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Tom Beckett's Collection
 
1/5/2025
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: Canadian Pacific Railway
Model:EMD SD40-2Built As:SOO 6607 (SD40-2)
Serial Number:797328-2Order No:797328
Frame Number:797328-2Built:4/1980
Notes:Ex-Soo
Other locos with this serial:  SOO 6607(SD40-2) CP 6607(SD40-2)
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"Monumental" photo
Title:  "Monumental" photo
Description:  CP train 255-the SLN5 Sea Land train-passes the memorial at the grade crossing in Wellsburg.
Photo Date:  2/5/1994  Upload Date: 9/23/2012 1:58:47 AM
Location:  Wellsburg, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Winter,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CP 6607(SD40-2) SOO 770(SD40-2) NYSW 4002(B40-8)
Views:  626   Comments: 2
Across the snowy fields
Title:  Across the snowy fields
Description:  The cornfields are covered in snow as 255-the NYSWs SLN5-makes its way toward Elmira and Buffalo on a very cold afternoon, seen from NY 427
Photo Date:  2/5/1994  Upload Date: 1/5/2015 1:27:56 AM
Location:  Wellsburg, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Winter,Action
Locomotives:  CP 6607(SD40-2) SOO 770(SD40-2) NYSW 4002(B40-8)
Views:  385   Comments: 0
255 on the big curve
Title:  255 on the big curve
Description:  Train 255 rolls past the Erie station at Chemung seen from the NY 427 overpass, just off NY 17 exit 59.
Photo Date:  2/5/1994  Upload Date: 1/5/2015 1:31:34 AM
Location:  Chemung, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Winter,Station,Action
Locomotives:  CP 6607(SD40-2) SOO 770(SD40-2) NYSW 4002(B40-8)
Views:  511   Comments: 0
Chemung River winter
Title:  Chemung River winter
Description:  CP 255 crosses the Chemung River in Elmira. The warehouse to the right of the train was torn down later that year, opening up the shot, but taking down one of the industrial landmarks in the area.
Photo Date:  2/5/1994  Upload Date: 9/23/2012 2:06:02 AM
Location:  Wellsburg, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge,Winter,Action
Locomotives:  CP 6607(SD40-2) SOO 770(SD40-2) NYSW 4002(B40-8)
Views:  484   Comments: 1
Waiting on a signal
Title:  Waiting on a signal
Description:  The combined 270/558 waits for permission to enter the East Binghamton yard as it sits over Court St on track 3 at BD.
Photo Date:  6/25/1994  Upload Date: 9/16/2014 4:12:21 AM
Location:  Binghamton, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  SOO 6004(SD60) CP 6607(SD40-2) CP 6410(SD40A) GATX 7371(SD40-2)
Views:  678   Comments: 0
Grab shot
Title:  Grab shot
Description:  I was getting gas in the Hess station on the George F Highway when 255 rolled past with 152 platforms, 5 spine cars and 3 COFC behind the typical dogs breakfast.
Photo Date:  7/2/1994  Upload Date: 9/16/2014 4:06:41 AM
Location:  Endwell, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  NYSW 3634(SD45) SOO 6004(SD60) CP 6607(SD40-2) GATX 2004(SD40-2) NYSW 4002(B40-8)
Views:  699   Comments: 0
For the birds
Title:  For the birds
Description:  CP 167 rolls across the sand bars in the Chemung River on a sunny May day. The birds are taking advantage of the low water to check out the action.
Photo Date:  5/4/2004  Upload Date: 5/7/2017 4:15:29 AM
Location:  Elmira, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  CP 5816(SD40-2) CP 5863(SD40-2) CP 5904(SD40-2) CP 5699(SD40-2) CP 6607(SD40-2)
Views:  783   Comments: 1
Almost spring
Title:  Almost spring
Description:  The calendar said spring started 6 weeks ago, but the Tier is slow to get on board. The only thing providing color in an otherwise bleak landscape is train 167, rolling west between Smithboro and Barton.
Photo Date:  5/4/2004  Upload Date: 5/7/2017 4:19:43 AM
Location:  Smithboro, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CP 5904(SD40-2) CP 5699(SD40-2) CP 6607(SD40-2) CP 5816(SD40-2) CP 5863(SD40-2)
Views:  756   Comments: 1
Big power for a turn
Title:  Big power for a turn
Description:  Trains 512 and 513 were established as Taylor Turns to run traffic between the two yards, and presumably to work any industry along the way, which by this time was precious little. We see a pair of SOO units-the trailing 6607 was originally SOO-approaching East Binghamton.
Photo Date:  11/4/2005  Upload Date: 9/6/2017 4:34:00 AM
Location:  Conklin, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  SOO 6037(SD60) CP 6607(SD40-2)
Views:  336   Comments: 0
Showing the flag
Title:  Showing the flag
Description:  Train 513 arrives at East Binghamton yard flying the stars and stripes. There were several engineers that would fly the flag following 9/11
Photo Date:  11/4/2005  Upload Date: 11/15/2012 2:31:02 AM
Location:  Conklin, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  SOO 6037(SD60) CP 6607(SD40-2)
Views:  403   Comments: 0


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