| T | L |
01-01-1999 |
1 |
GRAND CANYON
6773 |
ALCO MLW
FPA-4 |
CN 6773- VIA
6773 |
GRAND CANYON
6793 |
AZ |
WILLIAMS |
MORNING PHOTO
OF THE TRAIN THAT WE TOOK FROM WILLIAMS TO THE GRAND CANYON. |
| T | L |
01-01-1999 |
2 |
GRAND CANYON
6773 |
ALCO MLW
FPA-4 |
CN 6773- VIA
6773 |
GRAND CANYON
6793 |
AZ |
WILLIAMS |
GRAND CANYON
TRAIN AT WILLIAMS, ARIZONA STATION. |
| T | L |
01-01-1999 |
3 |
GRAND CANYON
6773 |
ALCO MLW
FPA-4 |
CN 6773- VIA
6773 |
GRAND CANYON
6793 |
AZ |
GRAND
CANYON |
TRAIN AT THE
TERMINAL IN THE TOWN OF GRAND CANYON. FROST IS STILL ON THE GROUND.
THE CANYON IS JUST BEHIND THE BUILDINGS ON THE LEFT. |
| T | L |
01-01-1999 |
4 |
GRAND CANYON
6773 |
ALCO MLW
FPA-4 |
CN 6773- VIA
6773 |
GRAND CANYON
6793 |
AZ |
GRAND
CANYON |
OUR TRAIN AT
THE FROMER AT&SF TERMINAL AT GRAND CANYON. THIS MUST HAVE ONCE
BEEN A REALLY BUSY PLACE, IT SEEMS TO HAVE HAD AT LEAST 8 STATION
TRACKS AT ONE TIME. |
| T | L |
01-01-1999 |
5 |
GRAND CANYON
6773 |
ALCO MLW
FPA-4 |
CN 6773- VIA
6773 |
|
AZ |
GRAND
CANYON |
HIGH ANGLE VIEW
OF THE NOSE OF A GRAND CANYON ALCO (MLW) FPA-4.
|
| T | L |
01-01-1999 |
6 |
GRAND CANYON
6773 |
ALCO MLW
FPA-4 |
CN 6773- VIA
6773 |
GRAND CANYON
6793 |
AZ |
GRAND
CANYON |
GRAND CANYON
TRAIN AT GRAND CANYON.
|
| T | L |
01-01-1999 |
7 |
GRAND CANYON
6773 |
ALCO MLW
FPA-4 |
CN 6773- VIA
6773 |
|
AZ |
GRAND
CANYON |
CAB SIDE PHOTO
OF A GRAND CANYON FPA-4.
|
| T | L |
01-01-1999 |
8 |
GRAND CANYON
6793 |
ALCO MLW
FPA-4 |
CN 6793- VIA
6793 |
|
AZ |
GRAND
CANYON |
THE TRAILING
UNIT OF OUR TRAIN TO GRAND CANYON. |
| T | L |
01-01-1999 |
9 |
GRAND CANYON
2094 COCONINO |
BUDD
DOME |
NP 554- AMTK
4621- AMTK 9481- AMTK 9405 |
|
AZ |
GRAND
CANYON |
DOME CAR ON
THE GRAND CANYON RAILROAD'S TRAIN. THIS CAR WAS BUILT IN 1954 AND
SERVED ON THE NORTH COAST LIMITED AND WAS LATER PICKED UP BY
AMTRAK. AMTRAK RETIRED THE CAR IN 1980, THEN UNRETIRED IT AND
EQUIPPED WITH HEAD END POWER IN 1985. IT WAS RE-RETIRED BY AMTRAK IN
1995. |
| T | L |
01-02-1999 |
1 |
AT&SF
5016 |
EMD
SD40 |
|
BN
6785 |
AZ |
FLAGSTAFF |
A WESTBOUND
PASSES THE STATION AT FLAGSTAFF. |
| T | L |
01-02-1999 |
2 |
SOUTHWEST
FOREST INDUSTRIES 25 |
BLW
2-8-0 |
|
|
AZ |
FLAGSTAFF |
LITTLE BALDWIN
STEAMER ON DISPLAY AT FLAGSTAFF WITH SNOW COVERED MOUNTAINS AND
THE HOTEL MONTE VERDE IN THE BACKGROUND.
|
| T | L |
01-02-1999 |
3 |
AT&SF |
STATION |
|
|
AZ |
FLAGSTAFF |
MORNING VIEW
OF FLAGSTAFF's STATION.
|
| T | L |
01-02-1999 |
4 |
AT&SF
2759 |
EMD
GP30 |
AT&SF 1259-
AT&SF 3259 |
|
AZ |
FLAGSTAFF |
EMD GP30, A FEW
MILES EAST OF FLAGSTAFF.
|
| T | L |
01-02-1999 |
5 |
BNSF
8260 |
EMD
SD75 |
|
BNSF
4941 |
AZ |
FLAGSTAFF |
W/B TRAIN WITH
A COLORFUL LASHUP, A FEW MILES EAST OF FLAGSTAFF. |
| T | L |
01-02-1999 |
6 |
BNSF
980 |
GE
C44-9W |
|
|
AZ |
FLAGSTAFF |
PUSHERS, W/B
JUST EAST OF FLAGSTAFF.
|
| T | L |
01-02-1999 |
7 |
AT&SF
199796 |
CRANE |
|
AT&SF
490284 |
AZ |
WINSLOW |
WHITELINED
RAILROAD CRANE. |
| T | L |
01-02-1999 |
8 |
AT&SF
490284 |
CRANE BOOM
CAR |
|
AT&SF
199796 |
AZ |
WINSLOW |
WHITELINED
CRANE BOOM CAR THAT SEEMS TO BE MADE FROM AN OLD PASSENGER CAR.
|
| T | L |
01-02-1999 |
9 |
BNSF |
STATION |
|
|
AZ |
FLAGSTAFF |
EVENING VIEW OF
STATION. |
| T | L |
01-02-1999 |
10 |
BNSF |
STATION |
|
|
AZ |
FLAGSTAFF |
WARM EVENING
LIGHT SHINES ON THE RED SANDSTONE FREIGHT STATION AT FLAGSTAFF. |
| T | L |
01-02-1999 |
11 |
SOUTHWEST
FOREST INDUSTRIES 25 |
BLW
2-8-0 |
|
|
AZ |
FLAGSTAFF |
BALDWIN
STEAMER ON DISPLAY AT FLAGSTAFF. |
| T | L |
01-02-1999 |
12 |
BNSF
3033 |
EMD
GP40X |
AT&SF
3803 |
|
AZ |
FLAGSTAFF |
A BLURRED
QUICK GRAB SHOT OF A VERY EMD GP40X, E/B AT FLAGSTAFF. ONLY 23 GP40X's
WERE EVER BUILT, THE SANTA FE HAD 10 OF THEM.
|
| T | L |
01-09-1999 |
1 |
CR
5619 |
EMD
SD60M |
|
|
OH |
OLMSTED
FALLS |
SNOWY VIEW OF
AN W/B ON THE OLD NYC CHICAGO MAIN NEARING COLUMBIA ROAD. |
| T | L |
01-09-1999 |
2 |
CR
5616 |
EMD
SD60M |
|
|
OH |
OLMSTED
FALLS |
MORE W/B
ACTION IN THE SNOW. |
| T | L |
01-09-1999 |
3 |
CR
5564 |
EMD
SD60M |
|
BNSF
6395 |
OH |
OLMSTED
FALLS |
A FAVORITE
PHOTO OF A EASTBOUND TRAIN BLASTING THROUGH THE PLOWED SNOW ON
COLUMBIA ROAD. A SECOND AFTER THE SHUTTER CLICKED, I WAS HIT WITH
FLYING CHUNKS OF ICE, WET SNOW AND ROCKS.
|
| T | L |
01-09-1999 |
4 |
CR
6209 |
GE
C40-8W |
|
|
OH |
OLMSTED
FALLS |
W/B ACTION IN
THE SNOW AT COLUMBIA ROAD. |
| T | L |
01-09-1999 |
5 |
GRAND PACIFIC
JCT 8082 |
VULCAN IRON
WORKS 0-4-0T STEAM |
STRUM &
DILLARD 100- JOHN DILLARD 100?- SOUTH BEND SAND & GRAVEL 100-
SCOTTSDALE CLUB of SWANSON HEIGHTS INDIANA |
|
OH |
OLMSTED
FALLS |
DISLPLAY STEAM
ENGINE LETTERED "GRAND PACIFIC JCT " AND "HISTORIC
OLMSTED FALLS, OHIO".
|
| T | L |
01-09-1999 |
6 |
GRAND PACIFIC
JCT |
CABOOSE |
C&NW |
|
OH |
OLMSTED
FALLS |
DISPLAY
CABOOSE. |
| T | L |
01-09-1999 |
7 |
CR
5578 |
EMD
SD60M |
|
|
OH |
OLMSTED
FALLS |
W/B IN SNOW AT
COLUMBIA ROAD ON THE OLD NYC MAIN. |
| T | L |
01-09-1999 |
8 |
CR
9722 |
EMD
SD50 |
|
|
OH |
OLMSTED
FALLS |
PILES OF SNOW
HAVE LITTLE EFFECT ON THIS E/B AT COLUMBIA ROAD.
|
| T | L |
01-09-1999 |
9 |
REAZ
635627 |
TRAILER |
|
|
OH |
OLMSTED
FALLS |
SNOWY END OF
AN EASTBOUND TRAIN.
|
| T | L |
01-10-1999 |
1 |
NS
9184 |
GE
C40-9W |
|
|
OH |
LAKEWOOD |
A WINTER
WONDERLAND WITH W/B TRAIN 145 OVER WEST CLIFTON ROAD AT 12:38 ON THE
OLD NKP MAIN. |
| T | L |
01-13-1999 |
1 |
NS
8687 |
GE
C39-8E |
|
|
OH |
ROCKY
RIVER |
A SNOW
ENCRUSTED TRAIN 205 AT 15:08 AT BEACHCLIFF MALL.
|
| T | L |
01-30-1999 |
1 |
BNSF
4974 |
GE
C44-9W |
|
CR 5546,
AT&SF 7435 |
OH |
BEREA |
W/B BNSF UNITS
ON THE FORMER NYC MAIN AT MILE 195, NEAR LEWIS ROAD. |
| T | L |
01-30-1999 |
2 |
CR
5546 |
EMD
SD60M |
|
CR 6612, CR
6175 |
OH |
BEREA |
W/B TRAIN ON
THE SIDING AT MILE 195 ON THE x NYC CHICAGO LINE.
|
| T | L |
01-30-1999 |
3 |
CR
5546 |
EMD
SD60M |
|
|
OH |
BEREA |
SIDE OF CAB
PHOTO. |
| T | L |
01-30-1999 |
4 |
CR
6612 |
GE
C32-8 |
|
CR 6175, CR
5546 |
OH |
BEREA |
GREY 'BALLAST
EXPRESS' UNIT. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT I THESE UNITS USUALLY WERE NOT ON
BALLAST TRAINS. |
| T | L |
01-30-1999 |
5 |
CR
6612 |
GE
C32-8 |
|
|
OH |
BEREA |
SOMEONE WAS
NOT PLEASED WITH THIS GENERAL ELECTRIC PRODUCT AND WROTE 'NICE PIECE
OF JUNK' ON THE SIDE OF THIS UNIT. |
| T | L |
01-30-1999 |
6 |
CR
5615 |
EMD
SD60M |
|
CR 5546, CR
6612 |
OH |
BEREA |
AFTERNOON
ACTION AT MILE 195. |
| T | L |
01-30-1999 |
7 |
CR
6004 |
GE
C39-8 |
|
CR
6151 |
OH |
BEREA |
E/B TRAILING
SHOT AT MILE 195. |
| T | L |
01-30-1999 |
8 |
CR
4133 |
EMD
SD70MAC |
|
CR
4142 |
OH |
OLMSTED
FALLS |
W/B OVER THE
VIADUCT ON THE x NYC MAIN. |
| T | L |
01-30-1999 |
9 |
CR
6767 |
EMD
SD50 |
|
CR 6627, CR
3324 |
OH |
OLMSTED
FALLS |
E/B ON THE
ROCKY RIVER VIADUCT.
|
| T | L |
01-30-1999 |
10 |
WISCONSIN
CENTRAL 6553 |
EMD
SD45 |
SR 3132- EMDX
3132- WISCONSIN CENTRAL 6574 |
WISCONSIN
CENTRAL 6614 |
OH |
OLMSTED
FALLS |
RARE TREAT OF
WISCONSIN CENTRAL SD45's.
|
| T | L |
01-30-1999 |
11 |
UP
9145 |
GE
C40-8 |
|
CR
6445 |
OH |
OLMSTED
FALLS |
UP POWER ON THE
x NYC MAIN IN FAILING LIGHT. |
| T | L |
01-30-1999 |
12 |
CR
6844 |
EMD
SD60 |
|
CR
6115 |
OH |
OLMSTED
FALLS |
VERY LATE
AFTERNOON LIGHT ON THIS W/B TRAIN, WHICH IS JUST PASSING A BRIGHT RED
CP COVERED COILED STEEL CAR. |
| T | L |
01-30-1999 |
13 |
CR
5546 |
EMD
SD60M |
|
CR 6610, CR
6175 |
OH |
BEREA |
A FAVORITE
PHOTO OF SIGNALS AND A W/B TRAIN IN THE SIDING AT MP 195. |
| T | L |
01-30-1999 |
14 |
CR
5546 |
EMD
SD60M |
|
|
OH |
BEREA |
NOSE VIEW OF
SD60M. |
| T | L |
01-31-1999 |
1 |
NS
8533 |
GE
C36-7 |
NW
8533 |
|
OH |
ROCKY
RIVER |
TRAIN 386 IN THE
SIDING AT ELMWOOD. UNIT WENT TO MRS (MINAS GERAOS, RIO DE JANEIRO, Y
SAO PAULO) IN BRAZIL IN 2003. |
| T | L |
01-31-1999 |
2 |
NS
8533 |
GE
C36-7 |
NW
8533 |
|
OH |
ROCKY
RIVER |
TRAIN 386
PASSING THE BEACH CLIFF MALL NEAR THE ROCKY RIVER STATION. UNIT WENT
TO MRS (MINAS GERAOS, RIO DE JANEIRO, Y SAO PAULO) IN BRAZIL IN 2003.
|
| T | L |
01-31-1999 |
3 |
NS
8533 |
GE
C36-7 |
NW
8533 |
|
OH |
LAKEWOOD |
TRAIN 386 AT
HALL STREET. UNIT WENT TO MRS (MINAS GERAOS, RIO DE JANEIRO, Y SAO
PAULO) IN BRAZIL IN 2003.
|
| T | L |
02-06-1999 |
1 |
NS
8557 |
GE
C39-8 |
|
NS
7002 |
OH |
BAY
VILLAGE |
WESTBOUND
TRAIN 145 AT COLUMBIA RAOD WITH A RARE GP40X TRAILING. |
| T | L |
02-06-1999 |
2 |
NS
7002 |
EMD
GP40X |
SR
7002X |
NS
8557 |
OH |
BAY
VILLAGE |
FINALLY, AFTER
MANY TRIES, I MANAGE TO PHOTOGRAPH ONE OF ONLY 3 GP40X UNITS ON THE
NS. PHOTO AT COLUMBIA ROAD, TRAIN 145. |
| T | L |
02-07-1999 |
1 |
NS
6084 |
EMD
SD40-2 |
NW
6084 |
|
OH |
ROCKY
RIVER |
A DARK SNOWY
WESTBOUND AT WAGAR ROAD AT 12:23. TRAIN 389.
