Re: C&S Photos on eBay: Various 1930's Photos + Alpine Tunnel

Posted by Dave Eggleston on Aug 23, 2020; 7:13pm
URL: http://c-sng-discussion-forum.254.s1.nabble.com/C-S-Photos-on-eBay-tp8859p15887.html

Thanks! It would be interesting if at all possible to tie this down more.
The shed doesn't seem good to use for dating as it changed a lot over the years.
A circa 1886 photo by WH Jackson of Mason #42 and coach shows a harp switch stand and side track laid on the waste pile, probably in use for the annual tunnel clearing efforts. I don't see a spur in Jim's photo. Could be the angle.
It seems the passenger cars are the best clue for timing, but I'm a novice on the passenger car variations. Car lettering isn't clear in the scan--maybe in the original?
Ken, is it possible to verify more detail differences in these cars between the 1880s and 1890s due to the rebuilds you mention? It seems from the passenger car website the sleepers didn't visibly change, at least not the window arrangement.