Prototype Railroading
Aerial Photo of Chicago - 1938
Here is an aerial photo of Chicago from 1938 showing the myriad yards and lines from about 500 north (Illinois St.) to 2400 south (24th St.) and from the lakefront to about 1000 west (Sangamon St.).
Appalachian Santa train
Need some holiday spirit? This train contributes!
https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/joseph-gerth/2018/11/20...
(provides another modeling subject, too)
A bit of prototype, a bit of history, a bit of us.
Probable train?
I'm just wrapping up a session on my layout.
https://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/node/34885
This train consists of a reefer full of lobster and a stock car with sheep. Also an empty coal car and tank car.
Is this train in order so to speak?
Can a tank car be coupled to a caboose?
I read that livestock was usually at the front of the train; is this correct?
Australian train wreck
There was a rather huge train wreck in Australia yesterday. It seems the train stopped to check one of the wagons and the train left of its own accord. 268 wagons of iron ore reached about 65 MPH before being derailed at a switch. Google Australian Train Wreck. I figure that Milt Spanton and SplitRock at least would be interested.
John
TIMELESS TRANSPORTATION: PHOTOGRAPHING TRAINS - by Olympus Photo
A link to a tutorial on better photos - I'm sure I will be looking this over - (some is camera specific- much is not)
Australian ore train derailment
There was a runaway train in AU carrying iron ore... remotely derailed and it tore up about a mile of track.
www.npr.org/2018/11/06/664729853/ [edit: See below for a link.. I copied off of my cell phone.]
I'm sure it's of interest to someone here.
Hand signal question for the professional railroaders, signals are relative to...
At some op sessions, and especially at Live Steam op sessions, crews will use hand signals. I went back and reviewed the thread https://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/node/30560 for some answers, but have one more specific one.
When doing switching, particularly yard or industrial work where you are working from both ends of the loco, what are Forward and Backward given relative to?
Glass factory car load ratios (present day)
I’m trying to figure out the proper ratio of inbound cars at a glass factory. I’ve been toying with having a glass factory on a layout for a long time, and I’m thinking it will be the focus first segment of my new switching layout.
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