Just sitting there on the ex-NYC main, they were, actually lettered, with huge sheet metal skin transplants and rags sealing the rust holes, looking anachronistic and living on borrowed time.
Leader of a four unit set just out in the middle of nowhere on the Water Level Route. That mess behind the steps is rags stuffed into a rusty spot. Must have made it drafty.
This is the angle I fell in the river for about an hour prior to the train showing up. It was about 30 degrees out. I always thought that emblem on the bridge said "Nickle Plate Railroad." Turn... (more)