Geezer's Lounge (Rev 1) - Volume 5

[Philip]

Morning all....

Prayers for ACL Tom !
That is all.

Philip

[Jerry]

Morning everyone

Rick thanks for the coffee & breakfast.

Weather in South Jersey is cloudy once again.  Warm 78.
Slowly working on wall number 3 hope to finish it over the weekend.

Keeping this short this am I have chores that need to be done.

Everyone have a great day!! 

Jerry

[jbvb]

Good morning, all, and the very best of luck to ACL Tom. Tom O, that sounds like a flight to forget.  Also, the Museum of Transport in St. Louis has a number of interesting items, but most of their collection is either outside or stored under an open-sided shed.  One can do some railfanning at the back edge of the property, where the UP (I think) main line connection is.

[Rick]

TomO, I've been to the National Transportation Museum in St. Louis.
I liked it and think it's well worth a visit.

I haven't been to the Illinois Railway Museum so I can't compare the two.

[deemery]

How about the Mid-Continent RR Museum?  It might be good to start a discussion on museum reviews.

dave

[TomO/Tloc]

How about the Mid-Continent RR Museum?  It might be good to start a discussion on museum reviews.

dave

I'm going to be nice and say it's a nice place. Been there twice about 5 years apart before and after Covid.  It's about 50 miles north of us in North Freedom but not a place I need to go back.

The Lake Superior Railroad Museum is excellent. Enough displays, great staff and it's clean. We both love the Twin Ports of Duluth and Superior and they alone can be days of trains interest. If you like the huge ore docks of the Iron Range this is one of the places to be. Having a loaded taconite train soaring overhead as you drive under the trestles leading to the huge ore docks is not anything you'll ever forget.

Karl can tell you as he may still but used to view the videos from the Aerial lift bridge at the entrance to Duluth Harbor and viewing the ore boats is impressive. Hearing the masters salute with horns to the bridge tender thanking them for opening the lift bridge and the bridge tender acknowledgement is really neat

The National Railroad Museum in Green Bay is well worth the trip to Green Bay especially if you can cross Lake Michigan on one of the car/rv ferries. Big Boy #4017 is located there and was investigated when UP was looking to restore a Big Boy before settling on #4014. A great movie in the theater about the Big Boy fleet. Many other known locomotives and even a GM Aerotrain set. They have a steam locomotive renamed for General Dwight Eisenhower from England.


More like a shrine not a museum is Lambeau Field that if you like football is a great visit down the street from the NRM. Tours and Hall of Fame for $$$ is available

There are many small mostly located in refurbished Depots around Wisconsin. These do not have preserved rolling stock. 2 of the best are In Spooner and Mineral Point. Mineral Point, Wi and Galena, Il not too far apart maybe 30 miles were supposedly the inspirations for the Merchant Row kits now made by Walthers

TomO