NJ #4050 RS-2 in July 1971. EL power in back. No location. Rouses Point or Mechanicville?

Charles

10/1/62 Plattsburg yard, power 4112, yard-local freight rate, marked on Plattsburg 10:30 PM, marked off Plattsburg 6:30 AM, on duty 8:00, paid $22.56 for 100 miles, E.B. King engineer, Cooper fireman.

3/18/53 Layed in.

3/19/53 Mohawk yard work, power 3012, through freight rate, marked on Mohawk 6:45 AM, marked off Mohawk 3:00 PM, on duty 8:15, paid $14.31 for 105 miles, Primett engineer, Cooper fireman.

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Ed Cox

But it could be SW. I don't remember the background scenery all that well.

Looks to me like KF Cabin, Cherry Valley Jct south of Cobleskill. That was a facing-point crossover to permit southward trains to cross over and pass slower trains climbing Richmondville Hill.? That crossover was installed ca. 1960 when bi-directional TCS replaced directional ABS in that territory, Before TCS the manual-operated trailing-point crossover at Cobleskill Station was the only way to run around a slow freight.

When I was riding 208 on Friday nights ca. 1959-1962, we often had to get a train order over opposing trains, then pull south and back across to the northward Track 2 for the passing move. That took about 10-15 minutes.

9/28/48 deadhead on Alco class L-2c 4-8-2 2883, train B1Wx, power Alco class L-2d 4-8-2 2963, through freight rate, marked on DeWitt 12:01 PM, marked off Watertown 12:55 AM, on duty 12:54, paid $21.04 for 192 miles, D. Ward engineer, Cooper engine tender.

You're good! Thanks.

Charles

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Swcabin headed south

D&H #609 C628 leading train on D&H. May 1976. No location. Crossover and signal shown.

Charles

9/17/85 CXOI, power MEC 225-B&M 327, through freight rate, marked on Rouses Point 10:00 PM, 1:50 premium time, 39" switching @ Ft. Edward, picked up 2920 @ Ft. Edward, train to Mohawk, taxi to Mechanicville, marked off Mechanicville 9:45 AM, on duty 11:45, paid $295.31 for 308 miles, Cooper engineer, T. Vogt fireman/trainee, T. Heller conductor.

6/4/80 SB4, power 7418-7603-412, through freight rate, marked on Oneonta 4:00 AM, 55" initial terminal delay, 30" time off assignment on CR (ex-LV), outlawed at Moosic, marked off Hudson 5:05 PM, on duty 13:05, paid $153.27 for 181? miles, Cooper engineer, no fireman, Tommy Flynn conductor.

I have the original slide. Assume it must have been in his possession before I purchased it.?

Thank you all!

5/8/71 RW6, power 709-708-614, through freight rate, marked on Whitehall 1:30 AM, 20" initial terminal delay, picked up 754 @ MX (no claim), marked off Oneonta 8:30 AM, on duty 7:00, paid $42.86 for 134 miles, Stan Chapman engineer, Cooper fireman.

4/16/69 Rouses Point yard, power 4088, yard rate, marked on Rouses Point 11:00 PM, marked off Rouses Point 7:00 AM, on duty 8:00, paid $28.04 for 100 miles, T.T. Abbott engineer, Cooper fireman.

5/8/62 Rouses Point yard, power 4108, yard rate, marked on Rouses Point 11:59 PM, marked off Rouses Point 7:59 AM, on duty 8:00, paid $23.40 for 100 miles, Cooper emergency engineer, I.J. Fosher fireman, P.F. Anctil conductor.

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