Morscher's 1977 Railroad Images, Sorted by Date.
 
T L Date # RR # Type Former # Other Units State City Comments
T L 06-13-1977 1 CR 2781 GE U23B LV 505 CR 2922 PA MEADVILLE MY FIRST PHOTO WITH MY NEWLY PURCHASED MINOLTA SRT-202 35MM CAMERA. ODDLY ENOUGH, THIS SAME EX-LEHIGH VALLEY 505 UNIT WAS THE SUBJECT OF MY FIRST PHOTO OF 1978, AFTER BEING DAMAGED IN A MINOR WRECK. X LV 505 1978/19780311_01.jpg 1978/19780311_03.jpg
T L 06-13-1977 2 CR 2286 EMD GP35 PRR 2286- PC 2286
NY NIOBE JCT. PLOW TRAIN, PAST AN OLD ERIE RR. TOWER
T L 06-13-1977 3 CR 2286 EMD GP35 PRR 2286- PC 2286
PA CORRY PASSING THE RELATIVELY MODERN LOOKING ERIE RR STATION.
T L 06-13-1977 4 CR 2569 GE U25B NYC 2569- PC 2569 CR 3071, D&H 611 NY HORNELL LINE UP AT HORNELL, NY. 3071 GOT A SECOND LIFE AS A COMMUTER ENGINE FOR NJDOT, AFTER GETTING COWL HOOD COURTESY OF BN BN 6633, IN THE YEAR 1987.
T L 06-13-1977 5 CR 5992 EMD GP7 EL 1277- DL&W 958
PA MEADVILLE x EL 1277=DL&W 958 UNDER US ROUTE 6
T L 06-13-1977 6 CR 6678 EMD SDP45 EL 3647
PA MEADVILLE x EL 3646, SITTING UNDER THE ENDURING ERIE COALING TOWER. UNIT SURVIVED UNTIL 1985.
T L 06-13-1977 7 CR 9013 EMD SW9 ERIE 437- EL 437
PA MEADVILLE x EL 437=ERIE 437 IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS
T L 06-13-1977 8 CR 9026 EMD SW9 DL&W 560- EL 455
PA MEADVILLE HERE WE SEE xEL 455=DL&W 560 ENJOYING THE WARM SUMMER MORNING.
T L 06-13-1977 9 D&H 611 ALCO C628

NY HORNELL BIG ALCO'S WERE TREATS, EVEN IN1977. IN THE FALL OF '77, I WOULD OCCASIONALLY SEE THE D&H CENTURIES ROLL PAST MY COLLEGE DORM WINDOW IN CLEVELAND, ON THE NICKEL PLATE. NOW, THAT WAS REALLY A TREAT.
T L 06-13-1977 10 EL 1272 EMD GP7 DL&W 953
NY JAMESTOWN .
T L 06-13-1977 11 PC 3174 EMD GP40

PA MEADVILLE UNIT LATER WAS REBUILT INTO A GP40PH-2 IN 1991. 1977/19770722_01.jpg
T L 06-14-1977 1 CR 2323 EMD GP35 PRR 2323- PC 2323 PC 3010 NY HORNELL .
T L 06-14-1977 2 CR 3131 EMD GP40 PC 3131
NY SOUTHERN TIER .
T L 06-14-1977 3 CR 3645 EMD GP35 RDG 3645 CR 2664, CR 6304 PA SAYRE E/B PASSING THE SAYRE STATION. HERE IS A VIEW OF THE SAME ENGINE THAT WAS TAKEN AT COLLINWOOD IN 1993: 1993/19930427_04.jpg
T L 06-14-1977 4 CR 6304 EMD SD40 PRR 6051- PC 6051 CR 2664, CR 3645 NY SOUTHERN TIER .
T L 06-14-1977 5 CR 6506 GE U25C PRR 6506- PC 6506 CR PA SAYRE ONE OF MY VERY FEW ENCOUNTERS WITH THE GE U25C. THESE ARE x PRR UNITS. IT LOOKS LIKE THE MANY CREW MEMBERS ARE ENJOYING THE TRADEMARK U25 BIG CENTRAL WINDSHIELD.
T L 06-14-1977 6 CR 8134 EMD GP38-2 PC 8134
PA SAYRE .
T L 06-14-1977 7 D&H 762 GE U33C

