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Tom Beckett's Collection
 
6/7/2025
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: Canadian Pacific Railway
Model:EMD SD40Built As:CP 5528 (SD40)
Serial Number:A2161Order No:C314
Frame Number:Built:12/1966
Notes:DRF-30a. Sold to DME, to KLWX, to LC
Other locos with this serial:  CP 5528(SD40) KLWX 6092(SD40-2) DME 6092(SD40-3)
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Alco sandwich
Title:  Alco sandwich
Description:  A pair of SD40s has an M636 in between as it passes Dorval en route to St Luc.
Photo Date:  6/14/1989  Upload Date: 10/19/2015 4:25:41 AM
Location:  Dorval, QC
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CP 5528(SD40) CP 4704(M636) CP 5506(SD40)
Views:  850   Comments: 0
Wide view
Title:  Wide view
Description:  West of Barton, NY 17C and the Tier Line were separated by a wide cornfield, which allowed some panoramic views. +rain 557 rolls west along the embankment.
Photo Date:  5/21/1992  Upload Date: 2/7/2015 3:51:16 AM
Location:  Barton, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CP 8245(GP9u) CP 5528(SD40)
Views:  609   Comments: 0
Leaning to the curve
Title:  Leaning to the curve
Description:  The line through Smithboro had a long tangent, then a curve as it came out of town and the tracks came back up to the road. It was an fasy shot of a westbound leaning into the curve giving an impression of high speed.
Photo Date:  5/21/1992  Upload Date: 2/7/2015 3:57:39 AM
Location:  Smithboro, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CP 8245(GP9u) CP 5528(SD40)
Views:  663   Comments: 0
Easy pickings
Title:  Easy pickings
Description:  The railroad is next to NY 17C for a good part of the trip between Endicott and Waverly, making for great access, and one of the reasons this line is so*easy to chase. Heres 557 rolling west, seen from the shoulder of the road. It has just passed the signal pair at MP 242-you can see 242-2 over the first container, and 242-1 to the left of the second red box. Thfse were a pair of semaphores up til February of that year.
Photo Date:  5/21/1992  Upload Date: 2/7/2015 3:54:36 AM
Location:  Tioga Center, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CP 8245(GP9u) CP 5528(SD40)
Views:  548   Comments: 1
Agway
Title:  Agway
Description:  Train 557 rolls past the Agway mill east of downtown Waverly. The mill, and adjacent pet food plant, were Conrail customers.
Photo Date:  5/21/1992  Upload Date: 2/7/2015 4:00:27 AM
Location:  Wave Crest, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CP 8245(GP9u) CP 5528(SD40)
Views:  632   Comments: 1


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