Morscher's 1977 Railroad Images, Sorted by Date.
T L Date # RR # Type Former # Other Units State City Comments
T L 06-13-1977 1 CR 2781 GE U23B LV 505 CR 2922 PA MEADVILLE MY FIRST PHOTO WITH MY NEWLY PURCHASED MINOLTA SRT-202 35MM CAMERA. ODDLY ENOUGH, THIS SAME EX-LEHIGH VALLEY 505 UNIT WAS THE SUBJECT OF MY FIRST PHOTO OF 1978, AFTER BEING DAMAGED IN A MINOR WRECK. X LV 505 1978/19780311_01.jpg 1978/19780311_03.jpg
T L 06-13-1977 2 CR 2286 EMD GP35 PRR 2286- PC 2286
NY NIOBE JCT. PLOW TRAIN, PAST AN OLD ERIE RR. TOWER
T L 06-13-1977 3 CR 2286 EMD GP35 PRR 2286- PC 2286
PA CORRY PASSING THE RELATIVELY MODERN LOOKING ERIE RR STATION.
T L 06-13-1977 4 CR 2569 GE U25B NYC 2569- PC 2569 CR 3071, D&H 611 NY HORNELL LINE UP AT HORNELL, NY. 3071 GOT A SECOND LIFE AS A COMMUTER ENGINE FOR NJDOT, AFTER GETTING COWL HOOD COURTESY OF BN BN 6633, IN THE YEAR 1987.
T L 06-13-1977 5 CR 5992 EMD GP7 EL 1277- DL&W 958
PA MEADVILLE x EL 1277=DL&W 958 UNDER US ROUTE 6
T L 06-13-1977 6 CR 6678 EMD SDP45 EL 3647
PA MEADVILLE x EL 3646, SITTING UNDER THE ENDURING ERIE COALING TOWER. UNIT SURVIVED UNTIL 1985.
T L 06-13-1977 7 CR 9013 EMD SW9 ERIE 437- EL 437
PA MEADVILLE x EL 437=ERIE 437 IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS
T L 06-13-1977 8 CR 9026 EMD SW9 DL&W 560- EL 455
PA MEADVILLE HERE WE SEE xEL 455=DL&W 560 ENJOYING THE WARM SUMMER MORNING.
T L 06-13-1977 9 D&H 611 ALCO C628

NY HORNELL BIG ALCO'S WERE TREATS, EVEN IN1977. IN THE FALL OF '77, I WOULD OCCASIONALLY SEE THE D&H CENTURIES ROLL PAST MY COLLEGE DORM WINDOW IN CLEVELAND, ON THE NICKEL PLATE. NOW, THAT WAS REALLY A TREAT.
T L 06-13-1977 10 EL 1272 EMD GP7 DL&W 953
NY JAMESTOWN .
T L 06-13-1977 11 PC 3174 EMD GP40

PA MEADVILLE UNIT LATER WAS REBUILT INTO A GP40PH-2 IN 1991. 1977/19770722_01.jpg
T L 06-14-1977 1 CR 2323 EMD GP35 PRR 2323- PC 2323 PC 3010 NY HORNELL .
T L 06-14-1977 2 CR 3131 EMD GP40 PC 3131
NY SOUTHERN TIER .
T L 06-14-1977 3 CR 3645 EMD GP35 RDG 3645 CR 2664, CR 6304 PA SAYRE E/B PASSING THE SAYRE STATION. HERE IS A VIEW OF THE SAME ENGINE THAT WAS TAKEN AT COLLINWOOD IN 1993: 1993/19930427_04.jpg
T L 06-14-1977 4 CR 6304 EMD SD40 PRR 6051- PC 6051 CR 2664, CR 3645 NY SOUTHERN TIER .
T L 06-14-1977 5 CR 6506 GE U25C PC 6506- PRR 6506 CR PA SAYRE ONE OF MY VERY FEW ENCOUNTERS WITH THE GE U25C. THESE ARE x PRR UNITS. IT LOOKS LIKE THE MANY CREW MEMBERS ARE ENJOYING THE TRADEMARK U25 BIG CENTRAL WINDSHIELD.
T L 06-14-1977 6 CR 8134 EMD GP38-2 PC 8134
PA SAYRE .
T L 06-14-1977 7 D&H 762 GE U33C

