Trans Hudson No. 256

Posted on March 5, 2012 by spilledinkguy

More from the St. Louis Museum of Transportation. Because it’s been awhile. Maybe.

Hudson & Manhattan Subway Car
1909
Builder: Pressed Steel
Capacity: 125 (44 seats)

Jack: “What did he say?”

Peter: “He said the train is lost.”

Jack: “How can a train be lost? It’s on rails.”

– Jason Schwartzman & Adrien Brody – The Darjeeling Limited

About this image: faux van dyke print – digital photograph – highly manipulated

69 thoughts on “Trans Hudson No. 256”

pattisj on March 5, 2012 at 12:18 am said:

One would wonder how a train could be lost. Nice image.

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- spilledinkguy on March 5, 2012 at 7:19 am said:
  
  Hahaha… absolutely!
  That sounds like the sort of engineering I would manage, somehow!
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Bearman on March 5, 2012 at 12:43 am said:

I prefer the trans siberian.

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- spilledinkguy on March 5, 2012 at 7:19 am said:
  
  I would have thought all those sub-zero temperatures would have put you into hibernation, Bearman!
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patti kuche on March 5, 2012 at 1:20 am said:

Love the mystery of this!

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- spilledinkguy on March 5, 2012 at 7:20 am said:
  
  Thanks so much, Ms. K!
  That museum is such a fun place to visit… SO much history there!
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nursemyra on March 5, 2012 at 1:48 am said:

your textures look lickable

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- spilledinkguy on March 5, 2012 at 7:23 am said:
  
  Thank you very much, N.M!
  That’s what initially drew me to this car (that and the light, I think).
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- Androgoth on March 9, 2012 at 4:22 pm said:
  
  No licking Nurse Myra this
  is a non licking posting 🙂 lol
  
  Androgoth Xx
  
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  - spilledinkguy on March 11, 2012 at 8:36 pm said:
    
    Is that under ‘settings’?
    Over a year on WordPress and I’m still unsure where everything is located!
    🙂
    
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    - Androgoth on March 11, 2012 at 8:46 pm said:
      
      If you call at my Space you should see something to click… Asking to view my Space, I think? lol Long time since I went Private 🙂 lol
      
      Androgoth
      
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      - spilledinkguy on March 12, 2012 at 11:21 am said:
        
        Thanks for the heads-up, Andro…
        sometimes when I come across stuff like that unexpectedly I wonder if I’m in the right place…
        (I’m a little slow like that, you know)!
        🙂
cocomino on March 5, 2012 at 6:42 am said:

What a great detail. Good job, sir. I like such image.

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- spilledinkguy on March 5, 2012 at 7:24 am said:
  
  I’m so happy to hear you liked this one, Cocominio!
  Thank you very much, sir! It was fun to be able to get that close to so much history!
  🙂
  
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Lenore Diane on March 5, 2012 at 7:18 am said:

I could live in the Smithsonian American History Museum… specifically on the lowest floor, where the trains, cars, etc. are housed. I am fascinated.
Great shot, SIG.

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- spilledinkguy on March 5, 2012 at 7:29 am said:
  
  Oh, that sounds like SO much fun, Ms. D!
  I would LOVE to visit the Smithsonian some day…
  I’ve heard so many good things about that place!
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  - Lenore Diane on March 5, 2012 at 8:07 am said:
    
    You’ve never been? Good lord, Man. Go. You would have a field day with the pictures.
    
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    - spilledinkguy on March 5, 2012 at 8:17 am said:
      
      I can’t even imagine!
      Annabelle would probably have to drag me out by my ear!
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Laura on March 5, 2012 at 7:53 am said:

Wait — how can a train be lost? I think I may need to see that movie.

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- spilledinkguy on March 5, 2012 at 7:55 am said:
  
  It’s a bit of a head-scratcher, isn’t it?
  If you like Wes Anderson movies I think you’d be pretty happy with it, Laura!
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nrhatch on March 5, 2012 at 10:33 am said:

Lovely image, SIG! Very nostalgic.

BTW: We WON a piece of art this weekend. Woo Hoo. Funky City Pier! (my most recent post).

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- spilledinkguy on March 5, 2012 at 10:44 am said:
  
  Thank you so much, Nancy!
  AWESOME! On my way over to check it out now!
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Unapologetically Mundane on March 5, 2012 at 11:43 am said:

So cool!

That was the first Wes Anderson movie that didn’t take me three viewings to finally like. I think it’s because I was finally a grown-up when it came out, but Kamran says it’s because it was the most simplistic.

