tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76496571075091925082024-03-14T11:21:58.975-04:00PRR's Cambridge Secondary TrackThis blog focuses on my HO Scale layout of the PRR's Cambridge Secondary Track (between Seaford, DE & Cambridge, MD).PRR2277http://www.blogger.com/profile/07990987671073971207noreply@blogger.comBlogger122125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649657107509192508.post-26689528922203745402024-03-14T11:19:00.004-04:002024-03-14T11:21:25.834-04:00Conundrum<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn66Vp8mpLV0JppxkWGaTybPj0F26YLEUjzOJ1EY6X5_CE00_Vcs17mrgVHT1rYuxrws0DaACkspl6OrlI_k30NiN1X-xF7ooNnn2eomU9zdIOaT_jr5pksfI0qaUfYBIlTO_vnBWXoM7YUfSBktWWigkkOXwjTn93dxPA5ekGKeW96PKuohI5bC0gDi52/s182/Conumdrum.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="146" data-original-width="182" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn66Vp8mpLV0JppxkWGaTybPj0F26YLEUjzOJ1EY6X5_CE00_Vcs17mrgVHT1rYuxrws0DaACkspl6OrlI_k30NiN1X-xF7ooNnn2eomU9zdIOaT_jr5pksfI0qaUfYBIlTO_vnBWXoM7YUfSBktWWigkkOXwjTn93dxPA5ekGKeW96PKuohI5bC0gDi52/s1600/Conumdrum.jpg" width="182" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Conundrum</div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">I'm at a crossroads, currently. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">I've been promoted at the railroad, so now my limited time for modeling has been reduced, a second time, & now there's even less time to devote to my hobby (that's what happens when you're a professional railroad folks - 40 years this year now).</span></p><p>I have to do some soul-searching to see what I want to do with the Cambridge Secondary Track. I might now NOT have the time to model it, but then again, I might.</p><p>I guess the next few months will help me determine exactly what I'm going to do next.</p><p>As you always see, stay tuned!</p>PRR2277http://www.blogger.com/profile/07990987671073971207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649657107509192508.post-88486284579129774812024-02-05T16:30:00.002-05:002024-02-05T16:30:35.401-05:00Dave Frary Carrabasset and Dead River Model Railroad<p>I forgot to mention one of my influences in model railroading: Dave Frary's Carrabasset & Dead River model railroad. Growing up in the 1970s, you couldn't read either Model Railroader magazine or Railroad Model Craftsman Magazine without seeing Dave's Maine 2-footer (HOn3 using N scale track).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh55Ut9tsAFANCZBgO7cXSOQ8rGMm-77TZnrHSRlgeyghg8oKq0e-mLvYC_TmEqCKyUHa0dKs3VSge7PFT68cxHNcPhtqH-54AdBVR8Cu3a8wdT08nTxlr9vaoVZEyiklamMOwBzJsaFbjMYjODf12x-deC2gO0vlS4O_uex8c6otAhX3gxa36VpD6uw1Lk/s1977/Dave%20Frary%20Carrabasset%20&%20Dead%20River%20model%20railroad.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1380" data-original-width="1977" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh55Ut9tsAFANCZBgO7cXSOQ8rGMm-77TZnrHSRlgeyghg8oKq0e-mLvYC_TmEqCKyUHa0dKs3VSge7PFT68cxHNcPhtqH-54AdBVR8Cu3a8wdT08nTxlr9vaoVZEyiklamMOwBzJsaFbjMYjODf12x-deC2gO0vlS4O_uex8c6otAhX3gxa36VpD6uw1Lk/s320/Dave%20Frary%20Carrabasset%20&%20Dead%20River%20model%20railroad.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Dave Frary's Carrabasset & Dead River</p>PRR2277http://www.blogger.com/profile/07990987671073971207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649657107509192508.post-66449478050043444722024-01-15T10:40:00.002-05:002024-01-15T10:40:21.724-05:00Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. Day!<p> Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. Day! This was posted by the Philadelphia Eagles today.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyXcHBd9pOmPerhMBvLwm0gbrJ2zehTnaUrjnuIQPyWhKHbDjD1NqtHTZZ44jMg1dJsBJGziFfNAqklOOkwSLsiZgA-wHdx32i37rN8wPuVx1C9Zxi3perHr6H91SUbX8j3JfyKmsimJ7AMf42-wxlmcA2zIqG2-pyKE5mB0xC8FVx51_8t2Votf2PlIwB/s2000/Martin%20Luther%20King%20Jr.%20from%20the%202024%20Philadelphia%20Eagles.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyXcHBd9pOmPerhMBvLwm0gbrJ2zehTnaUrjnuIQPyWhKHbDjD1NqtHTZZ44jMg1dJsBJGziFfNAqklOOkwSLsiZgA-wHdx32i37rN8wPuVx1C9Zxi3perHr6H91SUbX8j3JfyKmsimJ7AMf42-wxlmcA2zIqG2-pyKE5mB0xC8FVx51_8t2Votf2PlIwB/s320/Martin%20Luther%20King%20Jr.%20from%20the%202024%20Philadelphia%20Eagles.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">From the 2024 Philadelphia Eagles.</span></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>PRR2277http://www.blogger.com/profile/07990987671073971207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649657107509192508.post-36832518178238653652023-12-23T16:26:00.005-05:002023-12-23T16:26:55.800-05:00Merry Christmas 2023!<p> Merry Christmas everyone! The photo below is entitled "Home for over Christmas and New Year's" in a 1937 ad by the PRR.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBbMUn-lF8inQ9Z_8RwsNPKy1E4zV9pl69CbR5d2jeu3ePDJ_i2-L3inCuJC7qyxUUbu4UTTO-fKlfSycc0u1M_FufOJeRHpyDxcIS4mrAPNEIC0YJeLvz97VOqWgYcjy1oqNFCWvYHh9M1XVrVPxZKKsKJY8yXZQX0R3dZEorOdWaLTlpz2lNVRqLy6a1/s1644/Home%20for%20over%20Christmas%20and%20New%20Year's%201937%20by%20the%20PRR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1644" data-original-width="1050" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBbMUn-lF8inQ9Z_8RwsNPKy1E4zV9pl69CbR5d2jeu3ePDJ_i2-L3inCuJC7qyxUUbu4UTTO-fKlfSycc0u1M_FufOJeRHpyDxcIS4mrAPNEIC0YJeLvz97VOqWgYcjy1oqNFCWvYHh9M1XVrVPxZKKsKJY8yXZQX0R3dZEorOdWaLTlpz2lNVRqLy6a1/s320/Home%20for%20over%20Christmas%20and%20New%20Year's%201937%20by%20the%20PRR.jpg" width="204" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">"Home for over Christmas and New Year's" in a 1937 ad by the PRR.