Ok, for those of you who have not yet had this year's killer flu, I suggest avoiding it. In fact, wash your hands thoroughly and lysol the keyboard after reading this. So again no pict from me, but don't let that stop you. Sent from my BNTV400 using Tapatalk
And tell those who are sick, to stay home! Don't be selfish, go to work and infect all your co-workers, or to school, cough on the grocery store clerks, etc, etc. That and lousy sanitary habits, (parents and schools used to instruct kids about health. Not any more), is the reason this crap gets spread around.
The back side of the coaling tower at Thurmond,WV, last fall. At least you have water to wash your hands. Curtis
I was scanning some old negatives I took while in college and was working on this one in photo shop, getting rid of dirt specs, scratches and cracks when I noticed something I had never seen before. There is an old railroad box car hidden somewhere in this scene. The image is of the Clear Creek Channel between Seabrook and Kemah, Texas. A strong winter wind off of the Gulf of Mexico had piled up a vast amount of water into Galveston Bay, causing an extreme high tide.
Ten years ago, when we were moving Tower 17 in Rosenberg from the UP/BNSF junction to the museum, we took full advantage of the great railfan spot and photographed a lot of trains from the tower windows.
Curtis, that coaling tower is looking sad. Russell, is the boxcar directly below the "Shrimp, Crab" sign?
Yup, that dreadnaught end is a dead giveaway. I imagine it rusted away rather quickly after getting a bath in sea water that day.
That is a possibility. Reefers having insulation and all. Weather or not is was an old ice reefer or one with a mechanical unit, it would still be easier to keep fresh shrimp and crabs cool. Behind the buildings, back by that submerged truck, you can see piles of oyster shell so they may have refrigerated fresh oysters too.
