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A pair of class 25's depart in the Manchester direction from Chester General in 1982 the then new Powerbox can be seen in the background
The loco's are 25161 and 25224
25161 originally numbered D7511 was withdrawn on November 28th 1984 making it the 226th Class 25 to be withdrawn. After withdrawal 25161 was stored at Toton, then moved with 25193 & 25207 Toton – Gloucester – Swindon between February 21st - 25th 1985. On June 3rd 1987 it was moved to Cocklebury Yard following the closure of Swindon Works. On June 4th/5th 1987 25161, 25207/208, 25327 moved from Cocklebury Yard to Vic Berry, Leicester for scrapping. 25161 was placed in the stack by October 1987 and removed during March 1988 for cutting up which was completed by the last week of March 1988.
25224 Originally numbered D7574 was withdrawn on January 23rd 1983 but in February 1983 reinstated to Crewe finally withdrawn permanently on May 8th 1986.
25224 was the 282nd Class 25 to be withdrawn, one of four retired during May 1986
25224 was stored at Crewe after withdrawal until sold to Vic Berry, Leicester during December 1986. On January 9th 25064, 25198, 25224/269 were moved from Crewe to Leicester, with 25224 entering Vic Berry's yard on January 12th 1987 and was scrapped during February 1987, however the cabs lingered until at least November 1987
Thanks to DerbySulzers website for the loco information
Philadelphia Fire Department
Engine 69
1996 KME (EX-Engine 116, EX-Engine 16, EX-Engine 43, EX-Engine 46, EX-Pipeline 6)
The morning of May 13 found me wake and alert before dawn, so I got to shoot part of the morning fleet on the NS Lafayette District. I am familiar with the afternoon offerings on this busy freight artery, but I don't get out too often early in the day, so my insomnia had a silver lining to it.
Here we see TripleCrown™ 256 hauling its trailers up the steep but short grade at Philo, IL. 256 is blowing for the Illinois 130 crossing behind me; the grain elevators off in the distance are at Tolono – at the bottom of the hill – some five miles distant.
No photo album documenting operations at the Nevada Northern Railway Museum would be complete without photos of this most famous member of the museum crew. This guy first turned up in the East Ely engine house as a kitten in 2008. Whether an orphan or a stray, the crew noticed him around and eventually took pity on the little guy. They fed him and eventually adopted him, taking him to the vets for shots and getting him neutered. He was initially named "Dirtball or Dirtbag", simply because of his obviously filthy appearance. Later, his name was shortened to simply "Dirt."
For years, he quietly existed as the crew's private pet until one day, someone got the idea to show him off on social media, and a star was born. There was a point in time when people, who really didn't care about railroads, would tune into Facebook and other social media outlets to see the many cool photos of him. He even became a sort of spokeskitty for safety topics.
I first encountered him during a 2015 winter photo shoot. Although not the world's friendliest cat, he was kind enough to pose for pictures. I wasn't about to drag him around and pose him with steam engines as some apparently did. I guess I just felt sorry for the little guy as cats are habitual groomers and licking all of that grime off his fur could not have been good for him. That said, despite the dangerous environment, he lived for an amazing 15 years, passing in 2023. Other cats have since taken on his role. He certainly had mastered the look of an engine house cat.
In the yard at Chama, NM, September 24, 2012.
The Denver and Rio Grande Western K-36 class engines are ten 3 -ft narrow gauge, Mikado type, 2-8-2 steam locomotives built for the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad (DRGW) by Baldwin Locomotive Works. They were shipped to the Rio Grande in 1925, and were first used along the Monarch Branch and Marshall Pass, but were later sent to the Third Division out of Alamosa. Of the original ten, four are owned by the Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad (D&SNG) and five by the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad (C&TS). Number 485 fell into the turntable pit at Salida and was scrapped in Pueblo in 1955, with many parts being saved.
The locomotives are of outside-frame design, with the driving wheels placed between the two chassis frames which support the boiler, but with the cylinders, driving rods, counterweights and valve gear on the outside.
Taken from a print in m collection, no further details known.
GNR class C2, built at Doncaster entering service numbered 1507 April 1899. LNER class C12 4507 November 1925. Renumbered 7365 September 1946. Renumbered 67365 June 1950 and withdrawn May 1958.
I wonder how come the LYR class 27 is there?
Brush Type 4 47484 'Isambard Kingdom Brunel' passes through Hayes and Harlington station with a London bound express on 26 February 1977 at a time when the WR named 47s were still a bit of a novelty.
I was out looking for birds when this thing came rumbling out of the woods. I did not have a chance to change lenses, so this was caught with a 400mm F/5.6L from between 100 - 150m away.
Hailed as Union Pacific's "Living Legend," the engine is widely known among railroad enthusiasts for its excursion runs, especially over Union Pacific's fabled crossing of Sherman Hill between Cheyenne and Laramie, Wyoming.
The Northerns
The Northern class steam locomotives, with a wheel arrangement of 4-8-4, were used by most large U.S. railroads in dual passenger and freight service. Union Pacific operated 45 Northerns, built in three classes, which were delivered between 1937 and 1944. Initially the speedy locomotives, capable of exceeding 100 miles per hour, were assigned to passenger trains, including the famous Overland Limited, Portland Rose and Pacific Limited. In their later years, as diesels were assigned to the passenger trains, the Northerns were reassigned to freight service. They operated over most of UP's system.
The second series of Northerns was more than 114 feet long and weighed nearly 910,000 pounds. Most of them were equipped with distinctive smoke deflectors, sometimes called "elephant ears," on the front of the boiler. These were designed to help lift the smoke above the engine so the engine crew's visibility wasn't impaired when the train was drifting at light throttle.
The last steam locomotive built for Union Pacific was Northern No. 844. It was saved in 1960 for excursion and public relations service, an assignment that continues to this day. Any current excursions scheduled are posted on the Schedule page. Two other Northerns are on public display: No. 814 in Council Bluffs, Iowa and No. 833 in Ogden, Utah. A third Northern, No. 838, is stored in Cheyenne and is used as a parts source for No. 844.
Light power in the form on an SD60, two Dash 9s, and a GP15-1 heads east at Pine on a hot and humid Summer day in 2006.
Used in rail yards to switch cars between trains.
Travel Town Museum in Griffith Park, Los Angeles, California.
Straight-eight engine block in the Diamond Mountains, Eureka County, NV. Photographed with Rolleiflex Automat TLR using Kodak Ektar 100 film.
7th May 2018. The first day of the Great Heat Wave at the Keighley And Worth Valley Railway and later in the day I would have to take shelter under one of the bridges as the heat was so stifling. In the scene USATC S160 2-8-0 No.5820 Big Jim makes a light engine movement to Oxenhope [from Haworth] before she starts her duties for the day.