Morscher's 1978 Railroad Images, Sorted by Date.
| T | L | Date | # | RR # | Type | Former # | Other Units | State | City | Comments
| T |
L |
03-11-1978 |
1 |
CR 2781 |
GE U23B |
LV 505 |
OH |
BEREA |
INVOLVED IN
A MINOR
WRECK. SEE
THIS UNIT 9
MONTHS
EARLIER IN
BETTER
CONDITION.
1977/19770613_01.jpg | T |
L |
03-11-1978 |
2 |
CR ? |
WRECK
CRANE |
OH |
BEREA |
CONRAIL
MANAGED TO
DROP
SEVERAL
AUTORACKS
ON THE NYC
TO BIG FOUR
CONNECTION
AT BEREA. | T |
L |
03-11-1978 |
3 |
CR 2781 |
GE U23B |
LV 505 |
CR 8708 |
OH |
BEREA |
A FORMER
LEHIGH
VALLEY WAS
INVOLVED IN
A MINOR
WRECK AT
BEREA. NOTE
THE A BLUE
FORMER
READING
SWITCHER
AT THE LEFT.
SEE THE
DAMAGED
UNIT 9
MONTHS
EARLIER IN
BETTER
CONDITION.
1977/19770613_01.jpg | T |
L |
03-11-1978 |
4 |
CR 6085 |
EMD SD45 |
EL 3620 |
CR 6114 |
OH |
BEREA |
THIS SHOT
WAS TAKEN
ONLY A FEW
FEET FROM
THE ABOVE
MENTIONED
WRECK.
WHILE I WAS
PUTTNG MY
LENS CAP
BACK ON THE
CAMERA, I
WAS NEARLY
ARRESTED
BY THE
STRONG
SECURTIY
FORCES
PRESENT. | T |
L |
03-18-1978 |
1 |
CR 6323 |
EMD SD40 |
PC 6070- PRR
6070 |
CR 6094 |
OH |
MANSFIELD |
THIS TRAIN IS
STOPPED ON
THE PRR,
FACING
WEST,
UNDER THE
I-71
OVERPASS.
THE CREW
GAVE US AN
EXTENDED
TOUR OF THE
CAB OF THE
SD40. | T |
L |
03-18-1978 |
2 |
CR 6323 |
EMD SD40 |
PC 6070- PRR
6070 |
CR 6094 |
OH |
MANSFIELD |
W/B ON THE
PRR,
APPROACHING THE
MANSFIELD
STATION AND
THE EL
CROSSING. | T |
L |
03-18-1978 |
3 |
CR 7797 |
EMD GP38 |
PC 7797 |
OH |
ONTARIO |
x EL YARD AT
ONTARIO | T |
L |
03-18-1978 |
4 |
CR 7798 |
EMD GP38 |
PC 7798 |
OH |
MANSFIELD |
W/B ON THE x
EL,
CROSSING
THE PRR
MAIN | T |
L |
03-18-1978 |
5 |
CR 8098 |
EMD GP38-2 |
PC 8098 |
PC |
OH |
MANSFIELD |
E/B ON x PRR
MAIN
CROSSING x
ERIE MAIN | T |
L |
03-19-1978 |
1 |
EL ? |
M OF W
COACH |
EL |
OH |
STERLING |
A QUICK
GRAB-SHOT
OF WHAT
APPEARED
TO BE A
FORMER EL
MAINTENANCE OF WAY
COACH ON A
CHESSIE
SYSTEM
TRAIN
HEADED E/B
ON THE OLD
B&O MAIN AT
STERLING | T |
L |
03-19-1978 |
2 |
CR 2416 |
ALCO C425 |
PC 2416- PRR
2416 |
OH |
CRESTLINE |
AN
ENTERTAINING ALCO
CENTURY
THAT MADE A
SOUND
SIMILAR TO A
WOODEN
DOOR
SLAMMING
EVERY
MINUTE OR
SO. | T |
L |
03-19-1978 |
3 |
CR 2652 |
GE U25B |
PC 2652- PRR
2652 |
OH |
CRESTLINE |
A FAVORITE
SHOT OF A
U25B
SMOKING UP
THE
CRESTLINE
STATION | T |
L |
03-19-1978 |
4 |
CR 3635 |
EMD GP35 |
RDG 3635 |
OH |
CRESTLINE |
E/B ON x PRR
MAIN | T |
L |
03-19-1978 |
5 |
CR 3654 |
EMD GP35 |
RDG 3654 |
OH |
CRESTLINE |
N/B ON x
C.C.C.&ST.LOUIS,
CROSSING
THE PRR
DIAMONDS.
