Monday, April 23, 2007
Saturday, April 21, 2007
Friday, April 20, 2007
Thursday, April 19, 2007
New York Central Railroad Steam Locomotive #5433
NEW YORK CENTRAL 5433
The beautiful, well proportioned Hudson locomotive comes to mind immediately when New York Central is mentioned. No. 5433, one of the class J-3a locomotives built in 1937 by the American Locomotive Co. in Schenectady, sometimes referred to as "Super Hudsons", is portrayed at Harmon, N.Y., September 1953.
Photo by Ed Nowak
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Lehigh Valley Railroad #2097
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Monday, April 16, 2007
Sunday, April 15, 2007
Saturday, April 14, 2007
Adirondack & St. Lawrence Railway Steam Locomotive #12
Friday, April 13, 2007
Thursday, April 12, 2007
New York Central Lines Steam Locomotive #864
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Monday, April 09, 2007
Rutland Railroad Steam Locomotive #869
Built by the Schenectady Locomotive Works in 1899, builder #5110.
Scrapped in January, 1932.
Later Rutland #89 and New York Central Lines #869.
Sunday, April 08, 2007
New York Central 100
NEW YORK CENTRAL 100
Built in 1904 by General Electric and Alco as class S-1 No. 6000, this locomotive has earned its place in the hall of fame by proving that heavy main line passenger service was feasible with an electrically powered locomotive and by winning the electric-steam race at Hoffmans, N. Y. No. 100, owned by the American Museum of Electricity and on loan to the National Railway Historical Society, is presently on display at the Altamont Fair Grounds, Altamont, N. Y.
Photo by Jim Shaughnessy
Saturday, April 07, 2007
Friday, April 06, 2007
Thursday, April 05, 2007
Boston & Maine Railroad Steam Locomotive #471
Built by the Rhode Island Locomotive Works in 1891, builder #2617.
Renumbered 47 in 1911 and ccrapped prior to 1914.
Wednesday, April 04, 2007
Tuesday, April 03, 2007
Delaware & Hudson 18 & 1216 at Colonie, New York
DELAWARE & HUDSON RY.
Two famous faces, Alco PA passenger locomotive No. 18 and Baldwin "Sharknose" freight locomotive No. 1216 pose outside the railroad's main shops at Colonie, N.Y. The D&H Ry. owns and operates the last four PA's and the last two "Sharks" in the country. February 8, 1975.
Delaware & Hudson Photo bt Richard J. Allen
Monday, April 02, 2007
Sunday, April 01, 2007
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Joseph A. Smith (1895-1978) was an avid collector of railroad photos, sharing many of them with fellow collectors in the Northeast. A former plumbing contractor, Smith presumably developed his interest in railroads through his father – a trolley motorman in Troy, NY.
His extensive collection focused on the lines that once served Troy: Delaware & Hudson, Rutland, Boston & Maine and New York Central. Many of his children – especially his sons Joseph Jr., James and Paul -- developed a similar interest and added to his collection with photos of their own. Maintaining the collection is now in the hands of his grandson, Kenneth Bradford. Coincidentally, Ken’s other grandfather worked as a manager at the Schenectady plant of the American Locomotive Company.
Smith was a life member of the Capital District Railroad Club of Schenectady. He was also a member of the Mohawk-Hudson Chapter Railway Historical Society and its parent organization, the National Railway Historical Society.
His extensive collection focused on the lines that once served Troy: Delaware & Hudson, Rutland, Boston & Maine and New York Central. Many of his children – especially his sons Joseph Jr., James and Paul -- developed a similar interest and added to his collection with photos of their own. Maintaining the collection is now in the hands of his grandson, Kenneth Bradford. Coincidentally, Ken’s other grandfather worked as a manager at the Schenectady plant of the American Locomotive Company.
Smith was a life member of the Capital District Railroad Club of Schenectady. He was also a member of the Mohawk-Hudson Chapter Railway Historical Society and its parent organization, the National Railway Historical Society.