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Viewing Album:  Frigid December days at Selkirk
 
By:Alan Page
Dates:12/26/1977 - 12/27/1977
Album Info:Selkirk continued as home to many U-boats during Conrail's second winter as a railroad in 1977. In late December, a number of leased BAR GP38's and a GP9 were lined up in the yard. Many U-boats were still in PC black.
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Former PC SW1500 9513
Title:  Former PC SW1500 9513
Description:  Former PC SW1500 9513 was still at work on a frigid December evening at Selkirk.
Photo Date:  12/26/1977  Upload Date: 6/21/2017 8:41:37 AM
Location:  Selkirk, NY
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Winter,Yard
Locomotives:  PC 9513(SW1500)
Views:  279   Comments: 1
Leased BAR units
Title:  Leased BAR units
Description:  On a cold and snowy December evening, BAR GP9 79 and GP38s 82, 83, and 84, and four others, were lined up at Selkirk yard.
Photo Date:  12/26/1977  Upload Date: 6/21/2017 8:40:58 AM
Location:  Selkirk, NY
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Winter,Yard
Locomotives:  BAR 82(GP38) BAR 84(GP38) BAR 79(GP9) BAR 83(GP38)
Views:  654   Comments: 1
Leased BAR units
Title:  Leased BAR units
Description:  On a cold and snowy December evening, BAR GP9 79 and GP38s 82, 83, and 84, and four others, were lined up at Selkirk yard.
Photo Date:  12/26/1977  Upload Date: 6/21/2017 8:40:29 AM
Location:  Selkirk, NY
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Winter,Yard
Locomotives:  BAR 79(GP9) BAR 83(GP38)
Views:  435   Comments: 1
Leased BAR units
Title:  Leased BAR units
Description:  On a cold and snowy December evening, BAR GP9 79 and GP38s 82, 83, and 84, and four others, were lined up at Selkirk yard.
Photo Date:  12/26/1977  Upload Date: 6/21/2017 8:39:58 AM
Location:  Selkirk, NY
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Winter,Yard
Locomotives:  BAR 82(GP38) BAR 84(GP38) BAR 79(GP9) BAR 83(GP38)
Views:  578   Comments: 1
PC U25B 2526
Title:  PC U25B 2526
Description:  A very cold December 27th, 1977 finds former PC U25B 2526 leading sister-unit 2625, U33B 2890, and a third U25B through Selkirk, NY.
Photo Date:  12/27/1977  Upload Date: 6/21/2017 8:38:59 AM
Location:  Selkirk, NY
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Winter,Action
Locomotives:  PC 2526(U25B)
Views:  296   Comments: 1
PC U25B 2625 runs second behind sister-unit 2526
Title:  PC U25B 2625 runs second behind sister-unit 2526
Description:  A very cold December 27th, 1977 finds former PC U25B 2526 leading sister-unit 2625, U33B 2890, and a third U25B through Selkirk, NY.
Photo Date:  12/27/1977  Upload Date: 6/21/2017 8:38:08 AM
Location:  Selkirk, NY
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Winter,Action
Locomotives:  PC 2625(U25B)
Views:  308   Comments: 1
CR U33B 2890
Title:  CR U33B 2890
Description:  Running with her doors open, ex-PC 2890 does not look healthy as she runs 3rd in a quartet of U-boats at Selkirk, NY on a very cold December 27th in 1977. CR 2890 was the first U33B in PCs number series.
Photo Date:  12/27/1977  Upload Date: 6/21/2017 8:35:34 AM
Location:  Selkirk, NY
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Roster,Winter,Action
Locomotives:  CR 2890(U33B)
Views:  348   Comments: 1
CR U30B 2880
Title:  CR U30B 2880
Description:  CR U30B 2880 rests at the Selkirk Sanding and Fueling facility in December, 1977.
Photo Date:  12/27/1977  Upload Date: 6/21/2017 8:34:00 AM
Location:  Selkirk, NY
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  CR 2880(U30B)
Views:  381   Comments: 1
CR U23Cs 6710 and still in PC 6713
Title:  CR U23Cs 6710 and still in PC 6713
Description:  CR U23Cs 6710 and still in PC 6713 were working hard into a cold and snowy evening at Selkirk yard in December, 1977.
