train nerds

Wednesday was a rainy day, so we spent the day mostly indoors at the National Railroad Museum in Green Bay. Unfortunately for us, we could get a close look at only a very few of the locomotives and railroad cars they have in their collection because they’re just now putting the finishing touches on a new building, where a lot of their rolling stock has been moved but which is not open yet.

photo of the drive wheels of a Big Boy steam locomotive
The Big Boy was the most powerful steam locomotive ever built in the United States. The Union Pacific Railroad still operates one for fan service.
photo of the engineer's position in a steam locomotive
The engineer’s seat in a steam locomotive.
GG-1, an electric locomotive operated by the Pennsylvania Railroad
The GG-1 was an electric locomotive operated by the Pennsylvania Railroad. The cage-like device on top connected to overhead wires for power.
photo of the author standing in front of a collection of drumheads, backlit logos hung from the last car of a passenger train to identify it
The author standing on front of a collection of drumheads, which hung from the last car of a passenger train to identify it. The Olympian ran from Milwaukee to the Pacific Northwest as far as Spokane WA

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