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SNC 8524 Side Profile |
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The largest piece of motive power on the Saratoga & North Creek line, B39-8E was brought in at the start of operations by parent Iowa Pacific to handle freight service. As the freight operations have been slow to materialize the unit has found a role in passenger service on the railroad's daily trains between the Amtrak station at Saratoga and the historic North Creek depot. |
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9/11/2015 Upload Date: 11/1/2017 11:13:14 PM |
| Location: |
North Creek, NY |
| Author: |
Paul Koprowski |
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SNC 8524(B39-8E) |
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| Title: |
Just Arrived |
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Waiting for the passengers to disembark for their three hour layover in town, the train will soon pull forward into the north end of the yard to allow for some servicing before the afternoon departure back to Saratoga. |
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9/11/2015 Upload Date: 11/1/2017 11:17:31 PM |
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North Creek, NY |
| Author: |
Paul Koprowski |
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SNC 8524(B39-8E) |
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| Title: |
ALCO 5 |
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A rather historic Alco switcher rests out of service at North Creek yard. Built in 1947, the American Locomotive Company kept the unit and used it for switching chores around the vast facilities at Schenectady, NY. The unit was later sold into private ownership and was restored to its original paint scheme. It then bounced around to several northeastern shortline operations, including the Adirondack Scenic, the Delaware Lackawanna, and even the famous Strasburg Railroad. It came to North Creek for operation on the former Upper Hudson River Railroad excursions, working with Alco RS36 5019. Sidelined after SNC took over in 2011, it was later acquired by the new operator of the line but, despite being able to operate, has mainly been a display in North Creek yard for the past few years. |
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9/11/2015 Upload Date: 11/1/2017 11:20:30 PM |
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North Creek, NY |
| Author: |
Paul Koprowski |
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ALCO 5(S1) |
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| Title: |
SNC 81783 |
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The Saratoga & North Creek has repainted its former Lehigh Valley caboose, left over from previous operator Upper Hudson River Railroad. The car was built in the summer of 1942 as LV 95018. |
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9/11/2015 Upload Date: 11/1/2017 11:26:44 PM |
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North Creek, NY |
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Paul Koprowski |
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| Title: |
SNC 56 |
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The SNC's other BL-2, wearing a slightly different variation of the road's paint scheme. The unit, which has yet to be put into service on the former Adirondack Branch, was one of the last two BL-2s constructed for the Bangor & Aroostook in 1949. Originally BAR 556, and later renumbered 56, this unit would be one of two BL-2s lightened by ten tons in order to be operated over the Bunker Brook trestle on the Greenville Branch. Later sold into private ownership, it would be displayed in faded BAR blue at the National Railroad Museum in Green Bay, WI with sister unit 52 until it was acquired by Iowa Pacific. |
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9/11/2015 Upload Date: 11/1/2017 11:32:32 PM |
| Location: |
North Creek, NY |
| Author: |
Paul Koprowski |
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SNC 56(BL2) |
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| Title: |
UHRX 5019 |
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Currently the only locomotive on home rails on this former D&H branch, this old Alco was built for the D&H in 1963 as part of an order of twelve units. Operating in freight service for its original owner, this was one of the last RS-36 units to see service for the D&H. Later acquired by its current owner, Southwind Rail Travel Limited, the historic locomotive operated at various shortlines, including the Lackawanna Valley, Delaware Lackawanna, and Northern Central. It even was leased to the MBTA of Boston in the late 1990s for a track rebuilding project. Last operated by the Upper Hudson River Railroad, the unit awaits a possible future restoration back to operating condition. It sure would be cool to see this thing plying the rails through the Adirondacks once again. |
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9/11/2015 Upload Date: 11/1/2017 11:42:07 PM |
| Location: |
North Creek, NY |
| Author: |
Paul Koprowski |
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UHRX 5019(RS36) |
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| Title: |
SLRG 5525 |
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A former Union Pacific forty four seat coach is seen stored at the south end of North Creek yard, still wearing the markings of former owner Florida Rail Adventures. Built by the Budd Company in 1961, this car was later transferred to Amtrak service. |
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9/11/2015 Upload Date: 11/1/2017 11:50:01 PM |
| Location: |
North Creek, NY |
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Paul Koprowski |
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| Title: |
