Atlantic Coast Line EMD FP7A locomotive 856 is powering the soon to depart train 38 (aka: Jax Mail), that terminates in Jacksonville, and is seen at the downtown station in Saint Petersburg, Florida, 1956
Atlantic Coast Line EMD FP7A locomotive 856 is powering the soon to depart train 38 (aka: Jax Mail), that terminates in Jacksonville, and is seen at the downtown station in Saint Petersburg, Florida, 1956, photo courtesy of Tom Pavlucvcik. This photo was taken while looking across all brick in this location 3rd Street South. Harry's Place must be somebody's favorite sandwich shop and watering hole. The EMD FP7A diesel electric locomotives were real workhorses on the ACL, because they handle a good portion of the secondary train assignments along with being used in multiple combinations to handle main line passenger service as required or as assigned. Notice the upper headlight position to view the installed "Mars Light", which was a standard feature on ACL "F-units" and "E-units". These gyro lights moved in a sort of figure 8 pattern, but also at the same time the light beams would go up and down because they rotated several degrees while following their figure 8 pattern. When trains departed the station during the darkness of winter you could see these Mars Lights lightening up all the buildings along 1st Avenue South. During this time period the last car on each ACL passenger train normally also had a large Mars Light unit installed on the tail gate. If an observation or business car brought up the rear of the train they usually had their own safety lights installed as part of the car.
This photo came from the Tom Pavluvcik Collection and the original photographers name is unknown. Any credit for this photo must be provided to the original photographer.
Copyright Disclaimer under Section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for the purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.
Atlantic Coast Line EMD FP7A locomotive 856 is powering the soon to depart train 38 (aka: Jax Mail), that terminates in Jacksonville, and is seen at the downtown station in Saint Petersburg, Florida, 1956
Atlantic Coast Line EMD FP7A locomotive 856 is powering the soon to depart train 38 (aka: Jax Mail), that terminates in Jacksonville, and is seen at the downtown station in Saint Petersburg, Florida, 1956, photo courtesy of Tom Pavlucvcik. This photo was taken while looking across all brick in this location 3rd Street South. Harry's Place must be somebody's favorite sandwich shop and watering hole. The EMD FP7A diesel electric locomotives were real workhorses on the ACL, because they handle a good portion of the secondary train assignments along with being used in multiple combinations to handle main line passenger service as required or as assigned. Notice the upper headlight position to view the installed "Mars Light", which was a standard feature on ACL "F-units" and "E-units". These gyro lights moved in a sort of figure 8 pattern, but also at the same time the light beams would go up and down because they rotated several degrees while following their figure 8 pattern. When trains departed the station during the darkness of winter you could see these Mars Lights lightening up all the buildings along 1st Avenue South. During this time period the last car on each ACL passenger train normally also had a large Mars Light unit installed on the tail gate. If an observation or business car brought up the rear of the train they usually had their own safety lights installed as part of the car.
This photo came from the Tom Pavluvcik Collection and the original photographers name is unknown. Any credit for this photo must be provided to the original photographer.
Copyright Disclaimer under Section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for the purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.