THE
CRESTLINE
TOWER IS TO
THE LEFT. | T |
L |
03-19-1978 |
6 |
CR 6429 |
EMD SD40-2 |
AMTK |
OH |
CRESTLINE |
A VERY LATE
W/B
BROADWAY
LTD AT
PASSENGER
STATION
WITH A CR
SD40-2
SUBSTITUTING FOR A
MISSING 'E'
UNIT. | T |
L |
03-19-1978 |
7 |
CR 6429 |
EMD SD40-2 |
AMTK |
OH |
CRESTLINE |
W/B
BROADWAY
LTD AT
PASSENGER
STATION
WITH A CR
SD40-2
SUBSTITUTING FOR A
MISSING 'E'
UNIT.
AMTRAK
TRAINS
WERE
FUELED AND
WATERED AT
CRESTLINE.
| T |
L |
03-19-1978 |
8 |
CR 6602 |
GE C30-7 |
OH |
CRESTLINE |
. | T |
L |
03-19-1978 |
9 |
CR 6608 |
GE C30-7 |
OH |
CRESTLINE |
. | T |
L |
05-25-1978 |
1 |
CR 3072 |
EMD GP40 |
PC 3072- NYC
3072 |
OH |
ELYRIA |
W/B ON THE x
NYC MAIN
WITH
EVENING
LIGHTING | T |
L |
05-25-1978 |
2 |
CR 3322 |
EMD GP40-2 |
OH |
OLMSTED
FALLS |
BRIGHT NEW
W/B UNITS AT
C.P. 197 ON
THE x NYC
MAIN. | T |
L |
05-25-1978 |
3 |
CR 8143 |
EMD GP38-2 |
PC 8143 |
OH |
OLMSTED
FALLS |
W/B AT C.P.
197 ON THE x
NYC MAIN. | T |
L |
06-03-1978 |
1 |
EL 3362 |
GE U34CH |
NJ |
HOBOKEN |
SOON THE
U34CH'S
WOULD
TRADE THIS
NICE PAINT
SCHEME FOR
NJDOT'S
UNSETTLING
AND GAUDY
SCHEME. | T |
L |
06-03-1978 |
2 |
EL 3373 |
GE U34CH |
NJ |
HOBOKEN |
UNDER THE
HOBOKEN
'BUSH'
TRAINSHED.
| T |
L |
06-25-1978 |
1 |
CR 2369 |
EMD GP35 |
NYC 6125-
NYC 2369- PC
2369 |
CR 6660, CR
6068 |
OH |
KENT |
W/B FREIGHT
WITH x NYC
AND EL
POWER ON
THE ERIE
MAIN | T |
L |
06-25-1978 |
2 |
CR 2369 |
EMD GP35 |
NYC 6125-
NYC 2369- PC
2369 |
CR 6660, CR
6068 |
OH |
KENT |
W/B AT
ERIE'S
PASSENGER
STATION.
THE B&O IS
DOWN LOW
ON THE LEFT.
| T |
L |
07-03-1978 |
2 |
CR 6667 |
EMD SDP45 |
EL 3635 |
CR 6763 |
OH |
CLEVELAND |
AT WHISKEY
ISLAND IRON
ORE DOCKS.
UNIT TRADED
IN FOR SD60
ORDER IN
1985. OTHER
PHOTOS OF
THE SAME
ENGINE:
1978/19780703_03.jpg
1977/19770626_08.jpg | T |
L |
07-03-1978 |
3 |
CR 6667 |
EMD SDP45 |
EL 3635 |
CR 6763 |
OH |
CLEVELAND |
x EL BIG
SDP45 AT
WHISKEY
ISLAND IRON
ORE DOCKS.
