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5/3/2024
 
 
 
 
 
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Ready to go west
Title:  Ready to go west
Description:  The light power BH 2 brought to Deposit has coupled to the road train and is now ready to take it to Binghamton
Photo Date:  2/13/2005  Upload Date: 11/20/2012 1:11:22 AM
Location:  Deposit, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Winter,Action
Locomotives:  NYSW 3012(SD40T-2) NYSW 3016(SD40T-2) NYSW 2066(GP20u) NYSW 3014(SD40T-2) BDLX 1355(GP40) NYSW 3618(SD45) NYSW 3020(SD40) NYSW 3634(SD45) SIXX 41(M636)
Views:  2254   Comments: 3
Rolling high
Title:  Rolling high
Description:  BH 2 crosses Starrucca Viaduct and the houses below in Lanesboro as it makes its way to Binghamton
Photo Date:  2/13/2005  Upload Date: 11/20/2012 1:25:39 AM
Location:  Lanesboro, PA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge,Winter,Action
Locomotives:  NYSW 3016(SD40T-2) NYSW 3012(SD40T-2) NYSW 2066(GP20u) NYSW 3014(SD40T-2) BDLX 1355(GP40) NYSW 3618(SD45) NYSW 3020(SD40) NYSW 3634(SD45) SIXX 41(M636)
Views:  2228   Comments: 3
SU 99 waits
Title:  SU 99 waits
Description:  Outlawed SU 99 waits on the main at Deposit for the BH 2 crew.
Photo Date:  2/13/2005  Upload Date: 11/20/2012 1:13:51 AM
Location:  Deposit, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Winter,Action
Locomotives:  NYSW 3014(SD40T-2) BDLX 1355(GP40) NYSW 3618(SD45) NYSW 3020(SD40) NYSW 3634(SD45) SIXX 41(M636)
Views:  1781   Comments: 2
Canned
Title:  Canned
Description:  NYSW would sometimes run a train up to Chenango Forks and stash it in the siding, perhaps because there was no room to hold a long train at Binghamton without making the local jobs lives difficult. As a result, you never knew what youd find there. Today, its an ex Cartier Alco with what appears to be an ex B&M GP 40-2, now a HATX lease unit, an ex NW SD 40, and a tunnel motor.
Photo Date:  5/17/2005  Upload Date: 11/24/2017 4:34:59 AM
Location:  Chenango Forks, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  SIXX 41(M636)
Views:  304   Comments: 0
Alcos rule!!
Title:  Alcos rule!!
Description:  Just when we thought wed never see 6 axle Alcos ever again, NYSW comes along and surprises us. Here three ex Cartier units lead a CSX detour train over the Chenango River
Photo Date:  5/17/2005  Upload Date: 11/26/2012 1:45:26 AM
Location:  Chenango Bridge, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  SIXX 41(M636) SIXX 78(M636) CSX 8202(SD40-2) SIXX 47(M636) CSX 8529(SD50-2)
Views:  1175   Comments: 4
CSX detour
Title:  CSX detour
Description:  A BH 1 crew is rolling a CSX detour train north at Tully. Sometimes the power consists got wild, as we can see here.
Photo Date:  6/23/2005  Upload Date: 11/26/2012 1:48:35 AM
Location:  Apulia Station, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Action
Locomotives:  UP 9545(C41-8W) CSX 8045(SD40-2) NYSW 6366(M636) SIXX 41(M636) CSX 8562(SD50-2)
Views:  983   Comments: 1
Crazy consist
Title:  Crazy consist
Description:  With a real "we aint mad at nobody" power consist, Q 156 heads east past Willow Run Foods in Kirkwood en route to Jersey.
Photo Date:  8/11/2005  Upload Date: 11/11/2012 11:22:37 PM
Location:  Kirkwood, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CSX 780(SD70MAC) CN 5319(SD40-2W) NYSW 2012(GP38) SIXX 41(M636) NYSW 3670(M636) CSX 4757(SD70MAC) CSX 622(AC60CW)
Views:  986   Comments: 0
GP and a pair of MLWs
Title:  GP and a pair of MLWs
Description:  A wide cab GP 40 hides the real prize, a pair of six axle MLWs rolling west with 56 cars of train 431 on Labour Day weekend. The signals are on the adjacent CP line.
