Across the Years

[Ferrous]

Post any any pics that you have depicting the same location over time!

I'll start:

The same location over a period of 60-some-odd years...

1943: An ACL E7 A-B-A set leads a train of Sherman Tanks towards Birmingham to be shipped to Europe. Note the 0-4-0 switcher on the turntable preparing to work the yard...

1967: In the wake of the SAL/ACL merger, a pair of former SAL geeps leading an ACL E7B bring the 10:00 general freight from Jacksonville across the junction en route to the newly formed SCL's 32nd Street Yard in Birmingham...

Date unknown, presumed to be ca. 1989-1991: A CSX Geep wearing the YN1 paint scheme leads an ex-Family Lines SD40-2 with a train of emptys towards Boyle's Yard in Birmingham where they will be serviced and sent out with a loaded train. It's unlikeley that the SD40-2 (or indeed the SW1500 on the turntable) will carry her former owner's paint for long...

2008: An SD70ACe wearing CSX's "Dark Future" scheme leads a tired old Dash-8 and SD on a general Freight en route to Birmingham from Jacksonville. Sadly, the roundhouse in the background is no longer in use. As you can see, the line hasn't changed much, but the trains travelling it sure have...

 

[WCL]

Thats pretty cool....I'll have to give that a shot and make something up like that....Very nice

 

[Ferrous]

And now for some North-of-the-Border action!

1954: It's a busy day at Toronto Union Station! (Left-Right) On the first track, a CN U2g Northern is just getting underway with an Express to Montreal. Meanwhile, the Canadian has just pulled in, as passengers disembark before the train heads to get serviced. Just one track over, a pair of RF-16's prepares to depart with the CP express to Ottawa. Just behind the sharks, A CN mike idles with the local waiting for the Express to clear the line. On the far right, a pair of CN RDCs slip into the station, having just completed their run.

2008: It's a similarly busy day at Toronto Union. The skyline and trains may have changed, but the traffic sure hasn't! (again, left to right) A GO train waits for clearance to depart. A few tracks over, the Ocean just sounded the all aboard and is about to depart with some unusual power on point. One track further over, a CN GP35 switches a private car onto the end of the Westbound Canadian. And on the far right, another GO train quietly slips in to the station, having finished its run through the suburbs.

 

[Gordy751]

Where did you get that Cn Mike if you dont mind me asking?

 

[Ferrous]

uslw.net

:wave:

 

[Gordy751]

Thank you for your quick answer

 

[Michael_Evans]

Putnam CT throughout the years. Unlike Ferrous' first location that seemed to be untouched by time, father time took a toll on this location.

1950ish: The yard is packed today. On the left an alco switches a small cut of cars, in the middle a passenger train heads north to Worcester MA, on the right a freight train shoots by on its way to Hartford CT. The green alcos will soon be repainted into the [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]McGinnis scheme.[/FONT]

1955: A hurricane hit causing a devastating flood. The flood took out several rail lines that were never rebuilt.

1960: Two New Haven RDCs pass by on their daily run to New London CT.

1971: Passenger service has been discontinued in the area and Penn Central now operates the line. Train traffic has been very low in this area ever since the highway was built.

1979: The Providence & Worcester Railroad has taken over most of the former Penn Central and Boston & Maine lines. Those two boxcars behind the loco were in an accident not two long after this photo was taken.

2006: The track on the right is being lowered so the P&W can run intermodel trains through here.

2008: With gas prices rising more and more people are traveling/shipping by train. Rail traffic is slowly starting to pick up on the line.

 

[WCL]

Now that is AWSOME!!!! Very well told and very well done...:Y:....In the 6th pic...What are them 2 M-O-W things called on the DLS??

 

[Michael_Evans]

Hi WCL
Thanks, the MOW things aren't on DLS. The links to them are below. I believe there are a few other MOW things on those pages.
http://www.amazingmike.nl/html/utc/d...dex_dutch.html
http://dracotrainz.wz.cz/mth.htm

 

[Ferrous]

That's the spirit, Mike!

 

[WCL]

Thanks Mike

 

[MAGLEVSX]

Hmmm Trees Grow very slowly on trainz!:hehe:

Sorry had to do that!

~Crash Bandicoot~

 

[K4driver]

where did you get the flipped cars?

 

[Michael_Evans]

where did you get the flipped cars?

DLS
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[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Arial]KUID2:[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, Arial]59737:6001:1
[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Arial]KUID2:[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, Arial]59737:6002:1
You need to roll them, they don't come preflipped.
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[WCL]

DLS
[FONT=Verdana, Arial]KUID2:[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, Arial]59737:6000:1[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial]KUID2:[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, Arial]59737:6001:1[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial]KUID2:[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, Arial]59737:6002:1[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial]You need to roll them, they don't come preflipped.[/FONT]

Yeah just give them a lil kick on the side and they should roll nicely :hehe: ....Thanks for the kuids

 

[Ferrous]

How do you tip 'em over, then?

 

[sethmcs]

How do you tip 'em over, then?

Natural disaster.:hehe:

 

[titaniclover]

Or call in someone by the name of Adam Wiethuechter. AKA A-Bomb or titaniclover.

I mean, really look at my sig!

Cheers,
Adam

 

[K4driver]

ok
circa 1860, a Prr passenger stops at a station while waitng for a freight to go by at a new settlement in the state of pennsylvania....

circa 1920's a NYC steamer repeats the scene as above look at the development over 50 years.........
but a pennsy extra loco taking the place of the freight, note the switcher on the right

may 20,2008
things have been going bad for this town, they lost their passenger service in the 60's and the steel mills have long been torn down, the rails are usually quiet like the town, except when the washingtonian comes through(note the car)

 

[lner]

Here are two eras, one the thirties and one in the 80's

1936

1988