Morscher's 1987 Railroad Images, Sorted by Date.
 
T L Date # RR # Type Former # Other Units State City Comments
T L 01-17-1987 1 CR 1990 GE B23-7
CR 8206 OH MANSFIELD EVENING VIEW OF ROAD SWITCHERS IN THE SMALL YARD NEXT TO THE OLD PRR MAIN.
T L 01-17-1987 2 CR 6019 GE C39-8
CR 7999 OH CRESTLINE E/B LEAVING TOWN ON x PRR MAIN.
T L 01-17-1987 3 CR 6019 GE C39-8

OH CRESTLINE TRAILING SHOT OF LEAD UNIT ON AN E/B LEAVING TOWN ON x PRR MAIN.
T L 01-17-1987 4 CR 3006 EMD GP40 NYC 3006- PC 3006
OH CRESTLINE W/B ON x PRR MAIN, NEAR THE TOWN OF CRESTLINE. UNIT WAS LATER REBUILT INTO A COMMUTER POWER GP40PH-2B BY CONRAIL IN 1993.
T L 01-17-1987 5 CR 8150 EMD GP38-2 PC 8150 CR 7910 OH MANSFIELD EVENING VIEW OF ROAD SWITCHERS IN THE SMALL YARD NEXT TO THE OLD PRR MAIN.
T L 04-17-1987 1 NS 6178 EMD SD40-2 NW 6178
OH LODI CREWLESS TRAIN ON THE SIDING IN LODI, ON THE OLD WHEELING AND LAKE ERIE.
T L 04-18-1987 1 ASRY 65 EMD NW2 NYC 8700- PC 8700- PC 9165- CR 9165
OH ASHLAND ASHLAND RAILWAY RAN TWO FORMER CR SWITCHERS BACK IN 1987. THIS WAS NEW YORK CENTRAL'S FIRST NW2. 2002/20020511_19.jpg
T L 04-18-1987 2 ASRY 66 EMD NW2 NYC 8804- PC 8804- PC 9166- CR 9166 ASRY 22809 OH ASHLAND ASHLAND RAILWAY'S CABOOSE AT ITS TINY OPEN AIR FACILITY IN ASHLAND. 2002/20020511_08.jpg 2002/20020511_21.jpg
T L 04-18-1987 3 ASRY 66 EMD NW2 NYC 8804- PC 8804- PC 9166- CR 9166
OH ASHLAND SECRET AGENT SKILLS ARE NOT NEEDED IN DETERMINING THIS ASHLAND RAILWAY UNIT'S FORMER NUMBER OR OWNER. 2002/20020511_08.jpg 2002/20020511_21.jpg
T L 04-18-1987 4 CR 8247 EMD GP38-2
CR 7743, CR 8069 OH MANSFIELD BUSY SCENE AT THE x PRR FACILITY. CR 8247 ENDED UP SERVING ON THE NS AFTER CONRAIL, AND THEN WENT TO THE BELT RAILROAD OF CHICAGO IN 2002.
T L 04-18-1987 5 CR 18719 CABOOSE N-4 RDG
OH MANSFIELD FORMER READING CABOOSE.
T L 04-18-1987 6 CR 1986 GE B23-7
CR OH MANSFIELD NICELY LIT UNIT IN x PRR YARD. UNIT WENT TO THE NASHVILLE & EASTERN IN 2005 AND LATER TO POWER SOURCE SUPPLY INC. WITH LEASED IT TO MARTIN MARIETTA.
T L 04-18-1987 7 CR 64529 PLOW

OH ONTARIO WEDGE PLOW AT x ERIE LACKAWANNA'S ONTARIO YARD.
T L 04-18-1987 8 CR ? BAGGAGE CAR EL
OH GALION CLOSE INPECTION SHOWED ERIE LACKAWANNA PAINT UNDER THE GREY PAINT OF THIS MAINTENANCE OF WAY CAR. ANYONE KNOW THE CARS PAST NUMBER?
T L 04-18-1987 9 CR 1987 GE B23-7
CR OH GALION THIS UNIT'S NUMBER MATCHED THE YEAR OF THE PHOTO. IT WAS S/B, PASSING EX-CCC&ST.L PASSENGER STATION AT GALION. A FEW HUNDRED FEET AHEAD OF THE TRAIN LIES THE ERIE MAIN.
T L 04-18-1987 10 CR BR 1294 M OF W BRUSH

OH GALION M OF W BRUSH MACHINE. THERE WAS A BIG LINE UP OF MAINTENANCE OF WAY EQUIPMENT IN GALION ON THIS DAY.
T L 04-18-1987 11 CR SM 3025 M OF W

OH GALION M OF W SPIKE MACHINE?
T L 04-18-1987 12 CR TP 2012 M OF W TAMPER
CR ME 1108, CR SM 3030 OH GALION TAMPERS.
T L 04-18-1987 13 CR TE 4001 M OF W
CR TX 3002 OH GALION M OF W TIE HANDLER?
T L 04-18-1987 14 CR CB 4159 BURRO CRANE

OH GALION BURRO CRANE AT GALION.
T L 04-18-1987 15 CR 6345 EMD SD40 PRR 6092- PC 6092- CR 6092 CR OH GALION N/B FREIGHT PASSING x CCC & ST.L (BIG FOUR) PASSENGER STATION AT GALION. THE LEAD UNIT WAS REBUILT IN 1999 AND SENT OFF TO THE IRON RANGE IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA AS NORTHSHORE MINING 652.
T L 04-18-1987 16 OHIO RAILWAY MUSEUM 7 ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVE

OH WORTHINGTON ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVE AT THE OHIO RAILWAY MUSEUM. ANYONE KNOW WHERE THIS UNIT CAME FROM? IT REMINDS ME OF A NIAGARA JUNCTION UNIT, BUT I AM NOT VERY SURE.
T L 04-18-1987 22 OHIO RAILWAY MUSEUM 1268 ALCO S4
3 OH WORTHINGTON FRESHLY PAINTED BLACK UNIT AND A RED UNIT, BOTH UNLETTERED, AT THE OHIO RAILWAY MUSEUM. ANYONE KNOW THE HISTORIES OF THESE UNITS?
T L 04-18-1987 23 OHIO RAILWAY MUSEUM 188 EMD SW9 OR SW1200

OH WORTHINGTON A RED, YET UNLETTERED, UNIT AT THE OHIO RAILWAY MUSEUM. ANYONE KNOW THE HISTORY OF THIS UNIT?
T L 04-18-1987 25 GE ? GE 80 TON

OH WORTHINGTON OHIO RAILWAY MUSEUM, 275HP X 2 CUMMINS ENGINES IN AN UNLETTERED AND NUMBERLESS UNIT. ANYONE KNOW THE HISTORY OF THIS UNIT?
T L 04-18-1987 26 CR 1122 ALCO MT-6 SLUG PRR 8677- PRR 6877- PC 6877- CR 6877 CR 6946 OH COLUMBUS BUCKEYE YARD, SLUG IS REBUILT FROM ALCO RSD12. THIS UNIT WILL BECOME NS 1111, OR 'FOUR ACES' AFTER THE CR BREAKUP.
T L 04-18-1987 27 CR 1007 ALCO MT-4 SLUG PRR 8654- PRR 7654- PC 7654- CR 7654 CR 7589 OH COLUMBUS BUCKEYE YARD, SLUG REBUILT FROM ALCO RS-11. I MISS THOSE RS-11'S. HECK, I MISS THOSE CR GP9'S TOO. SLUG RETIRED 10-1995.
T L 04-18-1987 28 CR 7481 EMD GP9 ERIE 1263- EL 1263 CR 7366, CR 8893 OH COLUMBUS MY LAST ENCOUNTER WITH A GP7 OR GP9 STILL IN ERIE LACKAWANNA COLORS. SEEN HERE AT BUCKEYE YARD.
T L 04-18-1987 29 CR 1994 GE B37-7
CR 1947, CR 8092, CR 6431 OH COLUMBUS BUCKEYE YARD ENGINE FACILITY.
T L 04-18-1987 30 CR 8256 EMD GP38-2
CR 8259 OH COLUMBUS BUCKEYE YARD.
T L 04-18-1987 31 CHESSIE SYSTEM 903041 CABOOSE

