| T | L | Date | # | RR # | Type | Former # | Other Units | State | City | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T | L | 01-01-1979 | 1 | CR 6681 | EMD SDP45 | EL 3650 | CR 6665 | OH | CLEVELAND | AT WHISKEY ISLAND ORE DOCKS. |
| T | L | 01-01-1979 | 2 | CR 6687 | EMD SDP45 | EL 3656 | CR 6676 | OH | CLEVELAND | AT WHISKEY ISLAND ORE DOCKS. THIS UNIT WAS ONE OF NINE EL SDP45's TO SURVIVE AS LATE AS 2003 AS AN INDIANA HARBOR BELT UNIT. |
| T | L | 01-01-1979 | 3 | RTA 50 | TRANSIT | IL | EVANSTON | L. S. MELIN PHOTO. CHICAGO RTA TRANSIT. | ||
| T | L | 03-07-1979 | 1 | C&NW 1779 | EMD GP18 | IL | DES PLAINES | L. S. MELIN PHOTO | ||
| T | L | 03-07-1979 | 2 | C&NW 1779 | EMD GP18 | IL | DES PLAINES | L. S. MELIN PHOTO | ||
| T | L | 03-14-1979 | 1 | C&NW 422 | EMD F7 | C&NW 4079C | IL | CHICAGO | REAR OF UNIT, L. S. MELIN PHOTO AT CHICAGO AND NORTHWESTERN RR's CHICAGO STATION. | |
| T | L | 03-14-1979 | 2 | C&NW 422 | EMD F7 | C&NW 4079C | IL | CHICAGO | L. S. MELIN PHOTO AT CHICAGO AND NORTHWESTERN RR's CHICAGO STATION. | |
| T | L | 03-14-1979 | 3 | C&NW 422 | EMD F7 | C&NW 4079C | IL | CHICAGO | L. S. MELIN PHOTO AT CHICAGO AND NORTHWESTERN RR's CHICAGO STATION. | |
| T | L | 03-16-1979 | 1 | CR 6324 | EMD SD40 | PRR 6071- PC 6071 | CR 6320 | OH | CLEVELAND | AT WHISKEY ISLAND ORE DOCKS. THE COAST GUARD'S WHITE LIGHT HOUSE STATION CAN BE SEEN IN BACKGROUND. |
| T | L | 03-16-1979 | 2 | CR 1774 | EMD F7 | NYC 1774- PC 1774 | CR 1799 | OH | CLEVELAND | ON WHISKEY ISLAND, THE PRR OWNED THE IRON ORE DOCKS, WHILE THE NYC's LAKEFRONT MAIN CROSSED THE ISLAND, AND THE B&O HAD A SPUR ONTO THE ISLAND. THE B&O IS SEEN HERE IN THE NEAR FOREGROUND RUNNING FROM SIDE TO SIDE OF THE PHOTO. |
| T | L | 03-16-1979 | 3 | CR 6324 | EMD SD40 | PRR 6071- PC 6071 | CR 6320 | OH | CLEVELAND | AT WHISKEY ISLAND ORE DOCKS. |
| T | L | 03-16-1979 | 4 | CR 7967 | EMD GP38 | PC 7967 | CR 7847 | OH | CLEVELAND | W/B CROSSING THE CUYAHOGA RIVER AT BRIDGE ONE. THIS IS THE x NYC LAKEFRONT MAINLINE WITH THE x PRR'S 'C&P' WHISKEY ISLAND IRON ORE DOCKS TRACK SPLITTING OFF TO THE RIGHT. THE SECOND ENGINE HAD A LONG LIFE AND ENDED UP ON THE BURLINGTON NORTHERN AFTER ITS CONRAIL DAYS WERE OVER. |
| T | L | 03-16-1979 | 5 | N&SS 1018 | EMD SW1001 | N&SS, N&SS 1016 | OH | CLEVELAND | THE NEWBURGH AND SOUTH SHORE BOUGHT THE VERY LAST ALCO EVER MADE IN THE US. IT WAS A MODEL T-6. THE LAST UNIT IN THIS LASHUP MAY BE THAT VERY UNIT, BUT SINCE I CANNOT SEE THE UNIT NUMBER, I CANNOT NOW BE SURE. | |
| T | L | 03-16-1979 | 6 | CR 5899 | EMD GP7 | PRR 8799- PC 5899 | OH | CLEVELAND | ROCKPORT YARD. | |
| T | L | 03-16-1979 | 7 | SPERRY 136 | RAIL DEFECT DETECTOR | OH | BEREA | SPERRY RAIL DEFECT DETECTOR CAR. | ||
| T | L | 03-16-1979 | 8 | CR 1117 | ALCO MT-6 SLUG | PRR 8659- PRR 6859- PC 6859- CR 6859 | CR 6934 | OH | BEREA | 1117 SLUG WAS REBUILT FROM AN ALCO RSD12. UNIT ON BIG FOUR, NEAR BAGLEY OR 'BAG LADY' ROAD. |
