Photo Chain Game

   where turnouts were...

Track

Man in a gray suite with a red necktie standing near a phone booth:

Tom

Penn Central (green car top right)

Diesel locomotive

Diseasel

Army Transportation Corps:

Tom

   DT&I...

DT&I...

Tank car:

Water Tower

Water tank.

Water tower

Steam and Green

Dreyfuss Hudson

Aircraft beacon

    hill, tunnel, and bridge...

Trains in a tunnel

 coal train...

Coal Train (invisible coal)...

Coal hoppers

More hoppers... The covered kind:

Rusty

Oh yes, Covered Hopper cars. My first job as a Chemical Engineer was working for Rexall Chemical Co., they merged with El Paso Plastic Co. in 71, becoming El Rexene. These cars are full of memories, and my pride.

trumptrain posted:

Aircraft beacon

Patrick,

The beacon has a very interesting history.  Airway Beacons were once the way for aircraft navigation.  They varied in color by type of beacon and were placed at many high ground locations throughout the country.

https://thesurveystation.com/a...ns-list-eastern-u-s/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airway_beacon

You can search to determine if any were located by you.  I live near the highest point in Summit County (1320 feet above sea level) and have located where an airway beacon was many years ago,  I hope you find this interesting.

Lou N

Erie Lackawanna hopper:

Tom

Man leaning on shovel:

p51 posted:

Man leaning on shovel:

LOL, I'm glad you clarified what was happening. Thought he had a nature call from position.

overalls...

Coveralls.

   Pennsy stripes...

Pennsy no-stripes

   TOFC...

Flat car:

Flat  car:

Tom

Steam power

Buildings

Trackside doo dads

   yard lights...

Headlight:

Tom