As a management trainee on the Pennsylvania Railroad in the late 1950s I was assigned to the overhead catenary inspection car. I always carried a small Retina III in my pocket, so when I told the crew I wanted to take their picture they started hamming it up. No, the wire isn't hot. The pantograph yonder serves as a direct ground to the rail and the inspection car was propelled by diesel. The Supervisor is the fellow farthest from the camera. Those brown porcelain insulators made for some fine target practice for the local riflemen. 35mm Kodachrome by William D. Volkmer Daylesford, PA April 8, 1960. View full size.
As a management trainee on the Pennsylvania Railroad in the late 1950s I was assigned to the overhead catenary inspection car. I always carried a small Retina III in my pocket, so when I told the crew I wanted to take their picture they started hamming it up. No, the wire isn't hot. The pantograph yonder serves as a direct ground to the rail and the inspection car was propelled by diesel. The Supervisor is the fellow farthest from the camera. Those brown porcelain insulators made for some fine target practice for the local riflemen. 35mm Kodachrome by William D. Volkmer Daylesford, PA April 8, 1960. | Click image for Comments. | Home | Browse All Photos