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saw some odd things thursday, oct 7 that I thought it'd be fun to pass along. No, didn't get any pics, but wish I could have.While in Brunswick, I ran across an aging GP18 (I know because I have one on Trainz that is almost identical to it) with an emblem that identical to one of the cheesy "stock" logos that Auran provided.Traveling down into the old district of town, I think I saw the first (and yes, I do plan to get a photo of it eventually) sign that ever said "Quiet time 10 PM-5AM" aimed at the tracks. I was told, that it was illegal for trains to blow their whistles at crossing then (by city ordinance) and they had to use their bells.In one of the sorting yards, I came across an aging boxcar in the blue and red NW scheme. The cool thing was, it still had the large NW logo on its side.While traveling there, near jesup, I happened to see what looks to be a very rusty, very old boiler on its side in the weeds beside the tracks. (I'll investigate it further later.)One oddity that suprised me, was seeing a sky blue hopper car (covered type) with very faded lettering for Great Northern on its side. This car has been converted into a loading device for trucks at a lumber mill.There was a tamper on the CSX line near Jesup as well. The funny thing is I could swear it had buffers. Not something you'd expect to find in the Us.
There's one last thing I noticed today, and plan to go next saturday to get some pics of. It's probably the strangest water tower I've come across. I got the story from some locals today; and think it's worth passing on. First, you have to know what it looks like. The thing is about 150 feet tall, with an odd shape to it. While cylinderical, the last fifty feet of it are seemingly larger than the lower. Also, there's a kind of pattern around that spot.Supposedly, Southern RY built the water tower to service the yard/engine house there. Well, when first built, the tower was about 100 feet tall, made of concrete, and positioned in the middle of a Wye track (just off the turntable lead).When the tower was built in the 1900's (I was told around 1910) it was perfect for the size of trains coming through the area. However, around the 30's, a problem arose. It just wasn't enough for the types of trains stopping there. The tower would often run dry and Southern had to do something. Maybe the best thing would have been to tear it down and start over, but there wasn't the space to be honest. The solution was, oddly enough, to tear off the roof, and extend the tower higher by about 50 feet. They got it almost perfect, but you can see the line of the original roof, and the ladder (unprotected no less) to the top is slightly kinked where it passes the 2 inch or so difference.Pretty strange huh? Well, I'll get some pics of it. You just gotta see this thing.