SNC 821 |
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This old Alco switcher may have the appearance of those units that once operated this branch many years ago but in reality this locomotive arrived here fairly recently. Built in 1943 for the United States Army, the locomotive was later acquired by New York's MTA and assigned to work train and helper service on the Staten Island Railway. Replaced by new Brookville built diesels in 2010, the unit was purchased by the Upper Hudson River Railroad and powered their excursions for a portion of their final operating season. Transferred to SNC, it was restored to the yellow and black paint scheme of 1940s D&H Alco diesels that were once a common sight on freight trains in this yard. SNC 821 has been used in all sorts of operations on the SNC, including acting as a switcher down at the Saratoga Springs station. |
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9/11/2015 Upload Date: 11/1/2017 11:55:15 PM |
| Location: |
North Creek, NY |
| Author: |
Paul Koprowski |
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SNC 821(S2) |
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| Title: |
Twin Alcos |
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9/11/2015 Upload Date: 11/2/2017 12:16:47 AM |
| Location: |
North Creek, NY |
| Author: |
Paul Koprowski |
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SNC 821(S2) ALCO 5(S1) |
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410 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
EMD Meet GE |
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9/11/2015 Upload Date: 11/2/2017 12:20:08 AM |
| Location: |
North Creek, NY |
| Author: |
Paul Koprowski |
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SNC 8524(B39-8E) SNC 411(F40PH) SNC 319(F40PHR) |
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| Title: |
Advertisements of the Past |
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The signage on one of the old buildings of the North Creek Depot Complex has been given a fresh coat of paint, including an advertisement for D&H cone cleaned coal. |
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9/11/2015 Upload Date: 11/2/2017 12:29:36 AM |
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North Creek, NY |
| Author: |
Paul Koprowski |
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| Title: |
SNC 8524 |
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After moving the excursion consist into position for servicing, SNC 8524 moves the BL-2 and passenger car into a siding at the south end of the yard. |
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9/11/2015 Upload Date: 11/2/2017 12:33:48 AM |
| Location: |
North Creek, NY |
| Author: |
Paul Koprowski |
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SNC 8524(B39-8E) SNC 52(BL2) |
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227 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
More Excursion Equipment |
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9/11/2015 Upload Date: 11/2/2017 12:38:26 AM |
| Location: |
North Creek, NY |
| Author: |
Paul Koprowski |
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SNC 319(F40PHR) SNC 411(F40PH) |
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| Title: |
SLRG 132 |
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This coach was undergoing some repairs in front of the engine house this day. Built by the Budd Company in 1949 as a twenty one room sleeping car, it was purchased by the Pennsylvania Railroad as number 8269 and named Lock Haven Inn. Later rebuilt as a coach and renumbered 1525, this car would see service in various commuter operations in New Jersey and Maryland after its time on Penn Central. |
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9/11/2015 Upload Date: 11/2/2017 12:43:05 AM |
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North Creek, NY |
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Paul Koprowski |
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| Title: |
Passing the Old Coal Ad |
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9/11/2015 Upload Date: 11/2/2017 12:49:02 AM |
| Location: |
North Creek, NY |
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Paul Koprowski |
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SNC 8524(B39-8E) SNC 52(BL2) |
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| Title: |
Almost Done |
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The big GE would leave the coach and other locomotive just south of the crossing before coupling back up to the excursion consist. |
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9/11/2015 Upload Date: 11/2/2017 12:51:17 AM |
| Location: |
North Creek, NY |
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Paul Koprowski |
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SNC 8524(B39-8E) SNC 52(BL2) |
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| Title: |
SNC 8524 |
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Built by GE in the fall of 1987 as one of a fleet that would eventually total 102 units, this locomotive was originally part of the LMX leasing fleet owned by General Electric. Later purchased by Iowa Pacific and first operated on the San Luis & Rio Grande of Colorado, the locomotive would be painted D&H style and moved east for the startup of SNC operations in 2011. Originally intended to be primarily a freight unit, it has seen quite a bit of use on the passenger side of the railroad. It was sold off near the end of 2016 and today operates on the Huntsville & Madison County Railroad Authority down in Alabama. |
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9/11/2015 Upload Date: 11/2/2017 12:54:47 AM |
| Location: |
North Creek, NY |
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Paul Koprowski |