|
| T | L |
02-13-1999 |
1 |
NS
8041 |
GE
C30-7 |
NW
8041 |
|
OH |
ROCKY
RIVER |
ANOTHER DISMAL
DARK WINTER DAY, TRAIN, I-97, W/B AT THE STATION AT 14:58. THE C36-7 WENT
TO A 1.6 METER GUAGED LINE IN BRAZIL IN 2004.
|
| T | L |
02-14-1999 |
1 |
CR
6085 |
GE
C40-8W |
|
|
OH |
CLEVELAND |
EASTBOUND MAIL
8 AT CP-17, WHICH USED TO BE CALLED CP SHORT. NOTE THE NEW SIGNALS FOR
CSX. |
| T | L |
02-14-1999 |
2 |
CR
6765 |
EMD
SD50 |
|
CR
6080 |
OH |
CLEVELAND |
TRAIN WITH AN
OUTLAWED CREW, AT CP-17 ON THE CLEVELAND SHORT LINE (x NYC). |
| T | L |
02-14-1999 |
3 |
CR
6183 |
GE
C40-8W |
|
CR
6747 |
OH |
BEREA |
MILITARY TRAIN
MIL 301 WITH TANKS AT MP 195 IN THE EVENING.
|
| T | L |
02-14-1999 |
4 |
DODX
40492 |
FLAT
CAR |
|
|
OH |
BEREA |
DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE TRAIN WITH M60 TANKS AT LEWIS ROAD IN BEREA. |
| T | L |
02-14-1999 |
5 |
DODX
40245 |
FLAT
CAR |
|
|
OH |
BEREA |
DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE TRAIN WITH M60 TANKS AT LEWIS ROAD IN BEREA. |
| T | L |
02-14-1999 |
6 |
CR
5574 |
EMD
SD60M |
|
CR
6832 |
OH |
BEREA |
W/B AT MP 195 ON
THE FORMER NYC's CHICAGO LINE. |
| T | L |
02-14-1999 |
7 |
SP
7458 |
EMD
SD45 |
SP
8821 |
|
OH |
BEREA |
SD45 NEAR LEWIS
ROAD. |
| T | L |
02-16-1999 |
1 |
NS
9127 |
GE
C40-8W |
|
|
OH |
ROCKY
RIVER |
W/B TRAIN 386?
AT MOREWOOD STREET AT 14:46 WITH THE FINAL PRODUCTION UNIT OF THE
SECOND SN ORDER OF C40-9W's. |
| T | L |
02-16-1999 |
2 |
LAKE SHORE
ELECTRIC |
CULVERT |
|
|
OH |
ROCKY
RIVER |
THE ONLY
TANGIBLE EVIDENCE THAT I HAVE FOUND OF THE LAKE SHORE ELECTRIC IN
ROCKY RIVER, ONE STONE AND BRICK CULVERT AND SOME GRADING. |
| T | L |
02-21-1999 |
1 |
NS
7145 |
EMD
GP60 |
|
NS
3550 |
OH |
ROCKY
RIVER |
STANDING E/B
TRAIN NEAR, JUST A FEW HUNDRED FEET WEST OF ELMWOOD. THE ROCKY
RIVER SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT IS IN THE BACKGROUND. |
| T | L |
02-21-1999 |
2 |
NS
3550 |
GE
B32-8 |
SR |
NS
7145 |
OH |
ROCKY
RIVER |
THIS SIGN, A FEW
HUNDRED FEET WEST OF ELMWOOD STREET, SAYS 'TRAINS STOP HERE'. I GUESS
SOME LOCAL RESIDENTS DON'T LIKE TO HAVE THE TRAINS PARKED BEHIND
THEIR HOUSES. WHAT A BUNCH OF PARTY POOPERS. THIS E/B TRAIN IS
WITHOUT A CREW AND OBEYING THE SIGN. |
| T | L |
03-06-1999 |
1 |
CR
5566 |
EMD
SD60M |
|
|
OH |
OLMSTED
FALLS |
AN ICE
ENCRURSTED EASTBOUND MEETS ME AND MY STICKING SHUTTER IN THE SNOW
AND FREEZING COLD. I JUST HAD THE SHUTTER OF MY CAMERA FIXED, AND
AGAIN, IT IS ACTING UP.
|
| T | L |
03-06-1999 |
3 |
CR
6044 |
GE
C40-8 |
|
|
OH |
OLMSTED
FALLS |
E/B AT
BROOKSIDE AVENUE IN A SNOW STORM. |
| T | L |
03-06-1999 |
4 |
AMTK
89 |
GE
P42DC |
|
FLORIDA FUN
TRAIN |
OH |
OLMSTED
FALLS |
E/B
PENNSYLVANIAN IN THE SNOW. THE TRAILING UNIT IS IN THE PAINT SCHEME OF
THE DEFUNCT FLORIDA FUN TRAIN. |
| T | L |
03-06-1999 |
5 |
CR
6064 |
GE
C40-8W |
|
CR
6759 |
OH |
OLMSTED
FALLS |
DARK E/B IN THE
SNOW. |
| T | L |
03-10-1999 |
1 |
NS
9249 |
GE
C40-9W |
|
NS
3538 |
OH |
ROCKY
RIVER |
THE SUN IS
STARTING TO MELT THE SNOW OFF THE ASPHALT AS TRAIN 310 PASSES E/B AT
LINDA STREET. ANOTHER FAVORITE IMAGE. |
| T | L |
03-21-1999 |
1 |
NS
8886 |
GE
C40-9 |
|
|
OH |
ROCKY
RIVER |
DARK DAY WITH
AN E/B AT ELMWOOD. |
| T | L |
03-21-1999 |
2 |
NS
8685 |
GE
C39-8E |
|
|
OH |
ROCKY
RIVER |
TRAIN 286?
ROLLING EAST OUT OF THE SIDING AT ELMWOOD INTERLOCKING. |
| T | L |
03-21-1999 |
3 |
CR
6064 |
GE
C40-8W |
|
|
OH |
CLEVELAND |
A DARK DAY
WITH HORRIBLY DARK PHOTO OF A W/B AT MILE 185, ON THE x NYC LAKEFRONT
MAIN. |
| T | L |
03-21-1999 |
4 |
CR
6801 |
EMD
SD50 |
|
|
OH |
CLEVELAND |
E/B DOWNGRADE
ON THE WATER LEVEL ROUTE. NOTE THE GRADE MARKER ON THE SIGNAL.
MILE 184 ON THE x NYC LAKEFRONT MAIN. |
| T | L |
03-21-1999 |
5 |
CR
6102 |
GE
C40-8W |
|
|
OH |
CLEVELAND |
TRAIN PIEL
(PITTSBURGH TO ELKHART) AT MP 184. FOR A MARCH DAY, THE WEATHER VERY
NICE, WINDY, WARM, AND DARK. |
| T | L |
03-21-1999 |
6 |
AMTK
39 |
GE
P42DC |
|
|
OH |
CLEVELAND |
THE
PENNSYLVANIAN, E/B AT MILE 184. IT IS ABOUT 3 MILES WEST OF THE
CLEVELAND STATION. |
| T | L |
03-21-1999 |
7 |
AMTK
60103 |
ROADRAILER |
|
|
OH |
CLEVELAND |
AMTRAK's
PENNSYLVANIAN TRAIN IS MOSTLY FREIGHT WITH LOTS OF ROADRAILERS ON
THE END. |
| T | L |
03-21-1999 |
9 |
USDOT
T-6 |
UNKNOWN |
|
|
OH |
CLEVELAND |
US DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION, FEDRAL RAILWAY ADMINISTRATION CAR ON CR. |
| T | L |
03-24-1999 |
1 |
NS
3998 |
GE
B23-7 |
SR |
|
OH |
ROCKY
RIVER |
ROCKY RIVER
STATION WITH AN EASTBOUND FREIGHT. SOME METAL UTILITY BOXES ARE
LEANING BY THE STATION AT CRAZY ANGLES. |
| T | L |
03-24-1999 |
2 |
CR
6726 |
EMD
SD50 |
|
CR
5594 |
OH |
OLMSTED
FALLS |
THIS UNIT WAS
SUPPOSEDLY DESTROYED IN A WRECK AT CODY, KANSAS, IN 1991. YET HERE IT
IS IN 1999. |
| T | L |
03-25-1999 |
1 |
NS
9106 |
GE
C40-9W |
|
|
OH |
ROCKY
RIVER |
W/B PASSING
STATION. AFTER TWO REPAIRS IN ONE YEAR, THE SHAMEFULL CAMERA
SHUTTER IS AGAIN ACTING UP. |
| T | L |
03-28-1999 |
2 |
WISCONSIN
CENTRAL 6636 |
EMD
SD45 |
SCL 2038-
CLINCHFIELD 3625- SBD 8938- CSX 8938- VMV 8938- MKCX 9523 |
CSX
7779 |
OH |
CLEVELAND |
A GOOD OLD SD45
STORMS THE GRADE AT MP 185. THIS UNIT HAS PASSED THROUGH AT LEAST SIX
OWNERS. |
| T | L |
03-28-1999 |
4 |
AMTK
72 |
GE
P42DC |
|
|
OH |
CLEVELAND |
E/B
PENNSYLVANIAN RIVERS AT MP 185 ON THE OLD NYC.
|
| T | L |
03-28-1999 |
6 |
CR
6068 |
GE
C40-8W |
|
|
OH |
CLEVELAND |
A WESTBOUND
LEANS IN THE CURVE ON THE x PRR's C&P LINE, WITH ANOTHER BARELY
VISIBLE TRAIN ON THE HARVARD CONNECTION ON THE RIGHT. |
| T | L |
03-28-1999 |
7 |
CR
2563 |
EMD
SD70 |
|
CR
2576 |
OH |
CLEVELAND |
A TRAIN CLIMBS
AWAY FROM THE SHORT LINE ON THE HARVARD CONNECTION AND HEADS
TOWARDS THE EAST TO THE CLEVELAND AND PITTSBURGH. |
| T | L |
03-28-1999 |
8 |
CR
8141 |
EMD
GP38-2 |
PC
8141 |
CR 2576, CR
2563 |
OH |
CLEVELAND |
A TRAIN CLIMBS
AWAY FROM THE SHORT LINE ON THE HARVARD CONNECTION AND HEADS
TOWARDS THE EAST TO THE CLEVELAND AND PITTSBURGH. |
| T | L |
03-28-1999 |
9 |
CR |
SIGNAL |
|
|
OH |
CLEVELAND |
PRR POSITION
LIGHT SIGNAL AT C.P. HARVARD, LOOKING NORTH, DISPLAYING A STOP
INDICATION. |
| T | L |
03-28-1999 |
10 |
CR |
SIGNAL |
|
|
OH |
CLEVELAND |
STRANGE PRR
POSITION LIGHT SIGNAL AT C.P. HARVARD, WITH A FULLY CIRCULAR LOWER
FACE. I DO NOT RECALL EVER SEEING ANY OTHER PRR SIGNALS WITH A FULLY
CIRCULAR LOWER DISK. VIEW TO THE NORTH. |
| T | L |
03-28-1999 |
11 |
CR
6759 |
EMD
SD50 |
|
|
OH |
CLEVELAND |
W/B TRAIN
PASSING THE OLD PRR PASSENGER STATION AT BROADWAY STREET. THE
GREEN STATION ROOF IS LOW DOWN ON THE LEFT WITH THE OLD PASSENGER
PLATFORM BETWEEN THE TRACKS. THE TRACK WAS ELEVATED THOUGH THIS
PART OF TOWN. |
| T | L |
03-29-1999 |
1 |
NS
6620 |
EMD
SD60 |
|
|
OH |
ROCKY
RIVER |
A 3/4 FULL MOON
IS RISING AS WE SEE A STANDING E/B TRAIN NEAR ELMWOOD. |
| T | L |
03-29-1999 |
2 |
W&LE
2662 |
EMD
GP35 |
SR 2662- NS
2662 |
W&LE 2713,
W&LE 4018 |
OH |
MEDINA |
A COLORFUL
LINEUP AT MEDINA. L. S. MELIN PHOTO. |
| T | L |
03-29-1999 |
3 |
W&LE
2662 |
EMD
GP35 |
SR 2662- NS
2662 |
W&LE
2713 |
OH |
MEDINA |
THE ONE OF A
KIND RED AND ORANGE UNIT ON THE W&LE. L. S. MELIN PHOTO. |
| T | L |
03-29-1999 |
4 |
W&LE
2713 |
EMD
GP35 |
SAVANNAH &
ATLANTA 2713- SR 2713- NS 2713 |
W&LE
4018 |
OH |
MEDINA |
SOUTHERN
RAILROAD COLORS ARE STILL EVIDENT HERE. L. S. MELIN PHOTO. |
| T | L |
03-29-1999 |
5 |
W&LE
4018 |
EMD
SD40 |
MP 713- MP 3013-
UP 4013- WC/OXFORD 4018 |
|
OH |
MEDINA |
W&LE's RIO
GRAND KNOCK OFF PAINT SCHEME. L. S. MELIN PHOTO. |
| T | L |
03-29-1999 |
6 |
W&LE
4018 |
EMD
SD40 |
MP 713- MP 3013-
UP 4013- WC/OXFORD 4018 |
|
OH |
MEDINA |
SD40 NOSE AND
THE MEDINA FREIGHT STATION. L. S. MELIN PHOTO.
|
| T | L |
03-29-1999 |
7 |
W&LE
2662 |
EMD
GP35 |
SR 2662- NS
2662 |
W&LE
4018 |
OH |
MEDINA |
A LAMP POST
GETS CENTER STAGE ON THIS L. S. MELIN PHOTO.
|
| T | L |
03-29-1999 |
8 |
W&LE
2662 |
EMD
GP35 |
SR 2662- NS
2662 |
W&LE
4018 |
OH |
MEDINA |
VERTICAL
FORMAT PHOTO AT MEDINA. L. S. MELIN PHOTO.
|
| T | L |
03-29-1999 |
9 |
W&LE
2662 |
EMD
GP35 |
SR 2662- NS
2662 |
W&LE
4018 |
OH |
MEDINA |
A COLORFUL
WHEELING AND LAKE ERIE UNIT AT MEDINA. L. S. MELIN PHOTO. |
| T | L |
03-29-1999 |
10 |
W&LE
2662 |
EMD
GP35 |
SR 2662- NS
2662 |
|
OH |
MEDINA |
CLOSE UP OF RED
AND ORANGE UNIT. L. S. MELIN PHOTO. |
| T | L |
03-30-1999 |
1 |
NS
8524 |
GE
C36-7 |
NW |
|
OH |
ROCKY
RIVER |
AT 17:29, THIS
WESTBOUND NEARED MOREWOOD STREET. |
| T | L |
04-03-1999 |
1 |
NS
8946 |
GE
C40-9W |
|
|
OH |
ROCKY
RIVER |
THIS TRAIN, I-86,
HAD A NICE CREW AND GAVE ME A ROYAL CAB VISIT. SEEMS THAT THEY HAD
BEEN SITTING AT THIS SPOT SINCE 3:00am WAITING FOR A SPOT IN COLLINWOOD
YARD. THEY WERE A BIT BORED AND READY TO BE RESCUED BY THE
'MILEPOST' CREW VAN.
|
| T | L |
04-03-1999 |
2 |
AMTK
92 |
GE
P42DC |
|
|
OH |
AMHERST |
PENNSYLVANIAN,
EASTBOUND AT MILE 215.
|
| T | L |
04-03-1999 |
3 |
CR
5534 |
EMD
SD60M |
|
CR
6760 |
OH |
AMHERST |
E/B ACTION AS
SEEN FROM THE QUARRY ROAD BRIDGE. |
| T | L |
04-03-1999 |
4 |
CR
6124 |
GE
C40-8W |
|
|
OH |
AMHERST |
E/B AT QUARRY
ROAD. THE HIGHWAY BRIDGE IN THE DISTANCE IS OHIO ROUTE 2. |
| T | L |
04-03-1999 |
5 |
CR
6219 |
GE
C40-8W |
|
|
OH |
AMHERST |
THE FLIMSY
LOOKING OLD QUARRY ROAD BRIDGE IS BARELY HIGH ENOUGH TO CLEAR THE
STACK TRAINS. |
| T | L |
04-03-1999 |
6 |
CR
4134 |
EMD
SD70MAC |
|
|
OH |
AMHERST |
AN ARTSY
THOUGH- THE- TREES- PHOTO AT QUARRY ROAD.
|
| T | L |
04-03-1999 |
7 |
NS
9088 |
GE
C40-9W |
|
CR
6802 |
OH |
AMHERST |
THE SHAPE OF
THINGS TO COME, CR INVADED BY LIGHT EATING BLACK NS UNITS. CR 6802 UNIT
ENDED UP ON THE APPALACHIAN & OHIO IN 2005.
|
| T | L |
04-05-1999 |
1 |
W&LE
4025 |
EMD
SD40 |
MP 725- MP 3025-
UP 4025- WC/OXFORD |
|
OH |
MEDINA |
ZEBRA STRIPES
ON A WHEELING AND LAKE ERIE UNIT. L. S. MELIN PHOTO. |
| T | L |
04-05-1999 |
2 |
W&LE
4025 |
EMD
SD40 |
MP 725- MP 3025-
UP 4025- WC/OXFORD |
W&LE
2645 |
OH |
MEDINA |
A W&LW
SD40, IN A RIO GRANDE LIKE PAINT SCHEME, SITTING AMONGST CLUTTER. L. S.
