"That'll do when you get 'em stopped...." A very out-of-place immigrant in North Dakota trailing the leader of a combo grain train. I know it's an ACe, but I call it a (chilly) Chili-MAC!
I had a friend who had an annunciator bell from an interlocking tower, used to let an Op know when a train was approaching the plant and was "on the circuit". He hooked it up to the door of his workshop. These bells rang only once with a loud PING and it scared the heck out of everyone in his shop when it sounded. After a few hours, he disconnected it much to everyone's relief.
Dan, was the extension of the ALTO tower the whole narrower part of the building after the four windows at the left or just a smaller addition way to the right? Doug
It's the small addition way to the right. When the tower is relocated to the nearby museum, it'll be interesting to see if they restore it to its original 1915 appearance or leave it as it is.
Two shots from today, 50V at Ridgeway, SC and 15R at Simpson, SC with a BNSF and UP unit lending a hand. Both of these trains were "haulin' the mail" and made fine sights as they passed.
Nice photos Russell. I'm so glad that it was saved. I sure hope ALTO's awful discount home center windows are trashed in favor of replicas of what it was built with.
The PRR built three wonderfully novel and substantial stone towers on the eastern slope, with turrets, witch hat roofs and all. These were AG, IA and KN. IA pictured here was at the west end of Horseshoe at McGinley's Curve. These stood guard at remote locations, accessible only by train. AG was removed about 1931, IA sometime after 1898 and KN was built within the Curve's station at Kittanning Point which was also demolished within this period.
Those are a beautiful pieces of architecture. Pity none were saved even if they were in the middle of nowhere. Sent from my SM-S901U using Tapatalk
That's gorgeous! The architecture fits right into the foggy, gloomy B&W photo's atmosphere. Half-expect to see Gomez Addams step out...
