Photos from the Pennyrail Newsletter
A 20 minute late Southwest Chief, train #4, races through Norwalk, CA on April 4, 2015. Usually long, this evening #4 has 3 P42’s on point with a car ahead of baggage headed for Beach Grove for repair along with 3 private cars bringing up the rear of the train. Photo by Matt Gentry
Here’s a sneak preview of a slide show I’ll be doing this Spring for the chapter. Location: Wishram, WA. The Spokane, Portland & Seattle RR built this bridge to access Eastern Oregon. Eventually became key to the Inside Gateway to California, and now an important segment of the BNSF. That’s Oregon on the other side. The river runs from left to right, and the impoundment is from the Dalles Dam, which buried Celilo Falls. The falls was the site of historic fishing for the indians, using hand held nets, while standing on rickety platforms.
The train was Northbound now heading West for Vancouver, Washington, about a hundred miles downstream. If you look close, you can see bridge pillars that could have allowed the train to swung to the right or East and enter Wishram Yard, or continued on to Pasco, Washington and points East. – Gary Ostlund
Another busy day on Saturday December 6, 2014 at UP’s West Colton Yard in Bloomington, CA. – Matt Gentry
January 4, 2015 – A Norfolk Southern ribbon rail train sits in the yard next to Paducah and Louisville’s 4511 at West Yard in Madisonville, Ky. – Jim Pearson
3 SD40-2s lead Q647 through Hopkinsville, KY. -Wallace Henderson
Amtrak’s northbound Pacific Surfliner prepares to stop at the new Anaheim transit center on December 6, 2014. – Matt Gentry
December 30, 2014 – A Paducah and Louisville manifest train, with engine 4503 on point, heads north toward West Yards in Madisonville, Ky with FURX engines 3036 & 3033 on the end of the consist. -Jim Pearson
Taken over the Holidays while visiting family, Bill Thomas remarks that Norris Yard, in Irondale, AL (Birmingham) is starting to look more and more like the switches are made by Lionel! Editor’s note; West Colton Yard has lights like this as well. – Bill Thomas
Loram rail grinder at the Hwy 1337 crossing in Richland KY. NB (towards Louisville) right in front of Jim Pearson’s house. – Rick Bivins
