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I love the Old Cast P3s. New Cast? Not so much.

Nathan K5LA. Pretty much been THE voice of Amtrak since the late '70s.

You would need a rainsuit to keep the foam off of yourself!

That is NOT a Big Boy in the Henry Ford. It is an Allegheny. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2-6-6-6

http://www.boldts.net/TrainsCelebs.shtml

GE's have a habit of spontaneously combusting if you so much as look at them the wrong way. Take a look at the ratio of GE's that are 10-15 yrs old and sitting in the deadline, vs the EMDs that are 25, 30, 40 yrs old that are very much still alive and kickin'! I rest my case.

That reminds me, I need to get working on my crossbuck and whistle markers! Trying to figure out what to do with the 318 in the M882 has been consuming the lions share of my time as of late. Also need to swap out the transfer case in the deuce before GA 2K13. Got a replacement on hand, however...

This engine and associated equipment is already sold, but it's something that I really would have loved to have had, IF my wallet was fat enough, because I may have ridden behind it when I was a kid: For Sale

And let's not forget about the ladies who stepped up to the plate and did their part to keep the trains rollin' C&NW women workers | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

I read a story about a gentleman who signed on @ the Rock Island as a wiper when he was 13!

Supposedly, railroad workers were exempt from the draft, but many of them enlisted anyway. *Disclaimer: This is another one of those "I read somewhere" kinda things, so feel free to take it for what its worth.

Knowing how to work a non self-lapping brake stand is no doubt becoming a bit of a lost art.

Couldn't find any good interior shots of the one @ NCTM. I can say that it's nowhere's near as fancy inside as the one that juanprado posted.

Hospital car @ NCTM: NC Transportation Museum - Hospital Car

I have seen ex-military motorcars that had adjustable guage capability as well.

Didn't the SEABEES help rebuild the Georgetown Loop?