OTHER
PHOTOS OF
THE SAME
ENGINE:
1977/19770626_08.jpg
1978/19780703_02.jpg | T |
L |
07-03-1978 |
4 |
CR 6759 |
ALCO C630 |
RDG 5306 |
CR 6763 |
OH |
CLEVELAND |
x READING
ALCO AT
WHISKEY
ISLAND IRON
ORE DOCKS.
| T |
L |
07-03-1978 |
5 |
CR 6759 |
ALCO C630 |
RDG 5306 |
CR 6763, CR
6667 |
OH |
CLEVELAND |
x READING
ALCO AT
IRON ORE
DOCKS. THE
OLD
LAKEFRONT
POST OFFICE
CAN BE SEEN
IN THE
DISTANCE TO
THE RIGHT
OF THE
UNITS. | T |
L |
07-06-1978 |
1 |
CR 2332 |
EMD GP35 |
PRR 2332- PC
2332 |
OH |
CRESTLINE |
S/B x PRR
GEEP KNIFES
THE SUMMER
AIR ALONG
ON EX
CCC&STL. | T |
L |
07-06-1978 |
2 |
CR 3070 |
EMD GP40 |
PC 3070- NYC
3070 |
OH |
CRESTLINE |
S/B ON x
C.C.C.&
ST.LOUIS,
ABOUT TO
CROSS THE
PRR. THIS
UNIT WAS
REBUILT
INTO A
GP40FH-2 IN
1990 BY
MORRISON
KNUDSEN,
USING A
CARBODY
FROM BN
6628. | T |
L |
07-07-1978 |
1 |
CR 3266 |
EMD GP40 |
EMD 17- PC
3266 |
CR 6540 |
OH |
MARION |
W/B ON THE x
ERIE,
CROSSING
THE N&W
DIAMONDS. | T |
L |
07-07-1978 |
2 |
CR 5406 |
EMD GP8 |
DL&W 968- EL
1407- CR 5927-
CR 5726 |
CR 7790 |
OH |
ONTARIO |
GP7 REBUILD
PARKED IN
THE USUAL
PLACE ON
THE
OVERPASS
OVER A
HIGHWAY. | T |
L |
07-07-1978 |
4 |
CR 6351 |
EMD SD40 |
PRR 6098- PC
6098 |
CR 2928 |
OH |
MARION |
W/B ON x
ERIE AND BIG
FOUR
TRACKAGE.
| T |
L |
07-07-1978 |
5 |
CR 7140 |
EMD GP9 |
PC 7140- PRR
7140 |
OH |
MARION |
PATRIOTIC
PHOTO WITH
TRACES OF A
PRR
KEYSTONE
SHOWING. | T |
L |
07-07-1978 |
6 |
CR 7266 |
EMD GP9 |
PC 7266- PRR
7266 |
CR 7148 |
OH |
MARION |
. | T |
L |
07-07-1978 |
7 |
CR 7479 |
EMD GP9 |
EL 1261- ERIE
1261 |
OH |
MARION |
UNIT REBUILT
BY
MORRISON
KNUDSON
INTO A
MK1500D IN
2003 FOR
THE PORT
TERMINAL
RAILWAY
ASSOCIATION
OF
HOUSTON. | T |
L |
07-07-1978 |
8 |
CR 7479 |
EMD GP9 |
EL 1261- ERIE
1261 |
OH |
MARION |
UNIT REBUILT
BY
MORRISON
KNUDSON
INTO A
MK1500D IN
2003 FOR
THE PORT
TERMINAL
RAILWAY
ASSOCIATION
OF
HOUSTON. | T |
L |
07-07-1978 |
9 |
NW 1311 |
EMD GP35 |
OH |
MARION |
S/B ABOUT
TO CROSS x
ERIE AT AC
TOWER | T |
L |
07-07-1978 |
10 |
NW 1311 |
EMD GP35 |
OH |
MARION |
UNIT WAS
SCRAPED IN
1992. | T |
L |
07-07-1978 |
11 |
NW 1617 |
EMD SD40 |
OH |
MARION |
S/B NW
TRAIN WITH
MANY UNITS,
ABOUT TO
