RUMBLING ALONG - The Lodi Train Station was one of 23 freight and passenger stops spaced five to ten miles apart on the New York Division of the Lehigh Valley Railroad's Mainline, spanning the distance between Manchester, NY and Athens, PA. The steam locomotive in this photo, circa 1910-20, is believed by local train authorities to be a K-2 Pacific Lodi Station Its heavyweight, truss rod cars appear to include six coaches, one baggage car and a Railway Post Office (RPO) car at the head end. Sisters Harriet and Ruth Van Vleet, interviewed in this issue, recall their father Lawrence visiting with Lodi stationmaster Halsey Covert at the time when communications were telegraphed in Morse Code.(photo courtesy of Bob and Joan Covert)