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Pictures of CP 5697
 
Owner: Canadian Pacific Railway
Model:EMD SD40-2Built As:CP 5697 (SD40-2)
Serial Number:A3142Order No:C374
Frame Number:Built:1/1975
Notes:DRF-30m
Other locos with this serial:  CP 5697(SD40-2)
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Grain to Albany
Title:  Grain to Albany
Description:  One of the irregular but frequent trains was BUAB, a loaded grain train that went to the Port of Albany to be loaded on ships for export. One of those trains reflects the late afternoon sun as it passes Hiawatha Rd on its way to Binghamton and a crew change with 84 cars to go north.
Photo Date:  9/18/1990  Upload Date: 1/28/2016 3:33:54 AM
Location:  Owego, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CP 5660(SD40-2) CP 5692(SD40-2) CP 5697(SD40-2) CP 5689(SD40-2)
Views:  1232   Comments: 0
Waiting on the wheat
Title:  Waiting on the wheat
Description:  Though it could also be corn. KL 1 holds for 84 car BUAB to clear the Buffalo Runner. It will then roll down to QD and get on the Tier for the trip to Buffalo.
Photo Date:  9/18/1990  Upload Date: 1/29/2016 4:47:30 AM
Location:  Binghamton, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  NYSW 4018(B40-8) CP 5684(SD40-2) CP 5682(SD40-2) CP 5660(SD40-2) CP 5692(SD40-2) CP 5697(SD40-2) CP 5689(SD40-2)
Views:  1624   Comments: 0
Engine terminal
Title:  Engine terminal
Description:  There was a small trailer park on Conklin Road, almost adjacent to the CP engine house. Sometimes you could get a shot here if mothing was parked on the runners, such as on this day. A wide variety of equipment could be seen. Todays view has a PLM unit, a few CP units, a D&H lightning stripe GP 38-2, and a leftover from steam days, an old tender. whose purpose I do not now recall. The ex DLW yard tower can be seen at far left.
Photo Date:  3/10/1991  Upload Date: 4/10/2015 3:56:00 AM
Location:  Binghamton, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PLM 3029(SD40-2) CP 5697(SD40-2) CP 5676(SD40-2)
Views:  1227   Comments: 1
Gator on 309
Title:  Gator on 309
Description:  A GATX lease unit leads 51 cars of train 309 under a full moon at QD as it heads for Buffalo. The former DLW station tower is seen to the right.
Photo Date:  3/28/1991  Upload Date: 4/11/2015 2:02:23 AM
Location:  Binghamton, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  GATX 2006(SD40-2) GATX 2008(SD40-2) CP 5697(SD40-2)
Views:  950   Comments: 0
Down the Delaware
Title:  Down the Delaware
Description:  An eastbound Sea Land train, NTV 4 on Conrail, rolls along the Delaware at Cochecton. This was a good spot for trains running either direction, as it was right on NY 97, and had good views both ways.
Photo Date:  3/30/1991  Upload Date: 4/11/2015 2:27:20 AM
Location:  Cochecton, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CP 5697(SD40-2) GATX 2008(SD40-2) NYSW 3612(SD45)
Views:  902   Comments: 1
Crossing the river
Title:  Crossing the river
Description:  NTV 4 crosses the Lackawaxen River at its namesake town as it heads for Jersey.
Photo Date:  3/30/1991  Upload Date: 4/11/2015 2:33:08 AM
Location:  Lackawaxen, PA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  CP 5697(SD40-2) GATX 2008(SD40-2) NYSW 3612(SD45)
Views:  968   Comments: 1
Back to New York
Title:  Back to New York
Description:  After running on the PA side since Narrowsburg, a necessity due to the lack of places to site a right of way on the NY side for the Erie at the time it was built, NTV 4 crosses the well know Mill Rift bridge across the Delaware, landing it back in NY at Sparrow Bush. It will shortly be in Port Jervis.
Photo Date:  3/30/1991  Upload Date: 4/11/2015 2:36:57 AM
Location:  Sparrow Bush, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  CP 5697(SD40-2) GATX 2008(SD40-2) NYSW 3612(SD45)
Views:  797   Comments: 1
Matched power
Title:  Matched power
Description:  A matched set of CP SDs roll train 310 into East Binghamton in the gloom of an April day. The "Dual Flag" scheme is still a year in the future.
