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Fred Shares His Loco Photos
Fred sent in these photos to share and says:
“I have been a rail enthusiast or train spotter as you guys call us since my draft bait days or as you refer to it as National service in my travels I served in Vietnam and Germany I now reside in The Orlando Florida area I used to live in Philadelphia PA. If you ever visit Philly Bring a lot of memory cards or plenty of film or both I have been doing 35 mm photography since my active duty days Color Slides for the most part a lot of my been there and done that’s are Boston Atlanta Ga, & Savannah Ga. Plant City Florida Steamtown USA in Scranton PA. Black River & Western IN Ringoes N.J. Atlantic City N.J and San Diego I really want to share some of my back in the day stuff I hope you guys like these These are at Frankford Junction in Philly I used to live a 10 minute drive 20 minute walk from his location I hope you guys like these.”
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For Your information the CSX Engine is at Plant City Florida I live a 45 minute drive from this location The Bottom one is at Frankford Junction In Philadelphia Pa. I used to live a 20 minute walk from here I captured many a moment This was my old stomping grounds
Great Shots Fred!!!!!
The train show at H&R is next weedend April 11-13. I hope to have O-27 up and running. Wanted to bring the G Scale Trolley but there is no way I can get it there, without renting a truck.
Hope to see you in Pinellas Park!
Mark Niceley
Hi Mark Thank you a maybe at Best I may be there I can’t wait to see SUNRAIL up and Running BTW Free Rides the first two weeks of perations
Fred,
James Adelman sent me info about your Model train Blog.
I was born & raised in Jersey City, N.J. and have lived in Denville (NJT Territory) and Whippany (Morristown & Erie Short Line, Home of the Alco’s & the Whippany RR Museum).
I spent a great deal of time Railfaning the Tri-State area & Pennsylvania including NYC Subways, Metro North, Sunnyside Yard, Port Jervis, Philadelphia, New Hope & Ivyland,, Susie_Q (NYS&W), Binghamton, Steam town (Scranton), Lancaster (Strasburg RR, RR Museum of PA), Jim Thorpe, Reading, Hamburg (Blue Mtn & Reading), Wilkes-Barre, Norristown (Septa), Altoona (Horseshoe Curve), PA Reading Seashore Lines (Rio Grande, NJ), Jamaica (Long Island RR).
My Company (Conrac > Lear Siegler > Smiths Industries > Smiths Aerospace > GE thru Mergers/Buy-Outs) moved me to Clearwater, FL in 1996. I retired from General Electric in 2011) and I live in Un-incorporated Palm Harbor (East Lake) on the East Side of Lake Tarpon.
How do you like the new Railfan Platform in Plant City?
I like photographing Industrial Switchers in Florida & Georgia. I belong to ERA (Electric Railroaders Association out of NYC, ACL/SAL Historical Society, and FECRS (Florida East Coast Railway Society).
Dennis Zaccardi
Dennis I haven’t been there in a while But when I get a chanche I will check it out I now reside in Clermont not too far from Disneyworld
Hi Dennis
I See you know Jim Adelman I knew some of your ERA gang from back in the day Steve Zabel Jerry Landau Hugh Dunn WIlliam Rosenberg I did several excursions with these guys In Philly and New York I hope to do some railfanning SUNRAIL I know it has lured railfans out of the woodwork like flies to honey I was wondering if you know George Metz he showed me the rops of railfanning back in the day I did excursions before I went inot the service I did time in Vietnam and Germany Today Its maazing how many Vietnam Vets are railfans too Jim and I used to work together at Pharamcare on Bryan Diary Road In Largo I have plent of flick to sahre let me know if you wish to see them
FRED
Dennis I knew some Guys in The ERA Joe Korman (A Internet Pen Pal) Jerry Landau William Rosenberg Hughie Dunn Joe Testagrosse and Steve Zabel we did a few excursions together mostly on SEPTA I have attened ERA Conventions in Philly back in the day 1967 and 1973 Your ERA guys used to come to Philly to ride our fantrips Plus Guys from Boston D.C & Baltimore Jim Adelman and I worked together at Pharmacare in Largo Florida
live in palmyra pennsauken camden area all my life (67 years) been a model train buff most all that time also a railfan worked on several short lines as an engineer- conductor. hv numerous slides and photos. your shot of e 44s at frankfort jct. is interesting because thier is a weight restriction on the bridge of only 3 engines in the lead your photo shows 4 great shot .