OH COLUMBUS CHESSIE SYSTEM CABOOSE BRINGS UP THE REAR OF AN ARRIVING TRAIN WHILE AUTORACKS CREST THE HUMP AT BUCKEYE YARD.
T L 04-18-1987 32 CR 6247 EMD SD40 PC 6247 CR 6959, L&N 6452 OH COLUMBUS A RARE SD38 WITH A COMMON SD40-2 ON THE REAR OF L&N CABOOSE NUMBERED 6452, AT BUCKEYE YARD. HERE IS A 1986 PHOTO OF THE SAME UNIT: 1986/19861005_12.jpg
T L 05-01-1987 1 CONNEMAUGH & BLACKLICK 116 EMD SW7

PA JOHNSTOWN THIS SORT OF LOOKS LIKE A PHOTO OF A MODEL RAILROAD. HERE IS AN EVENING VIEW OF A CONNEMAUGH AND BLACKLICK SWITCHER AT THE BETHLEHEM STEEL PLANT.
T L 05-02-1987 1 CR 6287 EMD SD40 B&O 7484- CNJ 3063 CR 6285 PA ALTOONA PUSHER ENGINES, OR 'SNAPPERS' AS THE PRR CALLED THEM. I HAVE CONCLUDED THAT ANY DECENT RAILFAN TRIP TO ALTOONA SHOULD INCLUDE A PHOTO WITH THE WOLF BUILDING IN THE BACKGROUND. 1990/19900825_08.jpg
T L 05-02-1987 2 CR 6661 EMD SD45-2 EL 3676 CR 6665 PA ALTOONA TWO FORMER ERIE LACKAWANNA SD45-2 HELPERS LEADING A TRAIN WEST IN FRONT OF THE PASSENGER STATION. IT IS EASY TO SPOT THE EL SD45-2's SINCE THEY HAVE THOSE MASSIVE SLAB-SIDED 5000 GALLON FUEL TANKS THAT ERIE LACKAWANNA INSISTED UPON. OTHER PHOTOS OF THESAME ENGINE: 1993/19930425_35.jpg 1987/19870502_39.jpg 1987/19870502_07.jpg
T L 05-02-1987 3 CR 6774 EMD SD50
CR 8245, CR 9611, CR 1006 PA ALTOONA A MOTLEY CONSIST WITH A SLUG REBUILT FROM AN OLD ALCO RS-11.
T L 05-02-1987 4 CR 3336 EMD GP40-2
CR 1645 PA ALTOONA SMALL UNITS WITH DIFOCO SIDE DUMP CARS. THESE CARS WERE MADE IN FINDLAY OHIO.
T L 05-02-1987 5 CR 6662 EMD SD45-2 EL 3677 CR 6659, CR 3199 PA ALTOONA MORE FORMER ERIE LACKAWANNA SD45-2's. OF ALL THE 7 RAILROADS THAT WENT INTO CONRAIL IN 1976, THE EL HAD THE GREATEST RELETIVE SHARE OF DECENT BIG POWER. BUT THE EL ALSO HAD ITS SHARE OF UNDESIRABLES. OTHER PHOTOS OF THE SAME ENGINE: 1993/19930425_07.jpg 1990/19900825_07.jpg
T L 05-02-1987 6 CR 6413 EMD SD40-2
CR 6375 PA ALTOONA MORNINGS ALWAYS SEEM BUSY IN ALTOONA. TOO BAD IT WAS SO OVERCAST ON THIS DAY.
T L 05-02-1987 7 CR 6660 EMD SD45-2 EL 3675 CR 6664 PA ALTOONA A FAVORITE SHOT OF MINE, WITH SD45-2 HELPERS AND A COAL TRAIN AT ALTO TOWER. THE REAL UPHILL CLIMB EFFECTIVELY STARTS AT ALTO TOWER. 1994/19940604_18.jpg 1993/19930425_34.jpg 1987/19870502_18.jpg
T L 05-02-1987 8 CR 6292 EMD SD40 B&O 7489- CNJ 3068
PA ALTOONA MORE HELPERS.
T L 05-02-1987 9 PRR 4913 PRR GG1 PRR 4914?- PC 4913- AMTK 913
PA ALTOONA PENNSYLVANIA RAILROADER'S MUSEUM HAS THIS NICE GG1 WITH PANTOGRAPHS REACHING FOR THE SKY. I AM SURPRISED AT HOW HIGH THE PANTOGRAPHS REALLY CAN EXTEND.
T L 05-02-1987 10 STANDARD STEEL 6712 BLW VO-660

PA ALTOONA PENNSYLVANIA RAILROADER'S MUSEUM. MY NOTES INDICATE THAT THIS BALDWIN SWITCHER IS THE FIRST OR SECOND 'VO' SWITCHER THAT BALDWIN MADE. HERE IS A VIEW OF THE SAME ENGINE IN 1990: 1990/19900825_04.jpg
T L 05-02-1987 11 CR 6071 EMD SD45 EL 3606 CR 6099, CR 6305 PA ALTOONA THIS WAS MY LAST ENCOUNTER WITH STANDARD SD45'S ON CONRAIL. IN 1987 I WONDERED IF THEY WERE BEING PREMATURELY DISPOSED OF. I STILL WONDER THAT.
T L 05-02-1987 12 CR 6360 EMD SD40-2
CR 6360, CR 5059, CR 7595, CR 6457 PA ALTOONA NOTE THE HOODS OF UNITS ON FLAT CARS.
T L 05-02-1987 13 CR 6099 EMD SD45 EL 3634
PA ALTOONA ANOTHER FORMER ERIE LACKAWANNA UNIT, STRICKEN FROM THE ROSTER.
T L 05-02-1987 14 CR 6913 GE U23C PC 6713- CR 6713
PA ALTOONA WRECKED UNIT.
T L 05-02-1987 15 CR 3679 EMD GP35 EL 2573 CR 6913, CR 6099 PA ALTOONA A RARE, FOR 1987, UNIT STILL IN ERIE LACKAWANNA COLORS.
T L 05-02-1987 16 CR 6163 EMD SD45 PC 6163 CR 6152 PA ALTOONA HERE ARE SOME PC SD45 ALSO HEADED FOR THE RAZOR FACTORY. BOTH THE PRR AND PC BOUGHT SD45's.
T L 05-02-1987 18 CR 6660 EMD SD45-2 EL 3675 CR 6664 PA ALTOONA MORE x EL SD45-2's DOWN BY THE ALTOONA STATION. UNIT 6660 WAS RETIRED BY CONRAIL IN 1997. 1994/19940604_18.jpg 1993/19930425_34.jpg 1987/19870502_07.jpg
T L 05-02-1987 19 CR 6663 EMD SD45-2 EL 3678 CR 6657 PA ALTOONA AND HAPPILY, EVEN MORE x EL SD45-2's DOWN BY THE ALTOONA STATION.
T L 05-02-1987 20 CR 6657 EMD SD45-2 EL 3672
PA ALTOONA THAT CHURCH IN THE BACKGROUND LOOKS IMPRESSIVE ENOUGH TO BE A STATE CAPITOL BUILDING. UNIT LIVES ON IN 2007 AT THE CSX ATLANTA TRAINING CENTER. OTHER PHOTOS OF THE SAME ENGINE: 1987/19870502_26.jpg 1993/19930425_01.jpg 1994/19940513_04.jpg 1998/19980615_14.jpg
T L 05-02-1987 21 AMTK 355 EMD F40PH