CROSS x
ERIE AT AC
TOWER | T |
L |
07-24-1978 |
1 |
CR 5999 |
EMD GP7 |
EL 1284-
DL&W 965 |
OH |
BEREA |
W/B FORMER
LACKAWANNA UNIT AT
BEREA. THE
BEREA
STATION IS
BEHIND THE
FIRST BOX
CAR. | T |
L |
07-24-1978 |
2 |
CR 5999 |
EMD GP7 |
EL 1284-
DL&W 965 |
OH |
BEREA |
IF YOU LOOK
CLOSELY,
YOU MAY SEE
THE EL PAINT
SHOWING
UNDER THE
CR BLUE. | T |
L |
07-24-1978 |
4 |
CR 6790 |
ALCO C636 |
PC 6340 |
OH |
CLEVELAND |
WHISKEY
ISLAND ORE
DOCKS,
YOURS
TRULY ( AHM
) IN CAB. | T |
L |
07-24-1978 |
5 |
CR 6790 |
ALCO C636 |
PC 6340 |
CR 6788, CR
6769 |
OH |
CLEVELAND |
WHISKEY
ISLAND ORE
DOCKS,
CUYAHOGA
RIVER
BRIDGES IN
BACKGROUND. | T |
L |
07-24-1978 |
6 |
CR 6790 |
ALCO C636 |
PC 6340 |
CR 6788, CR
6769 |
OH |
CLEVELAND |
WHISKEY
ISLAND ORE
DOCKS,
CLEVELAND'S
'TERMINAL
TOWER' IN
BACKGROUND. | T |
L |
07-24-1978 |
7 |
CR 6790 |
ALCO C636 |
PC 6340 |
CR 6788, CR
6769, CR 5849 |
OH |
CLEVELAND |
BIG ALCO'S
SMOKING IT
UP AT THE
WHISKEY
ISLAND ORE
DOCKS. | T |
L |
08-02-1978 |
1 |
CR 1773 |
EMD F7 |
NYC 1773- PC
1773 |
CR 1648 |
OH |
CLEVELAND |
MY ONLY
ENCOUNTER
WITH THE
ONLY
CONRAIL 'F'
UNIT THAT
WAS
PAINTED
BLUE. THE
B&O
CONNECTION
TRACK
DIAMOND IS
UNDER THE
LEAD UNIT.
WHISKEY
ISLAND ORE
DOCKS. | T |
L |
08-02-1978 |
2 |
CR 1773 |
EMD F7 |
NYC 1773- PC
1773 |
CR 1648 |
OH |
CLEVELAND |
MY ONLY
ENCOUNTER
WITH THE
ONLY
CONRAIL 'F'
UNIT THAT
WAS
PAINTED
BLUE AT
WHISKEY
ISLAND ORE
DOCKS. I
WISH I HAD
TAKEN SOME
MORE
PHOTO'S OF
THE BLUE
UNIT WHICH
WAS BUILT IN
1952. | T |
L |
08-02-1978 |
3 |
CR 3676 |
EMD GP35 |
EL 2570 |
BAR 84, CR |
OH |
CLEVELAND |
TWO
FORMER EL
UNITS AND A
B.A.R. UNIT
E/B
APPROACHING THE
DRAWBRIDGE. | T |
L |
08-02-1978 |
4 |
CR 6082 |
EMD SD45 |
EL 3617 |
CR |
OH |
CLEVELAND |
FORMER EL
UNIT AT
WHISKEY
ISLAND IRON
ORE DOCKS.
| T |
L |
08-02-1978 |
5 |
CR 6680 |
EMD SDP45 |
EL 3649 |
CR 6306 |
OH |
CLEVELAND |
FORMER EL
UNIT AT
WHISKEY
ISLAND IRON
ORE DOCKS.
| T |
L |
08-02-1978 |
6 |
CR 6748 |
ALCO C630 |
PC 6310- PRR
6310 |
OH |
CLEVELAND |
WHISKEY
ISLAND IRON
ORE DOCKS.
| T |
L |
08-02-1978 |
7 |
CR 6748 |
ALCO C628 |
PC 6310- PRR
6310 |
CR 6776 |
OH |
CLEVELAND |
NOT MANY
BIG ALCO'S
MADE IT INTO
CR BLUE.
