The Rail Enthusiast thread

[Mad Doug Biker]

So, what have you Railway Enthusiasts been up to recently??

Me?? Sod all except for seeing '314s on the Neilston line.

 

[classic33]

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

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Were you one of the figures??

 

[the_mikey]

A couple of shunters.

 

[classic33]

Were you one of the figures??

I'm the one with the camera!

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

A couple of shunters.

Where was that??

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

I'm the one with the camera!

Really? I thought you were the one with the skirt!

 

[the_mikey]

Where was that??

That was at the Avon Valley Railway just over a month ago.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

That was at the Avon Valley Railway just over a month ago.

Ah ok, hope you enjoyed them!!

 

[classic33]

Really? I thought you were the one with the skirt!

Which one? Look close enough & you'll see there's a few in skirts with cameras. I mean there's even one in a kilt!!

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Which one? Look close enough & you'll see there's a few in skirts with cameras. I mean there's even one in a kilt!!

Hmmmm, wouldn't you like to know!!

 

[vernon]

Tanfield Railways May Bank Holiday weekend.

 

[Gravity Aided]

Somewhere near North Normal Junction, I believe in the late 1980's or early 1990's

 

[Gravity Aided]

The going away shot is more interesting. Amtrak was using hastily gutted old Metroliners from the Northeast Corridor Service (Boston-Washington D.C.) as cab units for the return run to Chicago from Springfield, as there were no turning facilities for a passenger train at Springfield, and the train stopped at Springfield, then returned to Chicago with the Metroliner as a cab-control car.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

What I know about American trains you could write on a postage stamp, so thanks!!

By the way, is that the Springfield of the Simpsons??