</span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>PRR2277http://www.blogger.com/profile/07990987671073971207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649657107509192508.post-13741960186913297852023-11-20T12:54:00.003-05:002023-11-20T12:54:54.679-05:00Happy Thanksgiving!<p> Happy Thanksgiving everyone!</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJvy6PpVUpwJ5qOVWlm05Mg2sqDFj_V0Av6YDqXyBcM7wuY0-HnG88zFFTIOqalPpPNHBLr3NHpZPjcRzXpbdmJ7-BLhHL7Ih23dq2LxrnknmyRhMoZW5oDHxDhyBxcx0uZeR2jk8O-v3e1nKUY-MOQFOGhHmcg8EHH5Z4Zym3-l2VvO9yjYldMfztm0Am/s320/Main%20Lines%20of%20Commerce%20by%20Grif%20Teller%201951.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="227" data-original-width="320" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJvy6PpVUpwJ5qOVWlm05Mg2sqDFj_V0Av6YDqXyBcM7wuY0-HnG88zFFTIOqalPpPNHBLr3NHpZPjcRzXpbdmJ7-BLhHL7Ih23dq2LxrnknmyRhMoZW5oDHxDhyBxcx0uZeR2jk8O-v3e1nKUY-MOQFOGhHmcg8EHH5Z4Zym3-l2VvO9yjYldMfztm0Am/s1600/Main%20Lines%20of%20Commerce%20by%20Grif%20Teller%201951.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Main Lines of Commerce by Grif Teller 1951</div><br /><p></p>PRR2277http://www.blogger.com/profile/07990987671073971207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649657107509192508.post-89877693203542474932023-11-11T10:48:00.008-05:002023-11-11T10:50:50.411-05:00Happy Veterans Day 2023<p>Thank you, Veterans! My Dad served in the Army in the 1950s & my Father-in-Law served in the Marines in the 1960s.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAgt0s1zRBNtr_FtOrMwp4z2TIJ3Qs7afp3VzGUYkFaCs3v7LebMRTzqBao_ig9Ok554EwA4owp7TS8tZ1LxzZ2K9GKyN1tCtAtwxX0wgoULslYUrWK9qQa3HLPh9Kg9vL9IWoHbPCJhD_neAVxHZ1SPTjpR2yybupajP5EacG_05kc6SSSgqp3knDFiGb/s1200/What%20Matters%20Most%20is%20That%20They%20Get%20Through%201943.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="743" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAgt0s1zRBNtr_FtOrMwp4z2TIJ3Qs7afp3VzGUYkFaCs3v7LebMRTzqBao_ig9Ok554EwA4owp7TS8tZ1LxzZ2K9GKyN1tCtAtwxX0wgoULslYUrWK9qQa3HLPh9Kg9vL9IWoHbPCJhD_neAVxHZ1SPTjpR2yybupajP5EacG_05kc6SSSgqp3knDFiGb/s320/What%20Matters%20Most%20is%20That%20They%20Get%20Through%201943.jpg" width="198" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">"What Matters Most is That They Get Through on Time!" from the PRR in 1943.</span></div><br /><p></p>PRR2277http://www.blogger.com/profile/07990987671073971207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649657107509192508.post-57928208210700333602023-11-04T19:57:00.001-04:002023-11-04T19:57:21.792-04:00What Happened to October 2023?<p>Man, October was busy at the railroad. I didn't post anything here because there wasn't any free time. Hopefully I'll have something for November 2023.</p>PRR2277http://www.blogger.com/profile/07990987671073971207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649657107509192508.post-74916425460652714592023-09-11T09:49:00.000-04:002023-09-11T09:49:11.914-04:00Neglecting, Post #3<p>Well, July & August 2023 were interesting times. I was so busy at the railroad that I had to skip posts here. In my almost 40-year career, I've never seen this much grain moving by rail on the Eastern Shore as I have in the past few months.</p><p>So, I'll make up for the past 2 months by sending out 3 posts (making up for July & August & then the next post for September). I'm going to post a few articles that I find interesting.</p><p>Here's Number 3: "How to live with cats and model trains," by Model Railroader Magazine, February 1, 2023:</p><p><a href="https://www.trains.com/mrr/beginners/how-to-live-with-cats-and-model-trains/?fbclid=IwAR09iBse5Fd864sMca-OHw1iDJNwdlB2JMbU6oq4XHQXJIIAWVqcmHHcrMc" target="_blank">Model Railroader Magazine February 1, 2023</a><br /></p>PRR2277http://www.blogger.com/profile/07990987671073971207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649657107509192508.post-40964308957040190742023-09-11T09:45:00.001-04:002023-09-11T09:49:24.161-04:00Neglecting, Post Number 2<p>Well, July & August 2023 were interesting times. I was so busy at the railroad that I had to skip posts here. In my almost 40-year career, I've never seen this much grain moving by rail on the Eastern Shore as I have in the past few months.</p><p>So, I'll make up for the past 2 months by sending out 3 posts (making up for July & August & then the next post for September). I'm going to post a few articles that I find interesting.</p><p>Here's Number 2: "How do I weather steam locomotives and rolling stock?" by Steven Otte, Associate Editor at Model Railroader Magazine, April 1, 2023:</p><p><a href="https://www.trains.com/mrr/beginners/ask-trains/modeling-transition-era-railcar-brakes/?fbclid=IwAR0WYcIN37Y26-GOLS0VAR_8ktU9DHMg6JET1ElNfR6EFEwCkkyuHU1hGjY" target="_blank">Model Railroader Magazine April 1, 2023</a><br /></p>PRR2277http://www.blogger.com/profile/07990987671073971207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649657107509192508.post-48288476354822288092023-09-11T09:42:00.003-04:002023-09-11T09:42:48.382-04:00Neglecting, Post Number 1<p>Well, July & August 2023 were interesting times. I was so busy at the railroad that I had to skip posts here. In my almost 40-year career, I've never seen this much grain moving by rail on the Eastern Shore as I have in the past few months.