More Finger Lakes

WOW1 I am amazed you still have a u23b! how are parts for those? And what is the NYC livered one a B23-7 or a U33B?

I have been eagerly awaiting someone like Atlas O to produce models of these locomotives as they did the B23 diesels in HO and N scales several years ago.

Timpix, thanks for posting these. I love the look of 2201 and 2308.

Phil, I agree, an O GAUGE version of these would be neat. 

Did you take these pictures up in Geneva?

Matt A posted:

Did you take these pictures up in Geneva?

The pictures appear to have been taken in Watkins Glen.  The first two look to be in the vicinity of Cargill Salt, perhaps from the Wal-Mart parking lot.  The remaining pictures appear to be in the neighborhood of the marina (and presently a winter boat storage) and hotel.  2308 has been consistently working the Himrod-Watkins Glen route for several months.  2201 hasn't been on that route too much since sometime last summer so that was a fairly rare catch.

poppyl

HI,  Yes indeed, Watkins Glen, as noted in op.  We're in the process of gutting two heads and part of the V-berth, adding showers, floors and new cabinetry in a 70-odd foot ketch in the marina there.  I take a break whenever I hear a train....

Below is from an old chart, all that is left of the yard is a single track.  The wye is gone as well, Walmart is there now.  The tracks still serve two large salt factories.  Used to fish in the marina, then derelict, and occasionally get cab rides from the trains after finishing my paper route.  The salt plant on the chart had a rotary dumper for coal loads, seemed the whole town shook when operated in the middle of the night.

HI,  Was back today, here's a few more photos.

That's an interesting wye with the track running through it shown in the old chart; I've not seen one like it.  And that Watkins Salt Co. fits right in with Menard's recent post showing their awesome new building. 

Great pictures!  Thanks for sharing. 

TRRR

A couple of years ago, FGLK extended their trackage farther south of the Cargill plant and laid a passing siding so they wouldn't have to push cars northbound back past the marina/hotel area.

FWIW, back in the day that trackage was part of the PRR's Northern Division that ran from Northumberland PA to Sodus Bay NY-- primarily a coal hauling route.  The Watkins Glen yard held coal drags and pushers waiting to make the 15 mile northbound climb up to Starkey on the way to Sodus for loading on ships.

Poppyl

More specifically the trackage is one of the few remaining sections of the PRR Elmira Branch. Ran from Williamsport to the Southport yard in Elmira, then from there to Sodus Point. Do a Google search for PRR Watkins Glen for some steam era pics. The lower half of the branch was one of the very last steam dominated areas, fall of '57.

HI,

Back on the boat again....at head is almost finished, starting the forward head and v-berth.  Lots of coats of finish.

From a couple of weeks ago - there remote control we wish we could play with...

And today with the GoPro.  The former station is now a restaurant.

Finger Laken good.   

to digress for a moment, on my first visit to Watkins Glen I was startled to learn how deep the finger lakes are. and judging from the chart posted, how quickly the depth gets from shore. small wonder there's breakwaters to guard against northern wind-induced waves. it's quite a fetch.

The Finger Lakes are glacial gouges formed when mile-deep ice sheets flowed south into north-flowing valleys.  Depending on the chart, Seneca Lake shows over 700' deep off Dresden. The Navy has a test platform there.   

Since this is about Finger Lakes Railway, just recently I caught one in Willoughby Ohio by complete surprise. This is FGLK GP38-2 #2003.

You caught the third of three GP-38's (Nos. 2001/2002/2003) on their way to FGLK.  All are now in Geneva, NY and will enter service shortly.

Poppyl

HI All,

Been a while - big boat moved to Cayuga, NY where among other things we faired and painted the hull - lots of work.  But it did afford a view of the bridge...

Great pictures! The close-ups are so clear I get the sense of being right there!

Thanks for posting.

Tomlinson Run Railroad

Nice Pictures. But I am at a loss as to what these pics referred to:

Was this a former enginehouse turned into an interior Boat repair facility?

Or is this the former interior of a Salt Loading- unloading facility?

HI,  The several-boxcar-long, three bay wide building was a loading facility now used for winter boat storage.  All sorts of overhead chutes.  Sorry, the caption didn't show up where I expected.  

how about some more photos of the ketch?

Hi,  Google 'Palawan IV' or 'Rivera Voyager' for more photos of the ketch.  She's all apart at the moment and wrapped up for winter.

Here's a few more train photos;Heading up to the Cargill Salt Mine north of Ithaca, NY  Below, leased MP15s in Watkins Glen.

Nice shots. Winchester & Western is practically in my back yard. Funny seeing those cars in NY. 

Farmer_Bill posted:

Nice shots. Winchester & Western is practically in my back yard. Funny seeing those cars in NY. 

 

They show up at US Salt north of Watkins Glen quite frequently.  Also see strings of them heading into PA with frac sand.

Poppyl 

HI,  Here's an iPhone photo with the scaffolding removed.

NICE!  Awl-Grip?

Jon

Nice to see the local trains. I have been looking at them every time I drive from my home in Ithaca to visit my daughter and her family in Avon, NY. I go right by them and have wondered about them. By the way, my layout is available for viewing by anybody passing through Ithaca.

she's a beauty!

thought the hull shape looked like a Cal, but I'm not sure they were built up to 70'

The big boat's new cabinetry is almost finished....this went by today if anyone needs some weathering ideas.  Pretty sure is says 'Providence and Worcester' under there.

"Nice shots. Winchester & Western is practically in my back yard. Funny seeing those cars in NY. "

Bill, Corning Glass uses a lot of the sand from W&W. I believed it was primarily used to make DVD's and other glass based products. The W&W usually has long lines of Hoppers there. Almost unit trains when I ran on the line years ago. 

CSX FAN posted:

"Nice shots. Winchester & Western is practically in my back yard. Funny seeing those cars in NY. "

Bill, Corning Glass uses a lot of the sand from W&W. I believed it was primarily used to make DVD's and other glass based products. The W&W usually has long lines of Hoppers there. Almost unit trains when I ran on the line years ago. 

Many of the W&W hoppers now are hauling frac sand for northern PA.  They get dropped at Gang Mills and then routed to Sayre, Pa where they are handed to the R&N.  Corning Inc. and World still still receive their share of silicate hoppers, too.

Poppyl

HI,  Some switching at the salt plant in Watkins Glen.

Timpix posted:

Pretty sure is says 'Providence and Worcester' under there.

Until a few months ago, I would see Providence & Worcester 2006 and 2010 in New Haven at the "motor storage" yard - adjacent to the station - almost every day. Haven't seen them for a few months now and have been wondering what happened to them. Now I know...

Both engines had good paint jobs. Doesn't look that way any more.

MELGAR