Photo Date:  9/6/1987  Upload Date: 5/26/2015 3:36:17 AM
Location:  Dorval, QC
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CN 9506(GP40-2LW) CN 2306(M636) CN 2328(M636)
Views:  778   Comments: 0
GMD leading
Title:  GMD leading
Description:  Its leading an SD 40, and an MLW, or course. This was one of maybe three GM units we saw on CN that day. This train is eastbound for the port at Halifax.
Photo Date:  10/1/1989  Upload Date: 12/2/2015 5:00:16 AM
Location:  Moncton, NB
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Action
Locomotives:  CN 9586(GP40-2LW) CN 5047(SD40) CN 2306(M636)
Views:  541   Comments: 0
Turning the power
Title:  Turning the power
Description:  This set of power was being turned by the crew at Bayview and is now returning to its train. There were three big Ms and a wide cab GP 40. I guess they wanted to ride in the EMD. After the move, CN 9626 was the leader west.
Photo Date:  6/19/1987  Upload Date: 5/4/2015 12:24:52 AM
Location:  Bayview Junction, ON
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CN 2019(C630M) CN 2042(C630M) CN 2313(M636) CN 9626(GP40-2LW)
Views:  893   Comments: 0
Headed west
Title:  Headed west
Description:  The power that was turning earlier is now tied on and moving, rolling 106 cars of train 555 through Bayview as it heads for London.
Photo Date:  6/19/1987  Upload Date: 5/4/2015 12:27:17 AM
Location:  Bayview Junction, ON
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CN 9626(GP40-2LW) CN 2313(M636) CN 2042(C630M) CN 2019(C630M)
Views:  787   Comments: 0
Distinctive numbers
Title:  Distinctive numbers
Description:  CN 2102 leads this westbound through the station at Dorval. The trailing unit is also notable: 2317. Who would have thought you could see engine numbers of two prominent steam excursion engines on diesels on the same train. Go figure. This group of steamer wannabe's has 107 cars behind them.
Photo Date:  6/15/1989  Upload Date: 10/22/2015 3:28:50 AM
Location:  Dorval, QC
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Action
Locomotives:  CN 2102(HR616) CN 9504(GP40-2LW) CN 2317(M636)
Views:  587   Comments: 0
Big Ms
Title:  Big Ms
Description:  A trio of six axle MLWs bring this 87 car eastbound COFC train through Dorval.
Photo Date:  6/15/1989  Upload Date: 10/26/2015 4:13:51 AM
Location:  Dorval, QC
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Action
Locomotives:  CN 2023(C630M) CN 2319(M636) CN 2020(C630M)
Views:  703   Comments: 0
CN Alcos east
Title:  CN Alcos east
Description:  A trio of CN Alcos leads a container train past the station at Dorval. As usual, the gloom follows me.....
Photo Date:  6/15/1989  Upload Date: 10/29/2011 3:33:10 AM
Location:  Dorval, QC
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Action
Locomotives:  CN 2023(C630M) CN 2320(M636)
Views:  964   Comments: 0
Blah day, good power
Title:  Blah day, good power
Description:  A westbound extra-note the white flags, common practice in Canada-rolls through the Royal Botanical Gardens as it makes its way out of Hamilton and onto the Oakville Sub. How about that spreader tucked in behind the power??
Photo Date:  12/30/1986  Upload Date: 12/27/2014 2:53:35 AM
Location:  Bayview Junction, ON
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CN 9625(GP40-2LW) CN 2324(M636) CN 5048(SD40)
Views:  993   Comments: 2
Doubling
Title:  Doubling
Description:  An eastbound preparing to depart doubles his train. The power was a treat, though fairly common at the time.
Photo Date:  8/27/1985  Upload Date: 10/8/2014 2:45:44 AM
Location:  Montreal PQ, QC
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  CN 2006(C630M) CN 2329(M636) CN 9535(GP40-2LW)
Views:  873   Comments: 0
Ready to go
Title:  Ready to go
Description:  This eastbound has doubled its train and is now ready to go east with a uniquely Canadian consist.
