Western Railroad Discussion > Triple Track Museum?

After unintentionally being exposed to the political drivel coming out Washington D.C. today, the memory of having seen Powder River Basin in better times was quite gratifying. This three train show was recorded back in ’10 at MP97 on the Orin Sub.
Be of good cheer,
—Mac 

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Nice series, Mac! Looks like late afternoon light, too.

James Nelson
Thornton, CO
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Beautiful shots Mac.I love it out there,think I could live in the area,although I havent spent a winter in the area yet.
Regards,DK

GREAT trio Mac, thanks for sharing.  I reallylike that second shot.

Kent in CArmel Valley

Some more drivel out of Washington DC

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On the floor laughing over this one!
—espee4ever

build an interstate on the row

I like the look of Pic 1!!

 Oh yes ! Wait till he finds the cigar on that one.

dan Wrote:
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> build an interstate on the row

Or at least a rural highway, where Mac Industries can showcase the billboards, Burma Shave style.

Thinking out loud, but I'm pretty sure if you visit the PRB today you will not get bored waiting for trains.

Bill Miller
Galt, ON

Unit coal trains with identical cars, and similar locomotives screams boring to me. 

Stottman Wrote:
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> Unit coal trains with identical cars, and similar
> locomotives screams boring to me. 

who would have thought that a mixed freight would become a rarity?!

It will all find markets out of Mexican ports to someone's country.

I highly doubt that the PRB will go back to branch line status.

~Dave
 

Is this the name of this website TO (Trainorders) or PD (Political Drivel)???

Cheers,
Jack



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/04/15 17:38 by africansteam.

PRB and Illinois coal will see some reductions, thanks mostly to cheap (for now) natural gas, but they are not going away any time soon.  What's happening in Appalachia is another story...

Allen

70ACE Wrote:
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> Stottman Wrote:
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> > Unit coal trains with identical cars, and
> similar
> > locomotives screams boring to me. 
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> who would have thought that a mixed freight would
> become a rarity?!

Depends on where you go. Not rare in the NW. 

But driving a day out to the middle of nowhere to see a unit coal train rolling across the same rolling hills as half the west ? Might as well go to a big city and watch the subway. 



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/05/15 08:26 by Stottman.

The PRB is still going very strong. Was passing through there a few weeks ago and saw multiple three train meets.