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SNC 8524(B39-8E) |
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192 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Coupling Up |
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In a few minutes the train would be pulled back into the platform to begin boarding for the return trip to Saratoga. |
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9/11/2015 Upload Date: 11/2/2017 1:05:32 AM |
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North Creek, NY |
| Author: |
Paul Koprowski |
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SNC 8524(B39-8E) SNC 411(F40PH) SNC 319(F40PHR) |
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344 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Almost Time for Departure |
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9/11/2015 Upload Date: 11/2/2017 1:10:11 AM |
| Location: |
North Creek, NY |
| Author: |
Paul Koprowski |
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SNC 8524(B39-8E) |
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| Title: |
SLRG 140 |
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Another former PRR 1949 Budd built sleeper, number 8287 the Tyrone Inn. Later rebuilt as coach 1524. Operated on commuter lines in Michigan and Maryland after Penn Central. |
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9/11/2015 Upload Date: 11/2/2017 1:13:28 AM |
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North Creek, NY |
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Paul Koprowski |
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| Title: |
SNC 52 |
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9/11/2015 Upload Date: 11/2/2017 1:20:49 AM |
| Location: |
North Creek, NY |
| Author: |
Paul Koprowski |
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SNC 52(BL2) SNC 8524(B39-8E) |
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| Title: |
Departure At Last |
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With a burst of exhaust, SNC 8524 accelerates its consist out of the North Creek depot. In a few hours the train will reach Saratoga, where it will spend the night. |
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9/11/2015 Upload Date: 11/2/2017 1:22:42 AM |
| Location: |
North Creek, NY |
| Author: |
Paul Koprowski |
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SNC 8524(B39-8E) |
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| Title: |
SLRG 3005B |
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The predecessor to the Long Island Railroad's current fleet of commuter cars, these cars are coupled together as pairs with a drawbar. |
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9/11/2015 Upload Date: 11/2/2017 1:25:50 AM |
| Location: |
North Creek, NY |
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Paul Koprowski |
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| Title: |
SLRG 3005A |
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The other half of the married pair, these cars were first delivered to the LIRR in the 1990s and were pulled by rebuilt FL-9 units. |
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9/11/2015 Upload Date: 11/2/2017 1:31:05 AM |
| Location: |
North Creek, NY |
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Paul Koprowski |
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| Title: |
SLRG 508 |
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A former ATSF full length dome car, one of two operated on SNC, built by Budd in 1954. Later operated by the Auto Train Corporation, pre Amtrak version, between Virginia and Florida as well as on excursions run by the NYS&W. |
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9/11/2015 Upload Date: 11/2/2017 1:34:20 AM |
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North Creek, NY |
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Paul Koprowski |
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| Title: |
SLRG 512 |
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Both SNC dome cars were on the train this day, providing a great view of the Hudson River and Adirondack Mountains. After seeing service on Auto Train and NYS&W, both cars were acquired by Westours for service on the McKinley Explorer excursion trains in Alaska. |
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9/11/2015 Upload Date: 11/2/2017 1:39:14 AM |
| Location: |
North Creek, NY |
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Paul Koprowski |
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| Title: |
SLRG 1240 |
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Bringing up the markers on the trip south is this former baggage turned HEP/storage car. Built by Budd in 1957 for the Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railway as baggage car 3551. Later operated by Amtrak as number 1065. |
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9/11/2015 Upload Date: 11/2/2017 1:44:38 AM |
| Location: |
North Creek, NY |
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Paul Koprowski |
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| Title: |
SNC 319 |
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Saratoga & North Creek 319 is an F40PHR, built new for Amtrak by EMD in the summer of 1979 using some parts from traded in SDP40F 583. After a long career traveling the country for the National Rail Passenger Corporation, it also served on AMT commuter operations in Montreal. |
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9/11/2015 Upload Date: 11/2/2017 1:50:25 AM |
| Location: |
North Creek, NY |
| Author: |
Paul Koprowski |
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SNC 319(F40PHR) |
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| Title: |
SNC 319 |
