A rare visit of the Sharks on a mainline train in Schenectady, shortly before being assigned to helper service in Binghamton

The "Slatepicker" from Whitehall heading south to interchange with Greenwich & Johnsonville; so-called because of large slate deposits along the line

Returning from interchange with the Greenwich & Johnsonville

It's July 1, 1972, and this is the Monongahela Railway yard. Baldwin RF-16A "Sharks" 1216 and 1205 are here to greet us. Old work equipment and cabooses are to the left, and to the right are Baldw... (more)

No less than 7 B&O Baldwin locomotives are in this photo at Salamanca, NY. 6 of them are shark nose A and B units. Wish I had taken roster shots of all of them.

B&O Shark Nose 4203 is between assignments at Salamanca, NY in the summer of 1961.

Here's the Monongahela engine facility in what I believe was September 1968. NYC Shark 1216 with the broken windshield and NYC Shark 1205 would be relettered Monongahela and then go on to the D&H,... (more)

As I recall, only three RF-16A's were lettered Monongahela. 1205 and 1216 went to the D&H, and 1210 was scrapped. It's the early 1970's and 1210 is resting out in the sun. How sad it is that she w... (more)

It's a hot summer day in 1972, and Monongahela 1205 and 1216, 2000, and a wooden caboose sit next to each other outside what looks to be the old roundhouse as there is a turntable visible also. T... (more)

Sharks!! Branchline railroading in 1973 was leaving the MRY offices in Brownsville to search for their only operational Baldwin Sharknose cabs which had taken a cut of cars to "Maidsville" WV. I... (more)

Sharks!! Branchline railroading in 1973 was leaving the MRY offices in Brownsville to search for their only operational Baldwin Sharknose cabs which had taken a cut of cars to "Maidsville" WV. I... (more)

The D&H ran their Sharks in local service, pushers and the occasional excursion. The pair worked the Binghamton-based local that took a daytime transfer west over the EL to Waverly, NY, then down... (more)

The two sharks on the E&LS were seldom seen in the light of day after the first few months on the property. On occasion they were moved out of the roundhouse in Wells or later the big building the... (more)

Cue the Jaws theme music...John found the shark-tank on the PRR at Canton, 9712 and 9588 in-between jobs, with several other sets in the pit. This is one of the Canton photos posted at more)

Leased Baldwin Sharknose No. 1216 was used in service on the E&LS for a very brief period in the fall of 1982. Here the train passes the abandoned store at Watson, Mich. on the turn from Wells to ... (more)