Morscher's 1977 Railroad Images, Sorted by Railroad Numbers.
 
T L Date # RR # Type Former # Other Units State City Comments
T L 06-26-1977 1 AMTK ? EMD E8

PA ALTOONA A VIEW OF UPGRADE AND DOWNGRADE TRAFFIC ON HORSESHOE CURVE, AS SEEN FROM TRACKSIDE, ABOUT A HALF A MILE UPHILL OF THE CURVE.
T L 06-24-1977 1 AMTK STATION STATION PRR
PA PHILADELPHIA INTERIOR OF 30TH ST. STATION
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 12-22-1977 1 AMTK 406 EMD E8 MILW 30C
NY BUFFALO NIAGARA RAINBOW AT THE OLD NEW YORK CENTRAL PASSENGER STATION
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 12-22-1977 2 AMTK 415 EMD E9 UP 910
NY BUFFALO NIAGARA RAINBOW AT PASSENGER STATION WITH TYPICAL BUFFALO SNOW
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 06-24-1977 2 AMTK 916 PRR GG1 PC 4918 AMTK 4939, AMTK 916 PA HARRISBURG DUSK SHOT OF A UNIT THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE PLACED INTO SMITHSONIAN MUSEUM
T L 06-24-1977 3 AMTK 916 PRR GG1 PRR 4918- PC 4918- PC 4916? AMTK 4939 PA HARRISBURG DUSK SHOT OF A UNIT THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE PLACED INTO SMITHSONIAN MUSEUM
T L 07-08-1977 4 CB&Q NEBRASKA ZEPYYR BUDD OBS CAR

IL UNION ILLINOIS RAILWAY MUSEUM, ARTICULATED PASSENGER TRAIN
T L 07-08-1977 1 CB&Q 9952 A EMD E5 FW&D 9982A- CB&Q 9911A- CB&Q 9952A
IL UNION ILLINOIS RAILWAY MUSEUM. THIS SOLE SURVIVING EMD E5 WAS PARKED OUTSIDE BACK IN 1977. FOR A LOOK AT THIS UNIT 15 YEARS LATER, SEE THIS 1992 PHOTO: 1992/19920719_12.jpg
T L 07-08-1977 2 CB&Q 9952 A EMD E5 FW&D 9982A- CB&Q 9911A- CB&Q 9952A
IL UNION THIS UNIT WAS BUILT BY EMD IN FEBRURY OF 1940. ILLINOIS RAILWAY MUSEUM.
T L 07-08-1977 3 CB&Q 9952 A EMD E5 FW&D 9982A- CB&Q 9911A- CB&Q 9952A
IL UNION CAB PROFILE, ILLINOIS RAILWAY MUSEUM.
T L 12-21-1977 2 CN 129 UNITED AIRCRAFT TURBO

ONT TORONTO TURBO PASSENGER TRAIN UNDER THE EXHAUST HOOD THAT WAS SPECIALLY MADE FOR THE TURBO TRAIN. THE CN HOSTLERS GAVE US A FREE RIDE ON THIS TRAIN, FOR A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 6 INCHES.
T L 12-21-1977 3 CN 129 UNITED AIRCRAFT TURBO

ONT TORONTO INTERIOR OF CAB AND BAR LOUNGE OF THE TURBO TRAIN. NOTICE THE ENGINEER'S CONTROL COMPARTMENT BEHIND THE GLASS DOOR AND THE ROUND YELLOWISH TABLES FOR THE LOUNGE PATRONS. A NICE CREW MEMBER LET ME TAKE THIS 45 SECOND TIMED EXPOSURE.
T L 12-21-1977 1 CN 1242 GMD ?

