Front End Friday

[NorthBrit]

Caernarfon Station with Garrett locomotives.

David

 

[KriegslokBR52]

Caernarfon Station with Garrett locomotives.

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David

On that last picture, is that a locomotive shed in the back?

 

[NWP Dave]

Is it the front? U.S. Mule #662.
National Museum of Transportation in St. Louis

 

[Rico]

Taken just yesterday, you could smell the fresh paint!

 

[TLOC]

My favorite loco (till next month)
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It looks great

 

[Chrιstιaη]

Taken just yesterday, you could smell the fresh paint!

 

[NorthBrit]

On that last picture, is that a locomotive shed in the back?

No, KriegslokBR52. The Welsh Highland Railway narrow gauge line ends at the station. The station buildings accommodate the booking office, a tourist shop and passenger facilities. In the winter of 2005/06 the passenger platform and run around loop at Caernarfon were lengthened to permit the operation of trains up to 10 carriages long.

The railway line was originally standard gauge operated by the London & North Western Railway and continued through a tunnel to their station in Caernarfon. When the line closed the track was lifted. What you think is a locomotive shed is actually the tunnel; now used as a walkway and road.

The WHR bought the trackbed and laid their narrow gauge track in its place. The WHR fell on hard times and is now operated by the Ffestiniog Railway Company.

David

 

[KriegslokBR52]

No, KriegslokBR52. The Welsh Highland Railway narrow gauge line ends at the station. The station buildings accommodate the booking office, a tourist shop and passenger facilities. In the winter of 2005/06 the passenger platform and run around loop at Caernarfon were lengthened to permit the operation of trains up to 10 carriages long.

The railway line was originally standard gauge operated by the London & North Western Railway and continued through a tunnel to their station in Caernarfon. When the line closed the track was lifted. What you think is a locomotive shed is actually the tunnel; now used as a walkway and road.

The WHR bought the trackbed and laid their narrow gauge track in its place. The WHR fell on hard times and is now operated by the Ffestiniog Railway Company.

David

Thank you

 

[Smudge617]

Bit Late.

 

[kjd]

Here's quick shot (ie not that great) shot of MRL 290 bringing up the rear of a quartet of helpers working to shove a coal train into a siding on the hill to let one of those hot intermodals pass by.

 

[KriegslokBR52]

Bit Late.

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Australian?

 

[TLOC]

Here's quick shot (ie not that great) shot of MRL 290 bringing up the rear of a quartet of helpers working to shove a coal train into a siding on the hill to let one of those hot intermodals pass by.
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Great shot

 

[Smudge617]

Australian?

Yep, it's a C class EMD 16-645-E3 or Cs3 as it became commonly known as in Oz

 

[NorthBrit]

Tight Squeeze.

David

 

[KriegslokBR52]

Summer 2021 in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, before the Reading and Northern "Pacific" went to the shops:

 

[NorthBrit]

Summer 2021 in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, before the Reading and Northern "Pacific" went to the shops:View attachment 161264

There is something charming about a black and white photograph. Thanks for posting.


David

 

[Smudge617]

 

[KriegslokBR52]

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Cool shot, where is that?

 

[Smudge617]

Cool shot, where is that?

Unfortunately I have no idea, wish I did.

 

[KriegslokBR52]

Unfortunately I have no idea, wish I did.

I thought it might have been yours. I wonder if this is near the Natural Tunnel on CSX.