Foul and refused

1988 on the old Delaware & Hudson was an was a exciting time, as Guilford declared the D&H bankrupt and NYSW was appointed directed operator until the arrival of CP Rail. The NYSW had the support of both NS and CSX, and with 20 new B40's, both railroads supplied additional motive power. During the summer of 1988, my Dad and I did several trips to the Binghamton area to see the variety show. On a steamy Saturday afternoon after returning from chasing a northbound, we spotted this set on the ready tracks at East Binghamton. The hostler told us this set was to go on a PYRP after 3pm. We figured this would be great with CSX GP30 4265 leading, until the crew climbed on board and flatly refused the engine due to the chemical cleaning smell they used to sanitize the toilet. They subbed another former GTI GP39-2, for a solid ex GTI set. My notes say we chased a BT-2 south with 2 green SD45's, as we lost interest in the GTI set. Thankfully, we got a few good ones before it was placed in the shop for additional cleaning. August 28, 1988

Done