Steam & Excursion > Impeached Presidential Pacific

John S. Powell recorded B&O 5315, a P-7 named President Johnson at Philadelphia in 1927, the year it was built. The website loco-info.com states that the 20 P-7 class were "...the most powerful Pacifics ever." Full specifications for the class can be found here. And is that a 1926 Ford Model A touring car stopped at the crossing?   
Photo credit the Library of Congress
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This is the kind of scene that might be imitated for a present-day photo shoot.
Bob

Really neat image !
I am pretty sure that is not a 1926 Model A.
My guess might be a circa 1920 Hudson.

It appears the crossing is electronically protected by some sort of flashing light on the crossbuck mast and that is probably the wooden conduit visible in the foreground under the track.
 

Great shot. Just a tad more exhaust would really liven it.

Frisco1522 Wrote:
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> Great shot. Just a tad more exhaust would really
> liven it.

How about this?  Credits to AI.  AI couldn't "read" the locomotive number correctly from the original (neither could I). 

 

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Was boiler jacketing on these locos not a Royal Blue, or not ?
Or were they Olive Green ?



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/06/26 07:15 by train1275.

Wonderful photo, both B&W  and colorized!

The most powerful Pacifics ever? Interesting claim.

I guess the folks in the neighborhood liked the color version better, because four more of them came out to see the train. Also, the young guy (boy) closer to the tracks in the b&w photo seems to have turned into an older man with a hat.  And AI spelling is always pretty interesting  - and not just on the crossbuck. I'd love to know what random lettering it put on the side of that tender.  These are alot like the kids' "how many differences can you find in the two drawings" puzzles we used to see in "Highlights Magazine" - but are the adult version.  Still entertaining!

The secret to successful AI is verbal abuse. Being polite to an AI that your asking to perform a task is counterproductive. The most successful professional users of AI thus far encountered treat their AI engines like garbage (or worse) and get stunning results. One just badmouthed an AI engine into writing two month's worth of code in less than three minutes. Was almost unbelievable to watch it work and then debug it all too when finished. If he takes the rest of the month off his employer will none the wiser and will still get the project ahead of schedule. All it took was the right long chain profane invective.
—Mac

Ariel Wrote:
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> I guess the folks in the neighborhood liked the
> color version better, because four more of them
> came out to see the train. Also, the young guy
> (boy) closer to the tracks in the b&w photo seems
> to have turned into an older man with a hat.  And
> AI spelling is always pretty interesting  - and
> not just on the crossbuck. I'd love to know what
> random lettering it put on the side of that
> tender.  These are alot like the kids' "how many
> differences can you find in the two drawings"
> puzzles we used to see in "Highlights Magazine" -
> but are the adult version.  Still entertaining!

That's a very impressive colorizing job of an already impressive original.

Agree.