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To: Reaganite Republican; Willie Green
WillieGreen ping, en memorium.
3 posted on
07/14/2014 3:45:55 AM PDT by
Rodamala
To: Reaganite Republican
Wow - they certainly had personality!
6 posted on
07/14/2014 4:07:44 AM PDT by
expat1000
To: Reaganite Republican
RR Thank you for posting such great pics.
7 posted on
07/14/2014 4:10:23 AM PDT by
raisincane
(I'm a resident of Realville.)
To: Reaganite Republican
Nice pics, but when I tried to it the “back” button to return to FR, I got some links labeled “Looking for a red hot conservative chick? Go to _____.com!”
Aside from that, those pics make me want to look into getting new engines for my model train set.
8 posted on
07/14/2014 4:18:28 AM PDT by
exDemMom
(Current visual of the hole the US continues to dig itself into: http://www.usdebtclock.org/)
To: Reaganite Republican; flaglady47; Chigirl 26; Eden Scout
My grandpa had a popular German bakery in Berwyn, Illinois (western suburb of Chicago). It was located across the street from the Berwyn Burlington RR station where I often watched during the forties what we kids called "the streamliner" pull into the station.
I remember being completely entranced by the silver beauty of the trains gleaming in the sunlight and the "Flash Gordon" aura of the trains.
From the photos, the trains looked like the "Zephyr" pictured, but whether they were actually "Zephyrs" or "Streamliners" I can't remember. Maybe a freeper railroad buff would know.
Leni
To: Reaganite Republican
Pure Dieselpunk. Not hard to see why these things have a certain fanbase.
12 posted on
07/14/2014 4:47:11 AM PDT by
Norm Lenhart
(How's that 'lesser evil' workin' out for ya?)
To: Reaganite Republican
Just beautiful, Thanks for posting.
13 posted on
07/14/2014 4:50:01 AM PDT by
verga
(Conservative, leaning libertarian)
To: Reaganite Republican
Thanks for posting! These are great.
14 posted on
07/14/2014 4:58:30 AM PDT by
NCjim
(Do not argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience.)
To: Reaganite Republican
Some of the great streamline trains were the work of Raymond Loewy; one of the greats of industrial design for many decades.
(Loewy's Studebaker "Avanti" design)
15 posted on
07/14/2014 5:00:34 AM PDT by
Flick Lives
("I can't believe it's not Fascism!")
To: Reaganite Republican
As a railfan, those trains were nice. Thanks for posting...
16 posted on
07/14/2014 5:46:57 AM PDT by
ExCTCitizen
(I'm ExCTCitizen and I approve this reply. If it does offend Libs, I'm NOT sorry...)
To: Reaganite Republican
Great photos, thanks.
Those guys had immense imagination and style.
18 posted on
07/14/2014 6:25:22 AM PDT by
virgil283
(When attacked by clowns go for the juggler)
To: Reaganite Republican
Kewel.
Luv’d the observation cab.
I use to ride the train on the east coast and while we occasionally rode 1st class, finding the seating a little bit exclusive.
I had no problem, generally, riding regular train. Seating on the weekend is generally not full and few people ride each car.
20 posted on
07/14/2014 9:36:18 AM PDT by
Vendome
(Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
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