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MP C36-7 #9031 Erie PA2 viewsBrand new MoPac C36-7 #9031 in UP Armour Yellow basks in the late afternoon sun on the NS setout track at GE's Erie plant. The colors are brilliant, but I do miss the eagle and that rich MoPac blue.
Photo Copyright 2008 Tim BaldwinBLW 1946Mar 18, 2024
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CR SW1500 #9582 Ohio Street Buffalo NY1 viewsIn better days for the Great Lakes shipping industry, Conrail SW1500 #9582 works the grain elevators along Ohio Street in Buffalo's First Ward.
Photo Copyright 2008 Tim BaldwinBLW 1946Mar 18, 2024
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NKP 2-8-4 #765 Gang Mills NY3 viewsNickel Plate Berkshire #765 rests quietly at Gang Mills yard near Bath and Corning NY. In a short while she will lead a sizeable railfan contingent on a merry chase as she wends her way west through the scenic Canisteo River valley to Hornell and on to Buffalo. This was the day that this writer fell in love with the ex-EL Southern Tier LineBLW 1946Mar 18, 2024
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Niagara Yard Niagara Falls NY1 viewsA telephoto view of Niagara Yard, as B&O blue GP40-2 #4032 and a sister unit wearing Chessie colors pick up a cut of cars for CG-41's trip across Southern Ontario Province on former Pere Marquette trackage. A Conrail switcher works at right. This yard served the Niagara Falls chemical industry as well as GM's Harrison Radiator plant in Lockport.
Photo Copyright 2008 Tim BaldwinBLW 1946Mar 17, 2024
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C&O GP7 #4557 Niagara Yard Niagara Falls NY0 viewsC&O GP7 #4557, a product of GMD Canada, leads Chessie train CG-41 west out of Niagara Yard in Niagara Falls NY en route to Suspension Bridge and the former Pere Marquette line across southern Ontario province. The opening of Casino Niagara in Niagara Falls, Ontario sounded the death knell for this historic line.
Photo Copyright 2008 Tim BaldwinBLW 1946Mar 17, 2024
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B&O (Chessie) GP40-2 #4151 Bison Runner0 viewsB&O (Chessie) GP40-2 #4151 waits on the Bison Runner near D&H's SK yard in Buffalo NY with a Sea-Land intermodal train.
Photo Copyright 2008 Tim BaldwinBLW 1946Mar 17, 2024
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NS C30-7 #8004 SK Yard Buffalo NY2 viewsNS C30-7 #8004 awaits permission to enter D&H's SK Yard in Buffalo NY with an incoming freight. In the background, B&O GP40-2 #4151 waits on the Bison Runner with an eastbound Sea-Land intermodal train. NYS&W was the designated operator of the D&H during this time frame, and every railfan trip to the yard brought pleasant surprises.
Photo Copyright 2008 Tim BaldwinBLW 1946Mar 17, 2024
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Surprise!2 viewsBringing up the rear of a long N&W merchandise freight, behind a trio of aged M.R.S. boxcars, is well-maintained UP cab #25693 carrying the motto, "Safety Plus, That's Us"
Photo Copyright 2008 Tim BaldwinBLW 1946Mar 17, 2024
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N&W GP38-2 #4160 at Buffalo Junction Yard0 viewsA GP38-2 lacking a high hood was a bit of a rarity on the N&W. #4160 was caught at rest within the cramped confines of Buffalo Junction Yard, near Elk St.
Photo Copyright 2008 Tim BaldwinBLW 1946Mar 17, 2024
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D&H Sea-Land stack train at Dale NY5 viewsAn ex-D&H GP39-2 in fresh Guilford paint is sandwiched by a pair of blue B&M GP40-2s on a sunny October day as they hustle east through bucolic Dale NY after climbing the torturous hill at Attica. The arrival of double-stack container trains to both D&H and host Conrail's operating scheme more than doubled the number of daily trains on the ex-EL Southern Tier Line for a period of several years while Conrail tackled clearance problems on the Water Level Route.
Photo Copyright 2008 Tim BaldwinBLW 1946Mar 17, 2024
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B&O freight Ashford Junction NY1 viewsB&O GP40 #3776 leads a long northbound freight past the classic B&O tower at Ashford Junction NY. In a few years' time, this would become the junction of the Rochester & Southern and the Buffalo and Pittsburgh lines from their respective home cities.
Photo Copyright 2008 Tim BaldwinBLW 1946Mar 17, 2024
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Amtrak #351 The Maple Leaf1 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 1946Mar 17, 2024
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Amtrak F40PH #345 Niagara Falls NY0 viewsAmtrak #345, leading the Niagara Rainbow, awaits departure at Niagara Falls NY after a typical Western NY lake effect snowstorm.
Photo Copyright 2008 Tim BaldwinBLW 1946Mar 17, 2024
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N&W C30-7 #80781 viewsJust prior to the NS merger, N&W painted a few units in their maroon and gold passenger colors. C30-7 #8078 brightens an otherwise dismal day on the Southern Tier Line at Marilla NY.
Photo Copyright 2008 Tim BaldwinBLW 1946Mar 17, 2024
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NS C39-8 #85772 viewsAwaiting pickup this day on the NS setout track at the GE plant in Erie PA is a string of brand new C39-8s. #8577 poses for the camera.
Photo Copyright 2008 Tim BaldwinBLW 1946Mar 17, 2024
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P&LE GP38-2 #2057 SK Yard Buffalo NY0 viewsP&LE power returning with empties from Bow NH await a crew change at D&H's SK Yard in Buffalo NY.
Photo Copyright 2008 Tim BaldwinBLW 1946Mar 17, 2024
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