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From: RWisneski AT njtransit DOT com
Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2010 22:00:36 -0400
Subject: Combined OIBU/SU99 1986(?) at Lackawaxen
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Here are a few more scans of some color prints in my collection - I believe these were taken by a family member on my behalf. Like many of you, I am known as the "train guy" in my family, so while that often means Christmas gifts of boring coffee table books about railroads of the world, sometimes the "gifts" are a little more worthwhile, as in this case.

These five photos show a westbound Conrail train at Lackawaxen (presumably OIBU) crossing the bridge over the Lackawaxen River. Buried back in the train is an NYS&W Haulage train with a renumbered SD 45 (can't make out the number but it's in the short lived 63xx series) followed by two C430's (looks like 3000 and 3006). Notice, too the Illinois Terminal covered hopper just ahead of the SD 45.

The Conrail power includes SD 50 6748, SD 40-2 6487 (same four digits as the leader!) GE C36-7 6624, and two more SD 40-2's 6513 and 6484. Of these five locomotives, just 6487 and 6513 are still running today, as NS 3407 and CSX 8862 respectively.

As I recall the NYS&W acquired the SD 45's sometime in 1986. I'm not sure exactly when the ex BN units began to get the 63xx numbers; judging by the foliage this shot was taken in summer months, so this could be summer of 86 but I really don't know for sure.

I apologize for the poor image quality, these were just some "snapshot" type prints.

Rich Wisneski
Denville, NJ


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