Photo Date:  12/27/1977  Upload Date: 6/21/2017 8:33:03 AM
Location:  Selkirk, NY
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Winter,Yard,Action
Locomotives:  PC 6713(U23C) CR 6710(U23C)
Views:  435   Comments: 1
Former PC U25B 2560
Title:  Former PC U25B 2560
Description:  Former PC U25B 2560 is between sister-unit 2512 and a six-axle U-boat as they roll through Selkirk yard late in the day in December, 1977.
Photo Date:  12/27/1977  Upload Date: 6/21/2017 8:32:10 AM
Location:  Selkirk, NY
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Winter,Action
Locomotives:  PC 2560(U25B)
Views:  235   Comments: 1
Boston & Maine GP-9 1721
Title:  Boston & Maine GP-9 1721
Description:  A trio of Boston & Maine units, GP-18 1754 and GP-9s 1715 and 1721 at Selkirk yard in December, 1977.
Photo Date:  12/27/1977  Upload Date: 6/21/2017 8:31:08 AM
Location:  Selkirk, NY
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Winter,Yard,Action
Locomotives:  BM 1721(GP9)
Views:  327   Comments: 1
Boston & Maine GP-18 1754 and GP-9s 1715 and 1721
Title:  Boston & Maine GP-18 1754 and GP-9s 1715 and 1721
Description:  A trio of Boston & Maine units, GP-18 1754 and GP-9s 1715 and 1721 at Selkirk yard in December, 1977.
Photo Date:  12/27/1977  Upload Date: 6/21/2017 8:30:40 AM
Location:  Selkirk, NY
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Winter,Yard,Action
Locomotives:  BM 1721(GP9) BM 1715(GP9)
Views:  357   Comments: 1
Boston & Maine GP-18 1754 and GP-9s 1715 and 1721
Title:  Boston & Maine GP-18 1754 and GP-9s 1715 and 1721
Description:  A trio of Boston & Maine units, GP-18 1754 and GP-9s 1715 and 1721, pass by a home-based CR U-boat at Selkirk yard in December, 1977.
Photo Date:  12/27/1977  Upload Date: 6/21/2017 8:29:47 AM
Location:  Selkirk, NY
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Winter,Yard,Action
Locomotives:  BM 1715(GP9) BM 1754(GP18)
Views:  394   Comments: 1
CR C30-7 6607
Title:  CR C30-7 6607
Description:  CR C30-7 6607 works Selkirk yard in December, 1977.
Photo Date:  12/27/1977  Upload Date: 6/21/2017 8:28:30 AM
Location:  Selkirk, NY
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Winter,Yard,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6607(C30-7)
Views:  299   Comments: 1
PC U25Cs 6501 and 6505
Title:  PC U25Cs 6501 and 6505
Description:  Former PC U25C 6501 leads sister unit 6505, U25B 2629, and brand new C30-7 6608 out of Selkirk yard in December, 1977.
Photo Date:  12/27/1977  Upload Date: 6/21/2017 8:27:45 AM
Location:  Selkirk, NY
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Winter,Yard,Action
Locomotives:  PC 6501(U25C) PC 6505(U25C)
Views:  414   Comments: 1
PC U25Cs 6501 and 6505
Title:  PC U25Cs 6501 and 6505
Description:  Former PC U25C 6501 leads sister unit 6505, U25B 2629, and brand new C30-7 6608 out of Selkirk yard in December, 1977.
Photo Date:  12/27/1977  Upload Date: 6/21/2017 8:26:59 AM
Location:  Selkirk, NY
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  PC 6505(U25C) PC 6501(U25C)
Views:  426   Comments: 1
With film, sometimes you get burned!
Title:  With film, sometimes you get burned!
Description:  Sometimes you found out later that a cool shot was blown due to film problems or processing! Here, former PC U25C 6501 led sister unit 6505, U25B 2629, and brand new C30-7 6608 out of Selkirk yard in December, 1977.
Photo Date:  12/27/1977  Upload Date: 6/21/2017 9:01:02 AM
Location:  Selkirk, NY
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Winter,Yard,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6608(C30-7) CR 2629(U25B) PC 6505(U25C)
Views:  457   Comments: 1

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