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Yes that and with the present state of the economy, probably cut up the locomotive and sell the scrap steel to China, including the tracks under her. Neat photo -- All those familiar car models bring back alot of memories.

 

True to some degree. When they moved the above locomotive from the park to a new location in down town Houston a few years ago they did use a trailer. However the recent moving of UP Big Boy 4014 did require building a temporary track to get it out of the park where it has been for the last 51 years. They laid down a section of panel track and leap frogged the locomotive across the parking lot moving the sections already traversed around to the end in the direction of travel. They eventually made a connection with a Metrolink track where it moved to the first destination at the UP’s shop at West Colton, California. There it will be prepared for the dead-in-tow move via Las Vegas, Salt Lake City, Ogden, and Laramie to the restoration shop in Cheyenne, Wyo.

 

I get the same feeling from my old photos of the UK. It's all French, German, Italian and Japanese cars now, unless you live in the Rolls and Jaguar belt all the British-made cars in sight are 40 years old or more. Seem to be plenty of the car I drove in '65 so the stories about them not lasting aren't true.

 

She's now just NE of Toyota Center in Houston, in front of Minute Maid Park, but the streets are empty here . . .

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Some pics . . .

For nearly 40 years she was on display in Herman Park . . . .​

Now on display at Minute Maid Park . . .​

 

Exactly Terry, for 25yrs. as my work truck and daily transport I drove ex-telephone company dodge vans right up until 4 yrs ago, until parts became an issue. I then went into semi retirement and went looking for a machine as a daily driver, as old but in as good a shape as i could find. I lucked into a 1988 Jeep. Runs like a clock, I can work on it,(carb) and an unlimited supply of parts. Older Jeeps are the second most desirable brand to own next to Harley and like Harley have a multitude of aftermarket custom and parts manufacturing companies still going strong. It does have one small computer a ford ignition module for what we used to call electronic ignition. Replacement cost $45.00. A far cry from the $1000 plus for one of the modern autos.
Ok so as to keep somewhat on the theme of the thread, I am going to scan and post the body and sail plans of an old but still popular vessel which certainly fills the bill of a no frills very seaworthy machine. (due to my computer skills photos will take a few "old time" minutes verses "new time" seconds ---( Photo Credits Charles G. Davis, Ships of the Past)(1820 era Yarmouth Nova Scotia Pinky)

 

Is that really You on the Bow?

 

Was there for a few minutes but the water looked so inviting I decided to go for a refreshing swim before breakfast.---

 

Speaking of hauling a locomotive on a trailer, this Union Pacific Big Boy was moved in Omaha on two very large ones.
http://southern.railfan.net/road/4023/up4023.html

 

That looks like a tight fit between the kerbs.

I worked on a somewhat lighter piece of equipment (a mere 50 tonnes or so) in the 80's that was transported about 700 km to a hardrock mine. It was rumored that the original plan was to drive it under its own steam but the cops took one look at it and said no way would they provide an escort. At a speed of around 5 kph it would have taken nearly a week.

Whatever, it went by trailer. It was left overnight on its lowload trailer in my company's parking lot and the wheels left dents in the tarmac that were visible for many years. I recall being unimpressed with the lowloader trailer, it looked old and beaten up to me. The guy blew several tires on the trip but still made a fat profit. That company always went with the lowest bidder . . .

 

Looks like it inspired Ted Brewer for this early 1970's design with "some similarities", but she has a finer hull built of edge glued strip planking on bulkhead framing with marine ply decks and some mods in rig, rudder and the double house...

TIME OF WONDER​

Looks like an easier build than this beautiful traditional . . .

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Schooner Ardelle​

 

Looks like the dingy is sinking?

 

Great research and photos Angelique, Like the dory, the chebucto boats,the heeltapper schooner and the Novi lobster boat, these pinky's were a popular design with minor modifications thru out the Atlantic basin from Maryland to Newfoundland. One other style of pinky here in Nova Scotia is the famous Tancook Whaler. My Great, Great,Great Grandfather was a builder of the heeltapper in Newfoundland.

 

I have the masts and spars for a Tancook scheduled for this spring. I've tried to talk him into hollow spars for their obvious benefit, but he insists on grown sticks. These are pretty sea worthy boats, but not especially great sailers.

 

Some years ago I was driving by the local public boat launch and a guy was loading a newly built 30/36 ft.Tancook on a trailer. I think he had sailed it up the coast from Chester or Lunenburg and might have run into some problems . I didn't feel it was a good time to inquire as the hauler, using a hydrolic loading trailer had cracked two of it's full length planks and the owner was not impressed. He had done a beautiful job on the build. While they are a nice looking and a seaworthy double ended style vessel I could never figure out what the driving need was for that extreme height in the stern. It looks to me that it might be a hindrance in that it completely blocks fishing from the stern and definitely a wind trap when beating to windward.
PAR -- Maybe I should knock down a couple of spruce tie to the camper roof and make a trip down

 

Plenty of Blame to Go Around for ‘Disappearing’ Warship
BY DAVID AXE07.05.118:46 AM
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