NY BINGHAMTON BEVIER YARD I BELIEVE.
T L 06-14-1977 8 EL 435 EMD SW9 ERIE 435
NY SOUTHERN TIER .
T L 06-14-1977 9 LV 125 EMD SW900

PA SAYRE .
T L 06-14-1977 10 LV 125 EMD SW900

PA SAYRE BUILDERS PLATE OF A REBUILD
T L 06-14-1977 11 LV 129 EMD SW900

PA SAYRE THE BIG LEHIGH VALLY FACILITY AT SAYRE WAS LOOKING MIGHTY EMPTY IN 1977
T L 06-14-1977 12 PC 2757 GE U23B
CR 23262 NY ADDISON THIS IS SOMEONE'S BACK YARD. I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE A BACKYARD LIKE THIS. THE CREW INVITED US ABOARD THE CAB FOR A QUICK TOUR BEFORE THEY HEADED WESTWARDS.
T L 06-14-1977 13 PC 3147 EMD GP40

NY ADDISON OVERCAST PHOTO OF A W/B, NEAR ADDISON, ON THE OLD ERIE MAIN, NEAR MILE POST 300.
T L 06-15-1977 1 CR 3154 EMD GP40 PC 3154
NY BINGHAMTON W/B IN BINGHAMTON. UNIT WAS REBUILT IN 1991 WITH THE WOODWARD CLC (COMPLETE LOCOMOTIVE CONTROL) ELECTRONIC SYSTEM. HERE IS THE SAME UNIT IN 1978: 1978/19780805_08.jpg
T L 06-15-1977 2 D&H ? ALCO C628

NY COLONIE ROOF SHOT. FOR ONE DOLLAR, AT THE GUARD'S GATE AT THE COLONIE SHOP COMPLEX, THE D&H ISSUED US A RELEASE FORM, WHICH ALLOWED US TO ROAM AT WILL AROUND THE FACILITY, AS LONG AS WE STAYED OUT OF BUILDINGS. THIS WOULD NEVER HAPPEN IN TODAY'S WORLD.
T L 06-15-1977 3 D&H ? COACH
D&H NY COLONIE D&H BUSINESS CARS
T L 06-15-1977 4 D&H 1205 BLW RF-16 NYC 3805- NYC 1205- MRY 1205
NY WHITEHALL HERE WE SEE MY RAILFAN PAL AND ME (SEATED IN THE CAB) ENJOYING THE EVENING.
T L 06-15-1977 5 D&H 1205 BLW RF-16 NYC 3805- NYC 1205- MRY 1205 D&H 1216 NY WHITEHALL VIEW FROM CAB DOOR. IT WAS NICE OF THE D&H TO LET US TOUR THESE UNITS AT WHITEHALL.
T L 06-15-1977 6 D&H 1205 BLW RF-16 NYC 3805- NYC 1205- MRY 1205
NY WHITEHALL 3/4 SHOT. IN 1977, THESE TWO UNITS WERE THE LAST TWO BALDWIN SHARK UNITS IN EXISTENCE. AS05 WAS PLACED IN SERVICE ON 12-7-1951.
T L 06-15-1977 7 D&H 1205 BLW RF-16 NYC 3805- NYC 1205- MRY 1205
NY WHITEHALL NOSE HEAD-ON VIEW. THE LITTLE WHITEHALL ENGINE HOUSE IS IN THE BACKGROUND.
T L 06-15-1977 8 D&H 1205 BLW RF-16 NYC 3805- NYC 1205- MRY 1205 D&H 1216 NY WHITEHALL EVER WONDER WHAT THE ROOF OF A SHARK LOOKS LIKE?
T L 06-15-1977 9 D&H 1205 BLW RF-16 NYC 3805- NYC 1205- MRY 1205
NY WHITEHALL TRAILING SHOT, NOTICE HOW THE UNITS NOSE IS SHAPED LIKE THE BOW OF A SHIP.
T L 06-15-1977 10 D&H 1205 BLW RF-16 NYC 3805- NYC 1205- MRY 1205
NY WHITEHALL TRAILING SHOT OF A SHARK NOSE. WHILE CREDIT FOR THE RF-16's DESIGN OFTEN GIVEN TO RAYMOND LOEWY, PERHAPS MORE CREDIT SHOULD BE GIVEN TO THE DESIGN FIRM OF HADLEY, RYDER, AND PEDERSEN. I AM IMFROMED THAT MR. MICHOLAS PEDERSEN WAS THE TECHNICAL DIRECTOR OF THE PROGRAM THAT ENGINEERED, STLYLED, AND ARRANGED THE EQUIPMENT ON THESE UNITS.
T L 06-15-1977 11 D&H 1205 BLW RF-16 NYC 3805- NYC 1205- MRY 1205
NY WHITEHALL L. S. MELIN, WITH AHM SEATED IN CAB
T L 06-15-1977 12 D&H 1216 BLW RF-16 NYC 3816- NYC 1216- MYR 1216
NY WHITEHALL I RECALL THE ENGINE ROOM BEING QUITE ROOMY, WITH A TALL BUT NARROW IN-LINE ENGINE. THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ENGINE WAS A BIT SCARY WITH LOTS OF HOT EXHAUST MANIFOLDS PROJECTING INTO THE PASSAGEWAY.
T L 06-15-1977 13 D&H 1205 BLW RF-16 NYC 3805- NYC 1205- MRY 1205
NY WHITEHALL CAB INTERIOR. NOTICE THE BALDWIN-LIMA-HAMILTON LETTERING.
T L 06-15-1977 14 D&H 1216 BLW RF-16 NYC 3816- NYC 1216- MYR 1216
NY WHITEHALL NOSE HEAD-ON VIEW OF A BALDWIN RF-16 WHICH WAS PLACED IN SERVICE ON THE NEW YORK CENTRAL ON 1-24-1952.
T L 06-15-1977 15 D&H 1216 BLW RF-16 NYC 3816- NYC 1216- MYR 1216
NY WHITEHALL BROADSIDE
T L 06-15-1977 16 D&H 2313 GE U23B

