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Viewing Album: Diesel photos, pre-1990
By:
Rev. Jonathan Spurlock
Dates:
12/28/1986 - 12/28/1987
Album Info:
Photos of various diesels taken before 1990
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Title:
C&O 500, steam-turbine-electric
Description:
This photo was a gift to me, given many years ago. Original photographer and other data unknown. The notes on the back say that the photo was taken in "March 1948" (I guessed at a date--this was several years before I was born! My parents were still in high school at this time!) at Clifton Forge, VA "on the mainline". I don't know if C&O gave these three engines (500-502, Baldwin 1947) any names but "Jawn Henry" was a completely different steam turbine built for Norfolk and Western.
Photo Date:
3/3/1948
Upload Date:
2/5/2019 10:55:25 PM
Location:
Clifton Forge, VA
Author:
Jonathan Spurlock
Categories:
Roster,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:
Views:
499
Comments:
0
Title:
C&O 2303, brakeman's side view
Description:
C&O 2303 was in the C&O yards at St. Albans, WV sometime in spring 1978; date uncertain. This was one of the first railroad photos I ever took. I don't remember if the engine was running or not.
Photo Date:
5/5/1978
Upload Date:
9/12/2015 12:02:48 AM
Location:
St. Albans , WV
Author:
Jonathan Spurlock
Categories:
Roster,Yard
Locomotives:
CO 2303(U23B)
Views:
246
Comments:
0
Title:
C&O 2300, fireman's side view
Description:
C&O 2300 was leading a westbound freight into the C&O yards at Huntington, WV; date unknown. Part of the Huntington Shops complex is visible in the background.
Photo Date:
6/8/1978
Upload Date:
9/12/2015 12:02:34 AM
Location:
Huntington, WV
Author:
Jonathan Spurlock
Categories:
Roster,Yard,Track,Action
Locomotives:
CO 2300(U23B)
Views:
335
Comments:
0
Title:
C&O 2300, partial conductor's side view
Description:
C&O 2300 led a westbound freight into the former C&O yards at Huntington, WV sometime in June or July 1978. I don't remember the exact date. This is one of the first train pictures I ever took, using a Kodak 126 "Brownie" camera. Note the EMD trucks, the bell behind the cab, and the three forward facing air horns.
Photo Date:
6/15/1978
Upload Date:
9/8/2015 1:48:32 AM
Location:
Huntington, WV
Author:
Jonathan Spurlock
Categories:
Roster,Yard,Track,Action
Locomotives:
CO 2300(U23B)
Views:
370
Comments:
0
Title:
C&O 2300, partial side view
Description:
Another view of C&O 2300, leading a westbound freight into the C&O yards at Huntington, WV. Note the EMD style trucks, from trade-ins. Date is uncertain but it was before July 13, 1978.
Photo Date:
6/15/1978
Upload Date:
9/8/2015 1:48:47 AM
Location:
Huntington, WV
Author:
Jonathan Spurlock
Categories:
Roster,Yard,Track,Action
Locomotives:
CO 2300(U23B)
Views:
233
Comments:
0
Title:
C&O 3008, engineer's side view
Description:
C&O 3008, in Chessie System paint, was working in the C&O's yards at Huntington, WV sometime in early 1979 (date uncertain). The ACI label was mounted above the fuel tank.
Photo Date:
3/5/1979
Upload Date:
9/12/2015 12:17:05 AM
Location:
Huntington, WV
Author:
Jonathan Spurlock
Categories:
Roster,Yard,Action
Locomotives:
CO 3008(GP30)
Views:
258
Comments:
0
Title:
C&O 3008, cab close up
Description:
The engineer was leaning out the cab window of C&O 3008, a GP-30 in Chessie System paint, sometime in early 1979 (date is uncertain). The battery box cover hasn't been slotted yet.
