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By:Tom Beckett
Dates:4/1/1976 - 6/1/1999
Album Info:Conrail ran OCS(office car special) trains, as well as a track geometry train, and some special freight moves as well. This album contains those moves.
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High and wide
Title:  High and wide
Description:  Dimensional loads were once common on the Erie-it was known as the clearance road of the east, due to its original 6 foot gauge construction. These loads only occasionally ran here under Conrail. This one is a large vessel westbound at West Cameron.
Photo Date:  8/22/1992  Upload Date: 5/22/2011 5:39:57 PM
Location:  West Cameron, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CR 1924(B23-7) CR 3386(GP40-2)
Views:  419   Comments: 1
Working the ballast
Title:  Working the ballast
Description:  A work train dumps ballast at west Endicott. Conrail us taking a page out of the NS playbook, using a C40 for work train power.
Photo Date:  11/15/1993  Upload Date: 1/9/2015 3:31:02 AM
Location:  Endicott, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6064(C40-8W)
Views:  248   Comments: 2
Rail train
Title:  Rail train
Description:  A rail train works west on the Tier behind a single GP 40. This unit would stick around for a few days.
Photo Date:  5/13/1994  Upload Date: 9/21/2014 2:57:56 AM
Location:  Waverly, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CR 3266(GP40)
Views:  240   Comments: 1
Rail train
Title:  Rail train
Description:  Caught this rail train with a really old GP 40-originally ex NYC-heading west.
Photo Date:  5/16/1994  Upload Date: 9/20/2014 1:42:36 AM
Location:  Waverly, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CR 3003(GP40) CR 3266(GP40)
Views:  424   Comments: 1
One car special
Title:  One car special
Description:  The MK plant at Hornell built a variety of transit and other passenger cars in the mid 90s. They were usually handled as special moves, such as this one rolling along the Canisteo River at Browns Crossing.
Photo Date:  10/8/1994  Upload Date: 8/28/2014 3:36:13 AM
Location:  Browns Crossing, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  CR 3376(GP40-2) CR 3333(GP40-2)
Views:  324   Comments: 2
Arrows to Hornell
Title:  Arrows to Hornell
Description:  Morrison Knudsen was rebuilding a variety of transit and commuter cars at the ex Erie shops in Hornell in the mid 90s. Subway cars were loaded on TTX flats and handled on OIBU and Buoi, but commuter cars were moved in special trains, such as this one approaching Owego.
Photo Date:  11/6/1994  Upload Date: 8/29/2014 4:16:55 AM
Location:  Owego, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6764(SD50)
Views:  188   Comments: 3
Going away
Title:  Going away
Description:  The NJ Transit cars going to Hornell seen as they retreat toward the west.
Photo Date:  11/6/1994  Upload Date: 8/29/2014 4:19:06 AM
Location:  Owego, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  127   Comments: 1


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