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I visited the Western Railway Museum on Highway 12 in Solano County, Northern California today. It was pouring rain - good museum weather, I think. They don’t run the antique trains in the rain, but I had the “barns” where the trains are stored almost to myself. Low light and cramped quarters made photography a bit challenging, but I’ll be sharing a few images of the cool engines and trolleys they have on display.
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Here we see what was the final example of a Western Pacific steam locomotive in operation. Built over 100 years ago, she was a workhorse until diesels took over in the early 1950’s. She continued serving as the railroad's steam ambassador, pulling several different Western Pacific specials and excursions, and even made a cameo appearance in Walt Disney's movie "Pollyanna". On August 22, 1960 she powered a special between Oakland and Niles to participate in the railroad's 50th anniversary of passenger service. In 1979 the Western Railway Museum received Engine 94 and had her pulling short excursions until Labor Day weekend of 1985 when she made her last run. Today No. 94 is in need of expensive boiler work. Everyone's hoping to see the Grand Old Lady operate under steam again.
Santa Paula Fire Department
Station 81 - 10th Street
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2015 Pierce Arrow XT
1500/500-25A, Pierce PUC pump
Detroit Diesel 13 500hp engine
I have near on 60 shots to process but have no time at the moment, I felt the need to upload something and found this one of an old tractor engine gathering dust on the hard drive.
Given the HDR treatment
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(W. L. Hammond photo, dated July 16, 1975. Scan of a slide from my collection.)
This 1952 White COE/Van Pelt pumper lasted in frontline service with the Sacramento Fire Department into the early 1970s. It had a 750-GPM pump and a 500-gallon water tank. It was one of two that came to SFD in 1953, following annexation of one of several small fire districts in South Sacramento (possibly Sutterville Heights).
It may have been relegated to reserve status and filling in for Hose Tender 20 at the time of this 1975 photo. I have a photo, also taken by Mr. Hammond, of Engine 20 with its regularly assigned rig posed in the same spot on the same day.
1905 Marshall Agricultural Engine Works No 42665 Sir Philip sent to Tazmania from new and returned in 2005 and restored by owner Mr. R Foreman and sons.
What beautiful feat of British Engineering. No. 31806 used to run down to Corfe Castle and Swanage during the British Railways days of the 1950s and is the quintessential Southern Railway branch line locomotive.
An absolutely glorious walk in Cornwall is the coastal walk from St Just to Pendeen lighthouse. It takes in a number of old tin mining sites including Botallack, Levant and Geevor.
These two buildings perched precariously on the cliffs are two engine houses for Botallack mine. The lower engine house held the steam engine for pumping water from the mine while the upper engine house was used for winding ore out of the mine. A plaque inside the upper engine house states:
"Crowns Engine Houses, Botallack Mine.
Worked before 1721 and closed in 1914. The lower pumping house was built in the 1830's & the upper winding house Pearce's in 1858. Preserved 1984 by the Carn Brea Mining Society with the help of many individuals and authorities as a tribute to past generations of Cornish miners."
The full history of Crowns Mine is well worth reading and can be found here.
EXIF: 92mm; f/22; 20 secs; ISO50
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
2007 International 7400/Rosenbauer
500/500-20A; 180gpm Aux
IH MaxxForce 9 330hp engine
CalFire #: 4X175
Rosenbauer #: 1411207
An exhibit at the British Motor Museum.
When Rover took control of Alvis in 1965, plans were remade to revive the Alvis car operation. A mid-engined V8 sports car was designed that would be assembled by Alvis.
Car: Rover-Alvis P6BS.
Engine: 3528cc V8.
Year of manufacture: 1967.
Date of first registration in the UK: 11th January 1967
Place of registration: Greater London.
Date of last MOT: No online MOT history.
Mileage at last MOT: Not known.
Date of last V5 issued: 14th July 2005.
Date taken: 16th April 2024.
RD21520C. Great Western Steam Railmotor No. 93 at the Didcot Railway Centre.
This unique vehicle was originally built in 1908, but converted to an unpowered auto-trailer in 1935. The Great Western Society have therefore had to have a new boiler and power bogie manufactured as well as re-building the rest of the vehicle.
Although a major undertaking, this was successfully completed in 2013 and the result is a credit to all those involved in its return to steam.
I also took some video starring the amazing Steam Railmotor while I was at Didcot and this is now on YouTube. To make viewing easier, I have broken it down into three bite-sized chunks and here are the links:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOfqkyMxv_o&t=5s
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qq4hW5TOTOQ&t=7s
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZC0Aetg603U
This is a screen shot from that video.
Wednesday, 9th September, 2020. Copyright © 2020 Ron Fisher.
Space Engine 9.7.2
8640x2160p (4:1 Aspect ratio)
NASA beat me to it!
Okay, they did a 1.5 billion pixel image, I'll give it to them. And a mighty fine one too.
www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic1502a/
It inspired me (plagiarism attempt) to make a similar shot.
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.
Europhoenix 37611 leads large logo 37025 at Inveresk on Sunday 28th May 2017. This 0Z37 , 1200 Derby - Mossend light engine move due to 37099 failing whilst working a test train in Scotland. This going away shot was taken at 1849
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Traction engine at the Chalke Valley History Festival.
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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.
Built in the 1940's, CPR 2024 was originally US Army 4076 and was never owned by Canadian Pacific Railway. In 1947, CPR 2024 and her sister CPR 2023 (US Army 4012) were sold as army surplus to Pacific Coast Terminals in New Westminister BC, where they were both used as yard locomotives until 1965. Destined to the scrapyards, a Victoria BC resident bought both engines and kept them in storage. Heritage Park bought CPR 2024 in 1967, then bought CPR 2023 in 1979. Both run the 1310m/4300 ft loop rail thru Heritage Park.
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.
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.
While photographing the Jurassic coast in Dorset, I came across by chance this incredible steam railway. Remarkable and nostalgic it made a great subject to shoot.
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