Brief History Lines West Of The New York New Haven & Hartford RR Blakeslee Damag

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Brief History Lines West Of The New York New Haven & Hartford RR Blakeslee Damag
 
A Brief History Lines West Of The New York New Haven And Hartford Railroad Co By Philip Blakeslee Bulletin #2 Railroad Enthusiasts April 1953
Approx 36 pages  MISSING PAGES 8,9,30,31  Duplicate pages 12,13, 26, 27
The following history was written by Mr. Blakeslee at the request of his friends. It has been checked for accuracy by railroad officials and railroad historians.
Mr. Blakeslee hired out on the New Haven as fireman in Nov. 1899. He fired on the Air Line, Canal, Shore Line and New York divisions. Was promoted to engineer on Nov. 29, 1904 and worked on the Berkshire-Naugatuck division, running out of every engine terminal on that division, later known as the Western Division.
From January 1915 until February 1920, he was Division Examiner on the Book of Rules, returning to engineer and worked 'until retired December 13, 1947.
The maps used in this edition were prepared by your editor, and are shown for information, they are not true to scale.
The photographs used are from the collection of Mr. Blakeslee and Mr. D. W. Peckham. As we write these lines, we do not know how they will turn out, as this will be our first attempt at photo reproduction.

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