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5/4/2024
 
 
 
 
 
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Bringing up the rear
Title:  Bringing up the rear
Description:  On Aug 19 1995, MILW 261 rana trip from Scranton to Syracuse. NYSW 142 was added on the head end at Chenango Bridge to make a doubleheader. Less well noted was E 9 2400 on the rear, seen her shortly after tying on.
Photo Date:  8/19/1995  Upload Date: 8/10/2014 3:37:41 AM
Location:  Chenango Bridge, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  NYSW 2400(E9AM)
Views:  430   Comments: 1
Rolling away
Title:  Rolling away
Description:  NYSW 2400 brings up the rear of an excursion headed by MILW 261 and NYSW 142 as it leaves Cortland. Both ends of the train had class!!
Photo Date:  8/19/1995  Upload Date: 8/13/2014 3:10:54 AM
Location:  Cortland, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  NYSW 2400(E9AM)
Views:  430   Comments: 1
E unit at church
Title:  E unit at church
Description:  The E 9 on the rear of the MILW 261 excursion goes past the First Baptist Church in Homer. Lots of fans going to church that day too.
Photo Date:  8/19/1995  Upload Date: 8/10/2014 3:42:39 AM
Location:  Homer, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  NYSW 2400(E9AM)
Views:  346   Comments: 1
Mixed meet
Title:  Mixed meet
Description:  The NYSW was one of a very few roads in this time period where a modern freight train could meet a steam train. Here a northbound stack meets 2-8-2 142 at Whitney Point
Photo Date:  7/18/1998  Upload Date: 3/15/2014 1:22:05 AM
Location:  Whitney Point, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  NYSW 3614(SD45) DL 4743(M636) NYSW 2400(E9AM) NYSW 142(2-8-2)
Views:  556   Comments: 1
Ready to go
Title:  Ready to go
Description:  NYSW 142 is ready for another run down to Whitney Point.
Photo Date:  8/1/1998  Upload Date: 3/15/2014 1:41:14 AM
Location:  Cortland, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  NYSW 142(2-8-2) NYSW 2400(E9AM)
Views:  311   Comments: 0
Es
Title:  Es
Description:  NYSW E units on the Maple Festival train at Cortland. NYSW 4008 was on the south end of the train. The E's were former BN commuter units.
Photo Date:  4/6/2003  Upload Date: 2/5/2012 1:35:17 AM
Location:  Cortland, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  NYSW 2402(E9A) NYSW 2400(E9AM)
Views:  433   Comments: 0
Doubling up
Title:  Doubling up
Description:  A pair of Es roll a westbound dinky into La Grange. Odd thing is, this was only a four car train.
Photo Date:  6/25/1987  Upload Date: 5/12/2015 3:32:35 AM
Location:  La Grange, IL
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  BN 9901(E9AM) BN 9924(E9AM)
Views:  270   Comments: 0
Side by side
Title:  Side by side
Description:  A pair of Es lead commuter trains ready to back into Union Station. Taken from the inbound Cal Zephyr.
Photo Date:  8/24/1982  Upload Date: 3/11/2013 1:30:19 AM
Location:  Chicago Union Station, IL
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Roster,Passenger
Locomotives:  BN 9914(E9AM) BN 9902(E9AM)
Views:  430   Comments: 0
Back from the wash rack
Title:  Back from the wash rack
Description:  A set of Es heads back to the coach yard for the next round after a trip through the washer. Seen at Halsted St
Photo Date:  3/21/1984  Upload Date: 6/4/2014 3:02:10 AM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  BN 9924(E9AM) BN 9903(E9AM)
Views:  360   Comments: 0
Hiding in the bushes
Title:  Hiding in the bushes
Description:  This westbound dinky had pulled up so its engine was just showing from behind the shrubbery. I cant see why anyone would hide an E unit!!
Photo Date:  6/25/1987  Upload Date: 5/14/2015 1:41:27 AM
Location:  La Grange, IL
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  BN 9903(E9AM)
Views:  186   Comments: 0
Dinky
Title:  Dinky
Description:  An Aurora train passes Halsted St on its way to the racetrack.
Photo Date:  3/21/1984  Upload Date: 6/4/2014 2:52:07 AM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Signal,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  BN 9906(E9AM)
Views:  203   Comments: 0
Getting late
Title:  Getting late
Description:  The sun is dipping low, and this pair of E units is in shadow as it makes it La Grange stop.
Photo Date:  6/25/1987  Upload Date: 5/14/2015 1:43:58 AM
Location:  La Grange, IL
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  BN 9907(E9AM) BN 9915(E9AM)
Views:  252   Comments: 0
Ready to back in
Title:  Ready to back in
Description:  E unit powered dinky ready to back into Union Station for the afternoon rush.
Photo Date:  8/24/1982  Upload Date: 3/11/2013 1:28:34 AM
Location:  Chicago Union Station, IL
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Roster,Passenger
Locomotives:  BN 9908(E9AM)
Views:  264   Comments: 1