| T | L | 03-31-1979 | 1 | C&NW 415 | EMD F7 | C&NW 4084C | C&NW 422, C&NW 416 | IL | WAUKEGAN | L. S. MELIN PHOTO. C&NW 'F' UNITS ARE LIKE PEOPLE. NO TWO ARE EXACTLY THE SAME. |
| T | L | 03-31-1979 | 2 | C&NW 4311 | EMD GP7 | C&NW 1518 | C&NW 4331 | IL | WAUKEGAN | L. S. MELIN PHOTO ON A DARK DAY OF REBUILT AND CHOPPED NOSED GEEPS. UNIT 4311 WAS THE VERY FIRST GP7 EVER BUILT. BOTH OF THESE UNITS WERE REBUILT AT THE OELWEIN IOWA SHOPS IN THE 1972-1973 PERIOD. UNIT 4311 WAS LATER DONATED TO THE ILLINOIS RAILWAY MUSEUM AND RESTORED TO ITS ORIGINAL HIGH SHORT HOOD APPEARANCE. 1991/19910824_03.jpg |
| T | L | 03-31-1979 | 3 | C&NW 5019 B | EMD E8 | IL | WAUKEGAN | L. S. MELIN PHOTO, 'E' UNIT SEEN BROADSIDE. | ||
| T | L | 03-31-1979 | 4 | C&NW 5019 B | EMD E8 | C&NW 422, C&NW 416, C&NW 415 | IL | WAUKEGAN | L. S. MELIN PHOTO, UNITS IN COMMUTER COACH YARD. | |
| T | L | 03-31-1979 | 6 | C&NW 5019 B | EMD E8 | IL | WAUKEGAN | L. S. MELIN PHOTO. THIS 'E' UNIT LACKS NUMBER BOARDS AND AS A RESULT APPEARS BLINDED OR BALDING. | ||
| T | L | 04-12-1979 | 1 | PCB 889622 | COVERED HOPPPER | OH | CLEVELAND | OVERTURNED HOPPER ON WYE WHERE CCC&ST.L (BIG FOUR) JOINED THE NYC LAKEFRONT MAINLINE (WHERE THE ORE CARS IN THE BACKGROUND ARE). THE CUYAHOGA RIVER AND 'BRIDGE ONE' ARE ABOUT 500 FEET WEST (LEFT) OF THIS SCENE. | ||
| T | L | 04-12-1979 | 2 | CR ME 1032 | M OF W | OH | CLEVELAND | TAMPER USED TO FIX TRACKWORK AFTER THE ABOVE ACCIDENT. THIS LOCATION ON THE FORMER 'BIG FOUR' IS NOW PART OF A LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT LINE IN CLEVELAND'S ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT CALLED THE 'FLATS'. | ||
| T | L | 04-12-1979 | 3 | CR 6682 | EMD SDP45 | EL 3651 | OH | CLEVELAND | AT WHISKEY ISLAND. THE NOW GONE CLEVELAND BROWNS STADIUM IS IN THE BACKGROUND TO THE RIGHT. | |
| T | L | 04-12-1979 | 4 | MILW 352 | EMD GP38-2 | MILW 5001, MILW 358 | IL | NORTHBROOK | L. S. MELIN PHOTO | |
| T | L | 04-19-1979 | 2 | CR 6089 | EMD SD45 | EL 3624 | OH | CLEVELAND | AT WHISKEY ISLAND ORE DOCKS. | |
| T | L | 04-28-1979 | 1 | MILW SHANTY | SHANTY | IL | ELK GROVE | SHANTY, 'BRYN MAWR' FROM AN UNKNOWN CHICAGO AREA LOCATION. L. S. MELIN PHOTO. | ||
| T | L | 04-28-1979 | 2 | C&NW 969 | EMD SD45 | IL | BENSENVILLE | L. S. MELIN PHOTO. AN INTERESTING CONTRAST OF A CLEAR BLUE SKY AND EXTREME CLUTTER ON THE GROUND. | ||
| T | L | 04-28-1979 | 3 | MILW 153 | EMD SD40-2 | MILW 3023 | MILW 20 | IL | BENSENVILLE | L. S. MELIN PHOTO. I HAVE ALWAYS LIKED THIS PARTICULAR PAINT SCHEME. |
| T | L | 04-28-1979 | 4 | MILW 153 | EMD SD40-2 | MILW 3023 | MILW 20 | IL | BENSENVILLE | L. S. MELIN PHOTO. THE MILWAUKEE ROAD HAD SOME BIG UNITS WITH VERY LOW NUMBERS. |
| T | L | 04-28-1979 | 5 | MILW 160 | EMD SD40-2 | MILW 3030 | MILW 16, MILW 1012 | IL | BENSENVILLE | L. S. MELIN PHOTO. BENSENVILLE SHOPS I BELIEVE. |
| T | L | 04-28-1979 | 6 | MILW 42 | EMD F40C | IL | NORTHBROOK | L. S. MELIN PHOTO OF COMMUTER #2111. | ||
