MIGN RF-16 1216 & 1205 along with RS-2 1501 switch the Michigan Northern Ry Cadillac yard. Note the jugs of oil on the walkway of RS-2 1501!! From my slide collection photo by Mr BAILEY.

Delaware & Hudson's sharp pair of Baldwin RF16 sharknose diesels take a break at Whitehall. These two units began life as part of the New York Central's fleet delivered between 12/51 and 2/52. The... (more)

This train was called "The Slatepicker" due to extensive slate quarrying in the region. An example is the slate roof on the barn in the background.

Heading past station with southbound turn from Rouses Point.

Heading the Slatepicker south toward the Greenwich & Johnsonville connection late in the afternoon of a perfect late March day.

Southbound with train for Greenwich & Johnsonville connection at Salem Junction, New York.

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)