</p><p>So, I'll make up for the past 2 months by sending out 3 posts (making up for July & August & then the next post for September). I'm going to post a few articles that I find interesting.</p><p>Here's Number 1: "Modeling transition era railcar brakes," by Steven Otte, Senior Associate Editor, Model Railroader Magazine, July 6, 2023.</p><p><a href="https://www.trains.com/mrr/beginners/ask-trains/modeling-transition-era-railcar-brakes/?fbclid=IwAR0WYcIN37Y26-GOLS0VAR_8ktU9DHMg6JET1ElNfR6EFEwCkkyuHU1hGjY" target="_blank">Model Railroader Magazine July 6, 2023</a></p>PRR2277http://www.blogger.com/profile/07990987671073971207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649657107509192508.post-5781649006830814652023-06-25T22:14:00.001-04:002023-06-26T08:45:30.897-04:00Rail Motor Cars and the Delmarva Division<p style="text-align: justify;">Being the Delmarva Lines of the PRR consisted of many
branches, the reduction (& eventual elimination) of passenger service on
these branches were a perfect playground for the PRR’s gas-electric &
oil-electric motor cars. The PRR had, over a period, 57 motor cars & 2 trailers,
but I only want to focus on nine that were assigned to the Delmarva Division
from the 4600-series – the 4637, 4638, 4639, 4641, 4650, 4655, 4658, 4659,
& 4668. I won’t go into the background of why the PRR wanted to get rid of
passenger service & the states (especially Delaware, Maryland, &
Virginia) required the railroad to continue to provide service to the towns
along the branches, I want to focus on these specific nine cars. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihakklBLaEtaLJ0EJqZUND3JZVF7rF8w7RxQkGHgzWPFkBSEY3A_uwBcLx4DIbaY8kjwgY-v2UOsmtHygBnfhIEtmhQW0P-wtqYZPoikCFw80rnHzcXQUWSSxOTiLq6TqB4W4Tp_hKITXFDbgpsMr7tGKMAlGV1fqcdgs7G8tnyyLUrMfCmSXzvD-A07Bi/s1946/PRR%203637%20at%20Columbia,%20PA%20in%20April%201936%20by%20John%20W.%20Barriger,%20III.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1226" data-original-width="1946" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihakklBLaEtaLJ0EJqZUND3JZVF7rF8w7RxQkGHgzWPFkBSEY3A_uwBcLx4DIbaY8kjwgY-v2UOsmtHygBnfhIEtmhQW0P-wtqYZPoikCFw80rnHzcXQUWSSxOTiLq6TqB4W4Tp_hKITXFDbgpsMr7tGKMAlGV1fqcdgs7G8tnyyLUrMfCmSXzvD-A07Bi/s320/PRR%203637%20at%20Columbia,%20PA%20in%20April%201936%20by%20John%20W.%20Barriger,%20III.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">PRR 3637 at Columbia, PA in April 1936 by John W. Barriger, III</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfTqDBTKG54DPb00RMtCBy0Bq5bqbu_IHjqxnwB2vAR4tL4zenGg6fk05NXTKgNW16u2cQfkRyqfu5hx7vghNGc56cY_0ZGy6kxO_fz2z9u_1iu2o6sfG3k24vleBCzycYzLSIfNfvZcqIe_e_BUpYZdtrtmNyXuvhLAP3b7UYudeeUalSMHieERH8kG8b/s1024/PRR%204641%20at%20Pemberton,%20NJ%20on%20August%2015,%201956,%20unknown%20photographer,%20Al%20Chione%20slide,%20Thomas%20C.%20Ayers%20collection.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="1024" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfTqDBTKG54DPb00RMtCBy0Bq5bqbu_IHjqxnwB2vAR4tL4zenGg6fk05NXTKgNW16u2cQfkRyqfu5hx7vghNGc56cY_0ZGy6kxO_fz2z9u_1iu2o6sfG3k24vleBCzycYzLSIfNfvZcqIe_e_BUpYZdtrtmNyXuvhLAP3b7UYudeeUalSMHieERH8kG8b/s320/PRR%204641%20at%20Pemberton,%20NJ%20on%20August%2015,%201956,%20unknown%20photographer,%20Al%20Chione%20slide,%20Thomas%20C.%20Ayers%20collection.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">PRR 4641 at Pemberton, NJ on August 15, 1956, unknown photographer, Al Chione slide, Thomas C. Ayers collection</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">The 4637, 4638, 4639, & 4641 were all, originally, Brill-350’s
built by J.G. Brill Company of Philadelphia, PA between June & August 1928
& were PRR Class GEW350. The GEW350’s were 73-feet long; had a capacity for
73 passengers (55 regular & 18 in the smoking section); had a 10-foot, 3-inch
baggage compartment; two Winton 110 engines (generating 350 horsepower); &
weighed 132,000 pounds empty.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">4637 was assigned to the Eastern Region & the Octoraro
Branch on September 29, 1928. 4637 was re-classed GEG350 in December 1937. 4637
was assigned to the Delmarva Division from December 1937 up to & including its
retirement & scrapping on November 28, 1948 (although the MP 229 says it was still assigned
until September 1949 & was off the roster in May 1950). In January 1942,
she was re-classed GEW350, but would not be re-engined.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">4638 was assigned to the Eastern Region & the Octoraro
Branch on September 29, 1928. 4638 was assigned to the Delmarva Division from
July 1938 until October 1940. She was retired & scrapped on November 28, 1948 (although the MP
229 says it was still assigned to the Atlantic Division until September 1949
& was off the roster in May 1950). She would not be re-engined.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">4639 was assigned to the Eastern Region & the Octoraro
Branch on September 29, 1928. 4639 was assigned to the Delmarva Division from
September 1935 until December 1937, when she did a 3-year stint on the Wilkes-Barre
