The date and year is July, 26th, 1960. The time is 2:07 am...two hours after the end of July 25th. The place is Duran, New Mexico; This is the Southern Pacific, southbound, passenger train that speeds through the small community of Duran, New Mexico at 80 mph each night at 2:07 am. The railroad line runs by two street blocks away from the home of Al and Marge Coyote and their cubs; Jed, Rex, Donna, and step son Clarence. In parts 2 and 27 of Clarence Coyote and Project Courier, that train is mentioned;
The train comes through Duran each night in the same fashion as the train in the linked video does; https://youtu.be/uNwAEptoNl0?t=80
In pic # 1, the passenger car where the fox, bear, and cougar are riding is blocking the view of where you could see the part of the neighborhood where Al, Marge and the cubs reside.
In pic # 2, you can see the snout of the wolf who is one of the locomotive operators.
This is the Route 3 crossing a short distance after Route 3 comes off of Highway 54. As a parenthetical note; That railroad crossing does exist in real life, though I'm not aware what kind of signals were used at that location in 1960. Back in the day, there were railroads out west that did use a variety of signal configurations at their crossings. That line was bought out by Union Pacific when Southern Pacific went out of business around the end of the 20th Century.
Hey, it's the "Daylight". What a splendid picture. I really like it. As a matter of fact I have a model of an older version of this train. Though mine still features a steam engine. But I do also like this version with the FA-1 quite a lot.
Yes, I am indeed a model train collector. Heheh. Just in case you were wondering.
Hey, it's the "Daylight". What a splendid picture. I really like it. As a matter of fact I have a mo
The train might be in keeping with the name "The Daylight" a short while after it reaches El Paso. As for in the meantime, it is shortly after two o'clock in the morning coming through Duran.
When I was about age 8, I had an S-gauge, Santa Fe, passenger train set for Christmas. It had three FA-1 locomotives, which consisted of a powered A unit, a B unit that made an authentic engine sound, and a dummy A unit that was normally coupled up in reverse to look like another engine. The cars with it were a baggage car, a dome car, and a rear observation car.
The train might be in keeping with the name "The Daylight" a short while after it reaches El Paso.
Heheh, as someone who is not from the US I have to admit that my knowledge of American trains is more or less limited to the ones I have as models, which are a few but naturally way less then what I have from my own country. Though I must say that I like the fact that US trains are generally more colourful, including when it comes to steam engines, which I find most interesting.
My own model trains are all H0 scale. (1:87) Though I actually don't collect as much as I used to. Those models are getting more and more expensive, especially from the brand I used to collect the most. So nowadays I limit myself to find good deals on Ebay. But I actually find it to be way more fun that way.
Heheh, as someone who is not from the US I have to admit that my knowledge of American trains is mor
I've once noticed the railroads of African and middle east countries seem to favor green and yellow, or green and white, for their passenger trains. In Arkansas where I spent most of my childhood was the Union Pacific. It was the most predominate and nearest railroad in our area, which was still many miles from us. UP favors yellow with red lines.
I guess the most common American passenger locomotives I've seen back in the day were the E-8 and E-9...The E-9 had porthole windows along the sides. The E-8 had square windows where the E-9's portholes were.
I've once noticed the railroads of African and middle east countries seem to favor green and yellow,
I may have gotten the numbers mixed up. The E-7 had the square windows. A lot of what I have seen were E-8 or E-9 or both. Those were made by General Motors, where the FA-1 was made by Alco.
I may have gotten the numbers mixed up. The E-7 had the square windows. A lot of what I *have* seen
Ah Trains... I had a passion for them when I was younger. Had a huge table built just for my train set, a nice diorama with farmer fields and a small town setting. Still remember the giant humming black power control box that had a thin plastic shielding, made you think you were just mere hairs away from frying yourself... lol. The last train passed through town when I was in grade 2. The entire school came by to watch the last train go down mainstreet. All that's left today is the old train station, now a Visitors Centre, with the last caboose sitting on a small segment of preserved track. … maybe I still have that old passion still. Your picture made me think of a few things. Nice work moyo! <3
Ah Trains... I had a passion for them when I was younger. Had a huge table built just for my train s
