Locomotives...
Mar 30, 2023 11:34:44 #
Mar 30, 2023 12:01:03 #
Missed that info in your Tag Line. I’m also a MTU Alum. Civil Engineering Technology 1971 and BS Business Administration 1977. Go Huskies!
Mar 30, 2023 12:09:35 #
Mar 30, 2023 12:18:21 #
Day.Old.Pizza wrote:
Missed that info in your Tag Line. I’m also a MTU Alum. Civil Engineering Technology 1971 and BS Business Administration 1977. Go Huskies!
Hey, we were on campus at the same time. Probably bumped into each other at the Student Union or perhaps the 'Library' (and I don't mean the one on campus).
The 'Library', that's my buddy Dennis, he also graduated in 1971 (he was a EE), and retired from the CIA as Deputy Director before he passed away in 2020 - August 2008 - Sony A100, 18-70mm
Mar 30, 2023 14:00:33 #
RodeoMan
Loc: St Joseph, Missouri
OldCADuser wrote:
One of the most interesting railroad related event... (show quote)
Thanks for an interesting series of train images. I also got a kick out of seeing the shots made with an old Minolta Vectis 25 Advanced Photo System camera. I never had the "25" but did have a somewhat similar "3000" and the SLR Minolta S-1. While these do not compare with more modern cameras, or even larger format cameras of their time, I was able to record people, places, things and events in my life of that time that I still enjoy looking at today.
Mar 30, 2023 16:34:23 #
Ha! That was my favorite bar followed closely by the Isle Royale, the Dog House (pickled HB eggs), the Ambassador and the B&B (more pickled eggs). I spent WAY too much time in the Library! Got to know Jon Davis pretty well and he got me interested in the POR Rally. Beer by the pitcher. Egg Carton and Barn Wood wall coverings. Epicurians. Pizza Buffet. Chili at Carnival. Oh, and Senior Walk. Cheers!
Mar 30, 2023 17:53:18 #
Day.Old.Pizza wrote:
Ha! That was my favorite bar followed closely by the Isle Royale, the Dog House (pickled HB eggs), the Ambassador and the B&B (more pickled eggs). I spent WAY too much time in the Library! Got to know Jon Davis pretty well and he got me interested in the POR Rally. Beer by the pitcher. Egg Carton and Barn Wood wall coverings. Epicurians. Pizza Buffet. Chili at Carnival. Oh, and Senior Walk. Cheers!
I also participated in several of the rallies that Jon Davis organized, as seen below. While that was my car, I navigated and a friend drove. At times we used his VW, as seen in the second shot.
As for pizza, we sort of split it between the Library and the Ambassador, but on Sunday's we'd go to Tony Buckovich's 'Sports Bar' to watch the NHL games. Although the Dog House was where we'd go prior to Tech's hockey games, particularly on Fridays for the fish fry. And then after the games we'd go to the Isle Royale Bar to 'wait for traffic to clear'.
After a road rally in Houghton, Michigan - May 1970 - Mamiya DTL-1000, 50mm
Steve and I after another road rally, with our 2nd Place trophy - May 1970 - Minolta SRT-101, 58mm
Mar 30, 2023 18:49:00 #
Wonderful shots. The only thing missing is your “pocket protector”. The last POR I saw in Houghton for was 2020 0r 2021 (I can’t remember if Covid shut things down). They ran the Press Stage on Lake Avenue between Franklin Square and the Lift Bridge. Toss in a few chicanes and you have some nice action but at low speed. I have some pictures if I can find them. Good times.
Mar 30, 2023 19:16:55 #
Mar 31, 2023 00:41:51 #
2-6-6-2 mallet steam locomotive used for logging; engine on display in Flagstaff, AZ. I have an HO scale brass model of this exact locomotive.
Mar 31, 2023 18:10:12 #
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