Thursday Proto Photo Topic - July 20, 2006

[Mark5]

here's a pic of my great grandfather along with his workers at the miles city, montana milwaukee road shops...
jeremy

Hey that's pretty cool. I've got a pic of my grandfather and his crew on the pilot of an N&W M-Class - I should scan it up.  ;D

[3rdrail]

Lee (wm3798), the reason for the Rio Grande style scheme on the W&LE is simple. Larry Parsons, the CEO, worked his way up the ranks to become General Manager of the D&RGW and was a victim of the SP-D&RGW merger. He went to the KCS as VP-Operations first, then started the W&LE. A little nostalgia on his part, I guess.

[Chris333]

Found some online photo's to back up those I posted earlier:
The Center St. bridge crossing:
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=142642&PHPSESSID=c89cdfa05af787c1c078c948fc2a8a65
The concrete wall was once used to hold raw materials for a blast furnace. Believe it or not, this is the same concrete wall in 1979:
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=60471&PHPSESSID=23326c031a51b3f33cf11b8a3539e2f8

Another view of the Ohio Central "trash train" going under Center St. bridge:
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=119982&PHPSESSID=c89cdfa05af787c1c078c948fc2a8a65
and here is a view taken from the bridge looking toward the front locomotive in 1979:
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=139844&PHPSESSID=23326c031a51b3f33cf11b8a3539e2f8
This is the former Lake Erie & Eastern line, from the hoppers back is gone now. The tracks off to the left are still there though, they are the old Youngstown & Southern. The large building in the background is now owned by the Ohio Central, their dispatch office is now where you see a concrete foundation in the corner. The locomotive shops are to the right:
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=149120&PHPSESSID=23326c031a51b3f33cf11b8a3539e2f8
The whole complex is called Phoenix Logistics:
http://www.ohiocentral.com/phoenix.htm

Anyways, just stretching the Thursday Proto dollar

[Ian MacMillan]

Just a quick grab shot on a hot humid day.

GRS LA-1 waiting for the Downeaster to pass.

[Robbman]

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