tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69231714305275543832024-03-05T20:57:53.145-05:00The VMT and C&M ManThis is the blog of Connor E. D. former yardmaster/Intern curator of VMoT, now a brakeman for the C&M, Coopersville and Marne. I hope you all enjoy my posts about my life, as well as interesting tad bits of history along that way! :DTheBrakemenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15424511663957464512noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6923171430527554383.post-68105083864748011432008-07-11T13:37:00.000-04:002008-07-11T13:39:04.982-04:00The LawGood morning People!<br /><br /><br />Well I am sad to have been informed. Due to Michigan law, I was removed from my position of Brakemen due to my age. It has saddened me, as the burning want to do railroading as it is stuck in me blood now.<br /><br />I hope MOW is somewhat like it... though I do doubt... I liked it while my other job lasted.<br /><br />Thanks guys!<br /><br /><br />-ConnorTheBrakemenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15424511663957464512noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6923171430527554383.post-62799259325078672982008-06-27T09:53:00.002-04:002008-06-27T10:22:19.023-04:00Coopersville & MarneHey Folks!<br /><br />Today Im gonna share information about the Coopersville and Marne. Taken from the website, so its a little easier on me :P<br /><br /><br /><br />(From the C&M webpage)<br />A General History of C&M<br />"<span class="size12 TimesRoman12" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">The Coopersville & Marne Railway Company was incorporated on July 13, 1989. The initial purpose of those involved was to purchase the old Grand Trunk right-of-way between the towns of Coopersville and Marne, just to the northwest of Grand Rapids. The idea was to preserve the track for future use and to provide vintage passenger service. The purchase was made on December 14, 1989. Most of the cost was covered by the sale of shares of stock in the Company.<br /></span><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="left"><span class="size12 TimesRoman12" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="left"><span class="size12 TimesRoman12" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">The line has a long history. It was chartered as the Oakland and Ottawa Railroad Company on April 3, 1848. The purpose was to build a railroad from "Oakland via Fentonville to Lake Michigan in Ottawa County". The railroad was merged with the Detroit and Pontiac Railroad Company in 1855, and the name was changed to the Detroit and Milwaukee Railroad. The track through Marne and Coopersville was first laid down in the summer of 1858. The first train into Grand Rapids arrived there in June of 1858, with the first train into Grand Haven arriving there in September of that year.<br /></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="left"><span class="size12 TimesRoman12" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="left"><span class="size12 TimesRoman12" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">There were some additional corporate changes, and in May of 1928 the railroad became part of the Grand Trunk Western Railroad Company. In 1987 the Central Michigan Railway Company purchased most of the line, and it is this company that sold the line to the Cooperesville and Marne. Later on the C&M Ry. also purchased the rest of the line from Marne into Grand Rapids.<br /></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="left"><span class="size12 TimesRoman12" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="left"><span class="size12 TimesRoman12" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">The Coopersville and Marne Railway Company began operations on July 4, 1990, using a leased locomotive, a leased passenger car, and a borrowed caboose. The traffic that summer was enough to warrant obtaining the use of a second coach. In 1991 we leased a third coach, and in 1992 we leased one additional coach. We now have four coaches, with room for 300 passengers.<br /></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="left"><span class="size12 TimesRoman12" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="left"><span class="size12 TimesRoman12" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">In 1993, in conjunction with the Coopersville Downtown Development Authority, we obtained a new train boarding area and a small depot, in downtown Coopersville.<br /></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="left"><span class="size12 TimesRoman12" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="left"><span class="size12 TimesRoman12" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Three of our coaches originally were commuter cars, two from the East Coast (DL&W), and one from the Canadian National Railroad. The coaches are heated in the cold weather, and cooled by opening the windows when it is warm. Plans are in the works for air conditioning in some of the cars. The coaches are restroom equipped for passenger convenience.<br /></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="left"><span class="size12 TimesRoman12" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="left"><span class="size12 TimesRoman12" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Our train usually is pulled by a 125 ton General motors SW9 switcher locomotive, number 7014. This locomotive had been owned by the Grand Trunk Western Railway and served in Battle Creek, Michigan. The 1200 horsepower diesel engine turns a generator, which feeds electricity to the traction motors, which are geared to driving wheels. As much as possible, we stress vintage operation of the equipment, including proper dress for members of the train crew.<br /></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="left"><span class="size12 TimesRoman12" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="left"><span class="size12 TimesRoman12" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Our operation is carried out for the most part by volunteers. These people must complete an appropriate training program before they may participate as a member of the train crew. Other volunteers help us with track work, equipment maintenance, ticket sales, painting, and the like.<br /></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="left"><span class="size12 TimesRoman12" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="left"><span class="size12 TimesRoman12" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">During the summer months, we run regular trains on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Prior to Easter, we run our Bunny Trains on Saturdays. Other theme trains are the Troop Trains for Memorial Day, the Great Train Robbery, The Famous Pumpkin Train, and The Santa Train. And, of course, throughout the year we run our charters for a variety of groups for a variety of reasons.<br /></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="left"><span class="size12 TimesRoman12" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="left"><span class="size12 TimesRoman12" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">The Coopersville & Marne Railway does run some freight service. At the present time we contract with the Grand Rapids and Eastern Railroad for handling our freight service.<br /></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="left"><span class="size12 TimesRoman12" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="left"><span class="size12 TimesRoman12" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">As you look around our property in downtown Coopersville, you will see some other equipment. We do have a smaller back-up locomotive, a wrecking crane, some cabooses, and various track equipment to help us keep our track in shape. We even have a switch tower, which was moved to Coopersville from Greenville, Michigan, and restored. You may even spot a steam locomotive (not running)!<br /></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" align="left"><span class="size12 TimesRoman12" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;color:#006633;" class="size12 TimesRoman12" >We hope that if you're in the area, you'll stop by and ride with us. If you've already ridden with us, we hope you enjoyed the trip!"<br /><br /><br /><br /></span>TheBrakemenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15424511663957464512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6923171430527554383.post-6985423421615408042008-06-25T21:12:00.004-04:002008-06-25T21:41:24.076-04:00A New EraHey folks!