PA GALLITZIN E/B PENNSYLVANIAN PASSENGER TRAIN AT EAST TUNNEL PORTAL OF THE OLD 'NEW PORTAGE RAILROAD' TUNNEL. THIS TUNNEL IS ABOUT 400 FEET TO THE SOUTH AND A BIT HIGHER THAN THE OTHER TWO TUNNELS AT THIS LOCATION. THIS UNIT WAS SCRAPPED IN 2003.
T L 05-02-1987 22 CR 3206 EMD GP40 PC 3206
PA GALLITZIN W/B APPROACHING TUNNELS ON A MISTY DAY. THE BRIDGE IN THE BACKGROUND CARRIES THE PRR LINE THE GOES THROUGH THE PORTAGE TUNNEL. UNDERNEATH THIS BRIDGE, THE LONG GONE 'MULE SHOE CURVE' LINE DIVERGES. THE LEAD UNIT WAS LATER CONVERTED INTO A GP40PH-2 COMMUTER ENGINE. 1993/19930425_16.jpg
T L 05-02-1987 23 CR 6659 EMD SD45-2 EL 3674
PA GALLITZIN W/B PUSHER ENTERING THE MIDDLE TUNNEL. THIS IS THE TUNNEL THAT IS NOW DOUBLE TRACKED WITH HIGH CLEARANCES. HERE IS A 1993 PHOTO OF THE SAME ENGINE: 1993/19930425_36.jpg
T L 05-02-1987 24 CR 6399 EMD SD40-2
CR 6403, CR 6459 PA GALLITZIN EAST TUNNEL PORTAL OF THE OLD 'NEW PORTAGE RAILROAD', WITH LIGHT HELPERS DRIFTING BY. THIS IS ONE OF TEN CONRAIL SD40-2'S WITH NARROW SNOW PLOWS AND A LACK OF CAB AWNINGS, SO AS TO PERMIT COAL TRAIN LOADING AT THE POWER PLANT AT STRAWBERRY RIDGE, PA.
T L 05-02-1987 25 CR 6459 EMD SD40-2
CR 6403, CR 6399 PA GALLITZIN THE GRASSY JUNCTION OF FORMER 'MULE SHOE' LINE CAN BE SEEN AT RIGHT AS WELL AS THE DISTANT BRIDGE STRUCTURE THAT CARRIED MULE SHOE TRAFFIC TO THE OTHER PRR TUNNELS.
T L 05-02-1987 26 CR 6657 EMD SD45-2 EL 3672 CR 6663 PA GALLITZIN EVER FAITHFUL x ERIE LACKAWANNA SD45-2 PUSHER ENGINES APPROACH THE TUNNELS IN A W/B DIRECTION. OTHER PHOTOS OF THE SAME ENGINE: 1993/19930425_01.jpg 1994/19940513_04.jpg 1987/19870502_20.jpg 1998/19980615_14.jpg
T L 05-02-1987 27 CR 6663 EMD SD45-2 EL 3678
PA GALLITZIN W/B PUSHERS ENTERING TUNNEL. THIS SKINNY TALL TUNNEL IS THE NORTHEN-MOST OF THE 3 TUNNELS AND OUT OF SERVICE TODAY (1998).
T L 05-02-1987 28 CR 6664 EMD SD45-2 EL 3679
PA GALLITZIN W/B LEAVING TUNNEL WITH HELPERS ON THE HEAD END. THE LEFT TUNNEL IS THE NORTHEN-MOST OF THE 3 TUNNELS AND OUT OF SERVICE TODAY (1998), WHILE THE TUNNEL TO THE RIGHT WAS RECENTLY ENLARGED FOR DOUBLE TRACKS WITH HIGH CLEARANCES. OTHER PHOTOS OF THE SAME ENGINE: 1994/19940604_19.jpg 1993/19930425_06.jpg 1987/19870502_30.jpg
T L 05-02-1987 29 CR 6665 EMD SD45-2 EL 3680 CR 6661 PA GALLITZIN W/B PUSHERS HEADED AWAY FROM THE TUNNELS, AND THE CAMERA. THE CREST OF THE GRADE IS JUST ABOUT WHERE THE UNITS ARE.
T L 05-02-1987 30 CR 6664 EMD SD45-2 EL 3679 CR PA ALTOONA E/B HELPERS DRIFT DOWN PAST MG TOWER. THIS TOWER WAS BUILT IN WORLD WAR 2 TO CONTROL 'MID GRADE' OR MG CROSSOVERS SO AS TO BETTER HANDLE WARTIME TRAFFIC. OTHER PHOTOS OF THE SAME ENGINE: 1994/19940604_19.jpg 1993/19930425_06.jpg 1987/19870502_28.jpg
T L 05-02-1987 31 CR 6597 GE C30-7A

PA ALTOONA W/B FIGHTS UPHILL PAST MG TOWER.
T L 05-02-1987 32 CR 6665 EMD SD45-2 EL 3680 CR 6661 PA ALTOONA MORE HELPERS DRIFT DOWN PAST MG TOWER.
T L 05-02-1987 33 CR 6484 EMD SD40-2
CR 6288 PA ALTOONA PUSHERS W/B PAST MG TOWER. TOO BAD I DID NOT PHOTOGRAPH THAT UNIT WITH THE BRIGHT SIGN ON IT.
T L 05-02-1987 34 AMTK 361 EMD F40PH

PA ALTOONA PENNSYLVANIAN PASSENGER TRAIN W/B AT MG TOWER. UNIT SCRAPPED BY 1997
T L 05-02-1987 35 CR 6280 EMD SD40 PC 6280 CR 6240 PA ALTOONA A SEEMINGLY UNDERPOWERED TRAIN W/B AT MG TOWER.
T L 05-02-1987 36 CR 6399 EMD SD40-2
CR 6403, CR 6459 PA ALTOONA A RARE TRIO OF PUSHERS IS HELPING OUR OTHERWISE UNDERPOWERED TRAIN PAST MG TOWER.
T L 05-02-1987 37 CR TUNNEL TUNNEL

PA GALLITZIN TRAILER TRAIN VANISHING INTO THE WESTERN PORTAL OF THE OLD 'NEW PORTAGE RAILROAD' TUNNEL. THIS IS THE SOUTHERNMOST OF GALITZEN'S 3 TUNNELS.
T L 05-02-1987 38 NEW PORTAGE RR INCLINED PLANE INCLINED PLANE

PA SUMMIT RESTORED AND PRESERVED INCLINED PLANE TRACKAGE FROM THE OLD PORTAGE RAILROAD. THIS PORTAGE SYSTEM USED TOW BOATS IN CANALS AND WHEN THE MOUNTAINS GOT IN THE WAY, THE BOATS WERE LOADED ONTO LITTLE FLAT CARS AND HOISTED UP OR DOWN THESE INCLINED PLANES. THIS MUSEUM IS ONLY A SHORT DISTANCE FROM CRESSON AND WORTH A VISIT.
T L 05-02-1987 39 CR 6661 EMD SD45-2 EL 3676 CR 6665 PA CASSANDRA PUSHERS HEADED EAST I THINK. OTHER PHOTOS OF THE SAME ENGINE: 1993/19930425_35.jpg 1987/19870502_02.jpg
T L 05-02-1987 40 CR 6444 EMD SD40-2
CR 6286 PA CASSANDRA THE DAYLIGHT IS FAILING AS THIS WENT BY.
T L 05-02-1987 41 CR 6289 EMD SD40 B&O 7486- CNJ 3065 CR PA CASSANDRA A NEAT COMBO OF AN EX B&O-CNJ SD40 AND AN EX EL SD45-2.
T L 05-02-1987 42 CR 6656 EMD SD45-2 EL 3671 CR 6658 PA PORTAGE PUSHERS TESTING A CABOOSE'S UNDERFRAME. THERE IS A LAW IN PENNSYLVANIA THAT THE CABOOSE MUST BE UNOCCUPIED WHEN TOTAL PUSHER POWER EXCEEDS 3000hp. HERE IS A 1994 PHOTO OF THE SAME ENGINE: 1994/19940604_16.jpg
T L 05-02-1987 43 CR 6663 EMD SD45-2 EL 3678 CR 6657 PA PORTAGE HELPER DRIFT BY. I WISH I COULD FIND THIS PARTICULAR SPOT AGAIN, IT SEEMED TO HAVE MANY PHOTOGRAPHIC QUALITIES.
T L 05-03-1987 2 CR 6290 EMD SD40 B&O 7487- CNJ 3066 CR 6321 PA GREENSBURG COAL TRAIN SWINGS BY THE STATION, WHICH IS RIGHT BEHIND THE CAMERA.
T L 05-03-1987 3 AMTK 361 EMD F40PH