Photo Date:  8/27/1985  Upload Date: 10/8/2014 3:10:02 AM
Location:  Montreal, QC
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  CN 9535(GP40-2LW) CN 2329(M636) CN 2006(C630M)
Views:  1038   Comments: 0
Pulling up
Title:  Pulling up
Description:  An eastbound CN train with a trio of Alcos pulls up, and will back into the yard there to work.
Photo Date:  6/13/1989  Upload Date: 10/14/2015 1:56:40 AM
Location:  Cornwall, ON
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CN 2037(C630M) CN 2333(M636) CN 2332(M636)
Views:  872   Comments: 0
Work is done
Title:  Work is done
Description:  The eastbound has completed its work here, and now takes off for Montreal with an Alco signature rising skyward.
Photo Date:  6/13/1989  Upload Date: 10/14/2015 1:58:43 AM
Location:  Cornwall, ON
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Action
Locomotives:  CN 2037(C630M) CN 2333(M636) CN 2332(M636)
Views:  1069   Comments: 0
Big Alcos galore
Title:  Big Alcos galore
Description:  In 1987 it was still common to see six axle MLWs on many road train. This eastbound at the end of the day is passing Dorval with three in this four unit set-the second unit a four axle MLW, trailing a good size 119 car train.
Photo Date:  9/6/1987  Upload Date: 5/26/2015 3:28:50 AM
Location:  Dorval, QC
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CN 2022(C630M) CN 3538(M420W) CN 2337(M636) CN 2015(C630M)
Views:  839   Comments: 0
Headed for the connector
Title:  Headed for the connector
Description:  BH 1 rolls north to the connection to their own line, passing through the D&H Bevier St yard with quite a set of power.
Photo Date:  10/25/2005  Upload Date: 8/29/2017 5:23:25 AM
Location:  Binghamton, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 5267(C44-9W) BNSF 5166(C44-9W) NYSW 3014(SD40T-2) NYSW 3664(M636) NYSW 3618(SD45)
Views:  376   Comments: 0
Coming along
Title:  Coming along
Description:  BH 1 rolls out of the NYSW yard and past the Agway mill as it heads into Bevier St and ultimately to the Syracuse Branch. Today a pair of western visitors are in the lead, a really unusual treat.
Photo Date:  10/25/2005  Upload Date: 8/29/2017 5:25:56 AM
Location:  Binghamton, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 5267(C44-9W) BNSF 5166(C44-9W) NYSW 3014(SD40T-2) NYSW 3618(SD45) NYSW 3664(M636)
Views:  349   Comments: 0
Out of the trees
Title:  Out of the trees
Description:  BH 1 rolls out of the trees on the south end of the Chenango River bridge and over the water.
Photo Date:  10/25/2005  Upload Date: 8/29/2017 5:28:33 AM
Location:  Chenango Bridge, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 5267(C44-9W) BNSF 5166(C44-9W) NYSW 3014(SD40T-2) NYSW 3664(M636) NYSW 3618(SD45)
Views:  408   Comments: 0
To the Syracuse side
Title:  To the Syracuse side
Description:  BH 1 takes the switch for the Syracuse Branch at Forks. Its 77 cars will cause some consternation for the motorists on NY 12 as it slowly clears the interlocking. I'm standing about where the south end of the old DLW station stood until 1976.
Photo Date:  10/25/2005  Upload Date: 8/29/2017 5:33:05 AM
Location:  Chenango Forks, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 5267(C44-9W) BNSF 5166(C44-9W) NYSW 3014(SD40T-2) NYSW 3664(M636) NYSW 3618(SD45)
Views:  377   Comments: 0
Detour train with western power
Title:  Detour train with western power
Description:  CSX detour train SU 404 approaches the Kattelville Road crossing in Chenango Bridge with a pair of BNSF units leading the usual motley assortment of NYSW power that typified that period, though it is that rarest of power consists these days, having three builders' diesels. Just a hint of fall color is still in the trees this late in October
Photo Date:  10/25/2005  Upload Date: 11/11/2012 11:05:29 PM
Location:  Chenango Bridge, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 5267(C44-9W) BNSF 5166(C44-9W) NYSW 3014(SD40T-2) NYSW 3618(SD45) NYSW 3664(M636)
Views:  578   Comments: 1
SU 404 heads north
Title:  SU 404 heads north
Description:  CSX detour train has crossed over the NS at BD and is now headed for the NYSW with 77 cars at the south end of Bevier St with an interesting power consist
Photo Date:  10/25/2005  Upload Date: 11/11/2012 11:12:12 PM
Location:  Binghamton, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 5267(C44-9W) BNSF 5166(C44-9W) NYSW 3014(SD40T-2) NYSW 3618(SD45) NYSW 3664(M636)
Views:  516   Comments: 0
F45 still rolling
Title:  F45 still rolling
Description:  NYSW 3636 seemed to have 9 lives. Unlike sister 3638, which was a hangar queen and retired early, 3636 lasted almost til the end of the 45 line era on the NYSW. Here we see it down along Court St near the power house for the Binghamton State Hospital, waiting on the BH 1 crew to take it east.
