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| The TF Railroader News December 29, 2014 ** Several photos depict some old timers and more recent equipment traveling in the Hudson Valley area. Location near Beacon NY.  .  .  .  .  I took these photos in December 2007 at the Citicorp Center model railroad exhibit in New York City. Hope you enjoy.
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| The TF Railroader News January 2, 2015 Morning edition Richard reporting. ** Good morning to all, hope you all had a wonderful start to the new year. I was in New Jersey and I took more photos of the old time sets that visited the state.  .  Photo taken at Bridgewater NJ. Two miles to the west of this site, the train turned at the wye and headed east back to Bergen Point.  . 
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| The TF Railroader News Jan 2, 2015 * Hi, my name is Justin and I was with Richard during yesterday's fan trip. I took pictures of more old timers at Bridgewater, New Jersey.  .  .  . 
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| The TF Railroader News January 8, 2015 * Good afternoon, my name is Emeline and I love to look at all your nice articles and photos. I recently also took photos of some of those interesting vintage trains here in New Jersey.  Orange colored set at Dunellen NJ.  Cute brown set at Annandale NJ.  I heard that there are still other sets around. I hope other photographers post those photos.
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| TF News January 9, 2015 ** My name is Walter and I enjoy your pictures. I took one recently in Cold Spring NY by the Hudson River. A NYC train with PRR observation car named Veritas. 
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| The TF RR News 01-09-15 * You have some nice pictures in that paper. I'm Angela and I also took a photo recently.  Set of Penn Central coaches at a stop in Flemington NJ.
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| The TF Railroader News January 14, 2015 Morning edition Richard reporting ** Some of the last old timers have left New Jersey. These units are heading back to Pixley, California.  Last unit repainted in patriotic inspired colors. God bless America.
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| Explosions of color and railroadiana. Very nice.
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Posted - January 14 2015 : 4:14:06 PM
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A white train recently seen gliding through Plasticville, NH.
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Posted - January 14 2015 : 4:26:24 PM
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In a time warp in Plasticville, NH, Zombies wait to board a B&O coach (gift of WKS)
to attend James Garfield's inauguration in 1882. Dontcha just love those tinted
green windows?
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Posted - January 14 2015 : 4:40:31 PM
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A Tyco Spirit of '76 blows past McNeal's Pumpkin Patch in Plasticville, NH on a frosty
October morning. Taken last night. I was supposed to be on my stepper, but got noodling
around with the Tyco for the next two hours. A lot more fun.
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Posted - January 21 2015 : 01:01:45 AM
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Zombies waiting on Amtrak...
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Posted - January 21 2015 : 09:33:54 AM
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Disclaimer: The layout picture I have posted in this specific post is not a picture of one of my layouts, it's just a picture I took on someone else's layout.
Caught this photo of a beautifully restored American 4-4-0 crossing the newly built Linc Pinn R.R. bridge, delivering candy to the locals. The weather here doesn't seem to be very good, which may have been why there have been so few trains that day, especially since the railroad is known for having washouts along it.
-Steve
"A lot of modellers out there who go to these train shows see broken HO stuff and go, 'This is useless' when, in reality, they can still be used for modeling whether it's as a prop on your layout or a cool project to make something old new again."
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Posted - January 22 2015 : 11:06:25 PM
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That could be quite relaxing to kick back in a chair with a drink and watch that 4-4-0 go about it's business . . . and over that cool bridge.
quote:Disclaimer: The layout picture I have posted in this specific post is not a picture of one of my layouts, it's just a picture I took on someone else's layout.
Caught this photo of a beautifully restored American 4-4-0 crossing the newly built Linc Pinn R.R. bridge, delivering candy to the locals.The weather here doesn't seem to be very good, which may have been why there have been so few trains that day, especially since the railroad is known for having washouts along it.
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| The TF Railroader News January 29, 2015 ** I enjoy your articles and pictures in this fine publication. I'm Mike and would like to share some of my own photos.  Some vintage cars along a branch line in Topeka, Kansas.  A snazzy observation vintage PRR car also at Topeka.  A local Santa Fe set battling the elements near Barstow, California.
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Posted - January 29 2015 : 8:17:26 PM
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quote:That could be quite relaxing to kick back in a chair with a drink and watch that 4-4-0 go about it's business . . . and over that cool bridge.
quote:Disclaimer: The layout picture I have posted in this specific post is not a picture of one of my layouts, it's just a picture I took on someone else's layout.
