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| Title: |
Climbing the hill |
| Description: |
413 works north at Depot Hill Rd with 74 cars on its wayto Belden Tunnel |
| Photo Date: |
2/7/2004 Upload Date: 1/11/2014 3:01:50 AM |
| Location: |
Port Crane, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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CP 6067(SD40-2) CP 5671(SD40-2) |
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692 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Coming around the corner |
| Description: |
The first northbound train with CP power, an empty acid train, comes around the curve from BD and into the south end of Bevier St as it makes its way toward Belden Hill. How about that multimark box car?? |
| Photo Date: |
7/28/1990 Upload Date: 1/24/2016 4:05:10 AM |
| Location: |
Binghamton, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Yard,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CP 5676(SD40-2) CP 5686(SD40-2) CP 5660(SD40-2) |
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850 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
First train north |
| Description: |
CP 701, the return move of an acid train to Baltimore, snakes its 42 cars uphill at Nowlan Rd. |
| Photo Date: |
7/28/1990 Upload Date: 1/24/2016 3:58:51 AM |
| Location: |
Port Dickinson, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CP 5676(SD40-2) CP 5686(SD40-2) CP 5660(SD40-2) |
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853 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Rolling up to Bevier |
| Description: |
BUAB rolls past the location of BX cabin, entering the south end of Bevier St. It will get a new crew and start its hard pull toward the tunnel. Note how fresh the paint is on 5690. It will get three more paint schemes in the next dozen years. |
| Photo Date: |
9/2/1990 Upload Date: 1/28/2016 3:58:00 AM |
| Location: |
Binghamton, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Yard,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CP 5668(SD40-2) |
| Views: |
1225 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Waiting on the wheat |
| Description: |
Though it could also be corn. KL 1 holds for 84 car BUAB to clear the Buffalo Runner. It will then roll down to QD and get on the Tier for the trip to Buffalo. |
| Photo Date: |
9/18/1990 Upload Date: 1/29/2016 4:47:30 AM |
| Location: |
Binghamton, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Yard,Action |
| Locomotives: |
NYSW 4018(B40-8) CP 5684(SD40-2) CP 5660(SD40-2) CP 5697(SD40-2) |
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1205 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Into the shadows |
| Description: |
The shorter days are making it harder to get the late afternoon shots, especially where there are buildings to block the sun. A just a little too late KL 1 comes into Binghamton behind a yellowjacket and a pair of CP units. It will wait here at the south end of Bevier St for BUAB to pass. Once it clears the Buffalo Runner, KL 1 will proceed to QD and the Tier. |
| Photo Date: |
9/18/1990 Upload Date: 1/29/2016 4:45:16 AM |
| Location: |
Binghamton, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Yard,Action |
| Locomotives: |
NYSW 4018(B40-8) CP 5684(SD40-2) |
| Views: |
857 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
First SOO power |
| Description: |
Since the first grain train ran to the Port of Albany, we had been waiting for this day. The grain trains originated in Minneapolis, so we knew it was a matter of time before power from CP owned SOO Line came east. It finally happened on a Thursday night, the train going to Albany after darkness had fallen. The return trip, however was a home run. We could not have asked for a better situation. Clear sky, and the train called for 1330, setting up a westbound chase in perfect light. We followed him to Hornell. It was great. ABBU sits at the south end of Bevier St with two SOO units trailing CP 5674. |
| Photo Date: |
10/20/1990 Upload Date: 1/29/2016 4:52:36 AM |
| Location: |
Binghamton, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Yard,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CP 5674(SD40-2) SOO 6622(SD40-2) SOO 764(SD40-2) |
| Views: |
880 Comments: 3 |
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| Title: |
Power assist |
| Description: |
When CP took over operation of the D&H, they almost immediately brought in leased power to augment their own fleet. There were two groups of power initially, from GATX and PLM(Precision Leasing Management). The PLM units were in this attractive blue scheme, and became known as "plums" to the local fans. Two of them lead a pair of CP units on 555, formerly PYRP, at BX, passing the Agway feed mill. |
| Photo Date: |
11/10/1990 Upload Date: 2/3/2016 3:46:51 AM |
| Location: |
Binghamton, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Yard,Action |
| Locomotives: |
PLM 3018(SD40-2) PLM 3052(SD40-2) CP 5666(SD40-2) CP 5668(SD40-2) |
