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Description:
Amtrak train no. 172, the Southern Crescent with GG-1 electric locomotive #4921, passing a crowd of passengers at Rye, New York, on November 24, 1972. The crowd is sizeable for the date, the Friday after Thanksgiving. Train normally operated on the near track, but high-level platforms for the then-new M-2 "Cosmopolitan" electric cars were under construction. |
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| Resource Type: |
Image (DCMI Type Vocabulary)
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| Coverage: |
Spatial, Rye, New York; Temporal, November 24, 1972 |
| Source: |
George W. Hamlin, Fairfax, Virginia |
| Builder, locomotive: |
Pennsylvania Railroad, Altoona Shops |
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Creator Description:
George Hamlin has been taking railroad photographs since 1956. Beginning with a Kodak "Brownie," he progressed to 35mm in 1964 with the acquisition of an Argus C-3 "Brick." Photographing primarily in black and white until 1970, George then switched to color and Nikon cameras, first with slides and now with digital. His work has been published in a number of rail-oriented periodicals and books, beginning with Trains magazine in 1963. He also has been photographing airliners since the late 1960s, and contributes to both the trade and hobby press in this field, as well. George lives in northern Virginia where he works as an aviation/transportation consultant. |
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| Collection: |
George W. Hamlin Collection |
