Chris K.

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He/Him, 34. Railfan, Art-Lover and Videographer

Next to the former New York Central mainline in Conneaut, Ohio, the former station has been turned into a small museum. Parked on a siding next to the station is Nickel Plate Road 2-8-4 #755 with a Bessemer & Lake Erie hopper and caboose.
At a curve outside of Mountain Top, 4014 passes by and will catch up with 2102 in Penobscot Yard.
Rolling through a field outside Sayre, 4014 is back in New York State.
Beginning the day behind an ice rink in Depew, 4014 rolls past a crowd of people.
On the outskirts of Conneaut, Ohio, we find a Canadian National (Bessemer & Lake Erie) train waiting for 4014’s passage over the Nickel Plate Road bridge.
Big Boy 4014 and its train parked in the Bellevue, Ohio yard at sunset.
Photo of George Carlin with a bewildered expression from one of his HBO stand-up specials
“Last night, the Vladimir Ilyich Lenin nuclear power plant achieved its target for the generation of electricity under the five-year plan in .001 microseconds!” 🤣
A replica of a fallout shelter, complete with rations, cinder block retaining walls, a television and radio of the era.
A replica of a testing tower from Los Alamos, standing at 100 feet tall, lords over the museum’s aircraft
Entrance to the museum (Co-Worker is in the foreground)
An overview of the whole layout.
Reaction image of comedian George Carlin (1937-2008). George has a rather disturbed look on his face, likely in reference to a bit he was performing.
An advertisement from the Reading & Northern Railroad of various excursions, timed around the visit of Union Pacific “Big Boy” #4014.
I posed with Thomas before the crowds arrived. Of course, I had to put a quote on my badge! 😉
Meme screenshot from “A Charlie Brown Christmas” of an angry Lucy. A title below her says “THIS IS BULLSHIT”.
An edit of Union Pacific’s 4547 into a more fitting and proper representation of what should’ve been the 250th Anniversary unit.
Accucraft live steam engine “Mimi” running on an outdoor test track.
Fully assembled after shipment from the Penguin Prints workshop!
Pennsylvania Railroad 2-6-0 #3233 poses on a private layout after some weathering and cosmetic improvements.
Radio Flyer “Wagon Car” in Summerville, Georgia
At Stone Gables Estate, a replica of an 1860’s steam locomotive and passenger train sit at the boarding area amidst a snowy backdrop. Christmas lights are strong on the nearby trees and the sun is beginning to set.
New Hope & Ivyland 2-8-0 #40 (Built by Baldwin in December 1925 - 100 Years Old This Year!) stands with her train at the iconic “Witch Hat” station at New Hope, PA.
Side view of Pennsylvania Railroad 4-4-0 #331 (formerly known as Central Pacific #63, “Leviathan”).
An assortment of products from the Rapido Trains Mystery Box, including a locomotive, two boxcars, a truck trailer and a liquor glass.
630 and 4501 arrive with in Summerville with the train.
4501 couples onto the Summerville train first.
Low angle shot of 4501 preparing to depart with the Summerville Steam Special
Profile Shot of Southern Railway steam locomotive #4501
Screenshot of Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen looking distraught after yet another playoff loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, edited with text that says “PAIN” in the top right.
SAM Shortline excursion train passing through Plains, Georgia (Jimmy Carter’s hometown) on its return to Cordele.
Funny sign that says “Beware of… Well.. Just Beware”
Mimi takes a spin on the North Georgia Live Steamers’ Gauge 1 track with the inaugural “Conyers Cannonball”.
A classic line marks the side of Atlantic Coast Line business car #307 at the Southeastern Railway Museum. The car is painted in the colors of the short-lived New Georgia Railroad.