Eastern Railroad Discussion > Mr. Peabody's Wayback Time Machine!

Does anyone know where this photo was taken?

BaltoJoey

PS: This type of weather will be upon us soon!!

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Gee, Mr. Peabody... I don't know!

-His boy, Sherman.

:-)

wisconson in the 30's

In Winter?

The freight cars look at lot earlier than the 1930's.

The boxcar with the star insignia suggests the turn of the century, perhaps 1900. Didn't the Pennsy use a star shape on some boxcars at that time?

From one Baltimoron to another, Joey, doesn't the roof profile in the left background look like the remains of the old President Street station standing today? There was a small yard there until Allied Chemical shut down in the 80's. The stack in the background could be the power plant.

Congratulations Emorygrove !! That is the President Street Station of the Pennsylvania Railroad in Baltimore, Maryland. The photo was taken after a severe snowstorm in Feb. 1899. Fleet Street is to the right of the station. The yard that served Allied Chemical was located on Aliceanna St. There were 2 yards there. The President St Station had 4 large freight sheds as well as 2 tracks that went between the sheds where trucks could unload the boxcars directly.

I could give you the whole history of the Pennsy in that area. ( I grew up 3 blocks from there ) Also my grandfather worked for the P B & W and then the Pennsylvania RR. He retired at the young age of 80. :-))

An honorable mention goes to John 1082 for his guesstimate of the date of the photo. I had wondered who owned the boxcar with the star logo.

BaltoJoey