By Steam Train over Letchworth Park - Grand Canyon of the East. A Rare-Mileage trip on the Erie Ltd. [View all]
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Happy Sunday Morning, DU'ers,
For those interested in taking a scenic land cruise through Upstate New York from the comfort of your computer or smartphone, in 2015 my wife & I were passengers on the "Erie Limited": a one-time specially-chartered train recreating the original Erie Railroad train of the same name and pulled by Nickel Plate Road Steam Locomotive #765 on a rare-mileage trip over the former Erie Railroad's now freight-only line between Buffalo and Corning, NY.
The route runs over the Genesee River at Letchworth State Park, sometimes known as the 'Grand Canyon of the East', and along the scenic Canisteo River Valley.
For this railfan, it was a treat to ride not only on track that hasn't seen regular passenger train service in nearly half a century, but to do so behind a steam locomotive as well.
The pics are from my website, https://northamericabyrail.info/
Hope you enjoy!
NICKEL PLATE ROAD 2-8-4 BERKSHIRE CLASS STEAM LOCOMOTIVE #765 ON THE POINT OF THE 'ERIE LIMITED', BUFFALO, NY
GREAT NORTHERN DOME CAR 'PRAIRIE VIEW' ON THE ‘ERIE LIMITED’
IN GREAT NORTHERN DOME CAR 'PRAIRIE VIEW' ON THE ‘ERIE LIMITED’, NORFOLK SOUTHERN BISON YARD, BUFFALO, NY
DEPARTING BISON YARD, BUFFALO, NY
VINTAGE CAR, GRISWOLDS, NY
RAILFANS AT THE STATION IN ATTICA, NY
CROSSING TONAWANDA CREEK, ATTICA, NY
RAILFAN ON ROOF OF HOUSE
CROSSING PORTAGEVILLE BRIDGE, LETCHWORTH STATE PARK, PORTAGEVILLE, NY
OVER THE GENESEE RIVER, LETCHWORTH STATE PARK - 'GRAND CANYON OF THE EAST'
HORDES OF RAILFANS AT PORTAGEVILLE, NY
HORNELL DEPOT
VIEW FROM REAR OF GREAT NORTHERN DOME CAR 'PRAIRIE VIEW', HORNELL, NY
CROSSING A CULVERT, HORNELL, NY
FORMER ERIE RAILROAD, NOW ALSTOM, ERECTING SHOPS AT HORNELL, NY
NORFOLK SOUTHERN BAY-WINDOW CABOOSE, HORNELL, NY
FORMER ERIE RR TRI-LIGHT SIGNAL MAST IN THE CANISTEO RIVER VALLEY
NKP #765 PULLS THE ‘ERIE LIMITED’ THROUGH THE CANISTEO RIVER VALLEY
STEAM IN THE CANISTEO RIVER VALLEY
RAILFANS SHOOTING OUR TRAIN, CANISTEO RIVER VALLEY, NY
REMAINS OF FORMER ERIE RAILROAD WATER TOWER, ADDISON, NY
STATION, ADDISON, NY
PERSON IN CHERRY PICKER WATCHING OUR TRAIN, CORNING, NY
CROSSING THE CANISTEO RIVER, CORNING, NY
NORFOLK SOUTHERN LOCOMOTIVE SHOPS, CORNING NY
NORFOLK SOUTHERN SD40-2 #3491, NORFOLK SOUTHERN SHOPS, CORNING NY
CROSSING A CREEK AT CORNING, NY
ON BOARD THE ‘ERIE LIMITED’, ENTERING CORNING, NY
CORNING, NY
NKP #765 PULLS THE ‘ERIE LIMITED’ FORWARD THROUGH THE WYE AT CORNING, NY
BACKING THROUGH THE WYE AT CORNING, NY
PASSING COAL TRUCK THAT WILL REFUEL NKP#765
FORMER ERIE RR DEPOT, CORNING, NY
IN THE LOUNGE OF SEABOARD LINE SLEEPER-LOUNGE CAR 'HOLLYWOOD BEACH', CORNING, NY
VIEW FROM REAR VESTIBULE OF PULLMAN CAR 'DOVER HARBOR', CORNING, NY
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