Lester Perry's GERN covered hopper on the Penvan Railroad.

[Mike Kieran]

I dug up some old photos from the Penvan Railroad Historical Society's archives.

Here's their first diesel locomotive, GE 45 tonner #2 picking up a load of GERN Flux for the RU Ready Mix plant and a B&O wagon top box car for the Whist Manufacturing Company.



Penvan Railroad's GE 45 tonner # 2 drops off the covered hopper of GERN Flux at the RU Ready Mix Plant so that they can produce concrete that's 3% harder.



Penvan #2 picks up the empty GERN covered hopper 2 days later for a trip back to the interchange.



And here's where the crew sets it out at the interchange back to Clifton Forge, VA with a D&H box car of round tooits (75% right handed and 25% left handed) going in the same general direction to Potomac, MD on the Baltimore & Potomac Railroad.

[ngauger]

Nice pics!!

[Mike Kieran]

Thanks Mikey. I was trying to go for a vintage look.

[Lester Perry]

I like the B&W have done it myself. Probably should more often since I model steam. I would say the truck driver of that mixer is one happy camper. 25-30 years ago I drove a mixer. the company had one KW. It was a nice ride. I had an DM model Mack, good truck bad ride.

[Ralph]

Those are clever shots Mike! Looking good!

[Mike Kieran]

I like the B&W have done it myself. Probably should more often since I model steam. I would say the truck driver of that mixer is one happy camper. 25-30 years ago I drove a mixer. the company had one KW. It was a nice ride. I had an DM model Mack, good truck bad ride.

I was learning how to drive a big rig on a Kenworth. I would say that it felt like a Cadillac. And that tractor had to be 20 years old when I drove it. I definitely liked it more than the cab overs.