NY COLONIE .
T L 06-15-1977 17 D&H 4099 ALCO RS3
D&H 5022, D&H 5009, D&H 701 NY COLONIE SCENE AT COLONIE, NY. RS3 4099 LATER SPENT TIME IN OHIO ON THE CUYAHOGA VALLEY SCENIC RAILROAD: 1991/19910513_01.jpg 1994/19940422_11.jpg 1994/19940422_12.jpg
T L 06-15-1977 18 D&H 4110 ALCO RS3
D&H 4124 NY COLONIE .
T L 06-15-1977 19 D&H 5000 ALCO RS11

NY COLONIE IN SHOP. OUR D&H PASS DID NOT ALLOW SHOP ACCESS, SO WE PHOTOGRAPHED THROUGH THE OPEN SHOP DOORS.
T L 06-15-1977 20 D&H 5011 ALCO RS11
D&H 762 NY BINGHAMTON .
T L 06-15-1977 21 D&H 5021 ALCO RS36

NY ONEONTA UNIT SCRAPPED IN 1988.
T L 06-15-1977 22 D&H 5021 ALCO RS36

NY ONEONTA A BIT OF THE BRIDGE'S WIRE FENCING GOT INTO THIS PHOTO.
T L 06-15-1977 23 D&H 602 ALCO C628
D&H 4075, D&H 761 NY COLONIE .
T L 06-15-1977 24 LIRR 205 ALCO C420
D&H 2302, D&H 4075 NY COLONIE .
T L 06-15-1977 25 LIRR 220 ALCO C420
D&H 1205 NY WHITEHALL UNITS WORTH OF PRESERVATION. AS OF THE YEAR 2000, THE BALDWIN SHARK WAS STILL IN EXISTANCE, SOMEWHERE IN MICHIGAN. THE SURPRISE IS THAT A MUSEUM IN MEXICO, THE "MUSEO DE LOS FERROCARRILES DE CHIHAUHAU" WAS PREPARING TO PUT THE LONG ISLAND RAILROAD 220 ON DISPLAY.

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