This “golden oldie” brings back memories of a trip that Mike Ondecker and I made almost 50 years ago. It is August 1974, and five FM H16-66 road switchers are in the Chicago & North Western engine facility in Escanaba, Michigan. C&NW 170 has the older locomotive style body. The only non-FM is 1594 (EMD GP7).
Photograph by Robert Farkas
Greenwich is the western end of the CSX New Castle Subdivision. It is where four CSX subdivisions meet.
It also is a popular railfanning spot and the subject of today’s two for Tuesday feature. Both images were made on April 21, 2011.
In the top image CSX 7874 is Cleveland-bound crossing the CSX line from Willard to New Castle, Pennsylvania.
In the bottom image, CSX 1 is eastbound on the New Castle Sub. The unit wears Spirit of West Virginia to the left of the “1” on the cab.
Photographs by Robert Farkas
There is a whole lot of motive power wearing Conrail blue in this power move in Alliance on May 12, 1984. The view is railroad eastward on the Fort Wayne Line.
Photograph by Robert Farkas
This image was made in downtown Akron in the late 1960s and shows an Erie Lackawanna high-rail track at work near the passenger station.
Photograph by Robert Farkas
Detroit Toledo & Ironton No. 216 and Grand Trunk Western No. 5853 are in Toledo on Aug. 11, 1982. The 5853 is an ex-Rock Island locomotive.
Photograph by Robert Farkas
It is the late 1960s or early 1970s in Brewster at the engine facility of Norfolk & Western.
Shown are N&W 2150 and 2143 (FM H12-44 switchers). Also visible is N&W 2904 (EMD GP 30) and Western Maryland 3579. Yes, there are other units in sight but these are the ones whose numbers could be identified.
Photograph by Robert Farkas
Eastbound Conrail SD40-2 No. 6436 is climbing the hill west of Massillon in the summer of 1981. The second unit, Cotton Belt 7799, has the short-lived “elephant ears” by its radiators. Built in September 1977, the 6436 would later work for Norfolk Southern.
Photograph by Robert Farkas
Here is an image made in June 1986 in Easton that shows a train consist that would look right at home today. This westbound Chessie System train has a cut of auto racks toward the head end followed by a cut of intermodal cars. It was a precursor of the precision scheduled railroading operating model that is all the rage today in which various forms of freight move in consolidated trains rather than in unit trains. Chessie System 4362 is a former Western Maryland unit. The image was made in the last month of the Chessie System.
Photograph by Robert Farkas
Since it was not leased or purchased by Amtrak, Louisville & Nashville F7A No. 791 was no longer needed by its owner. It is shown stored in Lafayette, Indiana, on a dreary Aug. 6, 1972.
Photograph by Robert Farkas
The Ohio Central once had two pairs of F units. None of those locomotives are still on the OC motive power roster. In the top image OHCR F9A Nos. 6307 and 6313 are in Dennison on July 28, 2004. In the bottom image OHCF7A Nos. 1000 and 1001 are in Bowerston on Aug.14, 2004.
Photographs by Robert Farkas
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