Photo Date:  4/6/1991  Upload Date: 3/12/2015 3:11:36 PM
Location:  Binghamton, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CP 5677(SD40-2) CP 5689(SD40-2) CP 5697(SD40-2)
Views:  906   Comments: 0
Visitors rolling by
Title:  Visitors rolling by
Description:  Train 555 rolls through Belt Line Jct behind a trio of SDs with 63 cars.
Photo Date:  6/1/1991  Upload Date: 3/10/2015 5:32:32 AM
Location:  Reading, PA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CP 5682(SD40-2) NS 3258(SD40-2) CP 5697(SD40-2)
Views:  820   Comments: 7
555 at Belt Line Jct
Title:  555 at Belt Line Jct
Description:  A second view of 555 rolling north on the Reading Line at Belt Line Jct, this view showing the Reading signal there.
Photo Date:  6/1/1991  Upload Date: 3/11/2015 1:05:56 PM
Location:  Reading, PA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CP 5682(SD40-2) NS 3258(SD40-2) CP 5697(SD40-2)
Views:  833   Comments: 1
Extra 253
Title:  Extra 253
Description:  A 253X train-there must have been a lot of Sea Land stacks that day-approdches Gang Mills, meeting 310, on the adjacent track, in the process.
Photo Date:  8/16/1991  Upload Date: 2/27/2015 3:38:46 AM
Location:  Gang Mills, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Yard,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  PLMX 3052(SD40) CP 5697(SD40-2)
Views:  774   Comments: 4
Late afternoon eastbound
Title:  Late afternoon eastbound
Description:  Its almost sunset as NY 10 rolls through Kirkwood, headed for the Delaware valley darkness. This same power set would return a couple days later on SLN 5.
Photo Date:  8/22/1991  Upload Date: 2/27/2015 2:46:00 PM
Location:  Kirkwood, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CP 5679(SD40-2) PLMX 3052(SD40) CP 5697(SD40-2)
Views:  837   Comments: 0
High above a quiet town
Title:  High above a quiet town
Description:  NY 10 rolls across Starrucca, momentarily breaking the tranquility of Lanesboro.
Photo Date:  8/22/1991  Upload Date: 2/27/2015 2:49:38 PM
Location:  Lanesboro, PA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  CP 5679(SD40-2) PLMX 3052(SD40) CP 5697(SD40-2)
Views:  856   Comments: 1
Erie station
Title:  Erie station
Description:  The Erie station at Canisteo lasted into the early 90s. It was an Agway dealership in its last incarnation. When that closed, it was demolished by Conrail. Here we see D&H train 255 passing.
Photo Date:  8/24/1991  Upload Date: 11/17/2012 11:46:25 PM
Location:  Canisteo, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Station,Action
Locomotives:  CP 5697(SD40-2) PLM 3052(SD40-2) CP 5679(SD40-2)
Views:  1111   Comments: 1
Sea Land in the valley
Title:  Sea Land in the valley
Description:  Train 255, the Sea Land train, runs 75 platforms along the Canisteo near Cameron Mills.
Photo Date:  8/24/1991  Upload Date: 2/26/2015 3:07:33 PM
Location:  Cameron Mills, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CP 5697(SD40-2) PLMX 3052(SD40) CP 5679(SD40-2)
Views:  977   Comments: 1
Swinging along the river
Title:  Swinging along the river
Description:  SLN5, 255 on CP, rolls around a curve in the Canisteo valley, allowing a good view of the valley and train.
Photo Date:  8/24/1991  Upload Date: 2/27/2015 2:05:11 PM
Location:  Cameron, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CP 5697(SD40-2) PLMX 3052(SD40) CP 5679(SD40-2)
Views:  985   Comments: 1
Old guard
Title:  Old guard
Description:  Train 255 passes one of the classic Erie semaphores still prevalent in the Canisteo valley.
Photo Date:  8/24/1991  Upload Date: 2/26/2015 3:09:33 PM
Location:  Cameron, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CP 5697(SD40-2) PLMX 3052(SD40) CP 5679(SD40-2)
Views:  964   Comments: 2
Past the station
Title:  Past the station
Description:  Train 255 passes the former Erie station at Canisteo as it comes out of the valley. The station was being leased by Agway at the time. A year or so later, Agway was out, and Conrail would demolish the station.
