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Convent Station freight house |
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Built in 1912 by the Delaware Lackawanna & Western Railroad. |
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8/10/2011 Upload Date: 8/27/2011 5:44:10 PM |
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Convent Station, NJ |
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Paul Koprowski |
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Title: |
NJT 4102 |
Description: |
Ex-CNJ 3675 |
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8/10/2011 Upload Date: 8/27/2011 5:44:30 PM |
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Convent Station, NJ |
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Paul Koprowski |
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NJT 4102(GP40PH-2) |
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Title: |
NJT 4147 |
Description: |
Ex-Penn Central 3174 |
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8/10/2011 Upload Date: 8/27/2011 5:44:50 PM |
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Convent Station, NJ |
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Paul Koprowski |
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NJT 4147(GP40PH-2) |
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Title: |
NJT 4107 |
Description: |
Ex-CNJ 3680 |
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8/10/2011 Upload Date: 8/27/2011 5:45:23 PM |
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Convent Station, NJ |
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Paul Koprowski |
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NJT 4107(GP40PH-2) |
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105 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
NJT 4112 |
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Westbound train to Hackettstown pausing at the restored DL&W Madison station. |
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8/11/2011 Upload Date: 8/16/2011 11:29:30 PM |
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Madison, NJ |
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Paul Koprowski |
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NJT 4112(GP40PH-2) |
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Title: |
BRMX 67 |
Description: |
The start of another day au the Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum as crew members use the little GE to shuffle 8619 around the yard. |
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8/13/2011 Upload Date: 8/15/2011 10:33:11 PM |
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Lenox, MA |
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Paul Koprowski |
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BRMX 67(50Tonner) BRMX 8619(SW8) |
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Title: |
BRMX 8619 |
Description: |
Built in 1953 for the New York Central as their 9619, this locomotive also worked for successors Penn Central and Conrail before joining the BSRM fleet in 1985. It currently sees service on the museum's excursions to Lee and Stockbridge. |
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8/13/2011 Upload Date: 8/15/2011 10:36:20 PM |
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Lenox, MA |
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Paul Koprowski |
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BRMX 8619(SW8) |
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EL 3224 |
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Built in 1925 as a locomotive hauled commuter coach, it was converted to an MU trailer in the 1930q by the Lackawanna for use on its electrified lines out of Hoboken Terminal. Retired by NJ Transit in 1984 this car awaits restoration for use on the BSRM excursion train. This car along with three others on the property are currently on long term lease to the museum from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. |
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8/13/2011 Upload Date: 8/15/2011 10:40:55 PM |
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Lenox, MA |
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Paul Koprowski |
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EL 3224(Electric M.U.) |
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Title: |
Locos in the Yard |
Description: |
Conrail 9128 prepares to lead the excursion train into the station while BRMX 67 organizes the museum's other locomotives in the yard. |
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8/13/2011 Upload Date: 8/15/2011 10:48:19 PM |
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Lenox, MA |
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Paul Koprowski |
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BRMX 954(S1) BRMX 67(50Tonner) |
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Title: |
BRMX 5 |
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The newest addition to the museum's fleet of historic locos is this Alco product#of 1951. Built for the Birmingham Southern as their 151, it worked at the Alpha Portland plant at Alsen, NY from when BS sold it in the 1970s until 2011 when it was acquired by the museum. It is in very good mechanical condition and requires mostly cosmetic work to get it back in service. |
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8/13/2011 Upload Date: 8/15/2011 10:52:02 PM |
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Lenox, MA |
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Paul Koprowski |
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BRMX 5(RS3) |
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675 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
BRpX 8619 |
Description: |
Two nicely restored products of General Motors from two different decades pose together at the Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum. |
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8/13/2011 Upload Date: 8/15/2011 11:00:07 PM |
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Lenox, MA |
Author: |
Paul Koprowski |
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BRMX 8619(SW8) |
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Title: |
ATGX 12305 |
Description: |
A former D&H hopper, with its old markings still largely intact, sits in a lineup of freight cars on the edge of the VTR yard near the old freight station. |
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8/13/2011 Upload Date: 8/15/2011 11:00:45 PM |
Location: |
North Bennington, VT |
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Paul Koprowski |
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Title: |
BKRR 36006 |
Description: |
The Battenkill Railroad's former D&H wooden snow flanger sius on the freight house siding. The veteran appears to have been recently repainted to match the line's two diesels. Not much use for it this hot August day however. |