NY BINGHAMTON BEVIER YARD I BELIEVE.
T L 06-14-1977 8 EL 435 EMD SW9 ERIE 435
NY SOUTHERN TIER .
T L 06-14-1977 9 LV 125 EMD SW900

PA SAYRE .
T L 06-14-1977 10 LV 125 EMD SW900

PA SAYRE BUILDERS PLATE OF A REBUILD
T L 06-14-1977 11 LV 129 EMD SW900

PA SAYRE THE BIG LEHIGH VALLY FACILITY AT SAYRE WAS LOOKING MIGHTY EMPTY IN 1977
T L 06-14-1977 12 PC 2757 GE U23B
CR 23262 NY ADDISON THIS IS SOMEONE'S BACK YARD. I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE A BACKYARD LIKE THIS. THE CREW INVITED US ABOARD THE CAB FOR A QUICK TOUR BEFORE THEY HEADED WESTWARDS.
T L 06-14-1977 13 PC 3147 EMD GP40

NY ADDISON OVERCAST PHOTO OF A W/B, NEAR ADDISON, ON THE OLD ERIE MAIN, NEAR MILE POST 300.
T L 06-15-1977 1 CR 3154 EMD GP40 PC 3154
NY BINGHAMTON W/B IN BINGHAMTON. UNIT WAS REBUILT IN 1991 WITH THE WOODWARD CLC (COMPLETE LOCOMOTIVE CONTROL) ELECTRONIC SYSTEM. HERE IS THE SAME UNIT IN 1978: 1978/19780805_08.jpg
T L 06-15-1977 2 D&H ? ALCO C628

NY COLONIE ROOF SHOT. FOR ONE DOLLAR, AT THE GUARD'S GATE AT THE COLONIE SHOP COMPLEX, THE D&H ISSUED US A RELEASE FORM, WHICH ALLOWED US TO ROAM AT WILL AROUND THE FACILITY, AS LONG AS WE STAYED OUT OF BUILDINGS. THIS WOULD NEVER HAPPEN IN TODAY'S WORLD.
T L 06-15-1977 3 D&H ? COACH
D&H NY COLONIE D&H BUSINESS CARS
T L 06-15-1977 4 D&H 1205 BLW RF-16 NYC 3805- NYC 1205- MRY 1205
NY WHITEHALL HERE WE SEE MY RAILFAN PAL AND ME (SEATED IN THE CAB) ENJOYING THE EVENING.
T L 06-15-1977 5 D&H 1205 BLW RF-16 NYC 3805- NYC 1205- MRY 1205 D&H 1216 NY WHITEHALL VIEW FROM CAB DOOR. IT WAS NICE OF THE D&H TO LET US TOUR THESE UNITS AT WHITEHALL.
T L 06-15-1977 6 D&H 1205 BLW RF-16 NYC 3805- NYC 1205- MRY 1205
NY WHITEHALL 3/4 SHOT. IN 1977, THESE TWO UNITS WERE THE LAST TWO BALDWIN SHARK UNITS IN EXISTENCE. AS05 WAS PLACED IN SERVICE ON 12-7-1951.
T L 06-15-1977 7 D&H 1205 BLW RF-16 NYC 3805- NYC 1205- MRY 1205
NY WHITEHALL NOSE HEAD-ON VIEW. THE LITTLE WHITEHALL ENGINE HOUSE IS IN THE BACKGROUND.
T L 06-15-1977 8 D&H 1205 BLW RF-16 NYC 3805- NYC 1205- MRY 1205 D&H 1216 NY WHITEHALL EVER WONDER WHAT THE ROOF OF A SHARK LOOKS LIKE?
T L 06-15-1977 9 D&H 1205 BLW RF-16 NYC 3805- NYC 1205- MRY 1205
NY WHITEHALL TRAILING SHOT, NOTICE HOW THE UNITS NOSE IS SHAPED LIKE THE BOW OF A SHIP.
T L 06-15-1977 10 D&H 1205 BLW RF-16 NYC 3805- NYC 1205- MRY 1205
NY WHITEHALL TRAILING SHOT OF A SHARK NOSE. WHILE CREDIT FOR THE RF-16's DESIGN OFTEN GIVEN TO RAYMOND LOEWY, PERHAPS MORE CREDIT SHOULD BE GIVEN TO THE DESIGN FIRM OF HADLEY, RYDER, AND PEDERSEN. I AM IMFROMED THAT MR. MICHOLAS PEDERSEN WAS THE TECHNICAL DIRECTOR OF THE PROGRAM THAT ENGINEERED, STLYLED, AND ARRANGED THE EQUIPMENT ON THESE UNITS.
T L 06-15-1977 11 D&H 1205 BLW RF-16 NYC 3805- NYC 1205- MRY 1205
NY WHITEHALL L. S. MELIN, WITH AHM SEATED IN CAB
T L 06-15-1977 12 D&H 1216 BLW RF-16 NYC 3816- NYC 1216- MYR 1216
NY WHITEHALL I RECALL THE ENGINE ROOM BEING QUITE ROOMY, WITH A TALL BUT NARROW IN-LINE ENGINE. THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ENGINE WAS A BIT SCARY WITH LOTS OF HOT EXHAUST MANIFOLDS PROJECTING INTO THE PASSAGEWAY.
T L 06-15-1977 13 D&H 1205 BLW RF-16 NYC 3805- NYC 1205- MRY 1205
NY WHITEHALL CAB INTERIOR. NOTICE THE BALDWIN-LIMA-HAMILTON LETTERING.
T L 06-15-1977 14 D&H 1216 BLW RF-16 NYC 3816- NYC 1216- MYR 1216
NY WHITEHALL NOSE HEAD-ON VIEW OF A BALDWIN RF-16 WHICH WAS PLACED IN SERVICE ON THE NEW YORK CENTRAL ON 1-24-1952.
T L 06-15-1977 15 D&H 1216 BLW RF-16 NYC 3816- NYC 1216- MYR 1216
NY WHITEHALL BROADSIDE
T L 06-15-1977 16 D&H 2313 GE U23B

