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funnelfanMember since Sep-22-03 · 320 postsFeb 23, 2005 1:53 PM

A trio of big Erie Lackawanna SD45-2's speed a westbound van train between New York City and Chicago in lower state New York on a fine spring day. Nothin' like hauling arse with a mile of pigs and big motors.Ted Curphey
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RE: EL westbound out of Hornell, NY., erielackawanna, Feb-23-05, 09:08 AM, (1) RE: EL westbound out of Hornell, NY., BLW_1946, Feb-23-05, 12:53 PM, (2) RE: EL westbound out of Hornell, NY., henry3, Feb-23-05, 01:05 PM, (3) RE: EL westbound out of Hornell, NY., BLW_1946, Feb-23-05, 04:39 PM, (4) RE: EL westbound out of Hornell, NY., JKnadler54, Feb-23-05, 05:09 PM, (5) RE: EL westbound out of Hornell, NY., Gixxer86g, Feb-23-05, 06:14 PM, (6) RE: EL westbound out of Hornell, NY., jay611, Feb-23-05, 06:16 PM, (7) RE: EL westbound out of Hornell, NY., bessemer, Feb-23-05, 06:22 PM, (8) RE: EL westbound out of Hornell, NY., FURX, Feb-23-05, 07:14 PM, (9) RE: EL westbound out of Hornell, NY., chosenfrozen44, Feb-23-05, 07:26 PM, (10) RE: EL westbound out of Hornell, NY., NW 1218, Feb-23-05, 08:16 PM, (11) RE: EL westbound out of Hornell, NY., funnelfan, Feb-24-05, 00:12 AM, (12) RE: EL westbound out of Hornell, NY., jeffrofish, Feb-24-05, 11:53 PM, (13)

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erielackawannaCharter Member · 235 postsFeb 23, 2005 2:08 PM

RE: EL westbound out of Hornell, NY.

LAST EDITED ON Feb-23-05 AT 09:12 AM (EST)

Nice shots. As I an upstate New Yorker who lives near the NS Southern Tier line, nee CR and EL, I can vouch that the screenshots capture the essence of the area while attesting to its beauty. By the way, where did you get that outstanding looking EL repaint? Thank you. Sincerely,
Walter Conklin

Howells, NY MP 71 "Jct of the NS Southern Tier and Old ER mainline"
Middletown, NY "Home of the New York, Ontario, and Western Railway"
Washington, DC
Old B&O Metropolitan Division

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BLW_1946Member since Sep-9-02 · 906 postsFeb 23, 2005 5:53 PM

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Thank you! I've spent many a weekend prowling the southern tier line back in the 80s and 90s, and I grew up with the NYC, LV, C&O and Erie and their sucessors. Those EL repaints are outstanding!Tim Baldwin
Buffalo NYMilepost 5 on the Buffalo Belt Line
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henry3Charter Member · 1782 postsFeb 23, 2005 6:05 PM

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Ted,You've made my day! Those big SD's look great, just as God and the Miss Phoebe intended! <g> I knew you had started work on converting your MRL unit, but I didn't expect to see the finished product so soon.And the route looks great, too. As Walter stated: it really captures the feel of the EL. Is that an existing route from the FL? Or something else?Henry

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BLW_1946Member since Sep-9-02 · 906 postsFeb 23, 2005 9:39 PM

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I think it's Whitefish4 Hawk...Tim Baldwin
Buffalo NYMilepost 5 on the Buffalo Belt Line
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JKnadler54Member since Feb-21-05 · 5 postsFeb 23, 2005 10:09 PM

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Awesome Ted Awesome! With the MRL and EL units around I'm sure I'll be attached to the computer seat all week. -Jeff

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Gixxer86gCharter Member · 1887 postsFeb 23, 2005 11:14 PM

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Sweet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"Hold tight,feel the drivers bite,hear the whistle moan.Engine rockin' to the left and right,vibratin' in my bones.Once the locomotive steals your soul,you got a Casey Jones!"---Ian"Lemmy"Kilmister

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jay611Charter Member · 729 postsFeb 23, 2005 11:16 PM

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Nice shots!!!!!Jason Underwood
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bessemerMember since Jul-7-04 · 127 postsFeb 23, 2005 11:22 PM

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Ted... uhh... THOSE ARE BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Jon EL westbound out of Hornell, NY – image 15
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FURXMember since Apr-18-03 · 1225 postsFeb 24, 2005 12:14 AM

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OH MY GOD!!!!!!~!Not to sound ungrateful..... ...Ted, the SD45-2s came in many..many.....many different paint schemes -Jeffrey

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chosenfrozen44Charter Member · 836 postsFeb 24, 2005 12:26 AM

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I think out of all the units available......an EL SD45-2 or any EL road unit was probably needed the most. Another fantastic job by Ted.
ThanksCG

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NW 1218Member since Sep-7-02 · 1379 postsFeb 24, 2005 1:16 AM

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Ted, that SD45-2 is bueatiful. I always loved how the horn hung over the engineer's window in the front.

John Means
MASW Founder and President
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funnelfanMember since Sep-22-03 · 320 postsFeb 24, 2005 5:12 AM

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As some of you have guessed, this is my next project, a EL SD45-2 #3680. But it's still far from a "Finished Product". I needed to place the train in a place that looked as close to southern New York as I could get with the routes that I already had, and that would be around the Bonners Ferry area of the Whitefish 5 route. I still got a couple days work to do before I can release the unit, mostly involving the cabview.Ted Curphey
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jeffrofishMember since Sep-8-04 · 12 postsFeb 25, 2005 4:53 AM

RE: EL westbound out of Hornell, NY.

WOW! Great shots, and a great engine!Can't get enough EL stuff, and an EL route is on my wishlist. Used to live in Hornell and in the Binghamton area. Spent a lot of time watching the EL and the D&H. I was always in to trains, and had my ear "tuned" into the sounds of the diesels. In Johnson City, I would hear the trains leaving Binghamton, and I tell my friends that a train was coming. They couldn't hear it and thought I was nuts, but sure enough, several minutes later, an EL Westbound would rumble by.I remember lots of trailer trains, and mixed engine lashups consisting of U Boats with what I believe were old E Units, many times in the lead.And of course, watching them shove boxcars arount the old Gunlocke plant in Wayland, NYAhhhhh.....

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