THIS PHOTOGRAPH HAS INSPIRED A POEM:
Your work is an excellent illustration for a brief memory I shall recount with brevity:
There are rails in my own lifetime, too many really.
There have been times when I never took that return trip and now, now I wish I had. But that train is long gone,
and the station is probably gone too.
Too much time has lapsed for me to ever return.
I take comfort in the fact that sometimes great romances are only meant to last a short time and then end, leaving our memories forever young.
When I reflect, I see only the beauty in the face
I saw when our romance ended,
young as it was when we met.
It will be a romance that will never grow old.
By R.L.Huffstutter
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I’m so sick of travelling without reaching a destination…
Half my life I spent on trains, going from one place to another.
Meeting friends, meeting family, meeting obligations, meeting people who mean the world to me ….. and leaving them after a certain time, with the certainty that I won’t see them for a long period of time
So many familiar places, but no home.
Uploaded by Eric Clipperton on 4 Jun 10, 11.11AM PDT.
Friday, June 11, 2010
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Hibernating.
THIS IS THE FAMILIAR FACE OF THE DIESELS I GREW UP WITH, the kind of diesels that pulled the railroads before they became nationalized. This was the face I loved, the face that helped me smile at a million people as I went from California to many points east. My favorite spot on these trains was always in the Clubcar, sipping Coca Cola and dreaming about the future as the cacti of the painted desert passed by my window. And there were those nights when all looked even brighter from the Vista Dome Car, sitting beside some young lady who said, "Hello, Sailor". Yes, my friend, you took a great photo.
Hibernating.
This EMD E8 is parked on a hard-to-photograph siding in La Mirada, CA along with a number of passenger cars. It appears in movies occasionally.
Uploaded by Morven on 14 Jun 05,
Hibernating.
This EMD E8 is parked on a hard-to-photograph siding in La Mirada, CA along with a number of passenger cars. It appears in movies occasionally.
Uploaded by Morven on 14 Jun 05,
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Italian night
Italian night
Tram in Milano
Taken from the taxi took from the Milano station to hotel. Was raining, but first great impression of Italian color.
Uploaded by Quietude on 1 Feb 08, 7.16PM
Tram in Milano
Taken from the taxi took from the Milano station to hotel. Was raining, but first great impression of Italian color.
Uploaded by Quietude on 1 Feb 08, 7.16PM
Saturday, August 8, 2009
JAMES ELDON HUFFSTUTTER, MILWAUKEE RAILROAD
JAMES ELDON HUFFSTUTTER, MILWAUKEE RAILROAD
JAMES E. HUFFSTUTTER WORKED FOR THE MILWAUKEE RAILROAD FOR 45 YEARS. CONDUCTOR. THE SW LIMITED NUMBER 26 FROM KC TO DAVENPORT. HE PASSED AWAY IN 1984. HIS NEPHEW, BILL McDaniels passed away in the same month almost one year later. For a photo of Marietta, Jim's sister and Bill's mother, see tags Marietta McDaniel or Aunt Marietta.
JAMES E. HUFFSTUTTER WORKED FOR THE MILWAUKEE RAILROAD FOR 45 YEARS. CONDUCTOR. THE SW LIMITED NUMBER 26 FROM KC TO DAVENPORT. HE PASSED AWAY IN 1984. HIS NEPHEW, BILL McDaniels passed away in the same month almost one year later. For a photo of Marietta, Jim's sister and Bill's mother, see tags Marietta McDaniel or Aunt Marietta.
DEPARTING RANCOR OF POLITICAL DISPUTES: ALL ABOARD FOR SERENITY
DEPARTING RANCOR OF POLITICAL DISPUTES: ALL ABOARD FOR SERENITY
Originally uploaded by roberthuffstutter
Burlington Northern BN-3
There is something about the lines of these old diesels that are akin to the shape of the Coca Cola bottle; they are unique and one of a kind. They are icons of Americana, they warm the heart of this American and create a spirit of energy. How wonderful it would have been if passenger trains had remained as popular as Coca Cola. Our nation once had a transportation system that literally went to almost every town in the USA. Those were the days when travel was taken for granted, like the mailman, like the corner grocery. But time moves on.
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Burlington Northern BN-3
BN-3 is an EMD E-9AM and was built in 1956. It currently lives at the IRM.
Uploaded by William D. Hopkins on 17 Jul 09, 10.18PM PDT.
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Burlington Northern BN-3
BN-3 is an EMD E-9AM and was built in 1956. It currently lives at the IRM.
Uploaded by William D. Hopkins on 17 Jul 09, 10.18PM PDT.
Milwaukee Road Sign
Milwaukee Road Sign
Someone mentioned to me that the Milwaukee Road sign looks real good, it would be helpful to see it in color, if only to show how bright the Milwaukee's trains were.
Uploaded by William D. Hopkins on 17 Jul 09, 10.18PM PDT
Someone mentioned to me that the Milwaukee Road sign looks real good, it would be helpful to see it in color, if only to show how bright the Milwaukee's trains were.
