By the rude bridge that arched the flood....
We've just returned from a short vacation in Boston. A lot of interesting historical sights to see, and so on, but not a lot of railfanning. And some of the interesting things we did see from the train went by too quickly to photograph.
Down in the Boston subway, on an unused stretch of track, there are two streetcars preserved in excellent condition, but hard to view very well. 
One is a "Type 5" which I found impossible to snap, and the other is a PCC. But it's nice that they're on display.
One is a "Type 5" which I found impossible to snap, and the other is a PCC. But it's nice that they're on display.
The Boston Science Museum has some nice models!
And somewhat off-topic, on the way back we had a two-hour layover in Rensselaer, so we decided to walk over to Albany. And we found this WWII destroyer escort on display. Of course, it wasn't open for tours on a late Tuesday afternoon, but it appears to be well maintained. So that was interesting.
And we will quickly resume our regular programming.
3 comments:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Slater_(DE-766)
Randall,
The USS Slater was brought back from a second career in the Royal Greek Navy; and restoreed by a great group of veterans and younger folks. Imagine finding a WWII radio and then making it work all these years later.
i hop you get back some day when she is open and can visit this well restored piece of WWII history.
Ted Miles
SF Maritime Historical Park during the week.
Thanks for the additional information! That's certainly an inspirational story of historic restoration.
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