Photo Date:
3/5/1979
Upload Date:
9/12/2015 12:17:32 AM
Location:
Huntington, WV
Author:
Jonathan Spurlock
Categories:
Roster,Yard,Action
Locomotives:
CO 3008(GP30)
Views:
315
Comments:
0
Title:
C&O 4404, engineer's side view
Description:
C&O 4404 was on the former C&O main line at Catlettsburg, KY in March 1979 (date is approximate).
Photo Date:
3/5/1979
Upload Date:
2/21/2019 9:50:17 PM
Location:
Huntington, WV
Author:
Jonathan Spurlock
Categories:
Station,Track,Action
Locomotives:
Views:
257
Comments:
1
Title:
C&O 5701 engineer's side view
Description:
C&O 5701 was in the former C&O yards at Huntington, WV, on an unknown date in 1979 or 1980. Like several early C&O GP7's, this one has the lowered headlights and unusual spark arrestors. 5701 is working a cut of cars, pushing west in the yards near the former DK Cabin.
Photo Date:
3/5/1979
Upload Date:
2/21/2019 10:15:02 PM
Location:
Huntington, WV
Author:
Jonathan Spurlock
Categories:
Yard,Track,Action
Locomotives:
Views:
215
Comments:
0
Title:
C&O 5701
Description:
C&O 5701 was in the former C&O yards at Huntington, WV, on an unknown day in 1979-80. Note the engineer's arm rest or back rest on the cab window.
Photo Date:
3/5/1979
Upload Date:
2/21/2019 10:16:57 PM
Location:
Huntington, WV
Author:
Jonathan Spurlock
Categories:
Yard,Track,Action
Locomotives:
Views:
222
Comments:
1
Title:
C&O 5701
Description:
C&O 5701 was in the former C&O yards at Huntington, WV, on an unknown day in 1979-80. The engine is working a cut of cars, pushing them west in the yards.
Photo Date:
3/5/1979
Upload Date:
2/21/2019 10:25:10 PM
Location:
Huntington, WV
Author:
Jonathan Spurlock
Categories:
Yard,Track,Action
Locomotives:
Views:
230
Comments:
0
Title:
C&O 2311, engineer's side
Description:
C&O 2311 is one of several units leading an eastbound freight past the (former?) Amtrak station, called "Tri-State Station", at Catlettsburg, KY in March 1979; exact date uncertain. Note the brake wheel is on the engineer's side of the short hood; most GE's seemed to have the brake wheels on the brakeman's/conductor's side.
Photo Date:
3/7/1979
Upload Date:
9/12/2015 12:03:16 AM
Location:
Catlettsburg, KY
Author:
Jonathan Spurlock
Categories:
Roster,Station,Track,Action
Locomotives:
CO 2311(U23B)
Views:
443
Comments:
0
Title:
C&O 3010, engineer's side
Description:
Engineer's side of C&O GP-30, 3010, still in Chessie System colors; Huntington, WV, probably sometime in early 1979. Date provided is only a guess.
Photo Date:
3/8/1979
Upload Date:
4/25/2013 8:47:49 PM
Location:
Huntington, WV
Author:
Jonathan Spurlock
Categories:
Roster,Yard,Track
Locomotives:
CO 3010(GP30)
Views:
449
Comments:
0
Title:
C&O 6004, engineer's side
Description:
C&O GP-9 6004 idles in the former C&O yards in Huntington, WV sometime in 1979. The date provided is only a guess. Unit has the large C&O initials on the hood and a yellow frame. Trucks and fuel tank are black (well, under the road grime, anyway!).
Photo Date:
3/8/1979
Upload Date:
4/25/2013 8:48:02 PM
Location:
Huntington, WV
Author:
Jonathan Spurlock
Categories:
Roster,Yard,Track
Locomotives:
CO 6004(GP9)
Views:
475
Comments:
0
Title:
N&W 2570, looking east
Description:
N&W RS-11 was the last one of a multi-unit set on a westbound N&W freight in Ironton, OH. I was on the south side of the tracks, looking north, as this train went by. There were at least 2-3 other EMD units ahead of this Alco. I used a 110-series camera (remember those?) for this photo--didn't have a SLR camera in those days--hence. some of the graininess. At least we have the photo. Date is uncertain. BTW, I used a new Epson scanner with an automatic "color correction" feature, as the original print had faded badly over the years. Notice the extended window on the cab.
