Nostalgic for bar cars? Metra may introduce ‘café cars’ Interesting that commuter railroads can find a demand for nostalgic bar car - and may introduce "cafe cars" - but Amtrak and its state partners don't see value in providing a cafe car for multi-hour train routes
Trona Tunnel Motor Renumbering I forget to mention when I posted a few recent photos of the 'new' SD60s on the Trona railway that it seems that someone has been getting a little nostalgic about the Tunnel Motors remaining on the Trona Railway specifically, no 2006 has had its old SP numbers re-applied, including numberboards
CSX way freight on Wooden Trestle Hamilton, MI These photos were taken at noon today, April 2, 2019 They may not be historical, but they are definitely nostalgic The grade crossing shot is at 48th Street just northwest of the town of Hamilton, Michigan The top photo with the engine headed to the left is westbound on the br
Steam Excursion gt; Coal vs. Oil Smoke - Trainorders. com The nostalgic whines about missing the smell of coal smoke is most certainly not a complaint of mine I lived in southern Kansas and my town enjoyed the frequent sounds (and smoke) of the Santa Fe, Frisco, and Mo Pac steam engines Both Santa Fe and Frisco were all oil burners and the MoP burned coal
Steam in the Karavanke Mountains, Austria The steam locomotive, designated Class 378, was equipped with a leading and trailing axle and four coupled wheel sets 167 locomotives were purchased in Austria alone, with another 25 from the Slovak State Railways When the "Nostalgia Railways in Carinthia" were looking for a powerful tank locomotive for nostalgic trains on the ÖBB network
A couple of Dunsmuir Turntable memorys Very nice nostalgic scenes You are right Bob, In many towns in the west the railroad infrastructure removal destruction is near complete Only memories of past operations through photos and personal accounts remain
Blue Train Cafe (Toyama, Japan) Most visitors (according to various sources) visit there for the nostalgic atmosphere It's like stepping into a time machine I was the only one who acted like a train geek - other visitors were coffee shop geeks The second train in the video (and the thumbnail) is an HO scale Kintetsu Railway "Vista Car" limited express EMU
CSX Bright Future Trial Scheme I had completely forgotten about this until I ran across it when throwing out old photos the other day This was a first attempt at the quot;Bright Future quot; scheme Someone at Wayx Shop sent this photo, but don't remember who It was nice but carrying the yellow around the nose was simpl