| T | L | 04-28-1979 | 7 | SR 6333 | EMD SD24 | SR 2514 | SR 6341, C&NW 906 | IL | BENSENVILLE | L. S. MELIN PHOTO OF FORMER SOUTHERN RAILWAY UNITS ON C&NW. |
| T | L | 04-28-1979 | 8 | SR 6333 | EMD SD24 | SR 2514 | SR 6341, C&NW 906 | IL | BENSENVILLE | L. S. MELIN PHOTO FORMER SOUTHERN SD24'S ON C&NW. I HAVE NEVER SEEN AN SD24 IN MY HOME STATE OF OHIO. IT IS AN INTERESTING UNIT WITH EXCENTRIC PIPING ON THE ROOF. |
| T | L | 04-28-1979 | 9 | C&NW 906 | EMD SD45 | IL | BENSENVILLE | L. S. MELIN PHOTO. BEING WITHOUT DYNAMIC BRAKES, THE C&NW SD45 SEEMED STRANGLY DANGEROUS. | ||
| T | L | 05-04-1979 | 1 | C&NW 300996 MWX | COACH | IL | EVANSTON | L. S. MELIN PHOTO OF MAINTENANCE OF WAY COACH. | ||
| T | L | 05-16-1979 | 1 | C&NW 504 | EMD E8 | IL | EVANSTON | L. S. MELIN PHOTO. CRANDAL CAB REBUILD OF AN EMD E8 'B' UNIT INTO AN 'A' UNIT. MR CRANDAL WAS A C&NW EMPLOYEE WHO DIED ON THE JOB WHILE STARTING AN ENGINE IN THE BITTER COLD. | ||
| T | L | 07-01-1980 | 1 | CR 9308 | EMD SW1200M | RDG 56- RDG 2708 | CR 2420, CR 2434 | OH | COLLINWOOD | CR 9308 WAS REBUILT FROM A READING BLW VO-1000. |
| T | L | 07-01-1980 | 2 | CR 2420 | ALCO C425 | PRR 2420- PC 2420 | CR 9308, CR 2434 | OH | COLLINWOOD | ALCO CENTURY AND A BALDWIN REBUILD AT COLLINWOOD. |
| T | L | 07-01-1980 | 3 | CR 9308 | EMD SW1200M | RDG 56- RDG 2708 | CR 2420, CR 2434 | OH | COLLINWOOD | CR 9308 WAS REBUILT FROM A READING BLW VO-1000 IN 1959. IT WAS RETIRED IN 1979. |
| T | L | 07-01-1980 | 4 | CR 3250 | EMD GP40-2 | PC 3250 | OH | CRESTLINE | NIGHT SHOT AT CRESTLINE'S FUEL RACKS. WE SPENT MANY NIGHTS AT CRESTLINE BACK IN THE LATE 70'S. TRAFFIC ON THE x PRR WAS VERY HEAVY IN THOSE YEARS. LEAD UNIT WENT TO THE ALASKA RAILROAD AND WAS REBUILT INTO A GP38U IN 1984. | |
| T | L | 07-01-1980 | 5 | CR SIGNAL | STATION AND SIGNALS | OH | CRESTLINE | NIGHT SHOT AT CRESLINE STATION WITH L. S. MELIN SEATED. HERE WE SEE THE CROSSING GATES SWINGING DOWN, AND THE LEFT MOST SIGNAL DISPLAYING 'STOP', THE RIGHT TRACK'S NEAR SIGNAL DISPLAYING 'SLOW APPROACH' AND THE DISTANT SIGNAL DISPLAYING 'RESTRICTING'. | ||
| T | L | 07-01-1980 | 6 | CR 3122 | EMD GP40 | PC 3122 | OH | LOUDONVILLE | W/B ON THE x PRR MAIN LINE. THE PRR THROUGH THIS PART OF OHIO IS VERY SCENIC AND DRIPS WITH A DISTINCTIVE PRR FLAVOR. | |
| T | L | 07-01-1980 | 8 | NW 3671 | EMD F7 | WABASH 1162- WABASH 671- NW 3671 | OH | BELLEVUE | THIS EX-WABASH UNIT WAS LATER PLACED IN THE 'MAD RIVER & NKP' MUSEUM IN BELLEVUE AND RE-PAINTED IN A NICE WABASH SCHEME. | |
| T | L | 07-08-1982 | 1 | DB 181 210 6 | ELECTRIC TYPE 181 | GERMANY | RÜDESHEIM | MY FATHER, MY BROTHER AND I TOOK A TRIP TO GERMANY BACK IN 1981. WE HAD LUNCH IN A THE LITTLE TOWN OF RÜDESHEIM ON THE RHINE RIVER. THIS EASILY WAS THE BUSIEST RAILROAD THAT I HAVE EVER SEEN. THERE WAS NONSTOP ACTION. A TRAIN EVERY 4 TO 5 MINUTES, MOSTLY PASSENGER, BUT SOME FREIGHTS TOO. WHEN WE GOT DONE WITH LUNCH, I SNAPPED PHOTOS OF 3 TRAINS AS WE WALKED TO OUR PARKED CAR. AMAZING. | ||
