I was 18 years old when this pitcure was taken. Man how things change.
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| Posted by FrankB on September 10, 2012 | |
This picture looks like it came from "Model railroading with John Allen". Love it.
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"John Allen" would have done the caboose with either a "sag" from rods and queen posts that were too loose, or he would have given the car a "hump backed " look from having the rods and queen posts over tightened. John Allen was not only a great model railroader, he was also a great photographer with a wonderful eye for detail in both of his passions. Thank you for remembering John, he was one of the great ones !
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My first thought is that this consist is amazingly similar to a push-pull commuter operation PRR ran in Southern New Jersey, at just about this same time, using a 4-axle Baldwin switcher and a single standard P-70 coach. There is at least one photo of this "train" in RPN, I just don't have the number at hand.
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See Don Haskel's photo RPN #248179 for a SIMILAR consist in a TOTALLY DIFFERENT environment.
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Very near my hometown. The old Cotton Belt was king in the bootheel of Missouri! Btw, I love the oval window VW Beetle in the background!
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Bless you for seeking out scenes like this...
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Would this "caboose" be of the drover coach with cupola variety?
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I rode a loaded UP coal train into Lilbourn a couple times when I was 14 or 15. Hard to imagine that railroad ever needing this sort of service.
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| Posted by FSWood on September 29, 2012 | |
Two songs suddenly pop in the brain from out of nowhere, Riding on the Cotton Belt by Johnny Cash, and Cotton Belt by Lone Justice.
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