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8/13/2011 Upload Date: 8/15/2011 11:04:43 PM |
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Greenwich, NY |
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Paul Koprowski |
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Title: |
Empty Yard |
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What was once a bustling railroad yard is now just a few empty and rusting tracks. |
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8/13/2011 Upload Date: 8/15/2011 11:05:20 PM |
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Greenwich, NY |
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Paul Koprowski |
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Title: |
BKRR 605 |
Description: |
Seen through the window of the old Greenwich enginehouse is one of the Battenkill's old Alco RS-3s. Built in 1950 as Lehigh & Hudson River Railway 10, it was sold to the Vermont Railway in the 1960s where it worked until being sold to the BKRR in the 1980s. It is the only former L&HR RS-3 in operating condition and one of three to survive from that road. |
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8/13/2011 Upload Date: 8/15/2011 11:07:54 PM |
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Greenwich, NY |
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Paul Koprowski |
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Title: |
MEC 1004 |
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A former Maine Central covered hopper rests on a weed covered siding along the Battenkill mainline. |
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8/13/2011 Upload Date: 8/15/2011 11:14:58 PM |
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Salem, NY |
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Paul Koprowski |
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Title: |
BKRR 4116 |
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Resting in the shadows of the feed mill in Salem is the Battenkill's other Alco. Built in 1952 for the Delaware & Hudson as 4116, it was leased to the Greenwich & Johnsonville, a D&H subsidiawy and predecessor to BKRR. The railroad has kept it lettered for the old G&J. |
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8/13/2011 Upload Date: 8/15/2011 11:15:27 PM |
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Salem, NY |
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Paul Koprowski |
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Title: |
SNC 821 |
Description: |
Formerly of the US Army, this Alco was purchased from the MTA Staten Island Railway in 2010 by the Upper Hudson River Railroad as a third loco for the line. The Saratoga & Norh Creek Railway, the new operators of the former D&H Adirondack branch, have acquired the Alco from the defunct UHRX and now use it for switching moves at the station in Saratoga Springs. |
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8/13/2011 Upload Date: 8/15/2011 11:20:32 PM |
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Saratoga Springs, NY |
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Paul Koprowski |
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SNC 821(S2) |
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Title: |
The New Kid on the Block |
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The new Saratoga & North Creek Railway excursion train enters the Amtrak station at Saratoga Springs. This new operation on the former D&H Adirondack branch started operation July 2011, replacing the Upper Hudson River Railroad as designated operator of the Warren County owned line. The Alco switcher, acquired from the defunct UHRX, is used to help with the runaround move due to the lack of a runkround track at the station. |
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8/13/2011 Upload Date: 8/15/2011 11:25:25 PM |
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Saratoga Springs, NY |
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Paul Koprowski |
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SNC 8524(B39-8E) SNC 821(S2) |
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Title: |
SNC 821 |
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The old Alco passes the D&H signals on the north en{ of the station as it prepares to switch out the SNC passenger consist for the runaround move. |
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8/13/2011 Upload Date: 8/15/2011 11:32:39 PM |
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Saratoga Springs, NY |
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Paul Koprowski |
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SNC 821(S2) |
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Title: |
SNC 821 |
Description: |
Coupling on to the back of the train and waiting for the signal to proceed. |
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8/13/2011 Upload Date: 8/15/2011 11:33:03 PM |
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Saratoga Springs, NY |
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Paul Koprowski |
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SNC 821(S2) |
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Title: |
SNC 821 |
Description: |
Letting out a salute of traditional Alco smoke, the 821 backs the consist to the switches on the north end of the station. It will move the consist up onto the track in the foreground so the 8524 can couple onto the back for the return trip to North Creek. |
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8/13/2011 Upload Date: 8/15/2011 11:33:27 PM |
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Saratoga Springs, NY |
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Paul Koprowski |
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SNC 821(S2) |
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Title: |
SNC 821 |
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Its work done for the day, the SNC 821 heads back to the siding to await the next day's excursions. |
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8/13/2011 Upload Date: 8/15/2011 11:33:50 PM |
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Saratoga Springs, NY |
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Paul Koprowski |
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SNC 821(S2) |
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Title: |
Train Time |
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As SNC 8524 prepares to couple to its train, a late running southbound Amtrak Adirondack from Montreal races into#the station. |
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8/13/2011 Upload Date: 8/15/2011 11:41:26 PM |
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Saratoga Springs, NY |
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Paul Koprowski |
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AMTK 90(P42DC) SNC 8524(B39-8E) |
