S&NY 2-6-0 #117 is again the subject of last weeks “WW #71”. I believe the setting is Newberry, with the Newberry car shop in the background.
Wordless Wednesday #71
Herb Trice photo – author’s collection
Talky Tuesday #41
Handsome S&NY 4-4-0 #106 poses for the camera in last week’s “WW #69”. Location is probably Towanda, given what appears to be the Susquehanna River in the background. The #106 is a former P.R.R. engine, bought in 1903 and scrapped in 1922.
Wordless Wednesday #68
Author’s Collection
Talky Tuesday #39
The depot at Wheelerville, PA sits forlorn and abandoned in last week’s “WW #67”. This is a closer shot than “WW #66”, and shows a few architectural details to better effect. The model-T inspection car looks to be vandalized, or partially stripped for scrap in this view as well.
I am uncertain of the date, though it is certainly post-1942 abandonment, and may even be post-war.
I wonder what became of the station sign??
Wordless Wednesday #67
Author’s Collection
Talky Tuesday #38
Last week’s “WW #66” gives us an excellent overview of Wheelerville, PA, probably taken from the rear platform of a caboose on an eastbound train.
There is a wealth of detail for the modeler in this photo, which makes it all the more valuable. To the left, we have an excellent look at the eastern or southern side of the Wheelerville station. Rusting away in the weeds next to the station is an inspection car, likely built from a Ford Model T. This should be an easy project using a Jordan kit and a bit of judicious rust weathering powders. Across the tracks, a phone box and train order signal keep vigil. The passing siding is nearly obscured by weeds in the (presumed) late summer view.
In the background, a large flowerbox decorates the front porch of a home, whose front has the appearance that it might have been a general store in the past. Despite the remote location and small size of the village, there are at least three pedestrians going about their business on the county road.
All in all, a fascinating little vignette of the past…
Wordless Wednesday #66
Author’s Collection
Wordless Wednesday #65
Bill Caloroso – Cal’s Classics
Talky Tuesday #36
S&NY #119 departs the Lehigh Valley’s Towanda station trailing converted motor car 206 in last week’s “WW #63”. To the left is the old LV stone enginehouse. In the background, an LV freight passes the station and crosses over the North branch of the Susquehanna, while an REA truck waits by the station.
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