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| Title: |
Almost in the Bronx |
| Description: |
The head end of LISE has almost reached the Bronx as seen from the Queens approach in Astoria Park. |
| Photo Date: |
11/15/1983 Upload Date: 11/28/2013 1:44:30 AM |
| Location: |
Astoria, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CR 2802(B23-7) CR 1910(B23-7) CR 2805(B23-7) CR 9508(SW1500) |
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| Title: |
LISE |
| Description: |
One of the more obscure operations on the Conrail system was SELI/LISE, which also ran under several other symbols over the years. It connected Conrail with the Bronx and the Long Island RR, which had a minimal freight operation compared to its commuter trains. Catching it was not difficult if you knew when the trains ran, though my issue was usually more a case of having the free time to do it. I got lucky one day in November 1983, catching it as it was going over the Hell Gate bridge. |
| Photo Date: |
11/15/1983 Upload Date: 11/28/2013 1:41:48 AM |
| Location: |
Astoria, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CR 2802(B23-7) CR 1910(B23-7) CR 2805(B23-7) CR 9508(SW1500) |
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| Title: |
LISE at Queens Blvd |
| Description: |
LISE came up the NY Connecting RR from Fresh Pond, where it interchanged with the LIRR. Power was typically a set of GE's, several hundred of which were based at Selkirk, including on occasion one of more of the U36B's that were built for Auto Train. Don't think I ever saw an EMD road unit. The SW1500 was to run local cars on the Bay Ridge Branch beyond Fresh Pond, which CR owned at the time. The departure back to the Bronx depended on how long it toook to service the branch, but it was typically several hours. Here it crosses over Queens Blvd on a series of concrete arches. |
| Photo Date: |
11/15/1983 Upload Date: 11/28/2013 1:49:48 AM |
| Location: |
Astoria, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CR 2802(B23-7) CR 1910(B23-7) CR 2805(B23-7) CR 9508(SW1500) |
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| Title: |
Hell Gate |
| Description: |
A light power set from WAOP 17 rolls across Hell Gate, about to cross from Randalls Island to the Bronx. Lucky catch while crossing the bridge. Too bad no sun. |
| Photo Date: |
8/1/1987 Upload Date: 5/24/2015 4:17:18 AM |
| Location: |
Hell Gate Bridge, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CR 1923(B23-7) CR 1924(B23-7) CR 1991(B23-7) CR 1910(B23-7) CR 1912(B23-7) |
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| Title: |
B boats |
| Description: |
This would be a common power consists coming out of Oak Point for the transfer to the LIRR. Not so much out of Oak Island on a road train. A trio of B23-7s work at Binghamton with OIBU. This view gives a good overview of the Erie station area. The cars are parked on the site of the Erie passenger station, a large building that was razed shortly after CR took over the Tier. The brick building seen under the Chenango St bridge is the old Erie freight house, which itself would come down in 1999. |
| Photo Date: |
4/22/1990 Upload Date: 1/7/2016 3:03:02 AM |
| Location: |
Binghamton, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
CR 1910(B23-7) CR 1993(B23-7) CR 2814(B23-7) |
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