MELIN PHOTO. |
| T | L |
04-05-1999 |
3 |
W&LE
4025 |
EMD
SD40 |
MP 725- MP 3025-
UP 4025- WC/OXFORD |
W&LE 2645,
W&LE 2708 |
OH |
MEDINA |
ENGINES RESTING
ON A MONDAY AT MEDINA. L. S. MELIN PHOTO. |
| T | L |
04-05-1999 |
4 |
W&LE
2645 |
EMD
GP35 |
SR 2645A- NS
2645 |
W&LE
2708 |
OH |
MEDINA |
A RATHER TIRED
LOOKING FORMER SOUTHERN UNIT AT MEDINA. L. S. MELIN PHOTO. |
| T | L |
04-05-1999 |
5 |
W&LE
2708 |
EMD
GP35 |
SR 2708- NS
2708 |
W&LE
2645 |
OH |
MEDINA |
L. S. MELIN PHOTO
OF A FORMER SOUTHERN UNIT ON THE WHEELING AND LAKE ERIE. |
| T | L |
04-05-1999 |
6 |
W&LE
4025 |
EMD
SD40 |
MP 725- MP 3025-
UP 4025- WC/OXFORD |
|
OH |
MEDINA |
A CLOSE UP
PHOTO OF THE RIO GRANDE INSPIRED SPEED LETTERING ON THE W&LE. L. S.
MELIN PHOTO. |
| T | L |
04-05-1999 |
7 |
W&LE
4025 |
EMD
SD40 |
MP 725- MP 3025-
UP 4025- WC/OXFORD |
|
OH |
MEDINA |
VERTICAL
FORMAT VIEW OF A W&LE UNIT's ZEBRA STRIPES. L. S. MELIN PHOTO. |
| T | L |
04-06-1999 |
1 |
NS
8974 |
GE
C40-9W |
|
|
OH |
ROCKY
RIVER |
A UNIT RUMBLES
OFF THE x NKP ROCKY RIVER VIADUCT WITH W/B TRAIN 297 AT 16:25. THE
MISSING TRACK WAS REMOVED AROUND 1991 OR SO.
|
| T | L |
04-06-1999 |
2 |
CR
6840 |
EMD
SD60 |
EMD
1 |
CR
6016 |
OH |
OLMSTED
FALLS |
STANDING TRAIN
ON THE VIADUCT IN OLMSTED FALLS. FORMER EMD SD60 DEMONSTRATOR.
1985/19850907_01.jpg
1999/19990530_01.jpg
|
| T | L |
04-07-1999 |
1 |
W&LE
4016 |
EMD
SD40 |
MP 716- MP 3016-
UP 4016- WC/OXFORD 4016 |
W&LE
4025 |
OH |
MEDINA |
FORMER
MISSOURI PACIFIC POWER AT MEDINA. L. S. MELIN PHOTO. |
| T | L |
04-07-1999 |
2 |
W&LE
4016 |
EMD
SD40 |
MP 716- MP 3016-
UP 4016- WC/OXFORD 4016 |
W&LE
4025 |
OH |
MEDINA |
L. S. MELIN PHOTO
OF FORMER MISSOURI PACIFIC POWER AT MEDINA.
|
| T | L |
04-07-1999 |
3 |
W&LE
4025 |
EMD
SD40 |
MP 725- MP 3025-
UP 4025- WC/OXFORD |
W&LE 2699,
W&LE 4016 |
OH |
MEDINA |
L. S. MELIN
PHOTOGRAPH OF A RAINBOW OF POWER SITTING AT MEDINA. |
| T | L |
04-07-1999 |
4 |
W&LE
4016 |
EMD
SD40 |
MP 716- MP 3016-
UP 4016- WC/OXFORD 4016 |
W&LE
4025 |
OH |
MEDINA |
THIS PICTURE OF
FORMER MISSOURI PACIFIC UNIT AMONGST THE OLD BUILDINGS IN DOWNTOWN
MEDINA LOOKS BIT ALIKE A MODEL RAILROAD LAYOUT. L. S. MELIN PHOTO.
|
| T | L |
04-07-1999 |
5 |
W&LE
2708 |
EMD
GP35 |
SR 2708- NS
2708 |
W&LE 4025,
W&LE 2699 |
OH |
MEDINA |
FOUR UNITS WITH
FOUR PAINT SCHEMES ON THE WHACKY WHEELING AND LAKE ERIE. L. S. MELIN
PHOTO. |
| T | L |
04-07-1999 |
6 |
W&LE
2699 |
EMD
GP35 |
SR 2699- NS
2699 |
|
OH |
MEDINA |
THE WHEELING
UNIT PROUDLY DISPLAYS THE FORMER SOUTHERN RAILWAY's NICE PAINT
SCHEME. W&LE 2699 WAS LATER USED AS A PARTS SOURC FOR OTHER
WHEELING UNTS. L. S. MELIN PHOTO. |
| T | L |
04-07-1999 |
7 |
W&LE
4016 |
EMD
SD40 |
MP 716- MP 3016-
UP 4016- WC/OXFORD 4016 |
|
OH |
MEDINA |
TRAILING SHOT
OF THE FORMER MO-PAC SD40 AT MEDINA. L. S. MELIN PHOTO. |
| T | L |
04-08-1999 |
1 |
CR
6268 |
GE
C40-8W |
|
CR
5514 |
OH |
CLEVELAND |
A WESTBOUND ON
THE OLD NYC LAKEFRONT MAIN NEAR MP 185, WITH THE RAPID TRANSIT
CATENARY DIVING DOWN BEHIND THE TRAIN. |
| T | L |
04-08-1999 |
2 |
CR
7680 |
EMD
GP38 |
PC
7680 |
CR
8140 |
OH |
CLEVELAND |
LIGHT POWER
MOVE NEAR WEST 117th STREET. AGAIN, THE RAPID TRANSIT CATENARY IS SEEN
AS IT DUCKS DOWN AND EVENUTALLY UNDER THE x NYC MAIN. |
| T | L |
04-08-1999 |
3 |
FRA
T-10 |
BUDD
SPV |
|
|
OH |
CLEVELAND |
A DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION, FEDERAL RAILWAY ADMINISTRATION BUDD SPV. THE
SPV STANDS FOR 'SELF PROPELLED VEHICLE', THE MODERN (1970) VERSION OF
THE BUDD RDC. PHOTO NEAR WEST 117th STREET. 1999/19990623_01.jpg |
| T | L |
04-08-1999 |
4 |
CSX
8259 |
EMD
SD40-2 |
B&O
7617 |
CSX
8356 |
OH |
CLEVELAND |
NICE LIGHTING
ON THE NOSE OF THE CSX UNIT ON W/B TRAIN BUBH AT MP 185. |
| T | L |
04-08-1999 |
5 |
CR
5575 |
EMD
SD60M |
|
CR
6163 |
OH |
CLEVELAND |
TV-1 HUSTLES
UPGRADE AT MP 185. |
| T | L |
04-08-1999 |
6 |
CR
6059 |
GE
C40-8W |
|
|
OH |
CLEVELAND |
MORE UPGRADE
ACTION AT MP 185, NEAR DETROIT ROAD. |
| T | L |
04-10-1999 |
1 |
CR
6168 |
GE
C40-8W |
|
CSX |
OH |
OLMSTED
FALLS |
THE COLUMBIA
ROAD CROSSING WITH AN E/B TRAIN. |
| T | L |
04-10-1999 |
2 |
CR
3319 |
EMD
GP40-2 |
|
CR
3381 |
OH |
OLMSTED
FALLS |
GP40-2's ON THE
EMBANKMENT. |
| T | L |
04-10-1999 |
3 |
CR
6820 |
EMD
SD50 |
|
CR
5542 |
OH |
OLMSTED
FALLS |
TRAIN JUST
COMING OFF THE WEST END OF THE VIADUCT. |
| T | L |
04-10-1999 |
4 |
PRR
478062 |
CABOOSE |
|
|
OH |
OLMSTED
FALLS |
DISPLAY
CABOOSE AT NEXT TO THE x NYC STATION. |
| T | L |
04-10-1999 |
5 |
CR
5645 |
EMD
SD60M |
|
|
OH |
OLMSTED
FALLS |
W/B IN OLMSTED
FALLS. NOTE THAT CRAZY CURVED INDUSTRIAL LEAD ON THE LEFT. |
| T | L |
04-10-1999 |
6 |
CR
5596 |
EMD
SD60M |
|
|
OH |
OLMSTED
FALLS |
W/B JUST PAST
MAPLEWAY STREET. |
| T | L |
04-10-1999 |
7 |
CR
5561 |
EMD
SD60M |
|
|
OH |
OLMSTED
FALLS |
STANDING ON
THE ROOF OF A TRUCK, I MANAGED TO GET THIS LATE AFTERNOON SHOT OF A
TRAIN ON THE VIADUCT.
|
| T | L |
04-12-1999 |
2 |
W&LE
2709 |
EMD
GP35 |
SR 2709- NS
2709 |
|
OH |
MEDINA |
A HIGH SHORT
HOOD AND ALCO TYPE 'B' ROAD TRUCKS MAKE THIS FORMER SOUTHERN UNIT A
BIT INTERESTING. L. S. MELIN PHOTO. |
| T | L |
04-12-1999 |
3 |
CSX
STATION |
STATION |
|
|
OH |
LESTER |
AKWARD ROOF
LINES DOMINATE THIS VIEW OF THE FROMER B&O STATION AT LESTER. THE
B&O's CLEVELAND AND LORAIN LINES SPLIT AT LESTER. |
| T | L |
04-14-1999 |
1 |
NS
3514 |
GE
B30-7A |
SR
3514T |
NS 5184, NS
9017 |
OH |
ROCKY
RIVER |
THE ROCKY RIVER
VIADUCT WITH TRAIN 874.
|
| T | L |
04-14-1999 |
2 |
W&LE
2706 |
EMD
GP35 |
SR 2706- NS
2706 |
|
OH |
MEDINA |
L. S. MELIN
PHOTOGRAPHED THIS UNIT SUNNING ITSELF AT MEDINA. |
| T | L |
04-14-1999 |
3 |
W&LE
2706 |
EMD
GP35 |
SR 2706- NS
2706 |
|
OH |
MEDINA |
VERTICAL
FORMAT L. S. MELIN PHOTO.
|
| T | L |
04-14-1999 |
4 |
W&LE
3049 |
EMD
SD40 |
MP- UP 3049-
WC/OXFORD 3049 |
W&LE
3068 |
OH |
MEDINA |
L. S. MELIN
PHOTO. |
| T | L |
04-14-1999 |
5 |
W&LE
3049 |
EMD
SD40 |
MP- UP 3049-
WC/OXFORD 3049 |
W&LE
3068 |
OH |
MEDINA |
FORMER MOPAC
UNIT IN THE WEEDS AT MEDINA. L. S. MELIN PHOTO.
|
| T | L |
04-18-1999 |
1 |
NS
8809 |
GE
C40-9W |
|
|
OH |
LAKEWOOD |
TRAIN 871 UNDER
VISTA BRIDGE WITH NEW UNITS IN TOW. |
| T | L |
04-18-1999 |
2 |
NS
9351 |
GE
C40-9W |
|
|
OH |
LAKEWOOD |
A QUICK GRAB
SHOT OF BRAND NEW GE UNITS, IN PRIMER AT VISTA BRIDGE, ON TRAIN 871.
|
| T | L |
04-18-1999 |
3 |
CR TS
1005 |
STAMPER? |
|
|
OH |
CLEVELAND |
A MAINTENANCE
OF WAY UNIT, PERHAPS A STAMPER, AT WEST 140th STREET ON THE x NYC
LAKEFRONT MAIN. |
| T | L |
04-18-1999 |
4 |
CR BB
2003 |
BALLAST
BRUSH? |
|
|
OH |
CLEVELAND |
SOME KIND
OFMAINTENANCE OF WAY UNIT, BUT WHAT? AT WEST 140th. |
| T | L |
04-18-1999 |
5 |
CR BR
5007 |
BALLAST
REGULATOR? |
|
|
OH |
CLEVELAND |
ANOTHER
MAINTENANCE OF WAY UNIT. AT WEST 140th ON THE x NYC LAKEFRONT MAIN.
