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Another photo shows a Providence and Worcester freight run near Brookfield Ma.
Fall foliage is fast approaching this area.
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Posted - September 30 2016 : 11:27:12 AM
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Posted - September 30 2016 : 8:29:39 PM
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Coaches await crews on a logging siding in Cloud Croft, NM circa 1900.
(Layout and equipment courtesy of El Paso Model Train Club).
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Posted - October 03 2016 : 12:03:00 PM
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Outside of Terre Haute, engineer Stephanie makes the grade.
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Posted - October 03 2016 : 12:30:05 PM
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Battered and broken, a Penn Central train works its way up tired and rusted rails north of
Bridgeport, CT.
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Posted - October 03 2016 : 7:23:11 PM
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Always new and interesting sights you see Jeff. This next view shows Burlington Northern unit named Gigantor passing thru Littleton Colorado.
SD40 unit always brings respect to the railroad community wherever she appears.
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Posted - October 04 2016 : 06:45:37 AM
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The heavyweights on the PGW are found up on the Sailorsburg branch for now. Will be back soon. Here a C&O Alleghany, 1256, is almost on the turntable ( if it fits? ). Behind it a LNE ( X PRR ) Mikado. Upfront a pair of R class Erie Santa Fe types. ( right, R3 4203, and left, R1 4015 ).
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Posted - October 04 2016 : 5:08:16 PM
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Great view of those beasts of the east Frank. Constant activity at that roundhouse. These next views show a slower pace of life as a commuter car makes her rounds near Millerton New York at the start of brilliant fall foliage in Dutchess County.
Late afternoon shadows signal cooler temperatures for the passengers of that area.
Nightfall approaches as she travels south toward White Plains New York.
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Posted - October 04 2016 : 11:11:21 PM
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This vintage slide shows a Pennsy gondola car, loaded with light mixed scrap, waiting outside the Richard And Sons Junkyard, a major scrapyard that processes scrap from all across the region and beyond.
(Author's note, this was mocked up on my workbench. This isn't on my layout)
sim-al2
Also since they cut track maintaince the trains had huge trouble making over the railroad by the end
純那
yeah
They did a Rock Island volountarily
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Posted - October 05 2016 : 1:55:46 PM
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Interesting freight car you photographed. This next scene shows some solar cars ready to leave El Paso Texas for the afternoon commute.
Another beautiful sunny day in western Texas.
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Posted - October 05 2016 : 1:57:50 PM
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We see another fall scene near Lee Massachusetts.
Colorful time of year in the Berkshires.
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Posted - October 05 2016 : 2:00:29 PM
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This next photo was taken near Kansas City Missouri some time ago.
Sleek unit runs daily from Union Station in downtown Kansas City.
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Posted - October 05 2016 : 4:20:51 PM
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Take me back to the Berkshires. In fact, downtown El Paso is getting
back PCC street cars. They are laying the track as we speak. They
are going to be the original shells with updated mechanisms, but
not solar powered!
Nice shots of the Doodlebug- one of my favorite self propelled cars.
Nice junkyard shot. Cleverly set up.
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Posted - October 05 2016 : 7:22:58 PM
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quote:
Battered and broken, a Penn Central train works its way up tired and rusted rails north of
Bridgeport, CT.
Originally posted by Chops124Â -Â October 03 2016Â :Â 12:30:05 PM
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cool
that one bus is a Lindberg 
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Posted - October 06 2016 : 09:52:16 AM
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Perusing the Chop's Archives while procrastinating madly. Big Betsy hauling
a circus train up the grade.
No Creepy Clowns here.
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Posted - October 06 2016 : 1:11:25 PM
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Great action photo with that beautiful steam engine and circus car Jeff. This next photo shows SP daylight trains at a stop near Aromas California.
One of California's great railroad symbols still operating daily.
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Posted - October 06 2016 : 1:16:24 PM
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We see a Illinois Central double door box car at a siding near Hillside New Jersey.
Seen often at Frankford Yards.
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Posted - October 06 2016 : 1:22:57 PM
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Our next scene is at Monroe North Carolina as a Seaboard freight run rumbles by with fall foliage in season there.
Hauling freight daily thru the region for generations.
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Posted - October 07 2016 : 09:58:55 AM
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We see a Reading freight set at warp speed in Reading Pa.
Photo taken at Kempton model railroad club layout.
