Incase anyone is interested, beautiful collection of images here...

[Carterofmars]

Williamsburg, Brooklyn Waterfront

I grew up 3 blocks from this train yard. When I was a boy in the late 70's early 80's, I used to play on Ol' number 16 on north 9th St., on the old BEDT property. As a kid that was really cool. Just wish I had the grapes to swipe my Fathers Minolta rangefinder at the time and make some pics.

if anyone finds this interesting, enjoy.

 

[robklurfield]

carterofmars, thanks for the link. very interesting documentary of the death of steam locomotives.

 

[squirrel$$$bandit]

Those are great. So wait, there were no hipsters in Buddy Holly glasses and trucker hats back then?

 

[Ducky]

Great series, a real workhorse in her day, #16, and a sad end.
A little like Holden Caulfield's Eskimo fisherman, #16 worked on freight going all over the world and she never left Williamsburgh.

 

[johne]

I was a telegrapher-dispatcher on the Illinois Central Railroad, Kentucky Division, for about 15 years. We were among the last users of steam; the shops at Paducah once were among the largest in the world. The sound of a steam engine was unforgetable.
John E.L.Robertson

 

[Carterofmars]

I was a telegrapher-dispatcher on the Illinois Central Railroad, Kentucky Division, for about 15 years. We were among the last users of steam; the shops at Paducah once were among the largest in the world. The sound of a steam engine was unforgetable.
John E.L.Robertson

Wow. What memories you must have. How far away could you first start hearing the engine?

When I was a boy I used to play on the old abandoned Steam Engines in the Brooklyn waterfront; BEDT. I thought that was a thrill!