Division, returning to the Delmarva from October 1940, until her retirement
& conversion into Tower Car 489503 on February 27, 1951. It’s not known for
certain if the 4639 was re-engined. <o:p></o:p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">4641 was assigned to the Western Region & the Logansport,
IN – South Bend, IN run on September 29, 1928. 4641 was re-classed GEG350 in
May 1939. 4641 was assigned to the Delmarva Division from May 1939 until
November 1942. She was re-classed GEW350 in January 1940. During the Fall of
1940 4641 was assigned to the Easton, MD-Wilmington, DE run. 4641 was re-engined
in April 1943, with 2 Cummins HBIS-6 motors & re-classed OEW350. She would
leave for the Maryland Division from November 1942 until June 1949. She would
return to the Delmarva by June 1949, only to leave & be reassigned to the
Atlantic Division by September 1949, & wouldn’t return. She was awaiting disposition in December 1956, off the
roster by June 1957, & sold to Luria Brothers & Company & scrapped on May 25, 1959.<o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-D6RSYk-wRoR2zr7Bxu7V3xngISSZ_rDptbfskDwR4Dcaw9mpo28hKnmZXIAje69azB-eJ56sUzSHqL333TJnF503KzbEUr5dwweKc8lBvilJO4EhlWRzdzUnQ7sVQu1MC-AT95PqZ6m_cAmhRMbAuUpn2QEUJeIalTP2jR1188q2AckNhCpOKgQvOQvO/s981/PRR%204655%20at%20Camden,%20NJ%20in%201950,%20by%20an%20unknown%20photographer,%20North%20East%20Rails%20collection.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="635" data-original-width="981" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-D6RSYk-wRoR2zr7Bxu7V3xngISSZ_rDptbfskDwR4Dcaw9mpo28hKnmZXIAje69azB-eJ56sUzSHqL333TJnF503KzbEUr5dwweKc8lBvilJO4EhlWRzdzUnQ7sVQu1MC-AT95PqZ6m_cAmhRMbAuUpn2QEUJeIalTP2jR1188q2AckNhCpOKgQvOQvO/s320/PRR%204655%20at%20Camden,%20NJ%20in%201950,%20by%20an%20unknown%20photographer,%20North%20East%20Rails%20collection.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">PRR 4655 at Camden, NJ in 1950, by an unknown photographer, North East Rails collection</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgcIfAnPjDjznsUXu4rVR1Q3f1cFOl-_hjNS6mFMfPapys5RnfcuWGn6n0QnmjH-2lgTzsxNM1-XvtCwUnujJLhBvFUwlisqSmdE0rHo19NsiAL6q3LWoJP2nTWKalT-0p8nNHw94fzay7SY7GG2FJtMuM95XHJS6myFFhCiT-q5cUTz34kj3fATRLk0k7/s1024/PRR%204658%20at%20Pemberton,%20NJ%20on%20April%2013,%201955,%20byt%20an%20unknown%20photographer,%20Al%20Chione%20slide,%20Thomas%20C.%20Ayers%20collection.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="615" data-original-width="1024" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgcIfAnPjDjznsUXu4rVR1Q3f1cFOl-_hjNS6mFMfPapys5RnfcuWGn6n0QnmjH-2lgTzsxNM1-XvtCwUnujJLhBvFUwlisqSmdE0rHo19NsiAL6q3LWoJP2nTWKalT-0p8nNHw94fzay7SY7GG2FJtMuM95XHJS6myFFhCiT-q5cUTz34kj3fATRLk0k7/s320/PRR%204658%20at%20Pemberton,%20NJ%20on%20April%2013,%201955,%20byt%20an%20unknown%20photographer,%20Al%20Chione%20slide,%20Thomas%20C.%20Ayers%20collection.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">PRR 4658 at Pemberton, NJ on April 13, 1955, by an unknown photographer, Al Chione slide, Thomas C. Ayers collection</span></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">The 4650, 4655, 4658, & 4659 was a Pullman/Brill-350’s built between March & April 1929, & PRR Class GEG350. The GEG350’s were also 73-feet long but had a capacity of 77 passengers (57 regular & 20 in the smoking section); had a 10-foot, 5-inch baggage compartment; two Winton 110 engines (generating 350 horsepower); & weighed 129,500 pounds empty. These 4 cars would be re-engined as follows:</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">4650 was assigned to the Eastern Region & the Atlantic
Division on September 29, 1928. 4650 was assigned to the Delmarva Division in
September 1935. She would leave for the Philadelphia Division between March 1936
& April 1937. 4650 in April 1937 was re-classed GEG350. She would return to
the Delmarva from December 1937 up to & including November 1943, when she
left for the Eastern Region & wouldn’t return. In May 1939 she was
re-classed GEW350 only to be re-classed as a GEG350 again in January 1940. She received
2 Cummins HBIS-6 motors in December 1941. She was re-classed as OEG350 in
November 1942. She was re-classed GEG350 in January 1944. She was re-classed OEG350
in September 1945. She was off the roster by December 1956, but she would be
cannibalized to keep the fleet running & would be scrapped in May 1959.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">4655 was assigned to the Eastern Region & the Atlantic
Division on September 29, 1928. 4655 was leased to the Baltimore & Eastern
Railroad to handle the Oxford Secondary & the Easton & Love Point, MD run
from September 1935 until December 1937. By 1937, the schedule was changed to
operate between Easton via Clayton, DE & up to Wilmington, DE. The train
would be called “The Bullet.” She would stay on the Delmarva until May 1939
when she was re-assigned to the Atlantic Division & wouldn’t return. The
4655 received 2 Cummins HBIS-6 motors in December 1943. She was re-classed OEG350
in September 1945. She was awaiting disposition by December 1956, but she would be
cannibalized to keep the fleet running. She was off the roster by June 1957, & sold to Luria Brothers & Company & scrapped on May 25, 1959.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">4658 was assigned to the Eastern Region & the Irvona, PA