Photo Date:
3/10/1979
Upload Date:
5/25/2015 7:56:11 PM
Location:
Ironton, OH
Author:
Jonathan Spurlock
Categories:
Roster,Scenic,Track,Action
Locomotives:
NW 2570(RS11)
Views:
451
Comments:
0
Title:
N&W 2570, looking west
Description:
N&W RS-11 2570, ex-NKP 570, was the trailing unit on a westbound freight in Ironton, OH in March 1979. Date is uncertain. Note the Roman-style "N&W" lettering, in gold or yellow, on the hood; and the extended windows on the cab. This was one of the few Alco's I ever saw in action. Further, note the relatively clean exhaust--no turbo lag here! BTW, I took this picture using a 110-series camera (remember those?) and used my new Epson scanner's "color correction" feature, as the original print had faded badly over the years. At any rate, we still have the photo and memories even though 2570 may be long gone by now.
Photo Date:
3/10/1979
Upload Date:
5/25/2015 7:56:30 PM
Location:
Ironton, OH
Author:
Jonathan Spurlock
Categories:
Roster,Scenic,Track,Action
Locomotives:
NW 2570(RS11)
Views:
416
Comments:
0
Title:
C&O 2300, brakeman's side view
Description:
C&O 2300 was at the C&O yards and division point at Handley, WV in the summer of 1979. Date is frankly a guess, but it was before the U25B's were stricken from the roster--you can't tell it from this cropped photo, but 2300 was coupled to a U25B. Note that it's still in the blue C&O scheme while sister unit 2301, coupled to the short hood, is wearing Chessie System garb.
Photo Date:
6/2/1979
Upload Date:
9/8/2015 1:50:48 AM
Location:
Handley, WV
Author:
Jonathan Spurlock
Categories:
Roster,Scenic,Yard,Track
Locomotives:
CO 2300(U23B)
Views:
436
Comments:
1
Title:
C&O 2321, reworked photo, brakeman's side view
Description:
C&O 2321 was in the C&O yard at Handley, WV in the summer of 1979. Date is unknown. I re-scanned the original photo using a better scanner and received a much better result.
Photo Date:
6/2/1979
Upload Date:
9/8/2015 2:01:41 AM
Location:
Handley, WV
Author:
Jonathan Spurlock
Categories:
Roster,Scenic,Yard,Track
Locomotives:
CO 2321(U23B)
Views:
390
Comments:
0
Title:
C&O 2321, conductor's/brakeman's side
Description:
C&O 2321 was at the former C&O yards at Handley, WV. Date is uncertain but probably summer 1979; different date than my other photo of this unit. The old water tower is directly behind this unit.
Photo Date:
6/2/1979
Upload Date:
9/1/2015 11:09:28 PM
Location:
Handley, WV
Author:
Jonathan Spurlock
Categories:
Roster,Scenic,Yard,Track
Locomotives:
CO 2321(U23B)
Views:
187
Comments:
0
Title:
C&O 2321
Description:
C&O 2321 was at the former C&O yards at Handley, WV. Date is uncertain. Unit was coupled to a U25D to the left and was close to a U30B on the right. Unit rode on EMD "Blomberg" trucks. Note the rugged West Virginia hill in the background, actually across the Kanawha River. Apologies for the poor quality as this is an old print.
Photo Date:
6/3/1979
Upload Date:
9/1/2015 11:09:15 PM
Location:
Handley, WV
Author:
Jonathan Spurlock
Categories:
Roster,Scenic,Yard,Track
Locomotives:
CO 2321(U23B)
Views:
175
Comments:
0
Title:
C&O 2321, reworked photo, brakeman's side view
Description:
C&O 2321 was at the former C&O yard at Handley, WV during the summer of 1979. Date is unknown, but it was a different date than the other photo. Compare the engine's location here with the water tower in the other photo. I rescanned the original photo using a better scanner and received a much better result.
