 Random files - RAILROAD SCENES |
CSX CG-41 Seneca St Buffalo NY33 viewsA pair of GP40-2s lead CSX CG-41 as it heads west on Conrail tracks, passing the former site of FW Tower, as seen from the Seneca St bridge in Buffalo NY. The late afternoon sun intensifies the colorful consist.
Photo Copyright 2008 Tim BaldwinBLW 1946
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Climbing Sherman29 viewsTaken out west in Wyoming, on I-80, just a few years ago, on vacation - led by UP SD60M 6103gtw5812
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Two trains passing in the light38 viewsBy a fortunate coincidence, an eastbound VIA LRC set headed into Toronto's Union Station passes behind Ontario Northland's outbound Northlander, led by FP7 #1987. The warm late afternoon light brings out the richness of the Northlander's ex-TEE trainset's colours.
Photo Copyright 2008 Tim BaldwinBLW 1946
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UP Work Extra34 viewsTied down, just west of Lordsburg, NMgtw5812
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harsh grade - Coal Creek41 viewsThis photo illustrates the effects of heavy WB trains clawing their way up the steep grade, just outside of Denver. By the time the power for a westbound coal train reaches this crossing, the engines are at full throttle and the pressure on the railhead is making it look like the top of a heavily hammered chisel.signalman
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CP Run Thru #228 viewsTaken in Durand, Mi in the 90's, a CP train heads east towards Port Huron MIgtw5812
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Amtrak #351 The Maple Leaf34 viewsThe eastbound Maple Leaf, led by Amtrak #351,F40PH, paints an imposing picture as it passes through North Tonawanda NY.
Photo Copyright 2008 Tim BaldwinBLW 1946
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Coal Dust in the wind37 views...even 100 miles from the coal mines the coal dust still billows from the hoppers... the wind howling and the train moving makes for quite a show (cough, cough) April, 2008geepster
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Mixed Bag52 viewsAn Eastbound, carrying coal loads that originated on the P&LE, winds its way through the scenic Canisteo River valley behind a mixed consist of locomotives in five different paint schemes. Leading the pack is ex-RDG GP39-2 #7410 in D&H patched Reading green, followed by a leased BAR GP38-2, a leased ex-Chessie GP40-2, another ex-RDG GP39-2 in a modified blue D&H scheme, and an ex-BN SD45 now owned by designated operator NYS&W. The train is bound for a generating plant in Bow NH.
Copyright © 2008 Tim BaldwinBLW 1946Jun 25, 2024
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CP Rail SD40-2 #5678 Adrian NY47 viewsThe skies have brightened considerably as an Eastbound Buffalo to Binghamton freight rounds Rattlesnake Curve in Adrian NY. The hillside is ablaze with fall colors as CP Rail SD40-2 #5678 leads a pair of PLM SD40s and well-kept MLW RS18u #1811 at the head of a long merchandise freight.
Photo Copyright © 2008 Tim BaldwinBLW 1946Jun 25, 2024
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Hill and Dale38 viewsA loaded Conrail coal train bound for Johnson City NY passes through scenic Dale NY behind a pair of CW40-8s and a single SD50. With Attica Hill behind them, the three big locomotives will have no trouble maintaining track speed as they make their way east on the ex-EL Southern Tier Line.
Photo Copyright © 2008 Tim BaldwinBLW 1946Jun 25, 2024
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Coal Dust in the wind37 views...even 100 miles from the coal mines the coal dust still billows from the hoppers... the wind howling and the train moving makes for quite a show (cough, cough) April, 2008geepsterMay 09, 2024
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A new lease on life for the D&H39 viewsAfter being wed and then divorced by Guilford Transportation Inustries, D&H was operated successfully by NYS&W before being purchased by Canadian rail giant CP Rail. Six axle SD40s and SD40-2s became the norm on rails that had hosted second generation U-Boats, Geeps, and Alcos a decade earlier. Here, leased PLM SD40 #3004 leads leased GATX SD40 #2002 and a CP Rail SD40-2 under the highway overpass at Canaseraga NY, as BUEB makes its way down the 10 MPH jointed rail of track #2 between Portage and Hornell.
Photo Copyright © 2008 Tim BaldwinBLW 1946Apr 21, 2024
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Sumac and Sugar Maples40 viewsAn overcast day accentuates the changing fall foliage in rural Hunt Hollow NY as D&H BUEB, led by CP Rail SD40-2 #5678, works its way east. In the locomotive consist are a pair of leased PLM International SD40's and CP Rail RS18 #1811.
Photo Copyright 2008 Tim BaldwinBLW 1946Apr 21, 2024
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D&H HAN-1 Canaseraga NY39 viewsA trio of even-numbered B40-8s, led by NYS&W #4002, passes beneath the highway overpass in the small town of Canaseraga NY. Westbound HAN-1 was a joint CSX, B&P, D&H and NYS&W venture, and the B40-7 fleet had been financed by major player CSX.
Photo Copyright 2008 Tim BaldwinBLW 1946Apr 21, 2024
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Rattlesnake Curve Adrian NY35 viewsA favorite railfan destination, the sweeping curve on Conrail's ex-EL Southern Tier Line along the Canisteo River offered many excellent vistas.
Photo Copyright 2008 Tim BaldwinBLW 1946Apr 21, 2024
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