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Steam & Excursion > Three Digit DelightDate: 03/02/26 06:21 Three Digit Delight Author: MacBeau The 945, a 1918 Juniata K4s, preserved for our viewing pleasure with a seven car train at Delair, New Jersey, 1930.
Photo credit John S. Powell and the Library of Congress, Bruce Fales collection Be of good cheer, —Mac www.lowellamrine.com  Date: 03/02/26 07:56 Re: Three Digit Delight Author: train1275 Beautiful, just beautiful !
Date: 03/02/26 08:56 Re: Three Digit Delight Author: refarkas This really captures the history of the times. Of course there is the train, but there are so many other details such as the tower, the pole lines, the signals, and the telltails hanging down.
Bob Date: 03/02/26 12:07 Re: Three Digit Delight Author: steamfan759 The time period is correct as the PRR started to replace the round front number plates with keystones in 1927. They first did this on the passenger locomotives and later included the M-1's and the later classes!! Another great look back!
Ron Date: 03/02/26 20:21 Re: Three Digit Delight Author: K8DTI That perfectly manicured right of way is terrific.
Date: 03/03/26 18:42 Re: Three Digit Delight Author: PHall K8DTI Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > That perfectly manicured right of way is terrific. You can do that when you have unlimited, cheap labor. Date: 03/04/26 16:06 Re: Three Digit Delight Author: ns1000 PHall Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > K8DTI Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > That perfectly manicured right of way is > terrific. > > You can do that when you have unlimited, cheap > labor. It was also a "pride" thing. The CVRR was known for their immaculate ROW....... |