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  1. ChiefDanGeorge

    ChiefDanGeorge Well-Known Member

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    UP Challenger: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OgSNQOTw2U
    Big BOy was for getting freight over mountains, Challenger was for fast freight. Pretty impressive.

     
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    Silvertwinkiehobo "Everything that breaks starts with 'F.'"

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    That "cool looking train" was the GM Aerotrain, an attempt at producing a passenger train that would greatly reduce the operating costs of providing passenger service as railroads were getting strangled by the ICC. It consisted of the "power car," the EMD LWT-12, and a string of "coach" cars that were produced from--get this--GM motorcoach bus bodies!

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerotrain_(GM)

    Between the pic in the Wiki article and the one you just snapped, it looks like the power car is suffering from a little bit of neglect (look at the Rock Island RR shield just below the cab side windows).
     
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  3. Silvertwinkiehobo

    Silvertwinkiehobo "Everything that breaks starts with 'F.'"

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    That's some very cool stuff you've snapped. Keep 'em coming!
     
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    a few more from the smith collection
     
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    59 wagon man Well-Known Member

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    a few more . the 57 car is powered by a similar plymouth engine as in the last photo and won an indycar race at dover i think they said
     
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    59 wagon man Well-Known Member

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    pioneer village an incredible collection
     
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    59 wagon man Well-Known Member

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    the first pic is an original pony express outbuilding , the other pics are oregan trail wagon ruts and a description. then reflection hill ,this is close to the ruts and is supposedly original pioneer graffiti. that black line on the hill is hundreds of birds funny thing is this isnt oregan but right near the platte river in wyoming
     

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    59 wagon man Well-Known Member

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    some stationwagon forum thoughts
    the riders are pony express reenactment riders ,for a few bucks they will carry a letter to your kids along the pony express route and mail it at the end in california with a special postmark
    a neat looking hotel
    the sheridan county wyoming museum
     

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    59 wagon man Well-Known Member

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    A few from the bighorn national forest one of the roads to yellowstone
     

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    yes we were out in the middle of nowhere. this is one of the reasons i took the dodge
     

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    some days your the bug some days your the windsheild
     

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    Silvertwinkiehobo "Everything that breaks starts with 'F.'"

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    You got a flat tire?
     
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    no i had never seen so much dirt built up on the inside of the wheel
     
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    Silvertwinkiehobo "Everything that breaks starts with 'F.'"

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    Oh! Hahahahahaha!
     
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    ModelT1 Still Lost in the 50's

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    That was an amazing road trip. I also thought you had a flat or the valve stem had bent. Some of those roads sure were deserted.
    Love everywhere you guys went!
     
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