PA GREENSBURG E/B PENNSYLVANIAN AT PASSENGER STATION. THE GREENSBURG STATION WAS IN TERRIBLE SHAPE BACK IN 1987, BUT I RECENTLY READ (1998) THAT IT HAS BEEN RESTORED. LOCOMOTIVER WAS SCRAPPED BY 1997
T L 05-03-1987 4 AMTK ? AMFLEET

PA GREENSBURG E/B PENNSYLVANIAN PASSENGER TRAIN.
T L 05-03-1987 5 AMTK 4401 PS COACH 1950 PC 3001
PA PITTSBURGH EX PENN CENTRAL COACH AT B&O PASSENGER STATION.
T L 05-03-1987 6 NYC ? COACH
PRR, L&N PA PITTSBURGH VARNISH LETTERED NEW YORK CENTRAL AND PENNSYLVANIA SITTING AT THE B&O PASSENGER STATION.
T L 05-03-1987 7 AMTK 4589 ACF COACH 1954 UP 5549
PA PITTSBURGH B&O PASSENGER STATION WITH x UNION PACIFIC PASSENGER CAR.
T L 05-03-1987 8 EL 3555 ELECTRIC COMMUTER DL&W EL PA PITTSBURGH FORMER LACKAWANNA ELECTRIC COMMUTER CAR SITTING AT THE B&O FREIGHT STATION. AFTER NJDOT PHASED OUT THE ELDERLY LACKAWANNA COMMUTER EQUIPMENT, THEY SHOWED UP SEEMINGLY EVERYWHERE IN THE MIDWEST. HERE IT IS IN 1977: 1977/19770621_25.jpg
T L 05-03-1987 9 WM 5634 EMD GP7 WM 22 ? EL 3547 PA PITTSBURGH CHOP NOSE WESTERN MARYLAND UNIT AT THE B&O PASSENGER STATION. THE UNIT WAS BUILT IN 1950 AND GOT ITS NOSE JOB IN 1971, AND CUT UP IN 2005.
T L 05-03-1987 10 B&O 3502 COACH

PA PITTSBURGH AN OLD, YET MODERNIZED, B&O HEAVYWEIGHT CAR AT THE B&O PASSENGER STATION.
T L 05-03-1987 11 L&N 364 OHIO RIVER OBSERVATION CAR

PA PITTSBURGH B&O PASSENGER STATION WITH AN ELEGANT L&N OBSERVATION CAR. BUILT BY PULLMAN STANDARD IN 1926, PICKED UP BY L&N IN 1948, CONVERTED TO BUSINESS CAR 364 IN 1952. CAR BECAME A PRIVATE CAR IN 1972 AND WAS NAMED THE OHIO RIVER IN 1983.
T L 05-03-1987 13 NW 3727 EMD SW8

OH AKRON SWITCHER AT A.C.& Y. YARD.
T L 05-03-1987 14 NW 518653 CABOOSE

OH AKRON CABOOSE AT AC&Y YARD.
T L 05-03-1987 15 NW 1302 EMD GP35 WABASH 548 NW 4147, NW 4156 OH AKRON ROAD UNITS RESTING AT A.C.& Y. YARD. THIS PARTICULAR NW PAINT SCHEME WAS PARTICULARLY DRAB AND UNINSPIRED. LITTLE COULD I HAVE GUESSED THAT THE PAINT SCHEME THAT NS CAME UP WITH WOULD BE EVEN WORSE. HAPPILY, THE LEAD UNIT WOULD SEE BRIGHTER DAYS. IN 197, IT WAS PAINTED INTO BRIGHT ECONO RAIL COLORS AND WORKED AT A REFINERY NEAR HOUSTON, TEXAS.
T L 05-03-1987 16 NW 552 EMD GP30
NW 555052 OH AKRON HIGH NOSED GP30 AT A.C.& Y. YARD.
T L 05-03-1987 17 NW 4156 EMD GP38
NW 4147, NW 1302 OH AKRON UNITS AT A.C.& Y. YARD. SOMEONE TOLD ME THAT NW PUT THE BELLS ON THE SHORT HOOD, WHILE SOUTHERN PUT THE BELLS ON THE ENDS OF THE LONG HOODS.
T L 05-03-1987 18 NW 555052 CABOOSE
NW 552 OH AKRON CABOOSE AT AC&Y YARD.
T L 05-03-1987 19 B&O 903016 CABOOSE
C&O 903233 OH AKRON C&O AND CHESSIE SYSTEM CABOOSES AT ARLINGTON STREET YARD.
T L 05-03-1987 20 B&O 903045 CABOOSE

OH AKRON CHESSIE SYSTEM CABOOS OF B&O HERITAGE, AT ARLINGTON STREET YARD.
T L 06-01-1987 1 C&O 2707 ALCO 4-8-4 (1944)

OH CLEVELAND FORMER BROOKSIDE PARK ZOO DISPLAY C&O K4 STEAM ENGINE. IT WAS SITTING HERE IN THE WEEDS BY CLEVELAND'S STEEL MILLS FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND THEN FINALLY MOVED ON TO THE ILLINOIS RAILWAY MUSEUM. HERE IS ANOTHER VIEW OF THE SAME ENGINE IN 9/85: 1985/19850929_01.jpg 1989/19891215_02.jpg
T L 06-01-1987 2 NYC X26138 TENDER

OH CLEVELAND NEW YORK CENTRAL STEAM ENGINE TENDER IN PEARLMAN GREEN.
T L 06-01-1987 6 LAKESIDE & MARBLEHEAD SHOP ENGINE HOUSE?

OH MARBLEHEAD LITTLE TWO STALL LIMESTONE ENGINEHOUSE FROM THE LAKESIDE & MARBLEHEAD RR.
T L 06-01-1987 7 LAKESIDE & MARBLEHEAD STATION STATION

OH MARBLEHEAD STATION WITH THE TWO STALL ENGINEHOUSE IN THE BACKGROUND. LAKESIDE & MARBLEHEAD RR.
T L 06-01-1987 8 LAKESIDE & MARBLEHEAD SHOP ENGINEHOUSE

OH MARBLEHEAD I THINK THIS IS ALSO PART OF THE FORMER LAKESIDE & MARBLEHEAD RR. IT LOOKS LIKE A RAILROAD ROUNDHOUSE THAT IS NOT ROUND. IN THE BACKGROUND, THE LARGE LIMESTONE PROCESSING PLANT FILLS THE SKY.
T L 08-08-1987 1 SR 3245 EMD SD40-2
SR 3199 OH COLUMBUS STATE FAIR TRAIN.
T L 08-08-1987 2 NW 1218 NW TYPE A 2-6-6-4

OH COLUMBUS STATE FAIR STEAM TRAIN WITH NW 1218.
T L 08-08-1987 3 NW 1218 NW TYPE A 2-6-6-4
SR 3245 OH COLUMBUS STATE FAIR STEAM ENGINE.
T L 08-08-1987 4 NW 1218 NW TYPE A 2-6-6-4
UP 7003 OH COLUMBUS HEAD ON SHOT OF STATE FAIR STEAM ENGINE. CLEAN BLACK STEAM ENGINES ARE DIFFICULT TO EXPOSE ON FILM. DOME CAR NOW OWNED BY CP HUNTINGTON CHAPTER OF NRHS.
T L 08-08-1987 5 NW 1218 NW A' 2-6-6-4 TRUCK'

