Friday, December 15, 2006
Sunday, December 10, 2006
New York Central Lines Steam Locomotive #23 "Pittsburgh"
Built by Pittsburgh Locomotive & Car Works in 1893.
N.Y.C. Lines (P. & L. E.) #23, originally P. & L. E. #96 and formerly P. & L. E. #9230.
Converted to Inspection Engine December, 1906.
Saturday, December 09, 2006
Friday, December 01, 2006
Wednesday, November 29, 2006
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
Monday, November 27, 2006
Fitchburg Railroad Steam Locomotive #122
Engine 122 was formerly the Boston Hoosac Tunnel & Western Engine No 13.
Built by the Rogers Locomotive Company in 1882, builder #2891.
Scrapped in 1907.
Sunday, November 26, 2006
Saturday, November 25, 2006
Friday, November 24, 2006
Boston & Maine #608 "Sullivan County"
This engine was originally Connecticut River RR No 41 no name.
Was built by the Schenectady Loco Co in 1883 – 17”x24” drivers, weight 39.5 tons, 25 tons wt on drivers, Steam Press 140 lbs.
Tender weight 30 tons carried 2,900 gals water, 6 tons of coal.
Scrapped in 1908. Picture taken in Springfield Mass in 1901.
Was built by the Schenectady Loco Co in 1883 – 17”x24” drivers, weight 39.5 tons, 25 tons wt on drivers, Steam Press 140 lbs.
Tender weight 30 tons carried 2,900 gals water, 6 tons of coal.
Scrapped in 1908. Picture taken in Springfield Mass in 1901.
In 1893, the B&M made this engine 608 and relettered her Sullivan County.
Thursday, November 23, 2006
Wednesday, November 22, 2006
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Monday, November 20, 2006
Sunday, November 19, 2006
Saturday, November 18, 2006
Fitchburg Railroad Steam Locomotive #145
Friday, November 17, 2006
Thursday, November 16, 2006
New York Central Railroad Steam Locomotive #9246
At McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania on July 10, 1938.
Built by Brooks Locomotive Company in 1925, builder # 66089.
Type 4-6-2 Class K-6A.
Ex Boston & Albany #591
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
Tuesday, November 14, 2006
Monday, November 13, 2006
Sunday, November 12, 2006
Saturday, November 11, 2006
Friday, November 10, 2006
Thursday, November 09, 2006
Wednesday, November 08, 2006
Tuesday, November 07, 2006
Monday, November 06, 2006
Sunday, November 05, 2006
Saturday, November 04, 2006
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Joseph A. Smith (1895-1978) was an avid collector of railroad photos, sharing many of them with fellow collectors in the Northeast. A former plumbing contractor, Smith presumably developed his interest in railroads through his father – a trolley motorman in Troy, NY.
His extensive collection focused on the lines that once served Troy: Delaware & Hudson, Rutland, Boston & Maine and New York Central. Many of his children – especially his sons Joseph Jr., James and Paul -- developed a similar interest and added to his collection with photos of their own. Maintaining the collection is now in the hands of his grandson, Kenneth Bradford. Coincidentally, Ken’s other grandfather worked as a manager at the Schenectady plant of the American Locomotive Company.
Smith was a life member of the Capital District Railroad Club of Schenectady. He was also a member of the Mohawk-Hudson Chapter Railway Historical Society and its parent organization, the National Railway Historical Society.
His extensive collection focused on the lines that once served Troy: Delaware & Hudson, Rutland, Boston & Maine and New York Central. Many of his children – especially his sons Joseph Jr., James and Paul -- developed a similar interest and added to his collection with photos of their own. Maintaining the collection is now in the hands of his grandson, Kenneth Bradford. Coincidentally, Ken’s other grandfather worked as a manager at the Schenectady plant of the American Locomotive Company.
Smith was a life member of the Capital District Railroad Club of Schenectady. He was also a member of the Mohawk-Hudson Chapter Railway Historical Society and its parent organization, the National Railway Historical Society.