I headed down to the Southern Tier (of NY) last weekend to celebrate my birthday with family. It was a no-brainer to arrive a day early and patiently wait for action on the former Erie/EL mainline. Eventually, this westbound freight arrived in the late afternoon.
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Photo taken by me Saturday 1/29/2011 in Cameron Mills, NY.
The train crosses Jackson Road... with the EMD's turbocharger echoing off the valley walls.
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Photo taken by me Saturday 1/29/2011 in Cameron Mills, NY.
Given the short length of the westbound mixed freight, it's a safe bet to assume the train was symbol 309. That's the return trip of the daily transfer run to Gang Mills, heading back to Bison Yard.
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Photo taken by me Saturday 1/29/2011 in Cameron Mills, NY.
The Southern Tier Mainline (which includes this section of the former Erie/EL main) was unusually quiet that day. I left about an hour after 309 faded into the distance and it was the only train I saw.
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Photo taken by me Saturday 1/29/2011 in Cameron Mills, NY.