Nostalgia & History > Switcher Saturday - SP Halloween

Seen passing the PE Lynwood Depot is SP NW-2 #1421 in the short lived Halloween paint scheme,shot in 1958.
I love the long string of PFE iced reefers and boxcars in tow.
No double stacks on this day, just classic Railroading in vintage style.
90mac



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/05/11 11:44 by 90mac.

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Great shot of the good old days of railroading.
JB

Is this the Lynwood station on the ex-PE line to Santa Ana? If so that is Long Beach Blvd in the foreground.

And check out the Lynwood station is also the Greyhound depot.

Thanks!

Okay. Can we get a before and after shot of this location? That would be very interesting.

JDE

That is correct.

YankeeDog Wrote:
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> Is this the Lynwood station on the ex-PE line to
> Santa Ana? If so that is Long Beach Blvd in the
> foreground.

As you wish my friend.
Here is a before(1955) and after(1986) comparison for you.
Tom

Steamjocky Wrote:
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> Okay. Can we get a before and after shot of this
> location? That would be very interesting.
>
> JDE

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Thomas,
Speaking of the Lynwood depot, have you ever heard the story of all of the PE switch keys being buried next to the RoW at the Bellflower depot? I understand that several boxes of those switch keys were buried shortly after April of 1965.

V

SLOCONDR

Has this whole scene been obliterated by the 105 freeway/green line?

Jarrett

No, that story escaped me.
Guess I will have to get a metal detecter.
Tom

SLOCONDR Wrote:
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> Thomas,
> Speaking of the Lynwood depot, have you ever heard
> the story of all of the PE switch keys being
> buried next to the RoW at the Bellflower depot? I
> understand that several boxes of those switch keys
> were buried shortly after April of 1965.
>
> V
>
> SLOCONDR

SLOCONDR Wrote:
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> Thomas,
> Speaking of the Lynwood depot, have you ever heard
> the story of all of the PE switch keys being
> buried next to the RoW at the Bellflower depot? I
> understand that several boxes of those switch keys
> were buried shortly after April of 1965.
>
> V
>
> SLOCONDR


LV, what was the purpose of that? I would think they would be saved for posterity.

JDE

Steamjocky Wrote:
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> SLOCONDR Wrote:
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> > Thomas,
> > Speaking of the Lynwood depot, have you ever
> heard
> > the story of all of the PE switch keys being
> > buried next to the RoW at the Bellflower depot?
> I
> > understand that several boxes of those switch
> keys
> > were buried shortly after April of 1965.
> >
> > V
> >
> > SLOCONDR
>
>
> LV, what was the purpose of that? I would think
> they would be saved for posterity.
>
> JDE


I understand they were stored and had already switched over to the SP Adlake key, and the agent was told to dump the ones he had left, so he buried them. That's the story I have been told several times John.

V

SLOCONDR