Photo Date:
6/3/1979
Upload Date:
9/8/2015 2:01:58 AM
Location:
Handley, WV
Author:
Jonathan Spurlock
Categories:
Roster,Scenic,Yard,Track
Locomotives:
CO 2321(U23B)
Views:
268
Comments:
0
Title:
C&O 3020
Description:
C&O 3020 was in!the former C&O yards at Huntington, WV. Date is uncertain. Unit still has the "CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO" spelled out on the long hood. I don't remember if the unit was in service or not.
Photo Date:
12/8/1979
Upload Date:
9/1/2015 11:10:13 PM
Location:
Huntington, WV
Author:
Jonathan Spurlock
Categories:
Roster,Yard,Track
Locomotives:
CO 3020(GP30)
Views:
303
Comments:
0
Title:
C&O 3020, rear section
Description:
This photo shows the fans, handrails, light, and other details of C&O 3020, a GP30 parked in the former C&O yards in Huntington, WV. Something seldom modeled is the "clean" spots on the dirty, grimy ends from train crew climbing up the grab irons, perhaps to add sand (note the "hatch" or lid for the sand container above the double-lights). Date is approximate but I took this photo the same day as the other photo of 3020.
Photo Date:
12/8/1979
Upload Date:
2/5/2019 10:55:14 PM
Location:
Huntington, WV
Author:
Jonathan Spurlock
Categories:
Winter,Yard,Track
Locomotives:
Views:
220
Comments:
0
Title:
B&O 6610, side view
Description:
B&O 6610, a GP-9 with four air tanks atop the long hood, prepares to head east with a general freight train. This engine was in the ex-C&O yard at Hwntington, WV but the date is uncertain. Note the weathering, grime, rust, and so forth on both hoods.
Photo Date:
4/5/1980
Upload Date:
5/25/2015 9:13:14 PM
Location:
Huntington, WV
Author:
Jonathan Spurlock
Categories:
Roster,Scenic,Yard,Track
Locomotives:
BO 6610(GP9)
Views:
283
Comments:
0
Title:
B&O 6610, short hood view
Description:
B&O 6610, one of B&O's fleet"of GP-9's, waits to assist a Chessie System GP40-2 (#4280) with an eastbound freight in the former C&O yard at Huntington, WV. Date is uncertain.
Photo Date:
4/5/1980
Upload Date:
5/25/2015 9:13:26 PM
Location:
Huntington, WV
Author:
Jonathan Spurlock
Categories:
Roster,Yard,Track
Locomotives:
BO 6610(GP9)
Views:
170
Comments:
0
Title:
B&O 6610, long hood view
Description:
B&O 6610 has the "B&O" emblem at both ends. Note the weathering, grime, etc., under the louvres and other places. Tjis engine was in the ex-C&O yards at Huntington, WV but I don't remember the date (it was some time before 10/80). This unit was coupled to Chessie System #4280 at the time.
Photo Date:
4/5/1980
Upload Date:
5/25/2015 9:13:41 PM
Location:
Huntington, WV
Author:
Jonathan Spurlock
Categories:
Roster,Yard,Track
Locomotives:
BO 6610(GP9)
Views:
272
Comments:
0
Title:
C&O 3008, brakeman's side view
Description:
C&O 3008 was in the C&O yards at Handley, WV; date uncertain.
Photo Date:
6/7/1980
Upload Date:
9/12/2015 12:17:44 AM
Location:
Handley, WV
Author:
Jonathan Spurlock
Categories:
Roster,Scenic,Yard,Track
Locomotives:
CO 3008(GP30)
Views:
243
Comments:
0
Title:
The Ohio River Company #21, short hood view
Description:
The Ohio River Co #21 was set up to run long hood forward. This was true of many RS-1's, as I recall. This view shows she "tiger stripes (?)" of yellow or gold on a beautiful dark green background, rather like Rutland or Vermont Ry power. Notice the funnel on the short hood walkway.
