 H. K. Porter blueprints for U. S. Navy Fleet Supply Base - South Brooklyn Section Locomotives 1, 2, 3, 4 (3 & 4 to become BEDT 12 & 13) c/n 6366, 6367, 6368, 6369 originals reside in Canadian Science & Technology Museum, Ottawa, CA
hi resolution scans purchased and in authors collection
added 17 May 2019 |
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November 9, 1935 - 8A Yard
Note carpenters shop which was located just south of the North 9th
Street float bridge on extreme left edge of photo.
Peter V. Dobbins photo
authors collection
added 14 Mar 2015 |
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1936 - 6A Yard
William J. Rugen photo
Queens Public Library Digital Archives
color corrected by author
added 21 May 2019 |
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November 1937
another photo with large style headlight w/ number boards
and old style herald, smokebox is gloss black
unknown photographer
B. Merlis collection |
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November 1937
Smokebox is gloss black and main rods are dark gray
unknown photographer
T. Gleichmann archives
authors collection
added 18 Sept 2008 |
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unknown date (pre-1941)
gloss black smokebox, light colored main rods
note: #10 with original round style saddletank and covered stack on left
edge of photo under the arched windows.
W. Broschart photo, Dailey
collection
SMU - E. L. DeGolyer Library archives
authors collection |
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unknown date (pre-1941)
note large style Baldwin headlight w/ number boards, graphite colored smokebox
and rods
old style herald;
unknown photographer
authors collection |
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January 27, 1940
graphite colored smokebox & rods
unknown photographer
authors collection
date added 20 Oct
2008 |
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July 18, 1948 - believed to be North 8th Street
Bulkhead
note BEDT letter herald
R. Wingard photo
F. Zahn archives
authors collection
added 12 Nov 2008 |
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1951 - North 6th Street (neg marked Pidgeon Street)
unknown photographer
D. Keller archives
authors collection |
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1954 - 5B Yard
Switchpoint in bottom left corner of photo is 5B5 and 5B6. Loco is on 5B4.
Empty track after locomotive is 5B Lead.
New York Central boxcar against building is on 5B1
S. Meyers photo
D. Keller archives
authors collection
added 04 Sept 2009 |
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1954 - "5B Yard"
Boxcars on right edge are in the "tunnel" to North 4th Street.
S. Meyers photo
D. Keller archives
authors collection
added 04 Sept 2009 |
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1954 - "5B Yard"
S. Meyers photo
D. Keller archives
authors collection
added 04 Sept 2009 |
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1954 - "5B Yard"
Crossing Kent Avenue.
This 35mm negative was acquired off eBay in 2011, but take note of the
D&RGW box car number -
it is the same as the preceding images (which have been on this website since
2009 and are from Dave Keller).
Therefore I came to a conclusion that Steve Meyers and Bradford Stiles were
at this location at the same time taking photos.
I contacted Dave who was in contact with Steve Meyers to see if
my hypothesis was correct. Here is the reply from Steve via Dave:
"Gosh, I haven't heard Brad's name since the first
time I left New York in mid-1957. Brad and I were two thirds of a close trio
of railfans who spent many years either singly, or as a duo or as a full
group wandering around the metropolitan area taking (mostly) electric railway
pix. Once we heard that the BEDT was considering diesels, we spent many Saturdays
around Kent Avenue before the steam operation
ended.."
B. Stiles photo
authors collection
added 08 February 2011 |
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1954 - "5A Yard"
Crossing Kent Avenue.
B. Stiles photo
authors collection
added 01 March 2011 |
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1954 - "5A Yard"
Crossing Kent Avenue.
