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  1. Ron J

    Along New England.. Train Station.. Reading Ma.

    A couple of unusual facts about this Station... Major fact, the Train STILL travels to and from Boston by here, and is a stop for commuters! The second is it still has a Semaphore Signaling device on the roof! Usually railroad Semaphores are stand alone devices. The Station has a digital sign...
  2. Ron J

    Along New England... Train Station and ancient RR Bridge..

    My Employment takes me to all parts of Massachusetts, daily. My Eyes are constantly looking for interesting subjects while on the road. This Station is located in Leominster, a mid western Massachusetts mill town. There are quite a few of these old Railroad Stations around, re-purposed as...
  3. Ron J

    Along the Waterfront.... Salt Carrier ....Genco Surprise

    Today, I had to meet a couple of Gents, to give them a Tour of the Nantucket Lightship. When leaving, I need to go by Chelsea Creek Bridge. The Genco Surprise, a Salt Carrier from Hong Kong, was unloading its Holds of Road Salt, for the New England roads. Last week, there wasn't enough Salt on...
  4. Ron J

    Along the Waterfront.... Old Trawler.....

    I have been watching this vessel deteriorate for the last 5 or 6 years..... Not much left... The Diesel Engine is junk for sure! Rj :usaflag:
  5. Ron J

    Along the Waterfront.... Update on the Russian Vessel

    There are no Deck House's left... Still a ways too go... Rj :usaflag:
  6. Ron J

    Along the Waterfront.... Four Idle Sisters....

    Visited Chelsea area today, and spotted these four Tugs just sitting there in calm waters.... They look quite older than most I see in Boston Harbor. Everyone likes a Tugboat! Chelsea is on the Northern side of Boston Harbor. Rj :usaflag:
  7. Ron J

    A Proud Man.... Coast Guard Piper!

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  8. Ron J

    Old Gatehouse / Lowell Ma.

    This Gate House was erected around 1850. The Canal goes thru the City, which back then, Water, powered large Mills, from the Merrimack River. This particular Gatehouse, was built to prevent the City of Lowell, from being flooded from the Merrimack. At the same time, Barges, loaded with goods...
  9. Ron J

    Dismantling the Portsmouth N.H. Bridge last April..

    Notice the two brave souls in the yellow cage! The section you are viewing is in the Kittery Maine side... They actually lifted the Bridge sections onto Barges, and floated them to East Boston, Massachusetts, where they cut them up with torches and a large metal Cutter on a bucket loader.
  10. Ron J

    Typical New England...

    Located this old site along a side road in N.H., looks like a future detecting site in the near future!
  11. Ron J

    Exeter N.H. Town Pound

    In days of Old, if a Cow or Horse was found wandering , it was common to bring the animal to the Town Pound. So if your Sow, horse or livestock got loose, You would know where to find it, That is, IF someone returned it to the Pound. IF they did, a small reward was common. There are quite a...
  12. Ron J

    Cheap Condo!!

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  13. Ron J

    Milk delivery,... Days are over....

    Can you imagine how many bottles of Milk, this truck delivered over the years?? Which I had a nickel for each!
  14. Ron J

    Old Fordson

    I found this sitting on display in a yard in New Hampshire... Look at the Workmanship, and this was mass produced! Rj :usaflag:
  15. Ron J

    Along the waterfront.... Lightship being built 1952

    What you are viewing is the AMBROSE Lightship being built in 1952, at Curtis Bay, Maryland. Notice the forward Mast and Light are not on the vessel yet. FYI, a Lightship is a vessel with a Flashing Light on the mast, anchored to mark a dangerous reef, or Shoal. This was in the days, before we...
  16. Ron J

    Along the Waterfront.... 1952 Submarine stuck on Sandbar..

    Here is one of my collection of old Coast Guard Photo's, showing in 1952, Navy Submarine, "PIPER" being pulled off a Sandbar by a Coast Guard Vessel....Bet there were red faces on some Naval personnel... Rj :usaflag:
  17. Ron J

    Along the Waterfront... Ye Olde Landing...

    Here you have an Ancient protected harbor in an older section of Gloucester Massachusetts, Oldest Fishing port in the U.S, Rj :usaflag:
  18. Ron J

    Ships Whistle "S.S. United States"

    This Whistle has been on that roof, in Lynn Massachusetts, for maybe Twenty years... The "S.S. United States" was the fasted American Ocean Liner, for crossing the Atlantic. She sits In PA. owned by a non-profit group, trying to save Her from the Scrappers! Rj :usaflag:
  19. Ron J

    Along the Waterfront..Kind of... Artifact off the USS MAINE

    Welcome to Woburn Massachusetts.. In the Center of town, along with Memorials to Our fallen Soldiers, is a Funnel off the USS MAINE. Some of you may not know about the USS MAINE. It suspiciously blew up in Havana Cuba,in 1898 and kind of started the Spanish American War. It was sunk in...
  20. Ron J

    Along the Waterfront...Russian/Greek? Slowly,Ship disappearing

    I am fascinated with old Ships.... Rj
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