– Cresson, PA run on September 29, 1928. 4658 was re-classed GEW350 in July
1938. She was re-classed GEG350 in October 1940. 4658 was assigned to Delmarva
Division from October 1940 up to May 1950. During the Fall of 1940, she was
assigned to the Clayton-Oxford run. She received 2 Cummins HBIS-6 motors in October
1943. She was re-classed OEG350 in January 1944. She would be re-assigned to
the Atlantic Division in May 1950 & wouldn’t return. She was whitelined on August 1, 1963 & would be scrapped
that month.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">4659 was assigned to the Eastern Region & the Atlantic
Division on September 29, 1928. 4659 was on the Philadelphia Division in
September 1935; Wilkes-Barre Division from March 1936 up to & including
December 1937. She was assigned to the Atlantic Division in July 1938 & re-classed
GEW350 while on lease to the Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines. 4659 was only
on the Delmarva Division in May 1939 & wouldn’t return. She was re-classed
GEG350 in October 1940. She received 2 Cummins HBIS-6 motors in June 1942 &
was re-classed OEG350 by November 1942. <o:p></o:p>She was whitelined on August 1, 1963 & would be scrapped that month.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4qUam1sPW5rsQqJby3M4nvvbdl9sXDJ2o-DdC9YuRjsElFbsRYnl1ytJLn17zPPb12G8UXweCpry_dVjJj8CqbOYVJIG1iBnQM1LbnRbDtbBVUEFRyIatAuSYBWUaYIrLQhJyKU7S9U_5L-G2Mhb6DEm8enTbyghQRFv68wlcwaidlP9o6SH9XPAdSSaL/s1024/PRR%204668%20at%20Pemberton,%20NJ%20on%20November%2014,%201956,%20by%20an%20unknown%20photographer,%20Al%20Chione%20slide,%20Thomas%20C.%20Ayers%20collection.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="697" data-original-width="1024" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4qUam1sPW5rsQqJby3M4nvvbdl9sXDJ2o-DdC9YuRjsElFbsRYnl1ytJLn17zPPb12G8UXweCpry_dVjJj8CqbOYVJIG1iBnQM1LbnRbDtbBVUEFRyIatAuSYBWUaYIrLQhJyKU7S9U_5L-G2Mhb6DEm8enTbyghQRFv68wlcwaidlP9o6SH9XPAdSSaL/s320/PRR%204668%20at%20Pemberton,%20NJ%20on%20November%2014,%201956,%20by%20an%20unknown%20photographer,%20Al%20Chione%20slide,%20Thomas%20C.%20Ayers%20collection.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">PRR 4668 at Pemberton, NJ on November 14, 1956, by an unknown photographer, Al Chione slide, Thomas C. Ayers collection</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB4WDhoTdhYrrI2QPf_QDDeqef4IoGOApv-tMRAy3u-ueN7ZOPAX8ksJvhK41PnrTx0nAzF7TQvFVtPeMh_H4TSUp8JNr1Ek2M1guxZsn4C4iXGnuKdfHn-XTg6cFyWg5WR4x8rzQgXvOJS_IrPoE2IIpLTnbWxmrmzuGf9l4Z9IszUqHUAzLjQQcApEQ8/s1200/PRR%204668%20at%20Blairsville,%20PA%20on%20June%2011,%201966,%20by%20Chuck%20Maxim.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="1200" height="171" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB4WDhoTdhYrrI2QPf_QDDeqef4IoGOApv-tMRAy3u-ueN7ZOPAX8ksJvhK41PnrTx0nAzF7TQvFVtPeMh_H4TSUp8JNr1Ek2M1guxZsn4C4iXGnuKdfHn-XTg6cFyWg5WR4x8rzQgXvOJS_IrPoE2IIpLTnbWxmrmzuGf9l4Z9IszUqHUAzLjQQcApEQ8/s320/PRR%204668%20at%20Blairsville,%20PA%20on%20June%2011,%201966,%20by%20Chuck%20Maxim.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="text-align: justify;">Ex-PRR 4668 at Penn View Mountain Railroad at Blairsville, PA </span><span style="text-align: left;">on June 11, 1966, by Chuck Maxim</span></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">4668 was a Brill-415 built in October 1930, & was PRR
Class GEG415. The GEG415 was 75-feet long; had a capacity for 66 passengers (48
regular & 18 in the smoking section); had a 16-foot, 6-inch baggage
compartment; a Brill 660 engine (generating 400 horsepower); & weighed 139,400
pounds empty. She would be re-engined in April 1942, with a Hamilton 68SA engine
& was re-classed OEG415 by November 1942. 4668 would come to the Delmarva
Division from July 1943 up to & including September 1949, but in September,
she was leased to the Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Line. She was re-assigned
to the Atlantic Division by May 1950 & wouldn’t return. She & 4666 were
sent to Wilmington for “protective storage” (READ: might be used for service
again in the future). They would both be dropped from the roster on August 17,
1965. She was sold in 1965 to the Penn View Mountain Railroad, near Blairsville,
PA. She would then spend time at the Illinois Railroad Museum in Union, IL. In the
late 1970s, when was sold to John Kunzie in 1982, & would spend time on his
Escanaba & Lake Superior Railroad. Eventually she made her way to her
current location - on the Allentown & Auburn Railroad, in Topton, PA, but it is not
operational – yet.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">In the mid-1940s, when the Easton-Wilmington local didn’t run, the car ran on the Chestertown Secondary between Townsend, DE & Chestertown, MD on the Sunday-only round-trip. These runs were considered mixed trains & usually hauled milk cars.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">After World War II, rail motor cars continued on the Oxford
Secondary. One car would work the round-trip between Clayton & Oxford. A
second car, usually the 4668, would haul a trailer between Easton-Clayton-Wilmington.
After September 1947, “The Bullet” was discontinued between Clayton &
Wilmington. The 4668 handled the two round trips between Easton & Clayton.
