Grabbin Orders at Kentland
New York Central operator Louis Rusk is seen handing up orders to the rear conductor on an eastbound PRR train with PRR caboose # 477319 at Kentland, Indiana in the mid 1960's. In the next 10 years, Penn Central would control both routes at this intersection and the tower would be gone. By the 1980's, Conrail and the Santa Fe would be coming through here as well as Milwaukee Road trains.
I have many orders that Mr. Rusk wrote to NYC trains. Someone from Kentland just identified him to me very recently.
The photographer and exact date are unknown.
View is looking W/N/W. Below is a link to one of my photos from near the same location and angle, 20 years later as a kid.
www.flickr.com/photos/116863747@N08/51658919582/in/album-...
Grabbin Orders at Kentland
New York Central operator Louis Rusk is seen handing up orders to the rear conductor on an eastbound PRR train with PRR caboose # 477319 at Kentland, Indiana in the mid 1960's. In the next 10 years, Penn Central would control both routes at this intersection and the tower would be gone. By the 1980's, Conrail and the Santa Fe would be coming through here as well as Milwaukee Road trains.
I have many orders that Mr. Rusk wrote to NYC trains. Someone from Kentland just identified him to me very recently.
The photographer and exact date are unknown.
View is looking W/N/W. Below is a link to one of my photos from near the same location and angle, 20 years later as a kid.
www.flickr.com/photos/116863747@N08/51658919582/in/album-...