|
| T | L |
04-18-1999 |
6 |
CR
? |
TAMPER |
|
|
OH |
CLEVELAND |
A TAMPER UNDER
WEST 140th STREET. |
| T | L |
04-18-1999 |
7 |
NS
9069 |
GE
C40-9W |
|
CR
3297 |
OH |
CLEVELAND |
THE TRISKETT
ROAD TRANSIT STATION AND BRIDGE ARE SEEN AS THIS WESTBOUND CLIMBS
BY ON THE x NYC LAKEFRONT MAIN. |
| T | L |
04-18-1999 |
8 |
CR
6077 |
GE
C40-8W |
|
CR
6626 |
OH |
CLEVELAND |
AN RTA 'RAPID
TRANSIT' IS VISIBLE ON THE LEFT, UNDER THE CATENARY, AS WESTBOUND TV-1
ROARS BY AT TRISKETT ROAD. TRAILING GE WENT TO BRAZIL LATER. |
| T | L |
04-18-1999 |
9 |
NS 8488
(PRR) |
GE
C36-7 |
CR
6636 |
|
OH |
CLEVELAND |
OUCH. MY VERY
FIRST ENCOUNTER WITH A CONRAIL UNIT THAT GOT PRR'ed BY THE NS. HERE AT
WEST 140th STREET ON THE x NYC LAKEFRONT MAIN. LEAD UNIT WENT TO
BRAZIL IN 2006. |
| T | L |
04-18-1999 |
10 |
AMTK
69 |
GE
P42DC |
|
|
OH |
CLEVELAND |
THE W/B
PENNSYLVANIAN AT LAKEWOOD HEIGHTS BLVD. ENGINE 69 DERAILED IN 2005
AFTER BEING HIT BY A GRAVEL TRUCK IN NORTH CAROLINA. |
| T | L |
04-20-1999 |
1 |
CR
6115 |
GE
C40-8W |
|
CR
5522 |
OH |
OLMSTED
FALLS |
W/B ON THE
EMBANKMENT BETWEEN COLUMBIA ROAD AND THE VIADUCT OVER THE
ROCKY RIVER's WEST BRANCH. |
| T | L |
04-20-1999 |
2 |
CR
6125 |
GE
C40-8W |
|
CR
6814 |
OH |
OLMSTED
FALLS |
TRAIN COMING
WEST OFF THE VIADUCT ON THE x NYC MAIN. |
| T | L |
04-20-1999 |
3 |
AMTK
17 |
GE
P42DC |
|
|
OH |
OLMSTED
FALLS |
THE EVENING
PENNSYLVANIAN RIVERS AT OLMSTED FALLS. |
| T | L |
04-20-1999 |
5 |
CR
5557 |
EMD
SD60M |
|
|
OH |
OLMSTED
FALLS |
TV5 ROLLS
ACROSS COLUMBIA ROAD ENDING ANOTHER DAY OF TRAIN WATCHING AT
OLMSTED FALLS. |
| T | L |
04-24-1999 |
1 |
CR
7682 |
EMD
GP38 |
PC
7682 |
|
OH |
CLEVELAND |
THE LOOP OF THE
BOONDOGGLE RTA LAKEFRONT RAPID TRANSIT OVERPASS FORMS THE
BACKDROP IN THIS PHOTO. MUCH TAXPAYER MONEY WAS SQUANDERED UPON
A SHORT TRANSIT LIMB THAT SERVES BARS, STRIP JOINTS, A FOOTBALL
STADIUM, AND TWO MUSEUMS. |
| T | L |
04-24-1999 |
2 |
CR
7682 |
EMD
GP38 |
PC
7682 |
|
OH |
CLEVELAND |
A BETTER VIEW
OF HOW THE BOONDOGGLE RTA LAKEFRONT RAPID TRANSIT CURVES UP AND
OVER THE x NYC LAKEFRONT MAIN WITH THE x NYC DRAWBRIDGE IN THE
BACKGROUND. |
| T | L |
04-24-1999 |
3 |
NS
9210 |
GE
C40-9W |
|
CR
6844 |
OH |
CLEVELAND |
WESTBOUND
ACTION UNDER THE BRAND NEW CP DRAW SIGNAL BRIDGE. THE TRACK THAT
THE TRAIN IS ON BECAME CSX PROPERTY (UP TO THE NEW SIGNAL BRIDGE)
AFTER THE CONRAIL BREAKUP. NS GOT THE TRACKS TO THE LEFT AND THE
DRAWBRIDGE. |
| T | L |
04-24-1999 |
4 |
CR
4132 |
EMD
SD70MAC |
|
CR
4142 |
OH |
CLEVELAND |
NEW POWER
NEAR THE DRAWBRIDGE.
|
| T | L |
04-24-1999 |
5 |
CR
6737 |
EMD
SD50 |
|
CR
6555 |
OH |
CLEVELAND |
E/B OFF THE
DRAWBRIDGE ONTO THE x NYC BUFFALO LINE AT MILE 182. THE TRACKS TO THE
LEFT ARE THE x PRR C&P LINE, WHICH HEADS BEHIND THE CAMERA
TOWARDS PITTSBURGH.
|
| T | L |
04-24-1999 |
6 |
CR
6726 |
EMD
SD50 |
|
CR
6725 |
OH |
CLEVELAND |
CONSECUTIVELY
NUMBERED SD50's AT THE LAKEFRONT. |
| T | L |
04-24-1999 |
7 |
CR
6725 |
EMD
SD50 |
|
CR
6726 |
OH |
CLEVELAND |
CONSECUTIVELY
NUMBERED SD50's AT THE LAKEFRONT. |
| T | L |
04-24-1999 |
8 |
CR
5615 |
EMD
SD60M |
|
CSX
7530 |
OH |
CLEVELAND |
E/B CR AND CSX
POWER ROLL OFF THE DRAWBRIDGE AND ONTO THE x NYC LAKEFRONT MAIN
TOWARDS COLLINWOOD AND BUFFALO. |
| T | L |
04-24-1999 |
9 |
CR
6283 |
GE
C40-8W |
LMSX
757 |
NS
2547 |
OH |
CLEVELAND |
BIRDS FLY AS
THREE UNITS PASS UNDER THE RTA RAPID LAKEFRONT OVERPASS. |
| T | L |
04-24-1999 |
10 |
CR
7670 |
EMD
GP38 |
PRSL 2010- PC
2010 |
|
OH |
CLEVELAND |
FORMER
PENNSYLVANIA READING SEASHORE LINES GP38 AT THE DRAWBRIDGE. |
| T | / |
04-24-1999 |
11 |
NS 8490
(PRR) |
GE
C36-7 |
CR
6639 |
|
OH |
CLEVELAND |
NS (FORMER
CONRAIL) POWER AT THE DRAWBRIDGE, E/B. MP 182.
|
| T | L |
04-24-1999 |
12 |
CR
6203 |
GE
C40-8W |
|
CR
6622 |
OH |
CLEVELAND |
THE NEW
CLEVELAND BROWNS STADIUM IS TAKING SHAPE BEHIND THIS TRAIN. |
| T | L |
04-24-1999 |
13 |
CR
4117 |
EMD
SD80MAC |
|
|
OH |
CLEVELAND |
A FEW ORANGE
SEATS FOR THE NEW CLEVELAND BROWNS STADIUM ARE ALREADY INSTALLED.
NOW THE BROWNS HAVE A NICE NEW STADIUM IN WHICH TO LOSE GAMES IN.
|
| T | L |
04-24-1999 |
14 |
NS
7205 |
EMD
SD80MAC |
CR
4109 |
CR
4117 |
OH |
CLEVELAND |
PRR DECALS
LABEL THIS CONRAIL UNIT AS BEING DESTINED FOR THE NS. MILE 182. |
| T | L |
04-24-1999 |
15 |
AMTK
27 |
GE
P42DC |
|
AMTK
46 |
OH |
CLEVELAND |
THE EASTBOUND
PENNSYLVANIAN ROLLS TOWARDS THE STATION, WHICH IS JUST OFF TO THE
RIGHT. |
| T | L |
04-24-1999 |
16 |
AMTK
27 |
GE
P42DC |
|
|
OH |
CLEVELAND |
THE EASTBOUND
PENNSYLVANIAN ROLLS TOWARDS THE STATION, WHICH IS JUST OFF TO THE
RIGHT, WHILE THE BROWNS STADIUM IS SEEN BEHIND THE UNITS. WITH THE
STATION BEING SO CLOSE TO THE STADIUM, I WONDER WHY THERE ARE NEVER
ANY AMTRAK FOOTBALL GAME SPECIAL TRAINSIN CLEVELAND. |
| T | L |
04-24-1999 |
17 |
CR
5635 |
EMD
SD60M |
|
|
OH |
CLEVELAND |
A FAVORITE
PHOTO OF A W/B ON THE x NYC PASSING THE BROWNS STADIUM WITH THE x
PRR's C&P LINE JOINING IN AT THE RIGHT. |
| T | L |
04-24-1999 |
18 |
CR
5511 |
EMD
SD60M |
|
|
OH |
CLEVELAND |
W/B COMING OFF
THE x PRR C&P LINE AT THE BROWNS STADIUM AND MILEPOST 182. THE
NEW SILVER SIGNAL BRIDGE WAS NOT YET IN SERVICE AT THIS TIME. |
| T | L |
04-24-1999 |
19 |
CR
5505 |
EMD
SD60M |
|
|
OH |
CLEVELAND |
ANOTHER W/B AT
MP 182 NEXT TO THE BROWNS STADIUM ON THE x NYC LAKEFRONT MAIN. |
| T | L |
04-24-1999 |
20 |
CR
6115 |
GE
C40-8W |
|
CR
6449 |
OH |
CLEVELAND |
TRAIN TV-1 AT
MILE 182 NEXT TO THE NEW BROWNS STADIUM. THIS TRAIN HAS JUST JOINED
THE x NYC LAKEFRONT MAIN, AFTER HAVING SWUNG DOWN ON THE x PRR
C&P LINE ON THE RIGHT. SECOND UNIT WAS DAMAGED IN A WRECK IN
EFFINGHAM, IL IN THE WINTER OF 1995-96. |
| T | L |
04-24-1999 |
21 |
CR
6172 |
GE
C40-8W |
|
CR
6229 |
OH |
CLEVELAND |
TWO LIGHT UNITS
AT MP 182. |
| T | L |
04-24-1999 |
22 |
CR
3379 |
EMD
GP40-2 |
|
CR
6821 |
OH |
OLMSTED
FALLS |
TV-77 AT
OLMSTED FALLS. |
| T | L |
04-24-1999 |
23 |
CR
6155 |
GE
C40-8W |
|
CR
6797 |
OH |
OLMSTED
FALLS |
W/B TRAIN SEEL
(SE lkirk - EL khart) HAS JUST CROSSED COLUMBIA ROAD ON THE x NYC MAIN.
|
| T | L |
04-24-1999 |
24 |
CR
6764 |
EMD
SD50 |
|
NS 8426
(PRR) |
OH |
OLMSTED
FALLS |
E/B ON THE
VIADUCT. USUALLY I DO NOT TAKE TRAILING PHOTOS, BUT WITH THE END OF
CONRAIL GETTING NEAR, I ENTERED A PERIOD OF REDUCED SELECTIVITY.
|
| T | L |
04-24-1999 |
25 |
CR
5534 |
EMD
SD60M |
|
CR
5626 |
OH |
OLMSTED
FALLS |
E/B ON THE
VIADUCT ON THE x NYC MAIN. |
| T | L |
04-24-1999 |
26 |
CR
6803 |
EMD
SD50 |
|
|
OH |
OLMSTED
FALLS |
YET ANOTHER E/B
ON THE VIADUCT. WERE CONRAIL'S DAYS NOT NUMBERED, I WOULD NOT HAVE
WASTED FILM ON SUCH 'TRAILING' SHOTS. |
| T | L |
04-25-1999 |
1 |
NS 3418
(PRR) |
EMD
SD40-2 |
CR
6510 |
CR
6469 |
OH |
AMHERST |
TV-204 HUSTLES
PAST THE OLD NYC FREIGHT DEPOT AND SOME OLD C&O PASSENGER
EQUIPMENT. |
| T | L |
04-25-1999 |
2 |
NS 8443
(PRR) |
GE
C40-8W |
CR
6271 |
|
OH |
AMHERST |
THE JACKSON
STREET BRIDGE, A FAVORITE LOCAL RAILFAN HANGOUT, FRAMES THIS
EASTBOUND. |
| T | L |
04-25-1999 |
3 |
CR
6723 |
EMD
SD50 |
|
|
OH |
AMHERST |
TV-10B SPLITS
THE SIGNALS, EASTBOUND AT CP 212. |
| T | L |
04-25-1999 |
4 |
CR
6437 |
EMD
SD40-2 |
|
|
OH |
AMHERST |
AH, GOOD OLD
CONRAIL. BEFORE THE BIG CORPORATE BREAKUP, CONRAIL SERVED UP SOME
INCREDIBLE TRAFFIC ON THE x NYC MAIN WEST OF CLEVELAND. TRAIN TV 205A
IS THE FIRST OF TWO EASTBOUND TRAINS AT CP 212, AS SEEN FROM ROUTE 58.
|
| T | L |
04-25-1999 |
5 |
CR
6215 |
GE
C40-8W |
|
CR
6069 |
OH |
AMHERST |
THE SCENE FROM
THE ROUTE ROUTE 58 OVERPASS AT 12:20. |
| T | L |
04-25-1999 |
6 |
CR
6155 |
GE
C40-8W |
|
|
OH |
AMHERST |
IT LOOKS LIKE
THE DRAINAGE IN THIS AREA COULD USE SOME HELP. E/B AS SEEN FROM
JACKSON STREET. |
| T | L |
04-25-1999 |
7 |
NS 8444
(PRR) |
GE
C40-8W |
CR
6273 |
|
OH |
AMHERST |
MULTILEVEL
ML-433 TAKES THE SIDING AND HEAD TOWARDS FAIRLANE YARD. |
| T | L |
04-25-1999 |
8 |
NS 3447
(PRR) |
EMD
SD40 |
PRR 6079- PC 6079-
CR 6332- CR 6998 |
NS 8444
(PRR) |
OH |
AMHERST |
WOW, THIS SD40
WAS BUILT IN 1966. IT STARTED OUT AS PRR 6079, AND WENT ON TO BE A PC
UNIT, THEN A CR UNIT, AND FINALLY A NS UNIT (WITH PRR MARKINGS ONCE
AGAIN). |
| T | L |
04-25-1999 |
9 |
CR
2575 |
EMD
SD70 |
|
CR
2580 |
OH |
AMHERST |
E/B TRAIN ELSE 5
(ELKHART- SELKIRK 5) AT JACKSON STREET. |
| T | L |
04-25-1999 |
10 |
AMTK
11 |
GE
P42DC |
|
|
OH |
AMHERST |
THE
'PENNSYLVANIAN' ROARS EAST AT JACKSON STREET ON THE x NYC MAIN. |
| T | L |
04-26-1999 |
1 |
W&LE
2705 |
EMD
GP35 |
SR 2705- NS
2705 |
AREX
2547 |
OH |
MEDINA |
A SOLID BLACK
FROMER SOUTHERN UNIT. L. S. MELIN PHOTO. |
| T | L |
04-26-1999 |
2 |
W&LE
4016 |
EMD
SD40 |
MP 716- MP 3016-
UP 4016- WC/OXFORD 4016 |
W&LE
4001 |
OH |
MEDINA |
BIG UNITS ON
TRACKAGE THAT SEEMS TOO SMALL. L. S. MELIN PHOTO. |
| T | L |
04-26-1999 |
3 |
W&LE
4001 |
EMD
SD40 |
MP 700- MP 3001-
UP 4001- WC/OXFORD 4001 |
|
OH |
MEDINA |
L. S. MELIN PHOTO
AT MEDINA. |
| T | L |
04-26-1999 |
4 |
W&LE
4001 |
EMD
SD40 |
MP 700- MP 3001-
UP 4001- WC/OXFORD 4001 |
|
OH |
MEDINA |
THE MEDINA
FREIGHT STATION AND AN SD40 AS CAPTURED ON FILM BY MY LONGTIME
FRIEND, L. S. MELIN, (LSM).
|
| T | L |
04-26-1999 |
5 |
W&LE
4001 |
EMD
SD40 |
MP 700- MP 3001-
UP 4001- WC/OXFORD 4001 |
|
OH |
MEDINA |
MORE PHOTOS BY
L. S. MELIN OF UNIT 4001.
|
| T | L |
04-28-1999 |
1 |
MRL
260 |
EMD SD40-2
XR |
BN 6307- MRL
6307- MRL 210 |
|
OH |
MEDINA |
FORMER
MONTANA RAIL LINK UNIT AT MEDINA. L. S. MELIN PHOTO. |
| T | L |
04-28-1999 |
2 |
MRL
260 |
EMD SD40-2
XR |
BN 6307- MRL
6307- MRL 210 |
|
OH |
MEDINA |
A CLOSE UP OF
THE MONTANA RAIL LINK UNIT's CAB. L. S. MELIN PHOTO. |
| T | L |
04-28-1999 |
3 |
W&LE
4016 |
EMD
SD40 |
MP 716- MP 3016-
UP 4016- WC/OXFORD 4016 |
W&LE
2703 |
OH |
MEDINA |
WHEELING AND
LAKE ERIE POWER AT MEDINA. L. S. MELIN PHOTO.
|
| T | L |
04-28-1999 |
4 |
W&LE
4016 |
EMD
SD40 |
MP 716- MP 3016-
UP 4016- WC/OXFORD 4016 |
W&LE
2703 |
OH |
MEDINA |
VERTICAL L. S.
