New vintage photos

Hi folks,
I'm finally getting into my old photos, and have acquired a Cano Scan 8800F negative scanner a few months ago. Being an old-time railfan, I took quite a few photos back in my teen years, especially of the Erie Lackawanna in NJ.
I just posted probably around 200 more vintage photos, they can be found
at my photo site, in addition to what was there before, and I will be adding more as
the fall progresses.
There are also some vintage & current photos on the site of NYC transit, museums, and other sites.
http://viewoftheblue.com/photography/
Look under the link for "rail" and there are 15 new pages of photos I just got on the web tonight.
Have fun, and happy viewing,
Best regards,
Frank Florianz, Asheville NC

Frank, looked through them all! Some vintage views there. It's kind of charming looking at the "not so good" shots taken with the inexpensive camera. I'll bet that you're still glad that you took them. Trust me, higher end digital cameras don't guarantee that you won't have "blurries" either-- lighting conditions still rule the day.

Though just a child, I was at Hoboken for the High Iron Special with the NKP Berkshire as well. Brings back a lot of memories.

Thanks for sharing. Hope to see more as you have the time to scan and post.

frank -

Very enjoyable photos ! One correction regarding the Montclair Branch terminal in Montclair....

The entire complex was not destroyed post 1980. The grand station building still stands today as well as the end concourse and canopy on the West side and the canopy over the former track #1 platform. In addition, the platforms and canopies between former tracks 2&3 and 4&5 were preserved and all was melded into the new floors/ceilings of the now shops and supermarket on site. Also, the ornate concrete/brick pillars and the equally ornate concrete/brick, one-time water fountain still survive in excellent condition within the original parking lot along Bloomfield Avenue.

What was destroyed/removed was all of the catenary structures and everything - extended platforms, coal/freight buildings, concrete tower and frieght yard bumpers - East of the Grove Street overpass. This entire massive acreage is now a parking lot with up-scale condos/apartment complexes further to the East.

The typically attractive concrete Grove Street overpass was partially destroyed and rebuilt to remove the 'hump' over the 6-tracks. The roadway hump was lowered about 7-8 feet to improve sightline safety for drivers and a new grand entrance to this now mini-mall was constructed upon what was once the platform between tracks 4&5.

I enjoyed your EL photos very much! Thanks for sharing!

http://viewoftheblue.com/photography/rail.html

-otto-

Thanks, guys,
I finally got just about all the E-L pix I could find from that era now on the site, so it's been expanded a bit more since I last posted. I also posted quite a few pix from around the country in the past few weeks, all vintage so far, but I'll make a post about it in a more general area of this forum.
Best regards, Frank Florianz

http://viewoftheblue.com/photography/