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Rosterville
Title:  Rosterville
Description:  A roster shot of an ex D&H U23B that Guilford "transferred" to the Maine Central, along with a more traditional looking B&M unit.
Photo Date:  10/23/1984  Upload Date: 7/11/2014 3:20:40 AM
Location:  Mechanicville, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  MEC 281(U23B) BM 209(GP38-2)
Views:  1220   Comments: 1
Taking the connection
Title:  Taking the connection
Description:  A Mechanicville bound train takes the switch from the ex Erie at Jefferson Jct, and will roll down the connection to the D&H Penn Division, where it will reverse and head for Nineveh NY.
Photo Date:  8/20/1985  Upload Date: 10/8/2014 1:54:37 AM
Location:  Lanesboro, PA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 283(U23B) BM 320(GP40) DH 462(C424)
Views:  1092   Comments: 0
Approaching D&H
Title:  Approaching D&H
Description:  A D&H Belden Tunnel detour train approaches Jefferson Jct, now CP Lanesboro, as it makes its way around tunnel construction. We hit a double trifecta here, with three roads and three builders represented on one train.
Photo Date:  8/20/1985  Upload Date: 10/6/2014 12:27:58 AM
Location:  Lanesboro, PA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  DH 462(C424) BM 320(GP40) MEC 283(U23B)
Views:  1070   Comments: 0
Southbound on the bridge
Title:  Southbound on the bridge
Description:  A southbound SC 3 led by a mix of power crosses the Mohawk River at Cohoes
Photo Date:  12/4/1984  Upload Date: 6/10/2012 2:55:43 AM
Location:  Cohoes, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  BM 200(GP38-2) DH 7401(GP39-2) BM 100(Road Slug) BM 300(GP40-2) BM 301(GP40-2) MEC 286(U23B) MEC 470(GP7u)
Views:  2105   Comments: 0
Slug set in action
Title:  Slug set in action
Description:  The B&M slug set has a train in tow and is heading for Albany.
Photo Date:  12/4/1984  Upload Date: 8/1/2014 3:09:37 AM
Location:  Mechanicville, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Winter,Yard,Action
Locomotives:  BM 300(GP40-2) BM 100(Road Slug) BM 301(GP40-2) MEC 286(U23B)
Views:  1435   Comments: 0
What a power set
Title:  What a power set
Description:  SC 3 rolls south from Mechanicville to Kenwood with a set of power only the D&H could assemble.
Photo Date:  12/18/1984  Upload Date: 9/24/2014 1:57:00 AM
Location:  Waterford, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Winter,Action
Locomotives:  BM 200(GP38-2) DH 7401(GP39-2) MEC 286(U23B) BM 301(GP40-2) BM 100(Road Slug) BM 300(GP40-2) MEC 470(GP7u)
Views:  1662   Comments: 0
Moving the power around
Title:  Moving the power around
Description:  The D&H hostler is moving the power for SC 3, which will depart shortly once the engines are tied together. It will be quite a consisit. These units will go out in reverse order, with former bicentennial 200 leading seven units.
Photo Date:  12/18/1984  Upload Date: 9/24/2014 2:00:59 AM
Location:  Mechanicville, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Winter,Yard,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 286(U23B) DH 7401(GP39-2) BM 200(GP38-2)
Views:  1208   Comments: 0
Going away
Title:  Going away
Description:  There were two sets of consecutive units on this train. The leaders were a pair of U23s, now a pair of ex Reading GP 39s. This was a typical power set in the mid 80s.
Photo Date:  9/27/1984  Upload Date: 7/8/2014 2:19:39 AM
Location:  White Haven, PA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 287(U23B) MEC 288(U23B) DH 454(C424) BM 3246(GP40) DH 7417(GP39-2) DH 7418(GP39-2)
Views:  1587   Comments: 0
Ex D&H U23
Title:  Ex D&H U23
Description:  When Guilford took over the D&H, they moved much of the power around their roster, with the D&H units being most affected. An example of that is the two units leading this train. Once D&H U23Bs, they are now lettered for the Maine Central. It became a sore point at the D&H that Guilford kept all the newer power when it let the D&H go in 1988.
Photo Date:  9/27/1984  Upload Date: 7/8/2014 2:17:42 AM
Location:  White Haven, PA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 287(U23B) MEC 288(U23B) DH 7417(GP39-2) DH 7418(GP39-2) DH 454(C424) BM 3246(GP40)
Views:  1886   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:  1452   Comments: 1
BUME
Title:  BUME
Description:  BUME arrives Binghamton with a typical consist for the period. The former DLW station can be seen in the background at left-the tower is visible.
Photo Date:  1/4/1986  Upload Date: 10/16/2014 2:25:28 AM
Location:  Binghamton, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Winter,Action
Locomotives:  NW 8041(C30-7) NW 6181(SD40-2) MEC 289(U23B) DH 665(U33C)
Views:  1112   Comments: 0


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