Living with Steam Episodes
Season 2
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LwS EXTRA: High Iron Company’s 1973 D&H Sesquicentennial Excursion
On Memorial Day weekend in 1973, Ross Rowland Jr.'s High Iron Company organized an excursion train to commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the Delaware & Hudson Railroad.
LwS S2, E4: Tower XC and the Port of Erie
In May of 1951, John Prophet took his wire recorder to Interlocking Tower XC in Erie, PA. XC sat at the junction of the New York Central's 6-track east/west main line, and the north/south P&E Branch of the PRR.
LwS EXTRA: Buffalo Central Terminal from the 10th Floor
The first round of LWS EXTRA features a recording I made back in 1993 from the 10th floor of Buffalo Central Terminal.
LwS S2, E3: Tower 47, the West Shore, & Robber Barons
On Tuesday, May 1, 1951, John M. Prophet III brought his wire recorder to New York Central's Interlocking Tower 47; located on the Central's mainline about a mile east of Buffalo Central Terminal.
LwS S2, E2: There’s No Place Like Westfield, NY for the Holidays
After spending Christmas of 1948 with his family, John M. Prophet III drove to Westfield, NY to visit some friends on the 26th. While there, he stopped at the Westfield passenger station in order to set up the wire recorder and capture whatever train happened by.
LwS S2, E1 - The Life of John M. Prophet III & his First Recording from Bay View Tower
Who was John Prophet and how did become be such a knowledgeable and dedicated railfan and the foremost expert on the Pennsylvania Railroad for his time?