Another One of the ubiquitous Milwaukee. 2-6-2 local engines at the Othello yard. These guys were everywhere because of their light axle loads.
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THE GREAT TRAIN THREAD!!..
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And not a Milwaukee pic for a change. Great Northern 666 picking up locals in Quincy Wa. In the early 60s.
gunner30
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Postal workers inside a Railway Post Office car (RPO) sorting mail. Notice the man in the foreground has a sidearm
gunner30
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1976 American Freedom train
gunner30
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A Pennsylvania RR GG1, one of the most beautiful locomotives ever designed....
The Milwaukee service track at the Othello roundhouse with sand and water in the late 50s.
gunner30
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Never got to see one in action, but always loved the Fairbanks Morse Trainmaster.
Shoebox1.1
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4449 I believe that’s the daylight! Iirc it did some time in this livery for couple years. Prettiest steam train of all time imho
Milwaukee 849 taking water at Marcellus, Wa. In 1952.
A couple of GP 9s at Marcellus in the early 70s.
gunner30
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I love the sound of idling locomotives, especially an Alco 
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My other half got her portrait today with a pair of SD45s. CWW is Columbia and Walla Walla. They have the contract on the port of Royal Slope line.
Why they need a pair of SD45s to move 2 to 3 cars a month is beyond me.
Why they need a pair of SD45s to move 2 to 3 cars a month is beyond me.
True, but I did the same job with a single 1600 HP Alco and probably burned less than half the fuel. We got about 1MPG on a 52 mile round trip.Because there's no such thing as to much power...
Andy2205
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"Mercury Train Photographed In 1936. Mercury Was The Name Used By The New York Central Railroad For A Family Of Daytime Streamliner Passenger Trains Operating Between Midwestern Cities. The Mercury’s Started Operating In 1936 And Lasted Until 1959"
gunner30
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Took this picture back in 1977, when Penn Central became Conrail...
April 1978, four Milwaukee SD 40 dash 2s leading a train south out of the Othello yard headed west to Tacoma.
Andy2205
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gunner30
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Rode the train to Pittsburgh last week and got to see Horseshoe curve up close, that was impressive
fal762
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Live a little over 1/2 hr from https://tnmot.org/ Go once or twice a month.
gunner30
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Happy 4th of July!
Wenatchee wa. In the early 80s, four F45s with 2 SD40s mixed in. The F45s are probably ex Great northern units.
