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

[Rufus T. Firefly]

A quiet moment on Market St in McVeytown, PA

[MurphOnMillerAve]

I wonder where everybody was. Does that place feel quiet or deserted?
If one were to model that scene, I think even ol' Frank53 would have to admit ya' needed a few human figures populatin' the place to bring life to it all, Huh? Eh?

Yet, non-peopled places do have their own special character and atmosphere to them, don't they?

[Rufus T. Firefly]

I wonder where everybody was. Does that place feel quiet or deserted?

Alien abduction scene....

Yet, non-peopled places do have their own special character and atmosphere to them, don't they?

Force focus on all the rest..........

[MurphOnMillerAve]

Now, there's a useful , pertinent term I'm going to remember, "force focus."

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Still quiet on Market St in McVeytown, PA

[Rufus T. Firefly]

too quiet in McVeytown so over to Mifflinburg to see what's cooking...

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Still too quiet - maybe down at the station? P&LE Station in New Brighton, PA............which is apparently devoid of life.

[rogruth]

That station must have been built with high expectations considering its size.
Maybe the people all left for the big city on the train.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

That station must have been built with high expectations considering its size.
Maybe the people all left for the big city on the train.

Reminds me of one of those SF movies (Outer Limits?) where everything is in place, but there are no people and no traces of them....

[rogruth]

That station must have been built with high expectations considering its size.
Maybe the people all left for the big city on the train.

Reminds me of one of those SF movies (Outer Limits?) where everything is in place, but there are no people and no traces of them....

I agree.There seem to be many old photos like that.
I wonder if people were asked to stay away?

[Rufus T. Firefly]

That station must have been built with high expectations considering its size.
Maybe the people all left for the big city on the train.

Reminds me of one of those SF movies (Outer Limits?) where everything is in place, but there are no people and no traces of them....

I agree.There seem to be many old photos like that.
I wonder if people were asked to stay away?

No idea. Seems really odd though to have a totally vacant train station scene of this magnitude devoid of any visible life.

Maybe they are all inside the station at the weekly orgy?

[MurphOnMillerAve]

Still too quiet - maybe down at the station? P&LE Station in New Brighton, PA............which is apparently devoid of life.

Such a really handsome and interesting panorama, one which, IMO, lends itself beautifully to being modeled into a layout. I love the lane of those houses in a row facing the station and elevated enough to be seen nicely. That was probably their wish and would be a nice feature on a layout, too, including the surrounding hillsides.
Murph

[Rufus T. Firefly]

...........the lane of those houses in a row....

Those would be nice to have in a kit form! They look to be "kit" houses to begin with given some appear identical and others variations on the theme.

RR took the best grade and those houses got next level up the hill......

[rex desilets]

Reminds me of one of those SF movies (Outer Limits?) where everything is in place, but there are no people and no traces of them....

I agree.There seem to be many old photos like that.
I wonder if people were asked to stay away?

No idea. Seems really odd though to have a totally vacant train station scene of this magnitude devoid of any visible life.

Maybe they are all inside the station at the weekly orgy?

I've wondered the same thing. The shadows would seem to indicate an early day photo (or late, I suppose) so perhaps folks are still abed.
As for the magnificence of the station, we all know that in early days railroads built stations whose magnificence was out of proportion to potential business. OTOH the photo gives no indication of how much more civilization is out of the scene.
The scene begs to be modeled!

[MurphOnMillerAve]

...........the lane of those houses in a row....

Those would be nice to have in a kit form! They look to be "kit" houses to begin with given some appear identical and others variations on the theme....quote]
Just like in real life,, in many, many communities.