On Sep 7, 2007, at 6:32 PM, Bill Lane wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I found this photo on one of my Yahoo groups.
> http://www.lanestrains.com/roundhouse.jpg It is really interesting.
> I think
> it says Central RR Of New Jersey on the building. It could have been a
> roundhouse at 1 time but was converted to a truck to boxcar
> transfer. There
> is NO turntable in the middle of that building! The track looks
> like it is
> circular and goes all the way around it. So I guess the CNJ did run
> around
> in small circles! Unfortunately it is only about 30 KB so you
> really can't
> zoom much. If you know where it is and have a better photo of it
> please
> reply and share it with us.
>
> Very different & interesting!
>
> Thank You,
> Bill Lane
Bill,
The photo shows a CNJ freight house in the Bronx in 1944. The
entire rail operation is shown in the photo. I don't think it
connected with any other track. Cars were fed in by carfloat. I
think you can see the float bridge in the background. In case you
didn't notice, the circle tack around the building is double track!
Notice also that the two most prominent cars shown are a PRR X29 and
a B&O roundroof (M-53?) Both available in S scale brass, or at least
the roundroof is. ;~) I suggested to Don T. that he use this for an
SHS display layout. By my rough math the entire thing would fit on a
4' by 8'. My copy of the photo is in the book "Where Rails Meet the
Sea". It's about twice the size of yours. I'll bring it to the Get
Together if you want.
Jamie Bothwell
Bethlehem, PA
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