04-11-2012, 11:35 AM
Thank you Doctor Wayne for adding the real story behind the picture.There is also a mural painted on the side of a building at the corner of King and Ferguson Sts. in Hamilton showing the scene --- here's a link --- <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.hamiltoninternationalvillage.ca/images/sub_history_pic_mural.jpg">http://www.hamiltoninternationalvillage ... _mural.jpg</a><!-- m -->
Although I'm not a fan of train wrecks and I was certainly reluctant to place #91 in such an unflattering position for a photo,I thought it would be neat to recreate that moment in railroad history from Wayne's and my hometown.I have seen numerous pictures of the real scene and I recall a conversation with Wayne when he suggested he and his mom may have been amongst the crowd observing the scene---isn't it wonderful how model railroading can help to re-live the past.
Although I'm not a fan of train wrecks and I was certainly reluctant to place #91 in such an unflattering position for a photo,I thought it would be neat to recreate that moment in railroad history from Wayne's and my hometown.I have seen numerous pictures of the real scene and I recall a conversation with Wayne when he suggested he and his mom may have been amongst the crowd observing the scene---isn't it wonderful how model railroading can help to re-live the past.