RowdyRebel Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 Pics taken with my new cell phone.... Quote When approaching a 4-way stop, the vehicle with the biggest tires has the right of way! Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/19310-exciting-day-in-town-here-yesterday/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 Yes I'd say so also Rowdy, Looks like a 4-8-4 with side plates. Only see a few in a museum left. mike Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/19310-exciting-day-in-town-here-yesterday/#findComment-79096 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatcity Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 Yes I'd say so also Rowdy, Looks like a 4-8-4 with side plates. Only see a few in a museum left. mikeI thought it was a "moon the train" thing Or, some nit wit was gonna jump from the roof Quote Success is only a stones throw away.................................................................for a Palestinian Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/19310-exciting-day-in-town-here-yesterday/#findComment-79097 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RowdyRebel Posted June 5, 2011 Author Share Posted June 5, 2011 Pics taken with my new cell phone....Video is off my new cell phone, too....awwwww screw it....doesn't want to let me embed it.....here's the danged link: http://www.myspace.com/video/rid/110161575 Quote When approaching a 4-way stop, the vehicle with the biggest tires has the right of way! Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/19310-exciting-day-in-town-here-yesterday/#findComment-79098 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RowdyRebel Posted June 5, 2011 Author Share Posted June 5, 2011 Yes I'd say so also Rowdy, Looks like a 4-8-4 with side plates. Only see a few in a museum left. mikeI didn't care much for those side plates....hid most of the styling details of those older trains. I LOVE the whistle and the way it chugs along....much more pleasant than the diesel locomotives and their stupid air horns (that I hear a LOT of) Quote When approaching a 4-way stop, the vehicle with the biggest tires has the right of way! Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/19310-exciting-day-in-town-here-yesterday/#findComment-79100 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vision386 Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 I didn't care much for those side plates....hid most of the styling details of those older trains. I LOVE the whistle and the way it chugs along....much more pleasant than the diesel locomotives and their stupid air horns (that I hear a LOT of) Gotta agree there! a steam engine in all its glory is a real thing of beauty! especially in the wintertime..................Mark Quote Mack Truck literate. Computer illiterate. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/19310-exciting-day-in-town-here-yesterday/#findComment-79104 Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 I thought it was a "moon the train" thing Or, some nit wit was gonna jump from the roofSo that's what that is-and I thought it was a finger! Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/19310-exciting-day-in-town-here-yesterday/#findComment-79105 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RowdyRebel Posted June 5, 2011 Author Share Posted June 5, 2011 So that's what that is-and I thought it was a finger!It is a finger....keeps getting in the way of my shots. Oh well...I'm sure I'll get the hang of it eventually. Hadn't even had the phone a full day, so cut me some slack. Quote When approaching a 4-way stop, the vehicle with the biggest tires has the right of way! Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/19310-exciting-day-in-town-here-yesterday/#findComment-79107 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 hey those are pretty good for a cell phone,,,who cares if you cant call anyone,,it serves as a pretty good camera,,just look at the monthly bill as a loaner fee ..come on?..ya guys i like the ole steamers myself,,theres alotta them in my area,,,too cool...bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/19310-exciting-day-in-town-here-yesterday/#findComment-79155 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 not sure,but i thing its safeco park,in seattle alotta times during ball games,thier blowing the horns constantly,,must be close to railroad tracks,,it can be very annoying at times...bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/19310-exciting-day-in-town-here-yesterday/#findComment-79156 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAC B52 Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 (edited) Pics taken with my new cell phone.... That's awesome! looks like an L3-A Mohawk they were common with the "Elephant ears on the side". here's a pic of an Norfolk Southern diesel they pull into my yard everyday shoving Ethanol cars. Edited June 6, 2011 by SAC B52 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/19310-exciting-day-in-town-here-yesterday/#findComment-79160 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullhusk Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 That's awesome! looks like an L3-A Mohawk they were common with the "Elephant ears on the side". here's a pic of an Norfolk Southern diesel they pull into my yard everyday shoving Ethanol cars.WOW!! My neighbor (Mark) is an Engineer fo N/S an he was just tellin me that he pulls over 300 of those tank cars into I think Raritan center? every day, an then it goes over to China from hereBULLHUSK Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/19310-exciting-day-in-town-here-yesterday/#findComment-79165 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAC B52 Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 WOW!! My neighbor (Mark) is an Engineer fo N/S an he was just tellin me that he pulls over 300 of those tank cars into I think Raritan center? every day, an then it goes over to China from hereBULLHUSKHaHa, No China that I know of....We unload 100 railcars at a time we can do it twice daily. We then ship it by barge up to New England and down to Jacksonville, Fla. We also ship by tanker to Netherlands. Usually N/S OR CSX uses two or three Engines cause the train is over a mile long. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/19310-exciting-day-in-town-here-yesterday/#findComment-79167 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullhusk Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 HaHa, No China that I know of....We unload 100 railcars at a time we can do it twice daily. We then ship it by barge up to New England and down to Jacksonville, Fla. We also ship by tanker to Netherlands. Usually N/S OR CSX uses two or three Engines cause the train is over a mile long.WOW, This Fella Mark, moved in across the street about a year or so ago, an we got ta talkin an thats were I got that info!! I'm sorry if It's incorrect. WOW that still is a lot of corn!! I have a rail yard in JC NJ (small) I have about 900ft of my own track with 2 spurs an 2 switchs an 140ft of platform to unload box cars. I bring in brick for a co in MA an store it an truck it out, the funny thing is... Con Rail still does the drilling? it comes from Oak Island Nwk. to Bayonne an then to me. I also have silos that I rent to Cmex an they bring in Flyash from St Louis Mo. an then we truck that out to a lot of concrete co's an block co's BULLHUSK Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/19310-exciting-day-in-town-here-yesterday/#findComment-79169 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambi80 Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 My dad and I went to see one a few years ago...2004-05ish. Pretty neat stuff. The funny/bizarre thing about those though, is the railfan nut jobs that HAVE to follow the thing the WHOLE way and stop at nothing to stay beside it if there's a road that parallels the tracks. Quote Ever wonder how a blind person knows when to stop wiping? Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/19310-exciting-day-in-town-here-yesterday/#findComment-79174 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubbamobilin Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 Well it's great to see the UP is still running some steam excursions as a public relations tool. The only things left of the Norfolk&Western or should I say the Norfolk&Southern steam program are sitting cold in the museum in Roanoke, VA. Such a shame to see those beautiful pieces of equipment and history sitting cold. I did take my boys there a few years ago and it's a great museum, well worth the time, but I wish they could see the N&W 1218 and 611 come through our home town like I did. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/19310-exciting-day-in-town-here-yesterday/#findComment-79178 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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