A great "airborne" shot of the station area around the NYC/Big 4 line at Vienna, Illinois, taken in about 1948. Agent H.C. Settlemoir climbed the railroad's water tower to take this picture. View looks South, toward Cairo. CAPT Rex Settlemoir
Roger, I wonder what would happen if one of us climbed up on a tower these days? I enjoy those shots from above. Received my latest "Classic Trains" mag today and they have a feature with aerial shots of old steam locations. Great magazine. Thanks for more historical stuff, Roger. :tb-biggrin:
That appears to be stacks of rail next to the trees across from the station. Was there a third track through Vienna that was removed after the War due to less traffic?
Neat structure. I like that covered area on this nearest end. What terminology did NYCS use? Port Cochere? Boxcab E50
Ken, maybe it's a "Rain Shed", 'cause around the corner you gots a "Train Shed". Sorry, that's bad, even for me.....:tb-embarrassed:
