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Sunflower Girl 1942
... front of the sunflower patch.Stanley, New York. Notice the train going by. I'm sure my father took the picture. They were in love and got ... 
 
Posted by Pegsco - 02/06/2008 - 2:06pm -

My mother in front of the sunflower patch.Stanley, New York. Notice the train going by. I'm sure my father took the picture. They were in love and got married in 1943 They had six children -- five boys and a girl. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Photo Shoot: 1974
... streets of Buffalo, New York. Buffalo's old buildings, train stations and docks were a popular choice for our shoots. View full ... 
 
Posted by gblawson - 10/12/2011 - 11:26am -

A Sunday morning photo shoot with 3 friends on the back streets of Buffalo, New York. Buffalo's old buildings, train stations and docks were a popular choice for our shoots. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Hell Gate: 1978
The Hell Gate bridge from the Amtrak train "Colonial." A real marvel, to me, even by today's standards. View full ... 
 
Posted by slekjr - 09/27/2013 - 7:12pm -

The Hell Gate bridge from the Amtrak train "Colonial." A real marvel, to me, even by today's standards. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
William and Lucia Ball: c. 1950s
... a chiropractor and an optician. When he wasn't copying train orders and conducting railroad business, he treated the various ailments ... 
 
Posted by lostmtkid - 06/20/2011 - 1:41pm -

This is a photo of my great-grandfather (William F. Ball) and my great-grandmother (Lucia Ball) on the platform of the depot at Myers, Montana. My great-grandfather was the agent & operator there for almost forty years and I believe this photo was taken shortly before his retirement in the early 1950s. To supplement his income from the Northern Pacific Railway, he was also a chiropractor and an optician. When he wasn't copying train orders and conducting railroad business, he treated the various ailments and maladies of the other railroad employees as well as local farmers and ranchers. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Bridal Party
... regaling her with a tale of coming to California IN A TRAIN! View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery) ... 
 
Posted by Truck5man - 10/11/2011 - 8:03am -

This is another shot from my folks' wedding in February of '48. It's my grandmother and my cousin sitting at the bride and groom's table. I have no idea what they're talking about, but if I know my family genetics, she's talking smack about somebody on the dance floor. Or maybe she's regaling her with a tale of coming to California IN A TRAIN! View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Emerson Elementary: 1960
... a U.S. Marine. On his days off he was an engineer on the train at Disneyland. In 1995 he was still at Disneyland and my 5 year old ... 
 
Posted by DoninVa - 08/28/2015 - 7:42pm -

Mr. Matthew Kim's 6th grade class at Ralph Waldo Emerson Elementary School, Long Beach, California, likely during May 1960. Though the class had 38 students Mr. Kim maintained control of us, probably through techniques he learned as a U.S. Marine. On his days off he was an engineer on the train at Disneyland. In 1995 he was still at Disneyland and my 5 year old daughter and I rode with him in the cab of the engine. After 6th we went to junior high school for 7th-9th. The high school was across the street from Emerson so many of us graduated together in a class of 1200 baby boomers. In 2016 it will be time for our 50th anniversary reunion. I'm in the second row, third from the left, in a plaid shirt. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Christmas: 1951
I got a train for Christmas. What did you get? View full size. (ShorpyBlog, ... 
 
Posted by mpcdsp - 12/13/2013 - 7:44pm -

I got a train for Christmas. What did you get? View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Lexington, Kentucky
... at Keeneland Raceway. Once in a while they would take the train down from Ohio to watch his horse run and visit my dad who was attending ... 
 
Posted by KAP - 03/17/2017 - 6:33pm -

Taken in downtown Lexington, Kentucky in the mid-1950's. My grandfather was good friends with another store owner who kept a racehorse at Keeneland Raceway. Once in a while they would take the train down from Ohio to watch his horse run and visit my dad who was attending the University of Kentucky at the time. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Hurricane Depot
... Hurricane, W.Va. Until the 1960's an occasional passenger train stopped here as well as a few freights. If I remember correctly, it was ... 
 
