NY Alcos.
Alco movements and migrations.

This page is a sub-page of the NY Alcos site.
 

2005

1.) a reported leased Alco S2 at Fox Ridge, NY. north of Auburn.
     at a former Archer Daniels Midland plant.
     update - reported no longer there, replaced by an EMD SW9.
     anyone know where the S2 went?

2.) NYSEG #8, Alco S2, former LIRR 453, at Milliken station, Ludlowville.
     reported possibly gone to Johnson Rails, a rebuilder of S-units.
     can anyone confirm?

3.) Alco C420 was in Jamesville, NY
     Moved to Scranton PA sometime before May 2005.
      exRS 41, exx LIRR 211 (highhood) owned by VLIX

4.) Minnesota Commercial M630 # 73 arrived in Falconer, on the WNY&P,
     on July 28, 2005. She will become WNYP (LAL) 631.

5.) NYLE Alco S2 #85 is now in Titusville, PA
     Alco S1 #308 is now in Gowanda.
     not sure exactly when either loco moved.

6.) WNYP C430 #430, former Susquehanna 3000, was repainted into LAL family colors 
    (lettered for WNYP) in November 2005. (was wearing Susquehanna yellow before)
    sent out to Falconer, from Avon, on 12/27/05.

7.) LAL 424 was also sent west to Falconer, with #430, on 12/27/05.
     LAL 424 had been LAL road power, between Avon and Rochester,
     for many years until this new assignment.
  pictures!

      note! (424 and 430 didnt actually make it to Falconer on 12/27/05..see note #9 below)

8.) WNYP 631 - MLW M630 - stored in Cohocton as of 12/31/2005.
 
 
 
 
 
 

2006

9.) January 10, 2006 - turns out WNYP 430 and LAL 424 didnt actually make it to Falconer afterall.
     They headed out toward Falconer from Avon on 12/27/05, but returned to Avon later that day.
     They are still in Avon as of 01/10/06

10.)  January 18, 2006
        a 5-unit Alco lashup headed north out Lakeville toward Rochester on the LAL!
        Two returned to Lakeville, and three headed west to Falconer.
        LAL 420, which has been a main Lakeville line road unit for many years, 
        is heading to Greenville, PA for wheel work.
        LAL 421 will remain Lakeville road power for now..
        LAL 424 is moving over to Falconer.
        LAL 425 has returned to service, after about a year in storage. She will remain
                       Lakeville road power.
        WNYP 430 is finally heading to Falconer. 430 is the newest engine painted in the
                           LAL family scheme.
        4 of the 5 units in this lashup were in LAL black and yellow, all except 421.
        (still in the old Guilford scheme)

       The units arent going to stay in these new locations for long, here is where they
       can be expected to be moving in the upcoming weeks. I will update the page as
       the actual moves take place.

  Informed sources indicate:
        LAL 420 moving to the CN at Shenango for wheel truing at Greenville.
        WNYP 426 assigned to Meadville.
        LAL 424 temporarily assigned to Meadville.
        WNYP 430 assigned to Falconer.
        LAL 421 reassigned as WNYP 421 and will move to Meadville to replace LAL 424 after Hot Start
        installed and painting is complete.
  From: http://forums.railfan.net/forums.cgi?board=WNYP;action=display;num=1137543901;start=20
 

10.)  January 21, 2006
        LAL 420 arrived at the Bessimer's Greenville, PA shops, for wheel work.
 

11.) February 1, 2006
       LAL 420 returns home to Lakeville.
 

12.) Delaware-Lackawanna Alco C420 #334 moved to the Scranton, PA shops in February, 2006.
       Should return to the Falls Road in Lockport after work is completed.

13.) May 2006. Depew, Lancaster & Western RS11 1804 appeared on the Falls Road
       in Lockport sometime in early 2006.
       Where was 1804 before? no idea..she wasnt listed on the NY Alcos 2005 list at all.
       Perhaps she came up from Scranton to replace C420 334 that left the Falls Road?
       1802 and 1804 operated the "Day out with Thomas" trains from
       the Medina RR museum in May 2006.
 

14.) June 2006, got a report from our intrepid Binghamton reporter Andy B. that
       the big Susquehanna Alcos/MLWs arent doing well,
       and some are currently OOS..although they might still return to service.
       At the beginning of 2006, all 7 (of 8) of the Cartier units were operating,
       (except for 77, which never operated with NYSW and has apparently become the parts unit.)
       As of June 14,  only 3664, 3672 and 3674 are operating.
       although hopefully the four dead units may return to service.
       3664 - operating
       3670 - OOS
       3666 - OOS
       3668 - OOS
       3672 - operating
       77     - parts unit
       3660 - OOS
       3674 - operating
 
 

15.)  June 2006, Two of the NYCH Alco S1's leave NY state for NJ.
  "Some updates for your roster..

