Dogged by the camera, the 3127 is shown here for the last time as she eases down six lead toward the icehouse crossovers. The crossovers, where the engine will be switched onto the westbound main, are five telegraph poles beyond the westward distant…
The camera followed the 3127 as she passed under the bridge for the second time, and made this exposure of her as she backed past her train towards six lead. The latter is one of the busiest and most important tracks at the Hill. In this picture, it…
This view of the 3127 on CC-3 was taken from the opposite side of Sherman Drive, immediately after the preceding one. Ahead of the engine is the hump, and beyond it in the upper-left background is West Hill yard, usually known as the "Big Hump". The…
Again, the camera is facing east from the vantage point of Sherman Drive, but here it has been moved across the bridge so as to include the yard tracks known as the hump leads. Running through the background is the main line, and in the upper right…
In 1940, Alco delivered another batch of 4-8-2s to the NYC. These were designated class L-3 and numbered 3000-3064. All of them were equipped with steam-heat pipes and were used extensively in passenger service, especially during World War II when…