MELIN PHOTO. |
| T | L |
05-01-1999 |
1 |
AMTK
EMERYVILLE |
STATION |
|
|
CA |
EMERYVILLE |
EVENINGTIME AT
THE EMERYVILLE STATION. I WAITED FOR MY IN-LAW's TO ARRIVE ON A VERY
VERY LATE TRAIN FROM CHICAGO ON THIS PARTICULAR DAY. BY THE TIME IT
CAME, IT WAS NEAR MIDNIGHT. |
| T | L |
05-03-1999 |
1 |
CR
6181 |
GE
C40-8W |
|
NS 5454
(PRR) |
OH |
CLEVELAND |
CONSTRUCTION
ON THE WEST 140th STREET OVERPASS ALLOWED A FENCE- FREE PHOTO OF THIS
WESTBOUND. AS AN ADDED BONUS, THERE WAS NONE OF THE USUAL
ANNOYING VEHICULAR TRAFFIC. |
| T | L |
05-03-1999 |
2 |
CR
6392 |
EMD
SD40-2 |
|
|
OH |
CLEVELAND |
E/B FRIEGHT ON
THE x NYC MAIN AT WEST 140th STREET, WITH THE RAPID TRANSIT TRACKS TO
THE RIGHT. CONRAIL's LAKEFRONT MAIN AND THE CHICAGO LINE WERE
WONDERFULLY BUSY BEFORE THE BIG CONRAIL BREAKUP IN THE END OF MAY,
1999. |
| T | L |
05-03-1999 |
3 |
BNSF
1058 |
GE
C44-9W |
|
|
OH |
CLEVELAND |
A WARM
COLORED PAINT SCHEME ON THE GUEST BNSF POWER AT WEST 14Oth STREET, IN
THE WARM EVENING LIGHTING. |
| T | L |
05-03-1999 |
4 |
AMTK
48 |
GE
P42DC |
|
|
OH |
CLEVELAND |
THE W/B
PENNSYLVANIAN BETWEEN TRISKETT AND WEST 140th STREETS. THE SHUTTER
SPEED OF 1/250th WAS NOT FAST ENOUGH. |
| T | L |
05-03-1999 |
5 |
MRL
290 |
EMD SDP40-2
XR |
GN 321- BN 9851-
BN 6395- MRL 6395 |
|
OH |
MEDINA |
L. S. MELIN
PHOTO. OF A MONTANA RAIL LINK UNIT ON THE W&LE. |
| T | L |
05-03-1999 |
6 |
MRL
290 |
EMD SDP40-2
XR |
GN 321- BN 9851-
BN 6395- MRL 6395 |
MRL
250 |
OH |
MEDINA |
AN UNSUAL
VARIANT OF THE SD40, THE SDP40, WAS BUILT FOR GN WITH A STEAM
GENERATOR IN THE SQUARED OFF PART OF THE END OF THE LONG HOOD. L. S.
MELIN PHOTO. |
| T | L |
05-03-1999 |
7 |
MRL
290 |
EMD SDP40-2
XR |
GN 321- BN 9851-
BN 6395- MRL 6395 |
MRL
250 |
OH |
MEDINA |
A FROMER GREAT
NORTHERN PASSENGER UNIT (BUILT WITH A STEAM GENERATOR) ON THE
WHEELING AND LAKE ERIE. L. S. MELIN PHOTO. |
| T | L |
05-04-1999 |
1 |
AMTK
82 |
GE
P42DC |
|
|
OH |
BEREA |
THE WESTBOUND
PENNSYLVANIAN AT FRONT STREET IN FAVORABLE LIGHTING CONDITIONS.
THIS LOCOMOTIVE MANAGAGED TO REAR END A FREIGHT TRAIN ON
SEPTEMBER 20TH OF 1999, IN A MINOR WRECK THAT HAPPENED IN CUMBERLAND
MARYLAND. |
| T | L |
05-04-1999 |
2 |
CR
1679 |
EMD
GP15-1 |
|
|
OH |
BEREA |
RARE (FOR OHIO)
GP15-1 E/B ON THE BIG FOUR AT BARRETT ROAD. UNTIL THE 1998
CONSTRUCTION PROJECT WAS FINISHED, THE BARRETT ROAD (ON THE RIGHT)
USED TO GO UNDER THE SMALLER ARCH TO ITS IMMEDIATE LEFT. |
| T | L |
05-04-1999 |
3 |
CR
5543 |
EMD
SD60M |
|
CR
6452 |
OH |
BEREA |
ANOTHER
FAVORITE PHOTO. HERE WE SEE A WESTBOUND OVER BARRETT ROAD. AND
YES, HEED THE SIGN AND 'YIELD TO THE (IRON) HORSES'. |
| T | L |
05-05-1999 |
1 |
W&LE
2679 |
EMD
GP35 |
SR 2679- NS
2679 |
MRL
250 |
OH |
MEDINA |
ONE OF AT LEAST
2 UNITS ON THE WHEELING AND LAKE ERIE IN THE RED AND ORANGE PAINT
SCHEME. L. S. MELIN PHOTO.
|
| T | L |
05-05-1999 |
2 |
MRL
290 |
EMD SDP40-2
XR |
GN 321- BN 9851-
BN 6395- MRL 6395 |
MRL 250,
W&LE 2679 |
OH |
MEDINA |
UNITS WORKING
IN MEDINA. L. S. MELIN PHOTO. |
| T | L |
05-05-1999 |
3 |
W&LE
2679 |
EMD
GP35 |
SR 2679- NS
2679 |
MRL 250, MRL
290 |
OH |
MEDINA |
A COLORFUL UNIT
TRIES TO BRIGHTEN UP A DREARY WEATHER DAY. L. S. MELIN PHOTO. |
| T | L |
05-05-1999 |
4 |
W&LE
2679 |
EMD
GP35 |
SR 2679- NS
2679 |
MRL
250 |
OH |
MEDINA |
KODACHROME
COLORED UNIT IN HARMONY IN WITH NATURE. L. S. MELIN PHOTO. |
| T | L |
05-05-1999 |
5 |
W&LE
2679 |
EMD
GP35 |
SR 2679- NS
2679 |
MRL
250 |
OH |
MEDINA |
ANOTHER NICE L.
S. MELIN PHOTO FROM MEDINA. |
| T | L |
05-05-1999 |
6 |
W&LE
2679 |
EMD
GP35 |
SR 2679- NS
2679 |
|
OH |
MEDINA |
WHEELING AND
LAKE ERIE UNIT NEXT TO THE OLD FRIEGHT STATION. L. S. MELIN PHOTO. |
| T | L |
05-05-1999 |
7 |
W&LE
2679 |
EMD
GP35 |
SR 2679- NS
2679 |
|
OH |
MEDINA |
COLORFUL GP25
AMONGST THE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL LANDSCAPE OF MEDINA. L. S. MELIN PHOTO.
|
| T | L |
05-07-1999 |
1 |
AMTK
83 |
GE
P42DC |
|
AMTK
65 |
OH |
OLMSTED
FALLS |
AT 14:00, L. S.
MELIN CAUGHT THIS E/B PENNSYLVANIAN PASSING THE FRONT DOOR OF HIS
BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENT.
|
| T | L |
05-07-1999 |
2 |
AHM |
|
|
|
OH |
OLMSTED
FALLS |
THAT IS ME.
|
| T | L |
05-08-1999 |
1 |
NS 8417
(PRR) |
GE
C40-8W |
CR
6226 |
CR
6444 |
OH |
OLMSTED
FALLS |
EVENING LIGHT IS
FAILING AS THIS WESTBOUND ROLLS OFF THE VIADUCT. |
| T | L |
05-08-1999 |
2 |
CR
6849 |
EMD
SD60 |
|
|
OH |
OLMSTED
FALLS |
A CRAPPY
BLURRED TRAILING SHOT. BUT CONRAIL WAS IN ITS LAST FEW WEEKS OF
OPERATIONS, SO I AM EXCUSED. |
| T | L |
05-08-1999 |
3 |
NS 8356
(PRR) |
GE
C40-8W |
CR
6120 |
CR
6617 |
OH |
OLMSTED
FALLS |
A WESTBOUND
ROADRAILER. AT FIRST, THE ROADRAILER TRAINS WERE FAIRLY SHORT. NOW
THESE TRAINS HAVE BEEN GETTING VERY LONG AND OFTEN HAVE MORE THAN
ONE UNIT PULLING THEM.
|
| T | L |
05-08-1999 |
4 |
CR
5584 |
EMD
SD60M |
|
|
OH |
OLMSTED
FALLS |
MORE
WESTBOUND ACTION IN THE FADING LIGHT. |
| T | L |
05-08-1999 |
5 |
CR
6774 |
EMD
SD50 |
|
|
OH |
OLMSTED
FALLS |
A BRAODSIDE
VIEW OF A UNIT ABOVE THE BEETLER AUTO BODY REPAIR YARD. |
| T | L |
05-08-1999 |
6 |
NS
8369 |
GE
C40-8W |
CR
6144 |
CR
6722 |
OH |
OLMSTED
FALLS |
ANOTHER
CLOUDY DAY PHOTO OF A W/B ON THE x NYC. |
| T | L |
05-08-1999 |
7 |
CR
5652 |
EMD
SD60M |
|
CR
6704 |
OH |
OLMSTED
FALLS |
AND YET
ANOTHER DISMAL W/B ON THE x NYC. |
| T | L |
05-08-1999 |
8 |
CR
5590 |
EMD
SD60M |
|
|
OH |
OLMSTED
FALLS |
AND THE FIFTH
WESTBOUND, (IN ADDITION TO 2 EASTBOUNDS) IN ONE HOUR, ROLLS PAST.
|
| T | L |
05-10-1999 |
1 |
CR 737
LMS |
GE
C40-8W |
|
|
OH |
AMHERST |
THE OLD QUARRY
ROAD BRIDGE DOES NOT SEEM TO HAVE LONG TO LIVE WHEN I TOOK THIS
FAVORITE E/B UNIT TRAIN PHOTO. |
| T | L |
05-10-1999 |
2 |
AMTK
2 |
GE
P42DC |
|
|
OH |
VERMILION |
THE E/B
PENNSYLVANIAN ROLLS PAST THE VERMILION STATION AREA. |
| T | L |
05-10-1999 |
3 |
CR
6806 |
EMD
SD50 |
|
CR 6176, CR
6210 |
OH |
VERMILION |
THE NEW CR / NS
CONNECTION TRACK AT CP 222, LOOKING EAST AS A TRAIN ROLLS ON THE x NYC
MAIN. |
| T | L |
05-10-1999 |
4 |
CR
6016 |
GE
C39-8 |
|
|
OH |
VERMILION |
A WESTBOUND ON
THE x NYC ROLLS PAST THE NEW CR / NS CONNECTION TRACK AT CP 222. |
| T | L |
05-10-1999 |
5 |
CR
5640 |
EMD
SD60M |
|
|
OH |
VERMILION |
W/B AT CP 222.
THE SIX MONTH OLD CR / NS CONNECTOR, WAS STILL SPIKED SHUT AT THIS
DATE. |
| T | L |
05-10-1999 |
6 |
NS
5005 |
EMD
GP38-2 |
SR
5005 |
|
OH |
HURON |
THE NS LOCAL
SWITCHES CARS UNDER US 6 AT THE BIG FLOUR MILL AT HURON. YET ANOTHER
FAVORITE IMAGE OF MINE.
|
| T | L |
05-10-1999 |
7 |
CR
6224 |
GE
C40-8W |
|
|
OH |
HURON |
THIS W/B IS ON
THE LITTLE BRIDGE OVER THE NS ( x W&LE ) TRACK TO THE FLOUR MILL ON
LAKE ERIE. |
| T | L |
05-10-1999 |
8 |
PEAVEY
1317 |
EMD
SW |
|
|
OH |
HURON |
AFTER THE NS
DELIVERED SOME CARS, THIS LITTLE SWITCHER CAME OUT TO SHUFFLE CARS
AROUND THE FLOUR MILL ON LAKE ERIE. |
| T | L |
05-10-1999 |
9 |
CR
6281 |
GE
C40-8W |
|
|
OH |
SANDUSKY |
HERE WE SEE A
LATE AFTERNOON ROADRAILER TRAIN JUST EAST OF DOWNTOWN SANDUSKY.
|
| T | L |
05-10-1999 |
10 |
CR
6139 |
GE
C40-8W |
|
CR
5630 |
OH |
SANDUSKY |
EAST OF
SANDUSKY, AT CAMP ROAD, I STOOD ON A BIG MOUND OF DIRT TO CATCH THIS
E/B ACTION. |
| T | L |
05-10-1999 |
11 |
AMTK
29 |
GE
P42DC |
|
AMTK
24 |
OH |
SANDUSKY |
W/B
PENNSYLVANIAN AT CAMP ROAD. |
| T | L |
05-10-1999 |
12 |
W&LE
3046 |
EMD
SD40X |
EMD 434G- UP
3046- WC/OXFORD 3046 |
W&LE
4003 |
OH |
MEDINA |
THIS UNIT WAS A
PIONEERING EMD SD40, BUILT ON A SHORTER THAN USUAL FRAME, PRIOR TO
THE REGULAR PRODUCTION OF SD40's BEGAN. THIS 1965 UNIT WAS EITHER THE
PROTOTYPE EMD 434H. L. S. MELIN PHOTO. |
| T | L |
05-10-1999 |
13 |
W&LE
3046 |
EMD
SD40X |
EMD 434G- UP
3046- WC/OXFORD 3046 |
W&LE
4003 |
OH |
MEDINA |
A VERTICAL
FORMAT VIEW OF THE PIONEERING EMD SD40, BUILT ON A SHORTER THAN
USUAL FRAME, PRIOR TO THE REGULAR PRODUCTION OF SD40's BEGAN. THIS
1965 UNIT WAS EITHER THE PROTOTYPE EMD 434H. L. S. MELIN PHOTO. |
| T | L |
05-10-1999 |
14 |
W&LE
3046 |
EMD
SD40X |
EMD 434G- UP
3046- WC/OXFORD 3046 |
|
OH |
MEDINA |
A PROTOTYPE
EMD SD40, BUILT IN 1965 ON A SHORTER THAN USUAL FRAME. L. S. MELIN
PHOTO. |
| T | L |
05-10-1999 |
15 |
W&LE
4003 |
EMD
SD40 |
MP 703- MP 3003-
UP 4003- WC/OXFORD 4003 |
|
OH |
MEDINA |
WHEELING AND
LAKE ERIE UNIT WITH A STRANGE SQUIGGLY FONT AND THE WORDS
"BoBo" ON THE SHORT HOOD. L. S. MELIN PHOTO. |
| T | L |
05-10-1999 |
16 |
W&LE
4003 |
EMD
SD40 |
MP 703- MP 3003-
UP 4003- WC/OXFORD 4003 |
|
OH |
MEDINA |
STRANGE WIGGLY
TOOTHPASTE LIKE LETTERING ON A UNIT THAT IS OTHERWISE PAINTED IN A RIO
GRANDE TYPE SCHEME. L. S. MELIN PHOTO. |
| T | L |
05-10-1999 |
17 |
W&LE
3046 |
EMD
SD40X |
EMD 434G- UP
3046- WC/OXFORD 3046 |
W&LE
4003 |
OH |
MEDINA |
ANOTHER VIEW
OF THE SHORT FRAMED PROTOTYPE VERSION OF THE PRE-PRODUCTION
VERSION OF THE POPULAR EMD SD40. L. S. MELIN PHOTO. |
| T | L |
05-10-1999 |
18 |
W&LE
4003 |
EMD
SD40 |
MP 703- MP 3003-
UP 4003- WC/OXFORD 4003 |
|
OH |
MEDINA |
A WHEELING AND
LAKE ERIE SD40, SANS DYNAMIC BRAKES. COULD THIS BE A FORMER MP UNIT?