Posted by Bob100 - 09/14/2013 - 12:51am -

Taken sometime in the 1940's, this is the old C & O Railroad depot in Hurricane, W.Va. Until the 1960's an occasional passenger train stopped here as well as a few freights. If I remember correctly, it was torn down about 1970 and the wood used to build a barn for the Chief of Police. The area then became a parking lot and a rather cheesy gazebo was built later next to the tracks. About 15 or so years ago, the large water tank just down the track was demolished. The switch tower across the tracks was also razed quite a few years ago. I was only about 11 years old when the depot was torn down and even then I was mad as a hornet about it. What makes this so ironic is the fact that Hurricane owes its existence to the railroad, having been moved nearly 2 miles from the James River and Kanawha Turnpike so as to be near the new track in 1873. The only commemoration of our ties to the C & O now are a very small museum in a caboose behind the fire station and a couple of murals on the fire station walls. This image was given to my Aunt by the high school librarian who was an avid photographer. He was still teaching when I was in high school and he led the photography club. I still have it in its frame. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Leavenworth, Kansas R.R. Crossing
Back in my hometown in the 50's, a train crossing. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery) ... 
 
Posted by dclark26 - 05/30/2014 - 7:12pm -

Back in my hometown in the 50's, a train crossing. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Great-Grandmother Delia: 1899
... as a chambermaid at a hotel. To save the few pennies that train fare would cost, she chose to walk the extremely long walk from South ... 
 
Posted by BostonBridget - 03/15/2017 - 10:57am -

My great-grandmother, Delia Bridget and her baby, Simon, taken in downtown Boston at Loring Studios in 1899. She came over to Boston from Ireland alone when she was about 16 years old. Just a few years later, she sent a copy of this photo back to her family in Galway to show that she was doing well with her new life in South Boston. Sadly, Delia's 45 year old husband collapsed and died from heatstroke after working on the elevated railroad tracks in Boston, leaving Delia a widow with eight children to raise alone. She immediately got two jobs in downtown Boston cleaning office buildings and another as a chambermaid at a hotel. To save the few pennies that train fare would cost, she chose to walk the extremely long walk from South Boston into downtown Boston to her jobs through all kinds of harsh weather. Most of Delia's children lived long lives and also settled in Boston. Simon became a longshoreman and then, a merchant marine and drowned at age 40 in the Great Lakes in 1939. His brother was convinced that it wasn't accidental, as Simon was labor organizer during a particularly violent time. Delia's last residence was a rented apartment over a flower shop on Dorchester Street in South Boston where she enjoyed listening to her favorite radio programs like The Shadow and The Lone Ranger. My grandmother was by her bedside with her when she passed away at 78 years old; she was buried in a plot by her son, Simon. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Down By the Station: 1955
... Kodachrome slide from December 1955, possibly the Pasadena train station. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery) ... 
 
Posted by Vintagetvs - 02/24/2017 - 8:26pm -

Found Kodachrome slide from December 1955, possibly the Pasadena train station. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Bygone Disneyland: 1965
... included the construction of Cascade Peak and the Mine Train through Nature's Wonderland, so perhaps that's what was going on during ... 
 
