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ex-NYC 8223 (date is an educated guess) |
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The date of this photo is based on the assumption that it was taken on the day that the Adirondack Scenic Railroad reopened to Carter. I'm not sure if this was taken that exact same day, but I'm fairly certain it was around that time, and in any case this photo does give a pretty good idea of what it was like to be at Thendara that year, even if there were often far more people around than seen here! Since this photo was taken, the entire yard has been resurfaced and the tracks have been completely replaced, meaning that it does look quite different today. |
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7/8/1995 Upload Date: 6/12/2007 4:11:50 PM |
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Thendara, NY |
| Author: |
Jon Searles |
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NYC 8223(RS3) |
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ex-NYC #8223 With ex-CN Cabooses (the copyright date is wrong and the main date is an estimate) |
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This was where I started chasing 8223 during a deadhead move of old cabooses to Thendara in the summer of 1996, if I'm remembering correctly (I'll fix this later if I find out I'm wrong. :-)). You can already see some of the restoration work in preparation for the Utica extension, but this was, like I said, in 1996, so that was still a year away. See my collection of photos from the 1998 NRHS Convention for more on that. |
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6/1/1996 Upload Date: 5/2/2007 10:44:01 AM |
| Location: |
Forestport, NY |
| Author: |
Jon Searles |
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NYC 8223(RS3) |
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ex-NYC 8223 (date is estimated, copyright date is wrong) |
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I got this shot at McKeever, which was lucky since it was getting dark and I didn't have my Nikon yet. |
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6/1/1996 Upload Date: 5/2/2007 10:44:55 AM |
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McKeever, NY |
| Author: |
Jon Searles |
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NYC 8223(RS3) |
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ex-NYC 8223 and NYC-liveried 79775 (date is estimated, copyright date is wrong) |
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When the train got to Otter Lake, there was, surprisingly, still a lot of light left, so I took this. |
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6/1/1996 Upload Date: 5/2/2007 10:44:19 AM |
| Location: |
Otter Lake, NY |
| Author: |
Jon Searles |
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NYC 8223(RS3) |
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| Title: |
ex-NYC 8223 (date is estimated) |
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You know what? Although I took this at Thendara, this was on a different day from the chase shots. I does conclude the series well, though, I think. :-) |
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6/1/1996 Upload Date: 5/2/2007 10:45:06 AM |
| Location: |
Thendara, NY |
| Author: |
Jon Searles |
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NYC 8223(RS3) |
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ex-NYC 8223 and NYC-liveried 79775 with CN caboose (date is estimated, copyright date is wrong) |
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This was at Woodgate, as the sun was going down. |
| Photo Date: |
6/1/1996 Upload Date: 5/2/2007 10:44:43 AM |
| Location: |
Woodgate, NY |
| Author: |
Jon Searles |
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NYC 8223(RS3) |
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MAN 2453 and ex-NYC 8223 With An NRHS Convention Special |
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The 1998 NRHS Convention was based in Syracuse, New York, and hosted by the Central New York Chapter. Nevertheless, because of Syracuse's close proximity to Utica, the Utica & Mohawk Valley Chapter also played a key role, along with the Adirondack Railway Preservation Society (ARPS). Central New York, regrettably, doesn't have the same range of attractions that Pennsylvania has, but the local tourist railroads, as well as some freight railroads, gave their all to ensure the best convention experience possible. The biggest event was, in my opinion, the re-opening of the Adirondack Scenic Railroad from Utica-Thendara, which had only been run once before since restoration, in 1997, when it was run for volunteers and dignitaries (the railroad is run completely by volunteers from the ARPS and NRHS). I worked the excursion, in my dual role as an NRHS and ARPS member, as a trainman, and I shot these photos for the railroad's use. When they had no use for them, I stored them, and here they are published for the first time. These runs went off without any major problems, even if subsequent months saw delayed trains due to late trackwork, and obviously everyone was quite excited at this vast expansion of the Adirondack's role as a tourist railroad. I took all of these pictures on the way back to Utica, so this one was taken at Thendara. The lead locomotive, an ALCO C425, was lent to us by the Mohawk, Adirondack, & Northern Railroad(MA&N), who run the freight services between Utica and Remsen, on the same route that we took. |
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7/9/1998 Upload Date: 5/2/2007 10:45:30 AM |
| Location: |
Thendara, NY |
| Author: |
Jon Searles |
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MHWA 2453(C425) NYC 8223(RS3) |
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NYC 8223 And MA&N 2453 |
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The 1998 NRHS Convention was based in Syracuse, New York, and hosted by the Central New York Chapter. Nevertheless, because of Syracuse's close proximity to Utica, the Utica & Mohawk Valley Chapter also played a key role, along with the Adirondack Railway Preservation Society (ARPS). The biggest event was, in my opinion, the re-opening of the Adirondack Scenic Railroad from Utica-Thendara, which had only been run once before since restoration, in 1997, when it was run for volunteers and dignitaries (the railroad is run completely by volunteers from the ARPS and NRHS). This was on the way back at Nelson Lake, a station that's privately owned, and while on the employee timetable, no longer an active station. |
| Photo Date: |
7/9/1998 Upload Date: 5/2/2007 10:45:40 AM |
| Location: |
Nelson Lake, NY |
| Author: |
Jon Searles |
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NYC 8223(RS3) MHWA 2453(C425) |
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ex-NYC 8223 appears in a Czech ad!!! (date is a guess) |
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This isn't my photo, but a photo in ad that I found on a Class 451 (or possibly 452) Class EMU sitting in Praha Hlavni Nadrazi!!! It was a bit of a surprise to find in Prague...a poster of a locomotive I used to work on in the U.S.A.!!!! You can actually see this locomotive in some of my own photos on Flickr, taken back in the good ol' days when I worked on the Adirondack Scenic Railroad. I have no idea why they chose this locomotive to put on a poster promoting rail travel in the Czech Republic, but what particularly amazes me is that they were even aware of 8223's existence. In any case, when I found this poster it made my day. :-) |
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10/26/2007 Upload Date: 10/18/2008 2:06:09 PM |
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Prague, CZ |
| Author: |
Jon Searles |
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NYC 8223(RS3) |
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574 Comments: 1 |
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