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Excellent stuff Farnk!
Whats the brand of the coal tower?
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Posted - July 28 2011 : 6:35:14 PM
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They're both pretty.
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Posted - July 28 2011 : 6:38:16 PM
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quote:Excellent stuff Farnk!
Whats the brand of the coal tower?
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Originally posted by romcat - July 28 2011 : 10:57:29 AM
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the coal tower is a kitbashed Bachmann.
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Posted - July 28 2011 : 7:07:16 PM
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what do the white car in the background say on it?
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Posted - July 29 2011 : 08:39:09 AM
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quote:what do the white car in the background say on it?
Originally posted by microbusss - July 28 2011 : 7:07:16 PM
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It is the lionel 50' Schaffer Beer car. bad photo.
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Posted - July 29 2011 : 12:31:05 PM
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| Great locos and kitbashed coaling tower Frank! - Thomas
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Posted - August 04 2011 : 12:46:26 PM
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ah thanks, frank Did wonder & need to try that beer someday as I can't get it in my area 
hehe do like the "strangers in the yard" bit you do It funny 
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Posted - August 04 2011 : 3:09:18 PM
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08-04 2011
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Today while passing the roundhouse that rare occurance of a different locomotive being on the turntable happned. The PGW pacific Winston Churchill was there on it.
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Posted - August 09 2011 : 10:47:24 AM
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Really nice photo of the Winston Churchill and the roundhouse, Frank. I enjoy your reports. 
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Posted - August 09 2011 : 3:55:29 PM
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Thank you for the kind words. Nice of you to post that.
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Posted - August 27 2011 : 2:38:47 PM
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Reported by Snoopy Photographer.
The daily going on's here at the Frankford roundhouse keep me very busy. The Pennsylvania Railroad desire for technical information, drives them in evaluating all current locomotives. Their information that is acquired, is there and open to all. This recent partnership between the Pennsylvania Railroad here in the USA, and the Great Western Railways of Great Britain shows the sharing of Technologies can only result in a better way of doing things. May it lead to great progress in the developing of better ways to moves us around.
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The TF Railroader News.
08-27-2011
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Reported by Snoopy Photographer.
* Concerning today's daily operations. The New York Central ran a alternate to its 21st Century Limited today. The train was made up of British built coaches and other types of cars to see what Mister Public would think of different of the change in service provided by this other equipment. Because of the length of the train I only photographed the front section. NYC placed one of their Streamlined Hudson locomotives at the head end of this experiment.
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Posted - September 16 2011 : 6:24:22 PM
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Toptrain joined me today up here with the pigeons atop the coaling tower. It is a great place for photos. Right now a CNJ freight train is leaving the yard. A pair of F3 locomotives lead the smaller train. It is all flat cars with loads. Some pleasure boats and some airplanes. I hope it is informative.
Snoopy Photographer.
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10-24-2011
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A few different locomotives have shown up today. The Lehigh Valley has one of there camelback Pacific on site. It is Number 2004. It came in with the Black Diamond Express. Power was changed and the train continued on to Jersey City.
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Snoopy here ! The Oriential Limited also arrived today. Changer power and Continued on the Jersey City. Its assigened power is seen here on the turntable. A Nord built ( French ) pacfic type locomotive of the "Chapelon" class. It is number 3-1173.
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quote:The Railroader Press.
08-27-2011
The Evening Addition
Reported by Snoopy Photographer.
* Concerning today's daily operations. The New York Central ran a alternate to its 21st Century Limited today. The train was made up of British built coaches and other types of cars to see what Mister Public would think of different of the change in service provided by this other equipment. Because of the length of the train I only photographed the front section. NYC placed one of their Streamlined Hudson locomotives at the head end of this experiment.
Snoopy
why is there a loco on a flatcar in the foreground? What kind of a loco is it?
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Posted - October 25 2011 : 12:55:15 PM
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| Please? I want another or instead send me one of those B&O sound cars
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Snoopy reporting.
* Two days ago the Camelback Pacific LV 2004 arrived. Here at Frankford, secrets fill the air. Removed from retirement and rebuilt. The Sayer Round house secretly did this work. What will be next? What will we see? The PGW with its Lehigh Valley ties has done something extraordinary. Four old all wood X-Pullmans have been restored and brought back to life. They have spent enough time in the museum.
* Keep in touch. Dont forget this, "The Railroader Press". Big news to come !
