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"Photo "stolen" from the net. Link to a NYCS video touting the Express." As far as I know, this photo was never a part of a video. It was a scan and recomposition by Paul F. Doering from a NYC publicity photo! And it said that right at the bottom of the photo! When I use a photo,...

You might try the New York Central Historical Society.

https://nycshs.org/

Look for the 'Contact Us' in the upper section and pick out who you want to contact.

On August 19, 2002, I said... "Numerous freight trains cross Madison County daily with destinations such as Cleveland, Ansonia, Toledo, Terre Haute and St. Louis. One place that many of these trains have in common is the Big Four Yard at Avon ten miles west of downtown Indianapolis. Monday's ar...

A moment of silence....

Thank you!

Roger

Ok, here is the latest, an O gauge train running near the ceiling of train room 1 at the Museum of Madison County History in Anderson Indiana.

NYC 7621 switching in North Anderson on the Big 4 at the Box Factory. Lew sez... This is the city job, went on duty 7:30 am. It started at the wire factory and progressed all of the way to the box factory, stopping at all industries on the way. This included setting off to the CI in the B-line passi...

Doing research, I found 3 paint schemes in 1947 for Passenger E units. I guess it depends where the loco was painted at that time. In any event, All of the cars (automobiles) in the photos are 1937 to 1940, maybe 1946. Certainly nothing newer. So... Circa 1946 will have to stand.

An Eastbound passenger train is arriving and pulling into the station track at Anderson IN.
Bret Hodge Photos.

Amen!

1957 South Anderson South Anderson Yard 1957. NYC boxcar and if you look at the second one, railroad buffs will see that it says, Route of Phoebe Snow, the Lackawanna name. The name of the man is Charlie Sparks. He was the condr. on the second trick yard engine at Greensburg,In. Yes we all smoked ba...

6323, 3034, 2837 by the South Anderson Roundhouse

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NYCRRson is correct. The loco is either pulling an engine out of the roundhouse or pushing it in. When the original photo is examined, the second loco is obvious. Thank you. I would not have noticed without your comments.

7741, a U-3a 0-8-0 built by Brooks in 1919 for the Big Four, prepares to move onto the turntable at Anderson Indiana in 1954