http://www.railroadheritage.org/SPT--Home.php A Web portal for significant images of railroading, by the Center for Railroad Photography & Art. http://www.railphoto-art.org/images/logo.jpg http://www.railroadheritage.org/ 80 75 Steam and Smoke Silhouette en-us info@railphoto-art.org (John Gruber) scott@railphoto-art.org (Scott Lothes) Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0600 Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 http://www.railroadheritage.org//SPT--FullRecord.php?ResourceId=1462 Engineer Kevin McGarvey in the cab of Livonia, Avon & Lakeville Railroad 2-8-0 steam locomotive #38 at Lakeville, New York, in 1974. The LA&L is a "short line" railroad in western New York, and at the time used #38 as a switching locomotive during the week and in passenger excursion service on the weekends. The engineer, who was only 25 years old at the time of the photograph, invited the photographer into the cab. The image captures a gritty familiarity with a certain timeless quality. Most railroads in the United States had stopped using steam in the 1950s, and the photo could easily have been made in 1930s or 40s. McGarvey remained with the L&AL for his entire career, rising to the position of Chief Mechanical Officer. He passed away in 2008. Fasulo photographed McGarvey a second time in 2005. Sun, 07 Mar 2010 19:41:47 -0600 http://www.railroadheritage.org//SPT--FullRecord.php?ResourceId=2557 John Bull, a British-built railroad steam locomotive, operated in the United States for the first time on September 15, 1831, on the Camden & Amboy Railroad, the first railroad in New Jersey, which gave it the number 1. The C&A used the locomotive from 1833 until 1866 when it placed it in storage. After the C&A's assets were acquired by the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) in 1871, the PRR refurbished and operated the locomotive a few times for public displays. The locomotive was acquired by the Smithsonian Institution in 1884 as the museum's first major industrial exhibit. The Smithsonian commemorated the locomotive's 150th birthday in 1981 by firing it up, making it the world's oldest surviving operable steam locomotive. Today, it is a part of the exhibition, American on the Move. Wrote John H. White Jr., the Smithsonian curator who planned the 1981 operation: "In 1831, it was the most sophisticated and advanced machine of its time, analogous to a modern spaceship." Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:12:32 -0600 http://www.railroadheritage.org//SPT--FullRecord.php?ResourceId=2401 Blacksmith John Kelsch at his forge in the blacksmith shop at the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad's roundhouse at Blue Island, Illinois, in April 1943. For a portrait of a blacksmith's helper in the same shop, see record 2310. Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:54:47 -0600 http://www.railroadheritage.org//SPT--FullRecord.php?ResourceId=2552 Concrete channel of the Los Angeles River in downtown Los Angeles, California, flanked by electric lines and railroad tracks on both sides. The view is from the East 1st Street bridge, looking south, with Union Pacific tracks on the left and those of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority on the right. A lone figure walks along the river's channel. Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:47:16 -0600 http://www.railroadheritage.org//SPT--FullRecord.php?ResourceId=530 Grand Trunk Railway 4-6-2 steam locomotive no. 113. Mon, 25 Jan 2010 23:48:42 -0600 http://www.railroadheritage.org//SPT--FullRecord.php?ResourceId=458 Boston & Albany 4-4-0 steam locomotive no. 200, "Berkshire." Mon, 25 Jan 2010 23:42:03 -0600 http://www.railroadheritage.org//SPT--FullRecord.php?ResourceId=435 Erie Railroad 4-6-2 steam locomotive no. 2903. Mon, 25 Jan 2010 23:37:20 -0600 http://www.railroadheritage.org//SPT--FullRecord.php?ResourceId=425 Crew members posing with Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad steam locomotive no. 972, 4-4-0 of the "camelback" design, where the cab is mounted astride the boiler to enable a much larger firebox. The higher cab location gave the engineer better visibility, but put him at a much greater risk of death if the main or side rods below him broke at speed. When the fireman was shoveling coal, he was in a separate shelter at the back of the locomotive, where he could not observe the engineer. Communication was also difficult: while a speaking tub was incorporated between the cab and rear of the locomotive, it was inconvenient to use. Mon, 25 Jan 2010 23:33:59 -0600 http://www.railroadheritage.org//SPT--FullRecord.php?ResourceId=378 Erie Railroad "camelback" steam locomotive no. 1071, a 2-8-0 of the H-4 class, in Port Jervis, New York. Mon, 25 Jan 2010 23:27:08 -0600 http://www.railroadheritage.org//SPT--FullRecord.php?ResourceId=374 Erie Railroad 0-6-0 steam switching locomotive no. 620 of the B-1 class at Port Jervis, New York. A crew member, possibly the fireman, is visible in the cab doorway. Mon, 25 Jan 2010 23:19:12 -0600 http://www.railroadheritage.org//SPT--FullRecord.php?ResourceId=318 Small steam locomotive "Danforth" no. 3 with "saddle" tank of 0-4-4T design. Mon, 25 Jan 2010 23:13:42 -0600 http://www.railroadheritage.org//SPT--FullRecord.php?ResourceId=341 Maine Central Railroad steam locomotive no. 465, a C-class 4-6-2 built by Alco in 1907. Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:39:43 -0600 http://www.railroadheritage.org//SPT--FullRecord.php?ResourceId=340 Western Maryland steam locomotive no. 205, a K-2 class 4-6-2 passenger locomotive built by Baldwin in 1912. Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:33:00 -0600 http://www.railroadheritage.org//SPT--FullRecord.php?ResourceId=339 Pacific Coast Borax Co. Heisler-type "geared" steam locomotives nos. 1 and 2, named "Marion" and "Francis," respectively, at Daggett, California. Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:17:42 -0600 http://www.railroadheritage.org//SPT--FullRecord.php?ResourceId=283 Boston & Maine Railroad steam locomotive no. 3656, a P-2 class 4-6-2 passenger locomotive built by Alco in 1910. Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:01:05 -0600