MP 337  Contributor's Pick!       
The milepost to the right of BUOI gives away the location as the train approaches Hornell and a pick up at Morrison Knudsen. To the left of the train, next to the pole line, you can see a semaphore in the approach position. There were a pair of semaphores there, across from each other. It was not an easy location to access, hence there are few photos of that set, unlike the Tioga Center blades, which you could shoot from the shoulder of NY 17C. The train is on track 1, the "fast" track, with a 40 MPH speed limit. Track 2, the "D&H main", so called becaise some Conrail dispatchers would put D&H trackage rights trains on it, had a section of 25 MPH and a section of 10 MPH speed restrictions, making for a very slow trip to River Jct.
Date: 8/24/1991 Location: Arkport, NY Views: 564 Collection Of:   Tom Beckett
Locomotives: CR 6254(SD40) CR 6011(C39-8) CR 6633(C36-7) CR 8093(GP38-2)    Author:  Tom Beckett
MP 337
Picture Categories: Scenic,Signal,Action This picture is part of album:  Conrail in the Southern Tier-EL Buffalo Sub
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Name Type Comments Date
Alan Page General Fabulous classic shot with the haze in the distance. I can picture days of Erie steam, and maybe FT's or F3's rolling through in that same scene. 2/8/2016 5:22:54 PM
Steve Coraggio General Very classic shot, and good history of the track and its heriatge. 7/26/2017 12:09:44 PM

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