| Views: |
1180 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
New symbol |
| Description: |
The train formerly known as BUME, now is 310, an extension of NS train 310 from Bellevue OH, handed off to CP at Buffalo. It is now at Bevier St, headed north with 49 cars. When it gets to Mohawk yard in Schenectady, it will go to Guilfords B&M. |
| Photo Date: |
11/12/1990 Upload Date: 2/6/2016 3:00:25 AM |
| Location: |
Binghamton, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Yard,Action |
| Locomotives: |
PLM 3019(SD40-2) |
| Views: |
857 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
All downhill |
| Description: |
A 309, until recently MEBU, rolls south at Hancock Rd in Sanitaria Springs behind a mix of CP and lease power. |
| Photo Date: |
11/18/1990 Upload Date: 2/6/2016 3:02:55 AM |
| Location: |
Sanitaria Springs, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
PLM 3104(SD40-2) |
| Views: |
748 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
New symbol |
| Description: |
Same train. RPPY became train 556 under CPs regime, as nearly all trains had numbers, as opposed to the former Conrail style alpha codes instituted by Guilford. We see 556 rolling across the Southern Tier at BD, 25 cars in tow behind its two units. |
| Photo Date: |
12/9/1990 Upload Date: 2/3/2016 3:03:20 AM |
| Location: |
Binghamton, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Signal,Action |
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792 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Colorful pushers |
| Description: |
The second daytime move of a BUAB with SOO power was Dec 9, this time northbound, leaving Binghamton late morning. The head end was an unexpected treat, but the pushers were also not to be ignored. An EMD lease unit in an attractive paint job reminiscent of the last Rock scheme was teamed with a candy apple red SOO unit. Here they are pushing at Fuller Rd. |
| Photo Date: |
12/9/1990 Upload Date: 2/3/2016 3:20:42 AM |
| Location: |
Sanitaria Springs, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
EMDX 6049(SD40-2) SOO 752(SD40) |
| Views: |
876 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Lots of changes |
| Description: |
Everything. As we look at BUABs pushers, and EMD lease unit and a red SOO SD 40, note also the rest of this view. I am standing on what was the DLW Utica Branch, now abandoned. The track in the foreground is the new connection from the D&H to the NYSWs ex DLW line; you can see the Old State Rd crossing at far left. This was done as part of a project to eliminate the three overpasses at Bevier St, one ex DLW, two D&H, none of which was high enough to clear a standard 13'6" trailer, making access to businesses on Broad Av a challenge. As part of that project, the NYSW gained access to its line via a new connection north of Bevier St, requiring its trains to go through that yard. The D&H was largely unaffected, except for realigning its tracks onto the new overpass. The train looks like its climbing to the sky due to the downgrade on the NYSW connector; its not as bad as it looks. |
| Photo Date: |
12/9/1990 Upload Date: 2/3/2016 3:35:45 AM |
| Location: |
Binghamton, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
EMDX 6049(SD40-2) SOO 752(SD40) |
| Views: |
655 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Made the tunnel |
| Description: |
The pushers on BUAB have done their job, and will now cut off and go back to Binghamton. Their passing was well documented, judging by the shadows of railfans. |
| Photo Date: |
12/9/1990 Upload Date: 2/3/2016 3:37:17 AM |
| Location: |
Binghamton, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Tunnel,Action |
| Locomotives: |
EMDX 6049(SD40-2) SOO 752(SD40) |
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749 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Odd combination |
| Description: |
If you had said, in 1980, that the NYSW would be running high horsepower diesels on the D&H, and theyd be tied to SOO units, theyd have called the funny farm to come get you. In 1990, there it was. BUAB with one of the odder power sets any of us had seen, rolls under the signal gantry at Afton with an Albany bound grain train. |
| Photo Date: |
12/9/1990 Upload Date: 4/14/2015 4:40:15 AM |
| Location: |
Afton, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Signal,Action |
| Locomotives: |
NYSW 4018(B40-8) SOO 769(SD40-2) SOO 6403(SD40) SOO 6310(SD40-2) |
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937 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Grain north |
| Description: |
BUAB rolls north behind an interesting mix of power, passing the NYSEG Jennison Station along NY 7. |
| Photo Date: |
12/9/1990 Upload Date: 2/6/2016 3:05:14 AM |
| Location: |
Bainbridge, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
NYSW 4018(B40-8) SOO 769(SD40-2) SOO 6403(SD40) EMDX 6310(SD40-2) |
| Views: |
870 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Stone bridge |
