Posts by Ron Flanary
Adventures with Slobberface: The only way to really appreciate a
Adventures with Slobberface: The only way to really appreciate a steam locomotive is to learn how to maintain and operate it first hand. Back in the m...
Adventures with Slobberface: The only way to really appreciate a steam locomotive is to learn how to maintain and operate it first hand. Back in the m...
Im feeling a little melancholy this evening remembering the 50th
Im feeling a little melancholy this evening remembering the 50th running of the Santa train in 1992--probably as I think of some of my friends who are...
Im feeling a little melancholy this evening remembering the 50th running of the Santa train in 1992--probably as I think of some of my friends who are...
Normal stop, 676... The radio in the cab of Union Pacific 3985
Normal stop, 676... The radio in the cab of Union Pacific 3985 (masquerading as Clinchfield 676 to commemorate the 50th running of the Santa Claus Spe...
Normal stop, 676... The radio in the cab of Union Pacific 3985 (masquerading as Clinchfield 676 to commemorate the 50th running of the Santa Claus Spe...
You have to be crazy to do this stuff, or incredibly dedicated. In
You have to be crazy to do this stuff, or incredibly dedicated. In my case, I guess its a little of both. On the east slope of Sherman Hill, Wyoming o...
You have to be crazy to do this stuff, or incredibly dedicated. In my case, I guess its a little of both. On the east slope of Sherman Hill, Wyoming o...
Even after nearly 30 years, its still strange to see the dormant
Even after nearly 30 years, its still strange to see the dormant rails of the L&Ns Cumberland Valley Division between Kelly View and Norton, VA (the l...
Even after nearly 30 years, its still strange to see the dormant rails of the L&Ns Cumberland Valley Division between Kelly View and Norton, VA (the l...
Two of my favorite fan trip-era steam locomotives: L&N 152
Two of my favorite fan trip-era steam locomotives: L&N 152 (backing off the Old CV main at Hagans, VA after meeting a southbound coal train) on Octobe...
Two of my favorite fan trip-era steam locomotives: L&N 152 (backing off the Old CV main at Hagans, VA after meeting a southbound coal train) on Octobe...
October 5, 2007: This was an effort to recreate the classic era of
October 5, 2007: This was an effort to recreate the classic era of railroad travel in America through imagery. The good folks at the Friends of the De...
October 5, 2007: This was an effort to recreate the classic era of railroad travel in America through imagery. The good folks at the Friends of the De...
I was born in early 1948, two and a half years after the end of
I was born in early 1948, two and a half years after the end of World War II. You couldnt grow up in the early baby boom generation and not have some ...
I was born in early 1948, two and a half years after the end of World War II. You couldnt grow up in the early baby boom generation and not have some ...
More Adventures in Black and White: In late August 1966 I was
More Adventures in Black and White: In late August 1966 I was trying to get my mind right to enter college the next month. The war in Vietnam wasnt go...
More Adventures in Black and White: In late August 1966 I was trying to get my mind right to enter college the next month. The war in Vietnam wasnt go...
I recall the first time I ever laid eyes on a General Electric
I recall the first time I ever laid eyes on a General Electric U25B. I knew quite a bit about these radically new GE units from the pages of Trains Ma...
I recall the first time I ever laid eyes on a General Electric U25B. I knew quite a bit about these radically new GE units from the pages of Trains Ma...