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Posted - October 08 2016 : 11:08:40 AM
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| Nice! The Seaboard train reflects the foliage colors nicely. Well done.
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Posted - October 08 2016 : 2:18:49 PM
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quote:Nice! The Seaboard train reflects the foliage colors nicely. Well done.
Originally posted by Chops124Â -Â October 08 2016Â :Â 11:08:40 AM
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Yeah I thought so too. That was a really nice shot. Love those fall colors!
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Posted - October 08 2016 : 3:48:30 PM
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Thank you Jeff and Kris. Everyone here on this forum also post colorful photos. These next shots show a short New Haven freight making the short grade at Beacon Falls Connecticut recently.
Pretty southern New England scenery.
Leased Santa Fe caboose completes the scene.
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Posted - October 08 2016 : 3:51:38 PM
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This next scene shows a Conrail helper unit racing back to assist the daily freight sets.
Photo taken near Waterbury Connecticut.
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Posted - October 09 2016 : 6:34:27 PM
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I like the fireman peeking over the sill. What a great job. He gets paid to
watch the foliage. Below, passengers have to pay to peep at the leaves,
near Bellows Falls, Vermont.
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Posted - October 09 2016 : 7:04:55 PM
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West of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, a Penn Central shooter crosses a viaduct.
Edited by - Chops124 on October 09 2016 7:06:26 PM
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Posted - October 11 2016 : 7:09:51 PM
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Excellent Penn Central set you saw Jeff. These next views show a Erie Lackawanna set named Pocono Limited not far from Wilkes Barre.
At a station stop in Dupont Pennsylvania.
At a rock cut near Nay Aug State Park.
Leaving the area with Scranton Pennsylvania a short distance away.
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Posted - October 11 2016 : 7:22:55 PM
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Our next photo shows a trolley at Luzerne Pa.
Named after a famous amusement park 140 miles away.
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Posted - October 11 2016 : 7:31:21 PM
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Alaska RDC unit leased to Penn Central making a run near Moscow Pa.
Colorful time of year.
Will be in Pennsylvania for the rest of the year.
On a bridge near Clarks Summit Pa.
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Posted - October 11 2016 : 7:34:00 PM
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This next scene shows MBTA commuter run at Sharon Massachusetts.
Daily run seven days a week.
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Posted - October 11 2016 : 8:40:39 PM
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quote:
West of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, a Penn Central shooter crosses a viaduct.
Originally posted by Chops124Â -Â October 09 2016Â :Â 7:04:55 PM
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don't you wish the REAL PC tracks looked like that then? 
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Posted - October 12 2016 : 11:59:14 AM
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We see an articulated steam engine waiting for assignment at the yards outside Bethlehem Pennsylvania.
Photo taken at West Island model club in Hicksville NY.
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Posted - October 12 2016 : 12:04:42 PM
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GP20 Burlington unit 5628 traveling east near Bloomington Illinois.
Farmlands abound in this pleasant area of central Illinois.
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Posted - October 12 2016 : 12:50:24 PM
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GP20 Burlington unit 5628 traveling east near Bloomington Illinois.
Farmlands abound in this pleasant area of central Illinois.
Originally posted by wks - October 12 2016 : 12:04:42 PM
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I seen pics of what looks like Burlington units but the say Bloomington on them
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Posted - October 12 2016 : 8:14:52 PM
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Happy memories of traveling by Budd, to Toronto, to Springfield, Massachusetts.
Nice close up, especially on the bridge. I love those stripes!!
Yes, I would rather have liked the PC to have seen a better day, but the odds
were stacked. Didn't have a snow ball's chance in El Paso on the 4th of July.
Doomed to failure, it was.
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Posted - October 12 2016 : 11:41:41 PM
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quote:I seen pics of what looks like Burlington units but the say Bloomington on them
Originally posted by microbusss - October 12 2016 : 12:50:24 PM
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Bloomer, in fact:
http://www.trainweb.org/travelogue/bloomer01.jpg
This is of course a reference to Bloomington and not sufferagette Amelia Bloomer.
Carpe Manana!
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Posted - October 13 2016 : 11:57:44 AM
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quote: quote:I seen pics of what looks like Burlington units but the say Bloomington on them
Originally posted by microbusss - October 12 2016 : 12:50:24 PM
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Bloomer, in fact:
http://www.trainweb.org/travelogue/bloomer01.jpg
This is of course a reference to Bloomington and not sufferagette Amelia Bloomer.
