O Winston Link

Great railroad pictures from O Winston Link.

http://linkmuseum.pastperfect-online.com/37479cgi/mweb.exe?request=random

Today in History.......

Photo: One of the worst, if not the worst, circus wreck ever was the one that occurred to the Walter L. Main Circus at Tyrone, Pa., on 30 May 1893. Fortunately for present day historians, the local photographer was on the scene to record the tragic event. Photo from the P. M. McClintock collection.

The Tyrone Wreck

The engineer of Walter L. Main's Circus train lost his grip on the locomotive when going down the mountain on the Tyrone & Clearfield Railroad Tuesday morning, May 30, 1893, about 5:30 o'clock, and there was a wild ride at flying speed, and then nineteen cars filled with people and animals from all parts of the world leaped from the tracks and were crushed to splinters. Five men were dead and a dozen more badly injured. Lions, tigers, leopards, elephants and beasts from African jungles and Indian plains bellowed, roared, screamed, and either lay helpless with shattered limbs or sprang forth to liberty. Forty-nine horses were killed, others wounded groaned piteously and suffering men cried for help. One lion, a tiger and a panther are still roaming about in the forests.......

For the rest of this story, about 1/3 down, goto.....

http://www.circushistory.org/bandwagon/bw-1967May.htm

Lisa

Top Notch Layout

It's been awhile since I visited Norm Beesky's blog. In my opinion, he is one of the premier O Gauge modelers of our time. Back in March, Norm posted a few videos showcasing his customized Weaver H10 and his newly purchased Lionel "Geeps" equipped with Lionel's new Legacy control system. The sound of the horn on the Geeps is awesome and I love the rail squeal at slow speeds.

Check out the videos:

http://normstrains.blogspot.com/2008/03/weaver-h10-vids.html

and

http://normstrains.blogspot.com/2008/03/legacy-geeps.html


Again, I have no idea what is going on with Bruce's posts but I retyped it. This is easier for one to read.....Lisa

Inside Train Cars

I thought I would do something different. I think looking on the "inside" of these old trains is just as fun. I found some pictures to share. These pictures are from a Canadian site so all these trains are from a Canadian company. Lunch counter car in war service train
[S.l.], Canada
ca. 1918
Photographer: unknown
Subject: Railroads -- Employees / World War, 1914-1918
Image No.: CN003971
CSTMC/CN Collection

Interior view of a Canadian Northern Railway parlour car
Montréal, Québec, Canada
ca.1914
Photographer: unknown
Subject: Railroads -- Passenger-cars / Canadian Northern Railway Company
Image No.: CN000375
CSTMC/CN Collection
Interior of a buffet car of The Ambassador, Central Vermont Railway.
[S.l.], Canada
[n.d.]
Photographer: unknown
Subject: Central Vermont Railway Company / Ambassador (Train) / Railroads -- Passenger-cars
Image No.: CN005687
CSTMC/CN CollectionInterior of the library car
[S.l.], Canada
June 1945
Photographer: unknown
Subject: Libraries / Railroads -- Passenger-cars
Image No.: CN004327
CSTMC/CN Collection
Interior view of steel day coach #4923
[S.l.], Canada
Nov. 1943
Photographer: unknown
Subject: Railroads -- Passenger-cars
Image No.: CN004228
CSTMC/CN Collection


Hope you enjoyed!!
Lisa

Garage Set Up

This is really important and if you can help, please do.


Our first garage workshop for the summer of 2008 will be on Saturday,
June 7 starting at 10:00 am till around 2:00 pm. Plan on working on the
5 Swan modules for wiring and other repairs needed.

Then the next one should be Saturday, June 14 same time and place.

Anyone willing to work on updating the modules should be here.

See ya.
Len

Fox Run

For all of you that will be attending, here is the important information you need to know.

Set up time for Fox Run is 12:00 pm on Saturday, May 31st.
Show timeis 10:00 am till 4:00 pm on Sunday, June 1.

Hope you all have a fun time

Lisa

Tornado in Colorado

Trains are derailed as a tornado passed through Windsor, Colo., Thursday, May 22, 2008 A second tornado touched down in the area near Johnstown, 8 miles southwest of Greeley, the National Weather Service reported. There were no immediate reports of injuries. All of northeastern Colorado was under a tornado watch through Thursday evening, the National Weather Service said.
7:25 a.m. ET, 5/23/08


This is the original website I retrieved the picture from.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24778099


Lisa