B. Stiles photo
authors collection
added 01 March 2011 |
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1955 - On Northern 8A Yard Lead
unknown photographer
D. Keller archives
authors collection
added 29 January 2010 |
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June 2, 1957 - Lead along bulkhead behind enginehouse
unknown photographer
D. Keller archives
authors collection |
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June 10, 1957 - North 9th Street
F. Zahn photo
authors collection
added 13 Nov 2008 |
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ca. 1958
S. Meyers photo
D. Keller archives
authors collection
added 04 Sept 2009 |
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April 19, 1958 - freshly outshopped
generator, stack valves are covered, front pilot steps are off
G. Votava photo
D. Keller archives
authors collection |
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ca. 1958
S. Meyers photo
D. Keller archives
authors collection
added 04 Sept 2009 |
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unknown date (presumably April 1958) - freshly outshopped
C. G. Parsons photo
authors collection
added 21 July 2009 |
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unknown date (ca. 1958 and sometime close to the photo above)
unknown photographer
G. Mahlkov collection
added 19 Oct 2008 |
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unknown date (ca. 1958 and sometime close to the two photos above)
unknown photographer
G. Mahlkov collection
added 19 Oct 2008 |
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June 1958? - North 9th Street (On Lead to diamond)
(Date on neg envelope is suspect: Pretty grimy for a fresh repaint that took
place two months prior.)
unknown photographer
authors collection
added 30 January 2010 |
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February 10, 1959
"Steam alive in Brooklyn. N.Y.C. skyline behind."
unknown photographer
authors collection
added 14 October 2012 |
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May 13, 1959 - North 6th Street Float Bridge & Pier Yard
Gene Collora photo
Gene Collora archives
authors collection |
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unknown date - North 6th Street
Gene Collora photo
Gene Collora archives
authors collection |
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June 1959
G. Landau photo
N. & M. Wright archives
authors collection |
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June 1959
G. Landau photo
N. & M. Wright archives
authors collection |
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June 25, 1959
B. Stiles (?) photo
authors collection
added 14 October 2012 |
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June 25, 1959
B. Stiles (?) photo
authors collection
added 14 October 2012 |
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June 25, 1959
B. Stiles (?) photo
authors collection
added 14 October 2012 |
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August 1959 - on 6P4
R. D. Patton photo
authors collection
added 04 January 2010 |
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October 5, 1959
W. D. Volkmer photo - slide
A. Miller archives
authors collection |
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December 26, 1959
unknown photographer (possible B. Stiles photo)
authors collection
added 14 August 2011 |
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December 26, 1959
unknown photographer (possible B. Stiles photo)
authors collection
added 14 October 2012 |
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December 26, 1959 - 8A Yard lead
unknown photographer (possible B. Stiles photo)
authors collection
added 14 August 2011 |
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December 26, 1959 - 8A7
unknown photographer (possible B. Stiles photo)
authors collection
added 14 August 2011 |
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December 26, 1959 - 8A9
unknown photographer (possible B. Stiles photo)
authors collection
added 14 August 2011 |
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December 26, 1959 - unknown location
unknown photographer (possible B. Stiles photo)
authors collection
added 14 August 2011 |
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December 26, 1959 - 8A Yard
unknown photographer (possible B. Stiles photo)
authors collection
added 14 August 2011 |
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December 26, 1959 - 8A9
unknown photographer (possible B. Stiles photo)
authors collection
added 14 August 2011 |
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December 26, 1959 - 8A9
unknown photographer (possible B. Stiles photo)
authors collection
added 14 August 2011 |
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December 26, 1959
unknown photographer (possible B. Stiles photo)
authors collection
added 14 August 2011 |
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December 26, 1959 - 8A9
unknown photographer (possible B. Stiles photo)
authors collection
added 14 August 2011 |
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December 26, 1959
unknown photographer (possible B. Stiles photo)
authors collection
added 14 August 2011 |
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December 26, 1959 - Bulkhead Lead
unknown photographer (possible B. Stiles photo)
authors collection
added 14 August 2011 |
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December 26, 1959- 8A9
unknown photographer (possible B. Stiles photo)
authors collection
added 14 August 2011 |
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December 26, 1959 - 8A9
unknown photographer (possible B. Stiles photo)
authors collection
added 14 August 2011 |
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December 26, 1959 - 8A9
unknown photographer (possible B. Stiles photo)
authors collection
added 14 August 2011 |
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December 26, 1959 - 8A9 / 8A10 turnout
unknown photographer (possible B. Stiles photo)
authors collection
added 14 August 2011 |
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December 26, 1959 - bulkhead Lead
unknown photographer (possible B. Stiles photo)
authors collection
added 14 August 2011 |
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December 26, 1959 - shoving west on 8P2
Note finished construction of paper storage building.
