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| Title: |
Bright red |
| Description: |
SOO power leads a monster 167-todays train had 99 freight and 56 stack platforms-into the sun as seen from the shoulder of NY 417 just east of Addison. This shot can only be done late in the day. Usually the sun is on the other side of the train. |
| Photo Date: |
9/23/2003 Upload Date: 6/14/2016 4:12:25 AM |
| Location: |
Addison, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SOO 6615(SD40-2) CP 5647(SD40-2) CP 5948(SD40-2) SOO 745(SD40) |
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355 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
On the rocks |
| Description: |
CP 167 rolls along the rocks in the Canisteo valley near Cameron Mills. |
| Photo Date: |
9/23/2003 Upload Date: 6/14/2016 4:14:21 AM |
| Location: |
Cameron Mills, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SOO 6615(SD40-2) CP 5647(SD40-2) CP 5948(SD40-2) SOO 745(SD40) |
| Views: |
331 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Getting started |
| Description: |
I dont recall now if I was on a day off, or this was just after work. I had regular hours, but they differed every day. This was taken on a Tuesday, so its likely it was my day off. We start close to home, on the tangent near MP 232 between Campville and Owego, with the red face of a SOO SD leading 167 west into the sun. |
| Photo Date: |
9/23/2003 Upload Date: 10/13/2017 4:06:59 AM |
| Location: |
Campville, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SOO 6615(SD40-2) CP 5647(SD40-2) SOO 745(SD40) CP 5948(SD40-2) |
| Views: |
351 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Long jump |
| Description: |
After getting the 167 at Campville, I jumped down to Smithboro, about 13 miles, taking NY 17 to exit 62, since there was no way I was beating him through Owego. I didnt want to risk getting scooped at Tioga Center, so I ran down to the west end of Smithboro, where the tracks come up to the road. |
| Photo Date: |
9/23/2003 Upload Date: 10/13/2017 4:10:04 AM |
| Location: |
Smithboro, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
SOO 6615(SD40-2) CP 5647(SD40-2) CP 5948(SD40-2) SOO 745(SD40) |
| Views: |
483 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Wide view |
| Description: |
The next jump was an easy one. I just had to step on it. This is the view from NY 17C near the Tioga transfer station at MP 249 between Barton and Waverly. It was a good "grab and go" spot. The third unit is a classic, one of SOO's original SD 40's. |
| Photo Date: |
9/23/2003 Upload Date: 10/13/2017 4:16:23 AM |
| Location: |
Barton, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SOO 6615(SD40-2) CP 5647(SD40-2) CP 5948(SD40-2) SOO 745(SD40) |
| Views: |
458 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
East side |
| Description: |
If a train was going fast enough, or I got stuck behind some slowpoke-its amazing the number of people who drive like they just dont care if they ever get where theyre going-I usually could not beat a train to downtown Waverly with its model railroad like buildings. So I had to go with other options. In this case, I grabbed the shot from about where the Tier crossed over the Ithaca Secondary, the former LV main. A SOO unit heading into the sun with a big train(99 freight, and 56 stack platforms) looks good in the late afternoon |
| Photo Date: |
9/23/2003 Upload Date: 10/13/2017 4:23:48 AM |
| Location: |
Waverly, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SOO 6615(SD40-2) CP 5647(SD40-2) CP 5978(SD40-2) SOO 745(SD40) |
| Views: |
468 Comments: 2 |
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