Remarks: Pardon me, is this Kings Cross? A4 "Streak" No. 60008 is a long, long way from the LNER's old East Coast Main Line out of London - it's currently displayed at the National Railroad Museum in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Built as the LNER 4496 "Golden Shuttle," it was renamed after WWII to honor Eisenhower. It currently wears its British Railways livery and number, 60008. The museum is the only place in the United States were you can view British main-line steam power.
Remarks: White Christmas guaranteed for the Twin Cities! Amidst a major winter storm, a set of way freight power heading for the roundhouse waits in the clear for another Soo 4400 to pass with the nightly Union Pacific delivery. The quick accumulation, coupled with blowing snow, made it a long night for the train crews and the section crews – switches filled up with snow at a fast rate.
Remarks: My response to Joe LeMay's photo #304577 is this pile of Milwaukee Road 261 parts at Harrison Street. The smokebox front and cab sides will have to be reinstalled before it goes back to Green Bay. Sad.....
Remarks: No 261, no problem! Just make a "guest" engine a Milwaukee locomotive (hey, the colors are pretty close to the Hiawatha). NOT a photoshop job, just some fun in the shop when Doyle wasn't looking. That's the logo off of 261's tender.
Remarks: Two fast machines sit side-by-side at Minneapolis Junction. Believe it or not, there is a connection! During season 2 of “The Dukes of Hazzard,” Bo & Luke raced their ’69 Charger across a grade crossing in front of a fast moving train, pulled by Daylight GS-4 No. 4458 (the studio obviously used some stock footage they had on hand). Is this the first time they’ve actually met in person? Which one is faster??