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Hammerhead!4 viewsBrand new Norfolk Southern C39-8 #8578 and a quartet of sister units await pickup on the set-out track at GE's Erie PA facility.
Photo Copyright 2008 Tim BaldwinBLW 1946Mar 18, 2024
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P&LE U28B #2800 + #2803 Ashtabula OH0 viewsA southbound empty coal train leaves the Ashtabula OH coal yard on Conrail's Youngstown Secondary behind a trio of well-worn P&LE U28Bs and a lone SW1500. P&LE #2800 and sister #2803 lead the way.
Photo Copyright 2008 Tim BaldwinBLW 1946Mar 18, 2024
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CR Ashtabula OH coal dock yard2 viewsA trio of P&LE U28Bs and a lone SW1500 are seen leaving Ashtabula with a southbound empty coal movement. The yard is awash with color, as freshly painted Conrail hoppers mingle with those of various predecessor roads alongside P&LE hoppers in two different schemes.
Photo Copyright 2008 Tim BaldwinBLW 1946Mar 18, 2024
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Covered Hopper ECQX 574562 viewsCovered Carbon Hopper ECQX 57456 at SK Yard in Buffalo NY.
Photo Copyright 2008 Tim BaldwinBLW 1946Mar 18, 2024
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Covered Hopper CABX 4703664 viewsCovered Carbon Hopper CABX 470366 at SK Yard in Buffalo NY.
Photo Copyright 2008 Tim BaldwinBLW 1946Mar 18, 2024
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FNM C36-7 #14546 on the EEC test track2 viewsThe late afternoon sun accentuates the red-orange handrails on "super seven" FNM C36-7 #14546, heading west on the East Erie Commercial test track near GE's Erie PA facility accompanied by a wide cab Santa FE 8-40BW.
Photo Copyright 2008 Tim BaldwinBLW 1946Mar 18, 2024
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Bailey Avenue Tower Conrail's Frontier Yard4 viewsA pair of Conrail SW1500s creep past Bailey Avenue Tower. An elderly TH&P trio of first generation GMD geeps, the power for this afternoon's BUCP to Toronto, is visible in the upper left.
Photo Copyright 2008 Tim BaldwinBLW 1946Mar 18, 2024
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Conrail eastbound in winter1 viewsA trio of ubiquitous SD40-2s leads an eastbound Conrail merchandise freight under a rural bridge midway between Dunkirk and Silver Creek, NY.
Photo Copyright 2008 Tim BaldwinBLW 1946Mar 18, 2024
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B&O Tower Ashford Junction NY3 viewsA view of the stately B&O tower at Ashford Junction NY, north of Salamanca. B&O's lines to Buffalo and Rochester diverged at this point. The Buffalo line would become part of the Buffalo & Pittsburgh, while the Rochester line would become the Rochester & Southern, both subsidiaries of parent Genesee & Wyoming.
Photo Copyright 2008 Tim BaldwinBLW 1946Mar 18, 2024
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CSX CG-41 Seneca St Buffalo NY0 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 1946Mar 18, 2024
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B&O GP40-2 #4032 Tuscarora Wye Niagara Falls NY4 viewsWestbound Chessie freight CG-41, led by GP40-2 #4032 in B&O blue, travels the west leg of Tuscarora Wye en route to Niagara Yard. After making its pickup, NI-42 will continue west across Suspension Bridge to the former Pere Marquette line across Southern Ontario.
Photo Copyright 2008 Tim BaldwinBLW 1946Mar 18, 2024
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MEC U25B #228 William St Buffalo NY0 viewsUnits from all three of Guilford's major components are visible in this shot, with a freshly painted ex-D&H U23B thrown in for good measure. The star of the show is matronly MEC U25B #228, here basking in the summer sun. I hope she's not allergic to milkweed pollen.
Photo Copyright 2008 Tim BaldwinBLW 1946Mar 18, 2024
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D&H GP39-2 #7403 William St Buffalo NY0 viewsOn a cold Winter day, D&H GP39-2 #7403, a former Reading unit, awaits the call to take Buffalo to Mechanicville freight BM-4 east. The train is at the William St end of the North Yard in Buffalo NY.
Photo Copyright 2008 Tim BaldwinBLW 1946Mar 18, 2024
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B&M GP40-2 #313 William St. Buffalo NY0 viewsIn the months preceding the Guilford purchase of the D&H, a pooled power arrangement saw B&M geeps and MEC power visiting the North Yard in Buffalo. Here, a trio of pooled geeps idles at the William Street end of the yard. The ex-DL&W bridge in the background was torn down not long after this photo was taken.
Photo Copyright 2008 Tim BaldwinBLW 1946Mar 18, 2024
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CR SD50 #6787 OIBU Lanesboro PA4 viewsYou would never know it, but Conrail's Oak Island to Buffalo freight is crossing famed Starucca Viaduct in Lanesboro PA. While our attentions were riveted on the dramatic D&H detour operations down below, OIBU slipped up on us unawares, led by brand new SD50 #6787. The big locos became instant favorites, with a sleek look and awesome pulling power.
Photo Copyright 2008 Tim BaldwinBLW 1946Mar 18, 2024
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CR SD50 #6759 BUOI Arkport NY2 viewsBrand new Conrail SD50 #6759 leads BUOI through Arkport NY, just north of Hornell. A pair of the big units could haul the longest Conrail freights up Attica Hill with ease, while tenant D&H's trains required pushers from among a motley crew of 4-axle power.
Photo Copyright 2008 Tim BaldwinBLW 1946Mar 18, 2024
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