East Trip - June 21, 2010

GV S6 1044 at Batavia

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Steve Sloan's Trains : Trip Notes : 2010 : Monday, June 21, 2010

Monday, June 21, 2010

Monday June 21 was kind of a bust in some respects. At least the morning was. I had information that the Falls Road Railroad was running that day, but the information was wrong. I went to Lockport, NY and found the Falls Road Railroad was not running, but the Genesee Valley Transportation in not too nearby Batavia, NY was.

So, I followed the Erie Canal east to Medina, then drove southeast to Batavia, where I got an Genesee Valley Transportation S6 working and some CSX action. Then I followed the CSX to Rochester where I got some action over the Genesee River Falls. These included trains powered by Amtrak and UP power. Then I headed east to be in a good location to get the Ontario Midland on Tuesday.

June 21, 2010

GVT 1044 Alco S6 | Passing DLWR RS18
Genesee Valley Alco S6 1044 is shown at about 90 Treadeasy Ave. in Batavia, NY at noon, June 21, 2010.
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CSX 5267 GE ES44DC
At Donahue Rd. in Batavia, NY at 1:12 p.m. on June 21, 2010 CSX ES44DC 5267 leads an eastbound van train with three GEVOs for power.
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CSX 5260 GE ES44DC | Going Away
In a couple of 450mm equivalent photos at Donahue Rd. in Batavia, NY at 2:15 p.m. on June 21, 2010 CSX ES44DC 5260 leads a set of nine units, including one EMD, on a westbound van train.
Dave Edwards said, "Steve, the "monster" intermodal lashup is Q117. Q117 always gets heavy lashups out of Boston in the mornings and balanced them to Chicago for other intermodal trains. Nice shot."
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CSX 5115 GE AC4400CW
CSX AC4400CW's 5115, 5107 (William Thomas Rice Special), MP15AC 1191, and GP15T 1508 head westbound over the high falls on the Genesee River, Rochester, NY at 5:16 p.m. on June 21, 2010.
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AM 716 GE P32AC-DM

Train 281 at Genesee River, Rochester, NY
Amtrak P32AC-DM 716 leads train 281 westbound over the rainbow at the high falls on the Genesee River, Rochester, NY at 6:18 p.m. on June 21, 2010.
UP 4338 EMD SD70M
UP SD70Ms 4338 and 4308 lead a westbound on the CSX over the high falls on the Genesee River, Rochester, NY at 6:31 p.m. on June 21, 2010.
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