Tioga Central (TIOC) 47 - Alco RS1

In the late 80s, Tioga Central RS1 #47 runs around the train. Ed Griffis is seen in the Conductors uniform. The antique car was owned by the late Ray Shaver, who was instrumental in restoring the Newark Valley depot in the early 80s.

The Tioga Central dinner train pulls into the station at Owego to pick up a hungry crowd turned out for the sumptuous, slow moving dinner that will occupy them for the trip to Harford and back.

A Tioga Central dinner train readies for tonights slow cook to Harford. It will soon pull into the station to take on a couple of cars worth of hungry riders.

This pair of RS 1s was on a train at Owego yard. They would power a couple of Santa trips later in the day. One unit was typical. Two was really unusual.

Newly painted RS 1 47 has run around its train at Newark Valley and is now headed back to Owego

This RS 1 was sitting on the track behind the station posed in good light. The paint is new on this former Washington Terminal unit, and looks good.

The southbound train pauses at Flemingville, home to the Tioga Transportation Museum. It has several pieces on display, among them some EL and LV freight equipment, and a saddle tank steam engine.

NY 38 runs next to the railroad for much of its length between Owego and Harford, making for good photo possiblities. I took advantage of one of them near Flemingville to get the 47 at speed, such as it was.

The power has run around and the train is now departing for Owego.

Tioga Central 47 has dropped its train in the station, and is running around on the house track to get on the south end for the return to Owego. The ex LV station, now a museum-and which has a fabulous model layout-is at left.

Tioga Central 47 leading and excursion train rolls into the station at Newark Valley.

Tioga Central 47, still in Amtrak garb, gets ready to roll with a late afternoon trip to Newark Valley.

Appropriate, considering its July 4 weekend. This excursion was coming back from Newark Valley behind ex Washington Terminal 47, still in its Amtrak colors.

Tioga Central acquired a couple of Washington Terminal RS 1s. This one is still in Amtrak paint. It will look good in their LV inspired scheme.

Tioga Central's 47, 240 and a snow plow stored in the Wellsboro Yard.

Tioga Central 47 stored out of service in the Wellsboro Yard.

This former Washington Terminal Alco sits OOS on the Wellsboro & Corning line near the Wellsboro station.