NYSW RS1s in Edgewater in 1980

[erielackawanna]

On January 8, 1980, I found two NYSW RS1s switching Edgewater Yard. Does anyone know what the symbol of this train would have been?

Here's the entire train.

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.p ... 316&nseq=3

Here's a close up of 238.

http://freericks.rrpicturearchives.net/ ... ?id=921837

And here's 252.

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.p ... 319&nseq=0

Any corrections are appreciated. I hope you enjoy.

[riffian]

Most likely LF-1

[erielackawanna]

Thanks!

[BlockLine_4111]

Classics !!!!!

[washingtonsecondary]

Most likely LF-1

Could it have been a WS job? I know WS is an old symbol on the NYS&W, used today and back in the RS-1 days? Or were they only used on points west of Little Ferry?

[Steve F45]

Awesome shots. I've always been facinated by the old edgewater branch once I found out about the old tunnel. Its amazing how much has changed, that old blue building in teh background of 1 of those pics is still there today.

[Milepost 12]

Great classic pictures ! Those were the days

[erielackawanna]

Thanks for the comments.

This had been one of those shots that I intended to get for years (would have my mom drive me down there in the mid 1970s), but never managed to get until the day I shot these frames. The very next day (or maybe the day after), I saw this move again and shot it some more. After that, I never ran across it again.

[BlockLine_4111]

I'd like to see some shots of these classical Alcos in Lodi, Garfield, and Dundee. Any leads or links anyone?

[Steve F45]

me too, i'de love to see anything from the lodi branch from way back when and of the garfield branch. i have seen a pic of the gp18's by a paper plant in passaic.

[Milepost 12]

Next time I go down to my mom's in Bayville. I will check in the boxes of old photos she has. I am sure a couple of my old photos of the Garfield branch have to be floating around in there.

I took some with my old Kodak 126 back in the mid 1970's down by the Garwood Courts, Garfield Lumber & Stull Engraving. My childhood friend lived on Garwood Ct. S. and we use to take pics once in a while. His uncle owned Garfield Lumber so we use to go hang out there for the drills. They might not be the best taken by an 11 year old but they will be something.

I know she has one of my grandfather standing by the bulldozer that pushed the coal into the shaft at the Forstmann's Powerplant and in the background was a RS-1 with the maroon strips (you can tell even if it is in B&W) with a CNJ hopper. I will take it and scan it, the RS-1 was more visible in the pic than my grandfather LOL

Mark

[erielackawanna]

me too, i'de love to see anything from the lodi branch from way back when and of the garfield branch. i have seen a pic of the gp18's by a paper plant in passaic.

I'm scanning in the wrong direction at the moment, but when I finally get to my 1978 (I think) slides, I got GP18s on the Lodi branch a couple of times. My one time shooting them crosisng Route 17 however resulted in some obstructed, underexposed, over-shadowed shots that are worthless.

Slightly OT, but does anyone have any pictures of that Model's in the parking lot that the Lodi Branch rand behind?

[NaDspr]

Both the 238 and 252 were still around in the late 1980s. The 252 had the honors of bringing the last train out of Richfield Springs, NY before the line was cut back to run between East Winfield, NY and Richfield Jct, NY.

I worked as conductor on the train that moved 238 from the Milford, NY enginehouse (on the Cooperstown & Charlotte Valley line) to the D&H interchange at Cooperstown Jct, NY. 238 was off to the scrapper at that point. Seems like the interior of the cab had a wainescoated ceiling and was painted a light green color.... like a real faded Penn Central green.

[erielackawanna]

Wow, great to know what happened to them. Thanks so much for the info.