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A young Hal Raven rides a tankcar at Greenwich Junction, NY on May 18, 1999. |
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Engineer Mark Ruskin leans down to inspect the short White Creek Trestle south of Cambridge as he passes over in RS3 #605 on July 25, 1997. |
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Work progresses on a complete, historical rebuild of the White Creek Bridge south of Cambridge. The line was taken out of service for about two weeks while crews from Seigel replicated the abutments from scratch. Photo taken December 10, 1997. |
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BKRR #605, a former L&HR RS3 defines the word "Alco" for all to see at Poochs Crossing, NY on February 1, 1999. |
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BKRR #4116 prepares to leave Greenwich Junction with the history-making 75-car train (1 load, 74 empties). BKRR #605 is helping on the rear. Photo May 20, 1999. |
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BKRR #4116 leads the history making 75-car (1 load, 74 empties) train across the Hoosic River nearing sundown on May 20, 1999. |
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A cloud of Alco-dust cuts loose from the stack of BKRR #605, after performing a gravity switch at the HV dock in Center Falls, NY. Photo taken February 20, 1998. |
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May 17, 1997 - Railfan Days brought all sorts of people out of the woodwork to shoot the RS3's #4116 & #605 on different trains planned on the Batten Kill. Unfortunately, rain and overcast skies put a damper to the enthusiasm of many, including the diehard Alco buffs. |
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BKRR #4116 had the honors of running the Batten Kill Rambler excursion train on October 4 ,1998. It wasn't uncommon to see one Alco running trains, while the other lingered in the shops for repairs. |
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A BKRR group photo organized by Aaron Keller during 1997 Railfan Days - May 17, 1997.
TOP ROW: Superintendent Bill Tabor; trainmen Eric Kelly; Asst. Supt Mark Ruskin; Dick ??; Pete ??; George Lerrigo; LATE GREAT's Dave Nestle and Fred T. "Freight Train" Miller; Cond. Alex Pinchuk. BOTTOM ROW: Lead Carhost Sherri Nevins-Crowd; Carl ?? (NERail Director); BKRR Owner, Ron Crowd (and his son); Kevin Cooper (?); B.J. ??; Gary ??; and Bruce Johansen (the man responsible for repainting the #4116 within the week prior! |
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BKRR RS3 #4116 pokes south across the White Creek just prior to passing under NY State Route 67. He has 7 cars for the ST interchange at Eagle Bridge in tow this March 18, 1999. |
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The entire roster of the BKRR - RS3's #4116 and #605 - run light into Eagle Bridge, NY to pull their interchange then return back north. |
