We sometimes forget how big the coal trestle was. In 1927, it was rebuilt and made larger to the tune of 800 feet long and 60 feet high. Such a structure required a large number of carpenters to maintain not to mention a couple of cooks to feed all those men. Here we see a photo of those men.
Sodus Point, New York Railroad Trestle Maintenance Workers’ Photo
Believe taken in 1940. Shared with us by Joan Herrold Carter, owner of Pop’s House, Sodus Point.
Starting with the front row, left to right:
1. A. B. Wagner Row 3
2. John DiRocco 25. Auckmooey
3. M. Stryker 26. Painter?
4. Wm. Flayhart 27. Jim Eroman
5. J. Buzzell 28. C. Marotti
6. Wes Miller 29. C. Hoover
7. Fred Flad 30. D. Bogar
8. R. Gallagher 31. H. Schlegel
9. Wm. Grosz 32. E. Snyder
10. H. Kratzer 33. J. Byrcey
Row 2 34. E. Schrander
11. N. Cease 35. B. Moyer
12. L. Borgenstice 36. Al Kramer
13. J. Herrold Row 4
14. M. Midstifer 37. T. Ready
15. R. Kennedy 38. G. Danghler
16. Frank Long 39. J. Lewis
17. H. Herrold 40. C. Rappille
18. T. Jones 41. J. Taber
19. J. Eroman 42. N. Fox
20. Ed Neal 43. Fenstemacher
21. F. Bystrom 44. J. Williams
22. B. Kosmer 45. C. Stromecker
23. M. Mattern 46. P. Mestler
24. B. Fenstemacher 47. M. Conway
48. Ski Dombroskie
49. J. DiRocco
A larger version of the photo:
