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Wabash switcher pulling out of yard
From a point on the aforementioned south wye at South Anderson, the camera in this instance is trained on engine 6344 and her train, the Wabash local. The head brakeman has just thrown the switch at far right, lining the route for the north vye, over…
Turntable in view
This photograph is the first of a sequence of six referred to in the introduction and taken at Anderson in April of 1956. The scene at South Anderson roundhouse was sad but typical of such places after 'dieselitis' had set in - engines still under…
Train Wreck
2-8-2
Train DSL-1 being switched by a Mikado
Until just recently, DSL-1 was handled at Bellefontaine in almost the exact reverse of the manner in which its eastbound counterpart, SLD-2, is still handled. As shown in the preceding photograph, the train was pulled past the tower on the northbound…
T&OC #9735 at Bellefontaine, OH
St. Mary's local; became NYC #1735 in '36; Engineer Ed Rapstock
Switch run south
The NYC local freight above makes a round-trip daily between Corning and Dresden, N.Y., and is shown chuffing slowly uphill on its southward lap at Himrod Junction. Its power is a trim light USRA Mikado, no.1848, which is one of almost 150 such…
Steam Locomotive #1786 at Collinwood, Cleveland, OH
On turntable
Steam Freight Train #1881 at Rochester, NY
Westbound local leaving Goodman St. yard
Steam freight train #1867 at Cleveland, OH
with train, westbound into Cleveland, under CUT wires
Steam freight train #1860 at Constance, MI
with train, nice OB boxcar train,
Steam Freight Train #1825 at Saranac Inn, NY
Train RM-1
Steam freight train #1820 at Cleveland, OH
with boxcar train, train moving under the CUT wires,
Pusher on northbound coal drag
Light Mikado no.1848 takes up slack in the hindmost cars of extra 2525 north. This engine will be cut off on the fly at Beaver Dams, and will return to Corning, whereas the lead helper will go to Dresden and be turned for a southbound assist.…