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The PRR had a stationary Air Brake School next to the steam heat plant at 30th Street Philadelphia. In was ran by Sydney S. Back, air brake instructor, a gentleman and scholar. Even though it was a PRR facility, all railroaders were welcome, including RDG P-RSL and B & O. during the recession in...

Interesting do you know who engineer was on SPV1000? John Peters P-RSL Fireman

Mr Nelson.................thanks and after I replied I thought this is too much of a conincidence! Great article. I just learned that there where also standpipes (penstocks) at Skillman NJ on all four main tracks. Also in the President series P-7 engines article there is a picture at Roelofs of scoo...

There is an interesting detailed article "track pans and the B & O Royal Blue Line" if you put it in your search engine. It is a CSX article with a lot of detail about the four locations water was scooped between Wash & JC including Roelofs. From my own association with former RDG ...

as information, Trenton going back in time sometimes required two stops on Florida trains. Especially eastbound as they were not going to tell the passengers to walk forward. All this was done before radios.

CSX learned their lesson after consolidating dispatchers at Jacksonville FL, a hurricance prone location, and have since reverted back to division dispatcher locations (Baltimore for one) I understand the emergency generator for ROC was not located high enough to avoid water damage. Also interlockin...

Would anyone have information on these trains from/to Jamaica for Sheffield Dairies.

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John Peters

May have answered my own question. Just came across an old 1950 crew sheet and shows some Port Jeff, Oyster Bay, Ronkonkoma service in and out of Penn Sta weekdays rush hour with engine change at Jamaica. Also Sheffield Milk trains Jamaica to Sunnyside and return. Anyone know how this service (milk)...

I was in engine service on LIRR from 1964 to 1970. I remember being told from oldtimers that in summer through trains from Montauk were operated with steam to Jamaica then change to DD-1s to Penn Sta. After unloading a "backout man" would be on rear end with a "backup hose" and t...