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My daughter in NY sent me this snap shot of her cat.
Anyone see any resemblance to a famous RR mascot?
Hint: Sleep like a kitten…
My daughter in NY sent me this snap shot of her cat.
Anyone see any resemblance to a famous RR mascot?
Hint: Sleep like a kitten…
The winners and entries from the chapter’s 2023 Photo Contest! Our next contest runs from March 1-31, 2023. Each member may submit two entries as JPGs and deadline for your entries is April 7th, 2023. Your entries must be shot during the March 1-31st time frame.
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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — George Walker, Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum general manager, passenger operations, died Jan. 4, 2023, following an accident at the organization’s shop facility in the early afternoon hours, according to Penelope Soule Gault, museum marketing and public relations director, and a statement posted on their website.
The museum’s statement reads: “The Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum family is heartbroken by the passing of long-time employee George Walker. He was involved in a tragic accident at the shop. At this time no other details are available. Please keep Mary, Andrew, Aaron, and Charlie in your prayers as they deal with this tragic loss.”
Walker began his involvement with the museum as a teenager in 1981. He spent a brief period with Norfolk Southern steam program in which he worked on both Nos. 611 and 1218. He then returned to the museum on a full-time basis, where he has worked for nearly 30 years. Walker was a dynamic advocate for steam locomotive restoration. He wrote the business plan: “Steam for the 21st Century,” which became a model for numerous locomotive restorations.
By Bob Lettenburger, Trains Associate Editor, January 4, 2023
Editor’s Choice – Meadow River Lumber Company steam locomotive, Heisler No. 6, leads a freight train past a wetlands area at Hosterman, West Virginia during the Mountain Rail WV, Rail Heritage Photography Weekend. The event was held at the Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad, Durbin, WV, and Cass Scenic Railroad, Cass, WV, from November 4-6th, 2022.
If you can, take time to google this article on saving and moving 10 railcars from a nuclear power facility in North Carolina! Here’s the link: https://admin.nrhs.com/NRHSNews/202210NRHS-NewsOctober2022final2.pdf
“Like an ancient fossil, the imprint of a fallen leaf on a rusty rail preserves its image until the next train comes along.” That is a direct quote from the regular feature Final Frame in Railfan and Railroad Magazine, September 200l. No location is listed, and I don’t know Bradley McClelland the photographer. But, I’ll bet both are well east of the Mississippi. One of you horticulturists may ID the leaf.
I have to differ with the caption, in that the next train has already appeared. That shiny edge is the inside of the rail, probably on a curve to the left. Pretty much only the flange of the wheels made contact with the rail. On straight track more of the leaf image would have disappeared.
This is jointed rail, probably the typical 39′ length, as you can see one of the four rail bolts, with the nut showing. Just thought this was a neat twist to toss in a little of Mother Nature’s artwork this “Fall” week.
Gary
Chapter member Bob Moffet passed on October 9, 2022.
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Pix is from Kalmbach’s Classic Trains special “Trains go to War.” My guess is they used the shipping crate. Modifying it slightly to resemble a boxcar, and directed the exhaust downward to be disbursed among the desert sand. (Yankee Ingenuity at its best), Gary O. Ostlund
Rail safety has always been a high priority. Technology has provided the industry with a wide variety of devices to keep us safe, and the railroads from being sued. Even so, railroading is still a dangerous profession, and grade crossings still claim many victims.
Ditch lights, those twin headlights about five feet apart at eye level on the front of locomotives create a triangle of bright light on an approaching train. When the engineer blows the whistle, the ditch lights flash alternately as an added alert for the wary automobile or pedestrian.
It’s been widely reported that ditch lights were the creation of the Canadian railroads in their western mountains. These lights could peek around tight corners spotting fallen rock or other problems. Soon other railroads went along and by the mid-90s most railroad locomotives in the Americas had them. The Federal Railway Administration has since mandated them.
But, wait a second. Look at the second picture to the right. Seems the Russkies beat us to the punch just like Sputnik in 1957. The Russian steamer appeared in the August 1958 TRAINS Magazine. Photo Credits: B&LE 905 – Michael S. Murray, Russian Steamer #251 – J. N. Westwood