Medina Railroad Museum
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| New York Central E8A 4080, sits at the Medina RR Museum with sister 4068 on Friday, October 7, 2011. |
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I hope you enjoy these photos as much as I enjoyed taking them. The BNSF has come to dominate Northwest Railroading in the 21st century.
Medina Railroad Museum
Located in the old New York Central freight depot in Medina, NY, the Medina RR Museum is one of the largest freight depot museums in the country. The building itself was built in 1905-06, and is one of the largest (301ft. by 34ft.), last surviving wooden freight depots in the United States. Their air-conditioned building features the largest collection of such artifacts and memorabilia known to exist under one roof.
Steve Sloan's Trains : Preservation : Medina Railroad Museum
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RPCX NYC 4080, EMD E8A
RPCX NYC 4080 is an EMD E8A. Reportedly: it was built in 1953 as NYC 4080. PC renumbered to 4325 when cab signals were added. Assigned to NY&LB under PC/Conrail and NJDOT. ICG Paducah changed the number when rebuilt there in late 70’s. Reporting marks and numbers said to be associated with this locomotive include: NYC 4080, NJT 4285, RPCX 4080, PC4325, NJDOT 4325.
- New York Central (NYC) E8A 4080, sits at the Medina RR Museum with sister 4068. Otto and I waited at Medina, NY until the sun started going down on Friday, October 7, 2011. We were hoping D-L ALCo RS32 2035 would go past the EMDs and the old New York Central freight depot on the other side of the tracks. The light would have been perfect. But, the train tied up east of there and the crew went home to Batavia.
Nikon D300s, Nikon 24~120mm f4 FX lens: 2011.10.9.1.183-ph - The logo on the nose of New York Central E8A 4080 in Medina, NY on Friday, October 7, 2011. It was a perfect symbol of a day chasing trains on this old NYC line.
Nikon D300s, Nikon 24~120mm f4 FX lens: 2011.10.9.1.196-ph
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