ONT TORONTO .
T L 12-21-1977 4 CN 3103 MLW RS18

ONT TORONTO CN SEEMS TO HAVE GOOD LUCK USING THE RS18 ( CANADA'S RS11 ) FOR PASSENGER TRAINS.
T L 12-21-1977 5 CN 3103 MLW RS18

ONT TORONTO AT PASSENGER STATION
T L 12-21-1977 6 CN 3154 MLW RS18
CNR 3150 ONT TORONTO RS 18 IN PASSENGER STATION. EVER NOTICE THAT THERE IS NO WAY TO WALK AROUND THE END OF THE SHORT HOOD ON THESE UNITS?
T L 12-21-1977 7 CN 3154 MLW RS18
CNR 3150 ONT TORONTO WESTBOUND RAPIDO PASSENGER TRAIN
T L 12-21-1977 8 CN 4108 EMD GP9

ONT TORONTO PASSENGER SHED
T L 12-21-1977 9 CN 6118 BUDD RDC
CNR ONT TORONTO OUTSIDE PASSENGER STATION ON A BITTERLY COLD WINTER DAY.
T L 12-21-1977 10 CN 6158 EMD FP7

ONT TORONTO EASTBOUND PASSENGER
T L 12-21-1977 11 CN 6781 ALCO FPA-4

ONT TORONTO 7/8 VIEW OF MY VERY FIRST ENCOUNTER WITH AN ALCO OR MLW FA TYPE UNIT.
T L 12-21-1977 12 CN 6781 ALCO FPA-4

ONT TORONTO CAB PROFILE
T L 12-21-1977 13 CN 6781 ALCO FPA-4

ONT TORONTO CAB NOSE WITH THAT NICE ALCO/MLW PROFILE
T L 12-21-1977 14 CN 6786 ALCO FPA-4

ONT TORONTO SNOW BLASTED MLW FPA4 AT THE TORONTO PASSENGER STATION. IN 1998, I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS UNIT WAS BOUGHT BY AN INDIVIDUAL, AND IT IS TO BE PLACED IN THE CONNECTICUT VALLEY RAILROAD MUSEUM, IN DANBURY, CT.
T L 12-21-1977 15 CN 8157 MLW S13

ONT TORONTO PASSENGER SWITCHER
T L 06-23-1977 1 CNJ 1549 ALCO RS3
CNJ NJ ELIZABETHPORT AN EXAMPLE OF A SIMPLE, YET DECENT, PAINT SCHEME. THIS UNIT WAS LATER REBUILT WITH AN EMD PRIME MOVER AND SERVED ON AT LEAST THREE MORE RAILROADS AFTER ITS CONRAIL CAREER ENDED.
T L 12-21-1977 16 CP 4066 EMD FP7

ONT TORONTO INSIDE PASSENGER SHED
T L 12-21-1977 17 CP 4066 EMD FP7
CPR 8514 ONT TORONTO SPARKLING CLEAN FP7
T L 12-21-1977 18 CP 6615 MLW S11

ONT TORONTO AT THE TORONTO PASSENGER STATION, ONE OF ONLY 10 S11'S BUILT.
T L 12-21-1977 19 CP 6706 EMD SW8

ONT TORONTO .
T L 12-21-1977 20 CP 7026 ALCO S2
CPR 6616 ONT TORONTO VINTAGE UNIT BUILT IN 1945 AT THE TORONTO PASSENGER STATION, IN FRONT OF THE ROYAL YORK HOTEL.
T L 12-21-1977 21 CP 7060 ALCO S2

ONT TORONTO THIS OLD SWITCHER (BUILT IN 1947) WAS EAGERLY SWITCHING CARS ON THIS VERY COLD DAY.
T L 12-22-1977 3 CP 9112 BUDD RDC

