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St. Louis Metro - 1961MackC95 - 07-28-2007

Steve:



Let me throw my two cents in as well for these great shots of classic apparatus as well.

Thanks for including the detail about the vehicles as well. You and Mr. Troxel took very good notes regarding them.



I look forward to seeing the additional posts.



Lindsay D

Richardson, TX



   


St. Louis Metro - Guest - 07-28-2007

FDNYTRUCKS.com - Thank you for the info. It is most appreciated.



ilfirebuff- Thank you for the nice compliment.



SLCPDEXPLORER- Glad you are enjoying them.



1961MackC95- Duane kept very good and complete records on his trips. He even kept track of his expenses in his pocket notebooks. The following is an interesting entry following his station visits on June 15, 1976:



" $3.81 food Ponderosa, $1.12 Gut Bombs"


St. Louis Metro - Guest - 07-28-2007

The department received a huge order of fire apparatus in 1968. The order included 12 pumpers, eight 100-foot H&L trucks and a new Rescue Squad. Here are the twelve Mack pumpers received in 1968:

MR68F10-1004 E25 4/3/1968 1968 Mack R Coupe 1000/400

MR68F10-1005 E28 5/27/1968 1968 Mack R Coupe 1000/400

MR68F10-1006 E32 5/8/1968 1968 Mack R Coupe 1000/400

MR68F10-1007 E2 5/18/1968 1968 Mack R Coupe 1000/400

MR68F10-1008 E13 5/5/1968 1968 Mack R Coupe 1000/400

MR68F10-1009 E30 6/7/1968 1968 Mack R Coupe 1000/400

MR68F10-1010 E10 5/22/1968 1968 Mack R Coupe 1000/400

MR68F10-1011 E7 5/21/1968 1968 Mack R Coupe 1000/400

MR68F10-1012 E29 5/31/1968 1968 Mack R Coupe 1000/400

MR68F10-1013 E21 6/12/1968 1968 Mack R Coupe 1000/400

MR68F10-1014 E18 5/24/1968 1968 Mack R Coupe 1000/400

MR68F10-1015 E15 5/16/1968 1968 Mack R Coupe 1000/400



Here is Engine 7's 1968 Mack R pumper.



- 1976 Photo by Duane Troxel


St. Louis Metro - Guest - 07-28-2007

Engine 10's 1968 Mack R 1000/400 pumper, Mack #MR68F10-1010, StLFD #15.



- 1976 Photo by Duane Troxel


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Engine 13's 1968 Mack R 1000/400, Mack #MR68F10-1008.



- 1976 Photo by Duane Troxel


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Engine 15's 1968 Mack R 1000/400, Mack #MR68F10-1015 delivered on 5/16/68.



- 1976 Photo by Duane Troxel


St. Louis Metro - Guest - 07-28-2007

Here's Engine 21's 1968 Mack R 1000/400 pumper at a working fire, Mack #MR68F10-1013 which was delivered on 6/12/68.



- 1976 Photo by Duane Troxel


St. Louis Metro - Guest - 07-28-2007

This 1968 Mack R 1000/400, Mack #MR68F10-1004, delivered on 4/3/1968 was lettered Engine 25, but was at Station 15 in addition to Engine 15's 1968 Mack R. This is a bit confusing as Duane also took the picture of the 1971 Seagrave I posted last night which was also lettered for Engine 25.



- 1976 Photo by Duane Troxel


St. Louis Metro - Guest - 07-28-2007

Here is Engine 28's 1968 Mack R 1000/400 pumper, Mack #MR68F10-1005, delivered on 5/27/68.



- 1976 Photo by Duane Troxel


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Here is Engine 29's 1968 Mack R 1000/400 as they were picking up from a working fire in 1976, Mack #MR68F10-1012

which was delivered on 5/31/68.



- 1976 Photo by Duane Troxel


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Here is Engine 30's 1968 Mack R 1000/400, Mack #MR68F10-1009 delivered on 6/7/68.



- 1976 Photo by Duane Troxel


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Here is Engine 32's 1968 Mack R 1000/400 pumper, Mack #MR68F10-1006 delivered on 5/8/68.



- 1976 Photo by Duane Troxel


St. Louis Metro - Guest - 07-28-2007

Four 1968 American LaFrance 100-foot Mid-Mount aerial ladder trucks were also delivered that year, They were assigned as follows:

5-1-1144 StLFD #163 L2 1968 American LaFrance Semi-open CF 100' MM

5-1-1145 StLFD #164 L18 1968 American LaFrance Semi-open CF 100' MM

5-1-1146 StLFD #166 L8 1968 American LaFrance Semi-open CF 100' MM

5-1-1147 St LFD #165 L12 1968 American LaFrance Semi-open CF 100' MM



Here is H&L 2's 1968 ALF.



- 1076 Photo by Duane Troxel


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Here is H&L 12's 1968 ALF 100' MM in quarters, ALF #5-1-1147, StLFD #165.



- 1976 Photo by Duane Troxel


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Here is Hook & Ladder 14's (marked H&L8) 1968 ALF 100' MM, ALF #5-1-1146, StLFD #166.



- 1976 Photo by Duane Troxel


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Here is H&L 18's 1968 ALF 100' MM, ALF #5-1-1145, StLFD #164.



- 1976 Photo by Duane Troxel


St. Louis Metro - Guest - 07-28-2007

Here is H&L 18's 1968 ALF 100' MM, ALF #5-1-1145, StLFD #164.



- 1976 Photo by Duane Troxel


St. Louis Metro - Guest - 07-28-2007

The four additional H&L's delivered that year were 1968 Seagrave 100-foot TDA's as follow:

R4376 StLFD #134 L13 5/29/1968 1968 Seagrave 100' TDA

R4377 StLFD #150 L17 5/24/1968 1968 Seagrave 100' TDA

R4378 StLFD #184 L15 5/28/1968 1968 Seagrave 100' TDA

R4379 StLFD #??? L1 5/24/1968 1968 Seagrave 100' TDA



Here is Ladder 1's 1968 Seagrave.



- 1976 Photo by Duane Troxel


St. Louis Metro - Guest - 07-28-2007

Hook & Ladder 13's 1968 Seagrave 100-foot TDA, Seagrave #R4376, StLFD #134 delivered on 5/29/68.



- 1976 Photo by Duane Troxel


St. Louis Metro - Guest - 07-28-2007

H&L 15, 1968 Seagrave 100-foot TDA, Seagrave #R4378, StLFD #184, delivered on 5/28/68.



- 1976 Photo by Duane Troxel