a backhoe tractor digging found a pair of wheel sets by accident! He donated them to the West Nassua Historical Society. After some research, those wheel sets were part of the remains of the destroyed cars! They're benches now. Then, there was the Sherman Necktie. The rails were piled on top of ties, set a fire and once the rails were red hot, they were wrapped around the bases of trees in the surrounding woods all twisted up! I've been told if ever found, they're illegal to keep for some silly reason. I ever find one, I'm keeping it with the tree!
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Posted - February 24 2012 : 6:20:12 PM
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 Totally sweet find, Justin Why don't you find the benches & take pix of them
I can understand that rails wrapped around trees thing The histoical groups probably want them 
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Posted - February 24 2012 : 6:40:39 PM
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quote:I've been told if ever found, they're illegal to keep for some silly reason. I ever find one, I'm keeping it with the tree!
Originally posted by Redneck Justin - February 24 2012 : 5:07:16 PM
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Rail was 39' long...might find it a bit difficult to tuck away 'til you got it home...
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Posted - October 17 2013 : 3:55:30 PM
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quote:Looks as if the other engines are for parts! Quiet interesting photo and unique engines!
Originally posted by Redneck Justin - February 24 2012 : 3:52:50 PM
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Looks like the clean-up has begun, though. The turntable appears to be operational
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Posted - October 17 2013 : 8:30:53 PM
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It amazes me that we have such clear photos from that time. You can find great shots like this on Shorpy, where it's easy to lose a couple of hours. Interesting to see the American on the turntable with the outside frame just like the original General.
I'm trying to figure out the loco in the foreground. It looks like an American type, but all that's visible is one set of wheels on the lead truck. It looks like the cylinder jacket is unwrapped and hanging, so it's probably blocking our view of the front set.
Then there's the tender wheels with no outside journals, and the spoked rearmost set. The tender is so short that the brake beam protrudes beyond the rear of the frame.
Those primitive iron boilers were weak, with an ever-present danger of explosion.
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Posted - October 17 2013 : 9:02:59 PM
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quote:I assume A&W is Atlantic & Western?
Originally posted by microbusss - February 24 2012 : 5:03:29 PM
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Atlanta & West Point. Probably cotton.
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Posted - October 18 2013 : 12:52:21 AM
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quote:I assume A&W is Atlantic & Western?
Originally posted by microbusss - February 24 2012 : 5:03:29 PM
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 No A&W is Root Beer! 
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Posted - October 18 2013 : 12:54:02 AM
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quote:It amazes me that we have such clear photos from that time. You can find great shots like this on Shorpy, where it's easy to lose a couple of hours.
Originally posted by NickelPlate759Â -Â October 17 2013Â :Â 8:30:53 PM
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OK Nelson WTH is Shorpy? This isn't the first time I've heard this phrase, what on earth is it? I have ta know!
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Do NOT try to Idiot-Proof anything!!!! God, will simply create a better......IDIOT!
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Posted - October 18 2013 : 07:22:23 AM
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It's a site with tons of high quality historical photographs. The quality of those old B&W glass negatives is amazing.
Here's the railroad category: http://www.shorpy.com/search/node/railroads
And the Kodachrome category, which features tons of WWII railroad and aviation photos, particularly the work of Jack Delano: http://www.shorpy.com/Large_Format_Kodachromes
Like I said, be prepared not to get anything done. 
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Posted - October 18 2013 : 11:30:13 AM
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Nelson,
Thanks for the links. The photos are wonderful. Many are large format and so detailed. I model the WWII era and the color photos are great. I enjoy the railroad pictures, but the quality of the character photos gives a life to that period. Again thanks for the links.
Regards, John *************************************
They died hard, those savage men-like wounded wolves at bay. They were filthy, and they were lousy, and they stunk. And I loved them. <> Gen Douglas MacArthur
Edited by - JRG1951 on October 18 2013 11:44:55 AM
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Posted - October 18 2013 : 12:21:38 PM
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quote:
EVEN BETTER!!!!!
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Posted - October 18 2013 : 3:33:41 PM
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theoldreliable,
I just couldn't help my self from posting that!
Just couldn't resist!!!!
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Posted - October 18 2013 : 3:47:48 PM
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quote:Nelson,
Thanks for the links. The photos are wonderful. Many are large format and so detailed. I model the WWII era and the color photos are great. I enjoy the railroad pictures, but the quality of the character photos gives a life to that period. Again thanks for the links.
Regards, John *************************************
Originally posted by JRG1951Â -Â October 18 2013Â :Â 11:30:13 AM
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John, you're welcome. That's one of Delano's photos, and it stood out for me, too. Mr. Logan's face is etched with a thousand words... he worked hard in a way few of us can imagine today.
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Posted - October 18 2013 : 6:18:16 PM
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seen that pic in a Nat'l Geo Mag book once
Yeah the US Civil War was a terrible thing but has some facinating history behind it too
It still ranks as the most US casualties in any war 
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Posted - October 19 2013 : 02:47:06 AM
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Ben,
AND it will continue to rank with the most casualties...it was us, against ourselves!
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Posted - October 19 2013 : 7:11:22 PM
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quote:Nelson,
Thanks for the links. The photos are wonderful. Many are large format and so detailed. I model the WWII era and the color photos are great. I enjoy the railroad pictures, but the quality of the character photos gives a life to that period. Again thanks for the links.
Regards, John *************************************
They died hard, those savage men-like wounded wolves at bay. They were filthy, and they were lousy, and they stunk. And I loved them. <> Gen Douglas MacArthur
Originally posted by JRG1951Â -Â October 18 2013Â :Â 11:30:13 AM
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That is one beautiful picture! Almost like you could reach out and touch him. a real craftsman - the subject AND the photographer!
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