RS-97 bangs across the diamond at North Street in Leroy, NY on a wintery March day in 1980. Bill Heeks flags the crossing and will make a cut behind the 3rd car for the Leroy set off.

Head end brakeman Angie climbs back aboard RS-97 after flagging the crossing at North Street. The tilt board signal protects the diamonds with old NYC and Erie branch's, which were inactive by thi... (more)

All of Chessie's paint schemes are present in this lashup. WM, B&O, Chessie, and the 4th unit is a C&O GP-35.

RS-97 is stopped at the Marble Road grade crossing waiting for the O.K. to proceed across the diamond at Machias Jct.

The last Chessie train on the Rochester Sub is passing thru Bird Swamp with 4 Chessie Cats. The next day this line would be the Rochester & Southern.

RS-97 crosses the diamond with the Buffalo Line.

RS-97 with Chessie 4101 in the lead climbs the grade at Rock Glen.

The power for RS-97 is stopped in front of the yard office before it heads down to its train. It turned out that the coupler on the trailing unit was frozen and the crew could not make a good conn... (more)

RS-97 has a B&O GP-30 leading on a sweltering hot July day.

The operator at the LeRoy station hoops up some orders and a brown bag to the headend brakeman of RS-97.

RS-97 led by 3528 heads into the siding as SR-94 led by WM 4366 holds the main. The crew on SR-94 watches RS-97 pass by from the shanty to the right.

RS-97 has a pair of B&O blue GP-40s as it rolls thru the curve in downtown Pavilion. The 3763 had been on lease to the ATSF, and the new number 3 stenciled under the cab window is already fading. ... (more)

RS-97 passes the carnage from a recent wreck in the curves at Rock Glen. The power is really working hard as it claws to pull RS-97 up the grade to Gainesville, NY. This part of the line had frequ... (more)