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2 months ago@mattblaze@federate.social
My Dad was in the Coast Guard before and after the Korean War, and a couple of his tours were “weather patrol” between Newfoundland and Bermuda. In addition to taking observations using wx balloons and radiosondes (I believe), he talked about regularly patching airplanes into the marine operator system. I was surprised to hear him talk about that — i.e., seems like aviation did not have the same communications infrastructure, so the piggyback was necessary.
@mattblaze@federate.social
Shades of Pink Floyd! I’m sure you’ve seen the power plant in Chester, PA. I can’t recall if it’s visible from Amtrak or I-95, but it’s a terrific ride down along the waterfront from PHL south – lotsa history from the Lazaretto in Essington (bought & sailed a boat from nearby — strange air currents from outbound flights — slow & heavy), to Piasecki Aircraft & down to Wilmington.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chester_Waterside_Station_of_the_Philadelphia_Electric_Company
Part of it since repurposed — https://www.ecmag.com/magazine/articles/article-detail/miscellaneous-repurposing-power-house