Sunday, November 30, 2008
Saturday, November 29, 2008
US Army
This is a New Decal Car to honor our Grandson Sam, who will be graduating on Dec 17, 2008 from U.S. Army Basic Combat Training at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. The first two pictures are the actual decal images
Here is a picture from Dec 17th Graduation Day of Sam and his dad (John) who is wearing a hat which used to belong to
my father, who Sam is named after. He would be proud also.A New Season
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Blog Challenge
First, Thanks to Ray for the interesting post on Maine's logging railroads. Here is the challenge question. 'Which of the railroads listed was also the subject of a member blog? It is a nice interesting story, but you have dig deep. Good Luck.
PS: Don't do what I keep doing which is to click on the blog title. Thanks, John
PS: Don't do what I keep doing which is to click on the blog title. Thanks, John
Thursday, November 13, 2008
A little Maine Railroad History
The following was copied from Google Search:
The first railroad in Maine was the Calais Railroad incorporated by the state legislature on February 17, 1832. It was built to transport lumber from a mill on the Saint Croix River opposite Milltown, New Brunswick two miles to the tidewater at Calais in 1835. In 1849, the name was changed to the Calais and Baring Railroad and the line was extended four more miles to Baring. In 1870, it became part of the St. Croix & Penobscot Railroad.
The second railroad was the Bangor & Piscataquis Railroad & Canal Company incorporated by the legislature on February 18, 1833. It ran eleven miles from Bangor to Oldtown along the west bank of the Penobscot River and opened in November, 1836. In 1854-55, it was extended 1.5 miles across the Penobscot River to Milford and the name was changed to the Bangor, Oldtown & Milford Railroad Company. In 1869, it was absorbed into the European and North American Railway.
The third railroad in Maine was the Portland, Saco and Portsmouth Railroad, incorporated by the legislature on March 14, 1837. This was a crucial railroad in the development of railroads in Maine because it connected Portland to Boston by connecting to the Eastern Railroad at Kittery via a bridge to Portsmouth. This railroad was opened on November 21, 1842 and was 51.34 miles in length.
The first railroad in Maine was the Calais Railroad incorporated by the state legislature on February 17, 1832. It was built to transport lumber from a mill on the Saint Croix River opposite Milltown, New Brunswick two miles to the tidewater at Calais in 1835. In 1849, the name was changed to the Calais and Baring Railroad and the line was extended four more miles to Baring. In 1870, it became part of the St. Croix & Penobscot Railroad.
The second railroad was the Bangor & Piscataquis Railroad & Canal Company incorporated by the legislature on February 18, 1833. It ran eleven miles from Bangor to Oldtown along the west bank of the Penobscot River and opened in November, 1836. In 1854-55, it was extended 1.5 miles across the Penobscot River to Milford and the name was changed to the Bangor, Oldtown & Milford Railroad Company. In 1869, it was absorbed into the European and North American Railway.
The third railroad in Maine was the Portland, Saco and Portsmouth Railroad, incorporated by the legislature on March 14, 1837. This was a crucial railroad in the development of railroads in Maine because it connected Portland to Boston by connecting to the Eastern Railroad at Kittery via a bridge to Portsmouth. This railroad was opened on November 21, 1842 and was 51.34 miles in length.
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
How Perceptive are You?
Google will not help you at all. This one is just for MGRS Blog Viewers. See if you can locate the latest addition to the Left Hand Side of the Blog, and within that, the question is "What does not belong?" or what item seems out of place?
Hint: [The answer is not in Station Stop. I know, nothing makes any sense in there, that is why I like it.] This is a brand new Item. Good luck, look around and see if you can find what I am referring to.
Hint: [The answer is not in Station Stop. I know, nothing makes any sense in there, that is why I like it.] This is a brand new Item. Good luck, look around and see if you can find what I am referring to.
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Monday, November 10, 2008
Railroad Trivia Question
This is a warm up to test your Railroad trivia knowledge or your Google capabilities.
The question is. At full throttle how quickly could a GG1 locomotive go from zero to 100 mph?
Here are all the Specs
Note:The half of the GG1 that contained the steam boiler was designated the "front"
Hello to Hansel
Hansel, I enjoyed your web site. You are doing a great job! I posted the pic of your great-great-grandfather, John Alonzo Small and yourself beside #470 on your visit to Waterville.Enjoyed your blog also. Hats off to Chris Fardon a great trivia answer man. I like that idea and invite you to leave a question for us on the MGRS Blog.
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Link to Hansel
Hansel is one of our younger (very enthusiastic about trains), member who has his own web site. I think I've posted it before but didn't realize that this is the one he made up. You can see his excitement in his hobby and how he is learning about it. Someday he hopes to have his own layout for now he enjoys our clubs tracks and he always brings his train to run. Check out his web site at www.steamrailroader.zoomshare.com
Monday, November 3, 2008
How about some Good Old American Steam.
From both sides of the Country: (click on items below)Conway Scenic: Run-Around at Bartlett
The Pacific Locomotive Association steam double-head
(I love the 2 mins starting about 2:50 mark)
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