| Description: |
One place I liked, but was hard to shoot because of the trees, was the NY 7 overpass north of Sanitaria Springs. The attractive arch broidge was really photogenic, but if there were more than two units on the train, you could not get them all. BUAB had four, but I thought Id take advantage of the bare trees to get a shot of an unusual power set here. |
| Photo Date: |
12/9/1990 Upload Date: 2/3/2016 3:41:43 AM |
| Location: |
Sanitaria Springs, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Bridge,Action |
| Locomotives: |
NYSW 4018(B40-8) SOO 769(SD40-2) SOO 6403(SD40) EMDX 6310(SD40-2) |
| Views: |
777 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Working north |
| Description: |
Not sure of the exact location of this shot, I think its near Unadilla. BUAB rolls north with SOO and NYSW power. |
| Photo Date: |
12/9/1990 Upload Date: 4/14/2015 4:44:35 AM |
| Location: |
Unadilla, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
NYSW 4018(B40-8) SOO 769(SD40-2) SOO 6403(SD40) SOO 6310(SD40-2) |
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1064 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Grinding it out |
| Description: |
The Pandrol Jackson rail grinding train is laid over at Binghamton for the weekend. It will resume its slow tour of the D&H on Monday. |
| Photo Date: |
12/9/1990 Upload Date: 2/6/2016 3:07:26 AM |
| Location: |
Binghamton, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
PJAX 111(GP38-2u) |
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637 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Business end |
| Description: |
The control cab for the griders sits on the south end of the train at Bevier St. |
| Photo Date: |
12/9/1990 Upload Date: 2/6/2016 3:09:46 AM |
| Location: |
Binghamton, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
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392 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
On the other side of town |
| Description: |
A train is rolling...with apologies to the Eagles. The big game in town that day was a BUAB with NYSW and SOO power. It was over at QD downtown, waiting on a new crew. While we all milled around contemplating our chase, the radio announced that a BUME was about to go north out of East Binghamton. Getting out of the yard is a slow process, and I was able to get to BD ahead of the train, shooting its two recently arrived PLM units. |
| Photo Date: |
12/9/1990 Upload Date: 2/3/2016 3:51:39 AM |
| Location: |
Binghamton, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
PLM 3019(SD40-2) PLM 3052(SD40-2) |
| Views: |
813 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Sunny side |
| Description: |
The sunny side of train 310 makes for some glint as it rolls through Bevier St on its way north. |
| Photo Date: |
12/9/1990 Upload Date: 2/6/2016 3:12:04 AM |
| Location: |
Binghamton, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Yard,Action |
| Locomotives: |
PLM 3041(SD40-2) PLM 3104(SD40-2) NYSW 4030(B40-8) DH 5022(RS36) |
| Views: |
906 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Now were working |
| Description: |
Train 310 smokes hard as it works to overcome gravity as it heads north at Phelps St. The leader is one of the EMD test beds built in the mid 60's to evaluate the 645 engine, hence the flared radiators. |
| Photo Date: |
12/9/1990 Upload Date: 2/6/2016 3:13:39 AM |
| Location: |
Port Dickinson, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
PLM 3041(SD40-2) PLM 3104(SD40-2) NYSW 4030(B40-8) DH 5022(RS36) |
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1006 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Hey, look at that!! |
| Description: |
Train 310 carried a surprise in the power consist this morning, D&H 5022. Always good to see an Alco on the road. It's working just as hard as the rest of the power in this three builder lash up. |
| Photo Date: |
12/9/1990 Upload Date: 2/6/2016 3:15:19 AM |
| Location: |
Port Dickinson, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
PLM 3041(SD40-2) PLM 3104(SD40-2) NYSW 4030(B40-8) DH 5022(RS36) |
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805 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
310 with leasers |
| Description: |
Train 310 approaches the sidiing at Delanson behind a pair of PLM units and a pair from the home road |
| Photo Date: |
1/19/1991 Upload Date: 4/14/2015 4:49:09 AM |
| Location: |
Delanson, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Winter,Action |
| Locomotives: |
PLMX 3000(SD40) PLMX 3104(SD40) DH 7314(GP38-2) |
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1207 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Climbing to the summit |
| Description: |
Train 310 works 66 cars toward the summit of Richmondville Hill |
| Photo Date: |
1/19/1991 Upload Date: 4/14/2015 4:55:28 AM |
| Location: |
Richmondville, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Winter,Action |
| Locomotives: |
