April 19, 2007 (Thursday) Proto Photo topic

[3rdrail]

Some more photos of the Philadelphia Suburban Transportation Co. trolley fleet in the 1950s:

Heavyweights 65 & 71, beside the Llanerch carbarn, saved for snowy days:


The storage yard for rush hour and bad weather cars at Llanerch:


PSTC Lightweight interurban 78, my favorite type of PSTC car. At the 69th St. Terminal storage yard.


More next week.

[Lenny53]

[SAH]

My favorite caboose shot.  Certainly not for the striking composition or excellent technique but, for me anyway, why switching to modeling the caboose-less era is a non-starter. 

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Cabooskis?  Did someone say cabooskis?










Lee

[Bob Bufkin]

Cabooses - here's some more:


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[wes_sutton]

Cootamundra, New South Wales, February 2007



Adelaide, South Australia, October 2006



Mallala, South Australia, February 2006



Cheers, Wes

[Bob Bufkin]

I call this one Wires:


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[wm3798]

Cabooses - here's some more:

Ahh, in happier times.
I see the icicle breaker is there with the cabooses.  Check out the one I built in N...


Lee

[Bob Bufkin]

All the years I've had that photo and didn't realize that the ice breaker was in it!

[Chris333]

Late to the show, but these are fresh from earlier today.

OC shops in Youngstown from the sand tower:


Now at Sharon, PA at the GATX plant:

and how many people get to see these:

According to this they apparently built more that tankcars here:
http://www.steamfreightcars.com/gallery/boxauto/aa73918main.html

[John]

how did you get up into the sand tower? you got an inside?

[Chris333]

I climbed up a bunch of safety caged ladders today. I did ask permission at the office to take photos though. They didn't ask where I would take them from

Here is one from ground level:

[SAH]

I climbed up a bunch of safety caged ladders today. I did ask permission at the office to take photos though. They didn't ask where I would take them from

I was wondering the same thing RE: climbing the sand tower.  But, knowing Y'town as I do, there are so many unauthorized (not to mention illegal) activities going down around town, a tower climbing excursion is WAY down on the list of things to be concerned about.   ;D  And the snow is gone.  And it's sunny!  Spring finally underway in da Valley I hope.  Great photos Chris.  Thanks for posting them.

Steve