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Taylor Turn
Title:  Taylor Turn
Description:  The turn job to Taylor Yard in Scranton returns to East Binghamton behind a pair of ex D&H units sandwiching a once blue B&M unit. The train is crossing Terrace Dr and is now entering the yard with its 65 cars and caboose.
Photo Date:  3/5/1988  Upload Date: 7/1/2015 1:37:04 AM
Location:  Conklin, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  BM 359(GP39-2) BM 306(GP40-2) BM 356(GP39-2)
Views:  909   Comments: 0
Whatever works
Title:  Whatever works
Description:  A set of pushers returns from Belden Hill, crossing Conrail at BD. B&M, D&H, and NS are represented here, the NS unit sent in to help NYSW with the directed service operation.
Photo Date:  6/25/1988  Upload Date: 7/30/2015 3:13:26 AM
Location:  Binghamton, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BM 356(GP39-2) DH 223(GP38-2) NS 8040(C30-7)
Views:  1116   Comments: 1
Back in town
Title:  Back in town
Description:  A helper set, led by a "borrowed" NS C 30, rolls through BD on its way back to the yard from Belden Hill.
Photo Date:  6/25/1988  Upload Date: 7/30/2015 3:17:41 AM
Location:  Binghamton, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  NS 8040(C30-7) DH 223(GP38-2) BM 356(GP39-2)
Views:  1156   Comments: 0
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:  939   Comments: 0
Empty coal
Title:  Empty coal
Description:  An empty Bow Coal train from New Hampshire rolls into Bevier St behind a mix of power, including a pair of recently acquired SD 26s. The consist is otherwise notable for the lead and trailing units. The leader was until recently a D&H 7600 series GP 39-2, now in Guilford paint and lettered B&M. It will stay on Guilford when they pull out of the D&H a year from now. The trailing unit is an ex Detroit Edison unit, one of several Guilford acquired.
Photo Date:  5/14/1987  Upload Date: 5/4/2015 1:22:32 AM
Location:  Binghamton, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  BM 359(GP39-2) ST 644(SD26) ST 642(SD26) MEC 600(SD40)
Views:  1198   Comments: 0
Guilford trio
Title:  Guilford trio
Description:  BUME behind three Guilford painted units rolls along the rock wall next to NY 17 just east of Corning with 48 cars. This was a challenging shot for an eastbound, as you had to stand on the shoulder of westbound NY 17, an expressway. Timing had to be good, as you could not stop here long. I got it right this sunny morning, catching three Guilford units, one each for the component roads, though the leader and trailing units had been "transferred" away from the D&H.
Photo Date:  2/25/1987  Upload Date: 4/18/2015 2:45:05 AM
Location:  Gibson, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Winter,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 288(U23B) DH 651(U33C) BM 361(GP39-2)
Views:  1476   Comments: 1
Old order
Title:  Old order
Description:  This MEBU was waiting to meet an eastbound at West BD behind a solid set of Guilford power. Guilford had just cut the D&H loose, putting it into bankruptcy after losing a battle to impose Springfneld Terminal work rules.
Photo Date:  8/1/1988  Upload Date: 8/26/2015 3:13:36 AM
Location:  Binghamton, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  BM 362(GP39-2) BM 368(GP39-2) BM 361(GP39-2) ST 678(SD45) ST 687(SD45)
Views:  1496   Comments: 0
SLN 5
Title:  SLN 5
Description:  Or, DHT 9, about to become a B&O train. The Sea Land stack that started out the previous day on the NYSW is at SK yard in Buffalo, having arrived there courtesy of the D&H. It will get repowered by a set of Chessie units-theres an eastbound Sea Land train arriving in Buffalo as Im taking this picture-and head for a BN connection in Chicago.
Photo Date:  12/28/1986  Upload Date: 12/24/2014 3:33:05 AM
Location:  Buffalo (SK Yard), NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  DH 655(U33C) BM 363(GP39-2)
Views:  1377   Comments: 1
Waiting its turn
Title:  Waiting its turn
Description:  A westbound off the B&M waits at Hemstreet Park in Mechanicville. It will get a new crew and continue south on the D&H later this afternoon.
Photo Date:  10/23/1984  Upload Date: 7/11/2014 3:18:01 AM
Location:  Mechanicville, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BM 365(GP39-2) MEC 254(GP38) MEC 252(GP38)
Views:  1038   Comments: 1
BM 365
Title:  BM 365
Description:  MEBU heads toward Binghamton shortly after leaving Mechanicville yard with a former D&H GP 39 and a pair of MEC GP 38s still in their original colors
Photo Date:  10/23/1984  Upload Date: 2/27/2011 6:14:28 PM
Location:  Mechanicville, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BM 365(GP39-2) MEC 254(GP38) MEC 252(GP38)
Views:  1805   Comments: 0
271 gets into town
Title:  271 gets into town
Description:  Train 271 with a GATX leaser and a pair of Guilford units waits at the soutn end of Bevier St to get into East Binghamton
Photo Date:  7/11/1994  Upload Date: 9/17/2014 2:08:58 AM
Location:  Binghamton, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  GATX 2000(SD40-2) BM 365(GP39-2) ST 206(GP35)
Views:  1344   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:  1610   Comments: 0
Rolling west
Title:  Rolling west
Description:  An EDME train rolls west through Greenfileld
Photo Date:  2/19/1985  Upload Date: 9/26/2014 1:34:56 PM
Location:  Greenfield, MA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BM 368(GP39-2) DH 7419(GP39-2) DH 7404(GP39-2)
Views:  1058   Comments: 0
Ready to go
Title:  Ready to go
Description:  D&H train RPPY has changed ends at Allentown and is now ready to head for Reading and a CSX connection at Philadelphia.
