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By:Tom Beckett
Dates:1/1/1990 - 2/5/2015
Album Info:Photos of CP trains between Corning and Hornell, but focusing on the area between Addison(MP 301) and Canisteo(MP 327) along the Canisteo River.
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Deep in the valley
Title:  Deep in the valley
Description:  Train 255 is well into its trip down the Canisteo valley as we see it from the local road bridge in Cameron
Photo Date:  2/20/1993  Upload Date: 1/30/2015 1:21:48 AM
Location:  Cameron, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Winter,Action
Locomotives:  NYSW 4006(B40-8) NYSW 3634(SD45) CP 3253(SD40-2) GATX 7369(SD40-2)
Views:  456   Comments: 0
Out of the valley
Title:  Out of the valley
Description:  Train 255 rolls out of the Canisteo valley at Carson, meeting BUOI in the process. It will be through Hornell in another ten minutes, and on its way to Portage and Buffalo.
Photo Date:  2/20/1993  Upload Date: 1/30/2015 1:23:32 AM
Location:  Canisteo, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Winter,Action
Locomotives:  NYSW 4006(B40-8) NYSW 3634(SD45) CP 3253(SD40-2) GATX 7369(SD40-2)
Views:  572   Comments: 0
Along the river
Title:  Along the river
Description:  Train 255 rolls along the Canisteo River near Rathbone. I used this shot for a Christmas card that year.
Photo Date:  2/20/1993  Upload Date: 1/30/2015 1:25:10 AM
Location:  Rathbone, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Winter,Action
Locomotives:  NYSW 4006(B40-8) NYSW 3634(SD45) CP 3253(SD40-2) GATX 7369(SD40-2)
Views:  519   Comments: 0
Little white church
Title:  Little white church
Description:  This church has seen more rail action that most of us ever will. It makes a great photo for a passing 261 on a snowy day.
Photo Date:  3/5/1994  Upload Date: 1/5/2015 1:56:35 AM
Location:  Cameron, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Winter,Action
Locomotives:  SOO 6050(SD60) SOO 6030(SD60)
Views:  542   Comments: 2
Along the Canisteo
Title:  Along the Canisteo
Description:  Train 261 rolls along the Canisteo River behind the usualy pair of SD 60s. Having a red on leading really makes for a festive look.
Photo Date:  3/5/1994  Upload Date: 1/5/2015 1:59:29 AM
Location:  West Cameron, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Winter,Action
Locomotives:  SOO 6050(SD60) SOO 6030(SD60)
Views:  522   Comments: 0
Retired sentinel
Title:  Retired sentinel
Description:  Train 261 passes one of the semaphores that guarded track 1 til it was taken out of service the year before. The Canisteo valley was up til then one of the best places to see them still in service. Some would last into the 21st Century elsewhere on the line.
Photo Date:  3/5/1994  Upload Date: 1/5/2015 2:08:10 AM
Location:  Rathbone, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Winter,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  SOO 6050(SD60) SOO 6030(SD60)
Views:  482   Comments: 1
Snow on the curve
Title:  Snow on the curve
Description:  SOO 6050 leads train 261 west around Rattlesnake Curve on a snowy Saturday.
Photo Date:  3/5/1994  Upload Date: 12/5/2014 3:09:16 AM
Location:  Cameron, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Winter,Action
Locomotives:  SOO 6050(SD60) SOO 6030(SD60)
Views:  526   Comments: 1
255 with NYSW power
Title:  255 with NYSW power
Description:  CP train 255, the Saturday Sea Land train, approaches the bridge at Carson, MP 325, just east of Canisteo in a Christmas card scene
Photo Date:  3/12/1994  Upload Date: 9/23/2012 2:25:36 AM
Location:  Canisteo, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Winter,Action
Locomotives:  NYSW 4004(B40-8) NYSW 4002(B40-8)
Views:  303   Comments: 1
Snowy day in the Canisteo valley
Title:  Snowy day in the Canisteo valley
Description:  Train 255 passes a snowbound cornfield under the bluffs near West Cameron.
Photo Date:  3/12/1994  Upload Date: 9/23/2012 2:32:40 AM
Location:  West Cameron, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Winter,Action
Locomotives:  NYSW 4004(B40-8) NYSW 4002(B40-8)
Views:  308   Comments: 1
Out of the valley
Title:  Out of the valley
Description:  255 rolls under the bridge at Carson(MP 325) as it exits the Canisteo Valley. It will shortly be passing the Village of Canisteo, then Hornell as it heads to Buffalo.
Photo Date:  3/12/1994  Upload Date: 9/24/2014 11:46:25 AM
Location:  Canisteo, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Winter,Action
Locomotives:  NYSW 4004(B40-8) NYSW 4002(B40-8)
Views:  74   Comments: 1
Long view
Title:  Long view
Description:  255 rolls down the long(for the Tier) tangent at Erwins as it approaches Addison and the Canisteo Valley.
Photo Date:  3/12/1994  Upload Date: 9/24/2014 11:57:22 AM
Location:  Erwins, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Winter,Action
Locomotives:  NYSW 4004(B40-8) NYSW 4002(B40-8)
Views:  68   Comments: 0
Christmas card scene
Title:  Christmas card scene
Description:  255 rolls along the Canisteo River near Rathbone in a scene that is more appropriate to Christmas than to the onset of spring.
Photo Date:  3/12/1994  Upload Date: 9/24/2014 12:09:52 PM
Location:  Rathbone, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Winter,Action
Locomotives:  NYSW 4004(B40-8) NYSW 4002(B40-8)
Views:  103   Comments: 2
Rainy day in the Canisteo valley
Title:  Rainy day in the Canisteo valley
Description:  On a rainy afternoon, train 261 has started up from the signal at CP Adrian and is once again headed toward Buffalo. Track 1, on the left, is out of service and will shortly be removed.
Photo Date:  4/9/1994  Upload Date: 9/23/2012 3:20:41 AM
Location:  Browns Crossing, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  SOO 6012(SD60) SOO 6042(SD60)
Views:  523   Comments: 1
255 in the valley
Title:  255 in the valley
Description:  Train 255 smokes it up as it gets a roll on after leaving the siding at CP Adrian, and is now at approximately MP 320.
Photo Date:  10/8/1994  Upload Date: 8/29/2014 3:04:43 AM
Location:  Adrian, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CP 5427(SD40-2) CP 5448(SD40-2) CP 5420(SD40-2) SOO 758(SD40-2)
Views:  746   Comments: 0
Big curve
Title:  Big curve
Description:  Train 255 rolls out of the siding at CP Adrian and around the big curve in the Canisteo valley as it picks up speed for Hornell.
Photo Date:  10/8/1994  Upload Date: 8/29/2014 3:08:54 AM
Location:  Browns Crossing, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CP 5427(SD40-2) CP 5448(SD40-2) SOO 758(SD40-2)
Views:  472   Comments: 1
Out of the Canisteo
Title:  Out of the Canisteo
Description:  Train 255 rolls under the bridge at Carson as it exits the Canisteo River valley and approaches the Village of Cansteo two miles farther on, and then Hornell.
Photo Date:  10/8/1994  Upload Date: 8/28/2014 2:04:13 AM
Location:  Canisteo, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CP 5427(SD40-2) CP 5448(SD40-2) CP 5420(SD40-2) SOO 758(SD40-2)
Views:  705   Comments: 1
255 at Rattlesnake Curve
Title:  255 at Rattlesnake Curve
Description:  Train 255 rolls through the sweeping curve between Cameron and West Cameron as it makes its way down the Canisteo valley.
Photo Date:  10/8/1994  Upload Date: 8/29/2014 3:14:06 AM
Location:  Cameron, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CP 5427(SD40-2) CP 5448(SD40-2) CP 5420(SD40-2) SOO 758(SD40-2)
Views:  630   Comments: 1
In the valley
Title:  In the valley
Description:  Train 255 rolls toward the CR 119/River Rd crossing at West Cameron. Theres still a lot of green for the middle of October
Photo Date:  10/8/1994  Upload Date: 8/28/2014 2:15:43 AM
Location:  West Cameron, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CP 5427(SD40-2) CP 5448(SD40-2) CP 5420(SD40-2) SOO 758(SD40-2)
Views:  749   Comments: 0
Sea Land east
Title:  Sea Land east
Description:  Train 254, which will become SLN 4 at Binghamton, rolls east through the color with 35 platforms just east of Addison
Photo Date:  10/8/1994  Upload Date: 8/28/2014 2:18:17 AM
Location:  Addison, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CP 5782(SD40-2)
Views:  126   Comments: 0
Deep in the valley
Title:  Deep in the valley
Description:  261 rolls west past CP Adrian and into the curve at Browns Crossing.