Uploaded by William D. Hopkins on 17 Jul 09, 10.18PM PDT
Edsel
Edsel
Ford's Edsel was meant to be a separate, all new brand to compete with GM's midpriced Oldsmobile. It was a spectacular failure. Popular belief is that the car's styling-mostly conventional but with that unusual vertical grille up front-did the Edsel in, along with it's weird name. In reality it was a combination of things, including poor build quality, pricing that didn't quite slot between Ford and Mercury, and marketing that promised more than it delivered. The Edsel was gone within three years.
That said, I've always kinda liked the Edsel. Stylewise, I think it compares favorably with most other American cars of the period. This one's a '58, and is, I believe, an unrestored example.
Uploaded by William
Ford's Edsel was meant to be a separate, all new brand to compete with GM's midpriced Oldsmobile. It was a spectacular failure. Popular belief is that the car's styling-mostly conventional but with that unusual vertical grille up front-did the Edsel in, along with it's weird name. In reality it was a combination of things, including poor build quality, pricing that didn't quite slot between Ford and Mercury, and marketing that promised more than it delivered. The Edsel was gone within three years.
That said, I've always kinda liked the Edsel. Stylewise, I think it compares favorably with most other American cars of the period. This one's a '58, and is, I believe, an unrestored example.
Uploaded by William
Milwaukee Road 37A
Milwaukee Road 37A
This is the front of 37A. It is an EMD E-9A, and was built in 1961. It is in very rough condition, with lots of rust and some missing panels on the other side of the loco, as well as the Milwaukee Road heralds on the front and the other side of the cab.
Uploaded by William D. Hopkins on 3 Aug 09, 6.41PM PDT.
This is the front of 37A. It is an EMD E-9A, and was built in 1961. It is in very rough condition, with lots of rust and some missing panels on the other side of the loco, as well as the Milwaukee Road heralds on the front and the other side of the cab.
Uploaded by William D. Hopkins on 3 Aug 09, 6.41PM PDT.
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Old DeRidder Railroad Depot
Old DeRidder Railroad Depot
The old railroad depot in DeRidder, Louisiana is now the Beauregard Museum.
Uploaded by J. Stephen Conn on 17 Jul 09, 6.26PM PDT.
The old railroad depot in DeRidder, Louisiana is now the Beauregard Museum.
Uploaded by J. Stephen Conn on 17 Jul 09, 6.26PM PDT.
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Floodwall mural of locomotive and train station, Paducah, Kentucky
Floodwall mural of locomotive and train station, Paducah, Kentucky
Originally uploaded by Joel Abroad
Floodwall mural of locomotive and train station, Paducah, Kentucky, May 2007
Uploaded by Joel Abroad on 10 Jun 07, 8.48AM PDT.
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
CSXT 4708 Q406
ONE FANTASTIC PHOTO OF AMERICAN RAILROADS BY WHEELTOYZ.
THE BACKGROUND COULD NOT BE BETTER. THIS IS A CLASSIC PHOTO. CONGRATULATIONS TO WHEELTOYZ FOR THE PHOTO, AND THANKS FOR LETTING US EXHIBIT IT IN OUR ONLINE JOURNAL. CLICK ON THE HIGHLIGHTED LINK AND SEE MANY MORE FANTASTIC PHOTOS.........................THE EDITORS
THE BACKGROUND COULD NOT BE BETTER. THIS IS A CLASSIC PHOTO. CONGRATULATIONS TO WHEELTOYZ FOR THE PHOTO, AND THANKS FOR LETTING US EXHIBIT IT IN OUR ONLINE JOURNAL. CLICK ON THE HIGHLIGHTED LINK AND SEE MANY MORE FANTASTIC PHOTOS.........................THE EDITORS
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Happy Furry Friday
Happy Furry Friday
I didn't have a Furry Foto for this Friday, so how about an old photo of a Chicago Northwestern Line Locomotive number 2908.
Uploaded by born1945 on 18 Aug 06,
I didn't have a Furry Foto for this Friday, so how about an old photo of a Chicago Northwestern Line Locomotive number 2908.
Uploaded by born1945 on 18 Aug 06,
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Friday, March 27, 2009
Yours Truly, 1989
THIS YOUNG RAILROADER PICKED A PRETTY NEAT LOCOMOTIVE FOR HIS PHOTO ALMOST TWENTY YEARS AGO. THANKS TO THE PHOTOGRAPHER, CAPWELL, FOR SHARING THIS WITH VIEWERS.
Thursday, March 26, 2009
soldier summit, utah
soldier summit, utah
a derail on a siding, atop soldier summit in utah. 7700 ft in late may means that there is still snow on the ground. pretty cool.
Uploaded by capwell on 28 Jul 08, 1.49PM
a derail on a siding, atop soldier summit in utah. 7700 ft in late may means that there is still snow on the ground. pretty cool.
Uploaded by capwell on 28 Jul 08, 1.49PM
Monday, March 16, 2009
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