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- spilledinkguy on March 5, 2012 at 1:29 pm said:
  
  Many thanks, U.M.!
  I have to admit I love pretty much all things Wes Anderson…
  I just saw a trailer for Moonrise Kingdom today – can’t wait until it comes out!
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frizztext on March 5, 2012 at 12:38 pm said:

great dialogue:
Peter: “He said the train is lost.”
Jack: “How can a train be lost? It’s on rails.”
congenial photo 🙂

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- spilledinkguy on March 5, 2012 at 1:19 pm said:
  
  Thanks, F.T.!
  If you haven’t seen that movie I think you might like it!
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  - frizztext on March 6, 2012 at 3:08 am said:
    
    maybe you’ll find a congenial feeling in my latest photo upload, title THE FEAR?
    
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    - spilledinkguy on March 6, 2012 at 8:15 am said:
      
      Indeed, F.T.!
      Brilliant image… a million possible stories in it… each one fascinating!
      Thanks so much for sharing the link!
      And for the mention, too!
      (Sorry I’ve yet to leave a comment there… I still need to create a Flickr account…)
      🙂
      
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Juana on March 5, 2012 at 2:18 pm said:

Ah, my dear Robert! In life anything can happen. Even lost trains on tracks….

Thank you caring. You are so special to me… even today you have made me smile.

Hugs

Juana

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- spilledinkguy on March 6, 2012 at 8:34 am said:
  
  Very, very true, Juana.
  I was so terribly saddened to hear of your great loss…
  absolutely heartbreaking. Beyond words. I’m not sure why, but sometimes it seems like the very worst things happen to the very best people. You and your family remain in my thoughts, Juana…
  please try to stay strong, my friend…
  
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Badpanda22 on March 5, 2012 at 2:43 pm said:

I love the industrial look of this one! 🙂

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- spilledinkguy on March 6, 2012 at 8:31 am said:
  
  Thanks so much, B.P.!
  I love all things ‘grunge’ you know!
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Syncopated Eyeball on March 5, 2012 at 5:30 pm said:

Great tones, detail and composition, Robert. I really like it.

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- spilledinkguy on March 6, 2012 at 8:31 am said:
  
  I’m very happy to hear that, S.E… thank you!
  When I first put this together I thought there was ‘something’ to it… I’ve been looking at it for quite some time now, though… so I’m not quite as sure as before.
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Friggin Loon on March 5, 2012 at 6:28 pm said:

Can I have two tickets to nowhere please and make it snappy?

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- spilledinkguy on March 6, 2012 at 8:29 am said:
  
  Hahaha… I’m all about that, Loon! Well, the first part, anyway. There’s always a wait, though.
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MJ on March 5, 2012 at 7:32 pm said:

Wow! I haven’t been there in quite some time.

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- spilledinkguy on March 6, 2012 at 8:29 am said:
  
  I just went for the first time last fall.
  Hoping to go back when it warms up a bit… pretty cool place, isn’t it?!
  🙂
  
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thedailydish on March 5, 2012 at 8:18 pm said:

Not sure exactly why, but this reminds me of the HBO show Boardwalk Empire. Excellent show & a most excellent photo!

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- spilledinkguy on March 6, 2012 at 8:24 am said:
  
  I haven’t yet seen any episodes of Boardwalk Empire, but I’m really looking forward to checking out at some point. I just finally saw my first few episodes of Mad Men… can you tell I live under a rock? It’s getting embarrassing at this point, Dishy!
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jakesprinter on March 5, 2012 at 8:21 pm said:

Beautiful Masterpiece my friend as always 🙂

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- spilledinkguy on March 6, 2012 at 8:22 am said:
  
  Many thanks, Jake!
  That is very kind of you to say, sir!
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Binky on March 5, 2012 at 8:36 pm said:

At first I thought it was a ticket booth. Very interesting textures.

44 seats and 125 people? I wonder if they played musical chairs on that train.

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- spilledinkguy on March 6, 2012 at 8:21 am said:
  
  Thank you, sir!
  Hahaha… good point! Lets hope those seats were bigger than it seems they would have to be to fit into that car (with a walkable isle thrown in for good measure, too)!
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Conceptual Muse on March 6, 2012 at 12:44 am said:

Reblogged this on Conceptual Art.

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pix & kardz on March 6, 2012 at 2:09 am said:

love the quote – and enjoyed this image that steps back in time.
really enjoy riding the train. not so much here since there aren’t so many, but when i am in europe.
thanks for sharing.

so how do you lose a train? 🙂

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- spilledinkguy on March 6, 2012 at 8:17 am said:
  
  That is wonderful to hear, P&K, thank you!
  I haven’t ridden too many trains, but I’ve always really liked them. Such a history there, I think.
  Hahaha… a very good question… I hope I never find out, though. Seems like it would mean trouble!
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pegoleg on March 6, 2012 at 9:27 am said:

This has a lovely, brooding quality to it. I expect Claude Rains to open that door and step out.