<br /><br /><br />This is my official last post for <span style="font-weight: bold;">this</span> blog, I wont surrender it over, nor will it jsut 'disappear' but it will change to something new. The official blog of Former VMoT man: Connor D. :), So you all can stay in touch and know what Im doing.BUT to start... I got a new railroading job, as a trainee Brakeman for the C&M, or Coopersville and Marne Railway company. It is fun, exciting, and keeping history alive, in a way I was unable to for the VMoT (That does not mean it is better... NOT BY A LONGSHOT!<span style="text-decoration: underline;">)</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcOZkeUn7DYIY_XRF34AcTTQ3gy8me7dLPM5b-EtBTPNX5DHWqZU0_Yxw2vm2e8ZIWOvIhNZrmpzpNidymHQ1CfI3pzVxqi9DGx67YpYSU9FyOrBjXnye632C-pc8UzRgahSWn7KoSqji-/s1600-h/web_c_mlogocolor_cmyk_.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 124px; height: 122px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcOZkeUn7DYIY_XRF34AcTTQ3gy8me7dLPM5b-EtBTPNX5DHWqZU0_Yxw2vm2e8ZIWOvIhNZrmpzpNidymHQ1CfI3pzVxqi9DGx67YpYSU9FyOrBjXnye632C-pc8UzRgahSWn7KoSqji-/s200/web_c_mlogocolor_cmyk_.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215999166698703906" border="0" /></a>I hope you all stay in touch with me :) post comments, come visit, do wahtever :) Ill get shots of it one of these days :D<br /><br /><br /><br />Thanks Guys,<br />Connor<br />C&M Brakeman<br />Former Yardmaster/Intern Curator of VMoT<br /><br /><br /><br />PS: If you ever need anything I can answer about the museum (Both C&M and VMoT) Im still able to do that, not so much in person anymore, but i still might be able to get the help you need :)TheBrakemenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15424511663957464512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6923171430527554383.post-7786191668255757512008-05-01T22:36:00.002-04:002008-05-01T22:55:39.011-04:00The End of the LineI must sadly say... On march the 31st, of 2008, I officially leave the museum as Yardmaster, and Intern Curator. I am forced to move with my family to Grand Rapids, Michigan. I will miss everyone here, ill stay in touch if you wish, Ill see what i can post... maybe random historical articles... and such... I am the senior volunteer of the museum, im the last from before Bev came into the museum as Director, and will be the last, before another steps into my place. I wish all who came in contact with me happy lives, many best wishes. I wish to stay in touch with each and every one of you, ill answer questions all i can, and so on.<br /><br />It has been my Honorable Pleasure, to serve each and everyone of you, over the two years of dedicated service to the Museum, and for what it stands for. I hope the museum well, and hope it will continue into the future, teaching all those, who i once vowed to teach. I hope someone good replaces me, if anyone, as the museum really needs a workman for their yard and archives. I hope them well.<br /><br /><br />It has been, and always will be my pleasure to serve you, those who still read and ask questions ;)<br />Your faithful yardmaster,<br />Connor<br /><br />PS: ill end my reign, with some posts here ;) just had to post this ahead of timeTheBrakemenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15424511663957464512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6923171430527554383.post-24129231830159411752008-04-08T09:09:00.004-04:002008-04-18T14:21:35.708-04:00The Lost Engines of Roanoke-bows- I am back ladies and Gentlemen, i must aplogize for my absence, and am happy to post that i am back.<br /><br />Today's post, (More to come, i owe you all snow cat pics :) )<br /><br />Is on the Lost Engines of Roanoke.... This is the story of two diesels and 4 steam engines, lost to the scrap torch, only to sit quiet in their resting place till we received ownership of them.<br /><br />(Thank you to http://lostengines.railfan.net/history.shtml for the article below)<br /><p>The Norfolk & Western Railroad is perhaps most famous for its mighty articulateds, the A and Y6 classes. However, in the early years of the 20th century, the majority of N&W's freight trains were pulled by humble 2-8-0 and 4-8-0 types. The engines in the Roanoke scrapyard are the last surviving examples of three classes of freight engines built for the N&W between 1901 and 1911; the W2 class 2-8-0, and the M2 and M2a class 4-8-0's.</p> <p>The grand old lady of the scrapyard engines is no. 917, a W2 class 2-8-0 built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works of Philadelphia in 1903. She was delivered to the Norfolk & Western on March 10 of that year. The first engines of this class were built in 1901 in Roanoke, and others came from Alco-Cooke and Alco-Richmond as well as from Baldwin. The last ones were built in 1905. Only no. 917 survives today. She arrived at the Virginia Scrap Iron & Metal Company yard on June 16, 1950, and has been there awaiting her fate ever since.</p> <p>For most railroads, the next logical step up from the 2-8-0 was the 2-8-2 'Mikado' type, but not for the Norfolk & Western. Instead, they went with the 4-8-0, also known as the 'twelve-wheeler' or 'mastodon' type, starting with the M class in 1906. Although they weren't the only railroad to use 4-8-0's, the Norfolk & Western did have more engines of this type than any other railroad. The M2 class engines were essentially a large-boilered version of the earlier M class, and were the heaviest 4-8-0's ever built. The first fifty engines (nos. 1100-1149) were built by Baldwin in 1910. Engine no. 1118 was delivered to the Norfolk & Western on September 29 of that year, and fellow survivor no. 1134 arrived in October. In 1911, another eleven engines (nos. 1150-1160) were built to the same design by the N&W's own Roanoke Shops, sporting a number of improvements such as Baker valve gear and mechanical stokers. The first of these were designated class M2a. This included no. 1151, which was delivered on June 6, 1911. Later engines of the Roanoke batch included other refinements and were designated class M2b and M2c. Most notably, the M2c class featured Type A superheaters, making them the first superheated 4-8-0's on the N&W. The M2a's and M2b's were then upgraded to match the M2c's, and thus all eleven Roanoke-built M2's were eventually designated class M2c.</p> <p>Originally, the M2's were intended as heavy freight engines, but were soon displaced by larger engines and relegated to local freight and switching duties. By 1950 they were among the oldest engines on the N&W roster. With the delivery of modern 0-8-0 switchers in the late 1940's and early 50's, many of the elderly M2's and M2c's became surplus to requirements. All of them were sold for scrap, the last ones going in 1957. The modern 0-8-0's that had replaced them would join them only a few short years later, victims of dieselization. The M2's that survive today in the Roanoke scrapyard had been among the first ones sold. M2 no. 1134 and M2c no. 1151 both arrived there on June 12, 1950, joined by no. 1118 a week later. Although two of the smaller M class engines survive in preservation (no. 433 as a park engine in Abingdon, VA, and no. 475, also a VSI&M scrapyard survivor, in steam on the Strasburg Railroad), none of the M2's or M2c's have been preserved... yet.</p><br />(end of the article)<br /><p><br /></p>BUT! A new day is dawning, since 1950, all four steam engines, have sat, saved from the scrappers torch. They sit quietly awaiting their fate on a old trestle, next to a Norfolk Southern main. Below are pictures i took for the Museum archives records.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2420/2390895906_f61e2252ce.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2420/2390895906_f61e2252ce.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /> *Above* The four steam engines, sitting quietly in their resting place, along with two diesels, and two aux. water tanks.<br /> <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3113/2390850156_28d37ac3a2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3113/2390850156_28d37ac3a2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a> *Above* This picture contains the grain mills, two aux. water tenders, and the cab of one, of the two diesel engines.<br /><br /><br /><br />Here are the rest of those photos!