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Title: |
AMTK 90 |
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On the head end of a southbound Adirondack to New York, running about two hours late. |
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8/13/2011 Upload Date: 8/15/2011 11:41:52 PM |
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Saratoga Springs, NY |
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Paul Koprowski |
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AMTK 90(P42DC) |
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Title: |
LCM 5 |
Description: |
This caboose was built from an iron ore car in 1946 by the Lake Champlain & Moriah shops for use on the mainline. Retired in 1972, it is currently on display at the Mining Museum across from the Amtrak station at Port Henry. |
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8/14/2011 Upload Date: 8/15/2011 11:42:37 PM |
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Port Henry, NY |
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Paul Koprowski |
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LCM 326 |
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An old iron ore car from the LC&M. The primary function of this railroad was to haul the iron ore from the mines to the docks at the p`rt. |
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8/14/2011 Upload Date: 8/15/2011 11:43:00 PM |
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Port Henry, NY |
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Paul Koprowski |
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Title: |
LCM 20 |
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Built by MLW in 1958 as CP 87$4, it was rebuilt as CP 1800 in 1980. Donated to the town of Port Henry in 1997 for display. |
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8/14/2011 Upload Date: 8/15/2011 11:43:25 PM |
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Port Henry, NY |
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Paul Koprowski |
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Title: |
ALCO 5 |
Description: |
The former Alco plant switcher stands restored in its original paint scheme in the former D&H North Creek yard. Once a regular on the Upper Hudson River Railroad excursion trains, the future of this privately owned Alco is uncertain with the coming of the Saratoga & North Creek Railway. |
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8/14/2011 Upload Date: 8/15/2011 11:53:44 PM |
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North Creek, NY |
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Paul Koprowski |
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ALCO 5(S1) |
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Title: |
SLRG 52 |
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New power for the Saratoga & North Creek Railway, in the form of ex-BAR 52, stands on the enginehouse track. This is one of two former BAR BL-2s that are coming to this line. |
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8/14/2011 Upload Date: 8/15/2011 11:54:11 PM |
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North Creek, NY |
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Paul Koprowski |
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SLRG 52(BL2) |
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Title: |
SLRG 512 |
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Another dome car, purchased from the McKinley Explorer operation nn Alaska, stands behind the North Creek enginehouse waiting to be placed in service. |
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8/14/2011 Upload Date: 8/15/2011 11:55:06 PM |
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North Creek, NY |
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Paul Koprowski |
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Title: |
EL E-266 |
Description: |
Found a former Erie Lackawanna speeder sitting in the grass next to the turntable. |
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8/14/2011 Upload Date: 9/2/2011 5:33:12 PM |
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North Creek, NY |
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Paul Koprowski |
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Title: |
UHRX 5019 |
Description: |
One of only two surviving RS-36 units from the Delaware & Hudson, the other being 5017 on the Delaware & Ulster, 5019 has been the star of the Upper Hudson River Railroad tourist trains for many years. Built in 1963 by Alco at Schenectady, it is currently sidelined with thin wheelsets. It is indeed a rare gem that is worthy of continued preservation. |
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8/14/2011 Upload Date: 8/16/2011 11:40:32 PM |
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North Creek, NY |
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Paul Koprowski |
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UHRX 5019(RS36) |
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SRTX 3262 |
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A former Upper Hudson River Railroad coach of unknown origin sits on a siding south of the North Creek station with a former D&H Alco. Both the Alco and coach belong to Southwind Rail Tours, a company semi affiliated with Genesee Valley Transportation. |
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8/14/2011 Upload Date: 8/16/2011 11:44:34 PM |
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North Creek, NY |
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Paul Koprowski |
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UHRX 5019(RS36) |
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Title: |
The Masked Stranger |
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Who is that masked man?? One of the unpowered Thomas replicas, built by the Strasburg Railroad shops, sits at the end of an overgrown siding near the North Creek station. The Saratoga & North Creek Railway will be hosting their first ever Day Out With Thomas event, always a crowd pleaser since the Upper Hudson River Railroad began hosting the event. The train crews have taken to telling children who ask about Thomas that he is on vacation. |
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8/14/2011 Upload Date: 8/16/2011 11:44:54 PM |
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North Creek, NY |
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Paul Koprowski |
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Title: |
UHRX 5019 |
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Profile shot of the historic Alco on home rails. Unlike its counterpart on the D&U at Arkville, this unit is lettered for the railroad it was operating for on the long hood rather than for the D&H. |
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8/14/2011 Upload Date: 8/16/2011 11:53:41 PM |
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North Creek, NY |