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Posted - October 27 2011 : 4:45:47 PM
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**EXTRA - EXTRA - READ ALL ABOUT IT !!**
***** - - - - - *** The Return of the Black Diamond Exoress *** - - - - - *****
** Seen here and NOW ON the Turntable . Four Pullmans all set to go ! This foursome is to be a everyday runner. Buffalo, to Scranton, to Jersey City. Out and back again. Get your tickets !
* Ride the History Train !
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ALL ABOARD !!!!!!
* A link describing the ride in June, 1901.
http://books.google.com/books?id=5WEBAAAAYAAJ&dq=Lehigh%20Valley%2C%20Black%20Diamond%20Express&pg=PA23-IA30#v=onepage&q=Lehigh%20Valley,%20Black%20Diamond%20Express&f=false!
The Cafe Car
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The Pullman Chair car " Summit "
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The Dining car
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The Observation car " Lehigh "
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The Power.
One of six, of the only Pacific Camelbacks Made. Numbers 2001 to 2007.
*** Here is Lehigh Valley # 2004 ***
/tyco/forum/uploaded/toptrain/20111027164530_PA271518 2.JPG
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Posted - October 27 2011 : 5:38:41 PM
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The TF Railroader News
10-27-2011
Afternoon addition.
Snoopy Reporting.
A list of some fast times recorded in 1900 by the Black Diamond Express. These occured eariler in the 1890s
* Take note of train #9, July 21 1900. Alpine to Kendaia. 34 miles in 25 minutes. Average speed 89 MPH. The Black Diamond had to be doing more than 100mph for most of this run. Had to top 120 mph for 2 and 3 mile stretches. These times included station stops.
Also a referance in a article about" No More Doubleheading ". This refers to the Black Diamond Express and its new Pacific type locomotives. It says there are 6 of them.
A copy :
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In the Railway Age Gazette of October 13, 1913, page 704, a record run of a new Pacific type locomotive hauling the Black Diamond Express on the Lehigh Valley was described. Six of these locomotives are now running in passenger service on the division between Easton, Pa., and Sayre, a distance of 194 miles. The maximum grade on this division is between Mauch Chunk and Wilkes-Barre, over the Wilkes-Barre mountain. The grade between Mauch Chunk and Glen Summit (the top of the mountain) is 33.7 miles long, and has a maximum rise of 67 ft. to the mile, westbound. The grade between Wilkes-Barre and Glen Summit is 19.6 miles long with a maximum of 95.7 ft. to the mile eastbound. The locomotives were designed to haul, unassisted, passenger trains weighing 550 tons westbound, and 360-ton trains eastbound, over this division. Heretofore it has been necessary to double head trains of these weights, using a Pacific type locomotive having a total weight of 241,300 lbs. and a tractive effort of 31,600 lbs. and a ten-wheel helping locomotive having a total weight of 199,500 lbs. and a tractive effort of 31,400 lbs. . . . —Railway Age Gazette, March 6, 1914, p. 473.
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Posted - November 02 2011 : 08:09:42 AM
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Snoopy Reporting
** Today the CNJ passenger locomotive #577 rode the turntable after a cleaning. Going in for service. These small ten wheel camelbacks are a mainstay for passenger power on the CNJ. Every day many stop at, or pass through Bergen Point ststion.
Snoopy
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Posted - November 02 2011 : 08:14:25 AM
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Handsome Varnish Frank.
What make are the Pulmman's?
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Posted - November 02 2011 : 5:20:05 PM
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| The passenger cars are very elegant looking. Custom paint?
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Posted - November 02 2011 : 5:21:35 PM
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Nice Winston Churchill, Toptrain!
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Posted - November 15 2011 : 12:58:03 PM
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quote:**EXTRA - EXTRA - READ ALL ABOUT IT !!**
***** - - - - - *** The Return of the Black Diamond Exoress *** - - - - - *****
** Seen here and NOW ON the Turntable . Four Pullmans all set to go ! This foursome is to be a everyday runner. Buffalo, to Scranton, to Jersey City. Out and back again. Get your tickets !
* Ride the History Train !
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ALL ABOARD !!!!!!
* A link describing the ride http://books.google.com/books?id=5WEBAAAAYAAJ&dq=Lehigh%20Valley%2C%20Black%20Diamond%20Express&pg=PA23-IA30#v=onepage&q=Lehigh%20Valley,%20Black%20Diamond%20Express&f=false!
