Category: trains

  • Song Lyric Sunday – Orange Blossom Special

    Song Lyric Sunday – Orange Blossom Special

    Chubby Wise claimed the song for years and played it on the Grand Ole Opry every week. Ervin Rouse (the writer) and Wise took a trip to Jacksonville, Florida, boarding and touring the train, Orange Blossom Special at the Jacksonville Terminal.

  • Song Lyric Sunday – Shall We Gather At the River

    Song Lyric Sunday – Shall We Gather At the River

    Hee Haw was an American television variety show featuring country music and humor as portrayed by the folks from fictional Kornfield Kounty. It was hosted by Roy Clark & Buck Owens. Each week, the characters on the show would entertain us with their skits and jokes.

  • CEE’S BLACK AND WHITE PHOTO CHALLENGE – Close Up/Macro

    CEE’S BLACK AND WHITE PHOTO CHALLENGE – Close Up/Macro

    Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge Engine 1504 is sitting in it’s final resting spot behind the original Jacksonville Union Terminal which is now the Prime Osborne Convention Center in downtown Jacksonville, Florida. For anyone who wants to admire its beauty and take photos, the lot is open most days. The restoration which is near…

  • CEE’S BLACK AND WHITE PHOTO CHALLENGE – Trains & Tracks

    CEE’S BLACK AND WHITE PHOTO CHALLENGE – Trains & Tracks

    Engine 1504 is sitting in it’s final resting spot behind the original Jacksonville Union Terminal which is now the Prime Osborne Convention Center in downtown Jacksonville, Florida. For anyone who wants to admire its beauty and take photos of its unique restoration which is near to as-built condition as when it went into service just…