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Viewing Album:  Conrail in the Binghamton area
 
By:Tom Beckett
Dates:4/1/1976 - 6/1/1999
Album Info:Southern Tier Line action in the Triple Cities-Binghamton, Johnson City, Endicott-and as far east as Kirkwood Industrial Park.
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Long train running
Title:  Long train running
Description:  DABU with 82 cars, you can see them stretched out around the curve in the background, roll west along the George F Highway in Endwell.
Photo Date:  3/18/1993  Upload Date: 1/28/2015 2:14:47 AM
Location:  Endwell, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Winter,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6848(SD60) CR 6965(SD40-2R) CR 6093(C40-8W)
Views:  463   Comments: 0
DLW side
Title:  DLW side
Description:  WABH 11, the Binghamton local job, works the Agway feed mill. The plant was served by a remnant of the Lackawanna S&U line. By this time, the bridges over Bevier St had been consolidated onto one overpass, high enough to clear a 13'6" trailer, so this track that was once the S&U main track, had been cut back to allow enough room to switch the plant, with through trains going through the D&H yard, where a white ex KCS unit can be seen to the right of the last car of this train.
Photo Date:  3/29/1993  Upload Date: 1/28/2015 1:57:25 AM
Location:  Binghamton, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Winter,Action
Locomotives:  CR 3286(GP40-2)
Views:  231   Comments: 0
Singing in the rain
Title:  Singing in the rain
Description:  Rainy days are so common in Binghamton we dont even slow down. I caught this BUOI at BD in a downpour with a pair of brand new SD60I's leading an SD 40. Just another day in "Gloom County".
Photo Date:  4/17/1993  Upload Date: 1/27/2015 2:25:20 AM
Location:  Binghamton, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CR 5507(SD60M) CR 5521(SD60M) CR 6322(SD40)
Views:  457   Comments: 0
Classic Erie
Title:  Classic Erie
Description:  OIBU rolls past the home signal at BD. Paint the power EL, and it would look right at home here.
Photo Date:  5/6/1993  Upload Date: 1/25/2015 4:36:55 AM
Location:  Binghamton, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6822(SD50)
Views:  160   Comments: 0
Going to church
Title:  Going to church
Description:  OIBU passes St Michaels Eastern Orthodox Church as it rolls through CP Johnson on its way west with 82 cars.
Photo Date:  5/8/1993  Upload Date: 3/4/2012 4:47:46 AM
Location:  Binghamton, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6210(C40-8W) CR 6204(C40-8W)
Views:  320   Comments: 0
Jersey Arrows
Title:  Jersey Arrows
Description:  This SPL 301 rolls east through west Endicott with a pair of NJ Transit cars returning from ABB Traction, working at the ex EL shop in Hornell.
Photo Date:  6/4/1993  Upload Date: 1/20/2015 2:53:26 AM
Location:  Endicott, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Signal,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6256(SD40)
Views:  223   Comments: 0
TV 26 flowery scene
Title:  TV 26 flowery scene
Description:  TV 26 passes wildflowers and the pond along Watson Blvd in Endwell NY with 10 COFC and 61 racks.
Photo Date:  6/17/1993  Upload Date: 5/16/2011 2:10:48 AM
Location:  Endwell, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  CR 3346(GP40-2) CR 3403(GP40-2) CR 5507(SD60M)
Views:  649   Comments: 0
Reflecting quality
Title:  Reflecting quality
Description:  BUOI rolls 27 cars past the pond next to Watson Blvd, getting a reflection of the lead unit.
Photo Date:  6/24/1993  Upload Date: 1/20/2015 6:55:18 PM
Location:  Endwell, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6104(C40-8W) CR 6075(C40-8W)
Views:  307   Comments: 0
BUOI pastoral scene
Title:  BUOI pastoral scene
Description:  Despite being just minutes from Binghamton, BUOI passes wildflowers and a pond as it runs along Watson Blvd between Endwell and Johnson City with 27 cars in tow.
Photo Date:  6/24/1993  Upload Date: 5/16/2011 2:09:23 AM
Location:  Endwell, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Station,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6104(C40-8W) CR 6075(C40-8W)
Views:  524   Comments: 1
Looking up
Title:  Looking up
Description:  A grab shot from the parking lot adjacent to the tracks gives this looking up view of a CR Quality C40 rolling 76 auto racks into the 45 MPH curve at MP 220.
