tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post3297490416783513799..comments2024-03-26T22:06:26.337-04:00Comments on Trackside Treasure: The Company Photographer Returns AgainErichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11822288099043790296noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-25742793946500325952014-11-23T16:24:45.814-05:002014-11-23T16:24:45.814-05:00Thanks, Ben. It's a missile launch car from th...Thanks, Ben. It's a missile launch car from the Peacekeeper Rail Garrison train, on display in Dayton, Ohio. Supposed to blend in with regular train movements to keep the Putin People (or was it Gorbachev Gang?) guessing as to where the nuclear assets were. <br /><br />Disguised as a regular 'train car' it would fool even railfans. Until someone realized that to fire a nuclear missile from the right-of-way requires significant stabilization.<br /><br />I really think I could make better use of it!<br />EricErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11822288099043790296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-3831594461936402062014-11-23T13:12:17.974-05:002014-11-23T13:12:17.974-05:00Good post Eric, I was lol'ing. Absolutely love...Good post Eric, I was lol'ing. Absolutely love your header photo. What is the story behind that car? <br />BenBArailsystemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12089849871577081083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-55370542933221247482014-11-21T16:07:04.568-05:002014-11-21T16:07:04.568-05:00Thanks, Chris! Some of those publicity shots appea...Thanks, Chris! Some of those publicity shots appear a little campy nowadays, but they were one of the most valuable tools that CN and other railways had to remain in the public eye. As well as provided some lightheartedness for otherwise detail-oriented railfans and modellers decades later!<br />EricErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11822288099043790296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-60628641348977322392014-11-21T14:25:47.647-05:002014-11-21T14:25:47.647-05:00Really enjoyed the fun. Great sense of humourReally enjoyed the fun. Great sense of humourChris Lyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12487052279243191735noreply@blogger.com