Photo Date:  8/24/1991  Upload Date: 2/27/2015 2:11:09 PM
Location:  Canisteo, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Station,Action
Locomotives:  CP 5697(SD40-2) PLMX 3052(SD40) CP 5679(SD40-2)
Views:  920   Comments: 1
Everyones here
Title:  Everyones here
Description:  CP leased power from PLM and GATX in the early days of the CP operating the D&H. Heres power from both leasors on a coal train rolling 106 cars west.
Photo Date:  9/30/1991  Upload Date: 2/25/2015 3:30:29 AM
Location:  Campville, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  PLMX 3029(SD40) CP 5697(SD40-2) GATX 2003(SD40-2) CP 5679(SD40-2)
Views:  1022   Comments: 0
Heading down the valley
Title:  Heading down the valley
Description:  CP train 270 passes the relay case for CP Horn, once known as ZY on the Erie and EL. The train will ride along the Canisteo River for the next 30 miles, one of the most scenic places in the east. Part of the old yard can be seen at left.
Photo Date:  7/1/1992  Upload Date: 2/6/2015 12:36:33 AM
Location:  Hornell, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Yard,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CP 5697(SD40-2) CP 5698(SD40-2)
Views:  787   Comments: 1
One time Erie shop, now MK rebuilt plant
Title:  One time Erie shop, now MK rebuilt plant
Description:  Train 270 rolls past the Morrison Knudsen plant at Hornell. Once Erie and ELs sprawling facility here, it now makes and rebuilds transit cars for a number of operators, including NYCTA, whose cars are a common sight on OIBU and BUOI.
Photo Date:  7/1/1992  Upload Date: 2/6/2015 1:45:20 AM
Location:  Hornell, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CP 5697(SD40-2) CP 5698(SD40-2) MKCX 5001(TE-47-4E)
Views:  1136   Comments: 1
Deep in the gorge
Title:  Deep in the gorge
Description:  In some places, the valley is 1000 feet from the river to ridge top. This is one such place, just west of West Cameron, where there is not room for tracks and road on the river bank. The road was built on the other side of the river at this point. From that location we see 270 roll east beyond a field of hay bales.
Photo Date:  7/1/1992  Upload Date: 2/6/2015 12:46:43 AM
Location:  West Cameron, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CP 5697(SD40-2) CP 5698(SD40-2)
Views:  692   Comments: 0
Rolling by
Title:  Rolling by
Description:  Train 270 rolls past the feed mill at Arkport as it heads forHornell and Binghamton
Photo Date:  7/1/1992  Upload Date: 2/6/2015 12:52:15 AM
Location:  Arkport, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CP 5697(SD40-2) CP 5698(SD40-2)
Views:  740   Comments: 1
On the fast track
Title:  On the fast track
Description:  The Southern Tier Line west of Hornell was double track to CP River, roughly where the old NT tower was on EL, where the River Line to Olean split from the Buffalo Sub. Under Conrail, it had a dual personality. Track 1 was fairly well maintained, and good for track speed of 40 MPH. Track 2, on the other hand, was not. It had about 10 miles of 25 MPH running, the rest 10 MPH. It was jokingly referred to as the "D&H Main," since dispatchers faced with a choice of running a D&H train on track 1, or a Conrail train, would send the D&H train down track 2, making for a long trip to Hornell. Train 270 had good luck this day, and got the fast track. Seen here passing the semaphore pole-about 7 cars from the head end, on the left-at Hunt with 11 intermodal and 36 freight.
Photo Date:  7/1/1992  Upload Date: 2/2/2015 3:02:38 AM
Location:  Hunt, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CP 5697(SD40-2) CP 5698(SD40-2)
Views:  821   Comments: 2
Eastbound 270
Title:  Eastbound 270
Description:  Train 270 heads east at Canaseraga behind a pair of CP SD40-2s. Note how the tracks spread about 7 cars deep in the train. There was once a center siding here.
Photo Date:  7/1/1992  Upload Date: 5/22/2011 3:46:44 PM
Location:  Canaseraga, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CP 5697(SD40-2) CP 5698(SD40-2)
Views:  896   Comments: 1
Containers east
Title:  Containers east
Description:  A container train rolls past the commuter station at Dorval
Photo Date:  8/31/1996  Upload Date: 5/5/2014 3:22:04 AM
Location:  Dorval, QC
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Action
Locomotives:  CP 5666(SD40-2) CP 5697(SD40-2) CP 5431(SD40-2) CP 5862(SD40-2)
Views:  989   Comments: 1

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