Morscher's 2003 Railroad Images, Sorted by Date.

T L Date # RR # Type Former # Other Units State City Comments
T L 01-25-2003 1 NS 8952 GE C40-9W
NS 9009 OH CLEVELAND GE's AT THE WEST END OF ROCKPORT YARD.
T L 01-25-2003 2 NS 6659 EMD SD60
NS 4117 OH CLEVELAND UNITS AT ROCKPORT.
T L 03-01-2003 1 NS 9693 GE C40-9W
NS 9009 OH OLMSTED FALLS DREARY ICY DAY.
T L 03-01-2003 2 BNSF 4635 GE C44-9W

OH OLMSTED FALLS W/B ON THE x NYC MAIN.
T L 03-10-2003 1 CSX 1535 EMD GP15-1 CR 1617 CSX 2642 OH CLEVELAND AT CLARK AVENUE.
T L 04-12-2003 1 CSX 7588 GE C40-8

OH BEREA W/B GREY UNIT WITH YELLOW NOSE, ON FORMER BIG FOUR.
T L 04-12-2003 2 NS 9686 GE C40-9W
NS 9687 OH BEREA W/B IN THE SIDING AT MILE 195. L. S. MELIN PHOTO.
T L 04-17-2003 1 CSX 8537 EMD SD50
CSX 2638 OH CLEVELAND UNITS AT CLARK AVENUE AT 16:00.
T L 04-19-2003 1 NS 6078 EMD SD40-2 NW 6078 NS 6172 OH ROCKY RIVER E/B AT LINDA STREET AT 11:40. NEW CONDOMINIUMS ARE GOING UP WHERE THE OLD LESCO GARDEN SUPPLY PLANT USED TO BE.
T L 05-03-2003 1 CSX 721 EMD SD70MAC

OH BROOKLYN HEIGHTS E/B Q202 AT SCHAFF ROAD. CLEVELAND SHORT LINE.
T L 05-03-2003 2 CSX 7886 GE C40-8W

OH BROOKLYN HEIGHTS E/B Q164 AT SCHAFF ROAD. CLEVELAND SHORT LINE.
T L 05-03-2003 3 CSX 2202 EMD GP35 SLUG

OH BROOKLYN HEIGHTS W/B EMPTY WELDED RAIL TRAIN WITH SLUG AND SLUG MOTHER, AT SCHAFF ROAD. CLEVELAND SHORT LINE.
T L 05-03-2003 4 CSX 972990 WELDED RAIL CAR

OH BROOKLYN HEIGHTS EMPTY WELDED RAIL TRAIN. WHEN LOADED, THERE IS ROOM FOR 48 RAIL SECTIONS. CLEVELAND SHORT LINE.
T L 05-03-2003 5 NS 9225 GE C40-9W

OH BEREA W/B ON x NYC BRIDGE OVER THE EAST BRANCH OF THE ROCKY RIVER.
T L 05-03-2003 6 NS 9259 GE C40-9W

OH BEREA TRAIN 145.
T L 05-03-2003 7 CSX 8858 EMD SD40-2 CR 6502 CSX 8149 OH BEREA W/B ON FORMER BIG FOUR, OVER BARRETT STREET.
T L 05-04-2003 1 CSX 789 EMD SD70MAC CR 4144
OH COLLINWOOD THE "SPIRIT OF NASHVILLE" SWINGS UP ONTO THE FLYOVER THAT WILL TAKE IT WEST ONTO THE CLEVELAND SHORT LINE. THIS UNIT WAS CONRAIL'S HIGHEST NUMBERED SD70MAC.
T L 05-04-2003 2 HLCX 6900 GE C36-7E UP
OH COLLINWOOD UNIT WAS BUILT AS A UP C30-7. TRAILING LONG HOOD VIEW.
T L 05-04-2003 3 HLCX 6900 GE C36-7E UP
OH COLLINWOOD UNIT WAS BUILT AS A UP C30-7.
T L 05-04-2003 4 CSX 5913 GE B36-7

