This from Mike Summa for #TBT:
For TBT-Blue Island Engine 3, a 1952 American LaFrance 1000/300. I took this picture at Station 2 on Division St. where it was assigned from when the station was built till 1973.
Mike Summa
Blue Island Engine 3 – 1952 American LaFrance 1000/300. Mike Summa photo
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#1 by CrabbyMilton on July 6, 2018 - 6:39 AM
Nice looking 700 series there.
Can’t say that I ever saw the siren mounted there though.
#2 by Gary Rauch on July 5, 2018 - 11:03 PM
Actually that is a 1949 ALF. Their Eng 5 was a 1947 ALF, and truck 1 was a 1951 ALF. I was lucky enough to drive those rigs when I was a lad.