A few CVRR pictures and some other related pictures....2

[Rufus T. Firefly]

National Transit Co. ... Standard Oil Company's Early Tie-In With McKean County! ... The oil pumping station at Colegrove employed over 30 men and the .... Colegrove reminded me of Pine Grove, Cumb. Co., Pa. It is situated in a glen or cove ...

Great info!

[Rufus T. Firefly]

[MurphOnMillerAve]

That's the first I have ever seen an actual, lone outhouse as part of a whole complex.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

That's the first I have ever seen an actual, lone outhouse as part of a whole complex.

Well, it had to be somewhere.....

[MurphOnMillerAve]

That's the first I have ever seen an actual, lone outhouse as part of a whole complex.

Well, it had to be somewhere.....

I just didn't expect the bold and perky attitude from one.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

That's the first I have ever seen an actual, lone outhouse as part of a whole complex.

Well, it had to be somewhere.....

I just didn't expect the bold and perky attitude from one.

That photo might be from around back for all I know...........

[MurphOnMillerAve]

You're probably right. Those are some good-looking backsides, then, huh.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

You're probably right. Those are some good-looking backsides, then, huh.

Nope. Not gonna do it. Wouldn't be prudent.

[Mitch]

That photo might be from around back for all I know...........

My thoughts exactly!

[rogruth]

I remember that most outhouses were rather non-descrept or in poor repair.
We used to visit a relative of my grandmother that had a farm in eastern Ohio not far from the river.
It was the 1940s and early 1950s but it was a trip back in time. No electric! Now that was a shock.
A well outside the house and a hand pump in the kitchen. Wood cook stove. Fireplaces. No telephones.
In this case, however, the outhouse which was divided for men and women was really nice with finished
walls and floors.The smell was not over-powering but there was some.
There was a large area of Ohio that did not have electricity until the 1950s. This area was from near
Wheeling, WV to near Marietta, OH. Many towns on both sides of the river that were on the river had
electric but a few miles inland and into the hills there was none. All of Kentucky and Tennessee had
electric before some of Ohio and WV because of the TVA projects.

[Mitch]

I have a somewhat amusing "outhouse" story, (at least I think it amusing), but won't tie up Rufus' thread. I'll find another place to put some day.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Sunday Hotel, E King St, East Berlin, PA

[Rufus T. Firefly]

[MurphOnMillerAve]

Seeing that train, and considering the likely approximate circa of the photo, I am reminded of a program I saw on TV last night about the PRR's "Penn Station" in NYC, which included explanation of the RR's construction of the station, attendant yards and tracks, and its tunnels under the rivers on both the East and West sides of Manhattan. The essay included a look at the construction of the "Hell Gate Bridge." The program further mentioned that during the halcyon days of the early railroads, of the early 1900's , that in the USA there came to be 37,000 engines and 1,700 railroad companies, such as the PRR and the NY Central, big competitors for the passengers in Manhattan.

Old photos, like the ones you have included throughout your thread, here, offer glimpses and instigation to look into the past to appreciate all that has transpired to help create this modern world we occupy. I appreciate this thread a lot.
Murph

I don't know what the younger generations of today will value enough to look back.