Batten Kill Railroad photos




On 6/1/05, BKRR #605 heads north with their largest train of the year-to-date! A lengthy 15 cars, including 4 log flats, is enroute to Greenwich Junction to be switched out.
RS3 #605 is still quite clean after all these years! Here GM Bill Tabor is rolling the switch over while they switch out their inbound train on 6/1/05.
After drilling out the necessary cars, #605 heads west across NY 22 on their way to Cargill - the line's largest customer (6/1/05).
Adjacent to the Cargill Animal Nutrition facility near East Greenwich, BKRR #605 spots empty log racks for loading at the old fertilizer plant (6/1/05).
SOO #5052, one of 4 log racks (and 2 assigned to this service) on the BKRR freight this day (6/1/05).
BKRR #605 switching Cargill Animal Nutrition's Salem facility on 6/1/05. A load of crossties is seen trackside in prepartion for maintanence of the Cargill spur.
After switching Cargill, Extra #605 west bumps along with a single boxcar for H&V at their Center Falls dock (6/1/05).
BKRR #605 is seen again at the Skellie Road "west" crossing near Battenville, NY on 6/1/05.
Take a trip into time, and recall when this line used to host larger trains for the G-P paper mill in Thomson, NY over 25 years ago. Today, BKRR #605 totes a single boxcar as she bursts into the sunlight at Battenville, NY
Asst. GM Mark Rustin is today's engineer on BKRR #605.
RS3 #605 swaps a single boxcar at Hollingsworth & Vose's dock in Center Falls, NY on 6/1/05.
BKRR #605 heads east to do some quick MofW work, then make a run to the D&H interchange in Eagle Bridge, NY on 8/3/04.
Just up the road, #605 is seen in this going away view chasing the shoulder of Skellie Road near Battenville, NY.
Batten Kill #605 crosses East Greenwich Road, heading east to switch Cargill & drop a load of crossties.
RS3 #605 leads 2 empties at Shushan, NY on August 3, 2004.
Superintendent Bill Tabor in the cab of RS3 #605 with his pooch Smokey. (2/20/98)
Assistant GM Mark Rustin takes the stand of RS3 #4116 on May 18, 1999.

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