The old power plant at Williamsport to me is a really interesting subject, and I revisited it on my way by this past Tuesday. This series was taken with an infrared digital camera and a wide angle zoom lens.
Power Plant, Williamsport, MD, No. 4
Now there is just a sidewalk going nowhere, once there was a unique structure here designed by one of the great architects of the 20th century. But it was legally vandalized into nothing.
Neutra’s Cyclorama Is No Longer
Am catching up, this is another photo I took on Tuesday. The fog is just clearing in this photo looking up the river just above the Rt. 11 Bridge.
Potomac River At Williamsport, MD, No. 2
Williamsport on the Potomac River was also a port on the old Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. The aqueducts carrying the canal over rivers and streams are fantastic structures.
C & O Canal Aqueduct At Williamsport, MD
The two previous photos explain a little about the GG1. I thought it would be nice sort of in viewing order to show the entire engine – distorted as it is by a fisheye lens.
Cab GG1 Study No. 3, Virginia Museum Of Transportation
Leaving on the train to NYC from Point Pleasant Beach, NJ
The diesel electric engine that pulled the PPR commuter train out of Bay Head, NJ that I used infrequently to NYC would be replaced by a GG1 electric engine at South Amboy to make the run into Penn Station. The GG1 was in service for nearly 50 years, and was retired years after the PPR ceased to exist. Read the previous post for more info.
Cab GG1 Study No. 2, Virginia Museum Of Transportation
I know I am again behind a couple of days, but crazy schedule…
On Tuesday I stopped and took some photos at the Virginia Museum Of Transportation in Roanoke, VA. Wonderful!!! They have a GG1 sitting on a siding in their railroad collection. This locomotive, built for primarily passenger service on the Pennsylvania Railroad was a revolutionary design, both mechanically and aesthetically. The basic design was by Donald Roscoe Dohner, with the finishing aesthetics done by Raymond Loewy. This is an infrared photo to give better contrast on a gray day.
Cab GG1 Study No. 1, Virginia Museum Of Transportation
One more, and I should mention these were all taken with my new fish-eye lens. The weather has been very gray on this little road trip, so thus this one topic. Will try for something new tomorrow. I do however plan to take some more photos here on my trip north.
Power Plant Study No. 3
I hope to get back to Williamsport and explore the possibilities here with different light.
Power Plant Study No. 2
Yesterday’s photo in black and white.
Power Plant Study No. 1 B&W