Miscellany
Anything that I've got lying around that doesn't belong anywhere else
gets stuck here.
A.H.Smith #5 (Greenbelt, MD)
Front (400ishx480ish)(46k)
Fireman's Side Mosaic ()(k)
This is A.H.Smith #5,a standard gauge 0-4-2T in Branchville, MD
(look for Greenbelt, MD).
These photos were taken in November 1994. It was moved to an unknown
location sometime prior to 1999.
It's got some sheet metal damage to the water tank and coal
bunker and is missing the brass fiddly bits, but retains its appliances and
appears to be solid. Although thoroughly and evenly rusted, the number
"5" can still be seen below the cab windows and on the numberboard.
It had been located next to the owner's office, who seemed attached to it.
Originally built for and used at the naval gun factory in Washington, DC,
it was later sold for use at the sand/gravel facility until it was retired.
BTW, I was on the grounds and photographing with permission from the company.
Norfolk Southern Widenoses
photo (600x368)(43k)
Two of NS' first widenoses, #8951 and 9007, sit at the Van Dorn intermodal
yard office on a rainy Memorial Day. These are C40-9Ws, identical in
appearance to C44's and the drawing in the cab is even labeled as
"4000/4400 HP". They have a control stand instead of desktop controls
and the nose is designated as 'front'.
I thought this was a great find until the following Saturday, when a
third unit was displayed at the Manassas Rwy Festival, a fourth was
spotted on the point of a TOFC (originating from this yard), and a fifth
was spotted on the coal train to Bethlehem, PA.
C&MU Widenose
photo (600x326)(36k)
Having bought new toys..er, tools since the last couple of engines and
with Athearn having improved their shells,
I couldn't resist having at the new Athearn C44-9W model. This one will
be staying with me (sorry). The C&MU scheme has been slightly modified
for this locomotive. Details include Kadees, plow, all grab irons,
3-piece coupler lift bars, railing chains, brake chain, antenna, mu hoses,
mu cables with receptacle covers, brake lines, speed recorder cable, and
lift rings. Constant
directional lighting (headlights, ditch lights, step lights, classification
lights, and numberboards) is provided by two custom lighting circuits. Sand
filler hatches and decals are still pending.
This is a bad picture, a triple exposure of reverse lights only, forward
lights only, and normal lighting. I am in need of a diorama for staging
such shots... and some improvement in photographic skill.
Chesapeake Beach Railway Museum
Built in 1898, in service until 1935, restored 1980. The station
houses a museum for the railroad and the amusement park that was the
reason for the town. Photo taken Sept 29, 1994.
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