OH COLUMBUS REAR DRIVERS.
T L 08-08-1987 6 NW 1218 NW TYPE A 2-6-6-4

OH COLUMBUS STATE FAIR STEAM ENGINE BEING SERVICED IN COLUMBUS.
T L 08-08-1987 7 NW 1218 NW TYPE A 2-6-6-4

OH COLUMBUS STATE FAIR STEAM ENGINE BEING SERVICED IN COLUMBUS.
T L 08-08-1987 8 NW 1218 NW TYPE A 2-6-6-4

OH COLUMBUS THE STATE FAIR TRAIN'S STEAM ENGINE WAS COALED USING THAT 'AMERICAN' CRANE IN THE BACKGROUND.
T L 08-08-1987 9 C&O 3015 EMD GP30
CSX 6281 OH COLUMBUS GP30 IN THE ALL-TOO-SHORT LIVED CHESSIE SYSTEM PAINT SCHEME.
T L 08-08-1987 11 B&O 4248 EMD GP40-2
SBD 8605 OH LOCKBOURNE NEAR LOCKBOURNE, WHILE WE WAITED FOR THE STATE FAIR TRAIN, WE SAW SOME ACTION ON THE x C&O LINE THAT PARALLELED THE NW LINE IN THE BACKGROUND.
T L 08-08-1987 12 C&O 8428 EMD SD40

OH LOCKBOURNE S/B EMPTY COAL TRAIN. THE CHESSIE SYSTEM OFTEN RAN VERY LONG EMPTY TRAINS WITH A SOLE UNIT ON THE POINT.
T L 08-08-1987 13 CSX 6281 EMD GP40-2 C&O 4383
OH LOCKBOURNE S/B TRAIN WITH TWO JUMBO 8 AXLE TANK CARS BEHIND THE UNIT.
T L 08-08-1987 14 NW 1218 NW TYPE A 2-6-6-4

OH LOCKBOURNE STATE FAIR STEAM TRAIN, S/B IN THE EVENING.
T L 08-28-1987 1 CR STATION STATION

NY WESTFIELD x NYC STATION.
T L 08-28-1987 2 NW ? WORK TRAIN

NY WESTFIELD NS CRANE ON x NKP MAIN.
T L 08-28-1987 3 CR TOWER TOWER

NY FALCONER THE TOWER AT FALCONER ON THE OLD ERIE MAIN IS IN REMARKABLY GOOD SHAPE.
T L 08-28-1987 4 P&WV 854 CABOOSE

NY SALAMANCA THE EX B&O (BR&P) STATION IS NOW A RAILROAD MUSEUM. DESPIDE BEING ON A SPUR OFF THE BR&P MAIN, THIS STATION WAS BUILT LAVISHLY.
T L 08-28-1987 5 CR 6815 EMD SD50
CR 6782 NY SALAMANCA EX-ERIE MAIN, W/B.
T L 08-28-1987 6 CR STATION STATION

NY SALAMANCA EX ERIE STATION WITH A NEW CHAIN LINK FENCE ON THE STATION PLATFORM.
T L 08-28-1987 7 CR 6815 EMD SD50
CR 6782 NY SALAMANCA W/B IN THE JUNGLE ON THE x-ERIE MAIN.
T L 08-28-1987 8 CR 6815 EMD SD50
CR 6782 NY SALAMANCA W/B JUST WEST OF SALAMANCA ON THE NOW SINGLE TRACKED x ERIE MAIN.
T L 08-28-1987 9 MKCX 6101 ALCO C425 PRR 2423- PC 2423- CR 2423 DELAWARE & LACKAWANNA NY HORNELL MORRISON KNUDSEN UNIT SWITCHING TRANSIT CARS AT THE FORMER ERIE SHOPS AT HORNELL. 1989/19890825_02.jpg
T L 08-28-1987 10 MKCX 6101 ALCO C425 PRR 2423- PC 2423- CR 2423 DELAWARE & LACKAWANNA NY HORNELL MORRISON KNUDSEN UNIT SWITCHING TRANSIT CARS AT THE FORMER ERIE SHOPS AT HORNELL. 1989/19890825_02.jpg
T L 08-28-1987 11 CR 6014 GE C39-8
CR 6458 NY CORNING THIS PHOTO IS SOMEWHAT SPECIAL TO ME BECAUSE I STARTED A NICE CAB RIDE IN THIS UNIT AT THIS SPOT. HERE IS A 1994 VIEW OF THE SAME ENGINE: 1994/19940723_04.jpg
T L 08-28-1987 12 CR 6014 GE C39-8
CR 6458 NY CORNING MY CAB RIDE IN THIS ENGINE ENDED HERE, RIGHT NEXT TO THE ERIE RR. STATION IN CORNING. HERE IS A 1994 VIEW OF THE SAME ENGINE: 1994/19940723_04.jpg
T L 08-29-1987 1 GUILFORD 359 EMD GP39-2 RDG 3419- D&H 7619- D&H 388- B&M GUILFORD 328, D&H 7404 PA SCRANTON S/B GUILFORD TRAIN ON FORMER CNJ LINE IN SCRANTON.
T L 08-29-1987 2 BULLARD 2 PORTER 0-4-0T

PA SCRANTON THIS LITTLE VINTAGE 1937STEAM ENGINE NOW SITS IN FRONT OF SCRANTON'S LACKAWANNA STATION.
T L 08-29-1987 3 DL&W STATION PASSENGER STATION CR, EL, DL&W
PA SCRANTON THE ELEGANT DL&W STATION IS NOW A HOTEL. THE STEAMTOWN USA MUSEUM'S STATIC EXHIBITS WERE RIGHT BEHIND THE STATION IN 1987.
T L 08-29-1987 5 DL&W 637 EMD F7 MILW 97C- MARYLAND MIDLAND 97C- WINCHESTER & WESTERN 97C- WESTERN MARYLAND 97C
PA SCRANTON STEAMTOWN USA, PASSENGER EXCURSION TRAIN AT STATION COMPLETE WITH AN 'F' UNIT PAIINTED INTO LACKAWANNA COLORS.
T L 08-29-1987 6 STEAMTOWN USA 737 BLW 4-4-0 UP 737- SP 246- SP 216- EARTH SUGAR 216- VERMILION SUGAR 216
PA SCRANTON SMALL BALDWIN STEAMER AT STEAMTOWN USA MUSEUM, BUILT IN 1887..
T L 08-29-1987 7 DL&W 1271 CLC 2-8-2 CN 3254- ASHLAND COURT HOTEL- GETTYSBURG RR 3254
PA SCRANTON THE STEAMTOWN USA MUSEUM RAN THIS STEAM ENGINE IN FRONT OF THE 'LACKAWANNA' DIESEL FROM SCRANTON TO POCONO SUMMIT. THIS ENGINE WAS A FORMER CANADIAN PACIFIC ENGINE PAINTED AS 'LACKAWANNA'.
T L 08-29-1987 8 DL&W 637 EMD F7 MILW 97C- MARYLAND MIDLAND 97C- WINCHESTER & WESTERN 97C- WESTERN MARYLAND 97C
PA SCRANTON HERE IS A NICE SUNNY VIEW OF THE 'STEAMTOWN USA' PASSENGER EXCURSION TRAIN AT THE SCRANTON STATION, COMPLETE WITH AN 'F' UNIT PAINTED INTO "LACKAWANNA" COLORS AND REAL LACKAWANNA COMMUTER CARS. THIS ENGINE NEVER SERVEDON THE REAL "LACKAWANNA" NOR THE REAL "WESTERN MARYLAND".
T L 08-29-1987 10 DL&W 514 EMD GP9 NKP 514- NW 2514
PA MOSCOW STEAMTOWN USA MUSUEM PASSENGER TRAIN AT MOSCOW STATION WITH A 'LACKAWANNA' GEEP IN THE BACKGROUND.
T L 08-29-1987 11 STEAMTOWN USA STATION STATION DL&W- EL
PA MOSCOW FREIGHT STATION AT MOSCOW.
T L 08-29-1987 12 DL&W 1271 CLC 2-8-2 CN 3254- ASHLAND COURT HOTEL- GETTYSBURG RR 3254 DL&W 637 PA POCONO SUMMIT STEAMTOWN USA MUSEUM STEAM PASSENGER TRAIN AT POCONO SUMMIT STATION.
T L 08-29-1987 13 GTW 6039 BLW 4-8-2
DL&W 637 PA POCONO SUMMIT STEAMTOWN USA MUSEUM ENGINES INCLUDING A VINTAGE 1925 BIG GRAND TRUNK & WESTERN 4-8-2 AND THE IMITATION LACKAWANNA 'F' UNIT.
T L 08-29-1987 14 UP 4012 ALCO 4-8-8-4 BIG BOY