<br /><br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/25426559@N08/sets/72157604402013990/show/<br /><br /><br />Your yardmaster,<br />ConnorTheBrakemenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15424511663957464512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6923171430527554383.post-74246776192970655202008-04-08T09:06:00.001-04:002008-04-08T09:08:26.748-04:00Im back!After a long, and hard few months, ive come back to the Blog, i must aplogize for my disappearance. As ive been busy, and family, and with work related things. Im gonna get a post up today, about 'The Lost Engines of Roanoke'<br /><br />STAY TUNED!TheBrakemenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15424511663957464512noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6923171430527554383.post-1068902387190718422007-12-07T09:50:00.000-05:002007-12-07T09:53:56.566-05:00Funny thing happened when I was at Work today....<div style="text-align: left;">Well today we received an interesting piece of history, painted orange, A Snow Cat, I plan to get photos and things next time i get to work, its a nice looking piece of history, which i believe is going to be running so enough!<br /><br />Ill be back later today with pics and more info!<br /><br />-Connor<br /></div>TheBrakemenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15424511663957464512noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6923171430527554383.post-72448880427110850802007-11-26T10:43:00.000-05:002007-11-26T10:46:41.221-05:00Hello all who listen to me, even tho I kinda lagged on my posts!Hey VMTers, watchers, and fellows of the rail profession!<br />Ive been needing to post lately, currently im not in a huge position to do so currently, i aplogize for my slowing on my posts, life and school caught up to me and i had to stop for a little while to catch up and things...<br /><br />Currently, all is well in our rail yard! Ill bring more details with the next posting here later today or tomorrow!<br /><br /><br />Thanks for listening for that short and abrupt moment!<br /><br />-ConnorTheBrakemenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15424511663957464512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6923171430527554383.post-39125017911678352972007-10-12T15:48:00.000-04:002007-10-16T09:27:26.872-04:00The Lady B (EMD B-unit #103)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXlJtvJfVcUIKARcH33Zs77OLCmzH2F4w1pzDul8dC_PrVFayMwdQeg_eFjr59cQHTKe0fRHs9RaGzKhfZ-LW9nORhVVdF13thhHeGYbTOpQGGyHqpg8bZGE6Ghu5f1u-cXTqdntRxWh26/s1600-h/D70's+Day+with+connor-192.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 220px; height: 146px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXlJtvJfVcUIKARcH33Zs77OLCmzH2F4w1pzDul8dC_PrVFayMwdQeg_eFjr59cQHTKe0fRHs9RaGzKhfZ-LW9nORhVVdF13thhHeGYbTOpQGGyHqpg8bZGE6Ghu5f1u-cXTqdntRxWh26/s320/D70's+Day+with+connor-192.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120979776225838770" border="0" /></a><br />As my snappy title has said, Today we are exploring the Lady B, or better know as EMD #103, The history on this B unit starts in the year 1939. EMD is trying to produce an engine for railway companies, that will beat the steam engine (Or at least, try too). EMD was the first company to try and dig out Steam's foot hold in America. They created the EMD #103 demonstrator train, and took it on a tour of the western railroads, where water was sparse for long expanses over the dry desert. It was a large success, with the AT&SF (Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe) buying over 153 cab-equipped A-units, and 167 cabless B-units. The original A+B+B+A Demonstrator unit also being sold to Southern Railway. Over the years this engine and its units were separated. The original A unit, from the nose of the 103 set, was given to the National Transportation Museum in St. Louis, Missouri. The B-unit, falling into the hands of another museum. During its use (With the railway), however, it had a fire, and its engine was damaged, and replaced with a steam boiler for passenger comfort. Sadly, information after this period, is largely unknown, all that i know, is that the museum received this engine before the flood of 85', it now sits in the second track of the museum and is awaiting its restoration.<br /><br />If i have miss stated or have the wrong information, please share, due to this is another piece of rolling stock that I do not know much about.<br /><br />And now the pictures! We get a little more special, with a slide show! So much easier for the blogger.... First slide show contains Indoor and Misc shots, Second exterior shots.<br /><br /><div style="width: 600px; text-align: center;"><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" src="http://w26.photobucket.com/pbwidget.swf?pbwurl=http://w26.photobucket.com/albums/c111/theworldwarman/3b9f8603.pbw" height="180" width="600"></embed><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://pic.photobucket.com/album/slideshow/wrapper_logo.gif" style="border-width: 0pt; float: left;" /></a><a href="http://s26.photobucket.com/albums/c111/theworldwarman/?action=view&current=3b9f8603.pbw" target="_blank"><img src="http://pic.photobucket.com/album/slideshow/wrapper_viewshow.gif" style="border-width: 0pt; float: right;" /></a><a href="http://photobucket.com/redirect/album?action=slideshow" target="_blank"><img src="http://pic.photobucket.com/album/slideshow/wrapper_getyourown.gif" style="border-width: 0pt; float: right;" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="width: 600px; text-align: center;"><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" src="http://w26.photobucket.com/pbwidget.swf?pbwurl=http://w26.photobucket.com/albums/c111/theworldwarman/07e77bc1.pbw" height="180" width="600"></embed><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://pic.photobucket.com/album/slideshow/wrapper_logo.gif" style="border-width: 0pt; float: left;" /></a><a href="http://s26.photobucket.com/albums/c111/theworldwarman/?action=view&current=07e77bc1.pbw" target="_blank"><img src="http://pic.photobucket.com/album/slideshow/wrapper_viewshow.gif" style="border-width: 0pt; float: right;" /></a><a href="http://photobucket.com/redirect/album?action=slideshow" target="_blank"><img src="http://pic.photobucket.com/album/slideshow/wrapper_getyourown.gif" style="border-width: 0pt; float: right;" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Louis%2C_Missouri" title="St. Louis, Missouri"></a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Louis%2C_Missouri" title="St. Louis, Missouri"></a>TheBrakemenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15424511663957464512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6923171430527554383.post-42527589146442999312007-10-02T19:33:00.000-04:002007-10-16T09:25:55.712-04:00Sorry Folks!Alright, i know ive been slacking on my posts, youll have to forgive me.... Its been a little hard these last two weeks! ill be posting today, or tommorow! Thanks guys!<br /><br /><br />-ConnorTheBrakemenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15424511663957464512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6923171430527554383.post-16234746304984900512007-09-24T18:42:00.000-04:002007-09-25T23:14:11.714-04:00The Luxury Abroad the Pearl (Southern #2422)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcY80AmYp9YWFBxLD4g30V6ayGhU3bWlCda5x7qyhM6AJyf0EqLEd0ey6gMG8eAJgIQHe7P1T632cBp9ZUwo6pnOMR1aTMlroT8pmv3Rr6ntILprm7LGOrLkDO5J3o6C6HQ2vfMNwxrF2y/s1600-h/IMG_0866.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 202px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcY80AmYp9YWFBxLD4g30V6ayGhU3bWlCda5x7qyhM6AJyf0EqLEd0ey6gMG8eAJgIQHe7P1T632cBp9ZUwo6pnOMR1aTMlroT8pmv3Rr6ntILprm7LGOrLkDO5J3o6C6HQ2vfMNwxrF2y/s320/IMG_0866.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114263157714114834" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgYYJGmwBbRp8WwNnOYTaFtyc1ekfoEx_S_vIhRkL0119NgzQ9bd8XBYpYx1Mtyb5No5jONR23-g4MrYZPXv9TdkkJ_9eTn-90NMuBuPCv74Oo-okcbe2u4C_BwovEEbnB1oIZWJTQ-TlG/s1600-h/IMG_0863.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 203px; height: 152px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgYYJGmwBbRp8WwNnOYTaFtyc1ekfoEx_S_vIhRkL0119NgzQ9bd8XBYpYx1Mtyb5No5jONR23-g4MrYZPXv9TdkkJ_9eTn-90NMuBuPCv74Oo-okcbe2u4C_BwovEEbnB1oIZWJTQ-TlG/s320/IMG_0863.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114262891426142466" border="0" /></a><br />Welcome back railfans to another exciting tour of VMT's railyard! On today's tour, we show you the Pullman luxury aboard the Southern Lake Pearl!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrirSQoUUKDs_7hocLcI0ssJRHPfJZb0APTWUSyjPCGJdVQID8FxxNIV9YbnnaomKxIPRqjEKPwYCgXhHg_p2hvzlvuqAzOF33UNOhBi5lhqcIWXZaaRHYJgCDqcPhyphenhyphenAamTNo_YaFrD9M0/s1600-h/IMG_0864.