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Tom Beckett's Collection
 
5/7/2024
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: Conrail
Model:EMD SD50Built As:CR 6732 (SD50)
Serial Number:837047-33Order No:837047
Frame Number:837047-33Built:12/1983
Notes:12/1983, became CSX 8656
Other locos with this serial:  CR 6732(SD50) CSX 8656(SD50) CSX 2487(SD50-2)
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Racks east
Title:  Racks east
Description:  Auto rack train DNDA rolls eastbound under the NY 8/12 overpass and through Utica station behind a pair of SD 50s.
Photo Date:  7/1/1986  Upload Date: 11/28/2014 3:22:57 AM
Location:  Utica, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6811(SD50) CR 6732(SD50)
Views:  319   Comments: 0
Making a pick up
Title:  Making a pick up
Description:  BUOI works Elmira yard, picking up eastbound cars. Note the pair of NYCTA R 32's right behind the power. They're coming back from rebuild at Morrison Knudsen, now in the former Erie shop, in Hornell. It will be in Binghamton in about 90 minutes. Picture those SD 50s in EL colors!!
Photo Date:  7/20/1988  Upload Date: 8/31/2015 3:14:00 AM
Location:  Elmira, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6732(SD50) CR 6719(SD50) CR 1925(B23-7) CR 8086(GP38-2)
Views:  672   Comments: 2
More typical transit
Title:  More typical transit
Description:  NYCTA was also having some R 42s rebuilt at Hornell. These went back and forth on OIBU and BUOI for the duration of the several year long program. Later, R 44 and 46 cars would also get rebuilt, and ply the rails of the Tier. This R 42 is on BUOI at Elmira, headed back to New York.
Photo Date:  10/12/1988  Upload Date: 8/30/2015 4:32:12 AM
Location:  Elmira, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6732(SD50) CR 6719(SD50) CR 1925(B23-7) CR 8086(GP38-2)
Views:  590   Comments: 0
APL train
Title:  APL train
Description:  A Conrail APL train rolls east, Im thinking near the old Red Apple Rest on NY 17. Thanks to commenter Mark Jacobs for spurring me to look at my slides and notes from that weekend to determine a location.
Photo Date:  7/4/1992  Upload Date: 2/5/2015 3:31:51 AM
Location:  Sloatsburg, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CR 6732(SD50) CR 6018(C39-8)
Views:  544   Comments: 2


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