unknown photographer (possible B. Stiles photo)
authors collection
added 14 August 2011 |
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December 26, 1959 - North 9th Street float
bridge lead
unknown photographer (possible B. Stiles photo)
authors collection
added 14 August 2011 |
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December 26, 1959 - on 9P1
unknown photographer (possible B. Stiles photo)
authors collection
added 14 August 2011 |
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December 26, 1959 - 8A4
Note sanitation truck bodies to be unloaded off flat car on 8A3.
unknown photographer (possible B. Stiles photo)
authors collection
added 14 August 2011 |
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August 1960
unknown photographer
authors collection |
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October 1960 - North 9th Street Float Bridge
unknown photographer - slide
A. Miller archives
authors collection |
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February 19, 1961
A. Jaeger photo
authors collection
added 14 July 2009 |
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February 19, 1961
A. Jaeger photo
authors collection |
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February 19, 1961
A. Jaeger photo
authors collection
note US Navy Whitcomb locomotive behind
#12!
See "A Visitor at Kent Avenue"
in the Steam Locomtive Footnotes on Roster page |
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February 19, 1961
A. Jaeger photo
authors collection
note US Navy Whitcomb locomotive behind
#12!
See "A Visitor at Kent Avenue"
in the Steam Locomtive Footnotes on Roster page |
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April 1961 - Bulkhead between North 8th and North 9th Streets
2 p.m. shift change
D. Plowden photo
Railroad Magazine April
1961
added 14 Apr 2009 |
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April 1961
(note #10 in enginehouse with #12, it appears tanks are off #12)
D. Plowden photo |
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April 1961
(tank being removed for locomotive repair)
D. Plowden photo |
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May 27, 1962
A. Jaeger photo
authors collection |
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June 1962
G. Landau photo
authors collection |
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June 1962
G. Landau photo
authors collection |
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June 1962 - foot of North 7th Street
G. Landau photo
authors collection |
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June 1962 - foot of North 7th Street
G. Landau photo
authors collection |
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June 1962
looking south
G. Landau photo
N. & M. Wright archives
authors collection |
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September 1962
unknown photographer
J. Testagrose archives
authors collection |
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February 1963
This could very well be the last photo of #12 under steam
as it was removed from service on February 28, 1963
requiring flues.
G. Landau photo
N. & M. Wright archives
authors collection |
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unknown date - unknown location
F. Zahn photo
authors
collection
added 12 Nov 2008 |
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unknown date - unknown location
F. Zahn
photo
authors collection
added 12 Nov 2008 |
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unknown date - North 9th Street
unknown photographer
Gene Collora archives
authors collection |
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unknown date - North 9th Street
unknown photographer
Gene Collora archives
authors collection |
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unknown date - North 9th Street
unknown photographer
Gene Collora archives
authors collection |
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unknown date - North 5th Street
George Abere, Jr. photo
authors collection |
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unknown date - On southern track for North 6th Street Float Bridge
approach
unknown photographer
authors collection
added 04 January 2010 |
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unknown date - Pidgeon Street
Four smokestacks are the PRR built power plant for LIRR at Long Island
City.