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 242px; height: 182px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrirSQoUUKDs_7hocLcI0ssJRHPfJZb0APTWUSyjPCGJdVQID8FxxNIV9YbnnaomKxIPRqjEKPwYCgXhHg_p2hvzlvuqAzOF33UNOhBi5lhqcIWXZaaRHYJgCDqcPhyphenhyphenAamTNo_YaFrD9M0/s320/IMG_0864.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114263458361825570" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />The Lake Pearl, built by Pullman in the 10-2-1 configuration. Meaning it has 10 sections, one drawing room, and two private rooms. I truthfully do not know to much about this car, other then it is Southern, and that it was possibly built near or around the 40's or 50's. Also, if anyone has any info on it, please share, for I do not know much about this car!<br /><br />Now on to the pictures!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLVnE1HOfXAUVUIpoJMDSpeAq8vqPY8-YdQFG4RUHjOE3AVuurVvQhOp5XD27l4DHeowov-cnMMMM0TcT137woMSzw2GKvWQPXyHGoc1YwFJ3Jc-YHLjH5l-eViz4DWI_9GRyuskgVUfiF/s1600-h/IMG_0834.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 160px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLVnE1HOfXAUVUIpoJMDSpeAq8vqPY8-YdQFG4RUHjOE3AVuurVvQhOp5XD27l4DHeowov-cnMMMM0TcT137woMSzw2GKvWQPXyHGoc1YwFJ3Jc-YHLjH5l-eViz4DWI_9GRyuskgVUfiF/s320/IMG_0834.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114279186532063554" border="0" /></a><- Door heading into the car, her number and name proudly painted on the door. <div style="text-align: right;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9YlsGk-EwnSdcec_-Jb_8v0Jk0MnrZXD7iLjHI7WNs-QW-6qgij5hkqPEy3o_7befmodVmN3BPSBHt29iYKs7GcFIKR_LQmOTJ7CdP25kTcwSS-IN0ih7FkSET-OxICpyROVQY1Hsbrqa/s1600-h/IMG_0835.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 156px; height: 207px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9YlsGk-EwnSdcec_-Jb_8v0Jk0MnrZXD7iLjHI7WNs-QW-6qgij5hkqPEy3o_7befmodVmN3BPSBHt29iYKs7GcFIKR_LQmOTJ7CdP25kTcwSS-IN0ih7FkSET-OxICpyROVQY1Hsbrqa/s320/IMG_0835.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114299209669597586" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This photo, shows the first view into the car, taken towards the hall way. -><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjytMdW5aESgA6WNb-VuXtwEgLDoETN_PkFxmucVeag_VUv24_Y-LW5w4oTuqUGp2YSYyhXjd0IzthKr9ar2DOylfaZWklOtvYM75GAqzJyjpbQYmgddfEPz1UJEKYoOmn4JaBPjCqfnuzh/s1600-h/IMG_0840.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 129px; height: 172px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjytMdW5aESgA6WNb-VuXtwEgLDoETN_PkFxmucVeag_VUv24_Y-LW5w4oTuqUGp2YSYyhXjd0IzthKr9ar2DOylfaZWklOtvYM75GAqzJyjpbQYmgddfEPz1UJEKYoOmn4JaBPjCqfnuzh/s320/IMG_0840.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114279199416965490" border="0" /></a><br /><- View of the 'drinking fountain' water was dispensed under the tank in that bronzeish colored area.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMRXWNVN8I3D1C7tDyCz3i4TQ4Xglx3l9azN7PWN9Dkthvwjm0UgK6EEE_ia0UMk1F-evC31AK-vtNzIJfnpYMYWLJj-JJ48-ZFLy89-CLxj70MWhpOATPYxS3Q6cfANAuqCP0hmHk7vqa/s1600-h/IMG_0839.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 151px; height: 112px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMRXWNVN8I3D1C7tDyCz3i4TQ4Xglx3l9azN7PWN9Dkthvwjm0UgK6EEE_ia0UMk1F-evC31AK-vtNzIJfnpYMYWLJj-JJ48-ZFLy89-CLxj70MWhpOATPYxS3Q6cfANAuqCP0hmHk7vqa/s320/IMG_0839.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114299218259532210" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;">So that is where the porter has been this entire time! (Just kidding) View of the call system -><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEYlkYrSvZlsK-sLXfU_6RWSpIsmCMkf7ann8aX214kNMoyUwwvlR1-KVcr1RphN1VAvZknfME7JVWXMBT2w5QjVaSaT6A4o4ivYxD_SwAEMBc6yPsSf6y3qkk1LaSZ1fkvcfYZ7GK5puq/s1600-h/IMG_0837.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 142px; height: 189px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEYlkYrSvZlsK-sLXfU_6RWSpIsmCMkf7ann8aX214kNMoyUwwvlR1-KVcr1RphN1VAvZknfME7JVWXMBT2w5QjVaSaT6A4o4ivYxD_SwAEMBc6yPsSf6y3qkk1LaSZ1fkvcfYZ7GK5puq/s320/IMG_0837.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114299213964564898" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN6Wa4D31PNpCUU5u-mciKbOS-tI6BpdTAmjG5Es3weN7MWeeJU1GWBlcu4uxcOxR5Mfcvw3c5qbETGt3P_Nvyh5AOh2sLfS0CiNw9o6IcxliONfiS6xHb87QabGBNekiSTql04WaomIQr/s1600-h/IMG_0836.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 154px; height: 203px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN6Wa4D31PNpCUU5u-mciKbOS-tI6BpdTAmjG5Es3weN7MWeeJU1GWBlcu4uxcOxR5Mfcvw3c5qbETGt3P_Nvyh5AOh2sLfS0CiNw9o6IcxliONfiS6xHb87QabGBNekiSTql04WaomIQr/s320/IMG_0836.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114279190827030866" border="0" /></a><- This is the frist view into the male restroom <div style="text-align: right;">Other view into the male Restroom (I apologize for the light) -><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDr6L-9hYC6i6mX1w8h8ir27krV-mgAMxx7HpMyyPwHOr9UlaWmnRtIu6ra4gFZgKTR5WQx4F6UqY-m_0Tyz8YinC6sb2bPmEoXmiFABTNzLxFW6Lk65Pks8QTZ2kq037_3H-jdm2d6i6L/s1600-h/IMG_0838.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 196px; height: 147px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDr6L-9hYC6i6mX1w8h8ir27krV-mgAMxx7HpMyyPwHOr9UlaWmnRtIu6ra4gFZgKTR5WQx4F6UqY-m_0Tyz8YinC6sb2bPmEoXmiFABTNzLxFW6Lk65Pks8QTZ2kq037_3H-jdm2d6i6L/s320/IMG_0838.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114279195121998178" border="0" /></a><br /><- Sign in the male restroom <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhnSHAitPSUUoSjs7hvSdVqe9iDR-SsbnG_aQunHDEgYAOWYs0Hma4x7obf6JtPjHbgPSmJwGsX7Fh_YVCSusOqGEDMm5wCS3YSWSqiSmTBPz-jo_8MzTQqz1D4FEx2lM6QSeY-LG7UW39/s1600-h/IMG_0841.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 156px; height: 181px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhnSHAitPSUUoSjs7hvSdVqe9iDR-SsbnG_aQunHDEgYAOWYs0Hma4x7obf6JtPjHbgPSmJwGsX7Fh_YVCSusOqGEDMm5wCS3YSWSqiSmTBPz-jo_8MzTQqz1D4FEx2lM6QSeY-LG7UW39/s320/IMG_0841.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114299222554499522" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><br /><br /><br />View of the main corridor, my flash is reflecting off the Room C mirror.-><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKO6aIo_aTkgtFnLCFgnIorBY24JYFyr7YEfzXzYiLvsc1-ALkvgEudXMveaDts3N0C-4dskbOwDLVzRiMiJBLLqZGRqAnZn2DwK5jhuaoNGzlxVQZQ1PDZLM7qk_35Y3n4JMlxiUdmKra/s1600-h/IMG_0842.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 131px; height: 174px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKO6aIo_aTkgtFnLCFgnIorBY24JYFyr7YEfzXzYiLvsc1-ALkvgEudXMveaDts3N0C-4dskbOwDLVzRiMiJBLLqZGRqAnZn2DwK5jhuaoNGzlxVQZQ1PDZLM7qk_35Y3n4JMlxiUdmKra/s320/IMG_0842.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114279203711932802" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><- View of one of the sections, once again, i apologize for the light, check the next photo for a better view. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidPmQq8H69p8O5gJsuQmrOIjYHtbUyadFg-2NWex_7o1s7T03RLnYgscJWQIyjGBNMf4MvSkLttkSz9V0j_0egZY3uSq0Oj2a59b6z_YOAZjdK8urP40TvqhZvYWT-4jFmK5O1UhQvChyf/s1600-h/IMG_0843.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 141px; height: 187px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidPmQq8H69p8O5gJsuQmrOIjYHtbUyadFg-2NWex_7o1s7T03RLnYgscJWQIyjGBNMf4MvSkLttkSz9V0j_0egZY3uSq0Oj2a59b6z_YOAZjdK8urP40TvqhZvYWT-4jFmK5O1UhQvChyf/s320/IMG_0843.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114299226849466834" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;">View of an open berth, the upper berth needing a sheet, and the bottom one not made yet -><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivZBlcM4yCruDIlv9yjZPVxWWj9mccFuy2i5hcvl27YT-yoLlU6GwWnWwhC7XF1M1QyEWptpb2l8hzbbcltM5k7NNopY9n3fy-X74wJNz-xtJ9tizuWcV-62WOeokDA281Lyo4VM70bzMu/s1600-h/IMG_0844.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 130px; height: 172px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivZBlcM4yCruDIlv9yjZPVxWWj9mccFuy2i5hcvl27YT-yoLlU6GwWnWwhC7XF1M1QyEWptpb2l8hzbbcltM5k7NNopY9n3fy-X74wJNz-xtJ9tizuWcV-62WOeokDA281Lyo4VM70bzMu/s320/IMG_0844.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114317115388254690" border="0" /></a><br /><- View of the curtains on berth number 10, both the upper and bottom berth made up and ready <div style="text-align: right;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipNw3wuR3sWAuEGYMSeMmFGsWlxBnJuKwcJIEPJipqNf-VNLFIe8dlVTkxMMUhJIECPStBix1pVMDmd8FpohN0pMA8KdxBmrKYQXG-gkeToaYCeW30odiNUFe53vhLX_59I6W-5HybMs6c/s1600-h/IMG_0845.