Before the diesel servicing facilities at Gardenville were completed in 1952, layover road diesels were spotted on these tracks adjacent to the roundhouse. The latter is now torn down, and diesels have their own open-air 'roundhouse' on the north…
This section of the Gardenville branch, photographed from Rowley Road bridge, is about a mile west of tower 46. The train is an extra from DeWitt, pulled by Alcos 1043-3323. It consists of 65 empty gons and hoppers, which will be classified at…
The view west from Lossen Road includes the most vital components of Gardenville yard. Here we can see the westbound receiving yard, the hump, the three retarder towers, the two-story general yard office, and, behind it, the thoroughfares. In the…
These are the present diesel facilities at Gardenville, photographed from the hump. This is not a maintenance point, and the diesels receive only light running repairs, in addition to being fueled, watered, and sanded. A new YMCA lodge has since been…
The position-light signals identify the three-track railroad here as the Pennsylvania. The double track is the NYC, and the location is Gardenville Junction, which is approximately the midpoint of the Gardenville branch (the mainline connection at…