Photo by J. S. Powell
Pg 19, RAILROAD MAGAZINE, July, 1965 (Image scanned by Larry Hale)
"CNJ Camelback 590 on Philadelphia & Reading's Royal Blue train scooping up water at Yardley, Pa., in 1901"
The railroad curve and what appears to be the Delaware River in the background, place the train on the southbound track heading toward the Yardley Station. The station is located about 2,600 feet from the edge of the Delaware River (River to Canal 1,600-ft + Canal to Main St 700-ft + Main St to Station 200-ft). The point where the curve ends and the straight run past the station commenced in 1901 is unknown because it was changed when the new railroad bridge was constructed (c1912-14), having been shifted toward the river so that the new bridge could be built alongside and just south of the old. The water trough located between the two rails can be seen just in front of the train. Some water not captured by the scoop sprays out to the side, so the trough had to end somewhere before the train passed the station to avoid spraying waiting passengers.
Scooping Water in the Age of Steam by James Alexander Jr.
"In 1890, the Reading built a track pan at Yardley, Pa"
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Craven's Yardley Site (Photographs, Maps, History/Geography, Craven Biography)