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I thought all train enthusiast would enjoy the photos from this web site. Some are rather scary.
Outstanding photos. Thanks for the url :-)
Madness! Madness!
From Historic Photographs >> my Facebook >> BHO:
They built some tough trucks back then! A 1915 GMC truck hauling timber. More stunning photos of lumberjacks who fell giant trees: https://bit.ly/3wzGkJo
I don't think that the trucks were tougher than today. That was just before lawyers ruled every aspect of our lives with the threat of ruinous lawsuits. And I don't think that OSHA would approve that driver's job.
Building a trestle,, Vancouver Island
Edited by - chuckv97 on 06/13/2023 10:20:38
Nads of ..steel...
Absolutely amazing engineering feats of yesteryear !
Thanks
It's a good thing nobody got hurt.
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Originally posted by OwenFrom Historic Photographs >> my Facebook >> BHO:
They built some tough trucks back then! A 1915 GMC truck hauling timber. More stunning photos of lumberjacks who fell giant trees: https://bit.ly/3wzGkJo
Just imagine loading modern truck like this :D
And that truck is probably chain driven.
It would probably be difficult to insure a workboat built at home out of wood,these days.
Super photos. Thanks for posting.
Some time back, going from Toronto to Montreal, the train was rerouted up the Don Valley and went over a (steel) trestle. You couldn't see any of the structure, just the valley below. Scary!
Fantastic photos... thanks for posting.
this old man back in the 70s use to come by the shop who said he use to ride a truck over black mountain and would have to step out every few miles and slop grease on the chain of the drive gear or worm drive with a giant brush and a giant bucket of grease on the truck,,, rain snow or shine,,,, now thats trucking !!!!
Neat photos. Unfortunately my great great grandfather was killed during a stormy night in Anderson County, SC when the train he was a conductor on crashed down into Broadway Creek when the wooden trestle failed due to the storm undermining the abutment. He was killed on this very day, June 17, 1876. A couple of days later there was a Coroners Inquisition, which I guess was done for every death even in that era.
To borrow/steal/?? from Mike Gregory, [and Dave Dudley??] everybody grab your banjos and let's sing.... "I got ten forward gears and a Georgia overdrive..."
Edited by - Owen on 06/17/2023 19:41:34
Dunno if it's posed, but if not, the looks on these guys' faces tells me there might be an interesting (?) backstory.
It appeared on my Fb feed, from a site called Historical Images:
"Three friends riding their vehicle, Ohio, circa, 1924.
Ohio in 1924: A Snapshot of Life in the Heartland: https://rebrand.ly/qoa8x5l
Edited by - Owen on 06/22/2023 08:21:26
