Nostalgia & History > Dearborn Switchers in 1964

Dearborn is one of those places you could look at a picture for hours and still find something of interest.  Frank Tribbey shot an extensive amount of film from Roosevelt Rd but what railfan couldn't. With consistently departing trains, station switchers, and locals serving REA, a dry spell seemed hard to come by. Here's a pair of photos showing locals working the mail portion of Dearborn in 1964.

1) Erie Alco 523 shoves a couple cars in guided by an Erie caboose. The docked L&N trailer certainly stands out. August 1964

2) An ATSF zebra striped FM switcher switches a variety of head end cars under downtown Chicago. October 1964

Taken by Frank Tribbey
PQM

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Great pair.
JB

Super set.
Bob

I like the REA unit haul.. never saw those before... and I'll take either the Ponitac of the Caddy in pic 2



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/02/21 14:02 by bluesboyst.

Great set of photos!  Yes, a lot of confidence by the owners of the cars to park them there - with constant truck traffic on one side and trains passing a few feet away on the other.

Rich


bluesboyst Wrote:
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> I like the REA unit haul.. never saw those
> before... and I'll take either the Ponitac of the
> Caddy in pic 2

Dohrn Transfer Company (trailer in bottom photo) is still in business, based in Rock Island, Illinois.   Cool pix.  BSB

Classic scenes, looks like something you could have on a model railroad...

JG

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