EL Alco Century 424 2403 and two others are at Port Jervis. These were the only new locomotives delivered to the merged railroad in black and yellow and were built in May 1963.
Former Erie PA-1 852 has cut off a passenger train from Hoboken at Port Jervis.
An EMD GP35 sits alone at Secaucus. The unit was five months old.
A former Erie GP7 leads a wreck train with an EMD GP35 in tow at Secaucus.
EL F3 7144 leads a mixed group of units which will couple onto a westbound freight. This unit had been Erie 714-D and was purchased from the defunct NYO&W. This was the second day at Port Jervis a... (more)
Three Alco Century 425 units are ready to couple onto a westbound on a cold January night. These units had been delivered the previous October.
Former DL&W 818 and former Erie 826 sit with the mostly mail and express train 22 in Port Jervis. This was a Binghamton to Hoboken accomodation that was run after the through trains had been route... (more)
EL F7 6351 and three other units sit at Port Jervis with a freight about to head west. This unit is the former DL&W 635-A. Good friend Roger Cook and I spent two afternoons and nights here in very... (more)
Perfectly matched and consecutively numbered GP35s 2560, 2561 & 2562 pull an eastbound freight through Port Jervis in the late afternoon. EL was running its second generation power in matched sets... (more)
Erie-Lackawanna's oldest GP7 and two others sit near the old coal silos at Port Jervis. This 1950 unit has the unusual large headlight and wears the first E-L color scheme as well as the hyphenate... (more)
Erie-Lackawanna U25B 2508 and two mates sit in Port Jervis. These units were only about four months old at the time and carried the railroad name with a hyphen.
Erie's first passenger GP7 retained its number under Erie Lackawanna. The locomotive and four car train are set to depart Port Jervis for Hoboken.
Erie Lackawanna PA-1 awaiting its fate.
First trick operator Donald Nielsen of the C&WI hands up orders to the head end of an eastbound mixed freight. James Lennon photo. Barry Lennon collection.
Erie U34CH 3371 in commuter service somewhere in NJ. The U34CH was built for New Jersey DOT/Erie Lackawanna commuter service. Basically, it was a U36C, but some of the power was used through modi... (more)
EL S1 310 backs through North Judson.
EL hump job Marion OH
Westbound EL train at Griffith IN junction
eastbound extra in downtown Marion
set of power Erie Lackawanna yard Marion OH
EL 6591 picks up orders at Pullman Jct on the south side of Chicago, IL
An eastbound EL freight crosses the B&OCT at State Line Tower.
Although a Conrail train by this date, the former EL Cleveland to Youngstown train #28 heads east after crossing the ex PC Cleveland Line at Erie Crossing tower, just out of sight around the far c... (more)
Train #5, The Lake Cities, at Burnham Tower. Here the CSS&SB, C&WI (EL trackage rights) and NKP crossed the PRR. Note the South Shore overhead to the left. Thanks to Bob Lalich for helping me get... (more)
Switching with Erie caboose #C210.
Looking good at age 21.
Shot taken from the Roosevelt Road Bridge. That's Dearborn Station to the left and that looks like a Monon RS3 above the Es.
The lash-up looks like an FA, F7B, and F3A!
A dramatic early morning shot of Erie-Lackawanna power on a B&M freight at the old Hoosac Tunnel. We had heard of foreign power on the Mechanicville to Boston run. Now we knew it was real.
For some reason, in 1964 EL crews preferred F unit cabs over Century cabs. The big Alcos were usually on the rear position on multi units.
This unit did not divulge a number. But I surmised it was either an F3 or F2. It sure did look like a well maintained antique.
This was taken at location near Owego and Smithboro. I spent a day here and filled up a roll of film. the only problem was rain off and on.
Three GP 35s have just rescued a freight from four F units.
Finally a meet between two Erie Lackawana Freights.
EL eastbound rolls past evidence of an earlier derailment.
And, a GP 9 will lead them. Almost the last years of first genration power on mainline freights and I was there. What handome line of units Geep and RS 3s.
It was a busy day on the west side of the EL yard/shops in Marion -- just a few weeks before Conrail.
EL 8051 and an F3B power up in (I believe) Findlay, OH.
EL had stored these F's prior to the Conrail merger in Scranton. CR would reactivate this unit as their 1888 between 1976 and 1978 when it was again retired and scrapped. I believe the 7104 was ac... (more)
In 1958 Athearn introduced an HO gauge flat car that included a scale cabin cruiser for uses as a boat load. Eight years later I discovered an exact duplicate of the Athearn boat and flat car mod... (more)
Note off-center spacing, where 'Erie' has been applied to left of the (centered) 'Lackawanna'; MU behind has only 'Erie' on the letterboard!
Old and new commuter equipment
This EL slug began life as Erie #1150 in April of 1951 where it was a class MFSB-15A. Interestingly it was delivered after 1151-1161, which came the year before. In July of 1965, it was rebuilt i... (more)
HVRM's Alco shoves a caboose back .
Instamatic treasure... the bridge and station are still there. Unfortunately the Geeps and classic Chrysler are not.
All I had then was a clapped-out Instamatic, but this is one of my favorite shots... wish I could go back.
Eastbound EL hopper train departing Marion passes AC tower. Kodachrome II, Yashica TL.
Eastbound EL freight passes the Eagle Rubber Company in downtown Ashland. Kodachrome II, Yashica TL.
A westbound is waiting in the Erie yard for a high ball from the rear end. F units were generally put up front because crews favored the cabs over the Alco Centuries.
Westbound freight with E8s for power switching at dusk
Two u-boats long hood first look more like helper than lead power in this shot showing the first few arches of the 17 arch viaduct. The 2501 was the flagship of the EL GE's and had the road name p... (more)
Easebound freight with 7200 HP will take on helpers 13 miles ahead for run over Gulf Summit.
Even the builder's plate is clean
Old and new color schemes lead the Eastbound Fast Mail. ALCO leads EMD E 8 in a valley near Susquehanna, the location of the old Delaware Lackawanna and Western Shops.
Solid hookups of F units were common up until 1965 when fleets of U25Bs and GP35s started arriving on the old Erie Lackawanna. I also have my fish that got away story. Earlier on the same day of t... (more)
Northbound on the "Bloom" to Scranton.
"Daisies of Summer"
Erie Lackawanna SD45 3607 sits on display at the Museum of Transportation, looking good in its fresh paint.
Erie Lackawana RS-3 wait for the next call to duty.
What is probably Erie Lackwanna's premier train from Jersey City, NJ to Chi, #1, The Erie Lackwanna Limited arrives at 21st Street.
The local re-appears from the East shoving caboose first through the interlocking. This vintage caboose made for a nice surprise on my little weekend trip.
