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Erie Lackawanna NJ&NY train 1606 |
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I was ten when CKF took my brother and I to Woodbine Yard and grabbed this shot of E8 (A) #823... but I still remember the moment with crysal clarity. This was the most beautiful engine I'd ever seen. I thought it was an F unit, but my dad corrected me. This one was delivered to the Erie in January of 1951, and was working commuter service here, pulling former seven Santa Fe "El Capitan" Budd cars. At this point, this set was running trains 1605 and 1606, as not enough of the new Push Pull sets had been delivered. |
| Photo Date: |
12/1/1971 Upload Date: 3/9/2008 12:29:37 PM |
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Spring Valley, NY |
| Author: |
Charles Knox Freericks |
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EL 823(E8A) |
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EL "GEEP" #1229 out in the cold |
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Waiting out the weekend with the commuter trains is freight GP7 #1229 at Woodbine Yard. It was delivered new in February of 1952, so it's still a teenager here. One freight unit was kept in Spring Valley to switch Lederle Labs in Pearl River. Out of shot, there would also be a 1400 series (passenger) GP7 in the yard with two ex ATSF El Capitan cars. To the right, is one of the brand new U34CH "Bluebirds." |
| Photo Date: |
12/1/1971 Upload Date: 3/9/2008 12:29:49 PM |
| Location: |
Spring Valley, NY |
| Author: |
Charles Knox Freericks |
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| Locomotives: |
EL 1229(GP7) EL 823(E8A) |
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Illinois Central #3 "The Louisiane" |
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Illinois Central #3 "The Louisiane" heads through Sardis on a hot summer morning in 1952. E8(A) #4018 was about two years old, having arrived 6/1950. It was the lowest #d E8 on the IC and was scrapped by Amtrak about 1980. Sardis, an hour from Memphis, TN, is home to Sardis Lake and Sardis Dam, which at the time was the largest earth-filled dam in the world. "The Louisiane" was one of IC's secondary trains, operating with standard heavy-weight cars, but still offered Pullman and dining service. It ran on the Chicago-New Orleans Main Line and would have hit Sardis at 9:14 AM. |
| Photo Date: |
8/7/1952 Upload Date: 11/23/2008 1:44:09 PM |
| Location: |
Sardis, MS |
| Author: |
Charles Knox Freericks |
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| Locomotives: |
IC 4018(E8A) |
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