From 04/05/1989 at Cresson, PA, a Conrail freight crosses over at historic MO Tower. With legacies dating from the age of telegraphy, tower locations were often identified with a handful of letters identifying their locations. MO was named for it being on the MOuntain. Sadly, MO was demolished in 1998 after an earnest attempt to save it failed. When the tower was lifted, main structural members broke under the strain and it was determined that there was no way to contain and repair the damage. [Nikon 2020, Kodachrome]
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Bikerbrent_RIP
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Boy, the 04/05/1989 at Cresson, PA, a Conrail freight sure looks a whole lot better than the rusted out and poor care of local representative today!!!
I totally agree. The '80s also predated the ugly graffiti which covers every railcar today. I miss the days when freight cars looked as their owners intended. 06/13/1988, St. Johnsbury, VT. [Nikon 2020, Kodachrome]
From an overcast day March 1988 at Montgomery, AL, GP-40-2 4259 takes a rest. The Chessie System was a combination of the Chesapeake & Ohio, Baltimore & Ohio and Western Maryland railroads, with locomotives often sub lettered for one of the component roads, such as the WM we see here. These railroads are part of CSX today. [Nikon N2020, Kodachrome]
Always like the little bit of history you provide SP!
From 11/14/1981 at Weehawken, NJ, the former New York Central TU Tower beneath the Pallisade. It had been closed by this date. Towers were once common structures at junctions and numbered in the thousands in North America, but nearly all have succumbed to technology and most have been demolished. They were often identified by their telegraph call letters, in this case TU, probably chosen for its location at the TUnnel.
The New York Central once operated a large freight and passenger terminal here on the Hudson River. The tunnel entrance as seen on the left was first punched through Bergen Hill by the New York, West Shore & Buffalo Railroad in 1885.
The Hudson-Bergen light rail line runs through the tunnel today. I don't know when TU met its fate, but it's gone. [Nikon EL-2, Kodachrome]
The New York Central once operated a large freight and passenger terminal here on the Hudson River. The tunnel entrance as seen on the left was first punched through Bergen Hill by the New York, West Shore & Buffalo Railroad in 1885.
The Hudson-Bergen light rail line runs through the tunnel today. I don't know when TU met its fate, but it's gone. [Nikon EL-2, Kodachrome]
From 07/21/1989 during the National Railway Historical Society's National Meet in Asheville, NC, 2-8-2 Nickel Plate 587 works a fantrip through Hot Springs, NC. The car with the maroon stripe trailing the 587 is a "canteen" car of water for the locomotive. [Nikon N2020, Kodachrome]
Fred Kingston_RIP
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Dang, that's a cool looking train...
Bikerbrent_RIP
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Nice (for an older unit) Spongebob Squarecab" Model SD-40-3 rebuild. Thank you for the interest Sandpadch.
lightcapture
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Here's an oldie from my film days w/ Nikon F3, 180mm, Kodak T-Max 400, Chicago circa 1988
speeding train
speeding train
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Chessie in all her glory....A train shot, well kinda. Here's the hobby shop cat on patrol inside a display case.
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