PHOTO AT
THE
WHISKEY
ISLAND IRON
ORE DOCKS.
| T |
L |
08-02-1978 |
8 |
CR 6748 |
ALCO C628 |
PC 6310- PRR
6310 |
CR 6776 |
OH |
CLEVELAND |
WHISKEY
ISLAND IRON
ORE DOCKS.
CR WAS
BARELY TWO
YEARS OLD,
AND THIS
PAINT JOB
CERTAINLY
NOT MUCH
MORE THAN
A YEAR OLD
AT MOST,
YET IT
SEEMS
BADLY
FADED
ALREADY. | T |
L |
08-02-1978 |
9 |
CR 6765 |
ALCO C630 |
PC 6315- PRR
6315 |
CR 6545 |
OH |
CLEVELAND |
WHISKEY
ISLAND IRON
ORE DOCKS
WITH PARTS
OF CUYHOGA
RIVER
DRAWBRIDGE VISIBLE. | T |
L |
08-05-1978 |
1 |
CR 5888 |
EMD GP7 |
PC 5888- PC
5864- PRR
8564 |
CR |
PA |
MEADVILLE |
IN 1987,
MEADVILLE
STILL HAD AN
ACTIVE
SMALL
ENGINE
HOUSE AND
THE MASSIVE
ERIE RR
COALING
TOWER
SEEMED
UNTOUCHED
BY TIME. | T |
L |
08-05-1978 |
2 |
CR 6254 |
EMD SD40 |
PC 6254 |
CR 6286 |
PA |
MEADVILLE |
SD40'S AT
COALING
TOWER | T |
L |
08-05-1978 |
3 |
CR 8700 |
EMD SW8 |
EL 371- DL&W
511 |
CR 5888 |
PA |
MEADVILLE |
SOMETIMES
THE
LIGHTING IS
JUST
PERFECT
FOR
RAILROAD
PHOTOGRAPHY. I HAVE A
PROPENSITY
TO RUN INTO
ENGINES
WITH
DOUBLE
ZEROS IN
THEIR UNIT
NUMBERS. | T |
L |
08-05-1978 |
4 |
CR 8700 |
EMD SW8 |
EL 371- DL&W
511 |
PA |
MEADVILLE |
COALING
TOWER IN
BACKGROUND | T |
L |
08-05-1978 |
5 |
CR 6330 |
EMD SD40 |
PRR 6077- PC
6077 |
CR 6286, CR
6254 |
PA |
MEADVILLE |
IN ERIE
LACKAWANNA DAYS,
THERE WAS
AN 'EL'
DIAMOND
MOUNTED
ABOVE THE
SHOP WHERE
THE CONRAIL
SYMBOL
APPEARS IN
THIS PHOTO.
| T |
L |
08-05-1978 |
6 |
CR 6254 |
EMD SD40 |
PC 6254 |
CR 6286, CR
6330 |
PA |
MEADVILLE |
ON FORMER
ERIE MAIN,
SOMEWHERE
EAST OF
MEADVILE. | T |
L |
08-05-1978 |
7 |
CR 7344 |
EMD GP9 |
PC 7344- PC
7516- NYC
5944 |
NY |
JAMESTOWN |
THE
JAMESTOWN
PASSENGER
STATION
PLATFORM
WAS JUST TO
THE LEFT OF
THIS UNIT. | T |
L |
08-05-1978 |
8 |
CR 3154 |
EMD GP40 |
PC 3154 |
NY |
JAMESTOWN |
FORMER
ERIE MAIN,
EAST OF
JAMESTOWN.
THE SECOND
TRACK IS IN
THE
PROCESS OF
BEING
REMOVED.
