FriscoCharlie

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2019
FriscoCharlie, Mar 27, 2013
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    • frisco1522
      Somebody paid a king's ransom for this original slide on ebay a while back. The old vulture down in FL has pirated the image and is selling prints on ebay. He is shameless.
    • FriscoCharlie
      Right. We lost an auction for 150 freight car photos for over $600 recently too. Same deal.

      At least we have this one.
    • yardmaster
      Location or train number on this one? Looks like it could be the "Memphian?" Maybe Rockview, MO? Can Tim Cannon, Karl Brand or Ken McElreath confirm/debunk?
    • Karl
      It's 108 at Nichols Jct. Note the Chair-Buffet on the rear.
    • yardmaster
      Thanks, Karl - would there still have been a depot/manual interlocking at Nichols at this date?
    • Karl
      Chris, the depot and interlocker were gone at this time. Note the two "CTC Houses" in the photo; these controlled the OS section through the crossing.
    • Coonskin
      Every time this photo pops up in the media header here, I admire it. It's a really great pic. That E looks great and olive green heavyweights just add to the aura. Love it.
    • patrick flory
      Yes, Beautiful view of the railroading of yesteryear. Open wire pole lines just add to it.

      where is Nichols Junction?
    • patrick flory
      I love junction scenes like this. Even without the tower and without steam engines, this photo heavily radiates the grandeur and majesty of the railroad golden age. And there is also sadness and a sense of shadows creeping in around the edge with part of the picture gone already, like the steam engines and the tower.

      This is the railroading I saw as a young man. We were already crying about what was gone, and unfortunately not appreciating what was still there, not understanding how completely and quickly the rest of these vestiges of the golden days would be gone.
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