| T | L | 07-08-1982 | 2 | DB 140 004 3 | ELECTRIC TYPE 140 | GERMANY | RÜDESHEIM | MORE SOUTHBOUND ACTION ALONG THE RHINE RIVER IN RÜDESHEIM. WE SAW ABOUT 20 IN LESS THAN AN HOUR. | ||
| T | L | 07-08-1982 | 3 | DB 140 156 1 | ELECTRIC TYPE 140 | GERMANY | RÜDESHEIM | AND MORE SOUTHBOUND ACTION AT RÜDESHEIM. | ||
| T | L | 07-08-1982 | 4 | DB | BRIDGE FORTIFICATION | GERMANY | REMAGEN | DURING THE CLOSING DAYS OF WORLD WAR TWO, THE ALLIES MANAGED TO CAPTURE THE DAMAGED BRIDGE ACROSS THE RHINE AT REMAGEN. THE BRIDGE PASSED BETWEEN THESE TWO DARK FORTIFICATION TOWERS, SEEN HERE ON THE EAST BANK OF THE RHINE. A BUSY NORTH- SOUTH MAINLINE STILL PASSES BEHIND THIS STRUCTURE. | ||
| T | L | 07-08-1982 | 5 | DB 140 258 5 | ELECTRIC TYPE 140 | GERMANY | REMAGEN | AN ELECTRIC UNIT HAULS A FREIGHT TRAIN JUST A FEW FEET AWAY FROM THE REMAGEN FORTIFICATION, ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE RHINE. | ||
| T | L | 06-02-1984 | 1 | TP&W 400 | ALCO RS-11 | MILW 760 | IL | UNION | ILLINOIS RAILWAY MUSEUM ALCO SPECIMEN WITH THE DISTINCTIVE ALCO 'CHIPPED TEETH' SAND BOX FILLERS. L. S. MELIN PHOTO. | |
| T | L | 06-02-1984 | 2 | YS&T 607 | BLW VO-660 | IL | UNION | OLD YOUNGSTOWN SHEET AND TUBE BALDWING AT THE ILLINOIS RAILWAY MUSEUM. L. S. MELIN PHOTO. | ||
| T | L | 06-02-1984 | 3 | DL&W 567 | COMMUTER COACH | DL&W- EL- NJDOT | IL | UNION | LACKAWANNA 'WYAT EARP' STYLE CAR WITH THE OPEN VESTIBULES, AT THE ILLINOIS RAILWAY MUSEUM. L. S. MELIN PHOTO. | |
| T | L | 06-02-1984 | 4 | CSS&SB 803 | GE LITTLE JOE ELECTRIC | IL | UNION | ILLINOIS RAILWAY MUSEUM, LITTLE JOE' ELECTRIC'. L. S. MELIN PHOTO. OTHER PHOTOS OF SAME ENGINE: 1989/19890710_05.jpg 1989/19890710_02.jpg 1989/19890710_03.jpg 1989/19890710_04.jpg | ||
| T | L | 06-02-1984 | 5 | MN&S 21 | BLW DT-6-6-2000 | IL | UNION | ILLINOIS RAILWAY MUSEUM HAS THE LAST SURVIVING EXAMPLE OF A BALDWIN CENTER CAB DIESEL. IN THIS CASE, A 2000 HP MODEL. L. S. MELIN PHOTO. OTHER VIEWS OF SAME UNIT: 1992/19920719_26.jpg 1984/19840602_06.jpg 1989/19890710_11.jpg 1992/19920719_25.jpg | ||
| T | L | 06-02-1984 | 6 | MN&S 21 | BLW DT-6-6-2000 | IL | UNION | ILLINOIS RAILWAY MUSEUM BIG CENTER CAB BALDWIN, BUILT IN 1948. L. S. MELIN PHOTO. 1984/19840602_05.jpg 1992/19920719_26.jpg 1989/19890710_11.jpg 1992/19920719_25.jpg | ||
| T | L | 08-05-1985 | 1 | NJI&I 2 | EMD NW2 | OH | BELLEVUE | A 'NEW JERSEY, INDIANA & ILLINOIS RR' NW2 AT THE 'NKP AND MAD RIVER' MUSEUM. L. S. MELIN PHOTO. 1988/19880522_07.jpg | ||
| T | L | 09-07-1985 | 1 | EMD 1 | EMD SD60 | OH | CLEVELAND | EMD SD60 DEMONSTRATOR ON CLEVELAND'S WEST SIDE, AROUND LORAIN STREET, ON A DREADFULLY HOT AND HAZY DAY. L. S. MELIN PHOTO. 1999/19990530_01.jpg 1999/19990406_02.jpg | ||
| T | L | 09-28-1985 | 1 | EL 3313 | GE U33C | EL 3313- CR 6576- CR 6881 | PA | ERIE | EVENING PHOTO AT GE PLANT, PAINTED FROM CONRAIL NUMBERS BACK IN EL NUMBERS FOR AN ERIE LACKAWANNA HISTORICAL SOCIETY MEETING. THIS UNIT THEN WAS SENT TO TIA BAO MINES IN CHINA. L. S. MELIN PHOTO. | |