PLMX 3000(SD40) PLMX 3104(SD40) DH 7314(GP38-2) |
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870 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Pastoral winter scene |
| Description: |
UB7A with 106 empties rolls along Tunnel Rd at Dyes siding in a Christmas card worthy scene. |
| Photo Date: |
1/27/1991 Upload Date: 4/14/2015 4:24:45 AM |
| Location: |
Tunnel, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Winter,Action |
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1020 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Almost home |
| Description: |
UB7A rolls south at Fuller Rd in Sanitaria Springs, now on the last ten miles into Binghamton. |
| Photo Date: |
1/27/1991 Upload Date: 4/14/2015 4:33:14 AM |
| Location: |
Sanitaria Springs, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Winter,Action |
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837 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Into daylight |
| Description: |
UB7A rolls out of Belden tunnel into daylight as it heads downhill to Binghamton. |
| Photo Date: |
1/27/1991 Upload Date: 4/14/2015 4:35:17 AM |
| Location: |
Tunnel, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Tunnel,Winter,Action |
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869 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
New leasers |
| Description: |
A pair of ex MP GATX lease units rolls high over Wylie Creek with a 310 train bound for Mohawk. These would be supplemented by a group of 15 blue GATX lease units in the 7359-7373 series, in addition to the PLM units already on the property. |
| Photo Date: |
2/23/1991 Upload Date: 12/22/2015 3:40:28 AM |
| Location: |
Harpursville, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Bridge,Winter,Action |
| Locomotives: |
GATX 2002(SD40-2) GATX 2009(SD40-2) |
| Views: |
715 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Classic scene |
| Description: |
Uhis shot shows some of the remnants of the south end of Bevier St, on the east side of Binghamton. The signal protects what was at one time the crossing at BX, where train 390 is rolling north in this view taken from alongside the Agway plant, seen at right. Agway was an active Conrail customer"at the time of the photo(and sometimes got grain in Erie boxcars). Were standing on the main track of the DLW Syracuse and Utica line, which crossed the D&H where the train is moving. Behind me out of sight is the yard that serviced that line, YO yard. It was abandoned long before this photo was taken. The train is on the D&H, which bears to the east into Bevier St yard before going up to Belden tunnel and the capital district. Bevier St was adjacent to the DLW XO yard. The crossing at BX was removed in the early 80s and changed to a set of crossovers, with the tracks now forming a wye that allowed trains to go either to the ex DLW East Binghamton yard, or to the Buffelo Runner, the line this train is on. The NYSW, which had acquired the DLW trackage north of Binghamton, connected to the Buffalo Runner through a switch, under 390's third unit, to access its yard at the east end of Eries QD yard, near Libeoty St. In 1990, the overpasses on Bevier St were modified, with both the NYSW and CP going onto one bridge that was high enough to clear a standard 13'6" truck, eliminating the two D&H spans and tie DLW bridge to the west of those. The NYSW now used the D&H alignment to reach its ex DLW line via a connection north of Bevier St, with the DLW line through YO yard abandoned. The signals remgined up-there's one on the D&H side as well-into the nid 1990's, though they had been inactive for many years by that time. |
| Photo Date: |
4/8/1991 Upload Date: 3/13/2015 3:24:37 AM |
| Location: |
Binghamton, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Bfckett |
| Categories: |
Yard,Signal,Action |
| Locomotives: |
PLMX 3052(SD40) SOO 6614(SD40-2) SOO 788(SD40-2) SOO 6615(SD40-2) |
| Views: |
1008 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Night grain |
| Description: |
Train 390 sits at the north end of Bevier St waiting for a crew on a spring evening. |
| Photo Date: |
4/13/1991 Upload Date: 3/13/2015 2:31:33 AM |
| Location: |
Binghamton, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Night,Yard,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CP 5677(SD40-2) SOO 787(SD40-2) SOO 6406(SD40A) SOO 6601(SD40-2) |
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1015 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Nowlan Rd |
| Description: |
Train 556 approaches the north end of Nowlan Rd in Sanitaria Springs as it makes its way down hill from the tunnel behind a set of lease power. |
| Photo Date: |
4/13/1991 Upload Date: 3/19/2015 3:58:16 AM |
| Location: |
Sanitaria Springs, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
GATX 2001(SD40-2) PLMX 3019(SD40) PLMX 3052(SD40) |
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883 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Lease power rules |
