Midwest Monday

[gjslsffan]

Interesting story about these cars. Thanks for sharing it.

Thanks, I appreciate your comments. I wonder how many of those little bags of microwave oatmeal fits in one of those cars.

 

[MikeGTW]

Looking thru some unbuilt kits there's a bunch of them Anyway found this one with horizontal ribbing had to look it up
Looks like Milwaukee was the only ones they were built in house
And it's midwest

 

[TrucTrain55]

little bags of microwave oatmeal

I don’t know but I sure like them.

 

[skyliner]

Hey, I can contribute to this thread. I previously lived within view of the former IC mainline in central Illinois for a number of years. I'll start out as cliché as possible.

FFG&C (Fisher Farmers Grain & Coal) 1828, a rare GP28, pulls a string of hoppers out of the elevator track in the tiny hamlet of Dewey, IL.

Here's a closeup. This locomotive was built in 1964 for the Illinois Central, and is one of only 16 of that type to be operated by a US railroad.

An overview of the grain elevator complex in Dewey, pictures taken in 2007. I used to pass by here about once a month on my drive to Chicago for work; I had a back-roads route from Champaign until hooking up with I-55 in Gardner. Over 3.5 years of doing that drive, I only saw this loco in operation once.

 

[TrucTrain55]

Hey, I can contribute to this thread. I previously lived within view of the former IC mainline in central Illinois for a number of years. I'll start out as cliché as possible.

FFG&C (Fisher Farmers Grain & Coal) 1828, a rare GP28, pulls a string of hoppers out of the elevator track in the tiny hamlet of Dewey, IL.

Here's a closeup. This locomotive was built in 1964 for the Illinois Central, and is one of only 16 of that type to be operated by a US railroad.

An overview of the grain elevator complex in Dewey, pictures taken in 2007. I used to pass by here about once a month on my drive to Chicago for work; I had a back-roads route from Champaign until hooking up with I-55 in Gardner. Over 3.5 years of doing that drive, I only saw this loco in operation once.

Sure you can. Nice old locomotive and thanks for sharing your pics with us.

 

[santafewillie]

A couple of Frisco cars, one weathered, one not yet weathered.

Need to keep this thread alive.

 

[KriegslokBR52]

While on the way back from wild west i was on US30 along Union Pacific mainline. This is part of a small foto session in Sidney, Nebraska:

Classic nowdays SD40-2 next to a gondola and a DASH9 nearby in the weeds. After traveling further east with the weather playing tricks, spotted this old style elevator in Lodgepole:

All pictures taken on July 15, 2021.

 

[KriegslokBR52]

Seen it in magazines, but traveling through Kansas along old Santa Fe trail it was the first live view for me:

Taken in May last year. What i'm assuming can only be B737s poised to go north west to Seattle for finishing.

 

[KriegslokBR52]

While traveling through Texas last May, cought this three unit lashup in the city of Palestine:

 

[TrucTrain55]

Good Morning MWM fans. Here’s one from the O Scale layout it’s a MPC/Lionel GP7 enjoy your week.

 

[TrucTrain55]

It’s been a long while since we all posted here so here’s mine for today’s MWM. This is a vintage Atlas O scale Boxcar that was a special run back in the day. Enjoy your week.

 

[KriegslokBR52]

I guess Twin Cities would fall into midwest category. In Saint Paul i found a shortline with all GE and ALCo power:

 

[TrucTrain55]

I guess Twin Cities would fall into midwest category. In Saint Paul i found a shortline with all GE and ALCo power: View attachment 174792View attachment 174793View attachment 174794

Yes it does thanks for sharing with us.

 

[skyliner]

Thanks for reviving this thread. Here's the first midwest picture I found in a quick grab from my photo archives. A pair of UP Dash-8s roll into Tolono, Illinois in 2007. Note the trailer dropped into the fifth well car.

 

[TrucTrain55]

Thanks for reviving this thread. Here's the first midwest picture I found in a quick grab from my photo archives. A pair of UP Dash-8s roll into Tolono, Illinois in 2007. Note the trailer dropped into the fifth well car.

Your welcome. I always thought that was neat when they did that I have a few I took over the years I’ll try to find them and share them if I have them. See you next week.

 

[TrucTrain55]

Here’s today’s MWM kinda rare Weaver Missouri Pacific Merchandise car

 

[skyliner]

Thread revival!

Triplecrown Roadrailers roll west through Tolono, IL towards the setting sun. In a moment they will be crossing the CN/IC diamond. Photo taken 2007.

 

[logandsawman]

Here is my SW-1 working by the Wyoming, MN depot. It is lettered for my private transfer company, SLCR. The year is 1940, this locomotive is supposed to be a year old.

Dave LASM

 

[TrucTrain55]

Good Morning MWM fans. Here’s today’s this is a old Round House I lightly weathered. Enjoy your week

 

[Old 97]

Good Morning all. Happy Monday. Here’s a old Bachmann Shell I Custom Painted and Decaled in Rock Island. I’m still thinking about adding some hand rails and glass. Enjoy your weekView attachment 153761

Lee, what scale is this unit?