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The Pleasant Valley local switches some cars at Willada (Lancaster). They'll soon be back on their way.
A lot of old machines and tools where hidden away in this massive abandonment! Here is a close up of a switch board on one of the machines.
Finally got around to painting this boy. Tan resin is difficult to photograph in natural light, but he is a really nice color!
A fun, fast train chase is one of the great joys of life...especially when it's vintage, like RJ Corman's gorgeous red-and-sliver tuxedo F-units from the Old Kentucky Dinner Train.
Back on Corman rails, the Dinner Train is galloping through Simpsonville, KY.
VIA 202 hard at work switching cars in the yard on the Dartmouth Model Railway Club layout. 202 is a detailed Athearn SW1000. Cars in the scene are Rapido LRCs and Evangeline Park (modernized), Rapido's Glen Fraser lounge, and my model of Panorama 1720.
For decades, Otter Tail Power used one particular style of switch on its system, and one day I happened across an installation with one switch closed and the other one open, so I decided to get this picture showing the two positions of the operating handle. The left one is the 'open' position while the other is the 'closed' position.
I'd imagine it would be a bit of a pain to operate one of these 'KPF' switches during a winter storm... newer switch designs use a rotating lever, where the sequence is simply unlock, raise lever, rotate, lower lever, and lock.
With the KPF switch, as the rod moves up or down by the handle, it operates a crank that swings the movable side of the switch to the corresponding open or closed position.
This switch has long been discontinued, and the company is starting to replace them with newer models as part of ongoing maintenance.
Finally got around to painting this boy. Tan resin is difficult to photograph in natural light, but he is a really nice color!
The Sealston Switcher is at the top end of the Dahlgren Branch with 33 empty trash cars. The train was formerly known as the Emerald Express when the trainset was comprised of pretty green tub cars that have since been replaced. The train sees daylight only for a short time after going on duty at 6pm, and only during the longer days of the year/
The Maryland Midland's UBHF is switching the lumber distribution facility (NVR) in Thurmont, MD. The crew has a hold of 53 cement loads as they pull four empty lumber cars from the plant. The Midland's Heritage unit leads today's very late running train. The 2060 was formerly numbered 300 before the Genesee & Wyoming company acquired the shortline in 2007. This location was originally a junction point with the Hagerstown & Frederick Interurban line which branched off to the right in this picture and ventured south to Frederick. The Western Maryland's passenger station stood to the left of the mainline about where the fourth and fifth units are. Many pictures were taken here in the '40s and '50s when the H&F and the WM trains regularly met to exchange passengers, mail, and express. October 2, 2017.
Nikon F100, Fujichrome RVP 100.
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Fotografía: Felipe Trucco
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Producción: Carlos Castro