Cota1992
Senior Airman
I did that ride twice in my teens- I'll be looking forward to the photos
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Nice series of pics!
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syscom3
Pacific Historian
Friggin' great pics!
Lucky13
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Bl**dy nice pics!
Aaron Brooks Wolters
Brigadier General
Great pics guys!
GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
I went by the museum over the weekend, and was able to (finally) get some closer shots of the lumber locomotive on display there.
It's the one I posted in this post: http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/off-topic-misc/train-pics-12796-15.html#post499969, but that photo was shot with my zoom, through a fence!
I also grabbed a shot of the caboose, but there's only one photo of it because my batteries were dying
It's the one I posted in this post: http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/off-topic-misc/train-pics-12796-15.html#post499969, but that photo was shot with my zoom, through a fence!
I also grabbed a shot of the caboose, but there's only one photo of it because my batteries were dying
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Lucky13
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Nice pics GG! GOT to love the Shay and the Heisler AND the Climax! Cool looking logging machines so they were!
GOT to love the Shay and the Heisler AND the Climax! Cool looking logging machines so they were!
wheelsup_cavu
1st Sergeant
Nice pics GG.
Is that the museum In Perris ?
Wheels
Is that the museum In Perris ?
Wheels
trackend
Chief Master Sergeant
super shots
GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
Thanks guys and no, Wheelsup, the museum is here in Redding. It's the Turtle Bay Museum and Exploration park. They have a feature called the Paul Bunyan camp that has all sorts of logging artifacts including this locomotive and a couple flatcars (also a custom flatcar) for hauling timber. The custom flatcars were for the ancient Cedars that grew around here...almost as large as a Sequoia or Redwood.
They currently have a T-Rex at the museum that I grabbed a few pics of, I'll post 'em over in my thread later
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syscom3
Pacific Historian
trackend
Chief Master Sergeant
super shots SY3
Question I see on the steam loco shots its been double banked with a diesel loco is that for reliability of gradiant reasons?
Question I see on the steam loco shots its been double banked with a diesel loco is that for reliability of gradiant reasons?
Lucky13
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Now.....THIS is RAILROADING! 
Sweet! some damn fine shots there Sys.....
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syscom3
Pacific Historian
In a nutshell, its to provide alternate power in case the steam engine "dies". The RR doesnt want the train to block the tracks as these are the mains and there are no detours for hundreds of miles.
vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
I always thought a railray vacation would be nice. Great shots!!
Aaron Brooks Wolters
Brigadier General
WHOA!!!!!
Most excellent sir!!
Most excellent sir!!
Lucky13
Forum Mascot
Aaaah....to go back to the golden days and ride the Olympian, Hiawatha, Olympian Hiawatha, Empire Builder, North Coast Limited, The Daylight etc. etc. Steam powered or 1st generation diesels.