| T | L | 09-28-1985 | 2 | EL 3313 | GE U33C | EL 3313- CR 6576- CR 6881 | PA | ERIE | AT GE PLANT, PAINTED FROM CONRAIL NUMBERS BACK IN EL NUMBERS FOR AN ERIE LACKAWANNA HISTORICAL SOCIETY MEETING. THIS UNIT THEN WAS SENT TO TIA BAO MINES IN CHINA. L. S. MELIN PHOTO. | |
| T | L | 09-28-1985 | 3 | EL 3313 | GE U33C | EL 3313- CR 6576- CR 6881 | PA | ERIE | AT GE PLANT, PAINTED FROM CONRAIL NUMBERS BACK IN EL NUMBERS FOR AN ERIE LACKAWANNA HISTORICAL SOCIETY MEETING. THIS UNIT THEN WAS SENT TO TIA BAO MINES IN CHINA. L. S. MELIN PHOTO. | |
| T | L | 09-28-1985 | 4 | EL 3313 | GE U33C | EL 3313- CR 6576- CR 6881 | PA | ERIE | AT GE PLANT, PAINTED FROM CONRAIL NUMBERS BACK IN EL NUMBERS FOR AN ERIE LACKAWANNA HISTORICAL SOCIETY MEETING. THIS UNIT THEN WAS SENT TO TIA BAO MINES IN CHINA AS A CABLESS REMOTE CONTROLLED UNIT. L. S. MELIN PHOTO. | |
| T | L | 09-28-1985 | 5 | LAKE SHORE RAILWAY MUSEUM ? | WHITCOMB 44 TON | PA | NORTH EAST | IN LAKE SHORE RAILWAY MUSEUM AT NORTHEAST PA. L. S. MELIN PHOTO. | ||
| T | L | 09-29-1985 | 1 | C&O 2707 | ALCO 4-8-4 (1944) | OH | CLEVELAND | C&O TYPE K4 STEAM ENGINE. DURING MY CHILDHOOD, THIS UNIT RESTED AT THE BROOKSIDE PARK BY THE CLEVELAND ZOO. AROUND 1977?, THE ENGINE WAS MOVED HERE, TO THE OLD B&O YARD BY THE CLEVELAND STEEL MILLS. LATER, IT WENT TO THE ILLINOIS RR MUSEUM. L. S. MELIN PHOTO. HERE IS ANOTHER VIEW OF THIS ENGINE FROM 6/87: 1987/19870601_01.jpg 1989/19891215_02.jpg | ||
| T | L | 10-11-1985 | 1 | GE 20 | ALCO RS-3 | SAINT MARY'S RR | OH | CLEVELAND | L. S. MELIN PHOTO. MYSTERY UNIT IN OLD B&O YARD IN THE FLATS. I AM INFORMED THAT THIS IS A GE LEASE UNIT, BUT SERVED THE SAINT MARY'S RR OF GEORGIA IN THE PAST. | |
| T | L | 10-11-1985 | 2 | GE 20 | ALCO RS-3 | SAINT MARY'S RR | OH | CLEVELAND | L. S. MELIN PHOTO. MYSTERY UNIT IN OLD B&O YARD IN THE FLATS. I AM INFORMED THAT THIS IS A GE LEASE UNIT, BUT SERVED THE SAINT MARY'S RR OF GEORGIA IN THE PAST. | |
| T | L | 10-11-1985 | 3 | GE 20 | ALCO RS-3 | SAINT MARY'S RR | OH | CLEVELAND | L. S. MELIN PHOTO. MYSTERY UNIT IN OLD B&O YARD IN THE FLATS. I AM INFORMED THAT THIS IS A GE LEASE UNIT, BUT SERVED THE SAINT MARY'S RR OF GEORGIA IN THE PAST. | |
| T | L | 10-12-1985 | 1 | PRR 7048 | EMD GP7 | PRR 7048- PC 7048- CR 7048 | PA | ALTOONA | A FRESHLY PAINTED AND VERY BLACK ENGINE ON DISPLAY AT HORSESHOE CURVE AS SUBSTITUTE FOR K4 STEAM ENGINE THAT SAT AT THIS SPOT FOR MANY YEARS. L. S. MELIN PHOTO. HERE IT IS SEEN IN 1993: 1993/19930425_32.jpg | |
| T | L | 10-14-1985 | 1 | CR 6728 | EMD SD50 | OH | VERMILION | E/B CONRAIL FREIGHT ON x NYC MAIN, PASSING OVER EX-NKP MAINLINE. NOTICE THE ROOM FOR DOUBLE TRACKS. 1997/19970729_04.jpg | ||
| T | L | 10-14-1985 | 2 | CR 22827 | CABOOSE N-5B | PRR 477816- PC 22827 | OH | VERMILION | E/B CABOOSE ON x NYC MAIN, PASSING OVER EX-NKP MAINLINE. | |