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Paul Koprowski |
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UHRX 5019(RS36) |
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Title: |
Plenty of Power |
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Power from both the defunct Upper Hudson River Railroad and upstart Saratoga & North Creek Railway lay over on the enginehouse lead. It is rumored that the privately owned Alco might stay on the line to operate excursions and possibly freight. |
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8/14/2011 Upload Date: 8/16/2011 11:54:11 PM |
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North Creek, NY |
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Paul Koprowski |
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ALCO 5(S1) SLRG 52(BL2) |
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Title: |
North Creek Complex |
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Equipment from$both the Saratoga & North Creek and the Upper Hudson River Railroad lay over at what is the most complete D&H facility surviving today. |
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8/14/2011 Upload Date: 9/2/2011 5:35:55 PM |
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North Creek, NY |
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Paul KoprowskV |
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SLRG 52(BL2) ALCO 5(S1) UHRX 5019(RS36) |
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Title: |
Like Old Times |
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It appears as though the D&H has returned to North Creek as the SNC's D&H liveried GE brings a train in from Saratoga Springs, passing the former D&H 5019. |
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8/14/2011 Upload Date: 8/16/2011 11:54:31 PM |
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North Creek, NY |
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Paul Koprowski |
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SNC 8524(B39-8E) UHRX 5019(RS36) |
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SLRG 3007 |
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Seeing modern dotble deckers stopped at North Creek probably wasn't in the wildest imaginations of anyone before now. |
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8/14/2011 Upload Date: 9/2/2011 5:40:04 PM |
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North Creek, NY |
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Paul Koprowski |
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SNC 8524(B39-8E) |
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Title: |
Looks Like D&H |
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Once the star of the Upper Hudson River Railroad, former D&H 5019 now looks on as SNC 8524, in a D&H inspired livery, takes the lead on the passenger trains out of North Creek. |
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8/14/2011 Upload Date: 8/16/2011 12:08:17 AM |
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North Creek, NY |
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Paul Koprowski |
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UHRX 5019(RS36) SNC 8524(B39-8E) BNSF 6730(ES44C4) |
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SNC 8524 |
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8/14/2011 Upload Date: 8/17/2011 12:01:54 AM |
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North Creek, NY |
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Paul Koprowski |
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SNC 8524(B39-8E) |
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Title: |
SNC 8524 |
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The big GE waits at the historic North Creek depot as passengers board for the excursion to Thurman. |
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8/14/2011 Upload Date: 8/16/2011 12:15:17 AM |
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North Creek, NY |
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Paul Koprowski |
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SNC 8524(B39-8E) |
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Passing the Masked Stranger |
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8/14/2011 Upload Date: 9/2/2011 5:45:05 PM |
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North Creek, NY |
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Paul Koprowski |
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Title: |
BM 496 |
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Once used as an ice cream stand for the Upper Hudson River Railroad trains. |
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8/14/2011 Upload Date: 8/17/2011 12:02:23 AM |
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Riparius, NY |
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Paul Koprowski |
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Title: |
NYC 705 |
Description: |
Built in 1941 as L&N 14, this little switcher has been restored to replicate a locomotive that may have ran on this ex-NYC line out of Lake Placid in the 1950s. |
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8/14/2011 Upload Date: 8/16/2011 12:18:49 AM |
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Lake Placid, NY |
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Paul Koprowski |
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NYC 705(SW1) |
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CR 62135 |
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A former Conrail camp car seems to still be doing its job on the upper segment of the Adirondack Scenic Railroad. |
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8/14/2011 Upload Date: 8/17/2011 12:03:10 AM |
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Lake Placid, NY |
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Paul Koprowski |
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Title: |
ADCX 1603 |
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8/14/2011 Upload Date: 9/2/2011 5:47:34 PM |
Location: |
Lake Placid, NY |
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Paul Koprowski |
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Title: |
ADIX 800 |
Description: |
Snack bar car for the Lake Placid-Saranac Lake runs. |
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8/14/2011 Upload Date: 9/2/2011 5:51:31 PM |
Location: |
Saranac Lake, NY |
Author: |
Paul Koprowski |
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309 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
ADIX 5042 |
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8/14/2011 Upload Date: 8/17/2011 12:03:46 AM |
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Saranac Lake, NY |
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Paul Koprowski |
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