Not only were these "good ol' days" due to the attitudes toward fans, but the power collection was so amazing compared to what is available today. Nice photo and caption, Jim
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Very cool!
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Beautiful photo. How did you guys arrive? The Volare station wagon? The 66 Dodge Coronet? Perhaps the Granada?
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Greg... Nope, none of 'em! The stretch limo and our driver waited patiently at the bottom of the hump tower! ;-) I, too, was having fun looking at those classic cars after I scanned the photo. I don't remember where my friend Greg parked his car, but it's nowhere to be seen in that lot.
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Yes a great picture and a nice story. Some areas were more accessible than others during the early Conrail days. You walked right in so they let you stay and allowed you to shoot from there. On the other hand they thought you were crazy for investing so much enthusiasm for train pictures. By today’s standards, the whole area would be fenced off or at least the tower would be locked. where is the fleet of blue and black geeps and u-boats that we hated at first but soon warmed up to? Jim, thank you for this remarkable snap shot of history.
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| Posted by APZ on April 6, 2010 | |
Say, isn't that grimy black GP 7006 the same as the shiny green one at Strasburg?
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SO much to see in this photo. What a great era! My favorite era.
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I had the opportunity to visit many towers during the 70s and 80s. Things started getting tough during the 90s when the locals would call the police to have me checked out because they thought I was casing the joint. Trying to defend my position of why I liked trains didn't go over so well with some as they thought I could enjoy my hobby more so from home. How I miss the days when we had freedom to roam without being fearful of the law. Railfans are no longer held to the highest esteem but are often hauled away to the executioner.
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