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CSX OCS P001 arrives in Buffalo weaving in and out of parked trains after making the trip from Selkirk.
Rogers Pass is a high mountain pass through the Selkirk Mountains of British Columbia, but the term also includes the approaches used by the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Trans-Canada Highway. In the heart of Glacier National Park, this National Historic Site has been a tourist destination since 1886. Wikipedia
CSX I004 is seen heading east out of Selkirk with First Responders Commemmorative Locomotive # 911 leading the way.
A pair of Conrail SD80MACs mingle with typical Boston Line power, GE C30-7As, at the Selkirk Engine Terminal. CSX units are also present, foreshadowing what would come two years later.
CR 4101 SD80MAC
CSX's Pride In Service Law Enforcement unit cruises through Erie, Pennsylvania on the point of CSX Selkirk to Columbus freight Q635 as it passes through the passenger platforms at Erie Union Station.
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CSX Erie West Sub
Erie, PA
CSX Q635 (Manifest; Selkirk, NY to Columbus, OH)
CSX 3194 ES44AC Blt. 2015
CSX 7227 AC44CM Ex. CSX 226 AC44CW Blt. 1996
A nice mix of blue four-axle power has gathered outside the Selkirk diesel shop. All of the units wear the standard Conrail paint scheme, even though "Conrail Quality" painted units had been on the roster for three years at the time of this photo.
CR 1978 B23-7
CR 9547 SW1500
The June 2025 Strawberry Moon is the lowest moonrise on the horizon since 2006. This is due to a major lunar standstill - a pattern that occurs every 18.6 years when the moon sets and rises at its most northern and southern points on the horizon. It appears even larger than a Super Moon & won’t reoccur until 2043.
I especially liked the cloudy skies & a whiff of smoke from an early fire (for this time of year) in the Columbia Gorge/Dalles/Oregon area added some nice drama to this photo for me.
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Two sets of yard trimmers shuffle cars around the east end of Selkirk yard on a bright cold morning.
Six axle GEs dominated the Boston & Albany line during most of Conrail's tenure, but here at Palmer MA on 13 July 1984, a quartet of B23-7s led by the 2812 rule the main with a westbound freight, blasting by GP8 No. 5452 and its local.
Back in January 2014 this oddball consist ended up on loaded ethanol train K636 headed for somewhere in New Jersey, and the train fortunately ran east to Selkirk on a weekend under sunny skies. Despite the sun, the ambient temperature was only about 4 degrees F and the windchill here on Ben's Bridge was no joke. These IC&E/DM&E engines were regulars on ethanol trains through Selkirk for a few years which always kept things interesting.
A of pair SD40-2s make easy work with 91 cars on Selkirk local B768-04 at New Scotland. The train will work South Schenectady and Rotterdam Junction.
One of the CSX Selkirk yard jobs is seen pulling a cut of cars out to be added to another cut as they build an outbound train.
Camera - Fujifilm Instax Wide 300
Film - Fujifilm Instax Wide
Scan - Epson Perfection V300
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Built in 1838 and originally known as the Selkirk Lighthouse, this historic building still guards the Salmon River harbor at Lake Ontario. It is one of only four remaining in the United States that retains its original "Birdcage" design and is one of only two birdcages that are active today.
A nice little flower in the rock garden that was blooming.
Taken 16 May 2024 at the Alaska Botanical Gardens, Anchorage, Alaska.
Back when "Ben's Bridge" was still soaring over CSX's Selkirk Yard, you could grab some pretty cool over head shots of work being done on the hump, the locomotive shops, or the auto yard.
On a warm August afternoon, CSXT #8233 (built in 1977 as L&N #3605) heads into the auto yard to put together some empties. Unfortunately, with the bridge being taken down, view's like this are just a thing of the past.
August 2014
Selkirk, NY.
CSX train M364 rolls into Selkirk Yard with CSX 4568 leading. This engine wears a special Operation Lifesaver scheme.
Landscape from yesteryear. The Selkirk Trestle Bridge dates back to an earlier time when this part of the harbour was industrial. Trains moved back and forth across its span. Today it is a path for pedestrians and bicycles.
She no longer shows her glory but she once hosted Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip, along with Manitoba’s Premier of the day, Ed Schreyer.
The Lord Selkirk II first sailed the Red River on June 7, 1969, carrying 130 passengers and 40 crew. Over a 17 year period many dignitaries and countless numbers of people enjoyed cruising the Red River and destinations throughout Lake Winnipeg. Over the years though business declined and the Lord Selkirk’s final voyage took place in 1990.
For the past 25 years the ship has remained at the end of a small channel of water off the Red River at Selkirk MB. The years of abandonment and a fire have destined the ship to salvage. Soon SaskSteel, a salvage company from Saskatchewan, will dismantle and remove the ship from its current resting place.