All The Live long Day...."Now departing on Track Two"!
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RadishRose
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The New Haven railroad
LOL, no where near the northern lights!
LOL, no where near the northern lights!
RadishRose
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1936 Willys 77 Sedan and the City of San Francisco Streamliner
Verisure
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https://www.jigsawplanet.com/?rc=play&pid=243bac20fa13
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RadishRose
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Crack salesmen!!!!
Could that be @horseless carriage's wife, behind the sign, left of center, with the blue hat and blue feather?
@RadishRose
Oct. 8, 1936. "H.O. Harrison Pontiac -- 'crack salesmen' and wives 'Going East' on streamliner City of San Francisco."
Oct. 8, 1936. "H.O. Harrison Pontiac -- 'crack salesmen' and wives 'Going East' on streamliner City of San Francisco."
Shorpy Historical Picture Archive :: Crack Salesmen: 1936 ...
Large Picture (scroll to see)
RadishRose
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Super photo. I love Shorpy......Thanks!
Geezer Garage
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"Sometimes I feel, like a driven wheel" Mike
Train wheels’ conical shape
"If you don’t know already, you might be a little surprised to learn that many (not all) trains’ wheels are not perfectly cylindrical; they are, in fact, conical!""Train wheels are not entirely conical, of course, otherwise they would be unable to run (duh!), but they are actually not perfectly cylindrical either."
The most critical advantage that slightly conical wheels (in trains) have is that they can rotate at slightly different speeds, while cylindrical ones can’t (at least not as smoothly as conical ones).
"You see, when a conical wheel turns, it slides to the larger part of the cone on the outside wheel and the smaller part on the inside wheel."
Sliverfox
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Skipped reading all the threads to mention these sites.
Roadside America in Shartlesville Pa. which is a large model train set up open to the public.
Steamtown National Historic Site near Scranton, Pa.
When we were there they were restoring a few engines.
Had a working turn table .
Corry, PA used to manufacture Climax train engines.
They recently recovered an old one & are restoring it.
The Erie News had an article on it last week.
Roadside America in Shartlesville Pa. which is a large model train set up open to the public.
Steamtown National Historic Site near Scranton, Pa.
When we were there they were restoring a few engines.
Had a working turn table .
Corry, PA used to manufacture Climax train engines.
They recently recovered an old one & are restoring it.
The Erie News had an article on it last week.
This is a story, that starts in the middle. We don't know how the fella ended up dying along side the railroad tracks. We also never learn how the story ends....our hope is that the rider, who helps out the dying man, ends up finding and caring for his wife, Rose and family. I hope he did.
Johnny Cash - Give My Love To Rose
Johnny Cash - Give My Love To Rose