Have photos of a few different scenes to post this week…
First, here is a quartet of Penn Central units (one still in PRR colors) in 1969 blasting railroad east towards Enola. They are passing under the PA route 35 bridge which was built around 1964 to replace the original 1903 (approximately) pony truss bridge that once spanned the tracks. The structure is an I-beam stringer design, and the model is extremely accurate as a result of lots of research, photos, and measurements of the prototype. As you can see, it was built atop the stone abutments that formerly supported the pony truss structure. My son Steven 3D printed accurate Pennsylvania Department of Highways bridge railing used 1963-68. A photo of the real bridge is right below the model photo. Mifflin tower, still in PRR colors, can be seen in the distance:
Next, some images of Duncannon PA circa 1944 during the busy WW II years, thus accounting for all the passengers waiting at the station:
Finally, the PRR was experiencing a severe motive power shortage in the mid 1960’s, so they were forced to pull EVERY locomotive they had out of storage and put it into service…Ha, ha, ha!
That’s it for this week, Enjoy!
