New York City Cowboys

[N8YX]

Any idea what that power unit is, John?

[kf0rt]

Any idea what that power unit is, John?

Looks like a horse to me. :rofl:

[KJ3N]

Any idea what that power unit is, John?

Bell 47 APU.

Hello.

[n2ize]

Bell 47 APU.

Hello.

Is that Rudy driving that train ? Or is Rudy the guy on the horse.

[KC2UGV]

Any idea what that power unit is, John?

A 1 Horse Power engine

[N2NH]

Any idea what that power unit is, John?

A New York Central DES-3 Tri-Power Locomotive. Could run on Diesel, Electricity (3rd Rail) or Battery. IIRC, these ended their days doing yard switching at Grand Central Terminal. Before the streets were paved over, those tracks were still there sitting unused. The High Line saw little work when I used to hang out in Hell's Kitchen in the 60s so its usefulness was short-lived. Many of the industries that used it moved out to the suburbs or out of the region and by the late 60s trains were rare.

The other pic in the link (which enlarges if clicked) had a shrouded steam engine. They covered all the running gear as it was believed at the time that horses (not from the NYC stable) would panic if they could see it. And yes, there is a guy walking with an actual peg-leg in the century old picture.

[n2ize]

A New York Central DES-3 Tri-Power Locomotive. Could run on Diesel, Electricity (3rd Rail) or Battery. IIRC, these ended their days doing yard switching at Grand Central Terminal. Before the streets were paved over, those tracks were still there sitting unused. The High Line saw little work when I used to hang out in Hell's Kitchen in the 60s so its usefulness was short-lived. Many of the industries that used it moved out to the suburbs or out of the region and by the late 60s trains were rare.

The other pic in the link (which enlarges if clicked) had a shrouded steam engine. They covered all the running gear as it was believed at the time that horses (not from the NYC stable) would panic if they could see it. And yes, there is a guy walking with an actual peg-leg in the century old picture.

Too bad its not like that today. And notice how clean the streets were.

[N2NH]

Too bad its not like that today. And notice how clean the streets were.

Looks can be deceiving. There was an ocean of Horse crap and an army of sanitary workers with push brooms working to keep them as clean as possible. There was diseases that we don't even see anymore, coal was at a premium, if you got sick and had no family, you died. Read "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" and you'll get an idea of what life was like back then. Without the smells, heat/cold and noise.

[n2ize]

Looks can be deceiving. There was an ocean of Horse crap and an army of sanitary workers with push brooms working to keep them as clean as possible. There was diseases that we don't even see anymore, coal was at a premium, if you got sick and had no family, you died. Read "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" and you'll get an idea of what life was like back then. Without the smells, heat/cold and noise.

True, they did have some bad problems back in those days. But its also a trade-off. We have many problems these days that they didn't have back then. And there was also a lot of good things back then that has vanished nowadays. I remember as a kid there were so many small stores run by independent families and you could find anything you wanted. No, they weren't going to get rich running a little candy store or hardware store but, they could stay afloat and make and save enough money to keep a roof over their heads, food on the table, educate their kids, etc. We have advanced a lot, particularly with regards to technology and medicine. But we have also lost a lot of great stuff and great qualities from days gone by. And we are turning into a nation of whining wimps.. In general I think I would have preferred living in the old days.