LIFE Photos Frisco Box cars

Discussion in 'Boxcars' started by railroadguy65, Mar 24, 2009.

  1. railroadguy65

    railroadguy65 Member

  2. w3hodoug (Doug Hughes RIP 03/24/2021)

    w3hodoug (Doug Hughes RIP 03/24/2021) 2008 Engineer of the Year Frisco.org Supporter

    He seemed fascinated by the coonskin.
     
  3. railroadguy65

    railroadguy65 Member

    :) Arent' we all :D
     
  4. meteor910

    meteor910 2009 Engineer of the Year Staff Member Frisco.org Supporter

    The second pic, of SLSF 17784, includes a great view of the ASF A-3 "Ride Control" truck, a Frisco favorite. Note the spotting features of the A-3: the "pouch" at the bottom of the side frame in which the springs sit, and the pronounced angled wedge bracket ends in the bolster end housing above the springs, behind which the friction wedges that dampen the truck suspension are. You need to see both of these features for it to be an ASF A-3.

    The Frisco, and many other roads (MoP for one) preferred this truck.

    Kato, Kadee, and Athearn offer this truck in HO.

    Ken
     
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  5. TAG1014 (Tom Galbraith RIP 7/15/2020)

    TAG1014 (Tom Galbraith RIP 7/15/2020) Passed Away July 15, 2020 Frisco.org Supporter

    Wonder what was the occaision that "LIFE" was taking Frisco boxcar photos??

    Tom
     
  6. railroadguy65

    railroadguy65 Member

    :) There was a photographer Walter Sanders, was shooting a bunch of photos in 1943 (mainly around Chicago) for one of stories. I assume it was focusing on the RR ad WWII, but I could be wrong. (B&W photo)

    The other photographer Walker Evans (famous in the photography world) took the three color photos in 1957.

    The Tages they used

    Box Cars, Photography By, Freight, Evans, Walker, Railroads, Us, 1950s

    So if you want to search those two years at LIFE, I think we could find out why they were taking those photos.
     

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