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NKP 765 was in fine form on 5/21/09 practicing for the excursion runs on 5/23. 5/24. & 5/25. Photos taken at the Hoosier Valey Rail Museum located in North Judson, IN and the test run was taken between North Judson, In and English Lake, IN.
At the far land of Osorio de Almeida station, near Curvelo town, we found this old tender lost in the yard. I am wondering which locomotive it belonged to...
Here is the crew doing their last minutes checks as the steamer is releasing steam in the usual spots near and in the cab. This was my 1st time actually chasing a steam train without the huge railfan crowds around.. What a noticable change.
#18 is sitting just idling underneath an overpass in downtown Hood River while waiting for all the passengers to board before a 10am departure on a crisp and cool saturday morning..
#18 is giving this bridge on the Mt. Hood Railroad a good dose of thick black oily smoke as it pushes the passenger train up towards its final destination of Odell, Ore.
With two of my friends, we ended up chasing Fleming Locomotive Works #18 as it crosses the river on the Mt. Hood Railroad towards the station sign "Switchback". The steamer sounded awesome!!
Here is HLCX #3839 along with the UP #5261 sitting at CEECO along with the Milwaukee Road E unit sitting on the south side of the property.. #3839 looks like it was just painted and emerged from the paint booth that very same day..
UP 8584 SD70ACe turning southbound at the Tower 55 interchange in Fort Worth, TX. The unusually wet summer has kept the flowers in bloom, not a typical sight in the Texas August heat. August 18, 2007.
MRSR #91 @ Morton, Wash. reading to push-pull with the MRSR #17 on an excursion from Morton to Mineral, Washington. Note the other column of steam coming from the #17..
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