            NYCH 11, Currently forsale
            NYCH 21,22 were moved to Greenville NJ 2 weeks ago, and are most likely to be scrapped ( there in BAD shape )
            NYCH 25 is still stored

            11 is ex Massena Terminal 11
            21 is ex Union RR 453
            22 is ex NO&LC 6604

            - Paul Strubeck"
 
 

16,)  June 21, 2006, LAL 421 leaves Avon bound for Falconer, with the Traveler in tow.
 

17.)   July 28, 2006 -  LAL 432 (Alco C430) arrives in Lakeville from Falconer,
                                    with the Traveler, returning to Avon.
 

18.)  2006 - NYCH Alco S4 #11 was scrapped.
 

19.)  LAL 433 (Former Susquehanna Alco C430 3006) is in the LAL Lakeville shop summer 2006.
        being worked on for her return to service.
 

20.) August 10, 2006. New York Cross Harbor Alco S1 #25 floated across New York Harbor
       from Brooklyn to Manhatten to go on display in a public park in lower Manhatten.
       painted in a NYC scheme.

21.) December 12, 2006 - B&H 2-6-0 steamer #11 was sold to the Everett Railroad in 2006,
                                            and was moved to the shops of the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad 
                                            for restoration!
                                            see pics here.

22.) Sometime in 2006, NYLE 6101 - Alco C425 - was sold to the Delaware-Lackawanna and
       moved to Scranton.

23.) Sometime in 2006, MHWA 2453 - Alco C425 - moved to Scranton.

24.) Sometime in 2006, South Buffalo Alco S2 #77, owned by the WNYRHS, moved from
       Arcade to Gowanda.
 

New York state lost 5 Alcos during 2006.
One scrapped, and four skipped town.
 
 
 

2007

25.) March 2007 - Trigen  ALCO S-6 #2 spotted in the FGLK Geneva, NY yard, sent there to
                              have some work done on it.

26.) May 8, 2007 - Trigen  ALCO S-6 #2 leaves Geneva heading back to Solvay.

27.) May 8, 2007 - NYSW M636 3666 spotted back in service. she was given a new computer.

28.) June 26, 2007 -  after many years in Victor, NY, Ontario Central Alco RS36 418 leaves
                                   Victor for the last time and is moved
                                   to Geneva on the FGLK, and will then be moved to Lakeville on the LAL.
                                   This is due to the sale of the ONCT to Finger Lakes Railway by LAL.
                                   LAL is keeping the 418.
                                   Finally this long elusive unit can be photographed! :)
 

Summer 2007 - Lots of activity going on in NY Alco Land! :)
                           ONCT 418 leaves Victor for Lakeville, and reports abound that the LAL family
                           of Alcos could increase by possibly as many as THIRTEEN new units before
                           the year is out! (although some will be leased)
                           including all EIGHT of the Cartier units from the Susquehanna! very exciting
                           news! These units are suspected to be for the new WNYP operation, to be based
                           in Olean. click here for all the news. I will update this page when the units
                           actually arrive.
                           as of July 9, none of the new engines are on LAL property yet.
                           The 13 units possibly coming to the LAL system are the 8 Cartier
                           6-axle Alcos/MLW's
                           plus SIXX 73.
                           plus four more 4-axle Centuries:
                           Seminole Gulf #550, and M&E units #4264, 4223, & 4228.
 

29.) July 2007 - BSOR Alco S2's 84 and 107 are moved (a short distance) from their
                           long-time storage place.
                           Eden, NY (south of Buffalo)
                           for reasons as yet unknown. both units have been long out of service.
 

30.) July 12, 2007 - The M420TR that has been sitting in Jamesville for years is finally
                                 on the move! Moved from Jamesville to Utica on 7/12/07.
                                 (then to the Rome shop)
                                 The unit, RHXS 27, has been leased to the Adirondack Scenic Railroad.
 

31.) July 20, 2007 - The first of the potential Thirteen new LAL Alcos arrives in Lakeville.
                                 Alco C425 WNYP 550.

32.) August 1, 2007 - Rumours abound that NYSW might sell its Utica shop.
                                    although not confirmed, NYSW did in fact move some units out of Utica
                                    over to Syracuse on August 4.
                                    The three Cartier units in Utica moved over to Syracuse, dead in tow.
                                    The other five Cartier units are in Binghamton.
 

33.) August 3, 2007 - The 2nd and 3rd of the potential Thirteen new LAL Alcos arrive in Cohocton, 
                                    coming in from the East to Painted Post via NS. 
                                    Alco C424 RRPX 4223 and Alco C425 WNYP 4264.

                                    The eight NYSW Cartier units are gathering in small herds, hopefully to
                                    move soon to the LAL!
                                    5 units are in Binghamton, 3664, 3666, 3668, 3670, and 3672 
                                    and 3 in Syracuse. 3660, 3662, and 3674.

