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Back to the Future
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Uploaded: 02/23/05 1:04 PM GMT
Back to the Future
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This expieremental train built for the Rock Island RXR now resides at the National Transportaion Museum in St.Louis Missouri.
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::bayoubooger
02/23/05 3:48 PM GMT
Very nice Joe, have seen pics of this one b4. tis a shame all of the lines are disappearing so fast. as far as i can tell, there is only one east to west line left in houston and it's 1-2 mile south of my house, you can hear the trains running all night long...
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Very nice presentation Joseph. Nice clear shot. It was a pretty day. The sky and clouds make a nice backdrop.
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"The best color in the whole world, is the one that looks good, on you!" Coco Chanel
Nice image Joe. Do you know the history on when this was built and if it was in use at any time before? Feel free to PM me about it. Looks like it was built back in the late 50's or early 60's.
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...Terry...
I like the way you cropped in on this Jojo. Great historical shot, thanks for sharing.
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We make a living by what we get; but we make a life by what we give.
Thanks BB,BJ,Terry&Alexis appreciate your comments and imput.
Peace&Respect Jojo
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funky train. Nice shot.
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Thanks Andrew I like your avatar!!
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great shot, a melding of earlier jet plane and trains
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I hold it true that thoughts are things; They're endowed with bodies, breath and wings:
And that we send them forth to fill the world with good results, or ill.
That which we call our secret thought speeds forth to earth's remotest spot, leaving it's blessings or it's woes like tracks behind it as it goes.
We build our future, thought by thought for good or for ill, yet know it not.
Yet so the universe was wrought .
Thought is another name for fate.
Choose then thy destiny and wait, for Love brings Love and Hate brings Hate. - Henry Van Dyke.
I believe you are right about that Ron.Thanks for taking time to comment.
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I think it was patterned on the same type of style of the time.
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What a strange train....its not a TGV or a high speed train. Still a good shot.
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Thanks Michel.It was not meant for high speed.More for style.
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Back to the Future is probably my favorite movie trilogy..I love the blue clouds in the background..great job
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When you put your mind to it, you can accomplish anything - Doc Brown
Well this is a nice surprise. I also would like to know if this train was used and how long it was? Good to see all the detail of this oldie - going for that streamlined effect. Love these items of history.Appreciate your sharing this piece of history. Thanks!
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This locomotive was an Electro-Motive Corporation TA, built in 1937. The TAs were built for the Rock Island Rocket passenger trains. They were among the first diesel passenger locomotives, riding on B-B (two two-wheel) trucks and powered by a single Winton Model 201 V16 1200 horsepower engine.
When the original Rocket train sets were broken up after World War II, the TAs went into the general locomotive pool. They were used in passenger and freight service until the 1970s.
Source: Bob Hayden, Model Railroader Cyclopedia, Volume 2: Diesel Locomotives. Waukesha, WI: Kalmbach Books, 1980.
When the original Rocket train sets were broken up after World War II, the TAs went into the general locomotive pool. They were used in passenger and freight service until the 1970s.
Source: Bob Hayden, Model Railroader Cyclopedia, Volume 2: Diesel Locomotives. Waukesha, WI: Kalmbach Books, 1980.
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"The Rock Island Line, is a might good line," and this is a "mighty good photo Jojo.
I would like to see it in person.
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I would like to see it in person.
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People are like cameras--sometimes they lose focus.