Photo of the Week
July 31, 2005
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The photo this
week is a very unique one! I had the chance to meet Bill Fall for
the first time at the recent Panama Canal Society Reunion. We sat,
talked, exchanged history notes and looked at some great old photos that
both of us had. The photo shown above is a very special and again,
unique photo. Bill took this photo many years ago while visiting
the Miraflores locks. The old General Electric Locomotive had been
converted into a light-use crane. This special equipment was
created to do jobs on the center wall because the regular cranes that
ran on track could not navigate the steep incline on the center wall.
Cranes on the two sidewalls used the side tracks available off the sides
of the locks on level ground to get to the different levels of the
locks. I have never seen this before and is another note in the
history books. Thanks Bill.. |
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