I, too, thought "That is a 'blah' photo", until, as Paul did, I started looking at the details. What really stands out to me is that that gorgeous tile roof is absolutely flawless. Every tile, ridge cap, gutter, etc. is where it ought to be and not smashed up (although, judging from the small platform in front of the dormer, there may have been a train order signal here at one time?). I wonder if that roof survives as well. Also notable, to me, is the perspective of the photo, with the pole lines and the tracks curving off into the distance to a signal bridge, backed up by a ridge. Jim Harr > Turning the EL calendar over... > > This month's image is a little "blah" - it's the DL&W Apalachin, NY > station taken in 1959, not too long after the last passenger trains > stopped using it. This is the station that's still sitting there, right > next to NY State 17 (or whatever Interstate highway number it is now). > No trains in this image, and sadly, since this appears to be a mid-day > shot, there is no sun to highlight the station walls (everything below > the roofline is in very dark shadow). > > The details in the photo sre pretty interesting, though - the lumber in > the background (was there a lumberyard here?) and the industrial > building at the right. And the reinforced grade crossing in the > foreground is a nice - and seemingly modern-looking - touch. > > The DL&W track standards around here are still pretty high, even at this > late date. > > - Paul > The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List Sponsored by the ELH&TS http://www.elhts.org To Unsubscribe: http://lists.elhts.org/erielackunsub.html ------------------------------
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