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(erielack) Steamtown Images - June 19, 2019 - HCCX

Richard Brennan
 

Another 'find' in the NPS Steamtown photo archives...
A barge full of Hercules Portland Cement covered hoppers... circa-1930;
featuring a number of early 4-bay cement hoppers in the HCCX-10xx series.

When was the last time you saw a 4-bay LO with WOODEN running boards????

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Richard Brennan - San Leandro CA
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To: erielack@...
Subject: (erielack) Steamtown Images-June 19, 2019--X Series (X7125-X7129)

http://lists.railfan.net/listthumb.cgi?erielack-06-19-19

X7125--Hoboken, NJ--Men load unloading gravel from gondola near roundhouse, electric car shed under construction [1930.04.01]
X7126--Hoboken, NJ--Tug and barge loaded with cement hoppers [1930.04.01]
X7127--Hoboken, NJ--Tug and barge loaded with cement hoppers [1930.04.01]
X7128--Hoboken, NJ--Cement hoppers on barge [1930.04.01]
X7129--Hoboken, NJ--Cement hoppers on barge [1930.04.01]

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Patrick McKnight
Historian/Archivist
Steamtown NHS
150 S. Washington Avenue
Scranton, PA

Phone: 570-340-5193
Cell: 570-862-6321
Check out Steamtown collection on NPGallery: https://npgallery.nps.gov/STEA
Become a remote volunteer for Steamtown: https://www.volunteer.gov/results.cfm?ID=17117

The employees of the National Park Service care for special places that are the heritage of all Americans. Since its inception in 1916, the National Park Service has been dedicated to the preservation and management of this country's outstanding natural, historical, and recreational resources.
Bruce Smith
 

Interestingly, the barge appears to be “Hercules Cement No. 1” and appears to be set up for unloading the covered hoppers on these 1930 photos.

Regards

Bruce


Bruce F. Smith            

Auburn, AL

"Some days you are the bug, some days you are the windshield."




On Jun 19, 2019, at 10:22 AM, Richard Brennan <rbrennan@...> wrote:

Another 'find' in the NPS Steamtown photo archives...
A barge full of Hercules Portland Cement covered hoppers... circa-1930;
featuring a number of early 4-bay cement hoppers in the HCCX-10xx series.

When was the last time you saw a 4-bay LO with WOODEN running boards????

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Richard Brennan - San Leandro CA
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To: erielack@...
Subject: (erielack) Steamtown Images-June 19, 2019--X Series (X7125-X7129)

http://lists.railfan.net/listthumb.cgi?erielack-06-19-19

X7125--Hoboken, NJ--Men load unloading gravel from gondola near roundhouse, electric car shed under construction [1930.04.01]
X7126--Hoboken, NJ--Tug and barge loaded with cement hoppers [1930.04.01]
X7127--Hoboken, NJ--Tug and barge loaded with cement hoppers [1930.04.01]
X7128--Hoboken, NJ--Cement hoppers on barge [1930.04.01]
X7129--Hoboken, NJ--Cement hoppers on barge [1930.04.01]

--
Patrick McKnight
Historian/Archivist
Steamtown NHS
150 S. Washington Avenue
Scranton, PA

Phone: 570-340-5193
Cell: 570-862-6321
Check out Steamtown collection on NPGallery:    https://npgallery.nps.gov/STEA
Become a remote volunteer for Steamtown:  https://www.volunteer.gov/results.cfm?ID=17117

The employees of the National Park Service care for special places that are the heritage of all Americans. Since its inception in 1916, the National Park Service has been dedicated to the preservation and management of this country's outstanding natural, historical, and recreational resources.
Bob Webber
 

In the FWIW column - I did note the stencil & GA (amongst others) for the Standard Steel built Hercules cars. 

At 11:23 AM 6/19/2019, Bruce Smith wrote:
Interestingly, the barge appears to be “Hercules Cement No. 1� and appears to be set up for unloading the covered hoppers on these 1930 photos.

Regards

Bruce


Bruce F. Smith           

Bob Webber

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