NY COLONIE .
T L 06-15-1977 17 D&H 4099 ALCO RS3
D&H 5022, D&H 5009, D&H 701 NY COLONIE SCENE AT COLONIE, NY. RS3 4099 LATER SPENT TIME IN OHIO ON THE CUYAHOGA VALLEY SCENIC RAILROAD: 1991/19910513_01.jpg 1994/19940422_11.jpg 1994/19940422_12.jpg
T L 06-15-1977 18 D&H 4110 ALCO RS3
D&H 4124 NY COLONIE .
T L 06-15-1977 19 D&H 5000 ALCO RS11

NY COLONIE IN SHOP. OUR D&H PASS DID NOT ALLOW SHOP ACCESS, SO WE PHOTOGRAPHED THROUGH THE OPEN SHOP DOORS.
T L 06-15-1977 20 D&H 5011 ALCO RS11
D&H 762 NY BINGHAMTON .
T L 06-15-1977 21 D&H 5021 ALCO RS36

NY ONEONTA UNIT SCRAPPED IN 1988.
T L 06-15-1977 22 D&H 5021 ALCO RS36

NY ONEONTA A BIT OF THE BRIDGE'S WIRE FENCING GOT INTO THIS PHOTO.
T L 06-15-1977 23 D&H 602 ALCO C628
D&H 4075, D&H 761 NY COLONIE .
T L 06-15-1977 24 LIRR 205 ALCO C420
D&H 2302, D&H 4075 NY COLONIE .
T L 06-15-1977 25 LIRR 220 ALCO C420
D&H 1205 NY WHITEHALL UNITS WORTH OF PRESERVATION. AS OF THE YEAR 2000, THE BALDWIN SHARK WAS STILL IN EXISTANCE, SOMEWHERE IN MICHIGAN. THE SURPRISE IS THAT A MUSEUM IN MEXICO, THE "MUSEO DE LOS FERROCARRILES DE CHIHAUHAU" WAS PREPARING TO PUT THE LONG ISLAND RAILROAD 220 ON DISPLAY.
T L 06-16-1977 1 AMTK 154 ROHR TURBO TRAIN

