Soo Line (SOO) 768 - EMD SD40-2

The Chemung River was almost over its banks at Wellsburg-and there was a big ice dam just beyond the bridge Im standing on-as 261 rolls west. NY 427 runs along the ice covered cliff just above the rrain. Good chase road coming in from Chemung, but you gotta hustle!!

Train 261 rolls past the signals in downtown Waverly behind and unusual pair of SD 40s-the train usually got SD 60s-on a foggy day during a February thaw.

557 starts through downtown Waverly after a long wait.

CP 557 with SOO 768 and CP 1824 waits at the home signal for three to go east at Waverly.

The guys in 557 had time to get a pizza delivered whike waiting at Waverly. The tail end of Conrail ML 440 is passing as they wait at the end of double track. One more Conrail to come before they move.

CP 557 waits beyond the signal as 252 rolls past with 82 stack platforms for the NYSW at Binghamton. Two more trains will keep it waiting a while.

CP 557 with a SOO unit and an MLW-not unusual in those days-roll 37 cars to a stop at CP Waverly to wait for three.

CP 557 waits in the distance as Conrails BUBI roll past with 24 cars.

CP 557 behind a SOO unit waits as ML440 rolls east onto the double track with 78 cars at Waverly

No, not the Iowa Chicago & Eastern, it had not been invented then. We see train 261 along the ice choked Chemung River at Wellsburg during a thaw that caused a lot of runoff and resulting ice backups on local rivers.

Cropped copy of 1390-02. Hoffman Ave Tower seen in distance.

almost to Kansas City with 68 cars...

Hoffman Ave Tower seen in distance