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Photos from the Pennyrail Newsletter
Photos by Ricky Bivins
The WKNRHS recently took a trip to Hawsville, KY, for a layout visit at the home of Johnny
Dawson. Enjoy the photos taken by Will Kling. Click photos for larger view.
The Terry family, Alicia, Ann (Farrell), and Brian, prepared and served us dinner comprised of recipes from railroad dining cars during our July 2023 meeting. Click image for larger view.
CSX 1973 Chessie System heritage unit rolls into south Atkinson (Madisonville) just past sundown, August 12, 2023. Top Photo by Bill Thomas.
Bottom Photo – Jim Pearson was a the same location when E002 arrived. This drone shot shows conductor Nick Jochim climbing aboard after lining the switches. See more info on Jim’s Facebook page.
Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society’s Nickel Plate Road 765 begins the steam up in Edon, OH for The Tri State Steam Excursion on June 18, 2023. This Father’s Day event traveled over Indiana Northeastern tracks through Ohio, Indiana and Michigan. Photos by Chris Dees
High noon on June 17, 2023 in Union Mills, Indiana sees the Chesapeake and Indiana power resting for the weekend. The railroad’s reporting marks of CKIN earned the railroad’s nickname of “The Chicken” by local railfans. 6386 is an SD40-2 and 5115 is a GP38-2. Photo by Chris Dees
Siemens Charger number 4611 is ready to depart Carbondale, Illinois with the morning Saluki to Chicago on the morning of July 7, 2023. Superliners are being used on the Illini and Saluki trains due to their heavier weight and improved detection by the PTC signal system. Photo by Chris Dees.
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Congratulations to the winners of our Chapter photo contest winner for March!
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An all-NS day at Warrior Coal. Photo by Bill Thomas
(Apple iPhone SE (2nd generation) Wide Camera — 28 mm ƒ1.8. 2682 × 1509)
A LITTLE ODD – This loaded CSX coal train on the Warrior branch, Madisonville was long hood forward on February 10, 202, when editor Bill Thomas caught it idling and waiting on a crew.
(Apple iPhone SE (2nd generation) Wide Camera — 28 mm ƒ1.8. 2682 × 1509)
The engine number is obscured, but this late model Southern Pacific cab-forward is sticking its nose out of a dead-end tunnel. Say-what..? The location is Cascade Summit on the line from Eugene to Klamath Falls, Oregon.
A helper district from Oakridge ended here at the summit. The helpers were cut off and turned on a wye for the return trip downhill. The problem here at Cascade Summit was cramped space, and a turning wye requires a fair amount of real estate to function.
Problem solved, burrow a tunnel long enough negotiate the movement. The track leading out of the picture to the left links up with the Westbound mainline towards Klamath Falls. The other towards Oakridge and Portland. . A turntable was impractical unless covered, and snowplows easily keep the wye clear. To my knowledge this arrangement is unique to the Southern Pacific. Photo and caption submitted by Gary Ostlund.
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…
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.
