Greg J. Turinetti posted:In 1955 the Pennsylvania Railroad featured Grif Teller's painting of the trains gathered outside the Army-Navy game on their calendar.
Look at all those GG-1s !
I have this calendar in my collection but when I tried to take a photo of it I couldn't get it to lay flat. Its been rolled up for too many years. This photo is of the page for 1955 from the book that documents Teller's work for the Pennsylvania Railroad "Crossroads of Commerce"
Enjoying the World's Greatest Hobby
Northwoods FlyerM
Greg
Never had the good fortune to ride a train to the game. Unfortunately, that wasn't an option during my four years at Annapolis. Instead, all Midshipmen road buses to Philly. However, during my First Class (senior) year as the head cheerleader I was assigned a Navy pickup truck and a Navy credit card in order to transport our loud speaker system to the stadium and, as necessary, pay for gas. The combination allowed me to spend Saturday night in Philly with my "drag" (date) for the weekend. "Super good deal" as it was before the calendar date when First Class Midshipmen were authorized to own and drive cars in the "Yard" (Naval Academy's campus) and within a 10 mile radius of the Naval Academy's chapel dome.
Bob Nelson, CDR USN (retired)
GO NAVY BEAT ARMY