| T | L | 10-14-1985 | 3 | CR 1634 | EMD GP15-1 | CR, DETROIT EDISON | OH | VERMILION | W/B ON x NYC MAIN. THE GP15 IS A FAIRLY UNCOMMON UNIT FOR OHIO. | |
| T | L | 10-14-1985 | 4 | CR 3193 | EMD GP40 | PC 3193 | CR 3343, CR 3369 | OH | VERMILION | W/B ON x NYC MAIN. THE TRAIN IS ABOUT TO PASS OVER THE VERMILION RIVER. THE LEAD UNIT WENT TO THE FLORIDA EAST COAST IN LATER YEARS, AND THE THIRD UNIT BECAME A CSX SLUG MOTHER IN 2008. |
| T | L | 10-14-1985 | 5 | CR 5003 | GE B36-7 | CR, CR | OH | VERMILION | CONRAIL'S BIG FOUR AXLE UNITS OFTEN ARE FOUND ON THE FASTER TRAILER VAN TRAINS. HERE IS A 1993 VIEW OF THE SAME UNIT: 1993/19930425_33.jpg | |
| T | L | 10-14-1985 | 6 | C&O 3044 | EMD GP30 | B&O 903951 | OH | LORAIN | THE B&O'S LORAIN BRANCH SERVED A SIZABLE DOCK FACILITY ON LAKE ERIE. BY 1985, THE GP30'S WERE GETTING A BIT SCARCE. | |
| T | L | 10-14-1985 | 7 | US STEEL ? | ALCO S2 | USS, USS | OH | LORAIN | US STEEL IN LORAIN HAD AN ASSORTMENT OF ODDBALL UNITS. I NEVER DID SEE THE ALCO, NOR THE BALDWIN, NOR THE WHICOMB ACTUALLY RUNNING HERE. | |
| T | L | 10-14-1985 | 8 | US STEEL ? | BLW S-12 | USS | OH | LORAIN | US STEEL BALDWIN. | |
| T | L | 03-01-1986 | 1 | DETROIT EDISON 2 | EMD SD40 | DETROIT EDISON 20 | OH | CLEVELAND | DETROIT EDISON UNIT TRAIN W/B ON CLEVELAND SHORT LINE, JUST WEST OF 'CP SHORT'. THE I-480 OVERPASS IS IN THE BACKGROUND. THIS UNIT WAS BUILT IN APRIL OF 1970. HERE IT IS AGAIN IN UNIT IN 1991: 1991/19911006_04.jpg | |
| T | L | 06-01-1986 | 1 | CR 3377 | EMD GP40-2 | CR 5037 | OH | OLMSTED FALLS | W/B ON x NYC MAIN PAST STATION. THE STATION NOW IS HOME TO A MODEL RAILROAD CLUB. 1998/19980606_13.jpg | |
| T | L | 10-03-1986 | 1 | NKP 755 | LIMA 2-8-4 | OH | CONNEAUT | LIMA STEAM ENGINE ON DISPLAY. | ||
| T | L | 10-04-1986 | 1 | ERIE C 216 | CABOOSE | ERIE C216- EL C216- CR- CR 46196R | DL&W 906 | NY | HAMBURG | PRIVATELY OWNED AND RESTORED CABOOSES. NEW YORK RAILROAD HIST. SOCIETY EQUIPMENT COLLECTION. |
| T | L | 10-04-1986 | 2 | DL&W 906 | CABOOSE N-3A | DL&W 906- EL C906?- CR 22010 | ERIE C 216 | NY | HAMBURG | PRIVATELY OWNED AND RESTORED CABOOSES. DL&W 906 WAS BUILT BY KEYSER VALLEY SHOP IN 1954 USING THE FRAME OF A STEAM ENGINE TENDER. NEW YORK RAILROAD HIST. SOCIETY EQUIPMENT COLLECTION. HERE IS A VIEW TAKEN IN 1993: 2001/20010414_16.jpg 1993/19930626_01.jpg |
| T | L | 10-04-1986 | 3 | PRR 4483 | ALTOONA 2-10-0 I-1 | NY | HAMBURG | BLW 1923 STEAM ENGINE ON DISPLAY. THIS IS THE ONLY EXISTING PRR 2-10-0 THAT I KNOW OF. NEW YORK RAILROAD HIST. SOCIETY EQUIPMENT COLLECTION. 2001/20010414_15.jpg 1993/19930625_13.jpg | ||
| T | L | 10-04-1986 | 4 | PRR 4483 | ALTOONA 2-10-0 I-1 | NY | HAMBURG | BLW 1923 STEAM ENGINE ON DISPLAY, SMOKE BOX VIEW. NEW YORK RAILROAD HIST. SOCIETY EQUIPMENT COLLECTION. | ||
| T | L | 10-04-1986 | 5 | PRR 4483 | ALTOONA 2-10-0 I-1 | NY | HAMBURG | BLW 1923, STEAM ENGINE ON DISPLAY. NEW YORK RAILROAD HIST. SOCIETY EQUIPMENT COLLECTION. | ||