unknown photographer
authors collection
added 30 January
2010 |
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unknown date - On the diamond at the foot of North
9th Street
unknown photographer (possible B. Stiles photo)
authors collection
added 14 August 2011 |
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unknown date - North 9th Street float bridge lead
unknown photographer (possible B. Stiles photo)
authors collection
added 14 August 2011 |
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unknown date
unknown photographer
authors collection
added 14 October 2012 |
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May 1963
(I feel this image best shows the difference in size between the steamer
and the diesels)
J. Saitta photo
authors collection |
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May 25, 1963
out of service - bell and valves are wrapped
S. Bramson photo
authors collectionx |
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May 1963
out of service
S. Bramson photo
authors collection |
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May 25, 1963
out of service
G. Votava photo
D. Keller archives
authors collection |
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May 25, 1963
out of service
G. Votava photo
D. Keller archives
authors collection |
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May 25, 1963
out of service
G. Votava photo
D. Keller archives
authors collection |
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May 25, 1963
out of service
G. Votava photo
D. Keller archives
authors collection |
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unknown date (after June 1963)
ourt of service: stack, bell and steam valves are wrapped
unknown photographer
authors collection
added 11 Apr 09 |
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unknown date - Meadows Yard, NJ
unknown photographer
J. Testagrose archives
authors collection
Ron Ziel contacted me to fill in the gaps and respond to my inquiries regarding
this photo.
When he purchased #12 from BEDT, they requested it be moved off property,
but would transport it free of charge to any terminal of his choice.
Mr. Ziel arranged to lease 100' of track from Pennsylvania RR in the Meadows
Yard, NJ for $100 per year.
Subsequently, #12 was carfloated and relocated to Meadows Yard.
Mr. Ziel also was able to answer the question of why #15 is in the same location
in another photo.
As Ed Bernard, who purchased #15 from BEDT, also had to remove #15 from BEDT
property,
Mr. Bernard approached Mr. Ziel to use some of the storage track, which was
agreed upon.
Many thanks to Mr. Ziel for taking the time to answer these questions! |
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unknown date - Meadows Yard, NJ
unknown photographer
Railpace Company photo (slide)
authors collection
added 31 Aug 2009 |
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May 1966
unknown photographer
authors collection |
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February 1967 - near PRR Kearny Tower, NJ
G. Landau photo
N. & M. Wright archives
authors collection
Mr. Ziel also was able to answer why the locomotive is marked Manorville
& Eastport.
This was the original shortline that Mr. Ziel and George Foster
intended to operate #12 and #16 on an unused branchline in Long Island.
When that venture did not come to fruition, the new location was named
Sag Harbor & Scuttle Hole. Unfortunately, this did not come to realization
either.
Many thanks to Mr. Ziel for taking the time to fiorward this
information! |
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Florida Rail
Road (Florida Gulf Coast)
Museum
Parrish, FL |
February 2007
P. Masterson photo |
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February 2007
P. Masterson photo |
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It is with great pleasure that I post the following! As of May 20, 2010;
BEDT #12 located at the Railroad Museum of Florida (Parrish, FL)
is now proudly wearing BEDT livery again!
Pat Masterson, furnished the image and the following information:
"Phil, we just finished some cosmetic work on #12.
the black paint was applied by some girls from the Manatee School for the
Arts. In Florida, all high schools students are required to do volunteer
work in order to graduate. (what an excellant pre requisite! auth.)
Our Railroad Museum is a
non-profit, so the young folks can do volunteer work for us. The Museum supplied
paint, brushes, and gear, and the girls supplied the labor. Unfortunately,
they weren't permitted to climb on top and do the roof. Guess that will be
my job one of these days."
The lettering was done by our member Justin King.
He used the 2 GIFs that you sent me, as patterns. You had given me the real
dimensions of the lettering, and he followed those directions. I think the
results are pretty good, under the circumstances.
Hats off, two thumbs up and a hip hip hurray to all the folks who under took
this project! The old gal looks good!
May 2010
P. Masterson photo |
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