OH COLLINWOOD TIRED LOOKING GE.
T L 05-04-2003 5 NS 8458 GE C40-8W CR 718 LMSX
OH COLLINWOOD FORMER CONRAIL LEASE UNIT AT CSX's COLLINWOOD STATION "E".
T L 05-04-2003 6 CSX 7615 GE C40-8
CSX 8884, CSX 8851 OH COLLINWOOD W/B AT STATION "E". SECOND UNIT IS A FORMER PRR UNIT.
T L 05-04-2003 7 CSX 7480 GE C39-8 CR 6001
OH COLLINWOOD FORMER CONRAIL UNIT AT CSX's STATION "E".
T L 05-04-2003 8 CSX 8821 EMD SD40-2 CR 6411 CSX 7480 OH COLLINWOOD FORMER CONRAIL UNITS AT CSX's STATION "E".
T L 05-04-2003 9 CSX 8758 EMD SD60M CR 5505
OH PERRY W/B Q2790 ?
T L 05-04-2003 10 CSX 635 GE AC6000CW
CSX 7304 OH MADISON W/B.
T L 05-04-2003 11 CSX 676 GE AC6000CW

OH MADISON ANOTHER W/B ON A NICE SPRING EVENING.
T L 05-04-2003 12 CSX 8578 EMD SD50

OH MADISON I THOUGHT ALL THE CSX SD50's WERE GONE BY THIS TIME, BUT I GUESS NOT.
T L 05-04-2003 13 CSX 8443 EMD SD40
CSX 8778 OH MADISON MORE EVENING W/B ACTION.
T L 05-09-2003 1 CSX 6365 EMD GP40-2

OH CLEVLELAND UNIT AT CLARK AVENUE AT 14:55.
T L 05-13-2003 1 CSX 4434 EMD GP40-2 CR 3359
OH CLEVLELAND FORMER CONRAIL UNIT AT CLARK AVENUE AT 17:00.
T L 05-13-2003 2 CSX 8809 EMD SD40-2 CR 6383
OH CLEVLELAND FORMER CONRAIL UNIT AT CLARK AVENUE AT 17:00.
T L 05-17-2003 1 CSX CONSTRUCTION CONSTRUCTION

OH BEREA CONSTRUCTION AT BAGLEY ROAD. THE FORMER BIG FOUR LINE WITH IT'S GRAGE CROSSING IS AT THE LEFT. A NEW UNDERPASS IS BEING BUILT STRAIGHT AHEAD. 144 POUND RAIL IS ALREADY IN PLACE ON THE TEMPORARY ROADWAY DETOUR. LOOKING SOUTHWEST.
T L 05-17-2003 2 CSX CONSTRUCTION CONSTRUCTION

OH BEREA CONSTRUCTION AT BAGLEY ROAD. THE FORMER BIG FOUR LINE WITH IT'S GRAGE CROSSING IS AT THE LEFT. A NEW UNDERPASS IS BEING BUILT STRAIGHT AHEAD. 144 POUND RAIL IS ALREADY IN PLACE ON THE TEMPORARY ROADWAY DETOUR. LOOKING SOUTHWEST.
T L 05-17-2003 3 CSX CONSTRUCTION BRIDGE

OH BEREA CONSTRUCTION AT BAGLEY ROAD. THE FORMER BIG FOUR LINE WITH IT'S GRAGE CROSSING IS AT THE LEFT. A NEW UNDERPASS IS BEING BUILT STRAIGHT AHEAD. FOUNDATIONS FOR THE UNDERPASS IS EVIDENT, LOOKING NORTHEAST
T L 05-17-2003 4 CSX 8235 EMD SD40-2
EMD SD40-2 OH BEREA E/B ON THE OLD BIG FOUR AT THE BAGLEY ROAD CROSSING. THIS TRAIN HAS A HIGH WIDE CAR AND WILL DETOUR ONTO THE NS AT BEREA. UNDERPASS CONSTRUCTION IS UNDERWAY.
T L 05-17-2003 5 GEFX 3070 ? EMD SD40
EMD SD45 OH BEREA TWO E/B TRAINS ROLL BY ON THE OLD BIG FOUR AT BAGLEY ROAD. THE TRAIN ON THE RIGHT IS HEADED ONTO THE NS AT BEREA TOWER.
T L 05-17-2003 6 CSX 671 GE AC6000CW

