Interesting building, third from the last. I wonder how many sides it has.
Reminds me of Okmulgee. My Grandparent’s property abutted the rail right through town. What a monster that was to a 3yo me.
Mobius, you still in our great state?
Made it back to Cali, for the first time in a year and a half. Since moving to small town Arizona.
Was finally able to liberate the majority of my toys, from storage (it’s Christmas in April … Thanks Santa!)
I still have some of mine as a kid boxed up as well. Unfortunately the engine has a little damage from a house fire back in 75
Love those anteeks (yep, I can spell). One photo seems to be an older Peugeot car with railroad wheels installed. Pretty classy.
#8 Anyone know what the blue things are on the track?
Fashion accents? I have no idea myself. Some kind of clamping jig?
I am pretty sure those are the actual dogs that hold the track down into the guides that are bolted to the rail ties. Never seen blue ones, but maybe that is the way they come before the weather turns them into rail colored bits.
The ones I have seen are very stiff spring steel, they are actually lined up at 90 degrees to the rail on the plate, once plate is bolted down and rail placed on same, they are turned 90 degrees onto the base of the rail flange pressing it down. Modern and improved version of rail spikes.
Photo here is more of what I have seen (used to work in the industry)
The BR shunter with wasp stripes and cowcatcher is one of a few Class 04s modded for use on the Wisbech and Upwell tramway. The Rev. Awdry was a local vicar and based Toby and the coaches in Thomas the Tank Engine on stock used on the tramway. To fascinate you even further, my sister lives about two hundred yards from the now defunct trackbed.
That is why I like you Jannie, I like English rolling stock and why I include a lot of it on my train posts, you provide local color and information!
colour
Well since I am not a Brit, or a frenchie and I speak and type the correct English…
Thank you, DMM. I do make allowances for colonial spelling and grammar. The only mental block I have is “gotten”: I HATE that!
Oh, no! The Jannie… You done did it now, we found a weak spot with your extreme hatred of our colloquialism of “Gotten.” I guarantee you will not live that down on this blog.
Tomato…HA!
Thanks Cederq. I like to add bits and pieces where they are relevant.
Bonnet, hood, boot, lorry …
Half raised on Brit Formula One mags (and Itralian for the pix) … before live cable F1 broadcasts!
Spanner.
I love to see cars that have been modified to run on the rails!
Got to see a Ford pickup that had those drop-down little rinky-dink flanged wheels to keep it (literally!) on-track, driving down to Logan today. It was passing a real coal train that was waiting for it to clear the block. Probably an inspection team, the Northwest has had a lot of snow through Idaho, Montana, Utah, and Washington. Never a bad idea to run a team down the track in a FWD or heavy-duty truck to make sure everything’s clear! The ground is getting quite soft and landslides and washouts are now a problem with the excess snow. Global warmering, don’cha know!
Interesting building, third from the last. I wonder how many sides it has.
Reminds me of Okmulgee. My Grandparent’s property abutted the rail right through town. What a monster that was to a 3yo me.
Mobius, you still in our great state?
Made it back to Cali, for the first time in a year and a half. Since moving to small town Arizona.
Was finally able to liberate the majority of my toys, from storage (it’s Christmas in April … Thanks Santa!)
https://i.postimg.cc/DfWx4DL3/20230404-132512-HDR.jpg
I still have some of mine as a kid boxed up as well. Unfortunately the engine has a little damage from a house fire back in 75
Love those anteeks (yep, I can spell). One photo seems to be an older Peugeot car with railroad wheels installed. Pretty classy.
#8 Anyone know what the blue things are on the track?
Fashion accents? I have no idea myself. Some kind of clamping jig?
I am pretty sure those are the actual dogs that hold the track down into the guides that are bolted to the rail ties. Never seen blue ones, but maybe that is the way they come before the weather turns them into rail colored bits.
The ones I have seen are very stiff spring steel, they are actually lined up at 90 degrees to the rail on the plate, once plate is bolted down and rail placed on same, they are turned 90 degrees onto the base of the rail flange pressing it down. Modern and improved version of rail spikes.
Photo here is more of what I have seen (used to work in the industry)
The BR shunter with wasp stripes and cowcatcher is one of a few Class 04s modded for use on the Wisbech and Upwell tramway. The Rev. Awdry was a local vicar and based Toby and the coaches in Thomas the Tank Engine on stock used on the tramway. To fascinate you even further, my sister lives about two hundred yards from the now defunct trackbed.
That is why I like you Jannie, I like English rolling stock and why I include a lot of it on my train posts, you provide local color and information!
colour
Well since I am not a Brit, or a frenchie and I speak and type the correct English…
Thank you, DMM. I do make allowances for colonial spelling and grammar. The only mental block I have is “gotten”: I HATE that!
Oh, no! The Jannie… You done did it now, we found a weak spot with your extreme hatred of our colloquialism of “Gotten.” I guarantee you will not live that down on this blog.
Tomato…HA!
Thanks Cederq. I like to add bits and pieces where they are relevant.
Bonnet, hood, boot, lorry …
Half raised on Brit Formula One mags (and Itralian for the pix) … before live cable F1 broadcasts!
Spanner.
I love to see cars that have been modified to run on the rails!
Got to see a Ford pickup that had those drop-down little rinky-dink flanged wheels to keep it (literally!) on-track, driving down to Logan today. It was passing a real coal train that was waiting for it to clear the block. Probably an inspection team, the Northwest has had a lot of snow through Idaho, Montana, Utah, and Washington. Never a bad idea to run a team down the track in a FWD or heavy-duty truck to make sure everything’s clear! The ground is getting quite soft and landslides and washouts are now a problem with the excess snow. Global warmering, don’cha know!