For all of You Train Lovers

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"Lightning stripe" AC unit.

We had three of those named for Phosphate route cities-

"City of Mulberry"
"City of Tampa"
"City of_______"

OK, I can't find the third one.

Valrico Subdivision - Wikipedia

It should be listed here.

 

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I think that's Columbus OH.

Twin coaling towers.

 

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Valrico Subdivision - Wikipedia

It should be listed here.

I posted the list.

The "bone valley" phosphate mining area is an interesting place.

 

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Pennsylvania Railroad GG1

 

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Those had incredibly long service lives.

mid 1930's to late 1980's

 

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The Long and Winding Road - Union Pacific train, USA . . .

 

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The Long and Winding Road - Union Pacific train, USA . . .

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Looks like a load of new cars or trucks. Those are auto transports.

 

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Careful not to stringline that with all those curves.

 

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The final approval has gone through; CP Rail is taking over Kansas City Souther Rail, the merger will form a new name - Canadian Pacific Kansas City.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/cp-rail-s-takeover-of-kansas-city-southern-gains-final-regulatory-approval-1.6779407

I think this is the first Class One railroad merger since CN Rail bought the former Illinois Central Railroad back in 1998.

 

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KCS stuck around much longer than other smaller class I's.

Probably helped that they operated the Panama canal alternative through panama by rail.
I didn't know that until a few years ago.

I enjoyed their colors, especially in the streamliner era.

 

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I think they may have lasted longer because for a long time the railroads were leery of attempting another buy-out or merger, ever since the Surface Transportation Board put the stops to the planned CN/BNSF merger back in 2000.

 

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North of Aberdeen, Md., in about 1957, a Pennsylvania RR GG1 speeds toward Washington with the new Budd-built Keystone consist. GG1s normally operated with the rear pantograph raised, so this view is rather unusual. James P. Gallagher photo


Why I love the Pennsylvania RR GG1 electric locomotive - Trains

 

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Western Maryland senic railway

 

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Another shot
C&O 1309 Baldwin

 

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One more

 

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Lionel Trains Prewar Postwar For Sale

Some nice Lionel Trains for sale in NJ, not mine