BEFORE
LONG, THIS
PORTION OF
MAINLINE
WOULD BE
PRACTICALLY
UNUSED BY
CR. HERE IS
THE SAME
UNIT IN 1977:
1977/19770615_01.jpg | T |
L |
08-05-1978 |
9 |
CR TRACK |
TRACK |
NY |
JAMESTOWN |
FORMER
ERIE MAIN,
AGAIN,
SOMEWHERE
EAST OF
JAMESTOWN.
THE SECOND
TRACK IS IN
THE
PROCESS OF
BEING
REMOVED
WITH
FISHPLATES
ALREADY
BEING
UNBOLTED. | T |
L |
08-05-1978 |
10 |
CR 7337 |
EMD GP97 |
PC 7337- PC
7509- NYC
5937 |
CR 7793 |
NY |
SALAMANCA |
SALAMANCA
IS WHERE
THE ERIE'S
ORIGINAL
MAINLINE TO
DUNKIRK AND
LAKE ERIE
DIVERGED
FROM THE
CHICAGO
MAIN. | T |
L |
08-05-1978 |
11 |
CR 7793 |
EMD GP38 |
PC 7793 |
NY |
SALAMANCA |
THE
BUFFALO
ROCHESTER
&
PITTSBURGH
STATION IN
SALAMANCA
IS NOW A RR
MUSEUM. | T |
L |
08-06-1978 |
3 |
CR 9998 |
ALCO RS3 |
ERIE 1027- EL
1027- EL 1060 |
NY |
SILVER
SPRINGS |
ALCO
REBUILT
WITH EMD E8
ENGINE, ON
ERIE'S
BUFFALO
LINE. WE
THINK EL E8
823 DONATED
A PRIME
MOVER FOR
THIS
REBUILD. | T |
L |
08-06-1978 |
4 |
CR 9998 |
ALCO RS3 |
ERIE 1027- EL
1027- EL 1060 |
NY |
SILVER
SPRINGS |
ALCO
REBUILT
WITH EMD
ENGINE, ON
ERIE'S
BUFFALO
LINE. THIS
UNIT WAS
THE FIRST
AND ONLY
SUCH
REBUILD
THAT THE EL
MANAGED TO
FINISH
BEFORE THE
START OF
CONRAIL. IT
IS SIMILAR TO
PENN
CENTRAL'S
DEWITT RS3
REBUILD
PRODUCTS.
| T |
L |
08-06-1978 |
5 |
CR 9998 |
ALCO RS3 |
ERIE 1027- EL
1027- EL 1060 |
NY |
SILVER
SPRINGS |
END SHOT OF
EMD
RE-ENGINED
RS3. IT
SEEMS THAT
SOMEONE
HAD
PREVIOUSLY
TRIED TO
REMOVE THE
RED CONRAIL
PAINT FROM
THE EL
DIAMOND. | T |
L |
08-07-1978 |
1 |
CR 6002 |
EMD SD35 |
PC 6002- PRR
6002 |
CR 6529, CR
6004 |
NY |
WELLSVILLE |
A PLEASANT
SCENE SO
TYPICAL OF
THE ERIE.
1978/19780807_08.jpg
1978/19780807_03.jpg
1978/19780807_04.jpg | T |
L |
08-07-1978 |
2 |
GE 806 |
GE U25B |
GE 755- SLSF
806 |
CR 6201 |
PA |
SAYRE |
AN ANCIENT
LOOKING
U25B. THIS
WAS A
FORMER GE
DEMONSTRATOR UNIT. IT
HAS
PRIMITIVE
VERITICAL
END STEPS
FOUND ONLY
ON THE
EARLIEST
U25B'S. A
TINY 'GE'
SYMBOL WAS
PAINTED
SMACK IN
THE MIDDLE
OF THE LONG
HOOD, TOO
SMALL TO BE
SEEN IN THIS
PHOTO. | T |
L |
08-07-1978 |
3 |
CR 6002 |
EMD SD35 |
PC 6002- PRR
6002 |
CR 6529, CR
6004 |
PA |
SAYRE |
HERE ARE
THREE BIG
AND RARE
BIRDS, EVEN
FOR 1978.
