
In defense of the grab shot, here is one I snapped in the summer of 1975. It was one of those stop the car, jump out, point and press, so I wasn’t expecting museum quality results.
I just wanted a shot of that Alco C425 as this was one of my first trips to Brier Hill in Youngstown.
Tucked away with all the other less interesting negatives, I took another look at this image recently and decided to scan it.
It is, indeed, a snapshot of what the everyday Erie Lackawanna looked like back then in that area.
From what I can see all equipment is lettered either Erie or EL. That’s the old Division Street bridge and what I think was the YS&T furnaces beyond the bridge.
EL Alcos moving ore hoppers surrounded by the mills: That’s the snapshot of Youngstown I’d like to remember.
Article and Photograph by Roger Durfee