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Category Archives: THE WAY IT WAS
ECHO CANYON SCENES AND THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD
Several years ago, I slowly worked my way up Echo Canyon road, all the while synchronizing my thoughts to the vibrations of history which permeate the canyon. The frantic race with the Central Pacific for maximum miles of construction, that … Continue reading
ANOTHER HOT WORKDAY AT ORANGE EMPIRE RAILROAD MUSEUM
The weather report the night before assured me the temperature on the morrow in Perris would be low enough for me to work in the machine shop. They were wrong, but I wanted to complete the job I had left … Continue reading
BEFORE THERE WERE SPRAYCANS ,THERE WERE POCKET KNIVES
It is a shame most visitors to Orange Empire Railway Museum (OERM) do not notice this small building near the Museum entrance. A visit to the building reveals many examples of old graffiti carved into the exterior siding boards. The … Continue reading
FOUR LARGE DIESEL LOCOMOTIVES ON ROUGH, VERY OLD YARD TRACKs
I stopped at Medicine Bow, Wyoming to give George a look at the depot. We were on our way to Omaha and the Union Pacific Historical society convention. As a certified foamer and photographer, I checked for headlights and was … Continue reading
Posted in DIESEL LOCOMOTIVES, HOW THIS & THAT IS DONE, MODERN RAILROADS, RAILROADS AT WORK, THE WAY IT WAS, THIS IS A MODEL WAITING FOR A BUILDER, THIS IS NOT GOOD!
Tagged A BAD THING MAY HAPPEN AT WORK, A MIRACLE? NO - JUST HARD WORK!, COMPETENCE IS A MUST HERE!, LIKE SPITOONS - THIS WAY WILL LIVE FOREVER., MODERN RAILROADS, YOU WILL LIKE THESE
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A NICE CALIFORNIA SATURDAY and MY PENTAX K 20D
Sometimes I takes a break from the shop, venture out into the sunlight, and see what is going on at OERM. Saturday was no different. I had spent an hour in the machine shop making a drill guide for Phil. … Continue reading
Posted in DIESEL LOCOMOTIVES, HOW THIS & THAT IS DONE, ORANGE EMPIRE RAILROAD MUSEUM PHOTOGRAPHS, RESTORED DIESEL LOCOMOTIVES, RESTORED RAILROAD EQUIPMENT, SPECIAL EVENT AT OERM, STEAM LOCOMOTIVES, THE WAY IT WAS, VC-2 STEAM ENGINE PICTURES
Tagged A MIRACLE? NO - JUST HARD WORK!, LIKE SPITOONS - THIS WAY WILL LIVE FOREVER.
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RAINBOW CANYON AND THE “PEDRO”
If you visit Caliente and stay awhile, you will discover, as we did, the folks who live here are delightful and friendly. The food is good and you can’t beat the scenery. The old “Pedro” will put on a show, … Continue reading
OVER THE TRANSOM A PICTURE CAME
A good friend of my wife, from high school days, sent me a photograph she found in the house she bought. Knowing my interest in railroads, she sent it to me. Bingo! It is a photograph of UPRR #3657, a “bull … Continue reading
COUPLERS
It is almost banal to state the obvious, couplers are an essential part of railroad technology. They must withstand the pulling force of the locomotive as well as the buffing forces imparted by the operation of the train over a … Continue reading
Posted in DIESEL LOCOMOTIVES, FREIGHT CAR HISTORY, HISTORICAL PICTURES, HOW THIS & THAT IS DONE, MODERN RAILROADS, RAILROAD HISTORY IN PICTURES, THE WAY IT WAS, THEN AND NOW IN PICTURES, UPRR LOCOMOTIVE 844
Tagged COMPETENCE IS A MUST HERE!, HOW DID THEY DO THAT?, LIKE SPITOONS - THIS WAY WILL LIVE FOREVER., THEN AND NOW IN PICTURES
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TAYLOR YARD AT NIGHT
Many years ago, I attempted night photography at the SPRR Taylor yard. I was dissatisfied with the images and I set them aside because, in those days, there was no practical way to improve them. All that has changed. I … Continue reading
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