Anyone Else Fascinated By Old Locomotives?

[Dave91TM]

View attachment 128787View attachment 128788I think this is a ballast spreader..

Says right on it "CP Rail Service". I've tried a hunnert times and that 402819 phone number just don't work.

 

[dyoung]

 

[Dave91TM]

Might the aluminum vehicle in the first pic be the Little Engine that Could?

 

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Might the aluminum vehicle in the first pic be the Little Engine that Could?

Maybe. Except for the tow bar …..

 

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[dyoung]

Maybe. Except for the tow bar …..

I think those handles sticking out are for lifting it so you can put it on boards beside the tracks to get it out of the way of the train.. Used to see them in operation on the Great Northern when I was a squirt in White Rock.

 

[dyoung]

From the last logging railroad on northern Vancouver Island...

 

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The Chenab Rail Bridge, is a steel and concrete arch bridgecarrying a single-track railway line, located between Bakkal and Kauri in the Reasi district of the Jammu Division of Jammu and Kashmir, India.<a href="Chenab Rail Bridge - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chenab_Rail_Bridge?t&amp;utm_source=perplexity#cite_note-:0-4)"><span>[</span>4<span>]</span></a><a href="Chenab Rail Bridge - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chenab_Rail_Bridge?t&amp;utm_source=perplexity#cite_note-5)"><span>[</span>5<span>]</span></a> The bridge spans the Chenab River at a height of 359 m (1,178 ft) above the river, making it the world's highest rail bridge and the world's highest arch bridge.<a href="Chenab Rail Bridge - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chenab_Rail_Bridge?t&amp;utm_source=perplexity#cite_note-:000-6)"><span>[</span>6<span>]</span></a><a href="Chenab Rail Bridge - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chenab_Rail_Bridge?t&amp;utm_source=perplexity#cite_note-7)"><span>[</span>7<span>]</span></a>The bridge was fully completed and was inaugurated in August 2022.<a href="Chenab Rail Bridge - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chenab_Rail_Bridge?t&amp;utm_source=perplexity#cite_note-india.com-3)"><span>[</span>3<span>]</span></a> It is built between the Sangaldan Railway Station and the Reasi Railway Station.

In November 2017, the base supports were declared completed allowing for the start of the construction of the main arch.<a href="Chenab Rail Bridge - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chenab_Rail_Bridge?t&amp;utm_source=perplexity#cite_note-8)"><span>[</span>8<span>]</span></a> In April 2021, the Chenab Rail Bridge's arch was completed and the overall bridge was completed in August 2022. It was expected to open to rail traffic by December 2023 or by January/February 2024 but has been rescheduled to July.<a href="Chenab Rail Bridge - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chenab_Rail_Bridge?t&amp;utm_source=perplexity#cite_note-9)"><span>[</span>9<span>]</span></a><a href="Chenab Rail Bridge - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chenab_Rail_Bridge?t&amp;utm_source=perplexity#cite_note-10)"><span>[</span>10<span>]</span></a>

On February 20, 2024, Indian prime minister Narendra Modi officially launched the USBRL project, which encompasses the 48.1 km Banihal-Sangaldan section.<a href="Chenab Rail Bridge - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chenab_Rail_Bridge?t&amp;utm_source=perplexity#cite_note-11)"><span>[</span>11<span>]</span></a> The Chenab Rail Bridge in Reasi district will soon see trains running on it.

In June 2024, the first full trial run on the bridge happened.<a href="Chenab Rail Bridge - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chenab_Rail_Bridge?t&amp;utm_source=perplexity#cite_note-12)"><span>[</span>12<span>]</span></a>

 

[dyoung]

Final pictures from my Sept. road trip...

 

[Murray20c8]

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You mean "Train Trip" don't you?

 

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You mean "Train Trip" don't you?

 

[Murray20c8]

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Hybrid. Pedals and a battery. Unless the battery is for seat warmer’s………

 

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[Dave91TM]

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And ....the TTC driver said "I don't think we're on the Younge line anymore Toto"!

 

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And ....the TTC driver said "I don't think we're on the Younge line anymore Toto"!

Carnaby Street Express

perhaps ?

 

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