GoneFishin
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All The Live long Day...."Now departing on Track Two"!
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GoneFishin
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Sassycakes
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RadishRose
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Naugatuck CT
Geezer Garage
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RadishRose
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Train wreck, New Haven Railroad, Dec. 1968
debodun
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Meanderer
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King Charles Poses on the Footplate of the Flying Scotsman
"The monarch, a longtime lover of trains, visited Yorkshire to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the famous steam locomotive that became a British icon due to its speed."
"More than 100 years ago, the Flying Scotsman was introduced as the first steam locomotive on the fledgeling London & North Eastern Railway, and eventually became an icon in British culture after it became the first UK locomotive to reach 100 mph in 1934. To celebrate its centenary, King Charles III visited Pickering Heritage Railway Station Monday, where posed for photos on the locomotive’s footplate. During his visit, he spoke to volunteers who run the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, a heritage rail line that has ferried tourists around the region for the last 50 years."
"The king arrived in Pickering on the royal train, which was pulled by the Flying Scotsman into the heritage railway station. In 2013, he told an onlooker that he has loved trains since he was a child, and he is said to ride in the cab along with the conductor when he can. He has also made multiple visits to the National Railway Museum in York, where he has celebrated milestone anniversaries for other famous trains and railways." (READ MORE)
"The monarch, a longtime lover of trains, visited Yorkshire to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the famous steam locomotive that became a British icon due to its speed."
"More than 100 years ago, the Flying Scotsman was introduced as the first steam locomotive on the fledgeling London & North Eastern Railway, and eventually became an icon in British culture after it became the first UK locomotive to reach 100 mph in 1934. To celebrate its centenary, King Charles III visited Pickering Heritage Railway Station Monday, where posed for photos on the locomotive’s footplate. During his visit, he spoke to volunteers who run the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, a heritage rail line that has ferried tourists around the region for the last 50 years."
"The king arrived in Pickering on the royal train, which was pulled by the Flying Scotsman into the heritage railway station. In 2013, he told an onlooker that he has loved trains since he was a child, and he is said to ride in the cab along with the conductor when he can. He has also made multiple visits to the National Railway Museum in York, where he has celebrated milestone anniversaries for other famous trains and railways." (READ MORE)
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RadishRose
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Derby railroad tracks after the 1955 flood.
Archives & Special Collections of the University of Connecticut Libraries, and Connecticut History Illustrated.
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Meanderer
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What did the railroaders REALLY wear?
"We all know that the majority of people have stereotyped views of how train crews should look. Engineers wear coveralls and a striped hat, conductors a suit and pocket watch, and if your lucky these people with about 95% accuracy will be able to tell the difference between the two. But just how accurate are these stereotypes? As museums and tourist lines I think it's a good idea for us to consider what the "real" railroaders wore back in the first half of the twentieth century, noting of course that the general public most often will neither know nor care. What sort of additional "jewelry" would a conductor have on him, practical or for appearance? How does this differ from say a brakeman or trainman? What did the engineer and fireman wear, and what differentiates the two? All of these are things that we should examine in order to provide the most accurate representation of the atmosphere most museums and shortlines are after."
"We all know that the majority of people have stereotyped views of how train crews should look. Engineers wear coveralls and a striped hat, conductors a suit and pocket watch, and if your lucky these people with about 95% accuracy will be able to tell the difference between the two. But just how accurate are these stereotypes? As museums and tourist lines I think it's a good idea for us to consider what the "real" railroaders wore back in the first half of the twentieth century, noting of course that the general public most often will neither know nor care. What sort of additional "jewelry" would a conductor have on him, practical or for appearance? How does this differ from say a brakeman or trainman? What did the engineer and fireman wear, and what differentiates the two? All of these are things that we should examine in order to provide the most accurate representation of the atmosphere most museums and shortlines are after."