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By:Bob Kise
Dates:2/14/2015 - 2/14/2015
Album Info:Reading & Northern's Valentine Special from Port Clinton to Jim Thorpe, aboard former Pullman Plan 3980, the 14-bedroom "Night Trail"
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Getting ready to board, in 10-degree F. weather
Title:  Getting ready to board, in 10-degree F. weather
Description:  The "Hickory Run" was Pullman's "Night Trail," which ended its revenue service on the New Haven
Photo Date:  2/14/2015  Upload Date: 2/14/2015 7:35:48 PM
Location:  Port Clinton, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Passenger
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Ex-Santa Fe GP30s being fueled for the passenger extra
Title:  Ex-Santa Fe GP30s being fueled for the passenger extra
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Photo Date:  2/14/2015  Upload Date: 2/14/2015 7:36:47 PM
Location:  Port Clinton, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Winter,Yard
Locomotives:  RBMN 2532(GP30u)
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The long corridor inside the Pullman
Title:  The long corridor inside the Pullman
Description:  Note electric baseboard heaters on top of the old steam heat radiators; lower right...
Photo Date:  2/14/2015  Upload Date: 2/14/2015 7:37:32 PM
Location:  Port Clinton, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Passenger
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Our power waiting in the siding
Title:  Our power waiting in the siding
Description:  Classic EMD power
Photo Date:  2/14/2015  Upload Date: 2/14/2015 7:38:38 PM
Location:  Jim Thorpe, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Winter,Yard
Locomotives:  RBMN 2532(GP30u)
Views:  333   Comments: 1
The regular 3:00 p.m. train waiting to head up the Lehigh Gorge
Title:  The regular 3:00 p.m. train waiting to head up the Lehigh Gorge
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Photo Date:  2/14/2015  Upload Date: 2/14/2015 7:39:32 PM
Location:  Jim Thorpe, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Winter,Passenger
Locomotives:  RBMN 5014(SD50)
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The old fan is still in place inside our bedroom
Title:  The old fan is still in place inside our bedroom
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Photo Date:  2/14/2015  Upload Date: 2/14/2015 7:40:27 PM
Location:  Jim Thorpe, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
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The classic Pullman sink, still in place
Title:  The classic Pullman sink, still in place
Description:  No water, though...
Photo Date:  2/14/2015  Upload Date: 2/14/2015 7:41:25 PM
Location:  Jim Thorpe, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
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The Pullman writing desk in the "up" position
Title:  The Pullman writing desk in the "up" position
Description:  The toilet under the sink has been removed.
Photo Date:  2/14/2015  Upload Date: 2/14/2015 7:42:06 PM
Location:  Jim Thorpe, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
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The vanity light fixtures and the wall light fixture
Title:  The vanity light fixtures and the wall light fixture
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Photo Date:  2/14/2015  Upload Date: 2/14/2015 7:42:57 PM
Location:  Jim Thorpe, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
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The fan switch, and night light and light switches
Title:  The fan switch, and night light and light switches
Description:  "Shoe locker under sofa." Instead of being forced to take your shoes off to board, your shoes were given a complimentary shine in the civilized days of long-distance travel.
Photo Date:  2/14/2015  Upload Date: 2/14/2015 7:43:45 PM
Location:  Jim Thorpe, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
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A short description of the Pullman car on the corridor wall
Title:  A short description of the Pullman car on the corridor wall
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Photo Date:  2/14/2015  Upload Date: 2/14/2015 7:44:33 PM
Location:  Jim Thorpe, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
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The steam heat handle
Title:  The steam heat handle
Description:  We would have loved some steam heat, but alas...
Photo Date:  2/14/2015  Upload Date: 2/14/2015 7:45:38 PM
Location:  Jim Thorpe, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
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The "Night Trail" was sold to the New Haven in 1948
Title:  The "Night Trail" was sold to the New Haven in 1948
Description:  I found a 1948 New Haven timetable in Jim Thorpe, by coincidence!
Photo Date:  2/14/2015  Upload Date: 2/14/2015 8:34:58 PM
Location:  Jim Thorpe, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
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A list of classic trains from the 1948 New Haven timetable
Title:  A list of classic trains from the 1948 New Haven timetable
Description:  The "Night Trail" could be found in the consist of these trains, 1948-1955
Photo Date:  2/14/2015  Upload Date: 2/14/2015 8:36:22 PM
Location:  Jim Thorpe, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
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