GA_Dave

You mean like yours?

I would like to lodge a formal complaint against kscarbel2. His posts outnumber my limit of likes

Happy Birthday!

It only works if you drink it straight!

Yukon Jack, known as"Cough Medicine" back in the day. I coughed a lot!

This is typical behavior for those unhappy with the elimination of DEI - take it to the extreme. The Tuskegee Airmen and the WASP's have nothing to do with DEI and these clowns know it!

We should give Petro a choice - either we land our planes there and unload them or we fly over and drop them off!

Of the five Torpedo's I posted, all but one are still owned by their original FD. While I am sure that repairs have always happened when needed, I don't think any of those four have been restored, but have been taken care of over the years. The exception is the CST from Elizabeth City, NC, which resides at the NC Transportation Museum in Spencer, NC. In the teens and twenties, the Torpedo was a very popular commercial chassis and frequently used by American LaFrance. I don't have info on the total number produced, but the Ligonier rig was the 501st.

Engine 1, Mebane, NC 1923 Brockway Torpedo/American LaFrance 250/40 #B-190

Antique Ladder, Elizabeth City, NC 1917 Brockway Torpedo/ECFD 0/40 City Service Truck

Antique Engine, Ligonier, PA 1927 Brockway Torpedo/American LaFrance 300/100 #B-501

Yes, the Mack was shot on the same trip as the Brockway. The PBF had recently taken delivery of a large fleet of apparatus built by Pierce, all painted white/red. Most of the rest of the fleet was painted like the Mack. They called it black/gold. My understanding was that the black/gold was adopted to honor both Steelers and Pirates teams. Previous to that, most apparatus had been painted solid red. The Mack was not a foam pumper. The white Pierce Foam pumper was delivered in 1989 and I photographed it at the Pierce factory in Wisconsin.

Retired Engine 253, Clinton, MD 1947 Brockway/Oren 500/500 #964

1967 Brockway 358/Hahn 1000/1000, #H10-30, original to Wright Township, PA.

Interesting. Here is a shot of the 1978 Ward LaFrance Patriot I used to own. Note the shape of the cab face and the door window arrangement.

The "Best of Biden" happened today!

I posted one in the Mack Fire Apparatus photo album on this site back on Feb 9, 2016.

That red and black Seagrave is owned by a guy I know. It was resurrected from a large pile of rust. It is not a restoration, it's a work of art.

Yes and no. Most of my career was spent as a FF/EMT in College Park, GA. I grew up near Buffalo, NY and moved to Atlanta in 1985. Being a FF helped me make contacts, but it was mostly done as a hobby (obsession). The bulk of my photographs are not random shots, they are posed to obtain the best shot possible. The trips are planned. I have photographed apparatus all over the Greater Pittsburgh area over the years. My most recent was back in 2023, starting at Cranberry Twp., then Peters Twp, Broughton, McKeesport, Irwin, Grapeville, and four stations in Hempfield Twp. This was on the way from my hometown in NY back to Atlanta.

Antique Engine, Jefferson, GA 1923 Brockway Torpedo/American LaFrance 300/40 #B-160

It's all my wife's fault! I have been fascinated with fire apparatus since I was three, when I watched all the action at a nearby fire from my front porch. From there, my interest in them grew. As a teenager, I would ride my bike to stations as far as 15 miles away, just to check out their apparatus. When I started driving, my range increased. I received a camera for Christmas in 1980. I had no real interest in photography, so it just sat on a shelf for a while. Not long after, the local department took delivery of a new pumper. I was heading out to go see it and my wife suggested that I take the camera and photograph it, which I did. That was almost 21,000 apparatus ago. The Pittsburgh Brockway was photographed in 1988.

Sorry, I did not record that information.

Engine 22, Norlina, NC 1964 Brockway/Seagrave 750/750 #P-5175 x-Bowie, MD

Antique Engine, Abingdon, VA 1924 Brockway Torpedo/American LaFrance 350/40 #B-243

The yellow Huskiteer is the twin to the one I posted from Johnson City. It carries Saulsbury #1341.