Photo Date:  7/24/1993  Upload Date: 1/20/2015 6:57:15 PM
Location:  Endwell, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CR 6110(C40-8W) CR 6514(SD40-2)
Views:  367   Comments: 0
Great view
Title:  Great view
Description:  One of the more panoramic views of the Tier, but a hard one to get, since you could only get this shot sunlit late in the day in the summer, and there was no place convenient to park, was this shot of the line from the hill on Watson Blvd as it approached Endwell. When it worked, it was a great shot. Here it is with OIBU rolling west with 41 cars on a Friday afternoon.
Photo Date:  8/13/1993  Upload Date: 1/14/2015 1:53:41 AM
Location:  Endwell, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6774(SD50) CR 6813(SD50)
Views:  240   Comments: 0
Eastbound TV 26
Title:  Eastbound TV 26
Description:  TV 26 heads east past the pond along Watson Blvd in Endwell NY. It will be in Binghamton in about 5 minutes for a crew change. Then it will head to Newark with 135 cars.
Photo Date:  8/13/1993  Upload Date: 5/16/2011 2:05:37 AM
Location:  Endwell, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CR 5501(SD60M) CSX 8442(SD40-2) CR 6336(SD40)
Views:  705   Comments: 0
TV 26 by the pond
Title:  TV 26 by the pond
Description:  TV 26 rolls past the pond along Watson Blvd behind a trio of 4 axle units, an unusual combination for this train
Photo Date:  8/20/1993  Upload Date: 1/14/2015 1:23:09 AM
Location:  Endwell, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CR 5088(B40-8) CR 1928(B23-7) CR 2809(B23-7)
Views:  314   Comments: 0
By the signal
Title:  By the signal
Description:  TV 26 rolls past Rule 261 signal 207 as it makes its way toward Starrucca Viaduct and Jersey. At SR it will meet OIBU.
Photo Date:  8/20/1993  Upload Date: 1/14/2015 1:24:51 AM
Location:  Kirkwood, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CR 5088(B40-8) CR 1928(B23-7) CR 2809(B23-7)
Views:  367   Comments: 0
Conrail rainbow
Title:  Conrail rainbow
Description:  A rainbow looks down on OIBU as it works at Binghamton
Photo Date:  8/20/1993  Upload Date: 1/14/2015 1:48:16 AM
Location:  Binghamton, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Yard,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6641(C36-7) CR 5039(B36-7)
Views:  262   Comments: 0
Reflections
Title:  Reflections
Description:  TV 26 rolls past the pond on Watson Blvd, reflecting in the last remaining light of day.
Photo Date:  8/25/1993  Upload Date: 1/16/2015 3:13:58 AM
Location:  Endwell, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6787(SD50) CR 6770(SD50)
Views:  208   Comments: 1
Made the light
Title:  Made the light
Description:  The trains always do!! The traffic light to the left of the train is set so that when the crossing gates go down, it turns red for traffic going over the crossing. Wish I had one of those.
Photo Date:  8/28/1993  Upload Date: 1/14/2015 1:43:53 AM
Location:  Kirkwood, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CR 6098(C40-8W) CR 6077(C40-8W)
Views:  245   Comments: 0
Moon over BUOI
Title:  Moon over BUOI
Description:  A going away shot of BUOI passing the Kirkwood Industrial Park shows a full moon. Soon it will be lighting the way down the Delaware.
Photo Date:  8/28/1993  Upload Date: 1/14/2015 1:45:12 AM
Location:  Kirkwood, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6098(C40-8W) CR 6077(C40-8W)
Views:  228   Comments: 0
Slowing for a crew change
Title:  Slowing for a crew change
Description:  DABU rolls through BD, passing SLN 5, and will make a crew change at the Conrail yard office under Chenango St, then head for Buffalo with the recrewed SLN 5-CPs 255-following. A UP unit is mid consist, lending some effort ro DABUs 113 cars. The signals at right control the interlocking at BD on the CP side. The tracks there were once the Lackawanna main to Scranton and Hoboken.
