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Around the late 1960's Oneonta Yard had three regular yard jobs working. The "South Bat-out,", the "Pull-up," and the "City Engine." The first two worked two or three tricks daily, and the City Engine

4/8/53 Deadhead, through freight rate, marked on Mohawk 12:30 PM, marked off Colonie 1:30 PM, on duty 1:00, paid $4.34 for 30 miles. 4/8/53 RW2 & RW4 helper, power 4026-4075, through freight rate,

Dave, Yes, he had been furloughed from the NYC and didn't return until the fall of 1957 for one month on the St. Lawrence Division. I believe the Oneonta "south bat yard" may have been may have been

Ed -- ? ? ?Me again! ?What was the Oneonta South "bat yard?" Dave

Ed --? ? First D&H job at last minute of New Years' Eve, '48! ?A good way to start the New Year '49! ?I would have been 10 years old later in January. ?I had the NYC, DL&W and NYO&W to watch in

10/16-12/30/48 Furloughed. 12/31/48 Hired out on the Delaware & Hudson, Susquehanna Division in the PM. 12/31/48 Oneonta South bat yard, power 0-8-0 158, yard rate, marked on Oneonta 11:59 PM,

10/5/85 RPPY, power B&M 361-317, through freight rate, marked on Rouses Point 6:15 PM, train to Mohawk, taxi to Mechanicville, marked off Mechanicville 2:40 AM, on duty 8:25, paid $195.66 for 190

6/20/80 RW6, power CR GP38-2 8235-D&H 7418-7410-7414, through freight rate, marked on Oneonta 9:30 PM, 40" initial terminal delay, 30" final terminal delay, marked off Hudson 7:30 AM, on duty 10:00,

5/20/71 RW6, power 759-758-757, through freight rate, marked on Whitehall 7:30 AM, marked off Oneonta 4:30 PM, on duty 9:00, paid $39.78 for 130 miles, Stan Chapman engineer, Cooper fireman.

4/26-29/69 Layed off. 4/30/69 Marked up 10:30 PM. 5/1/69 Rouses Point yard, power 4012, yard rate, marked on Rouses Point 11:00 PM, marked off Rouses Point 7:00 AM, on duty 8:00, paid $28.24 for 100

There is a project underway to install a high voltage DC power line from Quebec to Queens, NY. A portion of the line is going in along the D&H track from Whitehall to Glenville. There have been some

5/29/62 Layed in. 5/30/62 SC20, power 4077-4100-5000, local freight rate, marked on Rouses Point 6:30 AM, made an unknown engine cut @ Jones', marked off Whitehall 12:50 PM, on duty 6:20, paid $26.82

10/22/61 Layed in. 10/23/61 Antonito Turn, power GP7 5104, local freight rate, marked on Antonito 3:15 PM, marked off Antonito 11:40 PM, on duty 8:25, paid $21.39 for 108 miles, C.T. Sisemore

I do not know the exact date of the last steam operation on the St. Lawrence Division, but the book "Hojack" documents the month as October 1948, which includes this date. That's when the Alco FA's

5/16/61 RW6, 4060-4054-4077-4125, through freight rate, marked on Rouses Point 8:00 PM, marked off Whitehall 11:35 PM, on duty 3:35, paid $24.75 for 115 miles, W.F. Jones engineer, Cooper fireman.

Ed, I think they just had the extra engines in Colonie and they met up with RW4 before they got to the first hill at Howes Cave. Dad was on the Mohawk extra board so they had to pay a "deadhead" rate

I wonder what routing RW-4 was taking that it needed helpers. Thru Kenwood and out the Albany main? Ed

4/7/53 deadhead, through freight rate, marked on Mohawk 7:45 PM, marked off Colonie 8:30 PM, on duty 45", paid $4.34 for 30 miles 4/7/53 RW4 helper, power 4055-4089, through freight rate, marked on

Dave, I'm guessing they were just moving power around to where they needed it. "Lite" means there was no train. Just engines. As for a "heads up" before being furloughed, I doubt it. Back then it

Ed -- ? ? ?So this "double-header" went south from Watertown to DeWitt in 4 hours when it took 12 hours to come north! ?An ore train needing 2 locos? ?And staying on the main track when meeting