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 151px; height: 199px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipNw3wuR3sWAuEGYMSeMmFGsWlxBnJuKwcJIEPJipqNf-VNLFIe8dlVTkxMMUhJIECPStBix1pVMDmd8FpohN0pMA8KdxBmrKYQXG-gkeToaYCeW30odiNUFe53vhLX_59I6W-5HybMs6c/s320/IMG_0845.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114319018058766898" border="0" /></a><br /><br />View of a berth ladder, still<br />waiting service -><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxnpYIejW9pQv69zq1z71CF52gMkEBHYfa1raAN-slk6WHg_4HW6SJqt8qfi7swSY7IAa99ronswMBz28sZUtpoW98BK_Kq9Vfp4KuVvwBRbz6Q3LxIXUEJ7zQ2NcpnjR3IThlao2JS7gR/s1600-h/IMG_0846.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 133px; height: 178px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxnpYIejW9pQv69zq1z71CF52gMkEBHYfa1raAN-slk6WHg_4HW6SJqt8qfi7swSY7IAa99ronswMBz28sZUtpoW98BK_Kq9Vfp4KuVvwBRbz6Q3LxIXUEJ7zQ2NcpnjR3IThlao2JS7gR/s320/IMG_0846.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114317119683222002" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><- Door to Drawing room A <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBZ4G0ZeW4Fj0F7OXUtc8ogDorWNPHSfNvEf13MBTs6FRVaWcOzq9DfUFlN7rEXOH7NpIKVrGoXYK-_cikJp5pE8yycaF-XMO2wMNmGC0ZlDRzoiK_v5_mH0u1J0n4wUAJFuuAx8UIbgkO/s1600-h/IMG_0849.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 149px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBZ4G0ZeW4Fj0F7OXUtc8ogDorWNPHSfNvEf13MBTs6FRVaWcOzq9DfUFlN7rEXOH7NpIKVrGoXYK-_cikJp5pE8yycaF-XMO2wMNmGC0ZlDRzoiK_v5_mH0u1J0n4wUAJFuuAx8UIbgkO/s320/IMG_0849.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114319035238636098" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;">View of the couch in Room A -><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-l8Wl3B_gri1obZ4YIcJH-WSTxTp224R0fPAcPGAKNDOSmHN4ZpXCnZyKA_-qjnHtRrejqY1RPd6nHvQhP4PF0pACZsrtp-dN-EQBbrKG7-0M0etv2g0y-ZmcxtCLOQP36kgI-Gok2EwI/s1600-h/IMG_0848.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 160px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-l8Wl3B_gri1obZ4YIcJH-WSTxTp224R0fPAcPGAKNDOSmHN4ZpXCnZyKA_-qjnHtRrejqY1RPd6nHvQhP4PF0pACZsrtp-dN-EQBbrKG7-0M0etv2g0y-ZmcxtCLOQP36kgI-Gok2EwI/s320/IMG_0848.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114317128273156610" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMI8ljTcQ_51C1Ook1UPOEJ12wiHLp2b_0o_ueInYjMEkWgqkV9tsIHfoFTwI5x2vlB3Z6fedDmzZWjiDRVpt1-bXB3E3WW-w7tMypGF2lsnPcMish9yLhyphenhyphen5VdVLBXZQOKa2lSkbVZTyYO/s1600-h/IMG_0847.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 135px; height: 178px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMI8ljTcQ_51C1Ook1UPOEJ12wiHLp2b_0o_ueInYjMEkWgqkV9tsIHfoFTwI5x2vlB3Z6fedDmzZWjiDRVpt1-bXB3E3WW-w7tMypGF2lsnPcMish9yLhyphenhyphen5VdVLBXZQOKa2lSkbVZTyYO/s200/IMG_0847.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114322114730187378" border="0" /></a><br /><- View of the berth and chairs Room A <div style="text-align: right;">Hallway, to rooms B and C, and the Ladies Restroom -><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE6JCCi7q-dO96XCH0AeVtjNOqyZ3hzyBR9ewaI65iqT_pURW7g2FgkRWKxT87IKNVvkYFgREInuF0pcR8fBH8VXBpjrjTm1pEOG-SA4L2FCy27cG5a0BL9buqJyA-zk-autfaqZDyXHDd/s1600-h/IMG_0850.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 162px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE6JCCi7q-dO96XCH0AeVtjNOqyZ3hzyBR9ewaI65iqT_pURW7g2FgkRWKxT87IKNVvkYFgREInuF0pcR8fBH8VXBpjrjTm1pEOG-SA4L2FCy27cG5a0BL9buqJyA-zk-autfaqZDyXHDd/s320/IMG_0850.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114317136863091218" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><- Roof of room A,<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrcz9nxE807OxqQIiAGAwTFUjHgF3YjoJfuGBJ5KONitVJ5bgrEhwmRt8jUIA0IdHMH1Ss9QdxxpcWOEN5oAobawFb8cH4TKtXgxhdYBcssT_VlQ8NUufdcMwo22epuPF47-3c_opGm9Rc/s1600-h/IMG_0851.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 152px; height: 202px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrcz9nxE807OxqQIiAGAwTFUjHgF3YjoJfuGBJ5KONitVJ5bgrEhwmRt8jUIA0IdHMH1Ss9QdxxpcWOEN5oAobawFb8cH4TKtXgxhdYBcssT_VlQ8NUufdcMwo22epuPF47-3c_opGm9Rc/s320/IMG_0851.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114319043828570706" border="0" /></a> sadly the paint has pealed kinda bad <div style="text-align: right;"><br />View of door to Roomette B -><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIaq95KoHCaarPVwckUWTcA3YDNW9Eho_UiDCw71WFexVyO0uDt7d_788BIguEXQewUoFwoV2Y9g_i6wcty_whIeKhAcqiwXEdyndHS4H4vSuP4gpgidF61VmVd3dtLrCnzSqsU9byePuz/s1600-h/IMG_0852.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 143px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIaq95KoHCaarPVwckUWTcA3YDNW9Eho_UiDCw71WFexVyO0uDt7d_788BIguEXQewUoFwoV2Y9g_i6wcty_whIeKhAcqiwXEdyndHS4H4vSuP4gpgidF61VmVd3dtLrCnzSqsU9byePuz/s320/IMG_0852.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114317145453025826" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><- View of the unfinished bottom berth in room B, man that porter is slacking today *wink*<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbm0UOC8SPcGkaq_BcowJ4qIwsNCUfsEcbWoLl1HEYBNq3loLYnUNgJMNcyA9vjdUZdYwWXCNrvoiZ06Cx2qQdGr98hkxNtiOr0sgzbh-4ddv4BRlCRF533lo1yHCNiSj_INeGmsj7f_KY/s1600-h/IMG_0853.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 151px; height: 202px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbm0UOC8SPcGkaq_BcowJ4qIwsNCUfsEcbWoLl1HEYBNq3loLYnUNgJMNcyA9vjdUZdYwWXCNrvoiZ06Cx2qQdGr98hkxNtiOr0sgzbh-4ddv4BRlCRF533lo1yHCNiSj_INeGmsj7f_KY/s320/IMG_0853.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114319052418505314" border="0" /></a> <div style="text-align: right;"><br />This is the view of the sink and mirror in room B. Toilet was in the other corner -><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5LV7u-ZZt7LRGFEWpVJk6qhY_Trk0VydM4EY0HYIw9pJTRJ5Zg7rhMDeOv1MO0h2ZPxohbvP0jiIhpyfwq2GP6MbvQLpS4Fo3PQWcCpoRda7V0TIK5jg9H2AckOW8QvZF8zpE5f7YIwp8/s1600-h/IMG_0854.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 147px; height: 195px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5LV7u-ZZt7LRGFEWpVJk6qhY_Trk0VydM4EY0HYIw9pJTRJ5Zg7rhMDeOv1MO0h2ZPxohbvP0jiIhpyfwq2GP6MbvQLpS4Fo3PQWcCpoRda7V0TIK5jg9H2AckOW8QvZF8zpE5f7YIwp8/s200/IMG_0854.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114323128342469250" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><- Door to Roomette C <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg23uvZrZm0bDWtlzEK05Oe4bmhv__W_TLQ9vGaHxAGqAA9OACvwsfJMyLL1xT28KdY9NLFdmGUDmlhEiKbxuk2yJrEJWmQxDMM00ilvFNNKguuJI2Z94ZOPI4TbG1BwD9DiJiFNbXULHhh/s1600-h/IMG_0855.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 188px; height: 140px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg23uvZrZm0bDWtlzEK05Oe4bmhv__W_TLQ9vGaHxAGqAA9OACvwsfJMyLL1xT28KdY9NLFdmGUDmlhEiKbxuk2yJrEJWmQxDMM00ilvFNNKguuJI2Z94ZOPI4TbG1BwD9DiJiFNbXULHhh/s320/IMG_0855.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114324090415143586" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><br />Safety net, for the upper berth, Room C -><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKVkoNqxHivYTI2E6r01kDvfp28Ud1VRzR1X6k7G4KkPn6RudCt-vIl5UtDIeKgy7_RfOq2fx0ObxXoFJTcGUpTvQ34h11DlgXfxy6cOY88aJpYqQz1gXpCyhmN7ew_FBuoc6XA10XoKaW/s1600-h/IMG_0858.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 193px; height: 144px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKVkoNqxHivYTI2E6r01kDvfp28Ud1VRzR1X6k7G4KkPn6RudCt-vIl5UtDIeKgy7_RfOq2fx0ObxXoFJTcGUpTvQ34h11DlgXfxy6cOY88aJpYqQz1gXpCyhmN7ew_FBuoc6XA10XoKaW/s320/IMG_0858.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114324094710110898" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNhB_QOil-HnaYaO4nq3mRjSya6eCaY3rO2B1X5pWN7ftKz_MVg_SzdDcdDrJje7xpkdisStrexdhfUfEP01L_qe9r7xnwM0diJZjFvSPfZiauE7teqdt4kjexYLaufXzdGujzOpI7nKdU/s1600-h/IMG_0856.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 143px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNhB_QOil-HnaYaO4nq3mRjSya6eCaY3rO2B1X5pWN7ftKz_MVg_SzdDcdDrJje7xpkdisStrexdhfUfEP01L_qe9r7xnwM0diJZjFvSPfZiauE7teqdt4kjexYLaufXzdGujzOpI7nKdU/s200/IMG_0856.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114323136932403858" border="0" /></a> Women's restroom door-><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><- One view of the Women's bathroom <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRIth0ztjwK1znfQQLdT1rKea_KOT7XcA9_Sn9FzhNRpgGmfPCfApTMRb3V3bfhMf6YGhIjd-VvYp1rFNxq9jje8leuVtoPNG61ETA2H3dFfPiaOzTg9P8uRZpCFXrTcpsXjVnA7j20dqr/s1600-h/IMG_0857.