Morscher's 1987 Railroad Images, Sorted by State, then by City.
| T | L | Date | # | RR # | Type | Former # | Other Units | State | City | Comments
| 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 |
08-28-1987 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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
RS11. I MISS
THOSE
RS11'S.
HECK, I MISS
THOSE CR
GP9'S TOO.
SLUG
RETIRED
10-1995. | T |
L |
04-18-1987 |
28 |
CR 7481 |
EMD GP9 |
EL 1263- ERIE
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
CRESTH 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 |
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 |
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 |
PC 3006- NYC
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 |
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 |
08-08-1987 |
11 |
B&O 4248 |
EMD SD40 |
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 |
C&O 6281 |
EMD GP40 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
04-18-1987 |
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. | 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 |
04-18-1987 |
7 |
CR 64529 |
PLOW |
OH |
ONTARIO |
WEDGE
PLOW AT x
ERIE
LACKAWANNA'S ONTARIO
YARD. | 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. | 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 |
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
RS11. | 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.
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 |
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 | |