Tioga Central (TIOC) 14 - Alco S2

Local freights sometime take awhile to complete their chores out on the line. Tioga Central 14 has returned to Owego with its photo freight, and poses for the assembles photographers for a night portrait.

Tioga Central 14 works the siding at Dierks Lumber with the Southern Tier RRE photo freight.

The view looking forward from the cupola on the photo freight. A two dome tank separates the caboose from S 2 14.

The Southern Tier RRE trip has stopped at Newark Valley, its passengers checking out the station and posed photo freight, with Tioga Central 14, on the adjacent track.

Tioga Central S2 #14 on NYS&W Syracuse Branch at Whitney Point, NY

From a long time ago. The D&H had some RS 3s rebuilt in the early 70s, repainted 506 for the Bicentennial, and true to D&H form, never got around to painting it back into the lightning stripe the other 7 units were in. This one went to Tioga Central, where it still has this paint job, as far as I know. In 1989, it was at Owego, with a freshly painted coach and S 2. The S 2 is notable also, having been the Buffalo Creek Bicentennial unit, their 46-see comment below.

BUOI waits at signal 236-2 in Owego for MEBU. It will then cross over and run wrong main to Binghamton, due to trackwork between the two points. Note the Tioga Central power in their yard to the right of the lead unit.

The cab end of Tioga Cenral 14.

A side view of Tioga Central 14, lettered to advertise the excursions it pulls.

The Southern Tier Division RRE set up a night photo session as part of their railfan day on the Tioga Central. Here are a couple of Alcos posed at the ex LV station in a steady rain, making for a great night shot

The train stopped at the station in Newark Valley, where the museum was open for visitors to see the model layout and pick up some goodies.

The start of the trip was a backing move down to end of track at Goodrich Scttlement, as far as you can go post Conrail. The train has made its short reverse move and photo stop, and is now headed to Harford. Here we pass the yard, with the photo freight behind #14 waiting for us to clear. It will follow us north.

The view from the cupola on LV 95019 shows*a view of the line ahead and the short train led by #14, taking the siding for the RRE excursion at Harford.

The freight rolls through Newark Valley on the return trip.

The photo freight did a runby near Flemingville with S 2 14, which performed as expacted-lots of smoke. It was quite a sound, too, with the chug of that old 539 and the whistle of the turbo.

There were a number of wood trestles on the line dating back to LV dayq. We posed the freight on this one crossing Owego Creek south of Flemingville

The Tioga Central photo freight pauses by the feed store in Newark Valley

The Southern Tier Division RRE held a railfan day on the Tioga Central on May 2 1992. It featured a night session, coordinated by Kermit Geary Jr, who brought his Lumedyne set up. A number of views were posed. This one is of S 2 #14 with a hopper and caboose, near the Owego station

Tioga Central 14 switches its train at Berkshire NY during the Southern Tier RRE sponsored fantrip in May 1992. The weather was typical for the tier-it rained all day, but it did make for a dramatic night session later on.

Tioga Central 14 smokes for the photo line at the Southern Tier Div RRE trip at the Owego station

Hills Creek Road.

Sweet Hollow Road.

Milk Plant Road.

The 11 am excursion at Lake Hammond.

A Tioga Central S2 behind WCOR's locomotive shop.

One of the new SD-40's behind WCOR's locomotive shop.

One end of the Tioga Central train has this S1.

This Alco came from the shortline Buffalo Creek Railroad of upstate New York, a subsidiary of the Lehigh Valley. It is now one of the Tioga Central's operating engines.