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 188px; height: 251px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRIth0ztjwK1znfQQLdT1rKea_KOT7XcA9_Sn9FzhNRpgGmfPCfApTMRb3V3bfhMf6YGhIjd-VvYp1rFNxq9jje8leuVtoPNG61ETA2H3dFfPiaOzTg9P8uRZpCFXrTcpsXjVnA7j20dqr/s320/IMG_0857.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114324099005078210" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;">Another view of the women's bathroom. -><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />I thank you once again, for joining me on another tour of the fabulous VMT railyard. I hope you come back again to visit more into our rolling stock!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuRKHjcmiF4Jm5JnzFc4NTD8OAFk4wvJHCVUr7YfohgO9xDk-q5H9TSbqFKnAWJjmp7WIq6UmsqoutO45Yj1XiKrxWeg6icyUnGwbzJyr_qVFMTXI2DddWMO3JmdONMPFbMh1XNTPSoGam/s1600-h/IMG_0867.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuRKHjcmiF4Jm5JnzFc4NTD8OAFk4wvJHCVUr7YfohgO9xDk-q5H9TSbqFKnAWJjmp7WIq6UmsqoutO45Yj1XiKrxWeg6icyUnGwbzJyr_qVFMTXI2DddWMO3JmdONMPFbMh1XNTPSoGam/s320/IMG_0867.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114326225013889746" border="0" /></a><br /></div>TheBrakemenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15424511663957464512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6923171430527554383.post-35193113891608822822007-09-20T17:25:00.000-04:002007-09-24T21:26:54.484-04:00The Rail Theater (Norfolk and Western 418)<div style="text-align: right;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVIHWbMafu_7V6z5SSS-bchcf8D4NeiiwTX1ledGoOKc_DiIV-EL8-2E6T8RzdQJCBELB4v0pzJ3b5Dy3drS-8JpqBDQ7G-cMSZdvTQQfahBTG9uvOX6dOZUUNKjefxVAr5qsMsCO-AsQe/s1600-h/IMG_0794.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 199px; height: 149px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVIHWbMafu_7V6z5SSS-bchcf8D4NeiiwTX1ledGoOKc_DiIV-EL8-2E6T8RzdQJCBELB4v0pzJ3b5Dy3drS-8JpqBDQ7G-cMSZdvTQQfahBTG9uvOX6dOZUUNKjefxVAr5qsMsCO-AsQe/s200/IMG_0794.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112405352430360386" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrlhW_t_eWtS7GFHUVDnmZ1IVgjaiRzqz55tuEcaz6rGlshiKjsyYxUUTSUTAdm3FUfb7-1bn9f-HJmxnzL8UEUOLlKX_30PUPVojl5R2jsFAz_iM0ixu-zM_l2eoggwm4T_Kx7CqxU7AP/s1600-h/IMG_0791.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrlhW_t_eWtS7GFHUVDnmZ1IVgjaiRzqz55tuEcaz6rGlshiKjsyYxUUTSUTAdm3FUfb7-1bn9f-HJmxnzL8UEUOLlKX_30PUPVojl5R2jsFAz_iM0ixu-zM_l2eoggwm4T_Kx7CqxU7AP/s200/IMG_0791.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112404914343696178" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Welcome back to the Railyard!<br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />Today we take you on another tour, on former Wabash, now N&W #418, Safety Instruction Car! This car, built in the early 50's (To my knowledge) and In its early career it served as a dining car for the B&M (Boston & Maine) then became Wabash property. Then during its conversion to Norfolk and Western, it was converted to a Safety Instruction car for company employees. It would be normally at a station or a siding, showing N&W employees the current safety movies of the time. The large car, seats over 48 people, in comfortable theater seats (No drinks holders, Sorry), and projected just as a normal theater would. Currently, this rail car normally sits under shed, but during the moving of the 611 and 1218, she is outside connected to her cover mate, NS 31. Below are some interior shots for your viewing pleasure!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU72itkFBgUMn6NqXpRvDcSV_S-6MMpH6rIGvIEZxe40r6KuZF1h7nqPxjp-Zfk7XKWYgt64I6_TpzpbA0a9-zzVPRXd4YIT0WUDLgzA6RWUIksCeULsUAkn47givWEUqMdSuUwL0VgMy1/s1600-h/IMG_0796.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU72itkFBgUMn6NqXpRvDcSV_S-6MMpH6rIGvIEZxe40r6KuZF1h7nqPxjp-Zfk7XKWYgt64I6_TpzpbA0a9-zzVPRXd4YIT0WUDLgzA6RWUIksCeULsUAkn47givWEUqMdSuUwL0VgMy1/s200/IMG_0796.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112410875758303058" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdD4v2SEGup9Kv1gmhDPY-2g37Jzzuxhx-7gbmRQhhqUKQzIBL4Lns0661E3M0IwHdO8W1hFeyUEOVQQBGHstl2bML9EL6tRFNuxC1jJgyJn-zit9PfpVG_h1WicxC5adM5nwQPmIVj_De/s1600-h/IMG_0797.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdD4v2SEGup9Kv1gmhDPY-2g37Jzzuxhx-7gbmRQhhqUKQzIBL4Lns0661E3M0IwHdO8W1hFeyUEOVQQBGHstl2bML9EL6tRFNuxC1jJgyJn-zit9PfpVG_h1WicxC5adM5nwQPmIVj_De/s200/IMG_0797.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112412542205614018" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><- The door leading into the car itself, Taken from the NS 31 Observation deck. <div style="text-align: right;"><br />This shot, taking looking back at the door, out looking at the NS 31 -><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjGBQ-WVsa_XB4ji95VjSFBI-Si8Q2V-5ofMTko2vpLYAx1I__wouDQKcab_vIMH3IXrCB9TMVZTBGPb6pepVu067NJT1d8emms5XIe191fEnvNILaAK7XdpHzdxEMjZNoEPOa7jhbU9eC/s1600-h/IMG_0798.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 123px; height: 164px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjGBQ-WVsa_XB4ji95VjSFBI-Si8Q2V-5ofMTko2vpLYAx1I__wouDQKcab_vIMH3IXrCB9TMVZTBGPb6pepVu067NJT1d8emms5XIe191fEnvNILaAK7XdpHzdxEMjZNoEPOa7jhbU9eC/s200/IMG_0798.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112410880053270370" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><-This photo, shows the no smoking sign, along with the narrow passage way down the hall to the theater its self. <div style="text-align: right;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqConkXydjUFEhGStNDY9V_vG_scFRWEwui9KD5MgVGkZGqXblJLxn8T67-k8aNFgnYqk0ByYyfiYLyAqtv5Bh6gVtokviQsIXzn5lbZjshsSVeZvD7iWn9oTOWcocxbJ-k1-lsGkqZ1Sj/s1600-h/IMG_0816.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 123px; height: 164px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqConkXydjUFEhGStNDY9V_vG_scFRWEwui9KD5MgVGkZGqXblJLxn8T67-k8aNFgnYqk0ByYyfiYLyAqtv5Bh6gVtokviQsIXzn5lbZjshsSVeZvD7iWn9oTOWcocxbJ-k1-lsGkqZ1Sj/s200/IMG_0816.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112418774203160562" border="0" /></a><br />This photo, shows the down the hallway, and the dark abyss of a theater at the far side of the car-><br /></div></div><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcjBfx4VwlMMZj4RAa0jAsDiQ29jkyTSf3LqTMCHzJMgMZdvytC95tJgj06n1MFJ3yVauVWoxUrAtK35ORm-osHTPgKaMbtJSd2SY1ohbrzmL7EFsKyckwPs6m_WHky1Rg2YBJ1o-q7uQ_/s1600-h/IMG_0799.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 122px; height: 163px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcjBfx4VwlMMZj4RAa0jAsDiQ29jkyTSf3LqTMCHzJMgMZdvytC95tJgj06n1MFJ3yVauVWoxUrAtK35ORm-osHTPgKaMbtJSd2SY1ohbrzmL7EFsKyckwPs6m_WHky1Rg2YBJ1o-q7uQ_/s200/IMG_0799.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112420956046546946" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><- This photo, shows the Manager's door, then the dark abyss into the back of the car. <div style="text-align: right;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWmy8V_z7052TuLD95Rxh6X2avKoN0XTvRnybG2nu1Bk01EeOPnXDJsGZCA1l1DWC8D4xzjRE_zqxnNdT23JENclVLYhLuDyJus1xrkTVJuMANYUPEplLm0tLeS8aNt7qTQVJIULeY4vfb/s1600-h/IMG_0800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 131px; height: 175px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWmy8V_z7052TuLD95Rxh6X2avKoN0XTvRnybG2nu1Bk01EeOPnXDJsGZCA1l1DWC8D4xzjRE_zqxnNdT23JENclVLYhLuDyJus1xrkTVJuMANYUPEplLm0tLeS8aNt7qTQVJIULeY4vfb/s200/IMG_0800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112421793565169682" border="0" /></a><br />detail This photo, Shows the Manager's door, in more detail then the last photo -><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZLeLXmJyvryj9N42yT4CZ8z_j2tXG3D6Ttks39d1M7Ns5bdnnAGcXFmKOJVkdM5SfetdoffA1fPRDQbEpTli2XbcFJFGrNNSi9HqhFAt1ZbK9RCoUjvTcOsiKwuNdBytg7ulJtF2QERGh/s1600-h/IMG_0801.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 124px; height: 166px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZLeLXmJyvryj9N42yT4CZ8z_j2tXG3D6Ttks39d1M7Ns5bdnnAGcXFmKOJVkdM5SfetdoffA1fPRDQbEpTli2XbcFJFGrNNSi9HqhFAt1ZbK9RCoUjvTcOsiKwuNdBytg7ulJtF2QERGh/s200/IMG_0801.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112423322573527074" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><- We apologize for the bed, the porter hasn't made it around to the bedroom yet... </div>Anyway, this is the first view into the room<br />as you open the manager's door<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJfINVaZHoIo-lHSiMkkwyIKvYVgE2mSgciUvRorIDCEeFpo2n6jtjl6enA5z5R8m-1DqIVuacY9j8OYKX2z1gzAWtvCy6knzMGL_CwoSg0AcUCY1AuY2iwo00ekiijtqTJWQ27ldYQeuU/s1600-h/IMG_0802.