Re: Vintage San Juan Photos . . . 
| September 04, 2019 11:14AM |
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Samart Wrote:
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> Love those shots William!!
I'll second that motion!!
drgwk37 Wrote:
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> Thanks Craig, neat seeing photos from that era.
> The equipment still looks brand new. Glad you
> enjoyed them.
John K Wrote:
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> When the "modern" San Juan came on in 1937,
> LCL freight was commonly handled in the bagg-
> age car, and it was common for pictures to show
> several baggage cars.
hank Wrote:
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> ISTR seeing somewhere that this practice pre-
> dated the rebuilt cars by several years, dating
> from the early 1930's.
>
> Also, amazing if the cars looked "almost new" as
> somebody commented - seeing as the newest
> were some of the coaches built in 1887 . . .
Well, guys -
Maybe "well maintained" or "recently painted" would have been a more accurate description . . . Phabulous photos, in any event!
- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/04/2019 11:22AM by Russo Loco.
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> Love those shots William!!
I'll second that motion!!
drgwk37 Wrote:
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> Thanks Craig, neat seeing photos from that era.
> The equipment still looks brand new. Glad you
> enjoyed them.
John K Wrote:
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> When the "modern" San Juan came on in 1937,
> LCL freight was commonly handled in the bagg-
> age car, and it was common for pictures to show
> several baggage cars.
hank Wrote:
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> ISTR seeing somewhere that this practice pre-
> dated the rebuilt cars by several years, dating
> from the early 1930's.
>
> Also, amazing if the cars looked "almost new" as
> somebody commented - seeing as the newest
> were some of the coaches built in 1887 . . .
Well, guys -
Maybe "well maintained" or "recently painted" would have been a more accurate description . . . Phabulous photos, in any event!
- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/04/2019 11:22AM by Russo Loco.
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