| T | L | 10-04-1986 | 6 | PRR 4483 | ALTOONA 2-10-0 I-1 | NY | HAMBURG | BLW 1923 STEAM ENGINE SMOKEBOX AS SEEN FROM THE SIDE. NEW YORK RAILROAD HIST. SOCIETY EQUIPMENT COLLECTION. | ||
| T | L | 10-04-1986 | 7 | LIRR 600 | ALCO FA-2 | NYC 1102- PC 1302 | NY | HAMBURG | OLD NEW YORK CENTRAL ALCO FA2 IN LIRR COLORS. WESTERN NEW YORK RAILWAY HIST. SOCIETY EQUIPMENT COLLECTION. | |
| T | L | 10-04-1986 | 8 | AMTK 3635 | BUDD COACH | PRR 7135- PC 7135- AMTK 3635 | NY | HAMBURG | WAS ALSO P&S 3635, BUILT AS PRR LEONARD CALVERT, RENAMED FRANCIS J. MCGRATH. NEW YORK RAILROAD HIST. SOCIETY EQUIPMENT COLLECTION. | |
| T | L | 10-04-1986 | 10 | AMTK 2754 | ACF SLEEPER | AT&SF 1606 | NY | HAMBURG | PINE LOCH SLEEPER. NEW YORK RAILROAD HISTORICAL SOCIETY EQUIPMENT COLLECTION. | |
| T | L | 10-04-1986 | 12 | AMTK 5699 | BUDD COACH PARLOR CAR | NYC 84- PC 7124- AMTK 3601- LEVI P. MORTON | NY | HAMBURG | EX NYC 84, BUDD 1941. NEW YORK RAILROAD HIST. SOCIETY EQUIPMENT COLLECTION. FORMER NYC PARLOR CAR. BUILT BY BUDD IN 1941. | |
| T | L | 10-04-1986 | 14 | GENESEE & WYOMING 51 | EMD GP38-2 | NY | NEAR LEROY | EXCURSION PASSENGER TRAIN FOR ERIE LACKAWANNA HISTORICAL SOCIETY. | ||
| T | L | 10-04-1986 | 17 | GENESEE & WYOMING 262 | EMD GP38-2 | C&WI 262 | NY | MOUNT MORRIS | ERIE LACKAWANNA HISTORICAL SOCIETY EXCURSION. THE WEATHER WAS SIMPLY TERRIBLE THAT PARTICULAR WEEKEND WITH ALMOST CONTINUOUS HEAVY RAIN AND DARK SKIES. L. S. MELIN PHOTO. | |
| T | L | 10-04-1986 | 19 | C&WI 262 | ALCO RS1 | NY | MOUNT MORRIS | DREARY DARK PHOTO OF A CHICAGO AND WESTERN INDIANA RS1 WITH OBSCENITIES PAINTED ON IT. L. S. MELIN PHOTO. | ||
| T | L | 10-05-1986 | 1 | NS STATION | STATION | NY | ANGOLA | FORMER NKP FREIGHT STATION. | ||
| T | L | 10-05-1986 | 2 | CR 5029 | GE B36-7 | CR 3332 | NY | SILVER CREEK | DARK DAY ACTION ON THE OLD NYC MAIN. LEAD UNIT WENT TO EFVM IN BRAZIL IN 2003. | |
| T | L | 10-05-1986 | 3 | NS STATION | STATION | NY | SILVER CREEK | FORMER NKP FREIGHT STATION | ||
| T | L | 10-05-1986 | 5 | CR 6002 | GE C39-8 | CR 6736 | NY | SILVER CREEK | OLD NYC STONE VIADUCT AT SILVER CREEK. THE NICKEL PLATE VIADUCT IS ALL OF ABOUT 100 FEET SOUTH OF THE NYC BRIDGE. | |
| T | L | 10-05-1986 | 6 | CR 7722 | EMD GP38 | PC 7722 | NY | DUNKIRK | AFTER 3 DAYS OF RAIN, IT WAS HARD TO FIND SURE FOOTING IN THIS AREA. DUNKIRK WAS THE WESTERN END OF THE ORIGINAL ERIE MAINLINE. | |
| T | L | 10-05-1986 | 7 | CR 6426 | EMD SD40-2 | CR | PA | NORTH EAST | THE x NYC PASSENGER STATION AT NORTH EAST IS NOW THE LAKE SHORE RAILWAY MUSEUM, WITH A COLLECTION OF EQUIPMENT SURROUNDING IT. | |
| T | L | 10-05-1986 | 8 | CR STATION | STATION | PA | NORTH EAST | THE SUN MADE AN ALL TOO BRIEF VISIT SO I COULD PHOTOGRAPH THE x NYC PASSENGER STATION AT NORTH EAST, WHICH IS NOW THE LAKE SHORE RAILWAY MUSEUM. | ||
| T | L | 10-05-1986 | 9 | CR 6734 | EMD SD50 | PA | NORTH EAST | E/B CONRAIL FREIGHT PASSING EX NYC FREIGHT STATION. | ||
| T | L | 10-05-1986 | 11 | ERIE CITY IRON WORKS ? | WHITCOMB 25ton | PA | NORTH EAST | LAKE SHORE RAILWAY MUSEUM. | ||