| Description: |
A pair of GATX units bracket a PLM SD as train 556 rolls into town, seen at BX. |
| Photo Date: |
4/15/1991 Upload Date: 3/13/2015 3:10:34 AM |
| Location: |
Binghamton, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Yard,Action |
| Locomotives: |
GATX 2008(SD40-2) PLMX 3000(SD40) GATX 2007(SD40-2) |
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825 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Coal ready to take on the hill |
| Description: |
A UB 20 coal train behind a mix of CP and lease power waits at Bevier for its turn up Belden Hill. |
| Photo Date: |
4/25/1991 Upload Date: 3/19/2015 3:52:33 AM |
| Location: |
Binghamton, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Yard,Action |
| Locomotives: |
PLMX 3021(SD40) GATX 2009(SD40-2) GATX 2006(SD40-2) |
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962 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Slow roll |
| Description: |
Train 751 rolls slowly into the south end of Bevier St yard, the rear of its train still coming across Conraik at BD. A mix of GATX and CSX units have todays train in hand for the trip uphill to Belden. |
| Photo Date: |
5/5/1991 Upload Date: 3/16/2015 2:03:11 AM |
| Location: |
Binghamton, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Yard,Action |
| Locomotives: |
GATX 2005(SD40-2) GATX 2008(SD40-2) CSX 8016(SD40-2) CSX 8165(SD40-2) |
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1050 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Scenic ride north |
| Description: |
Train 751 has come through Belden tunnel and is now on the north side of the mountain, rolling through Nineveh, where the old Penn Division left the main. There is still a siding here, the south end at Nineven Jct is now CPF 590. This train is meeting southbound 556 here. The crew will enjoy the scenery as it heads for the north end of the siding at Afton-CPF 587 |
| Photo Date: |
5/5/1991 Upload Date: 3/16/2015 2:07:00 AM |
| Location: |
Nineveh, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
GATX 2005(SD40-2) GATX 2008(SD40-2) CSX 8016(SD40-2) CSX 8165(SD40-2) |
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826 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Into the climb |
| Description: |
A 751 phosphate train works hard at Nowlan Rd in Hillcrest behind four SDs as it makes for the Belden tunnel and eventually Montreal with a train of phosphate rock that originated on CSX near Tampa |
| Photo Date: |
5/5/1991 Upload Date: 3/12/2015 2:30:43 AM |
| Location: |
Port Dickinson, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
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896 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Not as bad as it looks |
| Description: |
The 751 train starts up Belden hill from Bevier St, the rdar of the train still in the yard. It looks like a hellacious climb-and it is at times-but here, because the new connection to the NYSW, seen below, slopes down, the grade looks worse than it really is. It still aint easy!! |
| Photo Date: |
5/5/1991 Upload Date: 3/12/2015 2:34:07 AM |
| Location: |
Binghamton, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
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GATX 2005(SD40-2) GATX 2008(SD40-2) CSX 8016(SD40-2) CSX 8165(SD40-2) |
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| Title: |
Phosphate train |
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One of the sporadic moves to run on the D&H was a phosphate train that originated in Floridas Bone Valley on CSX. It was usually symbolled 751, and had run through CSX power. This time, its a pair of Seaboard System SD 40-2s, which we see behind a pair of GATX lease units at the north end of Dyes Siding, which was on the grade about a mile south of Belden Tunnel. It has since been removed, thought the signal mast remains. |
| Photo Date: |
5/5/1991 Upload Date: 6/10/2012 3:40:36 AM |
| Location: |
Tunnel, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Signal,Action |
| Locomotives: |
GATX 2005(SD40-2) GATX 2008(SD40-2) SBD 8016(SD40-2) SBD 8165(SD40-2) |
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| Title: |
Scenic southbound |
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A stunning view of the Susquehanna valley greets train 556 as it heads for Belden tunnel, and on into Binghamton. Seen from Nurse Hollow Rd in Nineveh. |
| Photo Date: |
5/5/1991 Upload Date: 3/16/2015 2:23:22 AM |
| Location: |
Nineveh, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
PLMX 3000(SD40) GATX 2006(SD40-2) GATX 2007(SD40-2) |
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765 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Alco surrounded |
| Description: |
Lease units fore and aft hide an M630 as 556 rolls through BX toward the CP yard across the river. Alco units were fairly common on trains coming down from Montreal, but less common on the Tier trains. |
| Photo Date: |
5/11/1991 Upload Date: 3/13/2015 2:34:10 AM |