OH BEREA ANOTHER E/B PASSING THE BAGLEY ROAD UNDERPASS PROJECT ON THE OLD BIG FOUR. THIS IS CP13, AND THE NUMBER ONE AND TWO TRACKS SWAP NUMBERS HERE.
T L 05-17-2003 7 CSX CONSTRUCTION BRIDGE

OH BEREA CONCRETE PADS FOR THE FUTURE RAILROAD BRIDGE THAT WILL PASS OVER BAGLEY ROAD, ON THE FORMER (NOW DIVERTED) BIG FOUR. VIEW TO THE NORTHEAST.
T L 05-17-2003 8 CSX 7862 GE C40-8W

OH BEREA E/B ON THE FORMER BIG FOUR AT BAGLEY ROAD, AT THE SOON TO BE MOVED CP13. IN THE FUTURE, THIS TRACKAGE WILL BE MOVED ABOUT 100 FEE TO THE WEST (RIGHT).
T L 05-17-2003 9 CSX 316 GE AC4400CW

OH BEREA E/B ON THE FORMER BIG FOUR AT BAGLEY ROAD, AT THE SOON TO BE MOVED CP13. IN THE FUTURE, THIS TRACKAGE WILL BE MOVED ABOUT 100 FEE TO THE WEST (RIGHT).
T L 05-17-2003 10 NS 9764 GE C40-9W
NS 8312 OH OLMSTED FALLS MY FIRST PHOTO OF THE NEW LOOK, WHITE FACED NORFOLK SOUTHERN SCHEME. NOT MUCH OF AN IMPROVEMENT.
T L 05-30-2003 1 CSX 6000 EMD GP40-2
CSX 2616 OH CLEVELAND GP40-2 CLASS ENGINE 6000 AT CLARK AVENUE.
T L 06-06-2003 1 BUFFALO SOUTHERN 100 ALCO S2 D&H 3004- SBRY 100
NY HAMBURG A FORMER SOUTH BUFFALO RAILWAY (DELAWARE & HUDSON) UNIT ON THE BUFFALO SOUTHERN.
T L 06-06-2003 2 QUEBEC & GATINEAU 4212 ALCO C424 CP 4212
NY HAMBURG A QUEBEC & GATINEAU UNIT AT THE BUFFALO SOUTHERN ENGINE FACILITY.
T L 06-06-2003 3 QUEBEC & GATINEAU 4241 ALCO C424 CP 4241
NY HAMBURG LONG HOOD VIEW.
T L 06-06-2003 4 RELCO 606 ALCO HH660 BUFFALO CREEK 43
NY NORTH COLLINS THE WESTERN NEW YORK RAILROAD HISTORICAL SOCIETY IS MAKING EFFORTS TO SAVE AND RESTORE THIS LUCKY UNIT, WHICH WAS BUFFALO CREEK'S FIRST ALCO DIESEL.
T L 06-06-2003 5 NY&LE 6764 ALCO FPA-4

NY GOWANDA NICELY PAINTED ALCO CAB UNIT, WITH AN ERIE- LIKE SCHEME.
T L 06-06-2003 6 NY&LE 6758 ALCO FPA-2U

NY GOWANDA NOT QUITE AN FPA-4, THIS SEEMS TO BE AN UPGRADED FA-2, OR A MLW ALCO FPA-2U.
T L 06-06-2003 7 NY&LE 6758 ALCO FPA-2U
NY&LE 6784 NY GOWANDA RESPLENDENT.
T L 06-06-2003 8 CSX 7864 GE C40-8W
CSX 9015 NY ANGOLA E/B AT ANGOLA. THIS COULD BE A GOOD EVENING PHOTO SPOT, I WILL HAVE TO RETURN HERE. CSX 9015 IS A GE C44-8W WITH SOME GE DASH-9 FEATURES, INCLUDING THAT THICK RADIATOR SECTION AND A 4400HP RATING.
T L 06-06-2003 9 CSX 5105 GE AC6000CW