TWO SD35'S,
AND ONE
U28C. ALL
THREE ARE x
PRR UNITS.
1978/19780807_01.jpg
1978/19780807_08.jpg
1978/19780807_04.jpg | T |
L |
08-07-1978 |
4 |
CR 6002 |
EMD SD35 |
PC 6002- PRR
6002 |
CR 6529, CR
6004 |
PA |
SAYRE |
.
1978/19780807_01.jpg
1978/19780807_03.jpg
1978/19780807_08.jpg | T |
L |
08-07-1978 |
5 |
CR 6004 |
EMD SD35 |
PC 6004- PRR
6004 |
CR 6529, CR
6002 |
PA |
SAYRE |
THE LARGE
LEHIGH
VALLEY
PASSENGER
STATION AT
SAYRE. | T |
L |
08-07-1978 |
6 |
GE 806 |
GE U25B |
GE 755- SLSF
806 |
CR 6201 |
PA |
SAYRE |
ANOTHER
VIEW OF
THAT
ANCIENT
LOOKING
U25B. LOOK
AT THAT
BIZARRE
HAND RAIL
ARRANGEMENT AND THE
VERITICAL
END STEPS
FOUND ONLY
ON THE
EARLIEST
U25B'S. | T |
L |
08-07-1978 |
7 |
CR 2980 |
GE U33B |
PC 2890 |
CR 7860, GE
806, CR 6201 |
PA |
SAYRE |
THE ENGINE
FACILITY AT
SAYRE WAS
SURPRISINGLY BUSY
DURING OUR
1978 VISIT,
BUT
CERTAINLY
NOT SO BUSY
IN BY LEHIGH
VALLEY
RAILROAD
STANDARDS.
THE GE U33B
WAS NEVER
A POPULAR
MODEL. | T |
L |
08-07-1978 |
8 |
CR 6002 |
EMD SD35 |
PC 6002- PRR
6002 |
CR 6529, CR
6004 |
PA |
SAYRE |
THREE x PRR
UNITS AT THE
SANDING
TOWER.
1978/19780807_01.jpg
1978/19780807_03.jpg
1978/19780807_04.jpg | T |
L |
08-07-1978 |
9 |
CR 6201 |
EMD SD45 |
PC 6201- PRR
6201 |
GE 806, CR
7860, CR 2890 |
PA |
SAYRE |
A
HODGE-PODGE OF
POWER
HEADS
NORTH
THROUGH
SAYRE'S
YARDS. | T |
L |
08-07-1978 |
10 |
CR 6201 |
EMD SD45 |
PC 6201- PRR
6201 |
GE 806, CR
7860, CR 2890 |
PA |
SAYRE |
OLD AND
NEW GE'S
AND EMD'S
ROLL NORTH
PAST THE
SAYRE
STATION. | T |
L |
08-07-1978 |
11 |
CR 6201 |
EMD SD45 |
PC 6201- PRR
6201 |
GE 806, CR
7860, CR 2890 |
PA |
SAYRE |
OLD AND
NEW GE'S
AND EMD'S
ROLL NORTH
PAST THE
SAYRE
STATION. | T |
L |
08-07-1978 |
12 |
CR 6201 |
EMD SD45 |
PC 6201- PRR
6201 |
GE 806, CR
7860, CR 2890 |
NY |
WAVERLY |
A TRAIN ON
THE TRACK
THAT
CONNECTED
THE LV WITH
THE EL. | T |
L |
08-07-1978 |
13 |
CR 6201 |
EMD SD45 |
PC 6201- PRR
6201 |
GE 806, CR
7860, CR 2890 |
NY |
WAVERLY |
WAVERLY
WAS JUST
NORTH OF
THE
PENNSYLVANIA STATE
LINE, ABOVE
SAYRE. | T |
L |
08-07-1978 |
14 |
GE 806 |
GE U25B |
GE 755- SLSF
806 |
CR 6201, CR
7860 |
NY |
WAVERLY |
A FINAL SHOT
OF THAT
PRIMITIVE,
FORMER
DEMONSTRATOR, U25B. | T |
L |
08-07-1978 |
15 |
CR STATION |
STATION |
NY |
HORSEHEADS |
FORMER
ERIE
STATION
WITH AN
INTERESTING
NAME. | T |
L |
08-07-1978 |
16 |
CR WHISTLE
POST |
WHISTLE
POST |
DL&W- EL |
NY |
BATH |
EX DL&W
WHISTLE
POST | T |
L |
08-08-1978 |
1 |
GENESEE &
WYOMING
1976 |
ALCO RS1 |
GENESEE &
WYOMING 42 |
NY |
RETSOF |
G & W'S
BICENTENNIAL UNIT, 2
YEARS PAST
THE 76 BASH.
