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I got this pic from another Forum . I thought what a great addition to a layout , or maybe even a stand alone diorama or mini layout !
I learned that what I thought was a box cab in the foreground , is a covered " steam dummy " , used in the 1800's so as not to scare the horses
Raymond Storey's photo.
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There is a building in my original hometown in Mexico that is just like this one. I don't know if it served the same purpose, although I suspect it did as my relatives talked of street cars back in the days. It's a massive building made of granite and sits just a block away from the main square.
I hope to be able to go there this summer to visit relatives and will try to gather more info.
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This picture happens to be an area of New York city ....possible near the docks .
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Steam dummies ran into the 20th century -- my father remembered one crossing the Niagara River at Fort Erie.
The closest thing I know in models is Toby the Tram Engine; used for much the same purpose.
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BR60103 Wrote:Steam dummies ran into the 20th century -
I didn't realise until very recently that the NYC had Shays, let alone as Steam Dummies.
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There's far more modeling information in the picture then first meets the eye.
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What a depressing scene.
Makes me glad I moved from places like that to out in the middle of nowhere.
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I'm with Tyson - awesome photo, but I am sure glad I was born when and where I was
I'd model this in a second, but want to live like this??...
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Mike , you could make it a scene from the Great Depression ....so it would be OK to be depressing !
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Probably as a paradise - since the world seems to be going to Hell in a hand-basket!
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