PA SCRANTON THE FRONT OF A 'BIG BOY' ON DISPLAY AT THE STEAMTOWN USA MUSEUM.
T L 08-29-1987 15 UP 4012 ALCO 4-8-8-4 BIG BOY

PA SCRANTON A LARGE DISTRACTION FOR THE STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERISITY OF SCRANTON. A NICELY LIT 'BIG BOY' AT THE STEAMTOWN USA MUSEUM. BUILT 11-1941.
T L 08-29-1987 16 DL&W 1271 CLC 2-8-2 CN 3254- ASHLAND COURT HOTEL- GETTYSBURG RR 3254
PA SCRANTON FORMER CANADIAN PACIFIC STEAM ENGINE LETTERED FOR THE 'LACKAWANNA' BY THE STEAMTOWN USA MUSEUM.
T L 08-29-1987 17 B&M 3713 LIMA 4-6-2

PA SCRANTON BOSTON AND MAINE PACIFIC AT THE STEAMTOWN USA MUSEUM, BUILT BY LIMA IN 1934.
T L 08-29-1987 18 RAHWAY VALLLEY 15 BLW 2-8-0 ONEIDA & WESTERN 20
PA SCRANTON NIFTY LITTLE 2-8-0 AT THE MUSEUM AT STEAMTOWN USA, BUILT IN 1916.
T L 08-29-1987 19 DL&W 1271 CLC 2-8-2 CN 3254- ASHLAND COURT HOTEL- GETTYSBURG RR 3254 DL&W 637 PA SCRANTON STEAMTOWN USA PASSENGER TRAIN, LOCOMOTIVE WAS BUILT IN 1917BUT NEVER SERVED ON THE REAL LACKAWANNA, BUT WAS MADE TO LOOK LIKE A LACKAWANNA ENGINE BY THE STEAMTOWN ORGANIZATION. IN 1961 THE ENGINE WAS OWNED BY ONE WILLIS F. BARRON OF ASHLAND, PA. AND IT WAS PARKED IN A PARTIALLY ASSEMBLED STATE AT THE ASHLAND COURT MOTEL.
T L 08-29-1987 20 CN 3377 CLC 2-8-2

PA SCRANTON STEAMTOWN USA MUSEUM. BACK IN 1987, BEFORE STEAMTOWN GOT ALL FANCY, YOU COULD WALK AROUND THE WEEDS AND SEE A LARGE COLLECTION OF STEAM ENGINES OUT IN THE OPEN AIR. THIS ENGINE DATES FROM 1919.
T L 08-29-1987 21 CN 5288 ALCO MLW 4-6-2 CANADIAN GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS 516- GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY 1516
PA SCRANTON STEAMTOWN USA MUSEUM.
T L 08-29-1987 22 CN 47 ALCO MLW 2-6-2T GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY 1542- EDAVILLE RR- CLAREMONT & CONCORD RR
PA SCRANTON STEAMTOWN USA MUSEUM. A VINTAGE 1914 TANK ENGINE THAT SERVED AS A COMMUTER ENGINE IN MONTREAL.
T L 08-29-1987 23 CP 2929 CLC 4-4-4

PA SCRANTON HERE WE HAVE A SMALL ENGINE (4-4-4), BUILT IN 1938, THAT LOOKS BIGGER THAN IT REALLY IS. STEAMTOWN USA MUSEUM.
T L 08-29-1987 24 STEAMTOWN USA ? WHITCOMB

PA SCRANTON A TINY WHITCOMB UNIT OF UNKNOWN HERITAGE. STEAMTOWN USA MUSEUM. REPORTEDLY OWNED BY ONE MACK TUCK, BUT NOT SURE.
T L 08-29-1987 25 KCS 4061 EMD F7 KCS 74D- KCS 91- VIA CANADA
PA SCRANTON UNIT WITH OBVIOUS KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN HERITAGE. STEAMTOWN USA MUSEUM. RIGHT HERE, A WILD AND OBESE SECURITY GUARD TRIED TO RIDE OUT TO US IN A GOLF CART AND EVICT US FROM THE YARD. HIS GOLF CART COULD NOT CROSS THE RAILS AND HE WAS EFFECTIVELY STOPPED. WE SAVED HIM THE EFFORT OF AMBULATING ON HIS OWN POWER AND QUIETLY LEFT THE AREA.
T L 08-29-1987 26 LASB 54 EMD BL2 BAR 554- BAR 54
PA HONESDALE EVENING DARKNESS WAS FAST UPON US, BUT WE SET UP OUR TRUSTY TRIPODS AND TOOK SOME PHOTOS OF THIS LACKAWAXEN AND STOURBRIDGE BL2.
T L 08-29-1987 27 LASB 54 EMD BL2 BAR 554- BAR 54
PA HONESDALE LONG HOOD END OF LACKAWAXEN AND STOURBRIDGE BL2. THIS WAS THE FIRST BL2 THAT I EVER MET.
T L 08-29-1987 28 LASB 54 EMD BL2 BAR 554- BAR 54
PA HONESDALE LACKAWAXEN AND STOURBRIDGE BL2. WHEN WE WERE IN SCRANTON, MY RAILFAN FRIEND TOLD ME THAT THERE MIGHT BE A BL2 IN HONESDALE. I DID NOT QUITE BELIEVE HIM AND TOLD HIM THAT 'I WOULD BL2 'it WHEN I SEE IT.'
T L 08-29-1987 29 LASB 54 EMD BL2 BAR 554- BAR 54
PA HONESDALE CAB PROFILE, LACKAWAXEN AND STOURBRIDGE. UNIT BUILT FOR THE BANGOR & AROOSTOOK IN MARCH, 1949.
T L 08-29-1987 30 LASB 54 EMD BL2 BAR 554- BAR 54
PA HONESDALE SHORT HOOD END LACKAWAXEN AND STOURBRIDGE. THIS RAILROAD WAS AMONGST THE VERY FIRST OF RAILROADS IN THE USA.
T L 08-29-1987 31 LASB 54 EMD BL2 BAR 554- BAR 54
PA HONESDALE BROADSIDE LACKAWAXEN AND STOURBRIDGE. I ALWAYS KEEP A TRIPOD IN MY CAR. WITHOUT IT, THESE PHOTOS WOULD HAVE BEEN IMPOSSIBLE.
T L 08-29-1987 32 NYS&W 1804 EMD GP18

