Nostalgia & History > L&HR #12 at Maybrook

Lehigh and Hudson River 4-8-2 #12 at Maybrook New York taken by my Father Harry R. Lange on a New Haven RR fantrip in the late 1940s. I thought it was very interesting that several railroads like the New Haven had fantrips for railfans. All those people taking photos in busy rail yards. I guess there wasn't a problem with railfans filing lawsuits but just enjoying the opportunity of photographing the locomotives and railroad facilities back then.  I believe the New Haven ALCo PAs seen in the background were the power for the railfan special.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/29/24 15:55 by choochoochas.

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choochoochas Wrote:
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> I guess there wasn't a problem with railfans filing lawsuits...

Instead, the railfans attended these events in suits!

Great photos!

Ray

What great pictures of a handsome steam locomotive!

That's a big engine for a small railroad!  And that tender would seem to rival the coast-to-coast tenders that the Pennsy had.    

inrdjlg Wrote:
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> That's a big engine for a small railroad!  And
> that tender would seem to rival the coast-to-coast
> tenders that the Pennsy had.    

Agreed, although the tender looks a lot like the "Centipede" tenders the UP had.  And thanks for posting all these photos your father took.  It's been very interesting to see them.  

Nick Tharalson,
Marion, IA