| Location: |
Binghamton, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Yard,Action |
| Locomotives: |
GATX 2002(SD40-2) GATX 2004(SD40-2) CP 4571(M630) GATX 2007(SD40-2) PLMX 3052(SD40) |
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| Title: |
Grain train on the hill |
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Up til the trees grew too high, it was possible to shoot a train heading for the tunnel from Tunnel Rd between NY 7 and Moottown. I was able t•!take advantage of this to get a shot of this 390 clawing its way uphill at Dyes siding with a PLM unit leading three SOO SDs. |
| Photo Date: |
5/11/1991 Upload Date: 3/12/2015 2:45:56 AM |
| Location: |
Tunnel, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
PLMX 3019(SD40) SOO 772(SD40-2) SOO 756(SD40) SOO 759(SD40-2) |
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862 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Pulling the hill |
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A PLM unit leads three SOO SDs"as 390 makes a run for Belden tunnel, seen at Nowlan Rd in Hillcrest. |
| Photo Date: |
5/11/1991 Upload Date: 3/13/2015 3:13:09 AM |
| Location: |
Port Dickinson, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
PLMX 3019(SD40) SOO 772(SD40-2) SOO 756(SD40) SOO 759(SD40-2) |
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1022 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Last lap |
| Description: |
A 556 train rolls across the diamond at BD as it heads for the CP yard and tie up. |
| Photo Date: |
5/22/1991 Upload Date: 3/8/2015 5:17:30 AM |
| Location: |
Binghamton, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Signal,Action |
| Locomotives: |
DH 7314(GP38-2) |
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590 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
556 mix |
| Description: |
A mix of lease units and CP power heads for the East Binghamton yard at BX. The train will next cross the ex Erie main, then head into the yard. There are 54 cars in todays train. |
| Photo Date: |
5/25/1991 Upload Date: 3/12/2015 2:36:23 AM |
| Location: |
Binghamton, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Yard,Action |
| Locomotives: |
GATX 2008(SD40-2) PLMX 3052(SD40) |
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828 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Downhill from here |
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Train 556 rolls downhill at Nowlan Rd in Sanitaria Springs with its 54 cars. We caught a lot of northbounds here, not too many southbounds, so this was different. The guy taking video is fellow contributor Sam Botts, back when he was still a college man. |
| Photo Date: |
5/25/1991 Upload Date: 3/12/2015 2:38:39 AM |
| Location: |
Binghamton, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
GATX 2008(SD40-2) PLMX 3052(SD40) |
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836 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
309 looks a lot like 556 |
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Except for the NYSW unit leading. Even a year into the CP operation of the D&H, NYSW power still showed up on a variety of trains that were not the normal stack train run throughs from Jersey to Buffalo. Here we have one of the B 40s leading 309 with three more units and 42 cars, coming througn BX into East Binghamton from Mechanicville. There are two notable units in the consist. PLM 3041 is one of the EMD 645 engine test bed units, and trailing is one of the few RS 36's legt on the roster, 5023. |
| Photo Date: |
5/25/1991 Upload Date: 3/12/2015 2:42:21 AM |
| Location: |
Binghamton, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Yard,Action |
| Locomotives: |
NYSW 4004(B40-8) GATX 2009(SD40-2) PLMX 3041(SD40X) DH 5023(RS36) |
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| Title: |
KL 1 with no clue |
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KL 1 sits at the south end of Bevier St waiting to go west on the Souther Tier. Todays power gives no cliue about the interesting units that will appear on this train in the coming months, among them an M 630, M 636, and SOO power. |
| Photo Date: |
6/7/1991 Upload Date: 3/4/2015 4:11:38 AM |
| Location: |
Binghamton, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Yard,Action |
| Locomotives: |
DH 7324(GP38-2) |
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436 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Road shot |
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I caught up to this 310 while driving toward Albany on I 88. The timing for once was perfect, and I was able to get this "hold up the camera and pray" shot |
| Photo Date: |
6/8/1991 Upload Date: 3/4/2015 4:13:29 AM |
| Location: |
East Worcester, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
GATX 2003(SD40-2) PLMX 3052(SD40) |
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860 Comments: 0 |
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