| Posted by wi joe on April 20, 2020 | |
Maybe the Number 1 pulled it out for them ?
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| Posted by beano on April 20, 2020 | |
Awesome photo Wendel. No pie for that guy after getting " HER " car dirty and then stuck. Well maybe-------- he was smart and didnt tell her and washed the car before he brought it home,,,,, then got pie. I like those old Wild Wild West train coaches and the ho dang photo. To bad the narrow gauge system is not intact now.
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| Posted by William on April 20, 2020 | |
I had no idea SP ever had narrow gauge ! Having said that, pictures are like silent films and I am inferring by the attention of the train crew / trainmen on the ground that a possible engine to car tow is about to happen. Although there is a pick up near the engine.
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You have a couple gems so far, thanks for getting those out.
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| Posted by Dana M. on April 20, 2020 | |
In reply to beano - actually, part of this line is still intact and still used... by the Laws Railroad Museum and Historical Society in Bishop, CA (actually 4 miles North and East of Bishop). I looked this location up on Google Maps/Earth and found the Museum... They have an 11-acre site on this original mainline and they still operate a restored Death Valley Railroad Brill Car No. 5 on their short run of track. They also recently restored Southern Pacific Narrow-Gauge 4-6-0 No. 18 in 2017 and now operate it on the line. They also loaned No. 18 to the Durango & Silverton in 2019 for them to use so they could train the D&S steam crews on operating an oil-fired steam locomotive as the D&S is converting their locomotives to burn oil eventually. The Laws Railroad Museum just got No. 18 returned to from the D&S just in time for their 2020 season - only now the museum is closed until further notice due to this COVID-19/Coronavirus pandemic problem. But a small segment of this line still exists and is operated on in Laws/Bishop, California by the Laws Railroad Museum. Visit the Laws Railroad Museum website for some very interesting information about their history and operations. You will all be interested enough to possibly make a future visit to this unique museum. I know I'm now planning a visit when everything returns to "normal" - or at least when we can schedule visits to tourist sites again.
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