Chasing a pair of Alco Centuries

[Matt L]

I managed to get one more chase of the Livonia, Avon & Lakeville RR before the end of the year. The day was picked nearly a month in advance, but the weather was perfect. The sky was crystal clear as a pair of Alco Centuries pulled into Conesus Junction in Lakeville shortly after sunrise.



The MOW crew was hard at work on a siding near Papermill Road in the Town of Avon:



The Alcos' 251 prime movers were barking as they headed up the grade to Littleville Road in the Town of Avon:



The Alcos were a familiar pair for me- a high nose C420 leading with a C425 (the LA&L's first Century purchase) trailing. They are passing the former Erie depot Village of Avon after some switching:



The LA&L local has paused to pick up a few cars at Howlett Farms in the Town of Avon:



All photos in this post were taken by me Friday 12/14/2012 in Livingston County, NY.



 

[Matt L]

The Alcos run northbound next to Beckwith Road in Henrietta:



Number 420 has emerged from the Genesee River bridge and leads the train across State Route 383 in Chili:



After dropping some of the consist in the yard at Genesee Junction, the Centuries have pulled a string of cars out onto the Rochester & Southern near Ballantyne Road in Chili: 



The LA&L local enters the R&S yard road at Behan Road in Chili: 



The LA&L switches at the Rochester & Southern yard in Chili:



After returning to Genesee Junction, the Alcos assembled a new train with cars picked up from CSX. GJ is in Chili, but I took this shot from East River Road in Brighton:



The LA&L local departed Genesee Junction in the early afternoon and is crossing the Genesee River in Brighton:



All photos in this post were taken by me Friday 12/14/2012 in Monroe County, NY.

[Matt L]

The southbound trip in the afternoon was great fun. Among other things, I captured the LA&L from the Lehigh Valley Trail in the Town of Rush. I've never seen any other shots of the LA&L from this location, which is the former LV mainline (removed circa 1978).











Because the ex LV-bridge over the LA&L is over mile from the road, I did sacrifice most of the LA&L afternoon switching to capture those shots. I did catch the train pulling out of downtown Avon:



The chase ended where it began... at Conesus Jct in Lakeville:







All photos in this post were taken by me Friday 12/14/2012 in upstate NY. I will take this opportunity, as usual, to thank the employees of the Livonia, Avon & Lakeville RR for their friendliness and professionalism. When it comes to chasing, it's hard to beat Alco action IMO.