Springfield Terminal (ST) 680 - EMD SD45

Ralph L. Phillips photo, from the Ralph L. Phillips collection of the Bay State Model Railroad Museum.

Richard Louderback, Jr. photo, from the Ralph L. Phillips collection of the Bay State Model Railroad Museum.

Unknown photographer.

Ex NW 1758

Northbound 270 rolls past the remains of the siding at East Worcester, part of CPs plan to slim down the physical plant. When they were done, the only sidings between Binghamton and Schenectady would be at Afton, Oneonta, Richmondville, Cobleskill and Delanson.

CP 270 rolls north near Worcester. The train left the Susquehanna valley near Collierville, and is now following the Schenevus Creek. It will shortly reach the end of this valley and start its climb into the Hudson/Mohawk valley at Richmondville

CP 270 starts through the Schenectady Amtrak station after the Adirondack cleared.

CP 270 passes the north end of Oneonta yard, now used mostly for car storage, though I think they had some car shop work still being done there at the time.

One place CP had replaced signals was here at Richmondville, where they had lengthened the siding. Train 270 parts the lights as it heads north.

Train 270 is working uphill as it passes a local home on the way to the top of Richmondville.

Train 270 rolls north into the siding at Delanson, with one of the classic D&H signal gantries in the background. These were already starting to be replaced, albeit at a slow pace, by this time.

The northbound Adirondack leaves Schenectady, revealing a waiting 270 as it rolls on toward Saratoga. The 270 will follow shortly once he gets the signal.

It was not unusual to see Guilford power coming into Binghamton on 271, the former MEBU. It would yard there, and the Guilford power would go back on 270 most of the time.

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ex B&M 1730

ex N&W-NS 1758

ex N&W-NS 1758

317-680

300-627-680

GP-40; SD-45