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4/30/2024
 
 
 
 
 
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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:  1375   Comments: 0
Full shot of slug set
Title:  Full shot of slug set
Description:  Roater shot of the slug set from the uncoupled end.
Photo Date:  12/4/1984  Upload Date: 8/1/2014 3:11:59 AM
Location:  Mechanicville, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Roster,Winter,Yard
Locomotives:  BM 301(GP40-2) BM 100(Road Slug) BM 300(GP40-2) MEC 470(GP7u) DH 7401(GP39-2)
Views:  918   Comments: 0
Backing onto its train
Title:  Backing onto its train
Description:  MEC 470 has tied onto the slug set and is now headed into the yard to pick up its train
Photo Date:  12/4/1984  Upload Date: 8/1/2014 3:52:10 AM
Location:  Mechanicville, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Winter,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 470(GP7u) BM 300(GP40-2) BM 100(Road Slug) BM 301(GP40-2)
Views:  654   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:  991   Comments: 0
Yard power
Title:  Yard power
Description:  Santa Fe had a large yard and system shop at Cleburne. This was where the CF 7 was invented, and SD24s were upgraded to SD26s. Yard power seemed to be the lowest of the low, as we can see by this GP 7.
Photo Date:  3/11/1984  Upload Date: 6/22/2014 3:47:07 AM
Location:  Cleburne, TX
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard,Action
Locomotives:  ATSF 1314(GP7u)
Views:  366   Comments: 0
Local
Title:  Local
Description:  A local working at St Luc yard has a pair of rebuilt GP 7s. CP ran these units for many years-some turned up in Binghamton after the D&H take over, and were still running when I moved away in 2006
Photo Date:  8/27/1985  Upload Date: 10/10/2014 3:15:14 AM
Location:  Montreal, QC
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  CP 1548(GP9u) CP 1508(GP7u)
Views:  234   Comments: 0
GP7 rebuilds
Title:  GP7 rebuilds
Description:  The opposite side of the GP 7 rebuilds working at St Luc.
Photo Date:  8/27/1985  Upload Date: 10/10/2014 3:17:26 AM
Location:  Montreal, QC
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  CP 1548(GP9u) CP 1508(GP7u)
Views:  311   Comments: 0
Headed for Denver
Title:  Headed for Denver
Description:  A train heads out of La Junta behind a set of 4 axle units in the soon to be changed classic Santa Fe colors. The classic Santa Fe signal gantry will last a while longer
Photo Date:  10/27/1996  Upload Date: 5/6/2014 3:07:11 AM
Location:  La Junta, CO
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  ATSF 2834(GP35u) ATSF 2079(GP7u) ATSF 2305(GP38u)
Views:  678   Comments: 1
AT&L
Title:  AT&L
Description:  A small piece of the ex Rock Island is run by the AT&L out of Watonga Okla. Heres their power at their yard.
Photo Date:  4/21/1996  Upload Date: 5/9/2014 1:20:36 AM
Location:  Watonga, OK
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  ATLT 2165(GP7u) ATLT 2491(CF7)
Views:  288   Comments: 0
Eastern Idaho
Title:  Eastern Idaho
Description:  I caught this Eastern Idaho train rolling west at Wendell alongside I 84.
Photo Date:  4/18/1996  Upload Date: 5/9/2014 1:14:14 AM
Location:  Wendell, ID
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  EIRR 2186(GP7u) EIRR 3506(GP35)
Views:  285   Comments: 0
Yard power
Title:  Yard power
Description:  A slug set at Argentine in Kansas City. This one got the BNSF treatment early.
Photo Date:  4/29/1997  Upload Date: 4/27/2014 3:06:19 AM
Location:  Argentine, KS
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 3820(GP7u) BNSF 3955(Yard Slug)
Views:  760   Comments: 1


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