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 158px; height: 118px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJfINVaZHoIo-lHSiMkkwyIKvYVgE2mSgciUvRorIDCEeFpo2n6jtjl6enA5z5R8m-1DqIVuacY9j8OYKX2z1gzAWtvCy6knzMGL_CwoSg0AcUCY1AuY2iwo00ekiijtqTJWQ27ldYQeuU/s200/IMG_0802.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112424147207247922" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: right;">Here is a view, of the other bed, opened up into a comfortable seat, good for reading or doing something relaxing. -><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMaK915cjmzJHZ5woYSh34eEejl4tru4K6sCD_tp_LfrcuNa0QOMvL79Eecs1lefXfwjotmx-XGXfkBzFcn5wcjbfzzdXM-TPBSGd4X2tzcjRQ6wtDcw7G9EYFR8izg-_jH_Vnnrbyq2tZ/s1600-h/IMG_0804.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMaK915cjmzJHZ5woYSh34eEejl4tru4K6sCD_tp_LfrcuNa0QOMvL79Eecs1lefXfwjotmx-XGXfkBzFcn5wcjbfzzdXM-TPBSGd4X2tzcjRQ6wtDcw7G9EYFR8izg-_jH_Vnnrbyq2tZ/s200/IMG_0804.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112425530186717250" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><- This photo, shows the Manager's sink and mirror, the shelves behind the mirror still hide tooth paste, soap and a few other items. <div style="text-align: right;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLXSlZcgp74k_Aig1vdXHtvwQvJyf2cIgJ_SjAm__hcOZoJ1nILvfUCimAPUkMtt51mN4YWGAiGAlYP841KB_hQAgzHNWtRyP4YS317xfuLOxxwSiG0wtI57Wyx380s-ZCOEXTeuBA_NgS/s1600-h/IMG_0805.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLXSlZcgp74k_Aig1vdXHtvwQvJyf2cIgJ_SjAm__hcOZoJ1nILvfUCimAPUkMtt51mN4YWGAiGAlYP841KB_hQAgzHNWtRyP4YS317xfuLOxxwSiG0wtI57Wyx380s-ZCOEXTeuBA_NgS/s200/IMG_0805.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112426062762661970" border="0" /></a><br />This photo, shows the Car's shower, just down the hall from the Manager's room, the water heater was removed, so its presumed that they didn't use the shower after the car became N&W property.-><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinbcp7QUcP_05JcRYnBDRNwlR7KETfAwY113i6a0MCgHWEWeoFTjAQc7nG_1cf9dnPeqDlNtY8sKoxMFy3e1sTxC7LO6IaHcpHgYD8otvKXvsYoNWFmGWf-xZGjjFtbY8bUajPHPV3S4Mw/s1600-h/IMG_0806.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinbcp7QUcP_05JcRYnBDRNwlR7KETfAwY113i6a0MCgHWEWeoFTjAQc7nG_1cf9dnPeqDlNtY8sKoxMFy3e1sTxC7LO6IaHcpHgYD8otvKXvsYoNWFmGWf-xZGjjFtbY8bUajPHPV3S4Mw/s200/IMG_0806.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112428094282192994" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><- This photo, shows the front of the theater, looking towards the projection room hall way, you could fit 48 people in here comfortability. <div style="text-align: right;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge9baio5fr3SV7kMqs98Xqaa_L51AiaZBeu-g0hYHYbB0tw1hX7WRHO3p67eW3qxTne9TEky1uQJDRRFy-ISabTQTzWJnY_FGhOAxIlktwoKnMl5eK_GujNguwb7tu1Vg58Zu4l81JwXb7/s1600-h/IMG_0807.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge9baio5fr3SV7kMqs98Xqaa_L51AiaZBeu-g0hYHYbB0tw1hX7WRHO3p67eW3qxTne9TEky1uQJDRRFy-ISabTQTzWJnY_FGhOAxIlktwoKnMl5eK_GujNguwb7tu1Vg58Zu4l81JwXb7/s200/IMG_0807.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112428515188988018" border="0" /></a><br />This photo, shows the theater again, just looking froward, towards the projection screen. -><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTCGps0QU2YvgKHRVPjfBJSI-BfWzPK4EY9Oh89KgjwR1TkTqS_tue3gxuzx2GTI6-CBYSTbDt36f3vwhtnYsAhu5OX-pr6TIQwfCgpxLqMGAJK0UzGGmzWzyNke4vF8sDQi5O8jjrs2OQ/s1600-h/IMG_0808.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTCGps0QU2YvgKHRVPjfBJSI-BfWzPK4EY9Oh89KgjwR1TkTqS_tue3gxuzx2GTI6-CBYSTbDt36f3vwhtnYsAhu5OX-pr6TIQwfCgpxLqMGAJK0UzGGmzWzyNke4vF8sDQi5O8jjrs2OQ/s200/IMG_0808.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112429889578522754" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><- This photo, looks down the Projection room/back hall, and a storage cabinet. <div style="text-align: right;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ostJAZK2NRK3q5H3AB4S8jkqkTHf6nFx6iLMRspXy-6znEjFMN3rVmZCT-XAtnMFIbIBtNh6bbnSdubtcMcDMpjAENkCG3Fllaj708K-W8E3xkCAB1GMXctztOt_AEKJQDQzq1m1uI3-/s1600-h/IMG_0810.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ostJAZK2NRK3q5H3AB4S8jkqkTHf6nFx6iLMRspXy-6znEjFMN3rVmZCT-XAtnMFIbIBtNh6bbnSdubtcMcDMpjAENkCG3Fllaj708K-W8E3xkCAB1GMXctztOt_AEKJQDQzq1m1uI3-/s200/IMG_0810.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112430396384663698" border="0" /></a><br />This photo, shows the back door, heading out to the Virginia Central Side rod locomotive -><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />(Projection room photos, didn't come out right, need to retake, so they are forthcoming!)<br /><br /><br />So I thank you all once again, for joining me on another tour of the fabulous VMT railyard,<br />I hope you will tune in again next time for another wonderful trip into another historical car!<br /><br />And as many railroaders say "All aboard!"<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif-ixwVqVbaTfeHqUo9x1GRgWmo_s1c93wMicmMfISsrYo9rJf-IiX5xwCIZrNqsLUSYATdeBgcp67e5o6pcvLqHywc08R38V2-XFK9DgYV_0VXjnunId7dE-wo_T8MvZXkKwW_u52PmkK/s1600-h/IMG_0814.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif-ixwVqVbaTfeHqUo9x1GRgWmo_s1c93wMicmMfISsrYo9rJf-IiX5xwCIZrNqsLUSYATdeBgcp67e5o6pcvLqHywc08R38V2-XFK9DgYV_0VXjnunId7dE-wo_T8MvZXkKwW_u52PmkK/s200/IMG_0814.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112433531710789794" border="0" /></a>(Pic of the VC behind the 418)<br /><br /></div>TheBrakemenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15424511663957464512noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6923171430527554383.post-1646458507391998622007-09-19T16:48:00.001-04:002007-09-23T22:34:08.200-04:00The 'Unofficial' Office of the Yardmaster (Norfolk Southern 31)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVMuqP7NOt0DHl919Mtw9kbetiv2W6UX3U_P0TyeJ8bomkkh08GIkoxVgvvgOXvhwfr1uUNjrlvzJ3QvFVGhyphenhyphen_rPOv1YkYCjOhKXykGf6TQYZDUBkUN-kQZZu2jgDd9HTJSY0gmsLfWzmO/s1600-h/Museumtrains+041.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112074307961778594" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 154px; cursor: pointer; height: 115px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVMuqP7NOt0DHl919Mtw9kbetiv2W6UX3U_P0TyeJ8bomkkh08GIkoxVgvvgOXvhwfr1uUNjrlvzJ3QvFVGhyphenhyphen_rPOv1YkYCjOhKXykGf6TQYZDUBkUN-kQZZu2jgDd9HTJSY0gmsLfWzmO/s200/Museumtrains+041.jpg" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2VJdvZuK4OkqSZeBT4t1c_fCJUS996td2fUCukbGi3x_tLFN8bYViVGODlLb4f57qIJVC_55RlHnGPxqjKaLas030fJCgRxa45un737AIvbhsvQs1O6ZkjCSLrauShbwJ4XKmpH1yCdAn/s1600-h/Museumtrains+042.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112074312256745906" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 156px; cursor: pointer; height: 117px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2VJdvZuK4OkqSZeBT4t1c_fCJUS996td2fUCukbGi3x_tLFN8bYViVGODlLb4f57qIJVC_55RlHnGPxqjKaLas030fJCgRxa45un737AIvbhsvQs1O6ZkjCSLrauShbwJ4XKmpH1yCdAn/s200/Museumtrains+042.jpg" border="0" /></a> The first car, on our visit list, is NS Research 31, once a lively Southern observation car, now a Track Research and Inspection Car, which now serves as my unofficial office (Haha...) .But this car is one of the few in the Yard, that is still able to 'run' (Meaning its lights and computers work, Ect.), with Electricity connected into it. Most of the computers and such, reflect the 1990's 'electronic boom'. But still this car is fully equipped with full bath, Bedroom, kitchen, and a living room! Not bad for a 50-80 foot car (Dont have the exact measurement with me)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaDTl7mNx82zd9dhLd5e18CVgMkSNHLwd41bUn2Y-hzNsjYISgDFTUZ_kQaWHHGQFTtmT8uZew16aJNmXi5QIDc0RM7Ld37qWyVBhTgt0gl9oVpRGgButhbej-B8aj9OIJkeVH-7bHeXWm/s1600-h/Museumtrains+027.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112108689174983106" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; width: 187px; cursor: pointer; height: 133px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaDTl7mNx82zd9dhLd5e18CVgMkSNHLwd41bUn2Y-hzNsjYISgDFTUZ_kQaWHHGQFTtmT8uZew16aJNmXi5QIDc0RM7Ld37qWyVBhTgt0gl9oVpRGgButhbej-B8aj9OIJkeVH-7bHeXWm/s200/Museumtrains+027.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><-This is the view out the front Observation windows <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnI69qnG60yNwfdpFvXJ23_4t61cEcuYb_6RTV0jz5HZhzfjA7oGSidBvw76LPeIgAbkIikNSSe5uvHW6CwD4JNT8CwDuT12qfzvUmux8PGoFfL6vj7djG0lunAuXjpy1iKDOV9LmdnG5E/s1600-h/Museumtrains+028.