The train ended its run in August 1949. The second car was reassigned in September
1947 to the round-trip between Seaford, DE & Cambridge, MD on the Cambridge
Secondary. This service ended in April 1949.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">So, this brings me to trying to get information on 4668
because she appears to be one of the rail motor cars assigned to the Cambridge
Secondary. Maybe more information on assignments will eventually be found. I
know by 1960/1961, she was working the Camden, NJ – Pemberton, NJ local.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>PRR2277http://www.blogger.com/profile/07990987671073971207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649657107509192508.post-41427518228983954542023-05-29T16:30:00.000-04:002023-05-29T16:30:11.842-04:00Happy Memorial Day 2023!<p>Happy Memorial Day everyone! Remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice to keep us free.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc0gStQXwXVQdUZYAvW8JLvB15VojdnhoMicuUGaqF2Pmuyko8xEO0Q5MA3S_X7L2jFBQM4iWZdnX3IhMm8fqhbfU5gW1EmlruT8xN59ec35hH2Lz7KL_CG0hc84njKX2jwEtOnXcLNBdfPXkv3BgJoC7diKATnzX5rvopPpnC5WnYAyZ6-8csmX8BIQ/s598/PRR%20Memorial%20Day%20Advertisement.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="598" data-original-width="420" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc0gStQXwXVQdUZYAvW8JLvB15VojdnhoMicuUGaqF2Pmuyko8xEO0Q5MA3S_X7L2jFBQM4iWZdnX3IhMm8fqhbfU5gW1EmlruT8xN59ec35hH2Lz7KL_CG0hc84njKX2jwEtOnXcLNBdfPXkv3BgJoC7diKATnzX5rvopPpnC5WnYAyZ6-8csmX8BIQ/s320/PRR%20Memorial%20Day%20Advertisement.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>PRR2277http://www.blogger.com/profile/07990987671073971207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649657107509192508.post-31435013766474093732023-05-27T19:31:00.001-04:002023-05-27T19:31:12.696-04:00Era-Swapping Explained<p style="text-align: justify;">Interesting. This is exactly what I was planning on doing with the layout - era-swapping. I want to be able to run from the 1930's until mid-1970s (prior to Conrail) with this layout. This great article on Model Railroader Magazine explains how I plan on doing it.</p><p>Take a look here: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/29tryaza" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/29tryaza</a></p>PRR2277http://www.blogger.com/profile/07990987671073971207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649657107509192508.post-91848390892083844692023-04-12T12:42:00.001-04:002023-04-12T12:42:29.502-04:00Second Section Podcast<p style="text-align: justify;">I really want to promote a great podcast that I watch & follow: Second Section Podcast. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">It's run by Andy Dorsch & Mike Ostertag & (literally) it's "regular guys talking model railroading." </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Click on the "Second Section" line in this paragraph or you can find them on their YouTube page at: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@SecondSectionPodcast" target="_blank">Second Section Podcast</a></p>PRR2277http://www.blogger.com/profile/07990987671073971207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649657107509192508.post-18324342159137956552023-03-11T16:28:00.001-05:002023-03-11T16:30:13.558-05:00BC and A S.S. Talbot at Cambridge, MD in 1920<p style="text-align: justify;">This is from a postcard in my personal collection of the Baltimore, Chesapeake & Atlantic Railway steamer S.S. Talbot docked at the Cambridge, MD wharf around 1920. L. Kaufmann & Sons produced this card & on the back it says, "Cambridge wharf is blessed with excellent railroad and steamboat facilities. Here is shown one of the palatial night steamers plying between Baltimore and Cambridge." The post card costs 1 cent for domestic mailing and 2 cents for foreign.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdTPgfvVI1fYBq3Bx0CHj-0nz0Oz-1wxTeKcXtWudLmTUjb-IxNX7JXQv1DoTcQeWdhSbimIutL7jM7r2aAqJxwqp2TdEDye4yqjeG7_KvRkI61Kx-a0rb3i59rl7FlaxbnZwCb02Xd1aS9o7482pFILVvXGFaE11O19STp-ACqHn_saHTdPiTK_uiVA/s1600/BC%20and%20A%20Steamer%20Ship%20SS%20Talbot%20at%20the%20Cambridge,%20MD%20Wharf%20c1920,%20postcard.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1034" data-original-width="1600" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdTPgfvVI1fYBq3Bx0CHj-0nz0Oz-1wxTeKcXtWudLmTUjb-IxNX7JXQv1DoTcQeWdhSbimIutL7jM7r2aAqJxwqp2TdEDye4yqjeG7_KvRkI61Kx-a0rb3i59rl7FlaxbnZwCb02Xd1aS9o7482pFILVvXGFaE11O19STp-ACqHn_saHTdPiTK_uiVA/s320/BC%20and%20A%20Steamer%20Ship%20SS%20Talbot%20at%20the%20Cambridge,%20MD%20Wharf%20c1920,%20postcard.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">BC&A S.S. Talbot at Wharf, Cambridge, MD postcard (c1920).</span></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>PRR2277http://www.blogger.com/profile/07990987671073971207noreply@blogger.com0Delaware, USA38.9108325 -75.52766989999999210.600598663821152 -110.68391989999999 67.221066336178836 -40.371419899999992tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649657107509192508.post-44396436853129762622023-02-28T15:25:00.015-05:002023-03-18T18:16:09.340-04:00M and D at East New Market, MD in 1980<p>I don't have too much to say this month, so I'm going to post an awesome photo from Richard W. Jahn of Maryland & Delaware Railroad's RS-1 #22 at East New Market, MD in 1980. Just a neat shot.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlFI15j_znWhTw9b4DazRo61j4lLbbFS1cEPkbcpSWL_iJZri5gmGYT4ElTk7bOH9KiDDZ7JHJMZGU48csU_zEgzZenTrZoue-nxSf7qsyDKe-gjyrmWFYWY7VTyNzpBZ4nzwmHA4HionPav-fXpSMZsLsDBzbA1-6qPCux7C8mgKC2bqOcH_EokjO7A/s1519/Maryland%20&%20Delaware%2022%20at%20East%20New%20Market,%20MD%201980%20by%20Richard%20W.