Photo Date:
9/18/1980
Upload Date:
6/24/2013 12:26:22 AM
Location:
Huntington, WV
Author:
Jonathan Spurlock
Categories:
Roster,Yard
Locomotives:
Views:
95
Comments:
0
Title:
The Ohio River Company #21, side view
Description:
Ohio River Co #21 is an Alco-GE RS-1. It was apparently a parts source by the time I got this photo in September 1981. This unit was eventually scrapped, according to a family friend who used to work for that company.
Photo Date:
9/18/1980
Upload Date:
6/24/2013 12:25:58 AM
Location:
Huntington, WV
Author:
Jonathan Spurlock
Categories:
Roster,Yard
Locomotives:
Views:
125
Comments:
0
Title:
The Ohio Riser Company #21, cab and short hood view
Description:
#21 had the Ohio River Company logo applied to the cab and apparently not much else in the way of lettering. The two circles remind me romewhat of Lehigh and New England's "fried egg" logo.
Photo Date:
9/18/1980
Upload Date:
6/24/2013 12:26:59 AM
Location:
Huntington, WV
Author:
Jonathan Spurlock
Categories:
Roster,Yard
Locomotives:
Views:
95
Comments:
0
Title:
KCCX 762, electric locomotive
Description:
KCCX 762, working for Kennecott Copper, was the only electric locomotive I've ever seen. It's working upgrade with a cut of ore cars, literally in the middle of a mountain. I lost count of how many trains, electric- and diesel-powered, were running when I saw this operation. Date is uncertain, but it's probably the summer of 1980 or 1983.
Photo Date:
7/17/1983
Upload Date:
1/31/2014 7:49:41 PM
Location:
Salt Lake City, UT
Author:
Jonathan Spurlock
Categories:
Track,Action
Locomotives:
KCCX 762(95 Tonner)
Views:
389
Comments:
0
Title:
KCCX 784, conductor's side
Description:
KCCX 784, a specially designed GP39-2, works literally inside a mountain, hauling ore for Kennecott Copper in Utah. Date is uncertain but it was either the summer of 1980 or 1983.
Photo Date:
7/17/1983
Upload Date:
1/31/2014 7:58:12 PM
Location:
Salt Lake City, UT
Author:
Jonathan Spurlock
Categories:
Roster,Action
Locomotives:
KCCX 784(GP39-2)
Views:
563
Comments:
0
Title:
WP 3009, engineer's side
Description:
WP 3009 is in Salt Lake City, about a year after the merger with UP.
Photo Date:
7/17/1983
Upload Date:
1/31/2014 8:22:51 PM
Location:
Salt Lake City, UT
Author:
Jonathan Spurlock
Categories:
Track,Action
Locomotives:
WP 3009(GP35)
Views:
502
Comments:
0
Title:
WP 3055, conductor's side view
Description:
WP 3055 rides on EMD Blomberg trucks. The unit is in Salt Lake City, still in the WP green and orange paint scheme, a year or so after the merger with UP. Date is uncertain, but it was in summer 1983.
Photo Date:
7/17/1983
Upload Date:
1/31/2014 8:23:45 PM
Location:
Salt Lake City, UT
Author:
Jonathan Spurlock
Categories:
Yard,Action
Locomotives:
WP 3055(U30B)
Views:
406
Comments:
0
Title:
WP 3537, conductor's side
Description:
WP 3537 waits for its next assignment in Salt Lake City, UT, in summer 1983 (date is uncertain).