| T |
L |
08-08-1978 |
2 |
GENESEE &
WYOMING
1976 |
ALCO RS1 |
GENESEE &
WYOMING 42 |
NY |
RETSOF |
G & W'S
BICENTENNIAL UNIT, 2
YEARS PAST
THE 76 BASH.
| T |
L |
08-09-1978 |
1 |
CN 4103 |
EMD GP9 |
CN 4100,CN |
ONT |
WINDSOR |
WE RODE
THIS
PASSENGER
TRAIN FROM
LONDON,
ONTARIO TO
WINDSOR. I
REMEMBER
THAT THOSE
GP'S REALLY
GOT THIS
TRAIN
MOVING AT
HIGH
SPEEDS. | T |
L |
08-09-1978 |
2 |
CN 4103 |
EMD GP9 |
CN 4100, CN |
ONT |
WINDSOR |
EVENING
VIEW OF
WINDSOR
PASSENGER
STATION
WITH THE
FAST TRAIN
THAT WE
RODE. | T |
L |
08-09-1978 |
3 |
CN 4103 |
EMD GP9 |
CN 4100, CN |
ONT |
WINDSOR |
PASSENGER
TRAIN FROM
TORONTO
AND
LONDON,
ONT.
UNLOADING
PASSENGERS. | T |
L |
08-10-1978 |
1 |
CSS&SB 106 |
COMMUTER |
IN |
HAMMOND |
C.S.S.&S.B
ELECTRIC
COMMUTER
ACTION. | T |
L |
08-10-1978 |
2 |
CR 6321 |
EMD SD40 |
PRR 6068- PC
6068 |
CR |
IN |
HAMMOND |
THE
INCREDIBLY
BUSY AND
COMPLICATED
INTERLOCKING AT
HOHMAN
AVENUE. THE
LEAD UNIT
WAS STILL IN
SERVICE IN
2003. | T |
L |
08-10-1978 |
3 |
EJ&E 651 |
EMD SD38 |
IN |
HAMMOND |
MY FIRST
ENCOUNTER
WITH AN EMD
SD38. THIS
ONE BEING
PRODUCED
BY EMD IN
1970. | T |
L |
08-10-1978 |
4 |
GTW 4704 |
EMD GP9 |
GT&W 5810 |
IN |
GRIFFITH |
THE ERIE
AND THE
GRAND
TRUNK
CROSSED AT
GRIFFITH.
THIS TOWN
ALSO WAS
WHERE THE
METROPOLITAN CHICAGO
AREA ENDED
AND WHERE
THE
CORNFIELDS
BEGAN. | T |
L |
08-10-1978 |
5 |
CR
SEMAPHORE
927-2 |
SEMAPHORE |
EL, ERIE |
IN |
? |
SEMAPHORE
ON THE ERIE
WESTERN
RR. BY 1978,
CONRAIL HAD
SEVERED
THE EL LINE
IN INDIANA
AND ENDED
ITS
THROUGH
ROUTE
MAINLINE
STATUS. | T |
L |
08-11-1978 |
1 |
CR 8071 |
EMD GP38-2 |
PC 8071 |
CR 6551 |
IN |
FORT WAYNE |
ON FORMER
PRR MAIN. | T |
L |
08-11-1978 |
2 |
CR 8071 |
EMD GP38-2 |
PC 8071 |
CR 6551 |
IN |
FORT WAYNE |
ON FORMER
PRR MAIN. | T |
L< | |