Jackson Alexander
Putting the Cold in Cold Storage
Before I left the area, Brockport had one solid customer for the Falls Road RR. The cold storage in Brockport took cryo-trans reefers for as long as I could remember and I always loved getting photos of them working the place. An ancient building worked with ancient power, it truly was a nice scene.
Since I left, Brockport has gained an orange juice customer that takes Tropicana Reefers and has added enough business to the railroad that there are now two jobs on the railroad during a busy day. I hope to see those in person come a few weeks from now when I head home for a little bit. It's nice to see a line that Conrail wanted dead claw its way back to relevancy with the help of a great company like GVT.
In this photo you can see RS11 #1802 shoving into the cold storage facility with a pair of empties to be loaded. This NKP product is still my favorite locomotive on earth, as I spent a good portion of my childhood and adulthood following it around the area. Fit with a Leslie S3L, poling pockets, and pilot stripes, there's nothing quite as photogenic as this unit in the area.
Side note: Once upon a time, the now retired trainmaster and engineer of this shortline invited me up into the cab of their RS32 #2035 to chat while they switched the facility. The guy was a friend of my father's and they chased trains around WNY back in the 90s so we always had a quick chat when time allowed, but this time it would be in the cab. Not even 5 minutes later while shoving the empties in, I hear a thumping sound and feel the telltale vibrations of an "uh-oh". I looked over to the engineer with wide eyes, right as he told me to get the hell out of the cab. The B-end of the car ahead of us had derailed, and the last thing they needed was a train geek to be seen in the cab when that happened. That was years ago now so, who's to say it ever happened in the first place. Good times.
Putting the Cold in Cold Storage
Before I left the area, Brockport had one solid customer for the Falls Road RR. The cold storage in Brockport took cryo-trans reefers for as long as I could remember and I always loved getting photos of them working the place. An ancient building worked with ancient power, it truly was a nice scene.
Since I left, Brockport has gained an orange juice customer that takes Tropicana Reefers and has added enough business to the railroad that there are now two jobs on the railroad during a busy day. I hope to see those in person come a few weeks from now when I head home for a little bit. It's nice to see a line that Conrail wanted dead claw its way back to relevancy with the help of a great company like GVT.
In this photo you can see RS11 #1802 shoving into the cold storage facility with a pair of empties to be loaded. This NKP product is still my favorite locomotive on earth, as I spent a good portion of my childhood and adulthood following it around the area. Fit with a Leslie S3L, poling pockets, and pilot stripes, there's nothing quite as photogenic as this unit in the area.
Side note: Once upon a time, the now retired trainmaster and engineer of this shortline invited me up into the cab of their RS32 #2035 to chat while they switched the facility. The guy was a friend of my father's and they chased trains around WNY back in the 90s so we always had a quick chat when time allowed, but this time it would be in the cab. Not even 5 minutes later while shoving the empties in, I hear a thumping sound and feel the telltale vibrations of an "uh-oh". I looked over to the engineer with wide eyes, right as he told me to get the hell out of the cab. The B-end of the car ahead of us had derailed, and the last thing they needed was a train geek to be seen in the cab when that happened. That was years ago now so, who's to say it ever happened in the first place. Good times.