Photo Date:  5/27/1995  Upload Date: 8/15/2014 3:58:44 AM
Location:  Browns Crossing, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  SOO 6017(SD60) CP 6411(SD40) SOO 6009(SD60) SOO 6039(SD60) SOO 6610(SD40-2)
Views:  1010   Comments: 0
River running
Title:  River running
Description:  261 rolls along the Canisteo River on one of the most scenic parts of the Tier.
Photo Date:  5/27/1995  Upload Date: 8/15/2014 4:00:19 AM
Location:  Cameron, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  SOO 6017(SD60) CP 6411(SD40) SOO 6009(SD60) SOO 6039(SD60) SOO 6610(SD40-2)
Views:  992   Comments: 1
270 rolls east
Title:  270 rolls east
Description:  CP 270 rolls 70 cars along the Canisteo at Browns Crossing behind an ex KCS unit.
Photo Date:  10/28/1995  Upload Date: 5/16/2014 2:24:20 AM
Location:  Browns Crossing, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CP 5418(SD40-2) CP 6405(SD40) GATX 7364(SD40-2)
Views:  556   Comments: 3
Pastoral scene
Title:  Pastoral scene
Description:  CP 261 rolls west through the Canisteo valley past some of the local farm products. A smattering of fall color still clings to a few trees weeks after most of the leaves have fallen.
Photo Date:  10/28/1995  Upload Date: 8/4/2014 3:11:43 AM
Location:  Adrian, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CP 6403(SD40) SOO 6051(SD60) SOO 6029(SD60) SOO 6000(SD60)
Views:  584   Comments: 0
261 rolls west
Title:  261 rolls west
Description:  CP 261 has just met 270 at CP ADRIAN and is now rolling for Buffalo along the Canisteo River with 75 cars, 10 miles from Hornell
Photo Date:  10/28/1995  Upload Date: 5/16/2014 2:28:23 AM
Location:  Browns Crossing, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CP 6403(SD40) SOO 6051(SD60) SOO 6021(SD60) SOO 6000(SD60)
Views:  794   Comments: 1
In the valley
Title:  In the valley
Description:  CP 261 rolls down the Canisteo River near Cameron Mills
Photo Date:  10/28/1995  Upload Date: 7/31/2014 4:00:33 AM
Location:  Cameron Mills, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CP 6403(SD40) SOO 6051(SD60) SOO 6029(SD60) SOO 6000(SD60)
Views:  679   Comments: 0
Rattlesnake Curve
Title:  Rattlesnake Curve
Description:  This location is near West Cameron along the Canisteo River, an easy shot from the road. Nice view of a long curve.
Photo Date:  10/28/1995  Upload Date: 7/31/2014 4:10:05 AM
Location:  West Cameron, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  56   Comments: 3
Waiting for a meet
Title:  Waiting for a meet
Description:  CP train 261 waits for 270 to come east so it can resume the trip to Buffalo. At this late date, theres still some fall color.
Photo Date:  10/28/1995  Upload Date: 5/16/2014 2:31:14 AM
Location:  West Cameron, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CP 6403(SD40) SOO 6051(SD60) SOO 6021(SD60) SOO 6000(SD60)
Views:  686   Comments: 0
Bright red
Title:  Bright red
Description:  SOO power leads a monster 167-todays train had 99 freight and 56 stack platforms-into the sun as seen from the shoulder of NY 417 just east of Addison. This shot can only be done late in the day. Usually the sun is on the other side of the train.
Photo Date:  9/23/2003  Upload Date: 6/14/2016 4:12:25 AM
Location:  Addison, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  SOO 6615(SD40-2) CP 5647(SD40-2) CP 5948(SD40-2) SOO 745(SD40)
Views:  357   Comments: 0
On the rocks
Title:  On the rocks
Description:  CP 167 rolls along the rocks in the Canisteo valley near Cameron Mills.
Photo Date:  9/23/2003  Upload Date: 6/14/2016 4:14:21 AM
Location:  Cameron Mills, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  SOO 6615(SD40-2) CP 5647(SD40-2) CP 5948(SD40-2) SOO 745(SD40)
Views:  333   Comments: 0
Pastoral scene
Title:  Pastoral scene
Description:  In a scene that exemplifies the beauty of NY state, we see 10T approaching the NY 417 bridge between Erwins and Addison. This was until the mid 1990s a double track line here.
Photo Date:  2/19/2006  Upload Date: 11/4/2012 2:23:45 AM
Location:  Erwins, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Winter,Action
Locomotives:  CP 9682(AC44CW) CP 8578(AC44CW) CP 9604(AC44CW)
Views:  609   Comments: 1


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