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Sidelined this day with some mechanical problems, SNC 319 and its sister unit 411 were recently acquired for use on the road's longer passenger excursions and other special events. |
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9/11/2015 Upload Date: 11/2/2017 1:50:59 AM |
| Location: |
North Creek, NY |
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Paul Koprowski |
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SNC 319(F40PHR) |
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| Title: |
SNC 411 |
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SNC 411, like its counterpart, has served on both Amtrak and AMT in Montreal but, unlike SNC 319, the unit is not an Amtrak original. Constructed by GMD in 1978 for GO Transit in Toronto as GOT 511. |
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9/11/2015 Upload Date: 11/2/2017 1:51:34 AM |
| Location: |
North Creek, NY |
| Author: |
Paul Koprowski |
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SNC 411(F40PH) |
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| Title: |
Twin F40s |
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Probably the first time that a set of F40s has operated in regularly scheduled passenger service on the Adirondack Branch, the twins would only run briefly here before heading back to LTEX, replaced by Iowa Pacific's former NJT GP40FH-2s. |
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9/11/2015 Upload Date: 11/2/2017 1:52:03 AM |
| Location: |
North Creek, NY |
| Author: |
Paul Koprowski |
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SNC 411(F40PH) SNC 319(F40PHR) |
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| Title: |
D&H Engine House |
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The former D&H North Creek engine house still serves its original purpose in the 21st century. Placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976 with the rest of the North Creek Depot Complex. |
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9/11/2015 Upload Date: 11/2/2017 1:52:27 AM |
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North Creek, NY |
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Paul Koprowski |
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| Title: |
UHRX 5019 |
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A former D&H Alco rests out of service on the northern end of the former D&H Adirondack branch. Privately owned, the locomotive last ran for the Upper Hudson River Railroad, the excursion outfit that operated here before the SNC took over in 2011. The Delaware & Hudson acquired this locomotive for freight operations in 1963. It was one of the last Alcos in service on the D&H in the 1980s and also has served on several Pennsylvania shortlines in recent history, including the Delaware-Lackawanna in Scranton and the Northern Central of New Freedom. It was also leased to the MBTA in Boston for a short time for a track repair project. Hopefully this locomotive can see active service again in the future. |
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9/8/2017 Upload Date: 10/23/2017 1:24:01 AM |
| Location: |
North Creek, NY |
| Author: |
Paul Koprowski |
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UHRX 5019(RS36) |
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| Title: |
Last Engine Standing |
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Delaware & Hudson 5019 is the last engine left in North Creek after Iowa Pacific Holdings pulled all equipment out just 1 week prior |
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9/16/2018 Upload Date: 9/25/2018 8:06:18 PM |
| Location: |
North Creek, NY |
| Author: |
Jacob Rink |
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UHRX 5019(RS36) |
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| Title: |
All Quiet at North Creek |
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Save 4 pieces, all equipment has been moved out of North Creek, and may never see another train movement again... |
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9/16/2018 Upload Date: 9/25/2018 8:06:40 PM |
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North Creek, NY |
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Jacob Rink |
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| Title: |
Out of the Woods |
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Delaware & Hudson Alco RS36 #5019 sits sidelined in North Creek on the former D&H Adirondack Branch. 5019 is the only engine left on the line after Iowa Pacific was forced off the line by NY state |
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2/24/2019 Upload Date: 2/27/2019 10:01:40 PM |
| Location: |
North Creek, NY |
| Author: |
Jacob Rink |
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DH 5019(RS36) |
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| Title: |
Sunbathing Alco |
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A former Delaware & Hudson RS36 sits silent in North Creek, awaiting a call to service that may never come |
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10/14/2019 Upload Date: 10/19/2019 12:36:46 AM |
| Location: |
North Creek, NY |
| Author: |
Jacob Rink |
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UHRX 5019(RS36) |
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| Title: |
DH 821 |
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DH 821 on the turntable in North Creek, NY |
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12/26/2022 Upload Date: 6/25/2012 12:20:53 AM |
| Location: |
North Creek, NY |
| Author: |
James McDonald |
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Roster |
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DH 821(S2) |
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