PA HONESDALE MY FIRST ENCOUNTER WITH A SUSQUEHANNA UNIT. LITTLE DID I KNOW THAT IN TEN YEARS, I WOULD BE SEEING SUSQUEHANNA UNITS ALMOST WEEKLY IN MY HOME TOWN IN OHIO. 1988/19881009_04.jpg
T L 08-30-1987 1 PRR 8479 ALCO RS-3 PRR 8479- PC 5579- CR 5579
PA READING RESTORED ENGINE OUTSIDE READING SHOPS, BUILT IN JUNE, 1952 . HERE IS A 1989 VIEW OF THE SAME UNIT: 1989/19890513_05.jpg
T L 08-30-1987 2 CR ? EMD FP7 CR or RDG ?
PA READING BLACK F UNIT THAT WILL HOPEFULLY BE A CANDIDATE FOR RESTORATION.
T L 08-30-1987 3 LIRR 602 ALCO FA-2 L&N 309 LIRR 603, LIRR 601 PA READING THE ANTHRACITE RAILROAD HISTORICAL SOCIETY IS INVOLVED IN RESTORING SOME OF THESE UNITS.
T L 08-30-1987 4 LIRR 602 ALCO FA-2 L&N 309
PA READING NOSE SHOT OF AN ALCO FA.
T L 08-30-1987 5 LIRR 602 ALCO FA-2 L&N 309
PA READING ANOTHER VIEW OF AN FA THAT THE ANTHRACITE RAILROAD HISTORICAL SOCIETY IS INVOLVED WITH THE RESTORING PLANS. 1989/19890512_20.jpg 1989/19890512_22.jpg
T L 08-30-1987 6 LIRR 601 ALCO FA-2 L&N 317
PA READING YET MORE VIEWS OF AN ALCO FA THAT THE ANTHRACITE RAILROAD HISTORICAL SOCIETY IS INVOLVED WITH. ENGINES PRESERVATION INC.
T L 08-30-1987 7 LIRR 601 ALCO FA-2 L&N 317 LIRR 603, LIRR 602 PA READING ALL THREE ALCO FA'S AT READING, PA.
T L 08-30-1987 8 AT&SF 2643 EMD CF7
BAR 46 PA READING THIS CF7 IS AN ENGINE SOURCE FOR THE ANTHRACITE RAILROAD HISTORICAL SOCIETY'S F3 SEEN BEHIND. I AM TOLD THAT THIS CF7 WAS THE VERY FIRST CF7 THAT SANTA FE MADE. IT IS TOO BAD THAT THE LEGIONS OF SANTA FE FANS DID NOT PRESERVE THE POOR OLD CF7. HERE ARE VIEWS OF THE F3 THAT RECEIVED THE PRIME MOVER FROM THE CF7: 1987/19870830_09.jpg 1989/19890513_01.jpg 1989/19890513_08.jpg
T L 08-30-1987 9 BAR 46 EMD F3 BAR 506A AT&SF 2013 PA READING THIS F3 WAS REBUILT BY THE ANTHRACITE RAILROAD HISTORICAL SOCIETY INTO 'CNJ 54', USING THE PRIME MOVER FROM AT&SF CF7 NUMBERED 2643. HERE ARE VIEWS OF THE DOOMED CF7 AND A 1989 VIEW OF THIS BAR F3: 1987/19870830_08.jpg 1989/19890513_01.jpg 1989/19890513_12.jpg 1993/19930522_02.jpg
T L 08-30-1987 10 PRR 1223 JUNIATA 4-4-0 1905

PA STRASBURG LIVE STEAM AT THE RR MUSEUM OF PA. THIS MUSEUM IS ONE OF THE TOP FIVE RAILROAD MUSEUMS IN MY HUMBLE OPINION.
T L 08-30-1987 11 STRASBURG 90 BALDWIN 2-10-0 GREAT WESTERN 90
PA STRASBURG RR MUSEUM OF PA. 2-10-0 STEAM ENGINE. THIS LIGHT DECAPOD SERVED ON COLORADO'S GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY BEFORE BEING SOLD TO STEAMTOWN IN 1967 FOR $23,000.
T L 08-30-1987 12 SEPTA 4373 EMD FP7 RDG 903- CR 4373
PA STRASBURG A HAPPY ENDING HERE. THIS FP7 AT THE RR MUSEUM OF PA WAS HARD TO PHOTOGRAPH, BUT IT WAS ONE OF EIGHT FORMER READING FP7'S. IT WAS PRESERVED BY THE PHILADELPHIA & LANCASTER CHAPTERS OF THE NRHS, AND EVENUTALLY PAINTED BACK INTO READING COLORS.
T L 08-30-1987 13 STRASBURG 33 GE 44 TON

PA STRASBURG RR MUSEUM OF PA.
T L 08-30-1987 14 STRASBURG 7002 JUNIATA E7S 4-4-2 1902 PRR 7002- PRR 8063
PA STRASBURG PAST WORLD SPEED RECORD HOLDER. RR MUSEUM OF PA.
T L 08-30-1987 15 STRASBURG 31 ?

PA STRASBURG RR MUSEUM OF PA.
T L 08-30-1987 16 AMTK 889 METROLINER

PA RONK E/B METROLINER IN RONK, PA.
T L 08-30-1987 17 PRR 4800 BLW- GE GG1 PRR 4899- PRR 4800- PC 4800- CR 4800
PA STRASBURG HERE IT IS, THE VERY FIRST GG1, 'OLD RIVETS'. IT HAS BEEN NICELY PAINTED BACK INTO PRR COLORS AT THE RR MUSEUM OF PA.
T L 08-30-1987 18 PRR 4800 BLW- GE GG1 PRR 4899- PRR 4800- PC 4800- CR 4800 CR 7006 PA STRASBURG GG1 PROTOTYPE, IN MUSEUM. WHEN THIS WAS FIRST MADE, IT WAS NOT THOUGHT TO BE THE PRIME CONTENDER FOR THE PRR ELECTRIC POWER. THAT HONOR WAS SUPPOSED TO GO TO THE 'R1' 4-D-4 PROTOTYPE NUMBERED 4800. BUT TESTS AT THE CLAYMOUNT 'TEST TRACK' SHOWED THAT THE GG1 HAD MUCH BETTER TRACKING AT SPEED AND SO, THE GG1 PROTOTYPE 4899 WON THE 4800 NUMBER AND THE R1 ENDED UP BEING ONE OF A KIND.
T L 08-30-1987 19 PRR 3750 JUNIATA K4S 1917

PA STRASBURG K4 STEAMER AT THE RR MUSEUM OF PA.
T L 08-30-1987 20 CR 7006 EMD GP9 PRR 7006- PC 7006
PA STRASBURG MANY AN ENGINE DESERVE A PLACE IN A MUSEUM, THE GP9 CERTAINLY QUALIFIES WITHOUT HESITATIOIN. RR MUSEUM OF PA.
T L 08-30-1987 21 PRR 460 JUNIATA E6S 1914

PA STRASBURG WITH MY BACK AGAINST THE FENCE, I STRUGGLED TO GET THIS 4-4-2 (MINIATURE K4) INTO MY CAMERA. RR MUSEUM OF PA.
T L 08-30-1987 22 PRR 94 JUNIATA A5S 0-4-4 1917

PA STRASBURG RR MUSEUM OF PA.
T L 08-30-1987 23 PRR 1570 JUNIATA B6SB 0-6-0 1916

PA STRASBURG RR MUSEUM OF PA.
T L 08-30-1987 24 NKP 757 LIMA 2-8-4

PA STRASBURG RR MUSEUM OF PA. A SURPRISINGLY LARGE NUMBER OF NKP BERKSHIRES WERE SAVED.
T L 08-30-1987 25 PRR 520 BLW L1S 2-8-2 1916

PA STRASBURG RR MUSEUM OF PA. WORLD WAR ONE VINTAGE 2-8-2.
T L 08-30-1987 26 PC 4201 EMD E7 PRR 5901 PRR 520 PA STRASBURG THE E7 WAS THE DIESEL PASSENGER UNIT BUILT IN THE GREATEST QUANTITY IN THE US. ONLY THIS LONEY EXAMPLE SURVIVES AT THE RR MUSEUM OF PA.
T L 08-30-1987 27 PRR 5690 JUNIATA B1 ELECTRIC PRR 4756- PRR 5690
PA STRASBURG THIS ELECTRIC SWITCHER WAS BUILT IN 1934 AND USED TO SHUNT PASSENGER CARS AROUND AT SUNNYSIDE YARD IN LONG ISLAND. RR MUSEUM OF PA.
T L 08-30-1987 28 DOT 13 ALCO MRS1

