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Post by Adam on May 10, 2024 12:44:45 GMT
Recently completed custom made NASA train is on the tracks!
The train consists of the following:
Post War Lionel NW2 with bell
Boxcar to carry spare rocket parts
Two tank cars to transport rocket fuel
A passenger car to transport astronauts and workers
A caboose just because
I've got another freight car in the works as well.
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Post by josef on May 10, 2024 17:26:39 GMT
Recently completed custom made NASA train is on the tracks! The train consists of the following: Post War Lionel NW2 with bell Boxcar to carry spare rocket parts Two tank cars to transport rocket fuel A passenger car to transport astronauts and workers A caboose just because I've got another freight car in the works as well. There were many times when we would be cruising the Indian River and go under the NASA railroad bridge a see the NASA Blue and White switcher bringing cars over. There was one time, true story, when we had anchored over night and in the morning were headed North when suddenly helicopters, planes were flying overhead just above our bridge and a helicopter came alongside and hailed us. We were told to keep moving and not stop. Bridge Tenders were informed to open up as we approached. We lickety split. Seems we both had forgotten since coming back from Bimini that that day was going to be a Shuttle Launch. 15 minutes after clearing last bridge we saw, and believe it or not, felt the vibration of the Lauch.
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Post by david1 on May 10, 2024 19:09:04 GMT
Very cool Adam, I saw it first on YouTube yesterday, although I Dont have any NASA equipment and after seeing yours I have decided to come up with some my favorite freight cars, flat cars with NASA equipment, should be a fun project.
Thanks for the inspiration!
Dave
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Post by Adam on May 10, 2024 23:22:25 GMT
Very cool Adam, I saw it first on YouTube yesterday, although I Dont have any NASA equipment and after seeing yours I have decided to come up with some my favorite freight cars, flat cars with NASA equipment, should be a fun project. Thanks for the inspiration! Dave I look forward to seeing what you come up with! |
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Post by seayakbill on May 11, 2024 20:07:27 GMT
A few cattle cars running the rails with a Lionel PW Burlington 44 tonner as power. 2 of the 3 are mooing, cows must not like the swaying of the stock cars. Any folks ever seen real deal stock cars loaded with critters. I never have, maybe being up in the Northwest during the 50's there just wasn't much cattle to be moved from that area. Bill www.youtube.com/user/seayakbill  |
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Post by Country Joe on May 12, 2024 1:11:41 GMT
A few cattle cars running the rails with a Lionel PW Burlington 44 tonner as power. 2 of the 3 are mooing, cows must not like the swaying of the stock cars. Any folks ever seen real deal stock cars loaded with critters. I never have, maybe being up in the Northwest during the 50's there just wasn't much cattle to be moved from that area. Bill The only stock cars I ever saw were models. I’ve seen lots of freight trains over the years but none of them had any stock cars.
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Post by atsda on May 13, 2024 2:22:29 GMT
Adam, that is a fine NASA consist - good work. Alfred
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Post by atsda on May 13, 2024 2:28:17 GMT
Bill, that is a nice 44-ton unit (#629 from 1956). I am glad you like running the post war equipment. That is a neat consist with cattle cars. I have never seen any running or in stock yards in real life. Alfred
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Post by josef on May 13, 2024 9:40:37 GMT
A few cattle cars running the rails with a Lionel PW Burlington 44 tonner as power. 2 of the 3 are mooing, cows must not like the swaying of the stock cars. Any folks ever seen real deal stock cars loaded with critters. I never have, maybe being up in the Northwest during the 50's there just wasn't much cattle to be moved from that area. Bill During the 50s seen many loaded stock cars headed toward Chicago. Dad had Black Angus and when it came time to sell buyer would come out and make an offer. If accepted we got a check and loading papers, vet clearances, etc. Come early morning we would take them to the pen which Milwaukee Rd provided. The would be penned and station would sign the receiving papers. Come 6AM the train would stop and pen loaded onto stock cars. Many times more then one car and sometimes cattle and hogs. By 6:30AM train would pull out headed to Chicago and enough time to get home, bathe and ready for school.