%20Jahn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1092" data-original-width="1519" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlFI15j_znWhTw9b4DazRo61j4lLbbFS1cEPkbcpSWL_iJZri5gmGYT4ElTk7bOH9KiDDZ7JHJMZGU48csU_zEgzZenTrZoue-nxSf7qsyDKe-gjyrmWFYWY7VTyNzpBZ4nzwmHA4HionPav-fXpSMZsLsDBzbA1-6qPCux7C8mgKC2bqOcH_EokjO7A/s320/Maryland%20&%20Delaware%2022%20at%20East%20New%20Market,%20MD%201980%20by%20Richard%20W.%20Jahn.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">M&D 22 at East New Market, MD in 1980 by Richard W. Jahn</span></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>PRR2277http://www.blogger.com/profile/07990987671073971207noreply@blogger.com0Delaware, USA38.9108325 -75.52766989999999210.600598663821152 -110.68391989999999 67.221066336178836 -40.371419899999992tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649657107509192508.post-28741742154107974392023-01-28T09:28:00.002-05:002023-03-18T18:15:59.468-04:00The Packing House in January 2023<p style="text-align: justify;">It's nice to see the goings-on with The Packing House in Cambridge. I love the look of the brick & steel inside the main building. This is from The Packing House page on January 20, 2023:”This week, we welcomed the Dorchester Banner for their annual economic development luncheon in partnership with the County Economic Development Office. The luncheon was followed by tours of MERGE, our innovative, shared office environment. We enjoyed the positive energy of this crowd and the delicious offerings from Emily’s Produce!”</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc9MhET2klj1vT63HK_7tGlOUZ76ypsa42-hzTSabTCSFOtlS9cfTQ0ebtZ0soZyFqvHSPx_6SbXmq9Yva-ZZT17yS3VrIeoYCzBTuNWrJVhA8RbwuqAMiet2L2YZhvyy9pyJgllJTcdHVUY4Yvhul5BxgBisROKb35mil3GR8Ly0lXtBX2Z3nwfpmAw/s1440/The%20Packing%20House%20on%20January%2020,%202023,%20The%20Packing%20House%20photo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc9MhET2klj1vT63HK_7tGlOUZ76ypsa42-hzTSabTCSFOtlS9cfTQ0ebtZ0soZyFqvHSPx_6SbXmq9Yva-ZZT17yS3VrIeoYCzBTuNWrJVhA8RbwuqAMiet2L2YZhvyy9pyJgllJTcdHVUY4Yvhul5BxgBisROKb35mil3GR8Ly0lXtBX2Z3nwfpmAw/s320/The%20Packing%20House%20on%20January%2020,%202023,%20The%20Packing%20House%20photo.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The Packing House photo, January 20, 2023.</span></div>PRR2277http://www.blogger.com/profile/07990987671073971207noreply@blogger.com0Delaware, USA38.9108325 -75.52766989999999210.600598663821152 -110.68391989999999 67.221066336178836 -40.371419899999992tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649657107509192508.post-20863893964369708372023-01-01T16:19:00.003-05:002023-03-18T18:15:51.506-04:00Happy New Year's 2023!<p style="text-align: justify;"> Happy New Year's 2023 everyone! Here's an advertisement by
the PRR in the late 1930's entitled "Atlantic City America's Great All
Year Round Resort" by Edward Eggleston.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwrE2iKqvCK6jVAkZvJOb_iKq43gXFLDDpMm6a6PKDp-JN1jl-zqfw7vpYrW3GT_ax5KFhbeEBi7c5XZLgw9LuHq4z_oqio43RPdLX_0qvjYVyeKwON-DJGpLvbUCKNgDzr1OaxmjjI4wmJZwfclDtrZOOvUV7ih7YAtOpXYi_53LPOy7mA1K7p4n9bg/s500/PRR's%20Atlantic%20City%20America's%20Great%20All%20Year%20Round%20Resort%20Advertisement%20by%20Edward%20Eggleston%20from%20the%20late%201930s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="348" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwrE2iKqvCK6jVAkZvJOb_iKq43gXFLDDpMm6a6PKDp-JN1jl-zqfw7vpYrW3GT_ax5KFhbeEBi7c5XZLgw9LuHq4z_oqio43RPdLX_0qvjYVyeKwON-DJGpLvbUCKNgDzr1OaxmjjI4wmJZwfclDtrZOOvUV7ih7YAtOpXYi_53LPOy7mA1K7p4n9bg/s320/PRR's%20Atlantic%20City%20America's%20Great%20All%20Year%20Round%20Resort%20Advertisement%20by%20Edward%20Eggleston%20from%20the%20late%201930s.jpg" width="223" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The PRR "Atlantic City America's Great All Year Round Resort" by Edward Eggleston from the late 1930s.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>PRR2277http://www.blogger.com/profile/07990987671073971207noreply@blogger.com0Delaware, USA38.9108325 -75.52766989999999210.600598663821152 -110.68391989999999 67.221066336178836 -40.371419899999992tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649657107509192508.post-485031029806318102022-12-03T23:00:00.002-05:002023-03-18T18:15:42.845-04:00Merry Christmas!<p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Merry Christmas everyone! The PRR advertisement is "Holiday
Homecoming" from 1948 by Jerome Roxen.<o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4vM5mESY_WBN5aHm4r78TlxfwkjtgwgIx6_3rFpEzB6WdiKLSTz104KMsKuL1p21KyxakcQYCG4vlQR6gFOlmcph1WK_essV-ArETbuRhKAK8yg8_xSHEosKg4xBiwTveIbHaGSFeFPEkkRc_cN3BeeKekCWSiWPg4TSBDZYFFTZC-f5_DSZLaXW9Kg/s1503/Holiday%20Homecoming%201948%20by%20Jerome%20Roxen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1503" data-original-width="988" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4vM5mESY_WBN5aHm4r78TlxfwkjtgwgIx6_3rFpEzB6WdiKLSTz104KMsKuL1p21KyxakcQYCG4vlQR6gFOlmcph1WK_essV-ArETbuRhKAK8yg8_xSHEosKg4xBiwTveIbHaGSFeFPEkkRc_cN3BeeKekCWSiWPg4TSBDZYFFTZC-f5_DSZLaXW9Kg/s320/Holiday%20Homecoming%201948%20by%20Jerome%20Roxen.jpg" width="210" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">PRR's Holiday Homecoming from 1948 by Jerome Roxen.</span></div><p></p>PRR2277http://www.blogger.com/profile/07990987671073971207noreply@blogger.com0Delaware, USA38.9108325 -75.52766989999999210.600598663821152 -110.68391989999999 67.221066336178836 -40.371419899999992tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649657107509192508.post-45751939306444592612022-11-23T13:15:00.007-05:002023-03-18T18:15:31.525-04:00Happy Thanksgiving!<p> Happy Thanksgiving everyone!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQRqDo0RwTZ2X0NexLGhkFK2Z2X8ESq_PInCyAfx5wrO-WHaWjrprtt1YwvK4uNwEoMg6r1pEarufGL9tlKGbCItj96B7j5Rk9GHDIZbetzGIt43Akd23FxGGtuPijZeLw_7txAC00JTNjd0VoPp-n10kP901i8xKBmnKAhDwGssV2paT_DyDmeUoRMw/s320/Main%20Lines%20of%20Commerce%20by%20Grif%20Teller%201951.