Photo Date:  8/28/1993  Upload Date: 1/16/2015 3:01:01 AM
Location:  Binghamton, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CR 6497(SD40-2) UP 3942(SD40-2) CR 6508(SD40-2)
Views:  323   Comments: 0
OIBU in the late afternoon
Title:  OIBU in the late afternoon
Description:  OIBU was a pretty reliable afternoon train at Binghamton, which made for some great lighting, such as on todays train, working QD yard. The steel structire at right is a Marconi tower. The Lackawanna RR was an early experimenter with radio communication, and had erected the tower to transmit from the station to trains in 1913. There is a NY State historical marker to note its significance.
Photo Date:  8/28/1993  Upload Date: 1/14/2015 1:51:17 AM
Location:  Binghamton, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6772(SD50) CR 6964(SD40-2R)
Views:  376   Comments: 1
DABU along Court St
Title:  DABU along Court St
Description:  DABU rolls up to BD along Court St, in the shadow of the Bginhamton Psych Center, up on the hill. It will do a crew change here at the yard office, then roll for Buffalo with its 96 cars. The former DLW signals guarding BD are still in service, seen along the now CP tracks at right.
Photo Date:  10/16/1993  Upload Date: 1/9/2015 3:40:11 AM
Location:  Binghamton, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6222(C40-8W) CR 6114(C40-8W)
Views:  280   Comments: 0
Unlikely meet
Title:  Unlikely meet
Description:  WABH 11 with its usual GP 38-2 meets an unlikely unit working the NYSW ayrd, an O&W NW 2. This one was repainted as a "heritage" unit to honor the NYO&W, which had abandoned completely in March 1957.
Photo Date:  10/16/1993  Upload Date: 1/9/2015 3:44:54 AM
Location:  Binghamton, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  CR 8152(GP38-2) NYOW 116(NW2)
Views:  404   Comments: 1
DABU with a little fall color
Title:  DABU with a little fall color
Description:  DABU works west past the rock at MP 220 in Endwell en route to Buffalo
Photo Date:  10/25/1993  Upload Date: 10/6/2011 12:25:05 AM
Location:  Endwell, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6963(SD40-2R) CR 6416(SD40-2) CR 5567(SD60M)
Views:  907   Comments: 2
Local
Title:  Local
Description:  WABH 11 was the local that did whatever work needed to be done at Binghamton. For a long time, it got GP 38s or U23B/B23-7s. In the early 90s, it started getting GP 40s, such as todays train, heading east at BD.
Photo Date:  11/8/1993  Upload Date: 1/9/2015 3:33:59 AM
Location:  Binghamton, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CR 3338(GP40-2)
Views:  277   Comments: 0
OIBU in the snow
Title:  OIBU in the snow
Description:  OIBU starts west toward Gang Mills and Buffalo past the iconic buildings in the station area at Binghamton on a snowy day in January
Photo Date:  1/15/1994  Upload Date: 9/21/2012 5:35:20 PM
Location:  Binghamton, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Winter,Action
Locomotives:  CR 5509(SD60M) CR 6468(SD40-2)
Views:  1000   Comments: 2
UP leader at the pond
Title:  UP leader at the pond
Description:  ML 440 rolls past the Endwell pond with 67 auto racks behind a UP leader, unusual to see on the Tier.
Photo Date:  4/3/1994  Upload Date: 9/22/2014 3:35:48 AM
Location:  Endwell, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  UP 3497(SD40-2) CR 5018(B36-7) CR 5507(SD60M)
Views:  234   Comments: 0
Waterside
Title:  Waterside
Description:  TV 204 rolls 101 stack platforms east past the pond next to Watson Blvd in Endwell. Five more minutes til it gets to Binghamton.
Photo Date:  5/5/1994  Upload Date: 9/20/2014 1:54:49 AM
Location:  Endwell, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CR 3398(GP40-2) CR 6595(C30-7A) CR 6306(SD40)
Views:  413   Comments: 0
Reflection
Title:  Reflection
Description:  BUOI with 45 cars rolls past the pond in Endwell.
