Conrail's Southern Tier was the scenic ex-EL line that ran through New Jersey and New York State. It provided CR with a valuable extra route west, but never saw the same amount of traffic that the former PC (NYC and PRR) routes did.
A Westbound drops down the grade at the West end of Starrucca Viaduct. I wasn't quite able to get to the end of the viaduct in time before the train arrived.
It's badly backlit, but this is a green ex RDG GP-35. This was the only RDG GP-35 that I am aware of that had been painted in the newer green paint scheme.
CR 3649 - 3062 - 2573 pause for a crew change at Hornell.
The crew look like ghosts in this time exposure of a Westbound at Hornell.
An Eastbound departs Binghamton. Next stop will be SR Tower to add the Gulf Summit helper to the consist.
An Eastbound at Red Rock, PA. This location is between Great Bend & Oakland along Route 171.
With the helper cut in behind the road power, an Eastbound climbs the grade across Starrucca Viaduct.
An Eastbound CR freight has just arrived at Hornell. The inbound crew is getting across the tracks while the headend outbound crew is getting ready to board the 3669. the D&H freight is already recrewed and is waiting for the CR guys to get across the tracks before it leaves town.
A pair of GP-35s haul a Westbound empty hopper train up the grade out of Hornell.
Extra 3686 west passing "SR" tower in Oakland, PA. on the former ERIE Southern Tier line in Aug., 1978.
The extra 3686 west has just passed "SR" tower on the former ERIE Southern Tier line at Oakland, PA. in Aug., 1978.
An Eastbound rolls thru Hornell at dawn. This was a Buffalo to Sayre train and it did not stop in Hornell for a crew change.
An EL painted GP-35 leads an Eastbound at the crew change office in Hornell.
An Eastbound on the grade seapration at Canaseraga.
CR ran an employee special from Port Jervis to Wellsboro, PA in 1989. The train was for employees and their families to enjoy a train ride and picinic. The train stopped at Tioga Reservoir and let the riders off for the picinic.
TV-202 kicks up the snow as it runs wrong main and passes the double semaphores at 318.
B36-7 5041 leads "double stack" TV-301 past the huge station in Susquehanna, PA. on Aug. 17, 1985.
B36-7 5019 has the trail position in TV-301 at Susquehanna, PA. on Aug. 17, 1985.
TV-201 catches the last rays of evening sun in the Canisteo River valley.
TV-301 is just East of the village of Cameron.
TV26 Eastbound on the single iron @ Sloatsburg, NY
A coal train speeds up after it's back end clears the Portage Bridge.
GP7 idles next to cab car 1526 at the end of commuter operations. During the winter of 1968/69 I found out just why they named the place Suffern...
PO-87 west at "WJ" Ridgewood Jct., NJ @ 0730hrs. GP9M 5678 exCNJ 1522 and SD9 6922 provide the power
An Eastbound backs up past BD Tower as it heads down to work the yard. 5966 is an ex EL GP-7 that is working on "home" rails.
The Suffern Turn with four exEL GP7's rolls west about to pass under RT3 on 1/13/79
4 ex EL GP-7s have just dropped a train off at the yard in Hornell. If I remember correctly, this was some sort of turn job from Corning.
ELOI runs along the Canisteo River on a foggy morning.
BUOI-8 is doing it's best to stay ahead of a Hoboken bound Metro-North train out of Port Jervis, NY
BUOI-5's power reverses direction back to it's train @ Suffern, NY