NY ALBANY RENSSELEAR UNIT UNDERGOING REPAIRS
T L 06-16-1977 2 AMTK 157 ROHR TURBO TRAIN

NY PEEKSKILL PASSENGER TRAIN ALONG HUDSON RIVER
T L 06-16-1977 3 AMTK 310 EMD E8 PRR 5903- PC 4303
NY ALBANY RENSSELEAR x PC 4303-PRR 5903
T L 06-16-1977 4 AMTK 415 EMD E9 UP 910
NY ALBANY RENSSELEAR SOUTHBOUND PASSENGER TRAIN AT STATION, x UP 910
T L 06-16-1977 5 AMTK 444 EMD E9 SCL 575- AMTK 233 AMTK 1152 NY ALBANY RENSSELEAR .
T L 06-16-1977 6 AMTK 444 EMD E9 SCL 575- AMTK 233
NY ALBANY RENSSELEAR SOUTHBOUND TRAIN AT PASSENGER STATION
T L 06-16-1977 7 AMTK 444 EMD E9 SCL 575- AMTK 233
NY ALBANY RENSSELEAR WINDSHIELD WASHING TIME. x AMTK 233-SCL 575
T L 06-16-1977 8 CR 5042 EMD FL9 NH 2042- PC 5042
NY CROTON HARMON ENGINE HOUSE. WE TRIED TO TAKE SOME GROUND LEVEL PHOTOGRAPHS HERE, BUT AN ARMED GUARD DREW HIS PISTOL ON US AND ENCOURAGED US TO LEAVE. THIS UNIT WAS AMBITIOUSLY REBUILT IN 1991 INTO AN ALMOST CRAZY TURBOCHARGED 2800hp, A.C. DRIVE UNIT.
T L 06-16-1977 9 EL 1519 COMMUTER COACH

NY SPRING VALLEY .
T L 06-16-1977 10 MTA ? BUDD RDC

NY PEEKSKILL ALONG HUDSON RIVER
T L 06-16-1977 11 MTA 56 BUDD RDC NYC
NY PEEKSKILL HUDSON RIVER
T L 06-16-1977 12 MTA 56 BUDD RDC

NY POUGHKEEPSIE PASSENGER STATION
T L 06-16-1977 13 PC 2897 GE U33B
MTA 56 NY POUGHKEEPSIE POUGHKEEPSIE STATION AND POUGHKEEPSIE VIADUCT IN THE BACKGROUND.
T L 06-16-1977 14 PC 5007 EMD FL9 NH 2007 PC 5027 NY PEEKSKILL COMMUTER TRAIN ON HUDSON RIVER
T L 06-16-1977 15 PC 5055 EMD FL9 NH 2055
NY PEEKSKILL COMMUTER TRAIN
T L 06-17-1977 1 CR 2950 GE U33B PC 2950
NY MILL RIFT BRIDGE EASTBOUND ON BRIDGE
T L 06-17-1977 2 CR 6573 GE U33C EL 3310
NY DEPOSIT PUSHER ENGINE PARKED RIGHT NEXT TO THE DEPOSIT STATION, x EL 3310. NOTE ADIRONDACK TRUCKS
T L 06-17-1977 3 CR STARRUCCA VIADUCT BRIDGE ERIE- EL
NY LANESBORO WE WAITED WITHOUT LUCK FOR A TRAIN AT STARRUCCA VIADUCT. BEING IMPATIENT TEENAGERS, WE THEN WALKED THE LENGTH OF THE BRIDGE ALONG THE FLAT-TOPPED STONES THAT MAKE UP THE EDGE OF THE BRIDGE. TEENAGERS DO STRANGE THINGS.
T L 06-17-1977 4 D&H 409 ALCO C420 LV 409 D&H 614 NY BINGHAMTON .
T L 06-17-1977 5 D&H 5008 ALCO RS11

NY BINGHAMTON UNIT SCRAPPED IN 1988.
T L 06-17-1977 6 D&H 614 ALCO C628
LV 409 NY BINGHAMTON HERE IS WHERE THE D&H GAVE US A SHORT CAB RIDE IN THIS UNIT, UP AND DOWN THE READY TRACKS.
T L 06-17-1977 7 D&H JEFFERSON JCT JEFFERSON JCT

