Nostalgia & History > Railroad Pictures 20

Thanks Rathole for answering my question, What was the advantage of the shed over the entire locomotive?

The following pictures are from various Google Image searches.

Picture 1 is from the following website,

http://www.anthonyfoster.com/afoster/bc/Trans.htm

“The L&N was a part of Bullitt County almost since the railroad was chartered in 1850. As early as 1851, L&N survey crews crossed the county looking for an appropriate location for the new railroad's right of way. That original survey party consisted of: L. L. Robinson, Col. William Riddle, Joshua Bullitt and S. B. Thomas. They laid out an area 66 feet wide through the center of which would be constructed the "main stem" of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad. Construction of the new line began at 9th and Broadway in Louisville, May 2, 1853, and reached Bullitt County sometime in 1854; the exact date is not on record. Cost was $35,000 per mile.

The Bardstown Branch was chartered as the Louisville & Bardstown Railroad and built by the citizens of Nelson County at a cost of $300,000. This 18-mile line was completed in 1860 and was operated by the L&N for four years prior to becoming part of the system during the Civil War years. Work on the Lebanon Branch was begun in 1854, the first rail was laid in 1855, and the line was completed in November 1857. Trains did not begin operating over the new track until March 8, 1858.

The L&N had been in operation less than five years when the Civil War began. At the time no one realized just how important the young railroad was around the world, and the commodities these railroads hauled reached every household in their territory just about every day.”

Picture 1, “The L&N in Lebanon Junction.”



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/04/13 08:36 by flynn.

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Picture 2 is from the following website,

http://www.ebay.com/bhp/ontario-and-western

The following website has a nice map and discussion of the history of the New York, Ontario and Western Railway.

http://www.nyow.org/midland.html

Picture 2, “Postcard New York, Ontario and Western Railway Train O&W Railroad Water Tower.” [Does anyone know the location?]

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Picture 3 is from the website,

http://www.tullistrees.org/Vol4No2/TMTullis3.htm

Picture 3, “Thomas Monroe Tullis worked for many years for the railroad, laying tracks. This photo from 1916 was taken in Blessing, Texas, and is identified as ‘Section 21, Tom Tullis Foreman.’ (The town of Blessing was so-named because they considered the coming of the railroad a blessing.) Tullis is in the front of this photo, near the center, wearing light-colored clothes with his jacket buttoned near the top.” [Does anyone know the name of the railroad?]

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Picture 4 is from the website,

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~freehouse/New%20Adair%20Web%20Site/Pictures/Lee%20Hill%20Adair

Picture 4, “Railroad Crew.” [Does anyone know the railroad?]

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flynn Wrote:
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"does anyone know the location"


Cadosia, New York, near Hancock. Junction of the Scranton Division (shown at left) with the mainline (shown to the right).

Art House
Gettysburg, Pa.

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Picture 5 is from the website,

http://www.gkburgin.com/familytree/Photos/manuelburgin/manuelburgin.htm

Picture 5, “L&N Railroad Crew, Manuel is one hanging off car.”

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Thanks Art House for giving the location of picture 2.

flynn Wrote:
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> Thanks Art House for giving the location of
> picture 2.


You're most welcome. Last time I was there, the station building survived, somewhat relocated, but there was nothing else but a couple of Scranton Division bridge abutments and footings, and a house or two. I noticed that "Cadosia" does not even show up on most maps these days; it's a couple of miles east of Hancock, N.Y., where the NYO&W Scranton Division crossed over the Erie mainline and the Delaware River on a high bridge that survived into the 1980s, some 30 years after the O&W was abandoned.

Art

In pic. #4, is that a machine barrel between that guy on the back row standing up? Might be mounted on a tool car? upkpfan

upkpfan Wrote:
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> In pic. #4, is that a machine barrel between that
> guy on the back row standing up? Might be mounted
> on a tool car? upkpfan


I'm thinking it's a track jack.

-John Stein aka Larry Doyle

At SR2’s suggestion I did a Google Image search for railroad track jack and after seeing the ones in the search I think that is what is in picture 4. Thanks Larry Doyle for the information.