City of San Francisco stuck at Donner Pass, Jan. 1952
S&P with a Rotary Plow at Donner Pass.
S&P Baldwin, MC – 1, Mallet, Consolidation 2-8-8-2, 1909
Baldwin, MC-2
Stephenson’s Rocket, 1829
Sterling Single, Great Northern Railways
Step box
U&P Challenger #3710
U&P 4-8-4 #8444 at World’s Fair in Grand Island, Nebraska
16 thoughts on “Old Train Thursday”
The photos of the City of San Francisco and the SP Rotary are taken in almost exactly the same place. It’s between Nyack and Emigrant Gap on I-80, below the vista point just east of Nyack. (Elevation +/- 5000′)
The valley below the Rotary is Bear Valley. After coming down the ridge and through Emigrant Gap the pioneers would lower their wagons down to Bear Valley, then continue westward to the top of the ridge on the north side of Bear Valley.
The pioneers’ wagon wheels formed ruts in the bedrock at the top of the ridge that were still visible in the ’90s. I’m not sure if the jeepers have erased them by now or not.
They get better and better every week Cederq. Lots of iconic this week. Those F7’s were gorgeous.
Always felt that the Black Widow paint scheme was a hell of a lot more attractive than the later Bloody Nose scheme but still preferred the Daylight above all.
I preferred the Santa Fe yellow, red, and silver.
The old black and white photos are really something. Your efforts in finding them is appreciated!
isn’t this one:
S&P Baldwin, MC – 1, Mallet, Consolidation 2-8-0, 1909
actually a 2-8-8-2 ?
Anyhow, I love these old locos
Sure is by my count.
I believe you are right. This pic had a description and that is what it said, so I ASSUMED it was correct, should have looked closer. I will correct it, thanks anon.
Yup.
I just realized… Tomorrow is the 70th anniversary of the City of San Francisco getting stuck. It was a big deal back then. It made national and world-wide news when it happened.
Thanks, Cederq.
Ooops. 71st Anniversary.
There goes that old age, creeping again.
Cederq, can you please top-up the ink in the server? We here in the Southern Hemisphere can’t make out your sketchy images. And no, it’s not just my bad eyes being the cause.
You sure that Phil didn’t cobble together parts from an old washing machine and an old beat-up IBM adding machine, with a few of Igor’s old vacuum tubes to make the Bustednuckles internet hookup? It would explain a lot, or maybe your sub-editor Guido can help you out?
I know what the problem is… everything is backward south of the equator.
Mmmm….think that pic in Grand Island is a little more recent than 1955, considering the Cutlass on the right hand side would appear to be mid-80’s or thereabouts.
You see that Cargill logo on the grain elevator head house? It was referred to as the “Cargill Toilet Seat” so often they had to revise it.
The web page I took I took that picture off of it had this description and that was what I used. Well, it isn’t the first time I have polka danced on my crank… But that car, small as it is doesn’t belong or even a wet dream of a designer in 1955… Thanks WWW!
When I was a young lad of about 8, my mother and I road the Shasta Daylight from Klamath Falls to Sacramento. When we stepped off the train, Cab Forward #4294 in the opening photo below, was on static display outside the station. Looked like a battle ship on wheels to a skinny kid.
The photos of the City of San Francisco and the SP Rotary are taken in almost exactly the same place. It’s between Nyack and Emigrant Gap on I-80, below the vista point just east of Nyack. (Elevation +/- 5000′)
The valley below the Rotary is Bear Valley. After coming down the ridge and through Emigrant Gap the pioneers would lower their wagons down to Bear Valley, then continue westward to the top of the ridge on the north side of Bear Valley.
The pioneers’ wagon wheels formed ruts in the bedrock at the top of the ridge that were still visible in the ’90s. I’m not sure if the jeepers have erased them by now or not.
They get better and better every week Cederq. Lots of iconic this week. Those F7’s were gorgeous.
Always felt that the Black Widow paint scheme was a hell of a lot more attractive than the later Bloody Nose scheme but still preferred the Daylight above all.
I preferred the Santa Fe yellow, red, and silver.
The old black and white photos are really something. Your efforts in finding them is appreciated!
isn’t this one:
S&P Baldwin, MC – 1, Mallet, Consolidation 2-8-0, 1909
actually a 2-8-8-2 ?
Anyhow, I love these old locos
Sure is by my count.
I believe you are right. This pic had a description and that is what it said, so I ASSUMED it was correct, should have looked closer. I will correct it, thanks anon.
Yup.
I just realized… Tomorrow is the 70th anniversary of the City of San Francisco getting stuck. It was a big deal back then. It made national and world-wide news when it happened.
Thanks, Cederq.
Ooops. 71st Anniversary.
There goes that old age, creeping again.
Cederq, can you please top-up the ink in the server? We here in the Southern Hemisphere can’t make out your sketchy images. And no, it’s not just my bad eyes being the cause.
You sure that Phil didn’t cobble together parts from an old washing machine and an old beat-up IBM adding machine, with a few of Igor’s old vacuum tubes to make the Bustednuckles internet hookup? It would explain a lot, or maybe your sub-editor Guido can help you out?
I know what the problem is… everything is backward south of the equator.
Mmmm….think that pic in Grand Island is a little more recent than 1955, considering the Cutlass on the right hand side would appear to be mid-80’s or thereabouts.
You see that Cargill logo on the grain elevator head house? It was referred to as the “Cargill Toilet Seat” so often they had to revise it.
The web page I took I took that picture off of it had this description and that was what I used. Well, it isn’t the first time I have polka danced on my crank… But that car, small as it is doesn’t belong or even a wet dream of a designer in 1955… Thanks WWW!
When I was a young lad of about 8, my mother and I road the Shasta Daylight from Klamath Falls to Sacramento. When we stepped off the train, Cab Forward #4294 in the opening photo below, was on static display outside the station. Looked like a battle ship on wheels to a skinny kid.
https://vimeo.com/240878623