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Ralph Bonanno's Collection
 
5/3/2024
 
 
 
 
 
By:Ralph Bonanno
Dates:3/2/1933 - 6/30/2024
Album Info:Images of the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway's Southern Division across northern NJ
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Profile view of BL-2 # 54, on the NYS&W. Note the horn placement and the immaculately clean brass bell.
Title:  Profile view of BL-2 # 54, on the NYS&W. Note the horn placement and the immaculately clean brass bell.
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Photo Date:  6/17/2010  Upload Date: 6/17/2010 1:30:43 PM
Location:  Saddle Brook, NJ
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
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Rear view of BL-2 # 54, sitting on the connection track  on the NYS&W at PC yard
Title:  Rear view of BL-2 # 54, sitting on the connection track on the NYS&W at PC yard
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Photo Date:  6/17/2010  Upload Date: 6/17/2010 1:30:31 PM
Location:  Saddle Brook, NJ
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
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NYS&W WS-2, wioth 17 loads of stone, approaches Echo lake Road as they work their way west to drop stone
Title:  NYS&W WS-2, wioth 17 loads of stone, approaches Echo lake Road as they work their way west to drop stone
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Photo Date:  7/19/2010  Upload Date: 7/19/2010 5:32:42 PM
Location:  West Milford, NJ
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
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A different view of the former Susquehanna deopt, now privately owned. Part of the movie "The Station Agent" was filmed here
Title:  A different view of the former Susquehanna deopt, now privately owned. Part of the movie "The Station Agent" was filmed here
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Photo Date:  7/19/2010  Upload Date: 7/19/2010 5:31:21 PM
Location:  Newfoundland, NJ
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
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Looking back over the NYS&W WS-2 with its stone cars as it heads west to drop stone
Title:  Looking back over the NYS&W WS-2 with its stone cars as it heads west to drop stone
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Photo Date:  7/19/2010  Upload Date: 7/19/2010 5:30:54 PM
Location:  Newfoundland, NJ
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
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NYS&W SD45-2 3634 rolls thru Excelsior Mills with 17 stone cars on a sultry summer afternoon
Title:  NYS&W SD45-2 3634 rolls thru Excelsior Mills with 17 stone cars on a sultry summer afternoon
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Photo Date:  7/19/2010  Upload Date: 7/19/2010 5:30:26 PM
Location:  West Milford, NJ
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
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NYS&W SD45-2 3634 occupies the driveway at a quarry, spotting stone cars for loading
Title:  NYS&W SD45-2 3634 occupies the driveway at a quarry, spotting stone cars for loading
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Photo Date:  7/19/2010  Upload Date: 7/19/2010 5:30:12 PM
Location:  Pompton Lakes, NJ
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
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NYS&W road train SU-99 rolls west thru town enroute to Binghamton NY under threatening skies that will soon open up
Title:  NYS&W road train SU-99 rolls west thru town enroute to Binghamton NY under threatening skies that will soon open up
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Photo Date:  7/23/2010  Upload Date: 7/23/2010 9:57:40 PM
Location:  Hawthorne, NJ
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
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This shell is the former Granton Jct tower, used to controll crossovers between the Erie and the NYS&W
Title:  This shell is the former Granton Jct tower, used to controll crossovers between the Erie and the NYS&W
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Photo Date:  8/12/2010  Upload Date: 8/19/2010 5:35:09 PM
Location:  North Bergen, NJ
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
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A matched trio of tunnel motor SD40T-2's lead NYSW train SU-99 wesdtbound in the early evening
Title:  A matched trio of tunnel motor SD40T-2's lead NYSW train SU-99 wesdtbound in the early evening
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Photo Date:  9/1/2010  Upload Date: 9/3/2010 11:00:47 PM
Location:  Midland Park, NJ
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
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NYS&W WS-2 crew drills cars near Mt Vernon st with one of the two remaining SD45's on the roster
Title:  NYS&W WS-2 crew drills cars near Mt Vernon st with one of the two remaining SD45's on the roster
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Photo Date:  9/25/2010  Upload Date: 10/11/2010 10:17:24 PM
Location:  Ridgefield Park, NJ
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
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NYSW WS-2  has cut away from cars and will head to the office to tie up for the afternoon
Title:  NYSW WS-2 has cut away from cars and will head to the office to tie up for the afternoon
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Photo Date:  9/25/2010  Upload Date: 10/11/2010 10:17:57 PM
