Ok Doc, you did it to me again. Here's some tid bits that may help ya 'all sleep better at night.
On Hillendale, the ALF open cab 900s post #145 & #146 I have them with two one a '62 the other a '65. The latter I have last as E122 in the early 80s. The other I believe last ran as E242. On the Seagrave TDA post #147, I never saw it (or the engine for that matter) in all red livery. While I have nothing to verify the truck ran as T-12 I certainly do not dismiss the possibility either. My only question is could it fit in 12's house back then?
Burtonsville old E93 in post #166 my records have as a '56 WLF 750/??? that was sold in 1971.
As for 154, the Willys in post #167 I have them with a '71 Willys 10/60 that was B156. Not sure if this is one in the same.
On the Laytonsville Diamond-T, I have that as coming from G-burg in late 1959. Gaithersburg I am pretty sure had two as one of these old E2 now sits restored in their museum that was old Station 8 on E Diamond Ave. Also see the MoCo 1973 Yearbook photo on bottom right of page 67.
Some might be questioning the occasionally seen different numbers like E93 from Burtonsville. Back before central dispatching came to the county in 1962, there were up-cpounty and finally a single down-county call-board. The latter began at old Station 1 and later moved to old Station 16 i.e. Silver Spring Sta 2 on the west end of the University Blvd divide in Four Corners (last I saw it was a Papa Johns Pizza joint previoulsy a transmission shop). There was then a different and slightly unusual numbering system that I am assuming sort of evolved. Most of the depts had a single designated number while Silver Spring and Takoma shared the "1" prefix while Burtonsville and Hillandale shared the "9". The second digit was sequential with the aerials usually but not always getting the "5" or "9" like Ladder 15 for Spring, Ladder 19 for Takoma, Ladder 29 for Kensington but Ladder 73 for Bethesda. I am not sure about the Up-County but have seen some photos of Upper Montgomery engines lettered up E61, E62 etc. The old Down-County numbers went like this.
Co 1 Silver Spring (11-15)
" " " Takoma Park (16-19)
Co 2 Kensington
Co 3 Rockville (may have been on the Up-County board as well)
Co 4 Cabin John
Co 5 Glen Echo
Co 6 Chevy Chase
Co 7 Bethesda
Co 8 Sandy Spring
Co 9 Burtonsville (91-94)
" " " Hillendale (95-99)
Please someone more knowledgable than I feel free to add to this. Doc, keep up the posts, this is great stuff! <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/popcorn.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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Rusty ol' Ed Freen
On Hillendale, the ALF open cab 900s post #145 & #146 I have them with two one a '62 the other a '65. The latter I have last as E122 in the early 80s. The other I believe last ran as E242. On the Seagrave TDA post #147, I never saw it (or the engine for that matter) in all red livery. While I have nothing to verify the truck ran as T-12 I certainly do not dismiss the possibility either. My only question is could it fit in 12's house back then?
Burtonsville old E93 in post #166 my records have as a '56 WLF 750/??? that was sold in 1971.
As for 154, the Willys in post #167 I have them with a '71 Willys 10/60 that was B156. Not sure if this is one in the same.
On the Laytonsville Diamond-T, I have that as coming from G-burg in late 1959. Gaithersburg I am pretty sure had two as one of these old E2 now sits restored in their museum that was old Station 8 on E Diamond Ave. Also see the MoCo 1973 Yearbook photo on bottom right of page 67.
Some might be questioning the occasionally seen different numbers like E93 from Burtonsville. Back before central dispatching came to the county in 1962, there were up-cpounty and finally a single down-county call-board. The latter began at old Station 1 and later moved to old Station 16 i.e. Silver Spring Sta 2 on the west end of the University Blvd divide in Four Corners (last I saw it was a Papa Johns Pizza joint previoulsy a transmission shop). There was then a different and slightly unusual numbering system that I am assuming sort of evolved. Most of the depts had a single designated number while Silver Spring and Takoma shared the "1" prefix while Burtonsville and Hillandale shared the "9". The second digit was sequential with the aerials usually but not always getting the "5" or "9" like Ladder 15 for Spring, Ladder 19 for Takoma, Ladder 29 for Kensington but Ladder 73 for Bethesda. I am not sure about the Up-County but have seen some photos of Upper Montgomery engines lettered up E61, E62 etc. The old Down-County numbers went like this.
Co 1 Silver Spring (11-15)
" " " Takoma Park (16-19)
Co 2 Kensington
Co 3 Rockville (may have been on the Up-County board as well)
Co 4 Cabin John
Co 5 Glen Echo
Co 6 Chevy Chase
Co 7 Bethesda
Co 8 Sandy Spring
Co 9 Burtonsville (91-94)
" " " Hillendale (95-99)
Please someone more knowledgable than I feel free to add to this. Doc, keep up the posts, this is great stuff! <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/popcorn.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
' /> Rusty ol' Ed Freen
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