Thursday, February 28, 2019

Conrail Diesel Locomotive #2806 at Kingston, New York on June 23, 1989


ID# 41,507

Conrail Locomotive #3022 at Port Jervis, New York on November 5, 1978


ID# 38,493

Valencia Iron & Chemical Company Steam Locomotive in July, 1948


ID# 37,451

Los Angeles Railway Funeral Car "Descanso"


ID# 27,442
"DESCANSO"
Summit, California

This unique streetcar was one of Los Angeles Railway`s funeral cars which were in vogue when trolley lines served most of the city's cemeteries. It was built by the company's master car builder in l909, and was used until 1924 when auto hearses caused the end of the service. in 1940 the car was placed on display at Summit station at the top of Cajon Pass, and is now the property of the Pacific Railroad Society. The little car can be seen from Santa Fe and Union Pacific transcontinental streamliners. "Descanso" is a Spanish word for "rest" or "peace".

Ektachrome by James W. Walker, Jr.
Orange Empire Trolley Museum
97011-B

Monday, February 25, 2019