NY BUFFALO TORONTO HAMILTON AND BUFFALO RDC AT BUFFALO PASSENGER STATION WITH THE MOST ENTERTAINING PAINT SCHEME EVER APPLIED TO A BUDD R.D.C.
T L 06-20-1977 3 CR BRIDGE BRIDGE DL&W- EL
PA DELAWARE WATER GAP DELAWARE WATER GAP, PA
T L 07-23-1977 7 CR CAR SHOPS CAR SHOPS ERIE- EL
PA MEADVILLE THE ERIE LACKAWANNA HISTORICAL SOCIETY HAD THEIR YEARLY MEETING IN MEADVILLE IN 1977. THE MEETING INCLUDED A TOUR OF THE CAR SHOP INTERIORS.
T L 07-23-1977 8 CR CAR SHOPS CAR SHOPS ERIE- EL
PA MEADVILLE INTERIOR OF CAR SHOPS
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 06-17-1977 10 CR LAKAWAXEN BRIDGE LAKAWAXEN BRIDGE ERIE RR
PA LAKAWAXEN BRIDGE
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 06-19-1977 15 CR NAY AUG TUNNEL TUNNEL DL&W- EL
PA SCRANTON TUNNEL, LOOKING WEST TOWARDS SCRANTON
T L 06-19-1977 16 CR NAY AUG TUNNEL TUNNEL DL&W- EL
PA SCRANTON VIEW WEST FROM TUNNEL
T L 06-19-1977 17 CR NAY AUG TUNNEL TUNNEL DL&W- EL
PA SCRANTON EAST PORTAL OF TUNNEL. HURRICAINE DIANE FLOODED BOTH TUNNELS IN THE 1950'S
T L 06-18-1977 19 CR NICHOLSON TUNNEL TUNNEL DL&W- EL
PA FACTORYVILLE NORTH PORTAL OF TUNNEL
T L 06-18-1977 20 CR NICHOLSON TUNNEL TUNNEL DL&W- EL
PA FACTORYVILLE VIEW FROM INSIDE TUNNEL
T L 06-18-1977 21 CR NICHOLSON TUNNEL TUNNEL DL&W- EL
PA FACTORYVILLE SOUTH PORTAL OF TUNNEL
T L 06-20-1977 7 CR PAULIN'S KILL VIADUCT BRIDGE DL&W- EL
NJ BLAIRSTOWN BRIDGE
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 06-19-1977 5 CR STATION STATION DL&W- EL
PA CRESCO STATION
T L 06-18-1977 22 CR TUNKHANNOCK VIADUCT BRIDGE DL&W- EL
PA NICHOLSON THE BRIDGE DOMINATES THE TOWN. THIS IS KNOWN AS THE NICHOLSON VIADUCT AS WELL AS THE TUNKHANNOCK VIADUCT.
T L 06-18-1977 23 CR TUNKHANNOCK VIADUCT BRIDGE DL&W- EL
PA NICHOLSON BRIDGE
T L 06-20-1977 1 CR 1891 EMD F7 ERIE 712A- EL 7121 CR PA SLATEFORD JCT A FAVORITE PHOTO AT THE DELAWARE RIVER's WATER GAP. THIS WAS THE LAST TIME I SAW AN EL F UNIT IN OPERATION.
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 07-23-1977 1 CR 2169 EMD GP30 RDG 5501- RDG 3601 CR 2564 PA MEADVILLE x RDG GP30 SWITCHING NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT CARS
T L 10-29-1977 1 CR 2264 EMD GP35 PRR 2264- PC 2264 CR 2678 OH BEREA E/B ON THE x NYC MAIN AS IT CURVES OVER THE EAST BRANCH OF THE ROCKY RIVER.
T L 10-29-1977 2 CR 2264 EMD GP35 PRR 2264- PC 2264 CR 2678 OH BEREA SUPERELEVATION AND BUSY TRAFFIC AT BEREA. I MISS THOSE S.P.& S. CARS.
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 06-14-1977 1 CR 2323 EMD GP35 PRR 2323- PC 2323 PC 3010 NY HORNELL .
T L 06-25-1977 1 CR 2494 ALCO C424 RDG 5205
