Maryland photo's

[Pete Muller]

[quote name='dcfdtech' date='31 December 2010 - 07:52 PM' timestamp='1293841970' post='417709']

I believe this was the 1966 ALF, which when I joined in late 79 was E342. We had an 51,55 and the 66 Alf wagons that I know of. Anybody got pics of the Mack(E442) we had after rehab?? The one I have of it, is behind the Kenworth when it was running as E342. Thanks Scott for putting these old memories on here.

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You are correct the other ALF pumpers assigned to 34 were 700 series. This 1966 was a 900 series that ran as Engine 341 till the 1973 Kenworth/Maxim pumper went in service. The 1970 Seagrave ran as Engine 441 till the 1978 Mack/Pierce went in service. The 1970 Seagrave was bumped down and when the County Placed a 1990 Seagrave in service at Station 44 the 1970 Seagrave went to 34 to be disposed of. In 1992 when the County took over operations of Station 44 the 1978 Mack/Pierce went to Station 34 where it ran as Engine 342. The Kenworth/Maxim was disposed of and when the second HME pumper was received the Mack/Pierce was disposed of.



The 1960 Ford C/ALF pumper ran as Engine 441 till the 1970 Seagrave arrived and as Engine 442 until the 1978 Mack/Pierce arrived. It was then disposed of.



During this time frame the numbers used by the various engine may have been transposed, I do remember the Mack running as Engine 442 for a while, but by the time I was assigned to the 4th Battalion in 1989 it was running as Engine 441. It was repainted red prior to me being assigned to the 4th Battalion, however the Kenworth/Maxim remained lime green for its entire career at 34.