Posted by tterrace - 08/19/2012 - 12:52pm -

Three things that no longer exist: 1. Captain Hook's Pirate Ship, from which I took this shot 47 years ago this month; 2. Skyway to Tomorrowland; 3. Kodachrome. View full size. No More Captain Hook's I can still taste the wonderful albacore tuna sandwiches we used to enjoy on this pirate ship and have tried to make mine at home just the same all these years, real close but not quite as perfect as theirs. I think I'll go make one right now. Thanks tterrace- I was there that year.I lived in Laguna Beach from 1955 to 1957. Our entire sixth grade class (two full school buses) went there on a field trip and spent the entire day. I will never forget it. There we so many amazing things to see and do! I know the teachers loved it as much as we did. Just my luckWe drove 1800 miles (2800km) from Canadaland in the early '60s and found Frontierland and another area still being built, a little disappointed but we went over to see the construction and met Walt Disney, he gave us a small tour of the construction site, he wanted to try our Canadian cigarettes, he also gave us a few free passes, must try and get back if it's finished. [Frontierland had a major renovation in 1960 that included the construction of Cascade Peak and the Mine Train through Nature's Wonderland, so perhaps that's what was going on during your visit. - tterrace] The Disney I rememberIn 1968, when I was 12, I visited Disneyland with my parents. After a cross country drive in a brand new Mercury Marquis, the first car we ever had with air conditioning and with none of the things that happened in the National Lampoon vacation movie with the exception of a stop in a really bad part of St. Louis. This picture is exactly how I remember Disney. A curious mix of wonder with a bit of hokey thrown in for good measure. The Skyway to Tomorrowland was awesome. For a kid from Michigan it was the best summer vacation EVER! Many years later I took my own family to Disney World. It was great and all, but the hokey had been replaced with Corporate slick and just a little less wonder. Wind in the WillowsTo the right, in the photo, you can see the backside of the old "Mr. Toads Wild Ride." It was always a favorite, especially, at the end, when you drove your motorcar into the depths of Hell, complete with dancing demons and hot steam. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery, tterrapix)
Night Train: 1962
... of railroad photography." "California freight train at night, February 27, 1962." 8x10 inch Ansco safety negative, ... is a "Blue Flag" and blue lantern to signify that the train cannot be moved or any car or engine come closer that 150 feet until the ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/29/2016 - 7:40pm -

        UPDATE: One source attributes this image to Richard Steinheimer, the "Ansel Adams of railroad photography." "California freight train at night, February 27, 1962." 8x10 inch Ansco safety negative, photographer unknown. View full size. JeepsFive 4 axle EMD units we nicknamed jeeps. Looks like double track not sure where maybe Texas? [Maybe there's a clue in the first word of the caption. - Dave] O. Winston Link?Sure looks like his work, but I'm not sure he ever shot in other than 4x5. Could this be one of the negatives his second wife Conchita stole? [One source attributes this image to Richard Steinheimer. - Dave] Filling your cup with NightrainThis apparently was the SP 5802 GP9 delivered in March of 1959. They were painted grey with what was called the "red bloody nose scheme." If so, it was renumbered in 1965 then emerged renumbered again 1975 as SP 3818. Looks like the four locos are pulling a string of trailers via piggyback service. SP Piggyback Brochure Linkshttp://www.carrtracks.com/sppg10.htm http://www.carrtracks.com/sppg01.htm http://www.carrtracks.com/sppg03.htm http://www.carrtracks.com/sppg07.htm Stopped For ServicingHanging near the handrails on the left side of the locomotive is a "Blue Flag" and blue lantern to signify that the train cannot be moved or any car or engine come closer that 150 feet until the person that placed that flag has finished their work and personally removed the flag. Car inspectors are possibly walking both sides of the train and if one of them needs to get near or under the equipment they HAVE to be assured that nothing will MOVE! Pigs really can flyThe use of truck trailers on railroad flat cars (TOFC traffic) has a murky history, but as early as 1926 the Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railway ran entire trains of what they called “Ferry-cars,” flat cars bearing truck trailers. The Chicago Great Western also offered “pig” service in the 30s. But it was left to a remarkable guy named Ben Heineman (President of the CN&W Railroad 1956 to 1972.) to develop the concept fully. It was often a frightful sight to see these trailers rocking and rolling on a train running at timetable speed, but to my knowledge TOFC trains had an excellent safety record. SLOPretty sure this is a northbound train at San Luis Obispo. Golden Pig ServiceTrailers on flat cars are called "Pigs" by railroads. (Slang for "Piggyback"). The Southern Pacific Railroad was a big player back then in the movement of trailers on flat cars. Their name for the service was called "Golden Pig", and a smiling pig was emblazoned on some trailers advertising the service. Flash to today, and these trailers are part of a combined movement of goods across the nation which includes mostly containers from overseas. The "Pigs" are now some of the hottest trains on railroads. They carry packages for Fedex, UPS, and the Postal Service on time sensitive schedules. 1959-60The pic appeared in the July 1960 issue of Trains, credited to Steinheimer. Like the man said, the lead GP9 was built 1959. Train 373 was the Coast Merchandise West, LA to SF overnight in 12 hours. The "Golden Pig" trailers with the jolly-pig logo appeared in 1981-82. (Railroads)
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