A few CVRR pictures and some other related pictures....

[rogruth]

Another factor that I have noted is that there rarely - if ever - have been overweight men among them.

Physical labor 6 days a week for 12+ hours will keep that waist line under control.

Sitting at a desk 5 days a week for 6 hours a day generates pear shaped people.

Yes, the pears had the desk jobs.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Meanwhile, over at Crist Bros Merchandise in Ralphton, PA............

[MurphOnMillerAve]

Most excellent, in every detail!

[healey36]

If that had been today, they'd have made him buy a set of four, lol...

[Rufus T. Firefly]

If that had been today, they'd have made him buy a set of four, lol...

And tried to sell him the extended warranty,

[Rufus T. Firefly]

[rogruth]

Rufus,
Do you have a model of that car?

[rex desilets]

Lovely, modelgenic photo.
Headlight on a combine..please explain..

[Wolf]

Interesting. Very interesting.
The line had their trolley wire offset to one side of the track, necessitating four trolley
poles on their cars--one one side at each end of double-ended cars. Have seen such
offset trolley wire on occasion where the wire would have interfered with loads or
the loading of cars---the Red River Lumber Company in California and several mining
lines in Utah and Sudbury, Ontario come readily to mind. Don't know why this line
may have used such offset wire...perhaps to provide clearance for crewmen on top
of (steam) freight cars on joint-service trackage?

[Tom Dempsey]

Full milk jugs coming off or empties going on, either way, I hope that cart is firmly chocked. This is a really great picture!

[rogruth]

I am always impressed with the detail in these old pictures.
Of course if they weren't built that way, as they are today, that detail wouldn't be there.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Rufus,
Do you have a model of that car?

Not yet. I need a passable model of a Jackson & Sharp 1870's combine to start with...

Headlight on a combine..please explain..

CVRR took a Jackson & Sharp 1870's combine and put traction motors under it into the trucks and made their own interurban - frequently had a trailer.

The line had their trolley wire offset to one side of the track, necessitating four trolley poles on their cars--one one side at each end of double-ended cars.

The Dillsburg branch of the CVRR was indeed also an active steam line; off-set poles/wires obviate interference from each system on the other.

This is a really great picture!

One of many of this car on this branch of the CVRR....

[rex desilets]

Not yet. I need a passable model of a Jackson & Sharp 1870's combine to start with...

Perhaps you could start with a PRR car of the era.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Not yet. I need a passable model of a Jackson & Sharp 1870's combine to start with...

Perhaps you could start with a PRR car of the era.

Only good models are the SMR cars, and I don't have a spare coach. But, a better car as a starting point would be the old Alexander Scale Models car. I've seen 2 coaches and I've rebuilt the one, and the other was sold on eBay is a lot of ~6 other cars that was grossly overpriced for me to buy and turn around realistically.

At this point, scratchbuilding would probably be a faster option. Now, I only need to stop time for a while or at least step outside it to get something done.

[Rufus T. Firefly]