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    That's one handsome - and prophetic - consist!:cool:

    Great photo!(y)
     
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    IL 1965

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    Northern Plains Railroad leaves Kenmare, ND on the old Soo "Wheat Line" enroute back east to Lansford:
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    The pic with the MOW crane cars is interesting. Just wondering about the MOW vehicle partially shown on left- a trailer on a Fairmont speeder or like a flat bed pu truck with wheels to fit over the rails?
     
  7. Hardcoaler

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    More than likely, it's just a simple trailer affair that would be attached to a speeder, something like this:

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    At Hudson OH, July 1976 when Conrail was an infant and Hardcoaler was a teenager. Former EL SD-45-2 CR 6656, later RBMN 3601.

    1976-07 002b Hudson OH - for upload to TrainBoard.jpg
     
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    This was the PRR's Hudson, OH station as seen the same day in July 1976 when I took the above photo. The fellow sitting on the bench is an employee. The color picture below was taken 09/1997. The station is gone today.

    1976-07 001 Hudson OH - for upload.jpg

    1997-09-24b Hudson OH - for upload.jpg
     
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    BoxcabE50 HOn30 & N Scales Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

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    A brick operators bay is unusual for a wooden depot. The window in the front of the bay is also unique. There must have been a story here.
     
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    Another from Hudson, OH of an ore train, taken between the others on 07/12/1981. Classic CR, with PC and other legacy units still to be found. CR SD-40 6334 is former PRR 6081.

    1981-07-12 001b Hudson OH - for upload2.jpg
     
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  15. logodave

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    July 1976 was my era, up the road in Bedford, Ohio.
     
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    The Hudson OH depot in the PRR era:

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    A fundraising effort was made to save the depot, but it fell short and the building was torn down about ten years ago.
     
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    Lot's of head-end business for the UP!
     
  20. BoxcabE50

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    Earlier today I was working on my train order collection and came upon an example copied by the D&H, (part of the Conrail situation), after they began operating through here.
     

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