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The year was 1959, a small man with a pug nose exited a passenger train in Binghamton NY and the area was about to change forever and no one would forget this future big man on campus and the affect he would have on the rail fans in the area. He was as much part of the scenery here as the trains were. After his passing, I was given the negative collection of the Binghamton area and with the work of Sam Botts, you are now able to relive the railroads of Binghamton from 1959 till his departure to Charleston, West Virginia... Sam has created a flicker page that will be open to the world hopefully by tomorrow, but here is a look before the world... So click on the site below and relive the Binghamton area through the lens of my dad… and we are hoping to collect the negatives of Steam from across the US he had taken from the mid 1940's to 1995 and create a steam page as well... For those that knew him, his line was anything but late for dinner, his name was JJ Young Jr.. His gift of gab and strong knowledge of the railroad industry, JJ made easy friends with the railroaders and opened a door recently closed to the rail fan community. He was fearless in nature, so climbing upon equipment, signals, or any other object for a different view of trains. It was uncanny ability to tie in the area and making the train fit in was the artistic flair of his works... He also enjoyed teaching others the art and those people are still out there carrying on his art... He was as much part of the scenery here as the trains were. After his passing, I was given the negative collection of the Binghamton area and with the work of Sam Botts, you are now able to relive the railroads of Binghamton from 1959 till his departure to Charleston, West Virginia…1995. JJ Young III * Note, please feel free to share this Flickr site with friends and other organizations of interest.
Recently added photos first: https://www.flickr.com/photos/jjyoungjr
Photos organized by railroad: https://www.flickr.com/photos/jjyoungjr/sets
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