Photo Date:  2/15/2006  Upload Date: 11/4/2012 1:12:27 AM
Location:  Binghamton, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  NYSW 3636(F45) NYSW 3040(GP40) NYSW 3666(M636)
Views:  415   Comments: 1
BH 1 and Alcos too
Title:  BH 1 and Alcos too
Description:  NYSW BH 1 crosses River Road in Chenango Bridge en route to Syracuse and CSX interchange.
Photo Date:  2/24/2006  Upload Date: 11/5/2012 1:46:12 AM
Location:  Chenango Bridge, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  NYSW 3016(SD40T-2) NYSW 3660(C636) NYSW 3668(M636)
Views:  750   Comments: 1
Tell us how you really feel
Title:  Tell us how you really feel
Description:  The six axle ex Cartier units were something less than stunning performers, and the T&E people were not always that fond of them. Someone has expressed his thoughts in the dust on this one, seen outside the Binghamton engine house. Thats one of the ex TP&W GP 20s in the background.
Photo Date:  4/17/2006  Upload Date: 9/30/2016 3:28:27 AM
Location:  Binghamton, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  NYSW 3670(M636) NYSW 2064(GP20u)
Views:  242   Comments: 0
Who would believe it??
Title:  Who would believe it??
Description:  H 88 arrives at Binghamton behind a BNSF unit, passing a six axle Alco on the NYSW. Only in Binghamton.
Photo Date:  4/28/2006  Upload Date: 9/28/2016 3:44:26 AM
Location:  Binghamton, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 5117(C44-9W) NS 9108(C40-9W) NYSW 3670(M636)
Views:  386   Comments: 1
Sadness or euphoria
Title:  Sadness or euphoria
Description:  NYSW had some interesting power through the years, though sometimes it was not all that attractive. When it was painted in yellowjacket, it looked sharp. There were also periods where it looked pretty sad, patch painted and mismatched. Today its sadness and not euphoria, as an ex SP tunnel motor in a multicolor patch paint job leads a pair of ex Cartier big Alcos, still mostly in their old scheme. Theres also a glimpse of F 45 3636, in yellowjacket, and definitely in a state of euphoria, as its running. This is SU 99 arriving from Jersey. The tunnel motor would soon get the yellow and black the NYSW is famous for; the Alcos would get sold to WNY&P before they ever got close to a paint booth, and 3636 would eventually become a hangar queen and go to scrap.
Photo Date:  4/28/2006  Upload Date: 5/25/2018 6:04:28 AM
Location:  Binghamton, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  NYSW 3010(SD40T-2) NYSW 3672(M636) NYSW 3670(M636) NYSW 3636(F45)
Views:  290   Comments: 0
Motley power
Title:  Motley power
Description:  An SU 99 pulls up to QD with a mixed bag of power, mostly in ragged paint. The trailing unit is in yellowjacket, and the leader eventually got that scheme. The two Alcos were gone before they got painted, which is a shame, though second unit 3672 did get "NYSW" on the rear above the radiator. Seeing the yellow jacket scheme on big Alcos would have been a treat.
Photo Date:  4/28/2006  Upload Date: 10/15/2012 1:48:57 AM
Location:  Binghamton, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  NYSW 3010(SD40T-2) NYSW 3672(M636) NYSW 3670(M636) NYSW 3636(F45)
Views:  398   Comments: 0
Alcos and commuters
Title:  Alcos and commuters
Description:  A westbound auto and intermodal train meets a Montreal bound commuter train on the CP just east of Dorval. Alcos were on everything.
