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Nostalgia & History > Where is/wuz it?Date: 05/04/16 09:20 Where is/wuz it? Author: africansteam Date: 05/04/16 09:37 Re: Where is/wuz it? Author: shortlineboss High water detector on bridge
Mike Root Madras, OR Date: 05/04/16 10:01 Re: Where is/wuz it? Author: JimBaker Too much gingerbread for a bridge and the telephone box makes it a buiding somewhere.
Alaska?? How about Fairbanks? James R.(Jim) Baker Whittier, CA Date: 05/04/16 10:11 Re: Where is/wuz it? Author: TCnR The gingerbread reminds me of Seligman.
Date: 05/04/16 10:45 Re: Where is/wuz it? Author: atsffan Correct.
Seligman. One of a kind on the Santa Fe. Date: 05/04/16 10:47 Re: Where is/wuz it? Author: drggnfan How about White Fish , Montana !
Date: 05/04/16 10:55 Re: Where is/wuz it? Author: wjpyper Hadley Tower?
Date: 05/04/16 11:04 Re: Where is/wuz it? Author: hogantunnel I agree on Seligman, very distinctive design.
Date: 05/04/16 11:09 Re: Where is/wuz it? Author: africansteam Date: 05/04/16 13:05 Re: Where is/wuz it? Author: terrybaker Here's a link to a previous TO positing featuring an earlier Bruce Black shot from almost the identical location.
http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?11,3182234,3182533#msg-3182533 I've also attached a set of orders No. 19 The Chief received at Seligman 7/28/67: 1) thru 3) Seligman Clearance + T.O.'s 602-601 delivered to No. 19 7/28/67 Finally, John Stewart covered dying Seligman in the song "Angel Delgadillo" on the Rough Sketches [From Route 66] album, which is my favorite from his later years. Thanks for some good but bittersweet memories, Jack. Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/04/16 13:09 by terrybaker. Date: 05/04/16 13:06 Re: Where is/wuz it? Author: terrybaker Date: 05/04/16 17:21 Re: Where is/wuz it? Author: PHall And the "metal box" in the first picture is an AT&T Model 101B Terminal Block used to splice a single pair drop wire.
Still see a few of those around these days, but not many. Date: 05/04/16 20:26 Re: Where is/wuz it? Author: africansteam Terry, thanks for your post. The old girl sure looks better in the Bruce Black photo. Nice set of trainorders too.
Cheers, Jack Date: 05/04/16 20:28 Re: Where is/wuz it? Author: africansteam PHall Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > And the "metal box" in the first picture is an > AT&T Model 101B Terminal Block used to splice a > single pair drop wire. > Still see a few of those around these days, but > not many. Now that's an interesting bit of trivia! Cheers, Jack Date: 05/04/16 23:37 Re: Where is/wuz it? Author: mp51w Didn't Amtrak stop in Seligman in the early 70's?
Date: 05/05/16 03:04 Re: Where is/wuz it? Author: ats90mph mp51w Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Didn't Amtrak stop in Seligman in the early 70's? Yes when Seligman was still a Division point, and ATSF crews (operating Amtrak) still changed here... |