PA ALTOONA WE ASKED AT THE SHOP GATE FOR PERMISSION TO TAKE PHOTOS OF LOCOMOTIVES. THE GUARD SAID WE COULD NOT, BUT SAID WE COULD TAKE PHOTOS OF OLD ENGINES IN THE DEAD LINE, WHICH IS WHAT WE WANTED TO DO IN THE FIRST PLACE.
T L 07-23-1977 2 CR 2501 GE U25B NYC 2501- PC 2501
PA MEADVILLE x ERIE YARD THROAT AT MEADVILLE
T L 06-18-1977 2 CR 2517 GE U25B NYC 2517- PC 2517 CR 2072 PA SCRANTON .
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 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 10-29-1977 3 CR 2898 GE U33B PC 2898 CR, CR OH BEREA MORE HEAVY BEREA TRAFFIC AS A W/B TRAIN IS LED BY AN x EL UNIT ON THE CHICAGO LINE.
T L 06-19-1977 1 CR 2922 GE U33B PC 2922 PC 6505 PA SCRANTON .
T L 06-17-1977 1 CR 2950 GE U33B PC 2950
NY MILL RIFT BRIDGE EASTBOUND ON BRIDGE
T L 06-23-1977 2 CR 3015 EMD GP40 NYC 3015- PC 3015 PC 7864 NJ CROXTON LEAD UNIT ENDED UP ON THE UNION PACIFIC AND HAD AT LEAST FOUR ASSIGNED NUMBERS ON THAT LINE, BUT ONLY SEEMS TO HAVE WORN UP 2572. IT ALSO WAS REBUILT TO A GP38M-2 BY BOISE IN 1998.
T L 12-22-1977 4 CR 3101 EMD GP40 NYC 3101- PC 3101-
NY BUFFALO THE YARD CREW GAVE US A CAB RIDE UP AND DOWN THE YARD LEAD TRACK. THIS UNIT WAS LATER ON THE UNION PACIFIC AND REBUILT INTO A GP38M-2 IN 1998.
T L 06-14-1977 2 CR 3131 EMD GP40 PC 3131
NY SOUTHERN TIER .
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 06-18-1977 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 06-26-1977 2 CR 3308 EMD GP40-2
CR 8105, PC 3151 PA ALTOONA CR FREIGHT GRINDS UP HORSESHOE CURVE 1997/19970913_08.jpg
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 06-25-1977 2 CR 4011 EMD E8 ERIE 821- EL 821
PA ALTOONA DEAD LINE
T L 06-23-1977 3 CR 4878 PRR- GE GG1 PRR 4878- PC 4878
NJ ELIZABETH WE RODE THIS PASSENGER TRAIN TO NEWARK IN EX-PRR CARS. GOT TO WATCH THE REAR NOSE OF THE BOUNCING GG1 THROUGH THE OPEN END DOOR OF OUR COACH.
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 12-22-1977 5 CR 5945 EMD GP7 ERIE 1215- EL 1215 CR 9232 NY BUFFALO THAT NW2 WAS x ERIE 425.
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 06-26-1977 3 CR 6072 EMD SD45 EL 3607 CR 6241 PA ALTOONA PUSHER ENGINES ON HORSESHOE CURVE. THAT CR SD45 ENDED UP IN THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF TRANSPORT IN ST. LOUIS 1995/19950301_11.jpg
T L 06-26-1977 4 CR 6148 EMD SD45 PC 6148
PA GALLITZIN PUSHER ENGINES W/B
T L 06-26-1977 5 CR 6186 EMD SD45 PRR 6186- PC 6186
PA CRESSON SD45 GETTING SERVICED
T L 07-22-1977 2 CR 6196 EMD SD45 PC 6196 CR, CR PA MEADVILLE W/B ON THE EX ERIE MAINLINE NEAR MEADVILLE. THE LEAD UNIT WAS LATER REBUILT BY MK RAIL INTO A SOUTHERN PACIFIC UNIT.