L. S. MELIN PHOTO. |
| T | L |
05-11-1999 |
1 |
CR
2573 |
EMD
SD70 |
|
|
OH |
BEDFORD |
WHILE WAITING
FOR AN INSPECTION TRAIN AT CP MAPLE, TV-1 SHOWED UP. |
| T | L |
05-11-1999 |
2 |
CR
4021 |
EMD
E8 |
PRR 5711- PRR
4311- PC 4311- AMTK 317- AMTK 499 |
CR 4020, CR
4022 |
OH |
BEDFORD |
AFTER MESSING
UP THE FIRST UNIT's PHOTOS, I MANAGED TO SNAP THIS IMAGE OF THE SECOND
OF THREE CR E UNITS ON AN O.C.S. TRAIN AT CP MAPLE. |
| T | L |
05-11-1999 |
3 |
CR
4020 |
EMD
E8 |
PRR 5809- PRR
4309- PC 4309- AMTK 315- AMTK 498 |
|
OH |
BEDFORD |
OUCH, OUCH,
OUCH. DISASTER. WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN THE BEST PHOTO OF THE YEAR ( OF
A THREE E UNIT CONRAIL O.C.S. SPECIAL) GOT MESSED UP AS A DOUBLE
EXPOSURE. DARN, OF ALL THE IMAGES TO GET MESSED UP, IT HAD TO BE THIS
ONE. |
| T | L |
05-11-1999 |
4 |
CR
4022 |
EMD
E8 |
ERIE 833- EL
833 |
CR 4021, CR
4020 |
OH |
BEDFORD |
THREE CR E UNITS
ON AN O.C.S. TRAIN AT CP MAPLE. |
| T | L |
05-11-1999 |
5 |
CR
11 |
BUSINESS
CAR |
|
|
OH |
BEDFORD |
OFFICE CARS ON
AN OFFICE CAR SPECIAL. THIS WAS THE LAST DAY OR TWO OF THE INTACT
CONRAIL BUSINESS TRAIN. AFTER THIS, IT WAS SPLIT UP BETWEEN NS AND CSX.
|
| T | L |
05-11-1999 |
6 |
CR
10 |
OBSERVATION
CAR |
|
|
OH |
BEDFORD |
OFFICE CARS ON
AN OFFICE CAR SPECIAL. THIS WAS THE LAST DAY OR TWO OF THE INTACT
CONRAIL BUSINESS TRAIN. AFTER THIS, IT WAS SPLIT UP BETWEEN NS AND CSX.
|
| T | L |
05-11-1999 |
7 |
NS
5446 |
EMD
SD50 |
CR
6780 |
|
OH |
BEDFORD |
A BIG LIGHT
ENGINE MOVE, COMPLETE WITH AN INFILTRATION OF DREADFUL BLACK NS
POWER, AT CP MAPLE. |
| T | L |
05-11-1999 |
8 |
CR
6150 |
GE
C40-8W |
|
NS 5454
(PRR) |
OH |
BEDFORD |
MAIL 8M AT CP
MAPLE. |
| T | L |
05-11-1999 |
9 |
CR
5526 |
EMD
SD60M |
|
CR
6392 |
OH |
BEDFORD |
TV-11 ROLLS
THROUGH CP MAPLE ON THE FORMER PRR's C&P LINE. NOTE THE, PERHAPS
UNIQUE, SWITCH HEATER ON THE DERAIL. |
| T | L |
05-15-1999 |
1 |
NS
5001 |
EMD
GP38-2 |
SR
5001 |
NS
3548 |
OH |
ROCKY
RIVER |
A TRAIN WITH
THE SYMBOL THAT SOUNDED LIKE SW-01 ON THE RADIO, W/B AT ROCKY RIVER.
|
| T | L |
05-15-1999 |
2 |
CR
6440 |
EMD
SD40-2 |
|
CR
6626 |
OH |
BROOK
PARK |
TV-11 PASSING
EASTLAND ROAD AND THE BIG FIRESTONE SIGN AT 15:32 ON THE x NYC
LAKEFRONT MAIN. TRAILING GE WENT TO BRAZIL (MINAS GERAIS, RIO DE
JENEIRO AND SAO PAULO) LATER. |
| T | L |
05-15-1999 |
3 |
CR
6865 |
EMD
SD60 |
|
CR
6470 |
OH |
OLMSTED
FALLS |
AN EASTBOUND
GETS CAUGHT IN A TRAILING SHOT NEXT TO THE VIADUCT. |
| T | L |
05-15-1999 |
4 |
CR
2577 |
EMD
SD70 |
|
|
OH |
OLMSTED
FALLS |
CONRAIL's LAST
BATCH OFNEW POWER, THE SD70's (SANS A.C. TRACTION) AS SPECIFIED BY THE
UNITS' FUTURE OWNER, THE NORFOLK SOUTHERN.
|
| T | L |
05-15-1999 |
5 |
CR
6194 |
GE
C40-8W |
|
NS 8332
(PRR) |
OH |
OLMSTED
FALLS |
W/B HUSTLING
ACROSS THE BARELY NOTICABLE, YET SIZABLE, VIADUCT IN OLMSTED FALLS.
|
| T | L |
05-15-1999 |
6 |
CR
6263 |
GE
C40-8W |
|
CR 6154, CR
6816 |
OH |
OLMSTED
FALLS |
TV-1, WEST AT
OLMSTED FALLS. |
| T | L |
05-15-1999 |
7 |
CR
6113 |
GE
C40-8W |
|
CR
6447 |
OH |
OLMSTED
FALLS |
CR 6113 WAS THE
VERY FIRST CONRAIL UNIT TO BE FITTED WITH DITCH LIGHTS. WESTBOUND, AT
OLMSTED FALLS, AT ABOUT 195 AND A HALF MILES FROM BUFFALO. |
| T | L |
05-15-1999 |
8 |
AMTK
34 |
GE
P42DC |
|
|
OH |
OLMSTED
FALLS |
THE
PENNSYLVANIAN BRINGS YET ANOTHER AFTERNOON OF RAILROAD
PHOTOGRAPHY TO A CLOSE.
|
| T | L |
05-16-1999 |
1 |
ALLEGHENY
& EASTERN 301 |
EMD
GP40 |
PC 3242- CR 3242-
ALLEGHENY 101 |
|
PA |
BUTLER |
THE B&P
OPERATES THIS FORMER ALLEGHENY UNIT THAT STARTED OUT ON THE PENN
CENTRAL. |
| T | L |
05-16-1999 |
2 |
B&P
3001 |
EMD
GP40 |
CSX |
B&P
3000 |
PA |
BUTLER |
GP40's AT THE
BUTLER ENGINE FACILITY.
|
| T | L |
05-16-1999 |
3 |
B&P
3102 |
EMD
GP40 |
NYC 3096- PC 3096-
CR 3096- KYLE 3102 |
|
PA |
BUTLER |
FORMER KYLE
UNIT BEING SERVICED AT BUTLER. |
| T | L |
05-16-1999 |
4 |
B&P
455 |
EMD
SD45 |
SP 9026- SP 7564-
SP 9026 |
B&P
3000 |
PA |
BUTLER |
FORMER
SOUTHERN PACIFIC SD45 AT BUTLER. |
| T | L |
05-16-1999 |
5 |
ROCHESTER
& SOUTHERN 104 |
EMD
GP40 |
NYC 3063- PC 3063-
CR 3063 |
B&P
3001 |
PA |
BUTLER |
A ROCHESTER
AND SOUTHERN UNIT AT THE BUTLER FACILITY. |
| T | L |
05-16-1999 |
6 |
B&P
3001 |
EMD
GP40 |
CSX |
B&P 3000,
ROCHESTER & SOUTHERN 104 |
PA |
BUTLER |
MORE NICELY
PAINTED B&P UNITS AT BUTLER. |
| T | L |
05-16-1999 |
7 |
B&P
3000 |
EMD
GP40 |
B&O 4025- CSX
6600 |
B&P 3001,
B&P 455 |
PA |
BUTLER |
MORE UNITS
BEING HOSTLED ABOUT MEANT THAT I COULD TAKE YET ANOTHER PHOTO AT
BUTLER. |
| T | L |
05-16-1999 |
8 |
CR |
SIGNAL |
PRR-
PC |
|
PA |
CONPIT
JCT. |
FULLY EQUIPPED
PRR SYTLE POSITION LIGHT SIGNALS FOR WESTBOUND MOVEMENTS AT CONPIT
JCT. I AM TOLD THAT THE EXTRA SIGNAL LIGHT WITH THE LETTER 'C' INDICATES
'STOP AND CHECK'. THE STOP AND CHECK WOULD COVER THINGS LIKE SPRING
SWITCHES, DERAILS, CROSSINGS ETC. IF THE WAY IS CLEAR, THEN PROCEED AT
RESTRICTED SPEED. |
| T | L |
05-16-1999 |
9 |
AMTK
37 |
GE
P42DC |
|
|
PA |
CONPIT
JCT. |
AMTRAK's W/B
PENNSLYVANIAN ROLLS WEST AT CONPIT JCT. |
| T | L |
05-16-1999 |
10 |
CR
5631 |
EMD
SD60M |
|
CR
5633 |
PA |
CONPIT
JCT. |
E/B AT CONPIT
JCT. |
| T | L |
05-16-1999 |
11 |
CR
6990 |
EMD
SD40 |
PC 6282- CR
6282 |
|
PA |
CONPIT
JCT. |
AN ELDERLY
SD40, BUILT FOR THE PENN CENTRAL, AT CONPIT JCT.
|
| T | L |
05-16-1999 |
12 |
CR
6990 |
EMD
SD40 |
PC 6282- CR
6282 |
CR 5633, CR
5631 |
PA |
CONPIT
JCT. |
TRAILING SHOT
OF AN OLD, YET FUNCTIONAL, REBUILT SD40 E/B AT CONPIT JCT. |
| T | L |
05-16-1999 |
13 |
CR
6384 |
EMD
SD40-2 |
|
CR
6368 |
PA |
CONPIT
JCT. |
THESE PUSHERS
HAVE JUST BEEN ADDED TO THIS TRAIN AT CONPIT JCT, AND NOW ARE
WORKING EAST. |
| T | L |
05-16-1999 |
14 |
NS 3065
(PRR) |
EMD
GP40-2 |
CR
3395 |
|
PA |
CONPIT
JCT. |
A VERY QUICK
AND SHORT TRAIN ZIPS EAST AT CONPIT JCT. |
| T | L |
05-16-1999 |
15 |
CR
6397 |
EMD
SD40-2 |
|
NS 5278 (PRR), CR
8070 |
PA |
CRESSON |
A GAGGLE OF
UNITS AT BY THE SAND TOWER AT CRESSON. THIS IS A FAVORITE PHOTO OF
MINE, ESPECIALLY SINCE I REMEMBER STEPPING INTO A VERY DEEP OILY MUD
HOLE JUST AFTER SNAPPING THE SHUTTER. |
| T | L |
05-16-1999 |
16 |
NS 8307
(PRR) |
GE
C40-8 |
CR
6035 |
EMD
SD70 |
PA |
SUMMERHILL |
I AM STANDING
ON A ROADWAY BRIDGE AT SUMMERHILL. THIS PARTIALLY OBSTRUCTS THE
VIEW OF THE SIGNAL BRIDGE FOR E/B TRAINS, SO THE SIGNAL BRIDGE IS SET UP
WITH EXTRA HIGH SIGNALS.
|
| T | L |
05-16-1999 |
17 |
CR
6229 |
GE
C40-8W |
|
|
PA |
SUMMERHILL |
BIG TIME ACTION
ON THE x PRR MAIN. A WESTBOUND SLIDES DOWN THE HILL ON THE LEFT,
WHILE THE EASTBOUND WORKS UPGRADE ON THE RIGHT. |
| T | L |
05-16-1999 |
18 |
CR
6390 |
EMD
SD40-2 |
|
|
PA |
SOUTH
FORK |
MORE
DOWNGRADE ACTION ON THE FORMER PRR MAIN. THIS IS THE TOWN OF SOUTH
FORK, PA. MADE FAMOUS BY BEING THE LOCATION WHERE THE RAMPAGING
FLOODWATERS OF THE GREAT JOHNSTOWN FLOOD ENTERED THE
CONNEMAUGH VALLEY ON THE WAY TO JOHNSTOWN.
|
| T | L |
05-16-1999 |
19 |
CR
3384 |
EMD
GP40-2 |
|
|
PA |
CASSANDRA |
A WESTBOUND
ROLLS TOWARDS THE NICE FOOTBRIDGE AT CASSANDRA, ON WHICH I AM
STANDING. |
| T | L |
05-16-1999 |
20 |
CR
6377 |
EMD
SD40-2 |
|
CR
6375 |
PA |
CASSANDRA |
HELPERS,
UPGRADE. THIS UNIT WAS WRECKED IN EAST MUNCY, PA ON 1-21-1979, BUT WAS
LUCKY AND GOT REBUILT.
|
| T | L |
05-16-1999 |
21 |
CR 6031
? |
GE
C40-8 |
|
|
PA |
ALTOONA |
A WRECKED AND
FIRE DAMAGED UNIT SITS IN CONTRAST NEXT TO DOZENS OF BRAND NEW
WHEELS. I COULD NOT SEE ANY NUMBER ON THIS UNIT, BUT I KNOW THAT CR
6031 WAS WRECKED IN EARLY 1999, SO THIS COULD BE IT. |
| T | L |
05-16-1999 |
22 |
CR
5016 |
GE
B36-7 |
|
METRO NORTH
2011 |
PA |
ALTOONA |
THIS BLUE UNIT's
BODY SUFFERED WRECK DAMAGE AND HAS SHIFTED FORWARDS ON THE
FRAME. A METRO NORTH UNIT IN NEW HAVEN COLORS IS VISIBLE BEHIND IT.