Originally posted by scsshaggy - October 12 2016 : 11:41:41 PM
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ok ok Bloomer & I want one!
I read the logo of Conrail is called Can Opener
I can see why too
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Posted - October 13 2016 : 3:19:08 PM
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"Worms in Love" for PC, "Wet Noodle" for CN, and now "Can Opener!" 
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Posted - October 13 2016 : 4:41:01 PM
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That's pretty dark for Conrail. Judging from a recent paint buy, I'd gander it's Ford & GM Engine Blue.
sim-al2
Also since they cut track maintaince the trains had huge trouble making over the railroad by the end
純那
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They did a Rock Island volountarily
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Posted - October 13 2016 : 5:53:12 PM
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Interesting photo of that Bloomer engine Don. Conrail engine also looks great Jeff. We revisit El Paso Texas and view a trolley passing thru beautiful Eastwood Park.
Very popular with the residents of the area. Clean and efficient with friendly service.
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Posted - October 13 2016 : 6:02:50 PM
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Another photo shows a branch line unit delivering freight at Greenland Florida.
Delivers freight four times a week.
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Posted - October 13 2016 : 6:08:55 PM
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Western Maryland steam engine 763 returns home from Bergen Point New Jersey.
Emerging from a tunnel near Cumberland Maryland.
Running full speed ahead at a section called the Narrows. Her speed is increased due to the excellent work the Frankford Roundhouse crew did for her recently.
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Posted - October 14 2016 : 11:10:03 AM
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A Conrail GP 35 (thank you GMoney!) and a Hi Railer dispute right of way East of
Easton, this fine autumn day.
BL2 in FEC colors. One of my favorite locomotives and one the finest paint schemes
to ever grace a locomotive.
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Posted - October 14 2016 : 11:15:21 AM
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This next scene shows MBTA commuter run at Sharon Massachusetts.
Daily run seven days a week.
Originally posted by wks - October 11 2016 : 7:34:00 PM
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I've ridden that MBTA commuter into Boston a time or two. It is by far the
best way to travel into Boston. Takes you right to South Station and to the
excellent MBTA where one can fly unimpeded beneath the traffic clogged
streets. The one I took had a pusher, like the FP40 on one end,and a car
with MU controls on the other. Terrific ride!
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Posted - October 14 2016 : 11:28:25 AM
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Western Maryland steam engine 763 returns home from Bergen Point New Jersey.
Emerging from a tunnel near Cumberland Maryland.
Running full speed ahead at a section called the Narrows. Her speed is increased due to the excellent work the Frankford Roundhouse crew did for her recently.
Originally posted by wks - October 13 2016 : 6:08:55 PM
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Nice shot. Who makes that WM?
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Posted - October 14 2016 : 12:04:19 PM
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quote:
A Conrail GP 35 (thank you GMoney!) and a Hi Railer dispute right of way East of
Easton, this fine autumn day.
BL2 in FEC colors. One of my favorite locomotives and one the finest paint schemes
to ever grace a locomotive.
Originally posted by Chops124Â -Â October 14 2016Â :Â 11:10:03 AM
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oh darn it!
I wants 3 or 4 of those!
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Posted - October 15 2016 : 1:17:59 PM
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Another beautiful day on the waterfront in Neenah WI.
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Posted - October 17 2016 : 10:18:25 AM
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Beautiful Conrail units Jeff. They compliment the nice fall colors. Nice waterfront scene Gary. This scene shows a signalman enjoying the fresh New England air at Pembroke New Hampshire.
Later the crew will fish at nearby Merrimack River during their lunch break.
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Posted - October 17 2016 : 10:25:56 AM
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This next scene shows a Great Northern commuter run at Sheridan Wyoming.
Bighorn National Forest is nearby with beautiful landscapes and multiple recreation activities.
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Posted - October 17 2016 : 10:33:42 AM
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Next we view a colorful TPW box car at Peoria Illinois.
Loaded with various grain products bound for Kokomo Indiana.
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Posted - October 17 2016 : 10:42:21 AM
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We view various trolley units making their rounds in El Paso Texas.
Passing by First Baptist Church before morning services.
Passing a residential section at Cielo Vista.
A woman rushing to board at El Paraiso.
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