Photo Date:  5/10/1994  Upload Date: 9/21/2014 3:11:04 AM
Location:  Endwell, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CR 5531(SD60M) CR 6160(C40-8W)
Views:  318   Comments: 0
TV 204 by the pond
Title:  TV 204 by the pond
Description:  TV 204 and 102 platforms roll past the pond in Endwell
Photo Date:  5/10/1994  Upload Date: 9/21/2014 3:14:47 AM
Location:  Endwell, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6264(SD40) CR 6017(C39-8) CR 2813(B23-7)
Views:  385   Comments: 0
At the station
Title:  At the station
Description:  The lead unit of ML 486 rests outside the yard office on the Erie main as we look across to the old DLW station across the tracks.
Photo Date:  9/8/1994  Upload Date: 8/29/2014 4:25:58 AM
Location:  Binghamton, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Yard,Station,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6967(SD40-2R)
Views:  216   Comments: 0
JC coal
Title:  JC coal
Description:  A UNE coal train with 87 cars for the NYSEG Goudy Generating Station on the old DLW main in Johnson City rolls into the west side of Binghamton. For some reason, these trains drew 4 axle power most of the time, even though the road units rarely went to the plant. Local power off WABH 11 usually took the cars down in roughly 45 car cuts.
Photo Date:  9/17/1994  Upload Date: 8/29/2014 4:29:27 AM
Location:  Binghamton, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CR 7722(GP38) CR 7924(GP38) CR 3334(GP40-2)
Views:  520   Comments: 0
Medium Clear
Title:  Medium Clear
Description:  SV 20 has a medium clear indication at CP Coles as it heads east toward Starricca Viaduct and New Jersey.
Photo Date:  9/24/1994  Upload Date: 8/31/2014 3:16:11 AM
Location:  Kirkwood, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6119(C40-8W) CR 5549(SD60M) CR 6747(SD50)
Views:  383   Comments: 0
Out of the sun
Title:  Out of the sun
Description:  And headed for Jersey. ML 440 was an afternoon event in the Binghamton area, and hard to get good lighting, so lots of backlit shots. Heres one of them, as it rolls through BD and heads out of town with 10 stack platforms and 87 auto racks
Photo Date:  4/27/1995  Upload Date: 8/17/2014 3:33:31 AM
Location:  Binghamton, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6815(SD50) CR 6480(SD40-2) CR 6833(SD50)
Views:  331   Comments: 0
Rolling to a crew change
Title:  Rolling to a crew change
Description:  TV 202 rolls across the Chenango River on the Erie bridge and will shortly get a new crew to take on Starrucca and the trip to Jersey.
Photo Date:  4/30/1995  Upload Date: 8/17/2014 3:26:55 AM
Location:  Binghamton, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6179(C40-8W) CR 5037(B36-7) CR 3363(GP40-2)
Views:  415   Comments: 1
Out of the sun
Title:  Out of the sun
Description:  TV 202 rolls 135 platforms and a long COFC out of the sun along Watson Blvd in Endwell.
Photo Date:  6/9/1995  Upload Date: 8/14/2014 3:53:21 AM
Location:  Endwell, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6741(SD50) CR 6719(SD50) CR 3393(GP40-2)
Views:  417   Comments: 0
Racks east
Title:  Racks east
Description:  ML 440, a daily auto rack train, passes the pond along Watson Blve in Endwell in late afternoon sun with 16 COFC and 63 racks.
Photo Date:  8/23/1995  Upload Date: 8/14/2014 3:50:57 AM
Location:  Endwell, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6432(SD40-2) CR 6197(C40-8W) CR 5519(SD60M)
Views:  243   Comments: 0
Still on the Tier
Title:  Still on the Tier
Description:  By this time, CR had finished the West Point tunnel project and was running most of its stack trains via the River Line. Some still ran the Tier, suich as this TV 202 coming out of the sun with 116 stack platforms as seen from Watson Blvd in Endwell.
Photo Date:  9/23/1995  Upload Date: 8/10/2014 2:20:09 AM
Location:  Endwell, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CR 5571(SD60M) CR 6744(SD50) CR 6424(SD40-2)
Views:  292   Comments: 0
Detour train
Title:  Detour train
Description:  An eastbound is by QD on track 2 with a pair of NS units. NS would not take over the Tier for another two years, and I cannot recall a train running through to CP at this time. Must be a detour train over CR??
Photo Date:  5/5/1997  Upload Date: 3/30/2014 4:07:41 AM
Location:  Binghamton, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  NS 8505(C36-7) NS 8909(C40-9W)
Views:  491   Comments: 0

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