Caught this photo of a beautifully restored American 4-4-0 crossing the newly built Linc Pinn R.R. bridge, delivering candy to the locals.The weather here doesn't seem to be very good, which may have been why there have been so few trains that day, especially since the railroad is known for having washouts along it.
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 That's purposely why I took that photo originally. 
-Steve
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Posted - January 30 2015 : 12:50:37 AM
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| Wow, fabulous stuff: snow scene and L&P RR!
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Posted - January 30 2015 : 12:54:51 AM
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This SP work train under DCC power, which we got up and running after a 7 year
hiatus. Standing invite to all TF'ers when in El Paso bring your
train and tour the high deserts of El Paso on the Club layout.
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Posted - January 30 2015 : 09:19:50 AM
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quote:Wow, fabulous stuff: snow scene and L&P RR!
Originally posted by Chops124Â -Â January 30 2015Â :Â 12:50:37 AM
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Thank you, Chops.
-Steve
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| TF Railroader News January 30, 2015 * Hello, my name is Cathy and I just love looking at all your wonderful photos. I took a picture of a cute caboose just outside Laramie, Wyoming. 
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| TF Railroader News February 5, 2015 *** My name is Frances and I was at the Patriots victory parade in Boston MA. I took a photo of a MBTA passenger train near Attleboro MA heading to Boston with many happy fans.  I prefer baseball when the Red Sox take the field.
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| TF News Feb 5, 2015 * I like your photos in this paper. I'm Sam and I took a photo recently of my friend Floyd Smoot riding on the renovated passenger car near Hooterville CA. 
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quote:
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Posted - February 12 2015 : 10:10:20 AM
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Year is 1865. A post Civil War passenger train patched together with
available cars, eases down a steep grade in New Mexico. Ooops, just
pretend that Farmall isn't there.
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Posted - February 12 2015 : 1:07:46 PM
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Tyco trolley blazes past AHM 2-4-0 in Plasticville, NH
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Posted - February 12 2015 : 1:20:03 PM
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Gravy Train FP40H hauling circus coaches over bascule bridge at Lobster Bay in Plasticville, NH
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Posted - February 12 2015 : 6:07:52 PM
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Some graffiti artist must have worked very fast or had a lot of time. Spotted
rolling down Cajone Pass.
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Posted - February 12 2015 : 6:12:41 PM
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One of my favorite images: a Jello express blasts through the high deserts of
El Paso. Not a static shot, this train was in motion.
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Posted - February 18 2015 : 8:33:22 PM
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On a very cold winter night, thought I would post a summer photo. A lovely day under blue skies.....
http://tycodepot.com/
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Dang! Super great photo with most unusual subject matter.
I can smell the good earth. I used to do a little farming back
in the day. This brings back happy memories.
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Posted - February 19 2015 : 12:11:49 AM
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An aging B&M box cab is seen beating up a 1.5% grade with an express load
of pickles today. I used to pick pickles during summers during high school;
my job was to follow the pickle picker, a home made machine known as a
"Hadley Biplane" because of its configuration. I'm not sure if I hated pickle
picking or hacking out frozen broccoli out of dumpsters in February in
New Hampshire using an iron rod. They call me the "Brocolator."
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Posted - February 23 2015 : 10:31:35 PM
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***Last Train on the Once-Mighty JNXT***
by Winston Mallet, special railroad correspondent
Tonight at 9:30 EST, the last train pulled out of the station and ended an era. A PRR GG1, its consist made up of a baggage car, combine, diner and observation car was the last scheduled train - passenger or otherwise - to traverse the JNXT main line for the foreseeable future.
Sadly there were few to witness the event, with the JNXT shops already mothballed over a month ago and area residents out of work. "There is nothing sadder than a railroad town without a railroad," one local said. "I remember sitting on my front porch watching the Super Chief pass through in the evening, and then an little later a hotshot freight would go through. Now it's quiet.....too quiet. They say this is just a phase we're going through, that one day they'll be trains shining the rails again. We'll see."
Calls to the JNXT main office, seeking comment, were not returned.