NY LANESBORO EL STARRUCCA VIADUCT WITH THE D&H BELOW.
T L 06-17-1977 9 EL 1238 EMD GP7 ERIE 1238
NY NARROWSBURG .
T L 06-17-1977 10 CR LAKAWAXEN BRIDGE LAKAWAXEN BRIDGE ERIE RR
PA LAKAWAXEN BRIDGE
T L 06-17-1977 12 PC 2508 GE U25B NYC 2508 CR NY BINGHAMTON .
T L 06-18-1977 1 CR 2072 ALCO C420 L&HRR 21 CR 2077, PNC 980 PA SCRANTON MY ONLY ENCOUNTER WITH LEHIGH AND HUDSON RIVER RR POWER. HERE IS x 29 AND 21. SADLY, NUMBER 21 WAS CUT UP IN 1979, BUT 29 WAS LUCKIER.
T L 06-18-1977 2 CR 2517 GE U25B NYC 2517- PC 2517 CR 2072 PA SCRANTON .
T L 06-18-1977 3 CR 3162 EMD GP40 PC 3162 CR 3016 NY BINGHAMTON .
T L 06-18-1977 4 CR 3261 EMD GP40 EMD 12- PC 3261 CR PA ? PHOTO TAKEN SOMEWHERE I CAN'T REMEMBER. HERE IS THE SAME UNIT IN 1988: 1988/19880410_01.jpg
T L 06-18-1977 5 CR 9214 EMD NW2 ERIE 407- EL 407
PA SCRANTON THE NICE FORMER EL EMPLOYEES GAVE US A NICE TOUR INSIDE THE SCRANTON SHOP
T L 06-18-1977 6 CR 9321 EMD SW1200 DL&W 562- EL 457 EL 370 PA FACTORYVILLE CR 9321 WAS BOUGHT BY THE NEW YORK AND ATLANTIC RR IN 2004, ITS FIFTH OWNER.
T L 06-18-1977 7 CR 9321 EMD SW1200 DL&W 562- EL 457
PA FACTORYVILLE TUNNEL AND TOWER. THIS UNIT WAS STILL ACTIVE IN 2004, SERVING ITS FIFTH OWNER.
T L 06-18-1977 8 CR 9321 EMD SW1200 DL&W 562- EL 457 EL 370 PA FACTORYVILLE THIS LITTLE SWITCHER WAS ALIVE AND WELL AS OF 2004, HAVING BEEN OBTAINED BY THE NEW YORK AND ATLANTIC RR FOR SERVICE IN BROOKLYN NEW YORK.
T L 06-18-1977 9 D&H 612 ALCO C628
D&H 712 NY BINGHAMTON .
T L 06-18-1977 10 D&H 762 GE U33C

NY BINGHAMTON .
T L 06-18-1977 11 EL 1230 EMD GP7 ERIE 1230 PC 5788, PC 2345 PA SCRANTON .
T L 06-18-1977 12 EL 366 EMD SW8 DL&W 506 LV 300, PC 3169 PA SCRANTON .
T L 06-18-1977 13 EL 419 EMD NW2 ERIE 419 EL 1235 PA SCRANTON INSIDE SCRANTON SHOP
T L 06-18-1977 14 CR MARTIN'S CREEK VIADUCT BRIDGE DL&W
PA KINGSLEY BRIDGE WITH MY ORANGE 74 VW UNDER IT. THE ROADWAY WAS THE OLD DL&W MAIN
T L 06-18-1977 15 CR MARTIN'S CREEK VIADUCT BRIDGE DL&W
PA KINGSLEY BRIDGE
T L 06-18-1977 16 CR MARTIN'S CREEK VIADUCT BRIDGE DL&W
PA KINGSLEY SIDE OF BRIDGE. LACKAWANNA BUILT THIS ORGINALLY AS A TRIPLE TRACK VIADUCT.
T L 06-18-1977 17 CR MARTIN'S CREEK VIADUCT BRIDGE DL&W
PA KINGSLEY UNDERSIDE OF BRIDGE
T L 06-18-1977 18 CR HOP BOTTOM STATION DL&W- EL
PA HOP BOTTOM PASSENGER STATION AT THE LOCATION THAT THE LACKAWANNA USED TO REFER TO AS FOSTER. I THINK I LIKE THE "TERM HOP BOTTOM" MORE.
T L 06-18-1977 19 CR NICHOLSON TUNNEL TUNNEL DL&W- EL
PA FACTORYVILLE NORTH PORTAL OF TUNNEL
T