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Photo of the Month - July 2006
Contributor: Robert L. Harris
Coming 'round the Bend
At places on the Cliffside Railroad the bends were a bit tight, leaving little room between the train and old store rooms like this one getting a steam bath. We're always glad to find “new” photos of the CRR. A while back we heard from Robert L. Harris, saying he had this picture and a couple more he made in the '60s. The name sounded so familiar we immediately concluded he was a native, or the descendent of a native, of Cliffside. But ...
“Nope, I'm a Floridian whose parents moved to Florida from New Jersey in the depression. Dad and I both like railroads and traveled to see, and photograph, steam.
“I started in 1954 as a snapshot photographer, just taking photos for the memories, and never got much better. By myself and some with my dad and/or my brother, I covered as many of the short line railroads, mostly steam, in the southeastern US as well as Central America as I could afford to travel to.”
We've added all three of his photos at the end of our “More #110” section in the Railroad Galleries. Many thanks to Robert Harris.
Copyright © 2008 The Cliffside Historical Society