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Viewing Album:  WSRR - Work'n on the RR
 
By:David Larrabee
Dates:7/7/2012 - 7/7/2012
Album Info:This series of photos is set on the hottest day of the summer. Temps reached nearly 100 degrees in the shade, no one measured the head behind the fire box, but it was intense. The WSRR ran 4 steam trains with #75. Three were regular passenger trains and one was a an evening Photography Special with a short freight train. In the evening a dinner train behind diesel #45 rounded out operations. At one point we had two active trains on the line plus a switcher working the yard and a hi-rail following the steam locomotive for fire suppression. (BTW we didn't have any fires to suppress over 3 weekends of operation.) This was all done with a great group of hardworking train and support crews. /DL
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Getting up Steam
Title:  Getting up Steam
Description:  Railroad operations on the hottest day of the summer... It was hot already, 89 degrees when I arrived at 8am. /DL
Photo Date:  7/7/2012  Upload Date: 7/8/2012 12:24:40 PM
Location:  Walkersville, MD
Author:  David Larrabee
Categories:  Yard,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  WSRR 2(20 Tonner) FCC 75(0-4-0T)
Views:  359   Comments: 0
1st run of the day.
Title:  1st run of the day.
Description:  Railroad operations on the hottest day of the summer... Leaving the yard southbound. /DL
Photo Date:  7/7/2012  Upload Date: 7/8/2012 12:24:51 PM
Location:  Walkersville, MD
Author:  David Larrabee
Categories:  Yard,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  FCC 75(0-4-0T)
Views:  129   Comments: 0
Coaling
Title:  Coaling
Description:  Coaling up between runs. #75 used about 1 ton of coal per run of about an hour. It is refueled with 5 gal pails. Note the youngster to the left behind Tom, he is getting ready to catch a yellow empty coming at him from the rear of #75. /DL
Photo Date:  7/7/2012  Upload Date: 7/8/2012 12:25:00 PM
Location:  Walkersville, MD
Author:  David Larrabee
Categories:  Yard,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  WSRR 45(45Tonner) FCC 75(0-4-0T)
Views:  298   Comments: 0
Fill 'er up
Title:  Fill 'er up
Description:  Despite the heat everyone wanted to watch and be a part of details like the smell of coal smoke. /DL
Photo Date:  7/7/2012  Upload Date: 7/8/2012 12:25:37 PM
Location:  Walkersville, MD
Author:  David Larrabee
Categories:  Yard,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  WSRR 45(45Tonner) FCC 75(0-4-0T)
Views:  231   Comments: 0
Waiting for the next trip
Title:  Waiting for the next trip
Description:  Railroad operations on the hottest day of the summer... /DL
Photo Date:  7/7/2012  Upload Date: 7/8/2012 12:26:48 PM
Location:  Walkersville, MD
Author:  David Larrabee
Categories:  Yard,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  FCC 75(0-4-0T)
Views:  117   Comments: 0
FCC 75
Title:  FCC 75
Description:  Everyone gets to shovel some coal. Despite the heat there were always willing hands ready to pitch in. /DL
Photo Date:  7/7/2012  Upload Date: 7/8/2012 12:26:54 PM
Location:  Walkersville, MD
Author:  David Larrabee
Categories:  Yard,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  FCC 75(0-4-0T)
Views:  135   Comments: 0
Time for the 4 o'clock
Title:  Time for the 4 o'clock
Description:  Railroad operations on the hottest day of the summer... The crew head out to their assigned jobs. /DL
Photo Date:  7/7/2012  Upload Date: 7/8/2012 12:27:00 PM
Location:  Walkersville, MD
Author:  David Larrabee
Categories:  Yard,Passenger,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  109   Comments: 0
WSRR 45
Title:  WSRR 45
Description:  Railroad operations on the hottest day of the summer... /DL
Photo Date:  7/7/2012  Upload Date: 7/8/2012 12:27:06 PM
Location:  Walkersville, MD
Author:  David Larrabee
Categories:  Yard,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  WSRR 45(45Tonner) FCC 75(0-4-0T)
Views:  304   Comments: 0
10 degrees cooler
Title:  10 degrees cooler
Description:  It is 10 degrees cooler on the caboose rear platform, but you've gott'a be an employee to ride there. Backing towards Rotorex switch. /DL
Photo Date:  7/7/2012  Upload Date: 7/8/2012 12:27:13 PM
Location:  Walkersville, MD
Author:  David Larrabee
Categories:  Yard,Passenger,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  146   Comments: 0
Setting to the Main
Title:  Setting to the Main
Description:  Freight Special backed into Rotorex so the Dinner Special can pass. /DL
Photo Date:  7/7/2012  Upload Date: 7/8/2012 12:27:18 PM
Location:  Walkersville, MD
Author:  David Larrabee
Categories:  Yard,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  FCC 75(0-4-0T)
Views:  285   Comments: 0
FCC 75
Title:  FCC 75
Description:  Railroad operations on the hottest day of the summer... /DL
Photo Date:  7/7/2012  Upload Date: 7/8/2012 12:27:25 PM
Location:  Walkersville, MD
Author:  David Larrabee
Categories:  Yard,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  FCC 75(0-4-0T)
Views:  139   Comments: 0

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