Name That Station!

[cirdan]

I agree, looks like Raton NM

 

[Ryan]

The easiest thing is to use the "simple" editor - click on the little light switch button on the top left so that everything else is greyed out.

Then, you can just use the URL of the picture with [ img ] tags (without the spaces).

Next station up is a little different. This picture is oriented with North up.

 

[lo2e]

Complete shot in the dark - Houston?

 

[cirdan]

Complete shot in the dark - Houston?

The tracks in Houston are more east-west. It's also more an area with big buildings.

 

[Shanghai]

Fort Worth, TX?

 

[Ryan]

Not in TX.

 

[Notelvis]

Totally not prepared for this! Very tricky. Nice Work.

That big building with all the trucks backed in on the south side is a red herring. I think we should be focused on the little bitty rectangular Amshack looking building right by the tracks to the upper left of the big building.

Because I think that little rectangle looks like it might even back up into a retaining wall and because that taller rectangle in the upper left of the image looks an awful lot like a Holiday Inn, I'm guessing that this is Cumberland, MD.

 

[Shanghai]

Connellsville, PA

 

[Ryan]

Totally not prepared for this! Very tricky. Nice Work.
That big building with all the trucks backed in on the south side is a red herring. I think we should be focused on the little bitty rectangular Amshack looking building right by the tracks to the upper left of the big building.

Because I think that little rectangle looks like it might even back up into a retaining wall and because that taller rectangle in the upper left of the image looks an awful lot like a Holiday Inn, I'm guessing that this is Cumberland, MD.

BRAVO, SIR!!! Very well done there. Some time before this thread was started, we had a "Name the station from space" type thread, which is what gave me the idea to switch things up a bit. I was thinking that the string of empty coal hoppers would lead people to the right part of the world, and it would work from there...

 

[Notelvis]

Cool -

I'm having difficulty posting another photo at the moment........the computer freezes up before giving me the box where I paste the photo 'properties'.

I'll try from my home laptop later this evening..

 

[AmtrakBlue]

Cool -
I'm having difficulty posting another photo at the moment........the computer freezes up before giving me the box where I paste the photo 'properties'.

I'll try from my home laptop later this evening..

Click the light switch (top left on menu bar) and just paste the URL.

 

[Notelvis]

Here we go. Here is an interior shot. I think someone will have this by the time I get home from a meeting around 9:30pm tonight so I'll offer no further clue before then.

 

[pennyk]

It is obviously an old photo since there are payphones and ash trays. I am guessing Sanford - but I cannot post, so you can ignore my response even if correct.

 

[Notelvis]

Nice guess Penny but this is not Sanford.

Logging off and leaving the internet for a few hours now.

 

[Swadian Hardcore]

I guess that leaves Lorton. Unless it's Louisville.

 

[Shanghai]

If it isn't Sanford, it must be Lorton.

The Auto Train doesn't make any other stops,

except for crew changes.

 

[Ryan]

Since it's not Sanford and Swadian went Lorton, I'll take Louisville.

 

[Notelvis]

Ryan for the win!

This was the Auto-Train Station in Louisville, KY. For a brief time the Louisville Auto-Train ran combined with Amtrak's 'Floridian' between Louisville and Sanford. Then the A-T quit Louisville altogether leaving just Amtrak at the Louisville AT Station until the 'Floridian' came off in October 1979. Here's a photo of the southbound 'Floridian' arriving in Louisville after the Auto-Train was discontinued.

I find it interesting that Louisville Union Station is still a regal presence downtown but this suburban aluminum thing which was supposed to be the next big thing survives only in photos......

Your serve Ryan!

 

[Ryan]

Nice!

Lets hope that this one goes for a bit...

 

[Swadian Hardcore]

Looks like California. Train must be CS.

 

[rickycourtney]

San Luis Obispo?

 

[johnny.menhennet]

absolutely san luis obispo. no question about it

 

[Ryan]

Correct!

 

[KrazyKoala]

LAX?

 

[Ryan]

Given that I already said SLO is correct, no. It isn't LAX.

rickycourtney, you're on the clock.