kinot-2 Posted September 19, 2018 Report Share Posted September 19, 2018 We drove down to the American Southwest back in June. Along the way, we stopped at a number of places that had interesting things to see. On our 2nd day we went to the largest train shunting yard in the world. An average of 139 trains and over 14,000 railroad cars pass through Bailey Yard every day, It covers a total expanse of 2,850 acres (4.45 sq mi; 11.5 km2) and is over 8 miles (13 km) in length and 2 miles (3.2 km) wide. The yard has 200 separate tracks totaling 315 miles (507 km) of track, 985 switches, 766 turnouts,[2] and 17 receiving and 16 departure tracks. Here are just a few of the pics. It runs 24/7, 365 days, and employs 2,600 people. Forv those of you who might be more inquisitive here's a link about it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bailey_Yard The most powerfull diesel engine ever built The mail car. The Roundhouse Rail cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habs1952 Posted September 19, 2018 Report Share Posted September 19, 2018 ^^^^ I'll bet a house there would be dirt cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinot-2 Posted September 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2018 9 minutes ago, habs1952 said: ^^^^ I'll bet a house there would be dirt cheap. Never thought of checking out house prices in North Platte. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habs1952 Posted September 19, 2018 Report Share Posted September 19, 2018 4 minutes ago, kinot-2 said: Never thought of checking out house prices in North Platte. They don't measure their houses in square feet, they measure them by how many boxcars you've assembled together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinot-2 Posted September 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2018 Just now, habs1952 said: They don't measure their houses in square feet, they measure them by how many boxcars you've assembled together. They even have a webcam for the yard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habs1952 Posted September 19, 2018 Report Share Posted September 19, 2018 1 minute ago, kinot-2 said: They even have a webcam for the yard. I don't know why. It's not like the Shanghai Maglev is passing through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinot-2 Posted September 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2018 1 minute ago, habs1952 said: I don't know why. It's not like the Shanghai Maglev is passing through. I had to google that, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinot-2 Posted September 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2018 Our 3rd day on the trip we stopped a small town that was just intended for a sleepover, however, after doing some more research on the town, (pop. about 3,000), I found that across the interstate was a paved road that is the highest paved road in North America. So, we drove up. The road itself was barely a road but it went to the top. These are just a few of the pics I took. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinot-2 Posted September 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2018 6th day out, travel the to north rim. Lots of interesting stuff going there. I took too many pics to include them all here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry-Launstein-Jr Posted September 25, 2018 Report Share Posted September 25, 2018 On 9/18/2018 at 8:36 PM, kinot-2 said: We drove down to the American Southwest back in June. Along the way, we stopped at a number of places that had interesting things to see. On our 2nd day we went to the largest train shunting yard in the world. An average of 139 trains and over 14,000 railroad cars pass through Bailey Yard every day, It covers a total expanse of 2,850 acres (4.45 sq mi; 11.5 km2) and is over 8 miles (13 km) in length and 2 miles (3.2 km) wide. The yard has 200 separate tracks totaling 315 miles (507 km) of track, 985 switches, 766 turnouts,[2] and 17 receiving and 16 departure tracks. Here are just a few of the pics. It runs 24/7, 365 days, and employs 2,600 people. Forv those of you who might be more inquisitive here's a link about it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bailey_Yard The most powerfull diesel engine ever built The mail car. The Roundhouse Rail cars. Check out the Union Pacific Challenger. The largest passenger steam locomotive ever built. The only thing larger was their Big Boy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinot-2 Posted September 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2018 52 minutes ago, Larry-Launstein-Jr said: Check out the Union Pacific Challenger. The largest passenger steam locomotive ever built. The only thing larger was their Big Boy. This museum has the only Challenger 3900 series steam locomotive on public display in the world. Number 3977 is not only on display, you can actually climb up and get the engineer’s view, which we did. In addition to the 3900 series is Unit 6922. The 6900 series diesel locomotives were the largest ever made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habs1952 Posted September 25, 2018 Report Share Posted September 25, 2018 1 hour ago, kinot-2 said: This museum has the only Challenger 3900 series steam locomotive on public display in the world. Number 3977 is not only on display, you can actually climb up and get the engineer’s view, which we did. In addition to the 3900 series is Unit 6922. The 6900 series diesel locomotives were the largest ever made. Yup....got a picture of you right here: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry-Launstein-Jr Posted September 26, 2018 Report Share Posted September 26, 2018 Is that a picture of you Kinot-2? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HabsRuleForever Posted September 26, 2018 Report Share Posted September 26, 2018 2 minutes ago, Larry-Launstein-Jr said: Is that a picture of you Kinot-2? On the train?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinot-2 Posted September 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2018 22 hours ago, habs1952 said: Yup....got a picture of you right here: 1 hour ago, Larry-Launstein-Jr said: Is that a picture of you Kinot-2? 1 hour ago, HabsRuleForever said: On the train?? Children grow up ,,,,,tsk tsk tsk ,,,,,,,,,,, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habs1952 Posted September 26, 2018 Report Share Posted September 26, 2018 1 hour ago, kinot-2 said: Children grow up ,,,,,tsk tsk tsk ,,,,,,,,,,, Obviously you did! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinot-2 Posted September 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2018 Zion National Park, in Utah. The colour in the pics don't do it justice. If you are ever within 200 miles,,,, go there. I personally feel that it rivals the Grand Canyon. I have lots of dash-cam vids of it too, but can't post them here (files are too big). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clues Posted September 28, 2018 Report Share Posted September 28, 2018 Picture of my cat Merlin because he's handsome and I love him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinot-2 Posted September 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2018 56 minutes ago, Clues said: Picture of my cat Merlin because he's handsome and I love him. I thought only witches owned black cats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habs1952 Posted September 29, 2018 Report Share Posted September 29, 2018 8 hours ago, Clues said: Picture of my cat Merlin because he's handsome and I love him. He's not your cat. You're his human. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinot-2 Posted October 1, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2018 The 1st 3 pics are of a landing craft that was at Dunkirk. USS LST 393 is an LST-1-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. She is one of only two LCTs to survive in original configuration; 1,051 were built. LCT 393 is credited with carrying 9,135 soldiers – more than one-half of an Army division – and 3,248 vehicles ranging from Long Tom howitzers to Jeeps. Records show she also carried 5,373 prisoners of war and 817 casualties. The USS Silversides was the 3rd most successful submarines in the Pacific Theater of World War II, with 23 confirmed sinkings, totalling more than 90,000 long tons (91,444 t). It has 10 torpedo tubes and carried 24 torpedoes. The sub and LCT are on display in Muskegan Mi. Just a few of the pics I took Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habs1952 Posted October 3, 2018 Report Share Posted October 3, 2018 ^^^^^ Nice pics bud! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinot-2 Posted October 3, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2018 50 minutes ago, habs1952 said: ^^^^^ Nice pics bud! Thanks, I have some pics of a destroyer from that same trip that I think you might like. I'll post them soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clues Posted October 4, 2018 Report Share Posted October 4, 2018 On 9/28/2018 at 2:05 PM, kinot-2 said: I thought only witches owned black cats. I have two. What does that mean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clues Posted October 4, 2018 Report Share Posted October 4, 2018 On 9/28/2018 at 9:33 PM, habs1952 said: He's not your cat. You're his human. Accurate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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