Hi List Members,
I was getting rid of old calendars, and I remembered this nice image from
the New Haven Railroad 2019 calendar, the illustration for July.
Beyond the obvious ACF Talgo Train on display in New London CT in 1954
there is yet a lot to see in the image. I enjoy the advertizing and billboards
on the extreme right side. The tracks the train is displayed upon are free of
weeds, indicating they are likely in regular use, they probably serve as team
tracks for freight deliveries. I like the 'wheel stop' type end-of-track
bumpers, they are of a construction that is new to my eyes. The WESTERN UNION
office certainly catches my eye.
But in an effort to remain on topic, I notice the ARMOUR meat
distributorship branch house. A company truck in the parking lot, and a New
Haven switcher delivering an ARMOUR steel reefer. There appear to be overhead
rails (seemingly painted green) for meat transport from the rail siding to the
branch house interior.
All in all, this makes for a seriously model-genic scene for our steam era
freight cars.
You can even park your ACF Talgo Train on it and nobody can tell you it is
not prototypical! Just don't do it at every op session.
Claus Schlund
