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Right front 3/4 view
While the J-engines (the J-1s in particular) were the bellwethers of the NYC's fleet of high-speed passenger engines, the L-engines (especially the L-2s) were the workhorses of its roster of freight power. There were 300 L-2s, all turned out by Alco…
On turntable
Number 74’s power, the 3115, backs out on the table at South Anderson. Inside the house are two sister L-4s, the 3132 and 3135, and at Elkhart off no. 74 of the previous day is the 3128. All four were transferred to the Big Four from the Michigan…
Oil train at Palatine Bridge, NY
Eastbound oil train on track 2 west of Palatine Bridge, engine #3008
locomotive maintenance #3014 at Selkirk, NY
Renewing superheater units
Light for westbound extra
The fireman is busy with stoker and blower as this 4-8-2 moves light from Livernois Avenue roundhouse to the "Train Yard" to pick up a Jackson extra. The engine is operating over a track known as "Running 35," which, together with its eastbound…
Left front 3/4 view
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…
L-1a #2517 hauling Steam Freight Train at North East, PA
Eastbound double header
Interlocking tower #2818 at Erie, PA
Eastbound with the 'Pacemaker' fast freight at 'XC' crossing
In front of 'square house'
The nearest thing in NYC steam to the progressive principle of a diesel fueling facility was the 'square house' at DeWitt. Located west of the yard along the Lake Line, this rectangular building housed four through tracks with pits and provided quick…
Fireman's side
This is the last of the portraits taken at Shelby Street. It was held out purposely to the end of the series to dispel any impression -- which night well have been created by the preceding pictures -- that Shelby Street was not a real engine terminal…
Extra south taking coal
The so-called 'Cairo' line of the Big Four, running for 260 miles from Danville to Cairo, has stagnated badly in the years since World War II. Its greatest glory, of course, was during the seven month period in 1943 when the 'Big Inch' pipeline…
Extra east passing grain elevator
In just a few seconds, Extra 2921 east will have divided the town of Clarks Hill in half and, further, will have sealed off the halves most effectively with a line of swaying highcars. Moreover, less than half of its 69-car train (at any one time )…
employees at Harmon, NY
Showing a mechanic operating a jack under an engine
employees
Practices in motive power and car dept. shops