Location:  Ridgefield Park, NJ
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
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NYS&W SD70M # 4052 on the service track after having made its fiorst trip under power on home rails in a decade
Title:  NYS&W SD70M # 4052 on the service track after having made its fiorst trip under power on home rails in a decade
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Photo Date:  12/30/2010  Upload Date: 12/30/2010 11:25:32 AM
Location:  Ridgefield Park, NJ
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NYS&W road power heads west to assemble road train SU-99 that runs from Little Ferry, NJ to Binghamton, NY
Title:  NYS&W road power heads west to assemble road train SU-99 that runs from Little Ferry, NJ to Binghamton, NY
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Photo Date:  12/30/2010  Upload Date: 12/30/2010 6:11:47 PM
Location:  Ridgefield Park, NJ
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
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a 3/4 view of NYSW SD70M # 4052, recently returned  from lease and back on home rails
Title:  a 3/4 view of NYSW SD70M # 4052, recently returned from lease and back on home rails
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Photo Date:  12/30/2010  Upload Date: 12/30/2010 6:12:05 PM
Location:  Ridgefield Park, NJ
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
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SU-99 Power heads west to assemble the train. SD40T-2/SD45/SD70M/SD40T-2(west to east)
Title:  SU-99 Power heads west to assemble the train. SD40T-2/SD45/SD70M/SD40T-2(west to east)
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Photo Date:  12/30/2010  Upload Date: 12/30/2010 6:12:53 PM
Location:  Ridgefield Park, NJ
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
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NYSW SD70M # 4052 as seen from the rear as road train SU-99 is assembled
Title:  NYSW SD70M # 4052 as seen from the rear as road train SU-99 is assembled
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Photo Date:  12/30/2010  Upload Date: 12/30/2010 6:15:23 PM
Location:  Bogota, NJ
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
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NYS&W Tunnel motor 3010 sits amidst the snow piles as  the crew assembles road train SU-99
Title:  NYS&W Tunnel motor 3010 sits amidst the snow piles as the crew assembles road train SU-99
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Photo Date:  12/30/2010  Upload Date: 12/30/2010 6:13:13 PM
Location:  Bogota, NJ
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
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NYS&W road freight SU-100 arrives at Mt Vernon St to switch out its train with local WS-1 crew
Title:  NYS&W road freight SU-100 arrives at Mt Vernon St to switch out its train with local WS-1 crew
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Photo Date:  1/7/2011  Upload Date: 1/7/2011 2:53:09 PM
Location:  Ridgefield Park, NJ
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
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NYS&W SD70M # 4054 makes its first trip to NJ under power. Notice the missing "S Ball" logo on the nose
Title:  NYS&W SD70M # 4054 makes its first trip to NJ under power. Notice the missing "S Ball" logo on the nose
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Photo Date:  1/7/2011  Upload Date: 1/7/2011 2:53:26 PM
Location:  Ridgefield Park, NJ
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
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WS-1/SU-100  drills cars in a moderate snowfall at Mt Vernon Street
Title:  WS-1/SU-100 drills cars in a moderate snowfall at Mt Vernon Street
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Photo Date:  1/7/2011  Upload Date: 1/7/2011 2:53:42 PM
Location:  Ridgefield Park, NJ
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"portrait" of a very snowy SD45-2, # 3634 at Mt Vernon Street
Title:  "portrait" of a very snowy SD45-2, # 3634 at Mt Vernon Street
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Photo Date:  1/7/2011  Upload Date: 1/7/2011 2:54:00 PM
Location:  Ridgefield Park, NJ
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NYSW SD45-2 # 3634 will lead tonights SU-99 to Binghamton. Just waiting for the crew to arrive and head west
Title:  NYSW SD45-2 # 3634 will lead tonights SU-99 to Binghamton. Just waiting for the crew to arrive and head west
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Photo Date:  1/31/2011  Upload Date: 1/31/2011 9:38:03 PM
Location:  Bogota, NJ
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
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SD70M # 4050, recently returned off lease, awaits its departure on road freight SU-99 to Binghamton, NY
Title:  SD70M # 4050, recently returned off lease, awaits its departure on road freight SU-99 to Binghamton, NY
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Photo Date:  1/31/2011  Upload Date: 1/31/2011 9:38:23 PM
Location:  Bogota, NJ
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
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NYS&W WS-3 crew moves the power for road freight SU-99 to its train
Title:  NYS&W WS-3 crew moves the power for road freight SU-99 to its train
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Photo Date:  2/7/2011  Upload Date: 2/8/2011 10:44:44 AM
Location:  Ridgefield Park, NJ
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
