Trian APRPR-08, at Ridgefield

An engineer's view, looking both north and south.



An Engineer looking south.

MPRIT 07 East at CNSMRR & Chase

Heading south out of Butler, WI, the remnants of another interurban line lay waste. The Chicago, North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad left their concrete embankments at the wayside for this Railroader's camera. The interurban ran from Milwaukee, WISC. to Waukegan, ILL. to Evanston, ILL.
It's not uncommon for certain railroaders to toss a case of water bottles from their slow-moving train to the residents of this way-side home. At this point, the grade is steep and any heavy train would be moving no more than 20 MPH -and if a box of water was to be dropped this train might be moving even slower...

The Red Lantern Menu

The Red Lantern Tavern

Mid-winter 2010

Located in the

Historic Cellars of

The Derailed Brew and Cider House

On Tap:

Branch Line Cider

Bottles:

Old Oak Kriek

Wet Rail Autumn Ale

Guest Bottles:

New Belgium Fat Tire

Central Waters Octoberfest

G. Schneider & Sohn Aventinus 2002

In the Caboose:

New Old Oak Kriek

Away From Home Oatmeal Stout

Sharon, WI APRPRB-31

A black railroad hole.

So rarely might it happen that the universe is presented with the opportunity to collapse unto itself- here, a local foamer, or FRN, or Fucking Railroad Nut, realizes that it's best to not take a picture at the same time as a railroader would like to take one. A simple wave and a "thank-you" is enough at this grade-crossing.

Tiny Antlers

Never is wild-life not given the proper respect from a railroad employee.

The Red-Railroader looks out for his own.

The Red-Railroader has reached Nirvana...

On train OPPR4-05 The Red-Railroader crossed over and obtained a HighBall from the U.P. TrainMaster. From this point forward it was maximum authorized speed, beans denied at 0001 hours and a 3-hour quit.

By the way, this is how edible tallow is shipped.

Note the detail of hand-held spray-paint alerting ...whomever!... that edible tallow is inside that tank car.

I wonder if that paint-job could translate into real street art al-la juvenile tagging?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tallow

Near-collision at Grand Avenue!

This engineer breathed easy after this near- fatal collision at Grand Avenue.

It's a good day on the railroad when, after cool, calm and alert-skills take foot, a simple and honest days' pay is earned.

Kinzie Street near Paulina Avenue

This over-head trestle is a remnant of Chicago's mass transit-history.
Today, this 90+ year-old steel acts as a glorified signal mast for Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern, Canadian Pacific and Metra rails.

No modern-day railroad would invest in such a limestone foundation, the skilled workers to erect it (nor the labor to maintain it!). The trestle was designed to elevate a north-south line over an already elevated east-west main-line.

The Red Railroader needs to take beans.

Conductor X takes instruction from NE Dispatcher at Waukegan, Ill. before heading south form the frieght yard on train LPK42-29

MPRIT East at Pleasent Praire, WI 10Feb07

Eastbound from Butler, WI, bridge over abandon ROW for SOO tracks west out of Milwaukee, WI

APRPR08 West, Stopped from the hotbox detector.