Hey SIG, do you make your living with your camera?

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- spilledinkguy on March 7, 2012 at 7:04 am said:
  
  Thanks so much, Peg! I’ll take that any day!
  Sadly about the only think I make with my camera is a mess. That sure would be nice, though. And a great excuse to look into some new equipment, too!
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FS Photography on March 6, 2012 at 5:00 pm said:

Nice aged processing to sit perfectly with the subject… Proper good SIG… 🙂

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- spilledinkguy on March 7, 2012 at 7:01 am said:
  
  Many thanks, F.S…
  any excuse I can find to try make it look ‘old’, you know!
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Mary on March 6, 2012 at 9:15 pm said:

Woooo–oooo–oooo!!! Love those sepia tones…great photo!

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- spilledinkguy on March 7, 2012 at 7:00 am said:
  
  Hahaha…
  thanks for stopping by the station, Mary!
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ristinw on March 7, 2012 at 1:48 am said:

Very eye-catchy! 😀 This can be used as a book cover of a detective fiction – “256”! 😀

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- spilledinkguy on March 7, 2012 at 6:59 am said:
  
  Oh, yeah! I sure like the sound of that!
  If only I was a better writer… it it’s left up to me it might be a pretty thin book!
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elmediat on March 7, 2012 at 12:06 pm said:

Beautiful shot. Fells like you are stepping into another time and place.
How did the train become lost ?
The engineer became dis-Track-ted. ;D

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- spilledinkguy on March 8, 2012 at 8:06 am said:
  
  The museum gets all the credit for that, I’d say…
  such a cool place… with your great sense of history I think you would really like it, too, elmediat!
  Hahaha… it would be difficult to ‘rail’ against a funny thought like that!
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2e0mca on March 8, 2012 at 5:22 am said:

Very nice Bob. Like the processing. Ironically, the crop makes it almost look like a ticket office! Fascinating quotes too 🙂

Pressed Steel produced some Diesel Multiple Units for British Railways between 1959 and 1961. Many of them worked out of London Paddington Station on the commuter runs so I was very familiar with them. They were based on a BR Derby design and inherited the common metaphor for such units of ‘Derby Deathtraps’. A similar name was applied to Ford cars… ‘Dagenham Dustbins’ – they were made at Dagenham in Essex.

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- spilledinkguy on March 8, 2012 at 8:13 am said:
  
  Thanks so much, Martin! You would love that museum… great exhibits there…and you can walk right up to most of them, too!
  
  That’s fascinating stuff! I knew I should have asked you to ghost-write this post! I love old train ‘stuff’, but, sadly (and without good excuse), my ‘history’ on the subject is lacking. I’m not sure why, really, because I always love to find out pieces of info like this… almost makes me feel like I’m in on it all, somehow!
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Androgoth on March 9, 2012 at 4:23 pm said:

Another fine effort here SIG
and a very interesting subject 🙂

Androgoth

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- spilledinkguy on March 11, 2012 at 8:35 pm said:
  
  Happy to hear you were ‘all aboard’ with this one, A.G…
  I’ve always been very fond of ‘train stuff’ myself…
  so much history there… and a sense of freedom and adventure, I think…
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Tony McGurk on March 11, 2012 at 5:46 am said:

I like the number style. A big 94 in that style would look great on my front gate

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- spilledinkguy on March 11, 2012 at 8:30 pm said:
  
  Being so in shade it was a bit flat in the orignal shot, so I pumped it up a bit to show it off a bit. It’s a very elegant looking style, isn’t it, Tony?
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ceceliafutch on March 22, 2012 at 6:44 pm said:

Lovely. I’m a little late arriving at this post, but I’m glad i did. The texture and tone gives it a nostalgic look… very nice.

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- spilledinkguy on March 23, 2012 at 9:35 am said:
  
  Nah! I’m always very happy you’ve stopped by, Ms. F!
  That is very nice to hear… you’ve probably noticed I have a thing for ‘retro’… seems to be a common theme around this joint, doesn’t it?
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  - ceceliafutch on March 23, 2012 at 9:37 am said:
    
    I like retro! (and flowers 😀 )
    
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    - spilledinkguy on March 23, 2012 at 9:38 am said:
      
      Wonderful!
      I’m in very good company, then, Ms. F!
      🙂
      
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conspiracyofravens on March 23, 2012 at 5:47 pm said:

Well, I know how a train might get lost… The ones that are not trained. 🙂

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- spilledinkguy on March 24, 2012 at 10:19 am said:
  
  Hahaha…
  I know I’m not inviting this one into my living room!
  Sounds like a mess waiting to happen!
  🙂
  
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