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| TF Railroader News February 24, 2015 *** Hi, my name is Shirley and I love your photos in this paper. I am sure that the JNXT railroad company will rise once again like a Phoenix. They run colorful equipment through nice scenery on their lines. Meanwhile, I took some photos of Southern Pacific sets in California recently.  Photos taken near Salinas, California. 
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Posted - February 24 2015 : 8:42:06 PM
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Beautiful shots of your SP Daylight streamliners.
http://tycodepot.com/
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quote:Beautiful shots of your SP Daylight streamliners.
Originally posted by JNXT 7707Â -Â February 24 2015Â :Â 8:42:06 PM
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Gotta love those streamliners.
-Steve
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| TF News March 3, 2015 * Jerry has a nice idea of posting tranquil scenes of trains in pristine weather conditions. This next one shows cola cars transporting refreshing drinks to thirsty customers. The local pizzeria adds to a scene far away from current winter conditions.  I am sure other members have favorite photos of warm locations to share.
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| TF Railroader News March 5, 2015 ** Another day of slippery winter conditions beckons me to post a tranquil scene. Several vintage trolley cars recently converted to solar powered vehicles. They are basking in the sunlight recharging their batteries. Location near sunny and warm El Paso, Texas. 
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Posted - March 05 2015 : 10:28:40 PM
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While the snow blankets certain areas of the country, the first blooms of Spring are coming out ...
http://tycodepot.com/
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| The TF Railroader News March 9, 2015 *** Always attractive photos Jerry. I also enjoyed looking at Jeff's B&M engine and his old time cars. This next set has a vintage W&A shorty running the rails near Reno NV. 
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Posted - March 13 2015 : 10:27:17 PM
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Derailment on the local line. Superintendent is about pullin' his hair out over a couple problem turnouts.
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Posted - March 14 2015 : 01:00:51 AM
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least model train derailments are funny hehe
& easy fixed
Now the problem could be the flanges on loco are too wide or the turnouts has too narrow of a space
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| Yeah Ben. I need to go over them for the umpteenth time. Though I'm thinkin' that what I basically need to do is start with a new board. I didn't appreciate at the time how critical it is to have a good flat surface and there are a couple of joints in this platform that cause a couple of pieces of that "composite" wood to lay just a bit weird. So it might be best for me to get to the root of the problem (maybe the turnouts are only the symptom, you know?).
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| yes but we don't live in a perfect world & mistakes is human nature
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| The TF Railroader News March 19, 2015 Morning edition Richard reporting ** Beautiful engine you have Barry. I heard that there were some tremors in your area, so the fault would not be with your crew. Meanwhile, I took a picture recently of a Santa Fe engine at El Paso, Texas. The furry creatures add to the bucolic scene.  Many thanks to Frank and Ken for starting this most excellent newspaper.
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The TF Railroader News
March 21, 2015
Morning edition
Snoopy reporting
Back in February a friend came over and ran his Mantua Bell of the 80's with Mantua brass old time passenger set. It was captured by Snoopy as it ran through Bergen point.
Snoopy
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The TF Railroader News
March 21, 2015
Morning edition
Snoopy reporting
A small ERIE freight passes Bergen point station.
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The TF Railroader News
March 21, 2015
Morning edition
Snoopy reporting
Action caught ; A freight and a passenger train came together around the curve entering Bergen Point today, loudly announcing their presents to all.
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| The TF Railroader News March 25, 2015
Very nice photos of the different train consists in your area Frank. Always a treat to see them in action. I took some photos near Bergen Point recently.
Workers enjoy a sunny day near Hillside NJ.
Old time car that had seen better days near Union N.J.
Maybe the crew at Frankford can restore her soon.
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Posted - March 27 2015 : 10:46:33 PM
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Been busy as a hop toad on the 4th of July, been a
while since I've glimmed the Railroader News. WKS,
Coke Is It! You just keep pounding out new colors,
new gestalts, new angles- simply great and inspiring
work. Top Train: you must have posted those English
Iron Ladies just for me: makes my heart pitter-patter.
NJ Central: you turned back the clock in an amazing
and unique vision that is lovely to contemplate. Love
those diamond stacks! Barry, please sweep up the
loose hair and mail it to me. I've pulled out my own,
have no more. Some loco's just deserve flying lessons-
over the garden wall. JNTX- love that faded caboose
shot, great effect. Please keep these great posts
coming: they put coal in my fire box. WKS: I've done
a little work on the 1880's layout, will have something
new to show, next week.
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