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Tom Beckett's Collection
 
5/3/2024
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: Boston & Maine
Model:EMD GP40Built As:PC 3253 (GP40)
Serial Number:34717Order No:7145
Frame Number:7145-84Built:12/1968
Notes:Ex-CR, Exx-PC, Pan Am Railways "Boston & Maine Guilford Heritage Engine"
Other locos with this serial:  BM 332(GP40) CR 3253(GP40)
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Face of the future
Title:  Face of the future
Description:  Well, the next four years anyway. A Guilford repaint-actually, an ex D&H 7600 series GP 39 that Guilford "transferred" to the B&M, leads a northbound at Bainbridge. Note the railfan chase vehicle in the foreground.
Photo Date:  6/18/1985  Upload Date: 10/4/2014 1:14:46 AM
Location:  Bainbridge, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BM 357(GP39-2) BM 332(GP40)
Views:  461   Comments: 0
B&M leader westbound
Title:  B&M leader westbound
Description:  A B&M GP40-2 leads this westbound train out of Conklin yard as seen from the Conklin Av overpass. The trailing unit is notable, as it was one of the three ex Illinois Terminal SD 39's Guilford acquired from NS.
Photo Date:  10/8/1985  Upload Date: 10/11/2014 2:36:36 AM
Location:  Binghamton, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  BM 316(GP40-2) BM 332(GP40) BM 690(SD39)
Views:  764   Comments: 0
Meet
Title:  Meet
Description:  PYRP behind a trio of GP 40-2s meets SUX 1 in the siding at Nineveh. A southbound will pick up the local, whose crew has been taxied back to Binghamton
Photo Date:  5/14/1987  Upload Date: 5/4/2015 1:24:43 AM
Location:  Nineveh, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BM 368(GP39-2) BM 332(GP40) DH 7411(GP39-2) BM 315(GP40-2) DH 7409(GP39-2)
Views:  623   Comments: 0
Two seasons
Title:  Two seasons
Description:  Winter and construction. Even the D&H is feeling the sting of construction work as PYRP heads for Belden tunnel, in a NY work zone.
Photo Date:  5/14/1987  Upload Date: 4/25/2015 3:39:33 AM
Location:  Tunnel, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Tunnel,Action
Locomotives:  BM 368(GP39-2) BM 332(GP40) BM 315(GP40-2)
Views:  516   Comments: 1
Pulling up
Title:  Pulling up
Description:  PYRP pulls up to the north end of Bevier St yard, where it will get pushers for the trip over Belden Hill. The second unit is showing its heritage.
Photo Date:  5/14/1987  Upload Date: 5/4/2015 1:26:36 AM
Location:  Binghamton, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  BM 368(GP39-2) BM 332(GP40) BM 315(GP40-2)
Views:  536   Comments: 0
RPPY
Title:  RPPY
Description:  Rouses Point to Potomac Yard train RPPY rolls slowly through BD as it makes its wat into East Binghamton yard with 77 cars. It will be worked there, and sent south.
Photo Date:  3/14/1988  Upload Date: 7/4/2015 2:52:26 AM
Location:  Binghamton, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BM 367(GP39-2) DH 7420(GP39-2) DH 7413(GP39-2) BM 332(GP40) BM 210(GP38-2) BM 324(GP40)
Views:  865   Comments: 0


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