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112109264700600786" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnI69qnG60yNwfdpFvXJ23_4t61cEcuYb_6RTV0jz5HZhzfjA7oGSidBvw76LPeIgAbkIikNSSe5uvHW6CwD4JNT8CwDuT12qfzvUmux8PGoFfL6vj7djG0lunAuXjpy1iKDOV9LmdnG5E/s200/Museumtrains+028.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This view, showing the main control<br /> room, and large work table. -><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-FpBf0CiDe0wcUxhodKBNHozdNvN7jWDbsXHBMD40sJyEGcR0KhzaQs0vCp6-hnNDOxIq7REvErGGR-vcuwd3G89YohfcB0MsdB1EY_jTLu0O_sUPFGyc5UC3A1aXNFDPtqUJGIpB3901/s1600-h/Museumtrains+029.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112110140873929186" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; width: 150px; cursor: pointer; height: 142px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-FpBf0CiDe0wcUxhodKBNHozdNvN7jWDbsXHBMD40sJyEGcR0KhzaQs0vCp6-hnNDOxIq7REvErGGR-vcuwd3G89YohfcB0MsdB1EY_jTLu0O_sUPFGyc5UC3A1aXNFDPtqUJGIpB3901/s200/Museumtrains+029.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><-This Picture, shows the back<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0qc4IF55NDhx8-O-x41cl_mpoJNu1V_IIk5zFJLJIRB4d0HYu_clOsbnkDcvSE13qbl0QNVV-gIXtxBXUg4VjkIXPJ87IaeaLGfpTeAeMO064Vm0kA59daFgqslsF7TjfRpItEr4J9PFo/s1600-h/Museumtrains+030.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112110840953598450" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; width: 135px; cursor: pointer; height: 139px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0qc4IF55NDhx8-O-x41cl_mpoJNu1V_IIk5zFJLJIRB4d0HYu_clOsbnkDcvSE13qbl0QNVV-gIXtxBXUg4VjkIXPJ87IaeaLGfpTeAeMO064Vm0kA59daFgqslsF7TjfRpItEr4J9PFo/s200/Museumtrains+030.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />of the 'Wall of Computers'<br /><br /><br />This picture, shows the entry into the living, and sleeping areas, along with the office space in the photo --><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieBiL3mF0M35ewTSyqPyrrWdz-04SSEmhRkluvyumMlc9LI-6qOGEckMryIlwe0OKVWmrMl5IWynFHwV7piDqBhjSHH2lInsT9JhJ2LGJRfVRUCd2vY6bTKib8ORdLyZBtU6qGOcB-LtZ8/s1600-h/Museumtrains+032.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112113276200055298" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieBiL3mF0M35ewTSyqPyrrWdz-04SSEmhRkluvyumMlc9LI-6qOGEckMryIlwe0OKVWmrMl5IWynFHwV7piDqBhjSHH2lInsT9JhJ2LGJRfVRUCd2vY6bTKib8ORdLyZBtU6qGOcB-LtZ8/s200/Museumtrains+032.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><- This photo, shows one of the two, pull down beds for the crew to sleep in <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBH_GiIGmguJtnvpJ9-9Bn70lbXsBfpsz-clFQi2k15PsJKmQafhgooRVhGN9BUMn7gmymd_OWrWLy2bOPaEo0kV6F1gQtzi_Oc0_8UkN6z75pS5nCF0QMFk7HedMimEdATi8HzKOSqhLL/s1600-h/Museumtrains+033.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112114994186973714" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBH_GiIGmguJtnvpJ9-9Bn70lbXsBfpsz-clFQi2k15PsJKmQafhgooRVhGN9BUMn7gmymd_OWrWLy2bOPaEo0kV6F1gQtzi_Oc0_8UkN6z75pS5nCF0QMFk7HedMimEdATi8HzKOSqhLL/s200/Museumtrains+033.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />This picture, shows the small living/eating table for the crew to eat, and/or relax at. -><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih048BJqEzepp3mHk0uB7cwmW8MAMiP3fLJGlVJJT4hclAbj4nIlN4M0oNHuOAEWAZfSSqSMFODJdemu9tSyN4LiftkSNq_SWgdQn-fV2JKf9ebMb9DZIy-cISwKc8YPCd0ooYqp9uuJUK/s1600-h/Museumtrains+034.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112116175302980130" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; width: 138px; cursor: pointer; height: 171px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih048BJqEzepp3mHk0uB7cwmW8MAMiP3fLJGlVJJT4hclAbj4nIlN4M0oNHuOAEWAZfSSqSMFODJdemu9tSyN4LiftkSNq_SWgdQn-fV2JKf9ebMb9DZIy-cISwKc8YPCd0ooYqp9uuJUK/s200/Museumtrains+034.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><- This photo, shows the shower and toilet, for use by the crew. Not the most spacious head in the world, but its still better then Amtrak... <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJZf2EWFoyAEwl55OFCGOujRkhQ-3YocO95Au64kkD_Uhi2MXHsUcR1RqBtRLhr8Fixvx_BBdKS2R_ktNdfjr6T7OIjaUDKyeZnqUszI0-r6xq6YZVcQuSgI1CUYrTA6k7QP8pK2SW27kv/s1600-h/Museumtrains+036.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112117420843496002" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; width: 126px; cursor: pointer; height: 168px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJZf2EWFoyAEwl55OFCGOujRkhQ-3YocO95Au64kkD_Uhi2MXHsUcR1RqBtRLhr8Fixvx_BBdKS2R_ktNdfjr6T7OIjaUDKyeZnqUszI0-r6xq6YZVcQuSgI1CUYrTA6k7QP8pK2SW27kv/s200/Museumtrains+036.jpg" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDN6ZzU31E0it7JRifA5yVf-KlqIEUWeKLoJ3blr83_TZfiMADPb-5YSKmA7xnJtdRkwKWeYPUZQaHCUzy1kepgx7R2D0mQ-1PR-C2Jz6ELy_juYl6bBI2nglcW4TkMEJ2n6lkWroMJM6x/s1600-h/Museumtrains+035.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112116939807158834" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; width: 124px; cursor: pointer; height: 166px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDN6ZzU31E0it7JRifA5yVf-KlqIEUWeKLoJ3blr83_TZfiMADPb-5YSKmA7xnJtdRkwKWeYPUZQaHCUzy1kepgx7R2D0mQ-1PR-C2Jz6ELy_juYl6bBI2nglcW4TkMEJ2n6lkWroMJM6x/s200/Museumtrains+035.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><- These two pictures show the kitchen, the freezer and the fridge still work, (the rest we are to scared to test...) Rather nice kitchen none the less... -><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWCtOHaX1H11Ui-zSf971GAU0uyRmeb6kjf9vUTdueMExU9hdG_VrKPsij7ttcb_MM18rNUolXOt9NVhIxcV1K6XH4N9l6b3nTgIUQIVZ-n4hm2LZtFo1BqgMPrt9XJg3BwuOq_AbK2dLC/s1600-h/Museumtrains+037.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112118494585320034" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWCtOHaX1H11Ui-zSf971GAU0uyRmeb6kjf9vUTdueMExU9hdG_VrKPsij7ttcb_MM18rNUolXOt9NVhIxcV1K6XH4N9l6b3nTgIUQIVZ-n4hm2LZtFo1BqgMPrt9XJg3BwuOq_AbK2dLC/s200/Museumtrains+037.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;">This photo, shows the door to the diesel power generator, and is also the end of the tour. -><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I Thank you, for joining my on this tour of NS 31, and I hope youll join us again, as he explore more of the Museums rolling stock!<br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZtTPUxE1GNCE1MS_S86EJQsf93xFe032h11LjuO38zJh_PfS5Nt1VNqWcuHEz4w0dwRZ8lNdiGpO4fDBe1z_jmBDxbTBC-S_yQac2W-BDwosV_pUhIv9jYJG_8Pd8lxY9gu9eKTyAaY69/s1600-h/Museumtrains+043.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112119087290806898" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; cursor: pointer; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZtTPUxE1GNCE1MS_S86EJQsf93xFe032h11LjuO38zJh_PfS5Nt1VNqWcuHEz4w0dwRZ8lNdiGpO4fDBe1z_jmBDxbTBC-S_yQac2W-BDwosV_pUhIv9jYJG_8Pd8lxY9gu9eKTyAaY69/s200/Museumtrains+043.jpg" border="0" /></a>TheBrakemenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15424511663957464512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6923171430527554383.post-15353752727270196692007-09-19T10:50:00.000-04:002007-09-23T10:04:06.589-04:00Welcome to the Railyard<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxlRPw26WPCuYmIqB2WdzxRZXE1jBGu_8abopAuI-H-idD6YDUMPNPWKmSTt9Bkn41XLC84zo2MS-XVndFlaiwwYsKQ6eJaPBX2ZedjRSfJt7Kclqxt_dbtfCrotL2xogXQJGYUHUC_t3M/s1600-h/Connor,+Lake+Pearl,+standing.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 174px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxlRPw26WPCuYmIqB2WdzxRZXE1jBGu_8abopAuI-H-idD6YDUMPNPWKmSTt9Bkn41XLC84zo2MS-XVndFlaiwwYsKQ6eJaPBX2ZedjRSfJt7Kclqxt_dbtfCrotL2xogXQJGYUHUC_t3M/s320/Connor,+Lake+Pearl,+standing.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113181843862771922" border="0" /></a><br />Hello all!<br />My name is Connor. I'm the Volunteer Yardmaster at the Virginia Museum of Transportation. I've decided to start a blog, with postings of the rolling stock out in the yard, as well as doings in and around the yard. Hopefully, I can please my readers with what I write. If you want anything in particular or want a certain car/engine to be viewed I would be happy to oblige. My first posting will come later this week, with photos, info, and maybe even a small film. Also, feel free to ask questions in the comments.<br /><br />I hope to entertain and delight all my readers. I hope that you all will come out and see us!<br /><br />-Connor<br />VMT Volunteer YardmasterTheBrakemenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15424511663957464512noreply@blogger.com6