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Train Photography - rlukas1 - 07-28-2009
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Train Photography - rlukas1 - 07-28-2009
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Train Photography - rlukas1 - 07-28-2009
Last One....
Train Photography - jmp883 - 07-28-2009
Don't think I've posted this one before. It's a vehicle along the lines of the FRA test vehicle posted by TransverseRoad.
This is NJT's TGIV (Track Geometry Inspection Vehicle). It tests the rails for flaws and runs over all NJT lines at least once a year. It is equipped with pantographs to allow operation on the NJT electrified lines. When I was an NJT train dispatcher trainee I had the opportunity to ride in the TGIV. Along with the hi-rail ride I also made, the TGIV trip I made was a great way to see the railroad close up. This view is of the 'B', or rear of the unit. The other end has a huge picture window and stepped-level gallery seating to allow track maintenance people, or VIP's, a theater-style view of the railroad. In addition to all the hi-tech test equipment the TGIV also has a galley and restrooms.
Train Photography - rlukas1 - 07-28-2009
[quote name='TransverseRoad' post='324901' date='Jul 28 2009, 09:53 ']+[/quote]
Here's a link to the FRA's T-18 study. A little info, and a fuzzy pic.
[url="http://www.fra.dot.gov/downloads/Research/rr0611.pdf"]http://www.fra.dot.gov/downloads/Research/rr0611.pdf[/url]
Train Photography - Guest - 07-28-2009
I shot this picture in Middlebury VT a few weeks back
Train Photography - Guest - 07-28-2009
I shot this picture in Middlebury VT a few weeks back 2nd photo
Train Photography - Guest - 07-28-2009
Not atrain but a cool shot of the tracks
Train Photography - rlukas1 - 07-28-2009
[quote name='TransverseRoad' post='324987' date='Jul 28 2009, 16:54 ']Here's a link to the FRA's T-18 study. A little info, and a fuzzy pic.
[url="http://www.fra.dot.gov/downloads/Research/rr0611.pdf"]http://www.fra.dot.gov/downloads/Research/rr0611.pdf[/url][/quote]
Here is a better picture showing the (non-standard?) striping scheme.
Train Photography - Richard_L_Dean_07405 - 07-29-2009
[quote name='creofire' post='324993' date='Jul 28 2009, 20:08 ']Not atrain but a cool shot of the tracks[/quote]
Believe it or not that what railfans do most of when out watching for or chasing trains, looking at empty track!
Train Photography - Jamie - 08-01-2009
Back in March the South Shore Line, the country's last interurban commuter railroad between Chicago and South Bend, IN put in service 14 new bilevel gallery cars for use on its rush hour trains. The cars each have 111 seats and the shells were constructed in Japan while everything else by GE.
![[Image: P4242834.JPG]](http://jlj061.rrpicturearchives.net/pictures/43650/P4242834.JPG)
Train Photography - Guest - 08-07-2009
A few weeks ago myself, my wife and two grown boys visited the Denver - Colorado Springs area. Here are some pics of the Colorado Rail Road Museum. First up is this MASIVE beast.
Train Photography - Guest - 08-07-2009
Another beast.
tim/csff25
Train Photography - Guest - 08-07-2009
A vintare rotery blower.
Tim/csff25
Train Photography - Guest - 08-07-2009
Another picture of the rotary with myself and my brother in fronnt to give yous a realative size of the blades. We are both 6' plus and I am the good looking one on the left.
tim/csff25
Train Photography - matchot - 08-08-2009
Great pics Tim, looks like you had a nice vacation with sme fairly decent weather too.
Train Photography - rlukas1 - 08-30-2009
I spotted this mini locomotive in Seattle, on Nickerson Street along the ship canal near some fish processing warehouses. I couldn't get any info on it, except that it's a Plymouth. I wonder how old it is. Any ideas?
Train Photography - Guest - 08-30-2009
[quote name='TransverseRoad' post='332876' date='Aug 30 2009, 00:18 ']I spotted this mini locomotive in Seattle, on Nickerson Street along the ship canal near some fish processing warehouses. I couldn't get any info on it, except that it's a Plymouth. I wonder how old it is. Any ideas?[/quote]
Built in 1943. Did a Google search for Plymouth locomotive Seattle and came up with this site: [url="http://www.northeast.railfan.net/diesel140.html"]http://www.northeast.railfan.net/diesel140.html[/url] Scroll down to the fourth to last row. Two photos side by side in middle for Coastal Transportation PLy ML-35T, looks like the one that you photographed.
Train Photography - rlukas1 - 08-30-2009
[quote name='grumpyFF' post='332878' date='Aug 29 2009, 21:47 ']Built in 1943. Did a Google search for Plymouth locomotive Seattle and came up with this site: [url="http://www.northeast.railfan.net/diesel140.html"]http://www.northeast.railfan.net/diesel140.html[/url] Scroll down to the fourth to last row. Two photos side by side in middle for Coastal Transportation PLy ML-35T, looks like the one that you photographed.[/quote]
Hey, you nailed it, thanks for tracking that down. I'm thinking it was built to be used in the war effort, possible at the Boeing manufacturing plants.
Train Photography - Guest - 09-01-2009
Good old Metra, In back og the Old Worth Fire station, IL