Saturday, November 2, 2019

Big Boy

Took a little overnighter in Alpine to shoot the Big Boy as it rolled in last night and left this morning.  Video Monday.  Took a real shower and pooped in a real toilet for the first time in years at the Highland Inn.  (sorry - no video of that)  57,65,36,0,B
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  1. remmijNovember 2, 2019 at 6:17 PM

    cool - hope you were able to drone… through the smoke plume… enjoy the porcelain! good you are thinking of the caboose too.
    Sierra Blanca, Texas - 11/01
    some more…

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  2. Margery BilldNovember 2, 2019 at 10:43 PM

    All good. :-)

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  3. Texas GuyNovember 3, 2019 at 6:47 AM

    Ever consider steam as an energy source????

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  4. John WellsNovember 3, 2019 at 7:10 AM

    I played around with a solar concentrator back in 2006 using the heat of the sun to make steam. Solar panels make energy from the sun much more easily than a steam engine...and no moving parts to maintain. https://youtu.be/DJWt4VpMCHk

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  5. GaryNovember 3, 2019 at 8:21 AM

    I see the train made an overnight stop close to you. Were their many passengers & did you get to meet any of them?

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  6. John WellsNovember 3, 2019 at 8:26 AM

    Don't know how many people were on the train. I didn't meet any of them.

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  7. Margery BilldNovember 3, 2019 at 9:35 AM

    Once upon a time...... I remember....... And the custom of running along beside the train waving as the train pulled out...... Dressed up in our best.......And the polite porters ......And the fancy dining car with the white table clothes.......And the comfortable special state rooms. My grandfather operated the train station when he had a crystal to use for communication in Green River, Wyoming. Then, later, there were the magnificent train displays at the Chicago Fair. Some of the tracks need fixing now days.

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  8. Margery BilldNovember 3, 2019 at 9:36 AM

    Forgot the whistle. That was exciting.

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  9. Margery BilldNovember 3, 2019 at 9:36 AM

    And of course we always waved to the conductor.

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  10. Margery BilldNovember 3, 2019 at 9:37 AM

    Sometimes the smoke was annoying.

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  11. Margery BilldNovember 3, 2019 at 9:42 AM

    That was the choo choo train. I think it was the little train that could. :-)

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  12. bob rNovember 3, 2019 at 11:11 AM

    saw this beast caliente, nv, amazing how huge it really is, IRON HORSE

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  13. remmijNovember 3, 2019 at 11:28 AM

    4014 was built for that country… where he could stretch his big boy legs… and not go around any sharp curves…

    a new tool?
    more portable=more handy? $400 MiniMavic

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  14. Dizzy-DickNovember 3, 2019 at 1:39 PM

    Now that is quite a steam engine. Both my grandfathers worked on the railroad in the steam are, one an engineer and one a conductor.

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  15. Dizzy-DickNovember 3, 2019 at 1:40 PM

    That was suppose to be "steam era". Got my fingers out of sync (grin).

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  16. B.B. SuttonNovember 3, 2019 at 3:33 PM

    I saw Big Boy today while stopping in Langtry to visit Judge Roy Bean's museum....what a steam engine!

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  17. DELNovember 3, 2019 at 5:53 PM

    Missed it in Laramie last summer. Hope to see it there next year.

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