NY ANGOLA I HAVE CONCLUDED THAT THIS NEW CSX PAINT SCHEME HAS SOMETHING FISHY WITH THE COLORS. THE YELLOW IS TOO ORANGE, WHILE THE BLUE HAS A GREY- GREEN CAST THAT SOMEHOW DOES NOT LOOK NICE. TOO BAD THAT THE BLUE WAS NOT THE CONRAIL "ROYAL BLUE" WITH YELLOW TRIM.
T L 06-15-2003 1 HARMON BRIDGE 1 PORTER 45 TON

OH MARIETTA A "HISTORIC HARMON BRIDGE" LOCOMOTIVE, I THINK IN MARIETTA. L. S. MELIN PHOTO.
T L 06-15-2003 2 HARMON BRIDGE 1 PORTER 45 TON

OH MARIETTA UNIT ON DISPLAY, SANS WINDOWS. L. S. MELIN PHOTO.
T L 06-15-2003 3 C&O 3301 CABOOSE C&O 903301- CS- CSX ?
OH MARIETTA CABOOSE ON DISPLAY IN HARMON VILLAGE. L. S. MELIN PHOTO.
T L 06-15-2003 4 B&O ? PASSENGER CAR

OH MARIETTA PASSENGER CAR ON DISPLAY IN HARMON VILLAGE, NOT SURE OF ORIGIN. L. S. MELIN PHOTO.
T L 06-15-2003 5 B&O 3589 PASSENGER CAR

OH MARIETTA PASSENGER CAR ON DISPLAY IN HARMON VILLAGE WITH A SMALL SIGN THAT READS "VILLAGE FLOWERS". L. S. MELIN PHOTO.
T L 06-15-2003 6 BECKY THATCHER STEAM BOAT

OH MARIETTA STEAM PADDLE WHEEL BOAT, HARMON VILLAGE. L. S. MELIN PHOTO.
T L 06-15-2003 7 B&O STATION STATION

WV WILLIAMSVILLE FORMER B&O STATION IS NOW A SHOP FOR "CRAFTS, GIFTS, AND COLLECTABLES". L. S. MELIN PHOTO.
T L 06-15-2003 8 B&O STATION STATION

WV WILLIAMSVILLE TRACKSIDE VIEW OF THE FORMER B&O STATION. THE INTERSTATE 77 BRIDGE OVER THE OHIO RIVER IS JUST BARELY VISIBLE IN THE DISTANCE. L. S. MELIN PHOTO.
T L 06-15-2003 9 B&O STATION STATION

WV WILLIAMSVILLE A NICE SLATE ROOF WITH ORNATE TRIM ON THIS OLD B&O STATION, NOW A GIFT SHOP. L. S. MELIN PHOTO.
T L 06-15-2003 10 CSX 9622 TJT TAMPER

WV WILLIAMSVILLE M OF W BALLAST TAMPER. L. S. MELIN PHOTO.
T L 06-15-2003 11 CSX 9622 TJT TAMPER

WV WILLIAMSVILLE M OF W BALLAST TAMPER. L. S. MELIN PHOTO.
T L 06-15-2003 12 CSX 9622 TJT TAMPER

WV WILLIAMSVILLE M OF W BALLAST TAMPER. L. S. MELIN PHOTO.
T L 06-15-2003 13 CSX 9622 TJT TAMPER

WV WILLIAMSVILLE M OF W BALLAST TAMPER. L. S. MELIN PHOTO.
T L 06-15-2003 14 CSX 74092 TRUCK

WV WILLIAMSVILLE M OF W TRUCK. "QUALITY IN MOTION". L. S. MELIN PHOTO.
T L 06-20-2003 1 NS 5360 EMD GP38-2 CR 8221
OH OLMSTED FALLS L. S. MELIN PHOTO.
T L 06-21-2003 1 NS 9497 GE C40-9W
NS 6553 OH OLMSTED FALLS NOT SURE OF THE TRAILING UNIT, BUT MY ROSTER TELLS ME IT WAS A FORMER EMD DEMONSTRATOR SD60.
T L 06-21-2003 2 CSX CONSTRUCTION BRIDGE

