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My father used to commute to work on those beauties, and occasionally I travelled with him. Pennsy, remember they needed a conductor between each two cars? (Four conductors on a six-car train!) And they used a bell cord to relay "gates closed" from the rear of the train to the front. No luxuries like centralized door control or even an electric buzzer. Wooden trains and iron men.

And they were really dangerous in icy weather. The conductors would have to spread sand or ashes on the platforms so that they, and the passengers, would not slip and fall. How they would then be able to straddle both cars and operate the gates on each car was then quite a thrill.

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Thanks for the photos! Great stuff!

If you liked, you'll love this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQNRRi__Ct8

Because of the abbreviation "EL", all the recommended videos are in Spanish.

RedLantern wrote:Because of the abbreviation "EL", all the recommended videos are in Spanish.

not my fault these moron's don't speak railfan

That video clip brought back some memories. I believe that is where the term " Rock and Roll " was created.