| T | L | 10-05-1986 | 12 | CR 6247 | EMD SD40 | PC 6247 | CR 6716 | PA | NORTH EAST | THE LAKE SHORE RAILWAY MUSEUM IN BACKGROUND WITH AN E/B FREIGHT ROLLING BY. HERE IS A 1987 PHOTO OF THE SAME UNIT: 1987/19870418_32.jpg |
| T | L | 10-05-1986 | 13 | CR 3361 | EMD GP40-2 | PA | NORTH EAST | THE WATER LEVEL ROUTE CAN BE VERY BUSY AT TIMES. | ||
| T | L | 10-05-1986 | 14 | NS 8540 | GE C36-7 | NW 8540 | PA | NORTH EAST | EX NKP STATION WITH AN NS TRAIN ROLLING BY. THE NKP AND THE NYC TRACKS ARE ONLY A HUNDRED OR SO FEET APART IN THE TOWN OF NORTH EAST. | |
| T | L | 10-05-1986 | 15 | NW 7554 | CABOOSE | PA | NORTH EAST | EX NKP STATION OF THE TYPICAL NICKEL PLATE STYLE. | ||
| T | L | 10-05-1986 | 16 | CLEVELAND ELECTRIC 6 ? | HEISLER 0-6-0 | PA | NORTH EAST | LAKE SHORE RAILWAY MUSEUM'S FIRELESS STEAM SWITCHER. THIS FIRELESS STEAMER NOW IS OPERATIONAL, USING COMPRESSED AIR. | ||
| T | L | 10-05-1986 | 17 | CR 6756 | EMD SD50 | PA | NORTH EAST | W/B CR TRAIN BLURS PAST THE LAKE SHORE RAILWAY MUSEUM AND STATION. | ||
| T | L | 10-05-1986 | 18 | CTA SKOKIE SWIFT | TRANSIT CAR | PA | ERIE | AT GE PLANT IN ERIE PA. | ||
| T | L | 10-05-1986 | 19 | CR 2500 | GE U25B | PC 2500- NYC 2500 | PA | ERIE | SHORT HOOD OF FORMER NYC, PC, AND THEN CR U25B RESTING AT ITS BIRTH PLACE, THE GE LOCOMOTIVE PLANT IN ERIE. AFTER THIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN, THE UNIT WAS REPAINTED INTO NEW YORK CENTRAL COLORS AND PLACED INTO THE MUSEUM AT NORTH EAST, PA. | |
| T | L | 10-05-1986 | 20 | CR 2500 | GE U25B | PC 2500- NYC 2500 | PA | ERIE | LONG HOOD OF FORMER NYC, PC, AND THEN CR U25B RESTING AT ITS BIRTH PLACE, THE GE LOCOMOTIVE PLANT IN ERIE. AFTER THIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN, THE UNIT WAS REPAINTED INTO NEW YORK CENTRAL COLORS AND PLACED INTO THE MUSEUM AT NORTH EAST, PA. | |
| T | L | 10-05-1986 | 21 | CR 2500 | GE U25B | PC 2500- NYC 2500 | PA | ERIE | FORMER NYC, PC, AND THEN CR U25B RESTING AT ITS BIRTH PLACE, THE GE LOCOMOTIVE PLANT IN ERIE. AFTER THIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN, THE UNIT WAS REPAINTED INTO NEW YORK CENTRAL COLORS AND PLACED INTO THE MUSEUM AT NORTH EAST, PA. 1994/19940326_04.jpg 1998/19981124_04.jpg | |
| T | L | 10-05-1986 | 23 | CR 9503 | EMD SW1500 | PC 9503 | CR 9504 | PA | ERIE | AT THE x NYC STATION AT ERIE, PA. |
| T | L | 10-05-1986 | 24 | CR 6426 | EMD SD40-2 | PA | NORTH EAST | A POORLY AIMED CAMERA MAKES IT LOOK LIKE AN E/B CR FREIGHT IS SWALLOWING UP THE STATION AT NORTH EAST. | ||
| T | L | 10-05-1986 | 25 | CR 24524 | CABOOSE N-12 | PC 24524 | PA | ERIE | . 1992/19921003_03.jpg 1991/19911006_01.jpg 1991/19911006_02.jpg | |
| T | L | 11-30-1986 | 1 | ADX 805 | ALCO RSD1 | ARMY | OH | ORRVILLE | MODIFIED ALCO RS1, USED IN IRAN IN WW2. NOTE THE ODD TRUCKS AND THE FOREIGN SYTLED CAB. HERE IS A BETTER VIEW FROM 1988. 1988/19880409_01.jpg |
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