OH BEREA NEW BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION AT BAGLEY ROAD. SEEMS THAT THE UNDERPASS WAS EXCAVATED, AND THEN PARTIALLY FILLED PRIOR TO THE INSTALLATION OF THE BRIDGE STEEL BEAMS. EXISTING FORMER BIG FOUR OFF TO THE RIGHT ON THIS VIEW TO THE NORTH EAST.
T L 06-21-2003 3 CSX CONSTRUCTION BRIDGE

OH BEREA NEW BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION AT BAGLEY ROAD. EXISTING FORMER BIG FOUR OFF TO THE RIGHT ON THIS VIEW TO THE NORTH EAST.
T L 06-22-2003 1 CSX INTERLOCKING CP13A

OH OLMSTED FALLS THE FUTURE INTERLOCKING CP13A ON THE FORMER BIG FOUR, LOOKING NORTHEAST. WEST ROAD IS ABOUT 500 FEET AHEAD. SIGNALS ARE GOING UP, BUT THE CROSSOVERS HAVE NOT YET BEEN INSTALLED HERE.
T L 06-22-2003 2 CSX SWITCH MACHINE CP13A

OH OLMSTED FALLS SWITCH MACHINES ARE PILED UP, READY FOR USE AT THE FUTURE CP13A ON THE FORMER BIG FOUR ROUTE.
T L 06-22-2003 3 CSX 160 GE AC4400CW
CSX 99 OH OLMSTED FALLS W/B ON THE FORMER BIG FOUR, ROLLING PAST THE FUTURE SITE OF CP13A.
T L 06-22-2003 4 CSX 5011 GE AC6000CW

OH BEREA W/B AT BARRETT ROAD ON THE FORMER BIG FOUR.
T L 06-22-2003 5 CSX 5006 GE AC6000CW
CSX 7307 OH BEREA HORSE AND IRON HORSE MEET, ON THIS FAVORITE PHOTO. THE ANGLE OF THE SUN ON THE LONGEST DAYS OF THE YEAR MAKE THIS PHOTO POSSIBLE, W/B OVER BARRET ROAD ON THE x BIG FOUR BRIDGE.
T L 06-22-2003 6 CSX 647 GE AC6000CW

OH BEREA W/B OVER BARRET ROAD ON THE x BIG FOUR BRIDGE. UNTIL 1997, AUTOMOBILE TRAFFIC WAS ROUTED THROUGH THE SMALL ARCHWAY TO THE LEFT OF THE NEW CURRENT ROADWAY ARCH.
T L 06-23-2003 1 NS 5296 EMD GP38-2 PC 8102- CR 8102
OH BEREA FORMER PENN CENTRAL GEEP ON FORMER NEW YORK CENTRAL BIRDGE OVER BARRETT ROAD.
T L 06-23-2003 2 NS 9343 GE C40-9W
NS 5296 OH BEREA W/B PASSING A DIMENSIONAL TRAIN AT THE WEST END OF THE CP-194 INTERLOCKING.
T L 06-23-2003 3 CSX 696 GE AC6000CW
CSX 572 OH BEREA W/B ON THE OLD BIG FOUR BRIDGE AT BARRETT ROAD. THIS LOW ANGLE PHOTO MAY BE MY FAVORITE WAY TO PHOTOGRAPH THIS SCENE. TOO BAD IT TOOK ME A DECADE TO FIGURE IT OUT.
T L 07-05-2003 1 WNY&P 432 ALCO C430 NYC 2054- PC 2054- CR 2054- MORRISTOWN & ESSEX 16
NY FALCONER ONE OF ONLY 16 ALCO C430's EVER BUILT ENJOYS ANOTHER NEW HOME.
T L 07-05-2003 2 WNY&P 432 ALCO C430 NYC 2054- PC 2054- CR 2054- MORRISTOWN & ESSEX 16
NY FALCONER LONG HOOD VIEW OF THE WESTERN NEW YORK & PENNSYLVANIA C430.
T L 07-05-2003 3 WNY&P 630 ALCO C630 CP 4500- ARKANSAS & MISSOURI 70
NY FALCONER DIFFICULT LIGHTING MAKE FOR A DARK PHOTO.
T L 07-05-2003 4 WNY&P 630 ALCO C630 CP 4500- ARKANSAS & MISSOURI 70
NY FALCONER DIM LIGHTING OF A WESTERN NEW YORK & PENNSYLVANIA C630 IN AN ARKANSAS & MISSOURI SCHEME.
T L 07-06-2003 1 CSX 5913 GE B36-7