The Cafe Car
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The Pullman Chair car " Summit "
/tyco/forum/uploaded/toptrain/20111027164125_Chair Car Summit.JPG
The Dining car
/tyco/forum/uploaded/toptrain/20111027164203_Dining Car.JPG
The Observation car " Lehigh "
/tyco/forum/uploaded/toptrain/20111027164258_Observation car Lehigh.JPG
The Power.
One of six, of the only Pacific Camelbacks Made. Numbers 2001 to 2007.
*** Here is Lehigh Valley # 2004 ***
/tyco/forum/uploaded/toptrain/20111027164530_PA271518 2.JPG
Originally posted by toptrain - October 27 2011 : 4:45:47 PM
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frank,how did i miss these,them there cars sure are purty,love the detail to the cars,ken
frank who made them
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Posted - December 21 2011 : 3:21:53 PM
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| looking good,let me know hows tests work out,spare parcels body on way in new year,for you to modify as you please ken
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Posted - December 22 2011 : 04:14:10 AM
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quote: quote:Handsome Varnish Frank.
What make are the Pulmman's?
-Gareth
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-Da cheese
Gareth they are by Roundhouse, and cheese, the color is a brunswick green. Almost black. Pullman green is alot lighter.
frank
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Someone asked about the locomotive/tender on the flatcar... I'm taking a stick at it and guess it is the "Der Adler" 2-2-2...
-Gareth & Eric/ Da Cheeze
The 86' Pullman cars are found in Gold-covered boxes... they are Pullman-Palace cars. Actual "goldleaf" rub-on window detail...
They can be quite light unless a bit of weight is added. It may be rare to find them as kits because Roundhouse is now producing them as R-T-R models which means  a higher price tag.
Roundhouse is also producing the Harriman cars... and depending on road names, some of them have six-axles/three axle trucks.
John
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Is that a power-trip or just another pick-up line?
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Posted - December 22 2011 : 09:20:51 AM
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12-22-2011
toptrain reporting
* Upon viewing the previous, "Letter to the Editor" Which wasn't properly addressed I wish to state this.
* * Good info John. Those Palace cars are indispensable when you are making a civil war, to 1910 name passenger train. There are only four, but where viewed, by turning some around, the four become seven. You see each side is different. If you enclose the open vestibule, of the observation you have a great Pullman chair car. So now the four become eight different cars when viewed.
* About the Harriman cars. They do look nice and are the only ones made. Just when you visually compare them to the real ones, they look short. Now I have a set of PRR Harriman's and have no problem showing them, or running them. Like I said " They Look Nice".
Frank
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Posted - January 04 2012 : 1:58:51 PM
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The TF Railroader Press
01-03-2012
Snoopy photographer reporting.
The Pennsylvania Great Western has never stopped surprising me. Today at coffee across from the Bergen point a unannounced special pulled in. A streamlined train set head ended by a British A4 pacific. I guess it is here to pick up New year celebrators and take them back home to the Midwest. The Red white and gray of the Burlington Route can bring sunshine to a cloudy day.
Snoopy !
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Posted - January 04 2012 : 2:07:31 PM
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The TF Railroader News
01-03-2012
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I can't leave without a close up of the locomotive.
CNJ's A4 pacific #810.
Snoopy !
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Posted - January 04 2012 : 3:55:14 PM
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 that a nice train
Also whenever you do roundhouse shots with a loco on the turntable I always think the locos in the roundouse facing out are saying "Who's this new guy?"
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Posted - January 09 2012 : 10:20:29 AM
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The TF Railroader News
01 09 2012
Morning addition.
Snooping reporting
* Today a undecorated engine was seen out in the open, without a bit of paint on it. It was seen spinning around on the turntable. Yep it was down to its bare metal. Such a thing. It looks pretty good.
Snoopy.
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Posted - January 09 2012 : 10:25:16 AM
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Posted - January 12 2012 : 09:48:11 AM
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frank using athearn f7a non motored band drive chassis ken
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Posted - January 12 2012 : 09:55:21 AM
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Kenny ; With the rubber band drives you get that that sudden stop with the spring forward and back. You have to be easy on the throttle to control that. The snap back causes to many derailments. Nothing like a flywheel drive to eliminate the snap.
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Posted - January 12 2012 : 10:11:55 AM
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frank no motors in these,just checked they are the older dummy chassis,and thought it would be hard to match all motors,so decided to have one powered 2 dummies for now,changing wheels so i can use them for picking up current only ken
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Posted - March 12 2012 : 4:42:54 PM
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frank,that rs3 would make a nice shorty ken
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Posted - March 12 2012 : 4:47:20 PM
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Shot from the other end would be nice.