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Post by atsda on May 13, 2024 14:42:32 GMT
Post by josef on May 10, 2024 at 1:26pm
There were many times when we would be cruising the Indian River and go under the NASA railroad bridge a see the NASA Blue and White switcher bringing cars over.
There was one time, true story, when we had anchored over night and in the morning were headed North when suddenly helicopters, planes were flying overhead just above our bridge and a helicopter came alongside and hailed us. We were told to keep moving and not stop. Bridge Tenders were informed to open up as we approached. We lickety split. Seems we both had forgotten since coming back from Bimini that that day was going to be a Shuttle Launch. 15 minutes after clearing last bridge we saw, and believe it or not, felt the vibration of the Lauch
Walt, that is a fabulous occurrance.
I regret never having had the opportunity to see a live rocket aunch from Cape Canaveral. What would have been spectacular as a kid would have been seeing a Saturn V launch. I did see them on TV when I was a kid in NYC - it was so impressive, that the sound almost let you imagine the bibration. Alfred
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Post by steveoncattailcreek on May 13, 2024 18:28:17 GMT
I regret never having had the opportunity to see a live rocket aunch from Cape Canaveral. What would have been spectacular as a kid would have been seeing a Saturn V launch. I did see them on TV when I was a kid in NYC - it was so impressive, that the sound almost let you imagine the bibration. Alfred Well, they're still launching rockets from the Cape (and from a lot more locations now!), but the best I got to see in person was a Space Shuttle launch -- quite impressive! I was alive but missed the opportunity to see a Saturn V launch -- reportedly orders of magnitude more impressive than any other rocket of the time. My understanding is that the new generation of heavy lift vehicles will match or exceed them, but we will see! 
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Post by josef on May 13, 2024 19:57:19 GMT
Post by josef on May 10, 2024 at 1:26pm There were many times when we would be cruising the Indian River and go under the NASA railroad bridge a see the NASA Blue and White switcher bringing cars over. There was one time, true story, when we had anchored over night and in the morning were headed North when suddenly helicopters, planes were flying overhead just above our bridge and a helicopter came alongside and hailed us. We were told to keep moving and not stop. Bridge Tenders were informed to open up as we approached. We lickety split. Seems we both had forgotten since coming back from Bimini that that day was going to be a Shuttle Launch. 15 minutes after clearing last bridge we saw, and believe it or not, felt the vibration of the Lauch Walt, that is a fabulous occurrance. I regret never having had the opportunity to see a live rocket aunch from Cape Canaveral. What would have been spectacular as a kid would have been seeing a Saturn V launch. I did see them on TV when I was a kid in NYC - it was so impressive, that the sound almost let you imagine the bibration. Alfred You probable then know that tomorrow marks 51 years since last Saturn V launch. It was to put Skylab into orbit. As to the last Apollo Launch, me and the wife were there to witness it. I have it on 8MM film. It launched Dec 7th, (also a Day of Infamy, bombing of Pearl Harbor), 1972. It was a crowded event, people even parked in the streets. It took us almost 2 hours walking through crowds to get to our car and weave ourself back to Motel Room afterwards. Watching it, one felt the vibration from the sound and goose bumps we both had as did many say afterwards. I don't believe we will ever again see something as big and massive as the Saturn V again. Forgot to mention, the night blackness turned daylight, everything lit up as if it was daytime for thgis night launch.
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Post by atsda on May 13, 2024 20:38:26 GMT
Walt, your recollections gives me goosebumps. Alfred
(What is 8mm? only joking, I've gott a few cans and a projector myself.)
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Post by atsda on May 14, 2024 2:38:01 GMT
 Three steam consists on the ‘3-track main line’. 2-8-4 Berkshire heading a passenger train. 4-8-4 S2 Turbine heading a gondola / tanker train . 4-6-4 SF-type Hudson Heading a box car freight. Alfred
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Post by Joe Saggese on May 14, 2024 10:27:40 GMT
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