Nick Thank You
Dennis ever do any stuff on The Northeast Corridor? I shot so much stuff there its pitiful I did a lot on SEPTA trolleys city & Red Arrow Divisions Plus CSX Tampa Trolleys here and San Diego I have to someday get on the stick and check out Mount Dora Been there once and want to check it out agian Frankford Junction is my old stomping grounds Only truoble is No convience stores nearby if you’re in the market for junk food So I would have to raid a mom & pop store or the 7 11 in Juniata Park back in the day Several guys I went to school with were the chosen few railfans from our neighborhood I do miss lensing the GG1’s too they were best of the best
Mr Nick Orio I have ridden the RIverline and photgraphed it too its real nice Its a shame this was not done long ago when the so called”Energy Crisis” Set everything back My mom told me there is a silverl lining in every dark cloud It set things in motion for all of the light raill sytems that are up and running in a lot of major cities in the USA today there are more following and it seems a lot of these old skinflints of National City Lines must be turning over in thier graves with the onslaught of light rial systems
Nick
One day in 1978 I captured a 4 GG1 lashup ona freight coming off Del Aire Landing with all pans up in the right direction This was a few days before my son was Born I was hanging out at Frankford Junction SUNRAIL is up and Running here in Florida FYI
FRED
In the photo of the CSX, I don’t see gaps for the wheels to cross the intersections. Are my eyes just confused? Thanks.
Hi Guys been a while I hope you like this one its a once na blue moon capture of 2 AMD-103’s MU-ED Back to back in Davenport Florida Its a shame there is not more traffic through here I was on my way to a doctor’s appointment when I captured this moment
This is at Loughman Florida On Ronald Reagan Boulevard near US 17/92 I was using my 35 MMSLR ‘anda 205 mm Zoom Lens It looks like I’m too close for comfort but I was a discreet distance away
Diesels on Layover In The Orlando Florida depot
This moment I captured in Haines City Florida
Philadelphia Pa Aka Frankford Trasnportation end of the line for the Market Frankford Subway Elevated line This sturucture was redone several years ago
South Eastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authoirty (SEPTA) Market East (Now Jefferson ) Station this line now connects the Former PRR & Reading Commuter lines whihc have been uder SEPTA’s ownership since 1983 The SIlverliner IVs have been working these lines since 1975
Here is a twist of Nostalgia for You ex Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee “Electroliners” Later Libertyliners Were named Valley Forge and Independance Hall When I was over In Vietnam 2 Guys from Chicago were surprised to hear we had them in the Philly Area I was in my third year of High School in 1964 Whe Then Philadelphia Suburban Trasnportation Company too Deliver of these and The famous ex Phildelphia & Western “Bullet’s Next to them I Shot this in 1973 I did several fantrips on these glad to say They could not go as fact on The Norristown High Speed Line Its a hsame we didnt have them arond the time We acquired the ex CTA cars It would have been the best of all worlds Bullets Straffords Livertyliners plus 6 Market Frankford “Almond Joys
This moment I captured Winter of 1974 I used to live 3 blocks north of here This line has been gone since 1992 SEPTA Made a “Temporary ” Change Permanent The PCC cars were A Icon in my old neighborhood For years
Vintage Levitian Class Steamer at Disney in Orlando Florida These engines run on used cooking oil
ex PRR w Penn Central 4 GG1 Lashup Frankford Junction
Philaelphia Pa