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Casey Jones, in case you don't know, was a famous engineer for the Illinois Central, killed in a railroad accident in the spring of 1900. What made him a hero and the stuff of folk legend was that he rode the train right into the collision, never taking his hand from the brake, and thus slowing the train enough to spare the lives of all the passengers.
The Illinois Central is a special railroad to me, because its main north-south line ran less than a mile from the house that I grew up in. I remember magnificent, long trains running along that line as a boy, and I remember wondering how on -earth- something that long could be pulled by those engines. It seemed like those trains would go on forever.
That was before the Interstate system had been put in place between Chicago and St. Louis. With the advent of I-55, trucks began to haul the freight that the IC had been hauling, and the trains began to get shorter and shorter. By the end, trains of just three or four cars were rolling up and down that line. It was abandoned by the IC shortly thereafter. That was a sad day to me.
The abandoned grade was eventually turned into a bicycle and walking trail in Bloomington-Normal, now called the Constitution Trail. It's a wonderful trail, made even more wonderful to me by the memories of the mighty trains that plied its course all those years ago.
As a little girl in grade school, Diann (who is now my wife) used to sing a song about Casey Jones in music class. There have been many versions of the lyric over the years, but this one is probably fairly close to the original, written by a man that worked with Casey.
Come all you rounders that want to hear
The story of a brave engineer.
Casey Jones was the rounder's name,
On a six eight wheeler, boys, he won his fame.
The caller called Casey at half past four,
He kissed his wife at the station door,
He mounted to the cabin with the orders in his hand,
And he took his farewell trip to that promised land.
Casey Jones mounted to his cabin,
Casey Jones with his orders in his hand
Casey Jones mounted to his cabin,
And he took his farewell trip to that promised land.
When he pulled up that Reno hill,
He whistled for the crossing with an awful shrill;
The switchman knew by the engine's moan
That the man at the throttle was Casey Jones.
He looked at his water and his water was low;
He looked at his watch and his watch was slow;
He turned to his fireman and this is what he said,
Boy, we're going to reach Frisco, but we'll all be dead.
Casey Jones - going to reach Frisco
Casey Jones - but we'll all be dead,
Casey Jones - going to reach Frisco,
We're going to reach Frisco, but we'll all be dead.
So turn on your water and shovel in your coal,
Stick you head out the window, watch those drivers roll;
I'll drive her till she leaves the rail,
For I'm eight hours late by that Western Mail.
When he was within six miles of the place,
There number four stared him straight in the face.
He turned to his fireman, said Jim you'd better jump,
For there're two locomotives that are going to bump.
Casey Jones - two locomotives,
Casey Jones - going to bump,
Casey Jones - two locomotives,
There're two locomotives that are going to bump.
Casey said just before he died,
There're two more roads I would like to ride.
The fireman said, Which ones can they be?
Oh the Northern Pacific and the Santa Fe.
Mrs. Jones sat at her bed a-sighing
Just to hear the news that her Casey was dying.
Hush up children, and quit your cryin',
For you've got another poppa on the Salt Lake Line.
Casey Jones - got another poppa.
Casey Jones - on the Salt Lake Line.
Casey Jones - got another poppa.
For you've got another poppa on the Salt Lake Line.
Boston and Maine RR R-1b 4-8-2 Mountain 4107 on a long freight. 4107 was built by Baldwin in 1937 and sold to the Baltimore & Ohio ion July 28, 1947 as GM FT diesel units replaced steam on main line freight trains. - from a negative in my collection, photographer, date and location unknown
A typical shed scene at Gilling East Ryedale Model Engineers Rally, with locos from various regions. 28th August 2022. Among the locos visible are Crab 2700, O4/1 63598, Q5/1 3310 and 70000 "Britannia".
8 hours at Richards today, mainly testing. This is 1 of the mixed freight rakes which interestingly the new PF freight train didnt want to pull!....not enough weight on the motor. All 9v single motored engines pulled it all lovely which surprised me as its a very heavy rake!
My next take on a practical, peumatic-driven Lego steam locomotive. The design is the "American" class 4-4-0 of the 1870ies.
The tender hides a capable pneumatic compressor that powers the 2 cylinder, long stroke 'steam' engine.
The "bopper" type caboose offers ample room for a battery box and rc receiver of choice. A Buwizz unit may be installed directly in the engine's cab, alternatively.
On of the pressing problems in rail vehicle design in the 19th century, next to the brake problem, was the coupling problem. I designed a new, brick-built coupler suitalbe for automatic coupling and decoupling, to circumvent the drawbacks and dangers of the contemporary link-and-pin coupling.
Dappled evening light on a driver experience train. For more information on Talyllyn driver experiences visit www.talyllyn.co.uk
The crew of 'Standard 5' no 73156 have a bit of banter with Pete beore leaving with the 1.00 pm Sunday lunch train: Dave the driver, Les his fireman (also a driver) and Duncan - one of the two main men behind the restoration of the engine.
Caledonian Railway No.828 leaves Bewdley Tunnel with the 4.50pm Kidderminster to Bridgnorth at the Severn Valley Railway's Autumn Gala on September 24 2011.
This is a "Deutsch Reichbahn" Locomotive Built in 1942/43 and has just completed a "Museum trip" from Rinteln to Stadhagen and back in the county of Schaumburg, Lower Saxony, Germany.
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8 hours at Richards today, mainly testing.
It started to dawn on me from this shot how many locos I have now, these are all but one (Hogwarts Express) steam locos!
Gauge 1 Lego model of 1813 locomotive. The loco has been redesigned several times during its long work life from 1813 to 1862. The model shows the last form, which is on display in the London Science Museum, and of which there is a detailed, working replica from 1906 in the Deutsches Museum, Munich.
After arrival at Oxenhope, train crew about to move the headlamp to the other end for running tender first back to Keighley.
Oxenhope, Keighley and Worth Valley Railway, 20th April, 2013.
GWR 5700 Class 0-6-0PT No. 9768 at Birmingham (Snow Hill) on a warm and sunny 2nd July 1962 with a train of mineral wagons - disposal location still to be verified.
Photograph by Peter Hands