north of Ladiesburg, Maryland, 25 JAN'84
For those who remember the old pulp pages of "RAILROAD" magazine, this is a deliberate re-creation of their standard "Pretty Miss [whoever] waves to the crew on the Maryland Midland train...." In reality, Kristi is my gracious guide for these pictures along the former PRR Frederick branch, and as Mike is her husband and is also running the 65-ton Whitcomb #102, she isn't technically a "Miss", but a "Mrs." The usage of "Ms." was just getting hold at this time as I recall. This Pennsylvania Railroad line seemed to be built to pretty high engineering standards, but of course, this was the Pennsy after all! For me it was interesting to see the mighty PRR's bucolic side, though.
north of Ladiesburg, Maryland, 25 JAN'84
For those who remember the old pulp pages of "RAILROAD" magazine, this is a deliberate re-creation of their standard "Pretty Miss [whoever] waves to the crew on the Maryland Midland train...." In reality, Kristi is my gracious guide for these pictures along the former PRR Frederick branch, and as Mike is her husband and is also running the 65-ton Whitcomb #102, she isn't technically a "Miss", but a "Mrs." The usage of "Ms." was just getting hold at this time as I recall. This Pennsylvania Railroad line seemed to be built to pretty high engineering standards, but of course, this was the Pennsy after all! For me it was interesting to see the mighty PRR's bucolic side, though.