A Photo from the past
In
1973 Butch Nixon, Ed Lybarger and Charlie Nixon are seen in this photo
scrapping the burned hulk of M452 which, Arden has purchased along with
M200 and moved to the Museum in May 1972. The work is being done on
County Home siding and consumed several weeks of effort on the part of
these guys and others. I scanned this photo this week using my new
Kodak slide and film scanner which I found on sale at Amazon. I have
hundreds of such slides waiting attention.
Happenings around the Chateau
Monday
seems to be a popular day for the turkeys in the neighborhood to gather
outside our door. I took a similar photo the previous week.
Back on September 8, Shamokin and Mt. Carmel 33 from Knoebels Amusement Resort has been cleaned off to reveal its original use as a cabin at their park in 1938. Below is interior gold leaf decals discovered in the car.
Inside the Shamokin and Mount Carmel #33 recently donated by the folks at
Knoebels
Amusement Resort, Elysburg PA. volunteers Michael and Jack recently
found this gold leaf decal which we think is patent date information
that perhaps decorated this Semi Convertible car, perhaps as a Brill
marketing demonstrator in the 1900s when the car was new. It was in
service until the mid 1930s before it was retired and then purchased by
Knoebels to be a rental cabin labeled Toonerville 33.
The PRCo dispatchers' room map of the system circa 1964. From the 7th Street office courtesy of the Port Authority, back in the 90s.
Michael painting the other safety island crash barrier with Chex.
Thanks to Jim Crouch for providing these photos of the new building back in September.
Trolley Street looking west from the traffic lights.
The HVAC unit in place at the new visitor center.
Michael working hard to fabricate heater duct connection on 1713 going from the center door area to the lower wall duct in the front of the car.