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Ex-BN SD45(-2 upgraded) 3634 reverses to tie on to the freight in the background
Title:  Ex-BN SD45(-2 upgraded) 3634 reverses to tie on to the freight in the background
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Photo Date:  2/7/2011  Upload Date: 2/8/2011 10:45:33 AM
Location:  Ridgefield Park, NJ
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
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Susquehanna engineer Bill Smith shoves the outbound SU-99 across the drawbridge into the yard and will soon do the air test and await the road crew prior to departure
Title:  Susquehanna engineer Bill Smith shoves the outbound SU-99 across the drawbridge into the yard and will soon do the air test and await the road crew prior to departure
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Photo Date:  2/15/2011  Upload Date: 2/15/2011 9:04:27 PM
Location:  Ridgefield Park, NJ
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Westbound SU-99 rumbles thru town and into the sun enroute to Binghamton, NY
Title:  Westbound SU-99 rumbles thru town and into the sun enroute to Binghamton, NY
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Photo Date:  2/15/2011  Upload Date: 2/15/2011 9:03:52 PM
Location:  Pompton Lakes, NJ
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
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NYS&W WS-2 crew moves the road power for oubound train SU-99 to the west end of the yard to tie on to the train
Title:  NYS&W WS-2 crew moves the road power for oubound train SU-99 to the west end of the yard to tie on to the train
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Photo Date:  2/15/2011  Upload Date: 2/15/2011 9:02:03 PM
Location:  Ridgefield Park, NJ
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
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NYSW WS-2 crew shoves the assembled outbound SU-99 east  further into the yard prior to departure to Binghamton,NY
Title:  NYSW WS-2 crew shoves the assembled outbound SU-99 east further into the yard prior to departure to Binghamton,NY
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Photo Date:  2/15/2011  Upload Date: 2/15/2011 9:02:50 PM
Location:  Ridgefield Park, NJ
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
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Road freight to binghamton NY SU-99 makes a stop in town to check a stuck hand brake
Title:  Road freight to binghamton NY SU-99 makes a stop in town to check a stuck hand brake
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Photo Date:  4/4/2011  Upload Date: 4/4/2011 9:49:43 PM
Location:  Hawthorne, NJ
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
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Having checked and realeased a stuck handbrake, SU-99 smokes it up departing town for Binghamton, NY
Title:  Having checked and realeased a stuck handbrake, SU-99 smokes it up departing town for Binghamton, NY
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Photo Date:  4/4/2011  Upload Date: 4/4/2011 9:50:02 PM
Location:  Hawthorne, NJ
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
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Engineer Sid baldwin has no problem getting 3 units and 27 cars on SU-99 up to track speed as it leaves town
Title:  Engineer Sid baldwin has no problem getting 3 units and 27 cars on SU-99 up to track speed as it leaves town
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Photo Date:  4/4/2011  Upload Date: 4/4/2011 9:50:18 PM
Location:  Hawthorne, NJ
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
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SU-99 assaults the grade in town as it starts up the mountain. The 3 units will handle the 27 cars without much effort
Title:  SU-99 assaults the grade in town as it starts up the mountain. The 3 units will handle the 27 cars without much effort
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Photo Date:  4/4/2011  Upload Date: 4/4/2011 9:50:40 PM
Location:  Butler, NJ
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
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SU-99 approaches River Rd on its westward trip to Binghamton NY
Title:  SU-99 approaches River Rd on its westward trip to Binghamton NY
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Photo Date:  4/25/2011  Upload Date: 4/25/2011 8:32:05 PM
Location:  Elmwood Park, NJ
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
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SU-99, 2 units, 28 loads, assaults the grade at Decker Rd as it heads west for Binghamton NY
Title:  SU-99, 2 units, 28 loads, assaults the grade at Decker Rd as it heads west for Binghamton NY
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Photo Date:  4/25/2011  Upload Date: 4/25/2011 8:32:37 PM
Location:  Butler, NJ
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
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NYS&W SU-99 crosses county Rte 515  as it nears the end of its climb upgrade from Butler, NJ
Title:  NYS&W SU-99 crosses county Rte 515 as it nears the end of its climb upgrade from Butler, NJ
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Photo Date:  5/9/2011  Upload Date: 5/9/2011 10:17:31 PM
Location:  Stockholm, NJ
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
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NYSW SU-99 corsses the "Vernon flats" as it approaches Warwick NY enroute to Binghamton
