Johnstown Flood

Image from: Herman Dieck, The Johnstown Flood, 1889.

On May 31, 1889 the dam at Lake Conemaugh burst, sending a wall of water through the Conemaugh Valley, killing over 2,000 people.

Lackawanna Railroad

Nickel Plate 514 eastbound crossing the Cedar Avenue bridge on Saturday morning. This bridge was once the Lackawanna's main freight line. The bridge that led to the passenger station was just in front of this one, and was removed last summer. The 514 is hauling a couple of passenger cars as part of the Steamtown museum's short rides.

Delaware - Lackawanna Railroad

D-L 405 leads a short freight train east across the Cedar Avenue bridge Saturday morning.

Memorial Day

Liberty Magazine cover, June 6, 1942.

Captain Colin P. Kelly was killed in action on December 10, 1941, just three days after Pearl Harbor. On the mission Kelly's B-17 bombed the Japanese cruiser Natori. Upon returning to Clark Field in the Philippines Kelly's plane was shot down by Japanese Zeros, Kelly stayed at the controls allowing some of his crew to escape. Later, Kelly was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. His widow appeared at numerous War Bond rallies during the war.

Nay Aug Falls

Nay Aug Falls this morning.

Nay Aug Park

Nay Aug Park gazebo this morning.

Rock Crusher Pond

The Rock Crusher Pond near Connell Junction, and the onetime site of the Meadow Brook Crushed Stone Company.

Electric City Trolley

Philadelphia Suburban 76 northbound at Connell Junction last Thursday morning.

Cleveland Electrical Exposition 1914

This week is the 98th anniversary of the Cleveland Electric Exposition, which was sponsored by the Electric League of Cleveland. which ran May 20-30, 1914. It was held at the Wigmore Coliseum on East 13th Street, at Dodge Court. Events like this were designed to give the public a look at what electricity can do in the home by showing off new appliances like vacuum cleaners and washing machines. The main goal was to get people to switch from gas to electricity in their homes. Wigmore's Coliseum later was transformed into the Dodge-13th Building.

Steamtown

Nickel Plate 514 with a short train in Steamtown yard last Friday morning.

Delaware - Lackawanna RR

Ballast spreader kicking up clouds of dust along the former Lackawanna Railroad mainline, next to Mattes Street Tower. This is part of the Delaware - Lackawanna Railroad track upgrades.

Nay Aug Falls

Nay Aug Falls this morning.

Electric City Trolley

Philadelphia Suburban 76 southbound at old bridge abutments at Connell Junction yesterday morning.

Electric City Trolley

Philadelphia Suburban 76 southbound at Connell Junction yesterday morning.

I-81 Cemetery Bridges

Construction was continuing on the southbound I-81 Cemetery bridges yesterday morning.

I-81 Cemetery Bridges

Setting a beam into place. These concrete beams are supposed to last for 100 years.

I-81 Cemetery Bridges

Lifting a beam into place, I-81 Cemetery Bridge.

I-81 Cemetery Bridges

Construction of new I-81 southbound Cemetery bridge, on Monday morning.

Electric City Trolley

Philadelphia Suburban 76 at South end of Laurel Line tunnel last Thursday morning.

Electric City Trolley

Philadelphia Suburban 76 at south end of Laurel Line tunnel last Thursday morning.

Nay Aug Falls

Nay Aug Falls this morning.

Step Falls

Step Falls, from the Harrison Avenue bridge this morning.

Euclid Beach Park

The Euclid Beach Railroad.

Euclid Beach Park

The entrance to Euclid Beach on Lake Shore Boulevard. The park closed in 1969.

Delaware & Hudson

From the days of fast trains and frequent srevice. This appeared in the Delaware & Hudson public timetable of June 23, 1940.

Nay Aug Falls

Nay Aug Falls this morning.

Full Moon

Last nights full moon.

Rock Crusher Pond

The Rock Crusher Pond yesterday morning.

Meadow Brook Crushed Stone Co.

Remains of the rock crusher at the Meadow Brook Crushed Stone Company.

Electric City Trolley

Philadelphia Suburban 80, northbound at Connell Junction this morning. Regular operation of the trolley has started for the season, Thursday - Sunday service through October.

Electric City Trolley

Philadelphia Suburban 80, southbound at Connell junction this morning.

1939 New York World's Fair

 Front and Back of World's Fair Postcards

Yesterday was the 73rd anniversary of the opening of the 1939 New York World's Fair.