Brockway Fire Apparatus

[GA_Dave]

Antique Engine, Jefferson, GA

1923 Brockway Torpedo/American LaFrance

300/40

#B-160

[67RModel]

1 hour ago, GA_Dave said:

That was almost 21,000 apparatus ago.  The Pittsburgh Brockway was photographed in 1988.

Did your employment take you to all these fire houses as a vendor rep or trainer or something or did you just as a hobby visit fire stations and take pictures. Hard to believe a guy from Georgia was randomly in the Brighton Heights Pittsburgh neighborhood in 1988 and happened to get a photo that good...Just curious

[GA_Dave]

1 hour ago, 67RModel said:

Did your employment take you to all these fire houses as a vendor rep or trainer or something or did you just as a hobby visit fire stations and take pictures. Hard to believe a guy from Georgia was randomly in the Brighton Heights Pittsburgh neighborhood in 1988 and happened to get a photo that good...Just curious

Yes and no.  Most of my career was spent as a FF/EMT in College Park, GA.  I grew up near Buffalo, NY and moved to Atlanta in 1985.  Being a FF helped me make contacts, but it was mostly done as a hobby (obsession).  The bulk of my photographs are not random shots, they are posed to obtain the best shot possible.  The trips are planned.  I have photographed apparatus all over the Greater Pittsburgh area over the years.  My most recent was back in 2023, starting at Cranberry Twp., then Peters Twp, Broughton, McKeesport, Irwin, Grapeville, and four stations in Hempfield Twp.  This was on the way from my hometown in NY back to Atlanta. 

[Brocky]

Dave, Thank you for this topic. I am not educated enough in fire apparatus to find out the details as most of mine were taken at shows. I always enjoy watching the vehicles work. I remember many years ago on Saturday afternoon at Macungie, in the field that is now transport parking there was a port-a-pond was set up and several trucks were working. I especially enjoyed the front mounted Arens Fox piston pumper jump up and down. Here is a picture of the display trucks working at the Vintage Trucks of Florida show in Leesburg FL about 4 years ago.

 

Edited 8 hours ago by Brocky

[bulldogboy]

At the same time that Pittsburgh was running the Brockway/Maxims they also had similar engines on Mack "R" model chassis.

[GA_Dave]

2 hours ago, Brocky said:

Dave, Thank you for this topic. I am not educated enough in fire apparatus to find out the details as most of mine were taken at shows. I always enjoy watching the vehicles work. I remember many years ago on Saturday afternoon at Macungie, in the field that is now transport parking there was a port-a-pond was set up and several trucks were working. I especially enjoyed the front mounted Arens Fox piston pumper jump up and down. Here is a picture of the display trucks working at the Vintage Trucks of Florida show in Leesburg FL about 4 years ago.

 

That red and black Seagrave is owned by a guy I know.  It was resurrected from a large pile of rust.  It is not a restoration, it's a work of art.

[GA_Dave]

59 minutes ago, bulldogboy said:

At the same time that Pittsburgh was running the Brockway/Maxims they also had similar engines on Mack "R" model chassis.

I posted one in the Mack Fire Apparatus photo album on this site back on Feb 9, 2016.