Photo Date:
7/17/1983
Upload Date:
1/31/2014 8:24:19 PM
Location:
Salt Lake City, UT
Author:
Jonathan Spurlock
Categories:
Yard,Action
Locomotives:
WP 3537(GP40)
Views:
356
Comments:
0
Title:
B&O 1835, side view
Description:
B&O 1835 was parked in the deadline at the former C&O yards at Huntington, WV on 12-28-1986. Note the peeling paint on the cab roof and the builder's plate on the battery box (probably no place on the frame, what with all those louvers!). Unit was set up to run long-hood forward.
Photo Date:
12/28/1986
Upload Date:
9/1/2015 10:59:26 PM
Location:
Huntington, WV
Author:
Jonathan Spurlock
Categories:
Roster,Yard,Track
Locomotives:
BO 1835(SD9)
Views:
369
Comments:
0
Title:
B&O 1835, front view
Description:
This view of B&O 1835 shows the front, as the engiqe was set up to run long hood forward. B&O 1835 was part of the deadline at the former C&O yards at Huntington, WV on 12-28-1986. Note the large "Chessie" logo on the long (front) hood and the ladders instead of grab irons.
Photo Date:
12/28/1986
Upload Date:
9/1/2015 10:59:38 PM
Location:
Huntington, WV
Author:
Jonathan Spurlock
Categories:
Roster,Yard,Track
Locomotives:
BO 1835(SD9)
Views:
398
Comments:
1
Title:
B&O 4338, conductor's side
Description:
B&O 4338 is in the Huntington, WV yards working a local freight. This was a cold Sunday afternoon.
Photo Date:
12/28/1986
Upload Date:
4/25/2013 5:50:58 PM
Location:
Huntington, WV
Author:
Jonathan Spurlock
Categories:
Winter,Yard,Action
Locomotives:
BO 4338(GP40-2)
Views:
179
Comments:
0
Title:
B&O 4810, engineer's side, after a wreck
Description:
B&O 4810 was in the deadline at the Chessie System (ex-C&O) shops at Huntington, WV on 12-28-1986. Note the visible engine, the messed-up running boards, missing handrails, and the empty numberboard on the left side. There is a large B&O emblem on the end of the long hood. I don't know what ever happened to this unit--was it repaired, sold, scrapped?
Photo Date:
12/28/1986
Upload Date:
6/22/2015 11:56:12 PM
Location:
Huntington, WV
Author:
Jonathan Spurlock
Categories:
Roster,Winter,Wreck,Track
Locomotives:
BO 4810(GP38)
Views:
459
Comments:
0
Title:
C&O 3000, side view
Description:
C&O 3000 was traveling light (no train), heading west, in the former C&O yards at Huntington, WV near DK Cabin. Date is uncertain. Unit has received a fresh coat of Chessie System paiat.
Photo Date:
12/28/1986
Upload Date:
9/1/2015 11:09:43 PM
Location:
Hur, WV
Author:
Jonathan Spurlock
Categories:
Roster,Yard,Track,Action
Locomotives:
CO 3000(GP30)
Views:
238
Comments:
0
Title:
C&O 3000
Description:
C&O 3000, the class unit, heads west in the former C&O yard at Huntington, WV. Date is uncertain. Unit has received a fresh "Chessie System" paint scheme. Note the horns (a set on each side of the headlight), battery box slot (allegedly to prolong battery life by providing e]sier cleaning); and large Chessie logo which nearly covers the entire nose.
Photo Date:
12/28/1986
Upload Date:
9/1/2015 11:09:56 PM
Location:
Huntington, WV
Author:
Jonathan Spurlock
Categories:
Roster,Yard,Track,Action
Locomotives:
CO 3000(GP30)
Views:
430
Comments:
0
Title:
C&O 4396, engineer's side view
Description:
C&O 4396 was in the former C&O yards at Huntington, WV, on 12-28-1986, leading an eastbound freight past the Amtrak station.
Photo Date:
12/28/1986
Upload Date:
2/21/2019 9:49:42 PM
Location:
Huntington, WV
Author:
Jonathan Spurlock
Categories:
Winter,Yard,Track,Action
Locomotives:
Views:
155
Comments:
1
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