PC: Penn Central in color Volume 2

["Craig E. Hatter" <ns4610@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I waited awhile before replying on this subject so I could digest the photos 
in more depth

First, let me preface this diatribe with the fact that I am a Johnny come 
lately to the Penn Central. As a child of the south, my RRs were L&N, L&N, 
and L&N. Oh the occasional Southern or ICG was thrown in, but my family all 
worked for the L&N.. Also, what else was there to haul but coal? :-)

This will have a modelers slant for sure, because I look at the scenery 
first then the train subject.

Page 6, the eclectic building mix in the background, plus all the debris in 
the foreground.
Page 9, bottom, again the structure mixture, the rear of the billboard 
facing the road just above the middle of the train and the Peace sign on the 
top of the building right above the locomotive..
Page 10, top, there is so much spilled fuel and grease in the service 
area...one fusee and it would probably burn for days.
Pages, 10/11 Hyde Park station...are those boxcar roofs over the steps?
Pages 12/13...this is THE photo in the book for me... semaphore signals, 
truncated passenger train, boarded up station, all the PC painted vehicles 
in the background(Athearn model or stand in), all the debris along the right 
of way.
Page 26 top, is that tower made out of stone? What an edifice to a RR's 
legacy.
Page 34 top, Hell Gate bridge, I never knew this was how the approaches were 
on this bridge.....makes a southern boy weep, it looks like something the 
Romans would have built.
Pages 72/73 the stone/block faced engine facility, IH PC truck
Pages 74/75, Red Bank, NJ..home of one of my favorite movie 
directors...Kevin Smith.
Page 98, the GP30 and cabin car on the bridge complete with a signal on the 
bridge!
Page 102, the team track right above the tank car..where is the vehicle 
access?

While heavy on electrics...wasn't that the point of this portion of the 
series anyway?, there is more than enough diesel, rolling stock, and other 
minutiae to keep me happy and wanting Volume 3 to be here now.

Craig Hatter
Modeling Penn Central on the Panhandle circa 1974