OH COLLINWOOD MIDDAY AT COLLINWOOD.
T L 07-06-2003 2 CSX 2293 EMD GP35 SLUG
CSX 6938 OH EUCLID SLUG WITH SLUG MOTHER, AT EAST 222nd STREET.
T L 07-06-2003 3 CSX 6938 EMD GP40-2
CSX 2293 OH EUCLID SLUG MOTHER WITH SLUG, AT EAST 222nd STREET.
T L 07-12-2003 1 CSX CONSTRUCTION BRIDGE

OH BEREA BAGLEY ROAD BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION, LOOKING NORTHEAST, ALONG THE FOMER BIG FOUR.
T L 07-12-2003 2 CSX 5015 GE AC6000CW

OH BEREA W/B ON THE OLD BIG FOUR, AT CP13.
T L 07-14-2003 1 CSX 8527 EMD SD50
CSX 8572 OH CLEVELAND UNITS RESTING AT CLARK AVENUE YARD. 15:50.
T L 07-14-2003 2 CSX 2557 EMD GP38-2

OH CLEVELAND CLARK AVENUE YARD. 15:50.
T L 07-17-2003 1 LORAM BC 17 BALLAST CLEANER

OH OLMSTED FALLS M OF W BALLAST CLEANING MACHINE. L. S. MELIN PHOTO.
T L 07-17-2003 2 LORAM BC 17 BALLAST CLEANER

OH OLMSTED FALLS M OF W BALLAST CLEANING MACHINE. L. S. MELIN PHOTO.
T L 07-17-2003 3 LORAM BC 17 BALLAST CLEANER

OH OLMSTED FALLS M OF W BALLAST CLEANING MACHINE. DIRTY BALLAST IS DUG UP BY THE BIG BUCKET WHEELS, THEN DUMPED ONTO A SHAKING SCREEN THAT FILTERS THE DIRT OUT OF THE GRAVEL. THE DIRT IS DEPOSITED ALONG THE RIGHT OF WAY WHILE THE CLEANED GRAVEL IS DUMPEP BACK ALONG THETRACK. L. S. MELIN PHOTO.
T L 07-17-2003 4 LORAM BC 17 BALLAST CLEANER

OH OLMSTED FALLS M OF W BALLAST CLEANING MACHINE. DIRTY BALLAST IS DUG UP BY THE BIG BUCKET WHEELS, THEN DUMPED ONTO A SHAKING SCREEN THAT FILTERS THE DIRT OUT OF THE GRAVEL. THE DIRT IS DEPOSITED ALONG THE RIGHT OF WAY WHILE THE CLEANED GRAVEL IS DUMPEP BACK ALONG THETRACK. L. S. MELIN PHOTO.
T L 07-17-2003 5 LORAM BC 17 BALLAST CLEANER

OH OLMSTED FALLS THE BIG BUCKET WHEELS THAT DIG THE DIRTY BALLAST FROM ALONG SIDE THE TRACK. M OF W BALLAST CLEANING MACHINE. L. S. MELIN PHOTO.
T L 07-17-2003 6 LORAM BC 17 CABOOSE

OH OLMSTED FALLS CABOOSE OF M OF W BALLAST CLEANING MACHINE. L. S. MELIN PHOTO.
T L 07-17-2003 7 LORAM BC 17 TANK

OH OLMSTED FALLS WATER TANK CAR OF THE M OF W BALLAST CLEANING MACHINE. L. S. MELIN PHOTO.
T L 07-17-2003 8 LORAM TAMPER

OH OLMSTED FALLS M OF W LASER GUIDED BALLAST TAMPER. L. S. MELIN PHOTO.
T L 07-19-2003 1 NS 9383 GE C40-9W

OH OLMSTED FALLS BLURRED W/B NEARING COLUMBIA ROAD. L. S. MELIN PHOTO.
T L