Monday, May 28, 2007

New York Central 5429



NEW YORK CENTRAL 5429

Hudson, class J-3a, built by the American Locomotive Co. in 1937 was streamlined, with locomotive 5426, in 1941 to match Budd built stainless steel passenger equipment for the "Empire State Express". 1941 portrait.

Photo by Ed Nowak

Friday, May 25, 2007

Delaware & Hudson Steam Locomotive #55


Built by the Dickson Manufacturing Company in 1907, builder #42292.

Scrapped in October, 1945.

Thursday, May 24, 2007

Delaware & Hudson Steam Locomotive #53


Built by the Dickson Manufacturing Company in 1907, builder #42290.

Scrapped in November, 1945.

Wednesday, May 23, 2007

Delaware & Hudson Railroad Steam Locomotive #81


Built by the Schenectady Locomotive Works in 1899, builder #5089.

Ex 1000, 341 and 348.

Tuesday, May 22, 2007

Delaware & Hudson Railroad Steam Locomotives #42 and #55


At Colonie, New York on August 16, 1945.

Built by the Dickson Manufacturing Company.

#42 built in 1903, builder #27543. Scrapped November, 1947.
#55 built in 1904, builder #28904. Scrapped November, 1945.

Monday, May 21, 2007

New York Central Lines Steam Locomotive #1063


Built by the Schenectady Locomotive Works in 1889, builder #2765.

Retired January, 1919.

Sunday, May 20, 2007

Delaware & Hudson Steam Locomotive #31


Built by the Dickson Manufacturing Company in 1903, builder #27532.

Scrapped in October, 1945.

Saturday, May 19, 2007

Delaware & Hudson Steam Locomotive #34


At Scranton, Pennsylvania in 1936.

Built by the Dickson Manufacturing Company in 1903, builder #27535.

Scrapped in October, 1945.

Friday, May 18, 2007

Delaware & Hudson Steam Locomotive #35


At Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania on September 11, 1938.

Built by the Dickson Manufacturing Company in 1903, builder #27536.

Scrapped in November, 1945.

Archive ID# 485.

Thursday, May 17, 2007

Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Tuesday, May 15, 2007

Monday, May 14, 2007

Sunday, May 13, 2007

Delaware & Hudson Railroad Steam Locomotive #28


Built by the Dickson Manufacturing Company in 1902, builder #1300.

Scrapped in April, 1935.

Saturday, May 12, 2007

Delaware & Hudson Railroad Steam Locomotive #131


At Whitehall, New York, about 1900.

Built by the Schenectady Locomotive Works in 1895, builder #4293.

Scrapped in June, 1924.

Friday, May 11, 2007

Delaware & Hudson Railroad Steam Locomotive #390


Built by the Schenectady Locomotive Works in 1895, builder #4294.

Scrapped in July, 1926.

Thursday, May 10, 2007

Delaware & Hudson Railroad Steam Locomotive #388


Built by the Schenectady Locomotive Works in 1895, builder #4292.

Scrapped in May, 1924.

Wednesday, May 09, 2007

Tuesday, May 08, 2007

Monday, May 07, 2007

New York, Ontario & Western Railroad #118


NYO&W 179 (2-8-0).

Class S Dickson 1892.

Norwich, N.Y. - 1933.

Scrapped in 1935.

Sunday, May 06, 2007

Lehigh Valley Railroad #2097


Lehigh Valley 2097 (4-6-2) K6s Schtdy 1927 ALCO 1921-LU 1925 1926.

Sayre, Pa 1940.

Alco-Brooks #65262 - 2/1924.

Streamlined-1939.

Scrapped 12/1950.

Friday, May 04, 2007

Michigan Central Railroad Steam Locomotive #269


Built by the Schenectady Locomotive Works in Sept 1886, builder #2156.

Renumbered 8355.
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.