Thursday Proto Photo Jul 17/14

[Lenny53]

[lock4244]

A late running CN 369 at Newtonville. A different location to the west of the typical spots, one can see the train dropping down below the road bridge past the signals:
http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=15742

The DPU on 369, one of the four former EMDX Demo units CN picked up in January of this year. Train was 131 cars (2 units, 91 cars, DPU, 40 cars) of which 66 were centerbeams loaded with lumber. Throw in an unknown number of boxcars loaded with lumber, and you get a train that rivals anything SP ran out of Oregon:
http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=15741

[Mr Z]

I was visiting relatives in Wellsboro, PA and caught this RS3u they use for the Tioga Central tourist trains just before sunset.



The paints fading enough that you can make out the original Delaware and Hudson lettering and shield.

Martin Z

[wcfn100]

Rode the C&TS on Monday.



Stopped at Alamosa on the way back and caught (what I think are) a few new pieces.



Some ex-LIRR car I believe. (actually one car drawbarred together)






Jason

[Bob Bufkin]

MAE testing their new cars last Saturday.

[X-calibr-8]

Mt Rainier Scenic Railroad last Thursday, sorry it's not a great cellphone shot.

[basementcalling]

[Spikre]

 
  looks like Tioga Central is letting that RS-3u get a bit run down.
  believe it is the 506,and it has been an RS-3U longer than it was
  a regular RS-3 now,rebuilt 1976,to 2014.
  may that 251 run forever !!
  Great Pics Guys  !!
  what park is 4004 in ?
      Spikre
       

[Spikre]

 
   here is the rest of the story on Tioga Central 506:
   built as D&H 4112,9/52,Alco #-80312.
   was to be D&H 506,but delivered from M-K as 1976
   on 2/28/76.
   so 9-52 to about late 75 as an RS-3,roughly 23 years.
   then 2-76  to now-7-14 as an RS-3U,roughly 38 years
   as an RS-3U.
   not sure what year it went to Tioga Central,maybe after
   CP took over D&H in the late 80s ?
   this loco has had a GP7 type life span,not bad for a ratty
   Alco !!
  info from -- Delaware and Hudson,Thunder and Lightning Stripes.
  a nice All Color book at a reasonable price.
        Spikre
         

[reinhardtjh]

  looks like Tioga Central is letting that RS-3u get a bit run down.
  believe it is the 506,and it has been an RS-3U longer than it was
  a regular RS-3 now,rebuilt 1976,to 2014.
  may that 251 run forever !!
  Great Pics Guys  !!
  what park is 4004 in ?
      Spikre
       

   here is the rest of the story on Tioga Central 506:
   built as D&H 4112,9/52,Alco #-80312.
   was to be D&H 506,but delivered from M-K as 1976
   on 2/28/76.
   so 9-52 to about late 75 as an RS-3,roughly 23 years.
   then 2-76  to now-7-14 as an RS-3U,roughly 38 years
   as an RS-3U.
   not sure what year it went to Tioga Central,maybe after
   CP took over D&H in the late 80s ?
   this loco has had a GP7 type life span,not bad for a ratty
   Alco !!
  info from -- Delaware and Hudson,Thunder and Lightning Stripes.
  a nice All Color book at a reasonable price.
        Spikre
         

It may not be running much longer.  There's a report in the Yahoo ALCo group that Tioga Central has all of it's ALCo's on the selling block.  The kicker is they want to sell them as a unit - 3 RS-1's (2 OOS), an S-2, and the RS-3u.  Speculation is rampant that because of this the only likely buyer is a scrapper.