Title:  NYSW SU-99 corsses the "Vernon flats" as it approaches Warwick NY enroute to Binghamton
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Photo Date:  5/9/2011  Upload Date: 5/9/2011 10:17:45 PM
Location:  Vernon, NJ
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
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NYS&W SD40 # 3018 leads road freight SU-99 across Hamburg Turnpike just west of Butler, NJ
Title:  NYS&W SD40 # 3018 leads road freight SU-99 across Hamburg Turnpike just west of Butler, NJ
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Photo Date:  5/9/2011  Upload Date: 5/9/2011 10:16:48 PM
Location:  West Milford, NJ
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
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NYS&W train SU-99 rides above NJ Rte 23 on its way west to Binghamton, NY
Title:  NYS&W train SU-99 rides above NJ Rte 23 on its way west to Binghamton, NY
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Photo Date:  5/9/2011  Upload Date: 5/9/2011 10:17:09 PM
Location:  West Milford, NJ
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
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A NARCOA motor car/speeder trip departs from the newly re-dedicated/opened NYS&W station
Title:  A NARCOA motor car/speeder trip departs from the newly re-dedicated/opened NYS&W station
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Photo Date:  5/22/2011  Upload Date: 5/22/2011 11:53:13 PM
Location:  Hawthorne, NJ
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
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A collection of speeders/motor cars passes the newly rededicated NYS&W station
Title:  A collection of speeders/motor cars passes the newly rededicated NYS&W station
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Photo Date:  5/22/2011  Upload Date: 5/22/2011 11:53:34 PM
Location:  Hawthorne, NJ
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
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Portrait of the recently relocated, repainted, refurbished, and rededicated NYS&W station on the Southern Div mainline
Title:  Portrait of the recently relocated, repainted, refurbished, and rededicated NYS&W station on the Southern Div mainline
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Photo Date:  5/22/2011  Upload Date: 5/22/2011 11:53:59 PM
Location:  Hawthorne, NJ
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
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NYS&W road freight SU-99 starts it's journey west to Binghamton NY at Cross St, departing the yard
Title:  NYS&W road freight SU-99 starts it's journey west to Binghamton NY at Cross St, departing the yard
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Photo Date:  5/25/2011  Upload Date: 5/29/2011 4:16:44 AM
Location:  Bogota, NJ
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
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NYS&W WS-2 prepares to depart eastbound with a handful of cars for CSX and NS interchange
Title:  NYS&W WS-2 prepares to depart eastbound with a handful of cars for CSX and NS interchange
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Photo Date:  6/4/2011  Upload Date: 6/4/2011 7:09:58 PM
Location:  Ridgefield Park, NJ
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
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Portrait of NYS&W SD40T-2 # 3010 at Mt Vernon Street on WS-2 this afternoon
Title:  Portrait of NYS&W SD40T-2 # 3010 at Mt Vernon Street on WS-2 this afternoon
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Photo Date:  6/4/2011  Upload Date: 6/4/2011 7:09:22 PM
Location:  Ridgefield Park, NJ
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
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NYSW WS-2 crew drills cars using home and borrowed power this afternoon
Title:  NYSW WS-2 crew drills cars using home and borrowed power this afternoon
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Photo Date:  6/4/2011  Upload Date: 6/4/2011 7:09:40 PM
Location:  Ridgefield Park, NJ
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
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NYSW freight SU-99 starts upgrader  as it bisects an intersection on its way to Binghamton, NY
Title:  NYSW freight SU-99 starts upgrader as it bisects an intersection on its way to Binghamton, NY
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Photo Date:  6/8/2011  Upload Date: 6/8/2011 9:09:30 PM
Location:  Midland Park, NJ
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
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NYSW freight SU-99 rolls downgrade in dynamic braking, crossing US Rte 202 heading into the evening sun for Binghamton NY
Title:  NYSW freight SU-99 rolls downgrade in dynamic braking, crossing US Rte 202 heading into the evening sun for Binghamton NY
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Photo Date:  6/8/2011  Upload Date: 6/8/2011 9:09:06 PM
Location:  Oakland, NJ
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
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Having just cleard yard limits, road freight SU-99 accelerates on its westbound journey to Binghamton, NY
Title:  Having just cleard yard limits, road freight SU-99 accelerates on its westbound journey to Binghamton, NY
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Photo Date:  6/17/2011  Upload Date: 6/17/2011 8:01:38 PM
Location:  Hackensack, NJ
Author:  Ralph Bonanno
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