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="227" data-original-width="320" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQRqDo0RwTZ2X0NexLGhkFK2Z2X8ESq_PInCyAfx5wrO-WHaWjrprtt1YwvK4uNwEoMg6r1pEarufGL9tlKGbCItj96B7j5Rk9GHDIZbetzGIt43Akd23FxGGtuPijZeLw_7txAC00JTNjd0VoPp-n10kP901i8xKBmnKAhDwGssV2paT_DyDmeUoRMw/s1600/Main%20Lines%20of%20Commerce%20by%20Grif%20Teller%201951.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">"Main Lines of Commerce" by Grif Teller (1951)</span></p>PRR2277http://www.blogger.com/profile/07990987671073971207noreply@blogger.com0Delaware, USA38.9108325 -75.52766989999999210.600598663821152 -110.68391989999999 67.221066336178836 -40.371419899999992tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649657107509192508.post-58078252558462520832022-11-12T15:27:00.002-05:002023-03-18T18:15:22.099-04:00The Packing House Updates - November 2022<p>Take a look at this photo by The Packing House (in Cambridge, MD) that converted the former Phillips Canning Company buildings that are still standing into mixed use. I saw the plans a few years ago to incorporate the track into the property, & they sure did! Look here:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1rqid6i2CgQ7xaK6S9p-jT4df6Bz4d-sorKyqReiwEsJWNIue5EB0jRAbKzHDjSZQ4YdNMmimKo0bC7NKTlOHe38zC3k090JxxpqprrDUu_p5JPnr6M4NZwuKR-EPxcfBV2fMwfL8-NOFiRmgMLah6Y6HpVptAmlT7qESqmfBXSJ6VCTS3YX8jTUNpA/s1440/The%20Packing%20House%20in%20Cambridge,%20MD%20November%201,%202022,%20The%20Packing%20House%20collection.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1085" data-original-width="1440" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1rqid6i2CgQ7xaK6S9p-jT4df6Bz4d-sorKyqReiwEsJWNIue5EB0jRAbKzHDjSZQ4YdNMmimKo0bC7NKTlOHe38zC3k090JxxpqprrDUu_p5JPnr6M4NZwuKR-EPxcfBV2fMwfL8-NOFiRmgMLah6Y6HpVptAmlT7qESqmfBXSJ6VCTS3YX8jTUNpA/s320/The%20Packing%20House%20in%20Cambridge,%20MD%20November%201,%202022,%20The%20Packing%20House%20collection.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Former Phillips Canning Company in October 2022, The Packing House photo</div>PRR2277http://www.blogger.com/profile/07990987671073971207noreply@blogger.com0Delaware, USA38.9108325 -75.52766989999999210.600598663821152 -110.68391989999999 67.221066336178836 -40.371419899999992tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649657107509192508.post-79643324558831064452022-10-01T19:31:00.002-04:002023-03-18T18:15:12.491-04:00Good Ol' Life<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEihps9WntMGBhvqU3rHyLTb1tzCn1hvvBClogG0zQ98RJ5eSUCAfz3IjtWLUPJlnTIAi0yJXGDCAb-P1Req76-s73RE8Q-wBQ9VEsM6L-VDbnHMKqOFv6QrAFbB4uTzR6JK9jnP9kURxbDXk2Xkss0Aj7jKl7uZ8KXqrP-IVmCgoyDDlJ9oENWWNNYhrw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="224" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEihps9WntMGBhvqU3rHyLTb1tzCn1hvvBClogG0zQ98RJ5eSUCAfz3IjtWLUPJlnTIAi0yJXGDCAb-P1Req76-s73RE8Q-wBQ9VEsM6L-VDbnHMKqOFv6QrAFbB4uTzR6JK9jnP9kURxbDXk2Xkss0Aj7jKl7uZ8KXqrP-IVmCgoyDDlJ9oENWWNNYhrw" width="239" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Frank Sinatra's That's Life released November 18, 1966, Reprise Records</span></div><p></p><p>Well, I had plans to publish something in September 2022, but unfortunately life got in the way. The worst was a brief hospital stay by my wife (she's home & OK now - thank you very much). I'll have something to say later this month here.</p><p><br /></p>PRR2277http://www.blogger.com/profile/07990987671073971207noreply@blogger.com0Delaware, USA38.9108325 -75.52766989999999210.600598663821152 -110.68391989999999 67.221066336178836 -40.371419899999992tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649657107509192508.post-7450212531437702342022-08-31T18:12:00.002-04:002023-03-18T18:15:00.341-04:00eBay Sales Are Going Good<p>I'm actually surprised how my sales are going to help contribute to building the layout. I'm getting rid of stuff I don't use & just takes up space in storage. Funny thing is, I really haven't gotten to my railroad/model railroad stock yet.</p><p>If you haven't done so already, take a look here at eBay: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/43jzm4uz">chessie3877 on eBay</a></p>PRR2277http://www.blogger.com/profile/07990987671073971207noreply@blogger.com0Delaware, USA38.9108325 -75.52766989999999210.600598663821152 -110.68391989999999 67.221066336178836 -40.371419899999992tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649657107509192508.post-64235220600116998372022-07-31T16:46:00.004-04:002023-03-18T18:14:50.695-04:00eBay Sales are Live as of July 31, 2022<p>After talking about it for almost 2 years, I've (finally) put stuff up on eBay as of Sunday, July 31, 2022. It's not everything I've set aside to sell, but at least it's a start.</p><p>You can look at the various items under my ID at eBay here:</p><p><a href="https://www.ebay.com/usr/chessie3877" target="_blank">chessie3877 at eBay</a></p>PRR2277http://www.blogger.com/profile/07990987671073971207noreply@blogger.com0Delaware, USA38.9108325 -75.52766989999999210.600598663821152 -110.68391989999999 67.221066336178836 -40.371419899999992tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649657107509192508.post-20116229944276855712022-06-12T16:57:00.001-04:002023-03-18T18:14:39.416-04:00Almost Up on eBay<p style="text-align: justify;">I finally have 12 boxes (16” x 12” x 12” in size) of stuff
that must go. I just have to load the stuff up to eBay, but everything is
inventoried (& it’s an eclectic mix of stuff). As soon as the stuff goes live,
I’ll notify everyone here so you can take a look.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>PRR2277http://www.blogger.com/profile/07990987671073971207noreply@blogger.com0Delaware, USA38.9108325 -75.52766989999999210.600598663821152 -110.68391989999999 67.221066336178836 -40.371419899999992