Discovered at a local "Flea Market," was this signed photo by Robert Dudley Moore, a commercial railroad photographer. It shows P. R. R., K-5, No. 5698 heading an eastbound passenger train on the four track main line thru Gap before the era of electrification. The historical Gap clock tower is on the upper right. Photo, Robert Dudley Moore, Philadelphia.
Provenance
From box labeled Pennsylvania RR Main Line, Columbia Br., A & S Br.
The Pennsylvania's four tracked main line was platformed on both sides in this early view card showing the way station at Kinzer decked out in the usual striped awnings for the summer season. the Kinzer hotel with its columned portico welcomed traveling salsemen. A nearby livery stable a kind of "Hertz" of its day offered horse and carriages for salesmen to call on their country prospects.
A rugged, hilly area known locally as the Welsh Mountains borders eastern Lancaster County. Bill Moedinger caught the same September 1940 fan trip as it labored upgrade to the summit of the Welsh Mountains west of Honey Brook. Photo, William Moedinger, Jr., Lancaster, Pa. "Off the Beaten Track" Excursion, September 19, 1940.
Provenance
From box labeled Manuscript Photos PRR, C & PD Br., New Holland Br. (D & L), Lanc. & Quarryville
