Chooch's photoblog

This blog is a compilation of my photos. As you may have guessed by these photos I am obsessed with trains. Most of these were taken at the National Railroad Museum in Green Bay, Wisconsin where I am a volunteer. Enjoy and don't forget to follow me.

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Golly its hot in here. Me in the Firebox of Big boy 4017.

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Lake Superior & Ishpeming

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Cold Rot...

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Decay: Shot onboard the Joseph Lister, a hospital railroad car which operated on the Chicago Northwestern Railroad in the early to mid 1900's. The car was received in a gutted and less than perfect condition and it is currently boarded up awaiting restoration by the museums dedicated restoration and maintenance staff. 

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Rusty light...

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Tongs

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The cross head (piston rod guide) on National Railroad Museum Locomotive 102.

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Dirt and Grime... The main rods on National Railroad Museum locomotive 102.

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Grease and grit... The running gear on National Railroad Museum locomotive 102.

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This is the Drumhead (illuminated sign on the end of a train) is for the Midnight limited a train that operated on the Wabash railroad. (the route escapes me so if anyone knows what it was please message me)  .This sign along with dozens of others can be seen in the Fredrick Bauer collection at the National Railroad Museum in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

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This is the Drumhead (illuminated sign on the end of a train) for the Train De Lux a train operated by The SOO line and the Canadian Pacific railroad. The train connected the twin cities in Minnesota with several points in Canada.This sign along with dozens of others can be seen in the Fredrick Bauer collection at the National Railroad Museum in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

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This is the Drumhead (illuminated sign on the end of a train) for the North Coast limited that was operated by the Northern Pacific Railroad Between Chicago, Illinois and Seattle,Washington .This sign along with dozens of others can be seen in the Fredrick Bauer collection at the National Railroad Museum in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

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This is the Drumhead (illuminated sign on the end of a train) for the Cardinal a train that is operated by Amtrak between Chicago, Illinois and St. Louis Missouri.This sign along with dozens of others can be seen in the Fredrick Bauer collection at the National Railroad Museum in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

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The Chicago and Northwestern Bi-level commuter car at the National Railroad Museum in Green Bay, Wisconsin. This car was built around 1953 and has had three owners The Chicago Northwestern railroad, Metra, and The National railroad Museum. The car is the museums highest capacity car holding 165 passengers and is only used during special events. Though these cars have become museum pieces there are still many in operation preforming commuter runs in Chicago among other places.

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A firemans side (right side) view from locomotive 106 an Alco (American Locomotive Company) S-6 switcher locomotive and the main source of motive power at the National Railroad Museum in Green Bay, Wisconsin.