Down the middle
Title:  Down the middle
Description:  A dinky blows-or actually, doesnt blow-through La Grange on the center track as it makes a high speed run for Aurora. La Grange, like many Chicago suburbs, had a whistle oridinance prohibiting trains from blowing for crossings. The trains were thick here during rush hour, not only commuters, but BN was not squamish about running big freights mixed in with the dinky parade, so you could just as easily be stepping in front of a 100 car coal train as a commuter. Its a wonder more people were not killed.
Photo Date:  6/25/1987  Upload Date: 5/12/2015 3:37:48 AM
Location:  La Grange, IL
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  BN 9908(E9AM)
Views:  355   Comments: 0
Headed for Halstead St
Title:  Headed for Halstead St
Description:  A BN dinky has just left Union Station and is now headed for the wye that will take it to Halstead St and on west to Aurora.
Photo Date:  8/15/1978  Upload Date: 11/16/2016 3:56:37 AM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BN 9911(E9AM)
Views:  169   Comments: 0
Late express
Title:  Late express
Description:  As the day fades into dusk, an express train rolls 9 cars down the middle to get the last rush hour riders home.
Photo Date:  6/25/1987  Upload Date: 5/14/2015 1:45:04 AM
Location:  La Grange, IL
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  BN 9912(E9AM)
Views:  385   Comments: 1
Zephyr pit
Title:  Zephyr pit
Description:  A pair of E unit powered dinkies sits in the yard outside Union Station. Look at the building in the background.
Photo Date:  8/24/1982  Upload Date: 3/11/2013 1:32:41 AM
Location:  Chicago Union Station, IL
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Roster,Passenger
Locomotives:  BN 9915(E9AM)
Views:  244   Comments: 0
Back to Union
Title:  Back to Union
Description:  An eastbound dinky stops at La Grange on its return to Union Station. In the distance is a westbound rolling down the center track.
Photo Date:  6/25/1987  Upload Date: 5/12/2015 3:45:57 AM
Location:  La Grange, IL
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  BN 9916(E9AM) BN 9919(E9AM)
Views:  310   Comments: 0
Crossing the Harbor
Title:  Crossing the Harbor
Description:  I caught this dinky crossing the IHB. How, I can't figure. You didn't hear the trains on the BN, since La Grange had a whistle ordinance. If you weren't looking at the bridge when the train hit it, you missed it. IHB trains ran at about 10 MPH, so were easy to get. The BN was a lot faster.
Photo Date:  6/25/1987  Upload Date: 5/14/2015 1:48:31 AM
Location:  La Grange, IL
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  BN 9918(E9AM)
Views:  189   Comments: 0
Blasting through
Title:  Blasting through
Description:  The westbound we saw in the distance while the eastbound made its stop is now upon us at high speed.
Photo Date:  6/25/1987  Upload Date: 5/12/2015 3:46:51 AM
Location:  La Grange, IL
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  BN 9919(E9AM)
Views:  157   Comments: 0
Smoking it up
Title:  Smoking it up
Description:  The E 9 on this commuter train throws some smoke skyward as it starts out for its next station on the way to Aurora.
Photo Date:  6/25/1987  Upload Date: 5/12/2015 3:53:57 AM
Location:  La Grange, IL
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  BN 9920(E9AM)
Views:  212   Comments: 0
Backing in
Title:  Backing in
Description:  An Amtrak GP 7 pushes the Southwest Limited into Union Station as a BN dinky rolls out for Aurora. Amtrak had several GPs here, of various heritage. This one is ex Frisco. How about that puzzle switch just ahead of #3??
Photo Date:  8/15/1978  Upload Date: 11/16/2016 4:47:06 AM
Location:  Chicago Union Station, IL
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 761(GP7) AMTK 610(SDP40F) BN 9922(E9AM)
Views:  651   Comments: 2
Dinky parade
Title:  Dinky parade
Description:  The commuter rush out of Union Station gets pretty intense, as trains departing are met by trains backing from the Zephyr Pit into the mostly(there are two though tracks on the east side) stub end station. This is the late afternoon view from Roosevelt Rd, with three BN trains in the picture.
Photo Date:  8/15/1978  Upload Date: 11/16/2016 4:07:36 AM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Yard,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  BN 9922(E9AM)
Views:  247   Comments: 0
Pouring it on
Title:  Pouring it on
Description:  The E in charge of this westbound on the center track of the "racetrack" show us why its called that as he notches out.
Photo Date:  6/25/1987  Upload Date: 5/12/2015 3:57:19 AM
Location:  La Grange, IL
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  BN 9922(E9AM)
Views:  214   Comments: 0


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