Photo Date:  6/15/1989  Upload Date: 10/13/2015 3:22:56 AM
Location:  Dorval, QC
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Signal,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  CP 4702(M636) CP 4722(M636)
Views:  364   Comments: 0
Rolling meet
Title:  Rolling meet
Description:  The STCUM train rolls on toward the city as a westbound freight behind a pair of M636s comes west.
Photo Date:  6/15/1989  Upload Date: 10/13/2015 3:57:57 AM
Location:  Dorval, QC
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  STCUM 1300(FP7A) CP 4702(M636) CP 4722(M636)
Views:  276   Comments: 0
White flags
Title:  White flags
Description:  This early morning eastbound has white flags flying, indicating and extra train as it rolls out of the sun with 88 cars behind three big Ms. It was Canadian Pacific practice to run freights as extras, even if they had a schedule. As such, they flew white flags, a practice that had largely ended in the US.
Photo Date:  9/30/1989  Upload Date: 11/29/2015 4:17:19 AM
Location:  Dorion, QC
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CP 4702(M636) CP 4722(M636) CP 4567(M630)
Views:  411   Comments: 0
Big Ms west
Title:  Big Ms west
Description:  Three six axle Alcos lead this 80 car westbound under the signals at Dorval.
Photo Date:  6/15/1989  Upload Date: 10/26/2015 4:44:32 AM
Location:  Dorval, QC
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CP 4703(M636) CP 4553(M630) CP 4563(M630)
Views:  853   Comments: 0
CP train, D&H signal
Title:  CP train, D&H signal
Description:  A combined 553 and 270 rolls under the classic D&H signa gantry at Afton with a wild mix of power.
Photo Date:  6/12/1993  Upload Date: 1/20/2015 10:06:01 PM
Location:  Afton, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CP 5690(SD40-2) CP 4703(M636) CP 4711(M636) CP 8248(GP9u) MEC 603(SD40) GATX 2004(SD40-2)
Views:  921   Comments: 0
Big power
Title:  Big power
Description:  Combined trains 553 and 270 roll north at Bainbridge behind six units, including a pair of six axle MLWs. This view is from the NY 7 overpass. The NYSEG Jennison generating station is in the background.
Photo Date:  6/12/1993  Upload Date: 1/20/2015 10:08:17 PM
Location:  Bainbridge, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CP 5690(SD40-2) CP 4703(M636) CP 4711(M636) CP 8248(GP9u) MEC 603(SD40) GATX 2004(SD40-2)
Views:  754   Comments: 0
Alco sandwich
Title:  Alco sandwich
Description:  A pair of SD40s has an M636 in between as it passes Dorval en route to St Luc.
Photo Date:  6/14/1989  Upload Date: 10/19/2015 4:25:41 AM
Location:  Dorval, QC
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CP 5528(SD40) CP 4704(M636) CP 5506(SD40)
Views:  395   Comments: 0
Alcos on 554
Title:  Alcos on 554
Description:  Train 554 rolls south over the high bridge at Harpursville. Im standing on the former Penn Division bridge over Wylie Creek and NY 7 to get the photo. This bridge would be removed a few years hence, and the NY 7 bridge would be replaced by a more modern structure with shoulders, making photos from there a lot easier.
Photo Date:  11/16/1991  Upload Date: 2/18/2015 2:04:26 AM
Location:  Harpursville, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  CP 4704(M636) CP 4226(C424)
Views:  315   Comments: 1
Alcos rolling in
Title:  Alcos rolling in
Description:  Train 554 arrives at the yard behind a pair of 4 axle Alcos and an M 636. This was a common sight in the early years of CP operation.
Photo Date:  10/16/1993  Upload Date: 1/9/2015 2:45:43 AM
Location:  Binghamton, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Yard,Action
Locomotives:  CP 4212(C424) CP 1828(RS18u) CP 4704(M636)
Views:  785   Comments: 0
Eastbound and Alcos
Title:  Eastbound and Alcos
Description:  This eastbound had an SD 40 leading, but three 6 axle MLWs in the consist for its 106 cars. Eastern Canada was Alco paradise in this time, long after the US class 1s had shed them from their rosters. Note the white flags, denoting an extra train. All CP freights ran as extras, and all flew the correct flags. This was another practice that was a lost art in the US.
