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firstbelt
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A friend took me to his home outside Buffalo, and over to the ex-PRR line. Don't see much of these any more - C630, SD45, open auto rack car, and (I think) some old Mercury sedans.
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penn_senseless
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Jeez....look at that ROW! PC's lack of maintenance was amazing, (predecesors were no better) I wonder how much of that company's money was pilfered by the top in Philadelphia. Plenty
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Hyrailer
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Where was the photo taken?
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Matthew_L
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The funny thing is... you CAN see six axle Alcos on part of the Buffalo Line these days, because the WNYP began operating the route between Machias and Driftwood a few years ago. 
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Best wishes to all,
Matthew L
moderator- D&H, Erie Lackawanna/Erie and LA&L/B&H/WNYP
P.S. All aboard for the last train to Hammondsport!
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firstbelt
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penn: I'm sure that's a little-used passing siding in the foreground. The main wasn't quite so bad. It was some pretty heavy iron. Must have been good enough for B&P to move operations over to this line from the ex-B&O. I enjoyed the B&O, but they ran pretty fast over some run-down track in western NY.
DaveK: Photo was taken south of Elma, NY, probably Elma Center (?).
Matt: Thanks for refreshing my/our memory. Since the location wasn't south of Machias, you wouldn't see a 6-axle Alco here. And, to join the nitpicking, WNY&P has MLW's; PC had Alco C630's. Since this stretch is now operated by B&P, even if you want to drag in B&P's SD45's, they are rebuilt. This one was a "straight" SD45.
Not unlike Conrail and CSX to follow, as monotonous and repulsive as the management, operations, and equipment may have been, Penn Central provided enough traffic and variety to keep me entertained.
Bob
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firstbelt
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In the neighborhood of the south end of the Buffalo line, a light power move northbound under the Rockville Bridge, September 1974. I figure the sign indicates engines required for leaving Enola Yard.
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