Category Archives: RAILROAD STRUCTURES

PFE ICE DOCK

Posted on April 11, 2016 by THE OLD MACHINIST

These are images scanned from my 1969 Salt Lake City slides. This is a standard PFE ice dock. It is long gone. Click to enlarge images.  

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THE AT&SF DEPOT AT SANTA FE SPRINGS

Posted on March 18, 2016 by THE OLD MACHINIST

The AT&SF depot building, formerly located at the Santa Fe Springs station, is long gone. However, a replica depot was built for display in a park within the City of Santa Fe Springs, California as part of a railroad exhibit. It … Continue reading →

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METRO’S BLUE LINE WILLOW St. STATION IN LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA

Posted on February 20, 2015 by THE OLD MACHINIST

My wife has breast cancer and is receiving chemotherapy at the Todd Cancer center in Long Beach. The Metro blue line runs nearby and I walked over to the Willow St. station to check it out. I spent a little … Continue reading →

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THE CLICKETY-CLACK SOUND IS LONG GONE

Posted on March 22, 2014 by THE OLD MACHINIST

This gallery contains 5 photos.

The romantic lore of the history of the railroads has within it the “clickety-clack” sound produced as the steel wheels of railroad cars roll over the rail joints and this sound is widely associated by people to railroads. Except, today … Continue reading →

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BUILDING RAILROAD BRIDGES

Posted on March 21, 2014 by THE OLD MACHINIST

This gallery contains 10 photos.

We were driving East on the Riverside Freeway and we reduced our speed to a crawl because of freeway construction. At slower speeds, one can look at the scenery without much concern as long as you do not overdo it. … Continue reading →

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1965 PHOTOGRAPHS OF COLTON, CAL. S.P. ENGINEHOUSE

Posted on February 22, 2014 by THE OLD MACHINIST

A younger version of The Old Machinist took these photographs with the idea of constructing a model of the engine house someday.  Well, someday never came because I abandoned ” The Friendly” and became a modeler of “Uncle Pete”. Maybe … Continue reading →

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SANTA’S WORKSHOP AT ORANGE EMPIRE RAILWAY MUSEUM

Posted on January 1, 2014 by THE OLD MACHINIST
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BIG CHANGE IN CAJON PASS

Posted on September 20, 2013 by THE OLD MACHINIST

THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD EXERCISED THEIR RIGHT TO A ROUTE THROUGH THE CAJON PASS BY CONSTRUCTING A NEW LINE FROM COLTON TO PALMDALE. THE NEW LINE SAW ITS FIRST REVENUE FREIGHT TRAIN IN 1967. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, I MADE TRIPS TO THE CONSTRUCTION SITE … Continue reading →

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