Photo Date:  5/20/1986  Upload Date: 11/20/2014 5:26:15 PM
Location:  Allentown Hump Yard, PA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  BM 203(GP38-2) BM 368(GP39-2) DH 7404(GP39-2) DH 7420(GP39-2)
Views:  1192   Comments: 2
Over the river
Title:  Over the river
Description:  RPPY crosses the Lehigh River at Canal Park in Allentown as it starts for Philly. The two trailing ex Reading GP39-2's should feel right at home here.
Photo Date:  5/20/1986  Upload Date: 11/20/2014 5:28:40 PM
Location:  Allentown, PA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  BM 203(GP38-2) BM 368(GP39-2) DH 7404(GP39-2) DH 7420(GP39-2)
Views:  1009   Comments: 0
Burning west
Title:  Burning west
Description:  RPPY rolls west through CP Burn en route to Reading and Philadelphia
Photo Date:  5/20/1986  Upload Date: 11/20/2014 5:31:12 PM
Location:  Allentown, PA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  BM 203(GP38-2) BM 368(GP39-2) DH 7404(GP39-2) DH 7420(GP39-2)
Views:  1142   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:  1295   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:  1063   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:  1075   Comments: 0
Pulling up
Title:  Pulling up
Description:  EBBU pulls up to the north end of the yard, and will shortly head out for BD and the Southern Tier with its 77 cars.
Photo Date:  3/5/1988  Upload Date: 7/1/2015 2:40:44 AM
Location:  Binghamton, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Winter,Yard,Action
Locomotives:  BM 368(GP39-2) ST 649(SD26) ST 634(SD26)
Views:  868   Comments: 0
Off and running
Title:  Off and running
Description:  EBBU rolls out to BD and will shortly be on its way west.
Photo Date:  3/5/1988  Upload Date: 7/1/2015 2:42:58 AM
Location:  Binghamton, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Winter,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  BM 368(GP39-2) ST 649(SD26) ST 634(SD26)
Views:  875   Comments: 0
Jet taking off
Title:  Jet taking off
Description:  JET 1 has recrewed and is now rolling west, taking its 102 cars to the Southern Tier Line at QD behind a motley mix of Guilford power.
Photo Date:  3/19/1988  Upload Date: 7/6/2015 2:36:13 AM
Location:  Binghamton, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BM 368(GP39-2) MEC 693(SD39) ST 688(SD45) DH 389(GP39-2) BM 1729(GP9)
Views:  1460   Comments: 0
Jet powered
Title:  Jet powered
Description:  Guilford established a pair of trains, JET 1 and JET 2 to make some kind of effort to hasten freight velocity to New England. In an optimistic approach by the marketing types, these were called JET 1 westbound, and JET 2 eastbound. Here we see JET 1 coming through Bevier St with 102 cars. It will take the Buffalo Runner to QD, where a new crew will get on for the trip to Buffalo, avoiding the yard and its interinable terminal delay.
Photo Date:  3/19/1988  Upload Date: 7/4/2015 2:56:34 AM
Location:  Binghamton, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  BM 368(GP39-2) MEC 693(SD39) BM 1729(GP9) ST 688(SD45) DH 389(GP39-2)
Views:  1516   Comments: 1
Guilford meets Guilford
Title:  Guilford meets Guilford
Description:  JET 1 is getting out of town as NY 10 waits on track 2. As soon as the westbound clears, NY 10 will head up the runner to change power and crews, then back out onto the Tier to head east.
Photo Date:  3/19/1988  Upload Date: 7/6/2015 2:46:14 AM
Location:  Binghamton, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  ST 685(SD45) ST 644(SD26) BM 368(GP39-2) MEC 693(SD39)
Views:  1160   Comments: 0
North to the woods
Title:  North to the woods
Description:  This northbound has just worked Danville Jct, trading cars with the St Lawrence & Atlantic, and is now headed north with 85 cars. I didnt chase, as I was not familiar with the roads, and was just able to get this grab shot.
Photo Date:  5/30/1988  Upload Date: 7/19/2015 1:59:25 AM
Location:  Danville Jct., ME
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BM 368(GP39-2) DH 386(GP39-2) ST 645(SD26) BM 321(GP40)
Views:  1342   Comments: 0
Turning the power
Title:  Turning the power
Description:  Sometimes the D&H would need to turn an engine of set of power. There was no working turntable at East Binghamton-the DLWs table had been out of service for years, and it would be after CP took over that a new one would be built-so it would have to be wyed via BD. This set is rolling up to Bevier St, where it will change direction, then head down the Buffalo Runner to QD, then back onto the Tier to head back through town into the yard.
Photo Date:  3/19/1988  Upload Date: 7/6/2015 2:42:13 AM
Location:  Binghamton, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BM 369(GP39-2) ST 681(SD45) ST 637(SD26)
Views:  1200   Comments: 0

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