PA STRASBURG THIS LOOKS LIKE ONE OF THE RS1'S THAT WENT TO IRAN IN WORLD WAR TWO. NOTE THE SLANTED SIDES OF THE CAB. RR MUSEUM OF PA.
T L 08-30-1987 32 PRR 6755 JUNIATA M1B 4-8-2 1930

PA STRASBURG PRR'S FREIGHT MAINSTAY POWER, THE M1 AND THE M1A. THE LADDERS GIVE A GOOD PERSPECTIVE OF THE SIZE OF THIS ENGINE. RR MUSEUM OF PA.
T L 08-30-1987 33 PRR 3936 JUNIATA DD-1 ELECTRIC
PRR 3937 PA STRASBURG THE DD1'A WERE BUILT AROUND 1911 AND WERE USED TO POWER THE PASSENGER TRAINS UNDER THE EAST RIVER AND THE HUDSON RIVER TO THE THEN NEW PENN STATION IN NEW YORK CITY. THESE 3RD RAIL ELECTRICS PREDATE THE MASSIVE PRR ELECTRIFICATION OF THE 1930'S. SEEN AT THE RR MUSEUM OF PA.
T L 08-30-1987 34 PENN POWER AND LIGHT ? HEISLER 0-8-0 FIRELESS

PA STRASBURG RR MUSEUM OF PA, BUILT 1939, LARGEST FIRELESS STEAMER BUILT
T L 10-17-1987 1 CSX 2049 EMD GP38 B&O 3849
WV HINTON CHESSIE SYSTEM GEEP AT THE FORMER C&O FACILITY IN HINTON.
T L 10-17-1987 2 CSX 6009 EMD GP40-2 B&O 4109 C&O 3877, CSX 6015, CS 4410 WV BECKLEY FALL COLORS AT HINTON, WV.
T L 10-17-1987 3 SBD 5754 GE U36B SCL 1803- SBD 1803
WV BECKLEY THE GE U-BOATS ALWAYS TRIED TO INHALE ALL THE TRACKSIDE DEBRIS.
T L 10-17-1987 4 C&O 4083 EMD GP40
SBD 6655, SBD 5754 WV BECKLEY THE C&O HAD A BRANCH THAT RAN UP TO THE CITY OF BECKLEY.
T L 10-17-1987 5 CHESSIE SYSTEM 900250 CABOOSE C&O
WV BECKLEY TAIL END OF THE BECKLEY LOCAL.
T L 10-17-1987 6 CSX 6009 EMD GP40-2 B&O 4109 C&O 3877, CSX 6015 WV BECKLEY BECKLEY LOCAL LEAVES TOWN.
T L 10-17-1987 8 CSX 6096 EMD GP40 B&O 4197 CSX 8407 WV PRINCE THE TINY TOWN OF PRINCE HAS A MODERNISTIC STATION THAT WOULD MAKE A LARGER TOWN PROUD.
T L 10-17-1987 9 B&O 3772 EMD GP40
CSX 8578 WV PRINCE THIS IS A PROPER PAINT SCHEME. AND THE CHESSIE UNITS BEHIND ARE FINE LOOKING TOO. IT IS TOO BAD THAT CSX HAD TO INHERIT SOME OF SEABOARD SYSTEM'S UNIMAGINATIVE PAINT SCHEME TRAITS.
T L 10-17-1987 10 NKP 765 LIMA 2-8-4

WV PRINCE BACK IN 1987, SPECIAL FALL FOLIAGE STEAM EXCURSION TRAINS STILL RAN. HERE SEEN E/B AT PRINCE.
T L 10-17-1987 11 MILW 58 PS SUPER DOME MILW 58- AMTK 9382
WV PRINCE FALL FOLIAGE STEAM EXCURSION WITH A MASSIVE SIX AXLED MILWAUKEE ROAD SUPERDOME.
T L 10-17-1987 12 B&O 3772 EMD GP40
CSX 8578 WV PRINCE W/B FREIGHT PASSSING THE PRINCE STATION.
T L 10-17-1987 13 C&O 900220 CABOOSE
C&O 900226 WV QUINEMONT CABOOSES (CABEESE ?).
T L 10-17-1987 14 CSX 2014 EMD GP38 B&O 3814
WV MEADOW CREEK JACK OF ALL TRADES, THE GP38.
T L 10-17-1987 15 NKP 765 LIMA 2-8-4

WV MEADOW CREEK THE FALL FOLIAGE STEAM EXCURSION STEAM POWER WAS TURNED AND SERVICED HERE AT MEADOW CREEK IN THE FADING EVENING LIGHT.
T L 10-17-1987 16 NKP 765 LIMA 2-8-4

WV MEADOW CREEK SMOKE BOX VIEW OF THE FRONT OF THE FALL FOLIAGE STEAM EXCURSION ENGINE.
T L 10-18-1987 1 CSX 5724 GE U36B SCL 1772- SBD 1772- SBD 5724 CSX 5709 WV HINTON A PERIOD OF INEPTITUDE HAS BEFALLEN THE DESIGNERS OF RAILROAD PAINT SCHEMES. THE LOUISVILLE AND NASHVILLE HAD A PREDOMINANTLY GREY SCHEME THAT WAS QUITE NICE. THEN THE HORRIFIC 'FAMILY LINES' SCHEME CAME ABOUT WITH ITS SCHIZOPHRENIC IDENTITY CRISIS, AND IT WAS FOLLOWED BY THIS UNINSPIRED SEABOARD SYSTEM SCHEME. THIS DISTURBING LACK OF DESIGN TALENT CARRIED ON TO THE EARLY CSX ENGINE PAINT SCHEMES.
T L 10-18-1987 2 CSX 5724 GE U36B SCL 1772- SBD 1772- SBD 5724 CSX 5709 WV HINTON GE'S NOSE TO NOSE.
T L 10-18-1987 3 SBD 6732 EMD GP40

WV HINTON THIS SEABOARD COASTLINE PAINT SCHEME HAS WON MY APPROVAL. IT IS SIMPLE, YET EFFECTIVELY AND TASTEFULLY EMPLOYS AT LEAST ONE OF THE THREE REQUIRED WARM COLORS (YELLOW, RED, OR ORANGE) TO BALANCE THE BLACK.
T L 10-18-1987 4 SBD 6732 EMD GP40

WV HINTON IN HINTON'S YARD.
T L 10-18-1987 5 CSX 8407 EMD SD40 C&O 7556 CSX 1512, B&O 6945, CSX 6096 WV HINTON MY FIRST REAL ENCOUNTER WITH THE CSX PAINT SCHEME. I WAS NOT IMPRESSED AT ALL. IT WAS A NOBLE EFFORT, BUT LACKED ANY OF THE REQUIRED WARM TONES OF RED, YELLOW, OR ORANGE.
T L 10-18-1987 6 B&O 6945 EMD GP30
CSX 6096 WV HINTON A SURPRISING NUMBER OF GP30'S SOLDIERED ON IN CSX. 6945 WAS LATER CONVERTED INTO A ROAD SLUG.
T L 10-18-1987 7 AMTK 395 EMD F40PH
AMTK WV HINTON E/B CARDINAL PASSENGER TRAIN AT CW TOWER LOCATION, JUST EAST OF HINTON.
T L 10-18-1987 8 AMTK 395 EMD F40PH
AMTK WV HINTON E/B CARDINAL PASSENGER TRAIN JUST HAVING LEFT HINTON. THIS UNIT WAS PICKED UP BY CSX IN 1999 FOR EXECUTIVE TRAIN POWER.
T L 12-21-1987 1 MARC 70 ? EMD GP39H-2 B&O 3703
OH WILLARD MKO REBUILD OF A GP40 FOR MARYLAND COMMUTER SERVICE. L. S. MELIN PHOTO.

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