I had back to back events I went to this weekend. The first was very interesting as steam locomotives and/or passenger trains(particularly of the Canadian lineage) rarely make it this far into Chicago. They were doing excursion runs in segments and the passenger train was doing a segment between Franklin Park, Illinois and Sturtevant, Wisconsin over the weekend. After this it would begin its return to Canada through Wisconsin and Minnesota.
This is Candian Pacific Railroad 2816, a restored 4-6-4 Hudson type(theres another name for them, but I'm going by the Whytte designation) all the way from the provinces of Canada. She had travelled a fairly long distance for this once in lifetime opportunity of a shot.
Between the smoke and the engine, its cleaner than the models I've had ,LOL. [
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The train at the time was running a joint operation between the Canadian restoration group and another group out of Minnesota. This made for a fairly large, but well run, passenger excursion train the past 3 days. The first few passenger cars in the train were Canadian Pacific Railroad, followed by the Milwaukee Road Hiawatha passenger in the back. I just gotta love that observation car back there, LOL.
Now for the Studebaker tie for our hallowed moderator. This was the first in the day of being two 50 mile round trip drives into Chicago. The first was up north into Franklin Park. The second was south into Lyons. Performed as it should, with minimal problems. Being a driver, the plug somehow follows me no matter how off kilter the situation is.
The next day we took the cars to a local air and car show. One of those events were tickets were needed before getting in.....
One of them there prop engines of the four is the Studebaker engine(sings, One of them is not like the other
)....
I love them B-17's though. This plane was taking people at 300 a head, among other planes taking people into the wild blue yonder, a little steep for my wallet though. Getting to the runway on a tarmac made for more or less small planes, its wingspan was that of a city bus and needed the real estate of one to get there. For anyone wondering, those will taxi to the runway on two props. [)]
I also have lovvveee, them Corsairs after seeing the Black Sheep Squadron TV show many years back....
All I can say, its not Photoshop. That is a ladder though. [8D]
This photo is not for the squeemish, but these guys were incredibly good, LOL [}]
I got many many more photos, these are just a few highlights from this weekend.
This is Candian Pacific Railroad 2816, a restored 4-6-4 Hudson type(theres another name for them, but I'm going by the Whytte designation) all the way from the provinces of Canada. She had travelled a fairly long distance for this once in lifetime opportunity of a shot.
Between the smoke and the engine, its cleaner than the models I've had ,LOL. [
)]The train at the time was running a joint operation between the Canadian restoration group and another group out of Minnesota. This made for a fairly large, but well run, passenger excursion train the past 3 days. The first few passenger cars in the train were Canadian Pacific Railroad, followed by the Milwaukee Road Hiawatha passenger in the back. I just gotta love that observation car back there, LOL.
Now for the Studebaker tie for our hallowed moderator. This was the first in the day of being two 50 mile round trip drives into Chicago. The first was up north into Franklin Park. The second was south into Lyons. Performed as it should, with minimal problems. Being a driver, the plug somehow follows me no matter how off kilter the situation is.
The next day we took the cars to a local air and car show. One of those events were tickets were needed before getting in.....
One of them there prop engines of the four is the Studebaker engine(sings, One of them is not like the other
)....I love them B-17's though. This plane was taking people at 300 a head, among other planes taking people into the wild blue yonder, a little steep for my wallet though. Getting to the runway on a tarmac made for more or less small planes, its wingspan was that of a city bus and needed the real estate of one to get there. For anyone wondering, those will taxi to the runway on two props. [
)]I also have lovvveee, them Corsairs after seeing the Black Sheep Squadron TV show many years back....
All I can say, its not Photoshop. That is a ladder though. [8D]
This photo is not for the squeemish, but these guys were incredibly good, LOL [}
]I got many many more photos, these are just a few highlights from this weekend.
We've got to quit saying, 
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