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 Post subject: Summers at the Station
PostPosted: Thu May 12, 2022 10:59 am 

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As a boy in the late 1960s, Richard Glueck vacationed with his family in Maine, where he made friends with the railroaders at the nearby Grand Trunk station. With the help and encouragement of the working crews, Richard was able to photograph every aspect of old time railroading in South Paris, Maine.

http://thetracksidephotographer.com/202 ... e-station/

Edd Fuller, Editor
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 Post subject: Re: Summers at the Station
PostPosted: Thu May 12, 2022 11:18 am 

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Well done, Richard and Ed.

Thank you!

Wesley


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PostPosted: Thu May 12, 2022 11:23 am 

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Beautiful photos, and a beautiful story of a well lived youth. I always figured that Dick must have come by it honestly...

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 Post subject: Re: Summers at the Station
PostPosted: Thu May 12, 2022 12:27 pm 

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is the train station still there?


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 Post subject: Re: Summers at the Station
PostPosted: Thu May 12, 2022 3:42 pm 

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Thanks everyone for your comments. Yes, the station remains, but it's a used car lot in 2022.

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PostPosted: Thu May 12, 2022 3:46 pm 

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Thanks for the story and photos, Richard!

https://alchetron.com/Grand-Trunk-Station-(South-Paris)

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 Post subject: Re: Summers at the Station
PostPosted: Fri May 13, 2022 1:55 pm 

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Richard Glueck wrote:
Thanks everyone for your comments. Yes, the station remains, but it's a used car lot in 2022.


Richard -

Really enjoyed your story. Great reading! One question. You mentioned that the South Paris station had a set of lower quadrant semaphores to control the block, but the photos show upper quadrant signals. Of course, the photos were a bit later than your original venture to the depot so perhaps they were changed. Also, these semaphores were block signals, not train order signals, which is interesting in its own right.


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 Post subject: Re: Summers at the Station
PostPosted: Fri May 13, 2022 6:37 pm 

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The signal designation error is mine, Les. In the photo essay you'll see a Geep with the semaphores in the distance. The station no longer has blades, but the semaphores remain.

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