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Work and Events / Happy Easter 2010!

« on: April 04, 2010, 08:50:42 AM »

Thank you to all the volunteers -who along with the absolutely spectacular weather, made Saturday a very memorable day!

Image is from the last stop on the morning's photo freight, at Humason Brook. Happy Easter everyone!

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General Discussion / Mystery machine...

« on: February 28, 2010, 09:06:03 AM »

Not really a mystery, and purported to be the world's largest...but can anyone guess what this is? 

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Other Narrow Gauge / Steam returns to the Georgetown Loop

« on: February 23, 2010, 12:12:31 PM »

New GLR cmo Phil Reader and his crew have gotten No 12 back under steam... hats off to them, and what a GREAT looking locomotive. 
http://www.glrrupdates.com/updates/2010/february2010/feb.html

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Two Footers outside of the US / Tasmanian 2-foot gauge...

« on: February 06, 2010, 04:25:40 PM »

Photos of a switch on the Wee Georgie Mine Ry in Tasmania -sent in by Wayne Laepple... thanks, Wayne!

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General Discussion / A case of over-firing?

« on: January 17, 2010, 10:33:56 AM »

The fireman looks relatively calm in this photo... but what's going on here?
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=310898&nseq=1

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General Discussion / The Lion

« on: January 07, 2010, 07:15:54 AM »

We've talked about the Lion in the past, and wouldn't it be neat to see the locomotive restored for Maine's bicentennial, etc. Here's an idea for transporting the Lion around by rail...not just throughout Maine, but all around New England...

The linked photo shows the Southern's "Best Friend of Charleston" replica being transported by Norfolk Southern.
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=309630&nseq=8

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Other Narrow Gauge / very narrow gauge...

« on: January 01, 2010, 11:07:05 PM »

Anyone ever been to this place? Interesting variety of coal-fired steam...
http://wcrr.org/

And this place as well...check out the Fitchburg Northern No 5!
http://wcrr.org/2001/stl/01stl.shtml

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General Discussion / In the UK, steam saves the day!

« on: December 23, 2009, 03:20:00 PM »

http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kentonline/news/2009/december/21/steam_wins_the_day.aspx

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Work and Events / 2009 Victorian Christmas

« on: December 20, 2009, 11:34:19 AM »

Oh what fun...  


Steve A at Alna Center, with one of his pals

Special guest...

Let's hear it for the giftshop crew!

A packed train rolls past an icy Humason Brook...

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Museum Discussion / Victorian Christmas on Vimeo

« on: December 06, 2009, 10:35:15 PM »

All, some scenes from last year's Victorian Christmas event, shot in HD and uploaded to Vimeo.
http://vimeo.com/7817183
Enjoy!

Stephen 

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Massachusetts' Two Footers / Billerica & Bedford pictures

« on: November 30, 2009, 12:05:15 PM »

I had the chance to stop by the B&B the other day (evening, actually) and took a few pictures. Nice signage at the beginning of the restored section of track. With the leaves all over the ground covering the ties, if one didn't know any better they might think these rails have been here for 100 years. The rail pile is a sure sign we'll be seeing more track being put down on the B&B. It's GREAT that the town is so supportive of this effort.
A short distance away the Friends of Bedord Depot have cosmetically restored an old Boston & Maine RDC passenger-baggage car. The car is electrified, with markers and number boards lit, as well as having interior lights on. It was twilight and I couldn't help taking a couple of pictures, and giving the impression of movement in the process: http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=305483&nseq=2

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Museum Discussion / "old" photo of the week...

« on: October 26, 2009, 09:00:02 AM »

...but it was only 5 years ago, so it's not really that old. Just think of all that has been accomplished in the past 5 years...it truly is amazing.  

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Museum Discussion / Winter photo from 2007...

« on: August 27, 2009, 07:28:15 PM »

Hi, not sure what the circumstances were, although I think it was the weekend before Victorian Christmas...was this the day Gordon changed No 10's nozzles in the front end?? Hmmm...anyway the image was sort of lost...then I found it the other day and uploaded it to railpictures.net... thought you'd enjoy seeing this view,
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=295164&nseq=7

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General Discussion / One for the airplane enthusiasts out there...

« on: August 23, 2009, 08:07:35 AM »

Trains aren't the only things to pan, here's a beautifully restored Ryan PT-22 Army trainer I shot taking off in Mt Morris, IL.

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Two Footers outside of the US / Interesting slogan on the tender...

« on: August 18, 2009, 07:23:31 PM »

The slogan on the tender says: "It is better to starve a whole day long than to lighten fire in the woods for one second"