Can you say, "Photoshop"! 
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Posted - May 14 2012 : 6:24:15 PM
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catfordken
chief engineer pgw uk
could you please pass your assessment of said items after a full test,they sure look good with the mallard
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Posted - May 14 2012 : 6:45:04 PM
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Chief Engineer Catfordken, The riding public is highly enthused with the level of quality of this train set. It brings back the feel of the original Pullman cars.* As to riding quality the die cast truck frames, metal axels, add to the smooth ride. No derailments !
Chief Engineer toptrain
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Posted - May 17 2012 : 3:47:20 PM
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Glad to see the Overton I traded you has a happy layout and owner! Was suppose to be used in a kitbash for a boxcab engine, but, was too nice at best!
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Posted - June 05 2012 : 6:16:36 PM
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I really like that D&H version of the I10. 
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Posted - June 05 2012 : 6:21:33 PM
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i agree it looks a real powerhouse ken
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Posted - June 05 2012 : 6:34:47 PM
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Ken Nelson. That is a Bachmann painted loco. They aren't decals.
It is one I wount be kitbashing. I still have 3 other bodies for kitbashing. Two have that Great Northern paint. Very colorfull green. Maybe i'll try to put 2 together and make a T-1 4-8-4 like the Reading did.
frank
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Posted - August 13 2012 : 10:20:07 AM
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The TF Railroader News
Aug 13 2012
Morning edition.
Snoopy reporting.
* The PGW is reworking its coal, Water, and sanding Area here at Bergen Point's, Frankford yards. Relocation some trackage, moving the sanding towers, and adding a locomotive wash rack. I will record in photographs the work being done.
* It has been reported to me that when the new sanding towers were installed, they were built, and installed, by the Louis Marx Railway supply company of New York City. Other bidders for the project were the A.C.Gilbert , railroad supply Company, of New Haven Ct. Being the builder of the water tower that is along side , north west of the coaling tower. The Penn-Line, railroad supply company of Bordentown Pa. Master builders of many of the PGWS steam locomotives. Last the Bachmann Railroad Company of Philadelphia Pa. The last being the supplier of parts for the twin coaling tower.
* Here is the current facilities to be worked on.
Snoopy Photographer. Reporter and Photographer of the Tyco County's Railroader Press. and Principal Arciver of the Pennsylvania Great Western Railway. Frankford Branch.
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Posted - August 13 2012 : 1:01:34 PM
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reply to Offical interoffice Memo of the PGW.
august 13th 2012,
thanks for update to records,all noted,ken
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Posted - August 27 2012 : 11:01:15 AM
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The TF Railroader News
Aug/27/2012
Noon addition
Snoopy Here !
*The appearance of PGW 0-6-0 tanker #78 as yard switcher is not uncommon. It is seen here making up a train of empties for a westward trip.
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Posted - November 13 2012 : 08:46:42 AM
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The TF Railroader News
11-13-2012
morning addition
toptrain reporting.
*** A 3 star report.
Today completed at the Frankford Roundhouse is the re-boilering of ANNA mastodon, 4-8-0, #364. She sit here in all her gory, with her new boiler, stack, bell and modern high pressure relief valves. There are 2 because if one should fail the other will drop the over pressure and contain what could be a explosive situation.
Pride in accomplishment is shown here on the faces of all present. This heavy duty freight locomotive is now returned to service on the ANNA Railroad.
toptrain
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Posted - December 02 2012 : 09:51:57 AM
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The TF Railroader News
12-02-2012
morning addition
Snoopy reporting
* Today on a siding near the Frankford yards, I recorded this sean. The engineer told me that this bobber caboose just came out of the Roundhouse. It's unsightly copula has been removed and the flat roof returned. These small cabooses copulas usually block the view to the engineer when backing up in yard work . A return to past practices for the sake of safety.
* Snoopy
opps ! ! ! The 0-4-0t #80's stack lines up exactly with the stack of the 4-6-0 behind it.
It looks like one big long smoke stack.
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Posted - December 27 2012 : 07:28:57 AM
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The TF Railroader News
12-26-2012
morning addition
Snoopy reporting
All the special holiday trains are gone. Pennsy assigned diesels for a time period. Unspecified! Here is a very old pair of EMD FTA's ride the turntable.
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