NYC Railway Express Agency - 1955

rhensley_anderson Jan 31, 2009

  1. rhensley_anderson

    rhensley_anderson TrainBoard Supporter

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    Ok, this is not a very good photo but it is one that expresses REA very well. The station is down the track from the men and carts.

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  2. Hytec

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    Interesting photo showing a healthy business. Sadly, just 10 years later, REA service had collapsed and the company was on the verge of bankruptcy.
     
  3. fitz

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    Roger, thanks for bringing back some old memories of my dad, who was a REAX employee for 37 years. Is that shot in Andersonville? In this photo of my dad, I believe the truck was vintage 1955. The photo was obviously kept in a circular frame for some time.

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  4. rush2ny

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    Great picture! Thanks for sharing.

    Russ
     
  5. rhensley_anderson

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    No, it was in Anderson IN.
     
  6. fitz

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    Sorry, Roger, that's what I meant. Senior moment. Andersonville was a Civil War site, right? :tb-biggrin:
     
  7. Hytec

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    IIRC, a very nasty Confederate prison.
     

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