Photo Date:  9/6/1987  Upload Date: 5/26/2015 4:12:00 AM
Location:  Dorval, QC
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CP 5538(SD40) CP 4550(M630) CP 5564(SD40) CP 4705(M636) CP 4509(M630)
Views:  759   Comments: 0
Getting out the north end
Title:  Getting out the north end
Description:  Train 553 rolls past the north end crossovers as it begins its trek north to Montreal with an interesting power set.
Photo Date:  5/22/1994  Upload Date: 9/18/2014 1:35:56 AM
Location:  Binghamton, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  CP 5646(SD40-2) CP 5475(SD40-2) CP 4706(M636)
Views:  1200   Comments: 0
Meet with Alcos on both trains
Title:  Meet with Alcos on both trains
Description:  CP still had a good sized fleet of MLWs in that period, and they often ran on the D&H. Here 553 holds the main as 556 rolls its 52 cars past with a GP9 rebuild leading a pair of C424s, passing the M636 trailing on 553.
Photo Date:  5/22/1994  Upload Date: 9/19/2014 3:30:20 AM
Location:  Afton, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CP 8235(GP9u) CP 4243(C424) CP 4245(C424) CP 4706(M636)
Views:  566   Comments: 0
Power change
Title:  Power change
Description:  This 553 train left Binghamton with CP 5646 leading. it must have crapped out somewhere on Belden Hill and this GP9 leader was brought up from Binghamton, or swapped off 556. Still, it looks good in clean paint, even if the delay has now put the train almost in darkness, now rolling on past GR with its 82 cars.
Photo Date:  5/22/1994  Upload Date: 9/19/2014 3:38:32 AM
Location:  Afton, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CP 8249(GP9u) CP 5475(SD40-2) CP 4706(M636)
Views:  1042   Comments: 0
Alcos west
Title:  Alcos west
Description:  This westbound just before sunset had SEVEN Alcos for power. It was the perfect end to the perfect day.
Photo Date:  8/26/1986  Upload Date: 12/10/2014 3:23:51 AM
Location:  Dorval, QC
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CP 4212(C424) CP 4215(C424) CP 4240(C424) CP 4720(M636) CP 4503(C630M) CP 4707(M636) CP 4561(M630)
Views:  1217   Comments: 2
KL 1 with a big M
Title:  KL 1 with a big M
Description:  This was one of the first, if not the first, trains to run on the Tier with an Alco. Conrail was not pleased, but they managed to deal with it. The train is getting out of town with 25 platforms and 7 COFC, passing CP Johnson on the west side.
Photo Date:  7/31/1991  Upload Date: 2/23/2015 3:57:09 AM
Location:  Binghamton, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CP 4707(M636)
Views:  270   Comments: 2
Alco solo
Title:  Alco solo
Description:  A single M 636, 4707, heads up a KL 1 at QD asit rolls onto Conrail for the trip to Buffalo. This was the first 6 axle MLW to run west on the Tier.
Photo Date:  7/31/1991  Upload Date: 9/19/2012 6:56:52 PM
Location:  Binghamton, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CP 4707(M636)
Views:  529   Comments: 1
Three Alcos west
Title:  Three Alcos west
Description:  A westbound with a trio of 6 axle MLWs rolls its 86 cars across the Ottawa River.
Photo Date:  9/30/1989  Upload Date: 11/29/2015 4:23:54 AM
Location:  Dorion, QC
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  CP 4708(M636) CP 4573(M630) CP 4568(M630)
Views:  490   Comments: 0
Alco west
Title:  Alco west
Description:  Both major Canadian roads were using Alco design diesels long after they were gone in the US. Seeing them in the lead was common, such as this 85 car westbound at Dorval.
Photo Date:  6/14/1989  Upload Date: 10/19/2015 4:22:57 AM
Location:  Dorval, QC
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CP 4709(M636) CP 5524(SD40) CP 5612(SD40-2)
Views:  1186   Comments: 0


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