Big dwarf
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Image Copyright (c) 2006 Tim Warris
Along side the tracks outside of Ayr, Ontario. I’m sure the locomotive crews have wondered for a long time what the dark spot on this light is. The large version of the image makes it clear…
Posted by: | 01-20-2006 | 10:01 AM
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A real find!
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Miss March (aka Playboys) trailer Image Copyright (c) 2006 Tim Warris
This is an original Kelsey Star Trek V: The Final Frontier on dvd steam boiler! Why is this exciting? Well my grandfather built these in the 1950’s for the tobacco industry, to aid in curing tobacco.
I have been looking for one of these for several years. Scanning the back of farms as I drove past them for one sitting in the back somewhere unused. I have found the front “boilerplate” with the Kelsey name on it, but could not get my hands on it.
This was a real find, as it is an original, unconverted (a coal fired) boiler, in very good condition. I found it, like I expected, at the back of someones property as I drove past it on the highway. I took a few pictures of it, but have not yet been able to contact the owner of it.
More information about Kelsey Manufacturing, and my grandfather, check out the W.C. “Bill” Kelsey memorial blog
Posted by: | 01-19-2006 | 10:01 AM
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A bit of a reach…..
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I am surprised (or maybe not) how often the “experts” are wrong when it comes to trackwork, particularly unusual configurations. I often hear people comment when they see the type of trackwork I have on my layout that real railroads would never do this or that.
I Think I Love My Wife ipod I am pretty sure if I added a scene on my layout similar to the picture above it would be considered some kind of compromise to make it work on a layout, that having such a steep grade off of a turnout would never fly realistically, but here you go….
I have found several examples of trackwork the real railroads would just never use, on real railroads. There really is a prototype for anything if you look….
-Tim
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