|
| T | L |
05-16-1999 |
23 |
AMTK |
GE
P42DC |
|
AMTK |
PA |
ALTOONA |
THE E/B
PENNSYLVANIAN WAITS TO ENTER THE ALTOONA STATION PLATFROM, WHICH
IS OCCUPIED BY THE W/B THREE RIVERS PASSENGER TRAIN ON THE LEFT. |
| T | L |
05-17-1999 |
1 |
CR
6056 |
GE
C40-8W |
|
NS
8682 |
PA |
CRESSON |
AFTER A
SATISFYING NIGHT AT THE STATION INN AT CRESSON, WE GOT UP, STRETCHED,
AND WATCHED THE MORNING PARADE OF TRAINS.
|
| T | L |
05-17-1999 |
2 |
CR
4100 |
EMD
SD80MAC |
|
CR
4106 |
PA |
GALLITZIN |
CR 4100,
EASTBOUND, ON A MULTITRACK RAILROAD, BETWEEN CRESSON AND
GALLITZEN. ABOUT A HALF HOUR BEFORE TAKING THIS PICTURE, I PURCHASED
A T-SHIRT WITH AN IMAGE OF CR 4100 ON IT. |
| T | L |
05-17-1999 |
3 |
CR
4100 |
EMD
SD80MAC |
|
CR
4106 |
PA |
GALLITZIN |
CR 4100,
EASTBOUND, ON THE FROMER NEW PORTAGE RAILROAD, PASSING 'AR' TOWER.
|
| T | L |
05-17-1999 |
4 |
CR
6376 |
EMD
SD40-2 |
|
|
PA |
ALTOONA |
AN SD40-2 IS
PULLED ONTO THE TURNTABLE. |
| T | L |
05-17-1999 |
5 |
NS 9594
(PRR) |
EMD
SW1500 |
RDG 2755- CR
9594 |
CR
6376 |
PA |
ALTOONA |
THIS OLD
READING SWITCHER GETS TO KEEP ITS CONRAIL NUMBER AFTER THE CONRAIL
BREAKUP. |
| T | L |
05-17-1999 |
6 |
CR
4020 |
EMD
E8 |
PRR 5809- PRR
4309- PC 4309- AMTK 315- AMTK 498 |
|
PA |
ALTOONA |
THE CONRAIL
FLEET OF 3 E UNITS WAS BEEN BROKEN UP A WEEK BEFORE THIS PHOTO. CSX
GOT 2 OF THE UNITS, AND NS ENDED UP WITH THIS LONELY E UNIT. IT WAS SOLD
TO IN 2000 TO JUNIATA TERMINAL FOR $184,000. |
| T | L |
05-17-1999 |
7 |
CR
6374 |
EMD
SD40-2 |
|
CR
6366 |
PA |
ALTOONA |
HELPERS
DRIFTING BY THE LOCATION OF THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROADER's MUSEUM.
|
| T | L |
05-17-1999 |
8 |
AMTK
92 |
GE
P42DC |
|
AMTK
44 |
PA |
ALTOONA |
W/B
PENNYSLVANIAN APPROACHING THE ALTOONA STATION. |
| T | L |
05-17-1999 |
9 |
CR
6382 |
EMD
SD40-2 |
|
CR 6434, CR 6412,
CR 6387 |
PA |
ALTOONA |
A QUARTET OF
EMD SD40-2's PASSING THE OLD PASSENGER EQUIPMENT SITTING AT THE
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROADER's MUSEUM. |
| T | L |
05-17-1999 |
10 |
NS
8354 |
GE
C40-8W |
CR
6117 |
CR
6754 |
PA |
ALTOONA |
A W/B FREIGHT
WITH A BRAND NEW GE UNIT TRAILING, STILL IN PRIMER, AT ALTOONA. |
| T | L |
05-17-1999 |
11 |
CR
2566 |
EMD
SD70 |
|
CR
6635 |
PA |
ALTOONA |
E/B POWER AT
ALTOONA. |
| T | L |
05-17-1999 |
12 |
CR
4114 |
EMD
SD80MAC |
|
CR
4129 |
PA |
ALTOONA |
THE SECOND UNIT
OF THIS WESTBOUND TRAIN WAS ONCE AN EMD DEMONSTRATOR FOR THE SD80
SERIES. |
| T | L |
05-17-1999 |
13 |
CR
5552 |
EMD
SD60M |
|
|
PA |
ALTOONA |
SLOPE TOWER
ONCE STOOD WHERE THE INTERLOCKER BOX NOW SITS. SOMEONE CUT A NICE
LITTLE HOLE IN THE CHAIN LINK FENCE, ALLOWING THIS PHOTO OF AN E/B
TRAIN. |
| T | L |
05-17-1999 |
14 |
CR
6384 |
EMD
SD40-2 |
|
CR
6368 |
PA |
ALTOONA |
HELPERS DRIFT
DOWN INTO TOWN ON THE END OF THIS E/B. |
| T | L |
05-17-1999 |
15 |
CR
5550 |
EMD
SD60M |
|
CR
6048 |
PA |
GALLITZIN |
EVENING ACTION
BETWEEN GALITZEN AND CRESSON. |
| T | L |
05-17-1999 |
16 |
CR
6389 |
EMD
SD40-2 |
|
CR 6365, CR 6364,
CR 6388 |
PA |
GALLITZIN |
QUARTET OF
HELPERS AT ROUTE 53.
|
| T | L |
05-17-1999 |
17 |
CR
3359 |
EMD
GP40-2 |
|
NS 3060 (PRR), NS
8488 (PRR), CR 6442 |
PA |
GALLITZIN |
A WELL POWERED
TRAILER TRAIN HEADS WEST BETWEEN GALLITZEN AND CRESSON. |
| T | L |
05-17-1999 |
18 |
NS 3425
(PRR) |
EMD
SD40-2 |
KCS 6961- PAC
RAIL 617- CR 6961 |
|
PA |
GALLITZIN |
THIS EVENING
PHOTO, FROM THE ROUTE 53 OVERPASS, FEATURES A FORMER KANSAS CITY
SOUTHERN EMD SD40-2 THAT WAS REBUILT IN 1993.
|
| T | L |
05-20-1999 |
1 |
CR 725
LMS |
GE
C40-8W |
|
|
OH |
CLEVELAND |
TV-99
WESTBOUND AT WEST 140th STREET ON THE OLD NYC LAKEFRONT MAIN. |
| T | L |
05-21-1999 |
1 |
NS
3179 |
EMD
SD40 |
SR
3179X |
|
OH |
BAY
VILLAGE |
TRAIN 297, W/B,
PASSING A STANDING AUTORACK TRAIN ON CLAGUE SIDING. UNIT WAS BUILT
IN MAY OF 1971. PHOTO AT NKP MILE 196 AT 17:40 NEAR COLUMBIA ROAD. IN
2005 THIS UNIT WAS WEBB ASSET MANAGEMENT 4112.
|
| T | L |
05-23-1999 |
1 |
W&LE
2708 |
EMD
GP30 |
SR 2708- NS
2708 |
|
OH |
MEDINA |
EMD GP30 WITH
TRACES OF NS PAINT AND ALCO TRUCKS. L. S. MELIN PHOTO. |
| T | L |
05-26-1999 |
1 |
MRL
257 |
EMD SD40-2
XR |
BN 6306- MRL
6306- MRL 202 |
W&LE
2708 |
OH |
MEDINA |
FORMER
MONTANA RAIL LINK UNIT ON THE WHEELING AND LAKE ERIE. L. S. MELIN
PHOTO. |
| T | L |
05-26-1999 |
2 |
MRL
257 |
EMD SD40-2
XR |
BN 6306- MRL
6306- MRL 202 |
|
OH |
MEDINA |
NOSE VIEW OF A
MONTANA RAIL LINK UNIT ON THE WHEELING AND LAKE ERIE. L. S. MELIN
PHOTO. |
| T | L |
05-27-1999 |
1 |
CR
6493 |
EMD
SD40-2 |
|
CR
6465 |
OH |
OLMSTED
FALLS |
THE LAST FEW
DAYS OF CONRAIL ACTION, BEFORE THE BIG MERGER DAY OF JUNE 1ST, 1999.
|
| T | L |
05-27-1999 |
2 |
CR
5630 |
EMD
SD60M |
|
NS
9072 |
OH |
OLMSTED
FALLS |
OFFICIAL DAY
ONE OF THE MERGER IS STILL A FEW DAYS AWAY, BUT ALREADY, THE BLACK
PLAGUE OF NS UNITS IS SEEN CREEPING ONTO CR PROPERTY. |
| T | L |
05-27-1999 |
3 |
C&NS
8687 |
GE
C44-9W |
|
|
OH |
OLMSTED
FALLS |
C&NW POWER
ON TRAIN ELBU (ELKHART TO BUFFALO). |
| T | L |
05-27-1999 |
4 |
CR
5581 |
EMD
SD60M |
|
NS 9076, NS 4075
(PRR) |
OH |
OLMSTED
FALLS |
MORE W/B
ACTION AT OLMSTED FALLS. I HAD SURGERY ON THE MORNING OF THIS PHOTO,
BUT THAT DID NOT DETER ME FROM WATCHING THE FINAL FEW DAYS OF THE
GREAT CONRAIL SHOW.
|
| T | L |
05-27-1999 |
5 |
NS 8357
(PRR) |
GE
C40-8W |
CR
6123 |
|
OH |
OLMSTED
FALLS |
TV-204?
WESTBOUND NEARING COLUMBIA ROAD ON THE x NYC MAIN. |
| T | L |
05-27-1999 |
6 |
CR
6151 |
GE
C40-8W |
|
CR
5531 |
OH |
OLMSTED
FALLS |
AND YET MORE
ACTION ON THE VERY BUSY OLD NYC MAIN IN OLMSTED FALLS, HERE IS TRAIN
TV-11. |
| T | L |
05-27-1999 |
7 |
CR
6205 |
GE
C40-8W |
|
CR
6044 |
OH |
OLMSTED
FALLS |
THE AFTERNOON
ROADRAILER 261 ROLLS OFF THE VIADUCT, OVER THE WEST BRANCH OF THE
ROCKY RIVER. |
| T | L |
05-27-1999 |
8 |
UP
7177 |
GE
C44-9W |
|
UP 7126, CR
9581 |
OH |
OLMSTED
FALLS |
A LITTLE
CONRAIL SWITCHER HOLDS ON FOR DEAR LIFE AS IT IS WHISKED AWAY
WESTWARDS BEHIND NEW UNION PACIFIC GENERAL ELECTRIC UNITS. |
| T | L |
05-27-1999 |
9 |
AMTK
63 |
GE
P42DC |
|
|
OH |
OLMSTED
FALLS |
THE WESTBOUND
PENNSYLVANIAN ROLLS PAST THE OLMSTED FALLS DEPOT, NOW A MODEL
TRAIN CLUB. |
| T | L |
05-28-1999 |
1 |
CR
6244 |
GE
C40-8W |
|
HLCX
6400 |
OH |
CLEVELAND |
CONRAIL's FINAL
FEW DAYS OF OPERATION, ("DAY ONE" TOOK PLACE ON JUNE 1st, 1999).
THE NUMBER TWO MAIN WAS ALREADY SEVERED AND GETTING A BIT RUSTY,
AS THIS W/B ROLLED PAST ON THE x NYC LAKEFRONT MAIN. CSX WOULD GET
THIS BIT OF TRACKAGE UP TO THE DRAWBRIDGE A FEW MILES WEST. NOTE THE
UNUSUAL STYLE OF NUMBER BOARDS ON THIS FAVORITE IMAGE's LOCOMOTIVE.
TRAILING UNIT IS A FOMRER PRR UNIT, IT WAS THE FIRST, AND ONLY, OF A
MAJOR PLANNED C&NW SD45 UPGRADE PROGRAM. MARQUETTE STREET
WITH TRAIN ML-433. |
| T | L |
05-28-1999 |
2 |
CR
5591 |
EMD
SD60M |
|
|
OH |
CLEVELAND |
THE EVENING
TV-7 AT MARQUETTE STREET AT 18:04. |
| T | L |
05-28-1999 |
3 |
CR
5527 |
EMD
SD60M |
|
|
OH |
CLEVELAND |
TRAIN TOMT
(TOLEDO TO METUCHEN, NJ) PASSING THROUGH THE TREES OF GORDON PARK
ON THE x NYC LAKEFRONT MAIN IN THE NEAR EAST SIDE OF CLEVELAND. |
| T | L |
05-28-1999 |
4 |
CSX
647 |
GE
AC6000CW |
|
|
OH |
CLEVELAND |
E/B ACTION WITH
"CLOSE CLEARANCE", AT MARQUETTE STREET. THE TRAIN IS ON
TRACK ONE. TRACK TWO, BEHIND THE TRAIN, IS ALREAD OUT OF SERVICE IN
PREPARATION FOR THE BIG "DAY ONE" DIGESTION OF CONRAIL BY NS
AND CSX. |
| T | L |
05-28-1999 |
5 |
CR
5589 |
EMD
SD60M |
|
|
OH |
CLEVELAND |
A DUSK PHOTO OF
AN EMPTY IRON ORE TRAIN ARRIVING AT THE x PRR WHISKEY ISLAND FACILITY,
WITH CLEVELAND's SKYLINE BEHIND. |
| T | L |
05-28-1999 |
6 |
CR
6177 |
GE
C40-8W |
|
CR
6756 |
PA |
CRESSON |
DOUGLAS R.
MELIN CAME OUT OF A LONG DORMANT PERIOD TO SNAP THIS PHOTO FROM THE
PORCH OF THE STATION INN AT CRESSON, PA. DOUG MELIN STARTED TAKING
RAILROAD PHOTOS BACK IN 1974 OR SO, AND THROUGH HIS BROTHER, INFECTED
ME WITH THE RAILROAD CHASING AND PHOTOGRAPHING VIRUS. D. R. MELIN
PHOTO AT 18:00. |
| T | L |
05-28-1999 |
7 |
NS 8384
(PRR) |
GE
C40-8W |
CR
6171 |
CR
5529 |
PA |
CRESSON |
ANOTHER E/B AS
SEEN FROM THE STATION INN PORCH. 18:05. D. R. MELIN PHOTO. |
| T | L |
05-28-1999 |
8 |
CR
6180 |
GE
C40-8W |
|
NS
9292 |
PA |
CRESSON |
AT 18:20, WE SEE A
W/B TRAIN FROM THE STATION INN, WITH A NEW NS GENERAL ELECTRIC IN
GREY PRIMER. D. R. MELIN PHOTO. |
| T | L |
05-28-1999 |
9 |
AMTK
64 |
GE
P42DC |
|
AMTK
71 |
PA |
CRESSON |
THE EASTBOUND
PENNSYLVANIAN, AS SEEN FROM THE FAMOUS PORCH OF THE STATION INN . D.
R. MELIN PHOTO. |
| T | L |
05-29-1999 |
1 |
NS
8717 |
GE
C40-8 |
|
NS
6550 |
OH |
ROCKY
RIVER |
E/B TRAIN 276
SITTING ON THE CLAGUE SIDING AT ELMWOOD. THE CREW HAS OUTLAWED
AND THEY HAVE THEIR BAGS PACKED AND ARE ENDURING YET ANOTHER VERY
LONG WAIT FOR A VAN TO TAKE THEM BACK TO BELLEVUE. UNIT NS 6550 WAS
ONE OF FOUR EMD SD60 TEST BED UNITS BUILT IN 1984.
|
| T | L |
05-30-1999 |
1 |
CR
6840 |
EMD
SD60 |
EMD
1 |
|
OH |
CLEVELAND |
A TRAIN ON THE x
NYC LAKEFRONT MAIN HEAD EAST TOWARDS THE DRAWBRIDGE. THIS
TRACKAGE WOULD BE CONVEYED TO NS AFTER THE BIG CONRAIL BREAKUP.
6840 WAS AN EMD DEMONSTRATOR. 1985/19850907_01.jpg 1999/19990406_02.jpg |
| T | L |
05-30-1999 |
2 |
AMTK
50 |
GE
P42DC |
|
|
OH |
CLEVELAND |
W/B
PENNSYLVANIAN, HEADING AWAY FROM DOWNTOWN CLEVELAND, ON
WHISKEY ISLAND. |
| T | L |
05-30-1999 |
3 |
READING BLUE
MOUNTAIN & NORTHERN 7580 |
EMD
GP9 |
PRR 7128- PC 7128-
CR 7128- CR 7580 |
PRR
477854 |
PA |
JIM
THORPE |
THE TURRETED
FROMER CNJ STATION FORMS A BACKDROP TO THIS PHOTO OF A FROMER
CONRAIL GEEP AND A RESTORED PRR CABOOSE AT JIM THORPE. L. S. MELIN
PHOTO. |
| T | L |
05-30-1999 |
4 |
READING BLUE
MOUNTAIN & NORTHERN 7580 |
EMD
GP9 |
PRR 7128- PC 7128-
CR 7128- CR 7580 |
|
PA |
JIM
THORPE |
READING AND
NORTHERN EXCURSION POWER AT JIM THORPE. L. S. MELIN PHOTO. |
| T | L |
05-30-1999 |
5 |
PRR 477854 LAKE
REGION |
N-5C
CABOOSE |
PRR 477854- PC-
CR |
|
PA |
JIM
THORPE |
RESTORED PRR
CABOOSE. L. S. MELIN PHOTO. 1994/19940514_03.jpg |
| T | L |
05-30-1999 |
6 |
LV
95023 |
CABOOSE
N-5G |
LV 95023- CR
18680 |
|
PA |
JIM
THORPE |
RESTORED
LEHIGH VALLEY CABOOSE. L. S. MELIN PHOTO. 1994/19940514_04.jpg |
| T | L |
05-30-1999 |
7 |
PRR
478078 |
N8
CABOOSE |
PRR 478078- PC-
CR |
|
PA |
JIM
THORPE |
RESTORED
BRIGHT RED PRR CABOOSE. L. S. MELIN PHOTO. |
| T | L |
05-30-1999 |
8 |
CR
18564 |
N-11E TRANSFER
CABOOSE |
PRSL
251 |
|
PA |
JIM
THORPE |
IT IS GOOD TO SEE
THAT THIS TRANSFER CABOOSE AT JIM THORPE MAY BE PRESERVED. L. S.
MELIN PHOTO. |
| T | L |
05-30-1999 |
9 |
RDG
95926 |
CABOOSE
N-4 |
RDG 92926 - CR
18748 |
|
PA |
JIM
THORPE |
RESTORED
READING CABOOSE. L. S. MELIN PHOTO. |
| T | L |
05-30-1999 |
10 |
SR 317
X |
CABOOSE |
|
|
PA |
JIM
THORPE |
THIS SOUTHERN
RAILROAD BAY WINDOW CABOOSE, SR X317 MAY BE A BIT OUT OF PLACE IN
CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA, BUT THAT IS OK WITH ME. L. S. MELIN PHOTO. |
| T | L |
05-30-1999 |
11 |
READING BLUE
MOUNTAIN & NORTHERN 2398 |
GE
U23B |
CR 2793-
RBM&N 2398 |
READING BLUE
MOUNTAIN & NORTHERN 2392 |
PA |
JIM
THORPE |
FORMER CONRAIL
AND LOUISVILLE AND NASHVILLE GE U23B's AT JIM THORPE. TRIVIA: ERIE
LACKAWANNA's FINAL MOTIVE POWER PURCHASES WERE FOR SOME EMD
GP38-2's (CANCELLED BEFORE CONSTRUCTION), AND FOR SOME GE U23B's. SOME,
IF NOT ALL, OF THE U23B's WERE CONSTRUCTED, BEFORE EL's FINANCIAL PLIGHT
DICTATED THE ORDER TO BE CANCELED. THE PARTICALLY COMPLETED U23B's
THEN WENT TO THE L&N. COULD THE SECOND UNIT IN THIS PHOTO BE ONE
OF THESE? |
| T | L |
05-30-1999 |
12 |
LEHIGH
GORGE |
|
|
|
PA |
JIM
THORPE |
THE LEHIGH
RIVER GORGE AND THE FORMER RIGHT OF WAY OF EITHER THE LEHIGH VALLEY
RR, OR THE CNJ. L. S. MELIN PHOTO. |
| T | L |
05-31-1999 |
1 |
CR
5508 |
EMD
SD60M |
|
NS 8548
(PRR) |
OH |
CLEVELAND |
IT IS MY 40th
BIRTHDAY, AND DEATH DAY FOR CONRAIL. TOMORROW, JUNE 1st WILL BRING
THE "DAY ONE" BREAKUP OF CONRAIL. THE SECOND UNIT ( IF MY
ROSTER CONVERSION IS CORRECT) WAS ONCE PAINTED IN THE GREY BALLAST
EXPRESS PAINT SCHEME. I AM SURPRISED THAT IT IS BLUE IN THIS SCENE.
GOOD BYE CONRAIL, IT WAS NICE KNOWING YOU.
|
| T | L |
06-01-1999 |
1 |
CR
6097 |
GE
C40-8W |
|
CR
6062 |
OH |
BEREA |
A BIG POWER
MOVE AT FRONT STREET ON THE INFAMOUS "DAY ONE" BREAK UP OF
CONRAIL BY CSX AND NS. LITTLE DID WE KNOW WHAT A MESS THIS MERGER
BUSINESS WOULD CAUSE IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.
|
| T | L |
06-02-1999 |
1 |
CR
7892 |
EMD
GP38 |
PC
7892 |
|
OH |
CLEVELAND |
A GLOOMY DAY
MARKS THE FIRST OPERATIONAL DAY OF THE NS IN THE POST CONRAIL WORLD.
A LONELY GEEP TRUNDLES OUT OF ROCKPORT YARD (NOW NS PROPERTY) ONTO
THE CSX's CLEVELAND SHORT LINE AT CP-17 (FORMERLY CP-SHORT). |
| T | L |
06-02-1999 |
2 |
CR
8200 |
EMD
GP38-2 |
|
|
OH |
CLEVELAND |
THIS TRANSFER
RUN, ON THE CLEVELAND SHORT LINE AT CP-17 IS HEADED UP BY CR 8200,
WHICH WAS CLAIMED BY BOTH NS AND CSX ON EARLY MERGER ROSTERS, BUT
CSX SEEMS TO HAVE WON THIS LITTLE BATTLE. |
| T | L |
06-02-1999 |
3 |
CR
6249 |
GE
C40-8W |
|
|
OH |
CLEVELAND |
THE SECOND DAY
AFTER THE BREAKUP OF CONRAIL, AND THE SKY IS FITTINGLY OVERCAST.
EASTBOUND ACTION AT CP-17 ON THE x CLEVELAND SHORT LINE, NOW A CSX
MAIN. |
| T | L |
06-02-1999 |
4 |
CR 528069
(NYC) |
COILED STEEL
CAR |
|
|
OH |
CLEVELAND |
A BAD ORDERED
CAR AT CP-17. NOTE THE 'RUNAROUND HOSE' WHICH IS USED TO TRANSMIT THE
AIR BRAKE LINE AROUND THE CAR. THIS CAR MUST HAVE A BAD AIR LEAK
THAT NEEDED TO BE BYPASSED. |
| T | L |
06-02-1999 |
5 |
CSX
8596 |
EMD
SD50 |
SBD
8596 |
|
OH |
CLEVELAND |
E/B AT CP-17,
FORMERLY KNOWN AS CP-SHORT, ON THE OLD NEW YORK CENTRAL's
CLEVELAND SHORT LINE. CSX DID NOT WASTE TIME IN GETTING FREIGHTS
MOVING FAST IN THIS NEWLY AQUIRED CSX TERRITORY. |
| T | L |
06-04-1999 |
1 |
CR
6038 |
GE
C40-8 |
|
|
OH |
BROOKLYN
HEIGHTS |
THIS WESTBOUND
ON THE x CLEVELAND SHORT LINE, HAS JUST COME OFF THE BIG CUYAHOGA
RIVER VIADUCT. THIS LOCATION WAS SINGLE TRACKED JUST A FEW YEARS
AGO, BUT NOW IS FANCY HIGH SPEED DOUBLE TRACK LINE OF CSX. |
| T | L |
06-04-1999 |
2 |
CSX
17 |
GE
AC4000CW |
|
|
OH |
BROOKLYN
HEIGHTS |
E/B ON THE
NEWLY RE-DOUBLE TRACKED CLEVELAND SHORT LINE VIADUCT OVER THE
CUYAHOGA RIVER. |
| T | L |
06-04-1999 |
3 |
CR
5535 |
EMD
SD60M |
|
|
OH |
BROOKLYN
HEIGHTS |
EVENING SUN
GLARES OFF THE WINDSHEILD OF THIS SD60M ON THE FORMER CLEVELAND
SHORT LINE VIADUCT. |
| T | L |
06-04-1999 |
4 |
CSX
6212 |
EMD
GP40-2 |
WM
4313 |
|
OH |
BROOKLYN
HEIGHTS |
ANOTHER E/B ON
THE FORMER CLEVELAND SHORT LINE VIADUCT.
|
| T | L |
06-04-1999 |
5 |
CSX
7044 |
GE
C30-7 |
L&N
7044 |
|
OH |
BROOKLYN
HEIGHTS |
A FAVORITE
PHOTO OF A NICELY LIT W/B ON THE CLEVELAND SHORT LINE AT MILE 11. |
| T | L |
06-07-1999 |
1 |
CSX
7690 |
GE
C40-8W |
|
CSX
7679 |
OH |
BROOKLYN
HEIGHTS |
A WIDE ANGLE
PHOTO OF TRAIN ML 401X COMING OF THE CLEVELAND SHORT LINE VIADUCT ON
A VERY VERY HOT AND HUMID DAY. |
| T | L |
06-07-1999 |
2 |
UP
5954 |
EMD
SD60 |
C&NW
8010 |
CSX
8552 |
OH |
BROOKLYN
HEIGHTS |
W/B UNION
PACIFIC POWER ON THE CLEVELAND SHORT LINE VIADUCT. THE DECK OF THIS
VIADUCT HAD JUST REBUILT IN THE YEAR PRECEDING THIS PHOTO. |
| T | L |
06-09-1999 |
1 |
CR
5518 |
EMD
SD60M |
|
|
OH |
LAKEWOOD |
ANOTHER
FAVORITE IMAGE, HERE WE SEE WESTBOUND TRAIN 287 ON THE OLD NKP AT
EDWARDS STREET. THE LEAD UNIT WENT TO CSX AFTER THE CONRAIL
BREAKUP, YET HERE IT IS ON THE NS. |
| T | L |
06-10-1999 |
1 |
CSX
7591 |
GE
C40-8 |
|
|
OH |
BEREA |
THE NEWLY
INSTALLED SIGN READS 'THANK YOU FOR WORKING SAFELY ON THE
INDIANAPOLIS DIVISION'. THE SIGN LASTED ONLY A FEW WEEKS. E/B NEARING
BAGLEY ROAD ON THE OLD BIG FOUR. |
| T | L |
06-10-1999 |
2 |
NS 8482
(PRR) |
GE
C36-7 |
CR
6623 |
|
OH |
OLMSTED
FALLS |
AT WEST ROAD,
NEXT TO THE PEGAR FARM, THIS EASTBOUND ROLLED BY ON THE OLD BIG
FOUR. LEAD UNIT WENT TO BRAZIL IN 2006. |
| T | L |
06-10-1999 |
3 |
D&RGW
3118 |
EMD
GP40 |
|
SSW 7262, NS 8435
(PRR) |
OH |
OLMSTED
FALLS |
WESTERN POWER
HEADED EAST AT WEST ROAD ON THE x BIG FOUR.
|
| T | L |
06-11-1999 |
1 |
NS
9335 |
GE
C40-9W |
|
|
OH |
ROCKY
RIVER |
TRAIN 205, W/B AT
ELMWOOD STREET ON A HAZY CLOUDY DAY AT 18:00 .
|
| T | L |
06-11-1999 |
2 |
CSX
2691 |
EMD
GP38-2 |
L&N
6040 |
CSX
2695 |
OH |
LESTER |
LESTER IS THE
LOCATION WHERE THE B&O BRANCH FROM STERLING, WHICH IS ON THE
B&O MAIN, SPLITS. THE RESULTING TWO BRANCHES HEAD NORTH TO
CLEVELAND AND LORAIN. L. S. MELIN PHOTO. |
| T | L |
06-11-1999 |
3 |
CSX
2693 |
EMD
GP38-2 |
L&N 6042- SBD
6042- SBD 2693 |
|
OH |
LESTER |
LESTER STATION
WITH A CSX UNIT ALONG SIDE. L. S. MELIN PHOTO.
|
| T | L |
06-11-1999 |
4 |
CSX
2693 |
EMD
GP38-2 |
L&N 6042- SBD
6042- SBD 2693 |
|
OH |
LESTER |
ANOTHER
VANTAGE POINT SHOWING LESTER STATION WITH A CSX UNIT ALONG SIDE. L. S.
MELIN PHOTO. |
| T | L |
06-11-1999 |
5 |
CHESSIE SYSTEM
3675 |
CABOOSE |
C&O
3675 |
|
OH |
LESTER |
AN OLD C&O
CABOOSE SITTING AT LESTER STATION. L. S. MELIN PHOTO. |
| T | L |
06-11-1999 |
6 |
CSX
2693 |
EMD
GP38-2 |
L&N 6042- SBD
6042- SBD 2693 |
CHESSIE SYSTEM
3679 |
OH |
LESTER |
CSX UNIT AND
CABOOSE PARKED NEAR THE STATION. L. S. MELIN PHOTO. |
| T | L |
06-11-1999 |
7 |
CSX
2693 |
EMD
GP38-2 |
L&N 6042- SBD
6042- SBD 2693 |
CHESSIE SYSTEM
3679 |
OH |
LESTER |
AT 14:30, MY
FRIEND KINDLY SNAPPED THIS PHOTO FOR ME, USING A CAMARA THAT I
PROVIDED HIM WITH, FOR JUST SUCH OCCASIONS. L. S. MELIN PHOTO. |
| T | L |
06-11-1999 |
8 |
W&LE
2655 |
EMD
GP35 |
SR 2655- NS
2655 |
W&LE
4018 |
OH |
MEDINA |
WEEKDAYS AT
MEDINA CAN USUALLY RESULTS IN THE FINDING OF WHEELING POWER NEAR
ROUTE 18. L. S. MELIN PHOTO. |
| T | L |
06-11-1999 |
9 |
W&LE
2655 |
EMD
GP35 |
SR 2655- NS
2655 |
W&LE
4018 |
OH |
MEDINA |
FORMER
SOUTHERN EMD POWER, WITH ALCO TRUCKS. L. S. MELIN PHOTO. |
| T | |