34.)  August 2007 -  The Fourth new Alco of 2007 joins the LAL roster. Former SIXX 73,
                                  a M630, which has been  operating in Cohocton on the B&H, 
                                  formally becomes WNYP 631.  Number 631 is the first MLW on the roster.

August 3, 2007 - the WNYP opens its new line from Machias Jct. to Driftwood, PA on the
                             former NS Buffalo line.  Work begins on the new WNYP "hub" at Olean, 
                             where many of these new LAL Alcos will be based.
                             Before now, the WNYP enginehouse has been located in Falconer.
 
 


 

Maps from http://www.wnyprr.com
 
 

35.)  August 2007 -  LAL RS1 #20 goes into storage in Lakeville, needs wheel work.

36.)  August 18, 2007 - The first of the three Cartier units arrive back in Cohocton!
        Former Susquehanna 3664, 3666 and 3668. all are MLW636 units.  see pics here.
        These would be units 5,6 and 7 of the potential 13 new units.

37.)  September 14, 2007 - Two more Cartier units arrive in Cohocton, 3670 and 3674.

38.)  September 17, 2007 - Two more Cartier units arrive in Cohocton, 3660 and 77.
        That makes 7 of the 8 Cartier units back in Cohocton! Only 3672 remains in Binghamton.

39.)  September 19, 2007 - RRPX 4428, a C424, arrives in Cohocton.
        4228 is the last of the 13 new units joining the LAL roster in 2007!
        (well..some of those 13 are leased)

40.)  October 6, 2007 - The first of the Cartier units is back in service with the WNYP!
         former NYSW 3666, renumbured to WNYP 636, left Cohocton and went to her new
         assignment with the WNYP in Olean, she recieved new red paint in Cohocton, new Red
         painted over the Cartier orange on the cab, (but not a full paintjob) she is now 
         Red & Black vs. the old Orange & Black.

        A total of 4 alcos moved from Cohocton to Olean on 10/6/2007.
        WNYP 4264 (C425)
        RRPX 4223  (C424)
        RRPX 4228  (C424)
        WNYP 636   (M636)

41.)  November 8, 2007 - The last of the 8 Cartier units, 3672, arrives in Cohocton
        from Binghamton.  the Susquehanna railroad (and Binghamton, NY) are now
        Alco-free once again.
        7 of the 8 Cartier units are OOS in Cohocton, one is back in service over in Olean
        (WNYP 636)

42.)  November 24, 2007 - Two GVT Alcos arrive in New York state from Scranton:
        Alco S6 1044 - going to the DLW in Batavia.
        Alco RS32 2035 - going to the Falls Road in Lockport.

       S6 1044 will replace MLW RS18 1801 in Batavia. 1801 will be sent back to Scranton.
       and 2035 will probably replace one of the FRRR units, but by the end of 2007 it has
       not yet happened.

       Also in November 2007, the DLWR in Batavia moved into its new facilities, a former
       NYC roundhouse in Batavia!
 
 

End of year summary for 2007




Wow,  2007 was a busy year in NY Alco land! :)
lots of changes, and all for the better!

The big news was that all eight of the "Cartier engines" transferred from the Susquehanna
to the Livonia, Avon & Lakeville. All 8 moved from Binghamton to Cohocton during the year.
at the end of the year, only one was in service (WNYP 636 in Olean), the other seven remain
in Cohocton undergoing work for an eventual return to service.
(it is still unknown if all 8 will return to service..the two C636's are particularly doubtful.
3662 is the only one of the 7 that never actually operated with NYSW)

A total of 13 new units join the LAL/WNYP during 2007!
including the 8 Cartier units. most are destined for the new Olean operation.

The M420TR, RHXS 27, finally shows some activity, as it is moved from Jamesville to Utica,
then to the Rome shop to begin some repairs so that it can go to work on the Adirondack Scenic.
(by the end of the year it had not yet returned to service.) the unit is privately owned
and is being leased to the ADCX.

Much activity finally began on the "Colonie Alcos" during 2007.
The Alco FA looks like it will finally be moved and saved, the fate of the other engines
is still unclear..the word "scrapping" still hangs in the air.

New York State loses three "Alco locations" on the map during 2007.
First, Victor, NY, when the ONCT is sold to the FGLK by the LAL. the one Alco in Victor,
LAL RS36 418, moves from Victor to Lakeville.

Second, Binghamton, NY..
long the "Alco mecca" of the North East, with D&H alcos running into the 1980's, and Susquehanna alcos running up until 2007, Binghamton ends the year 100% alco-free.
very sad.

Third, Jamesville, NY, which only contained the M420TR, which has now moved to Utica.

But NY state gains a new "Alco Location" on the map during 2007!
Olean, NY, which becomes a new LAL/WNYP base of operations.

NYSW becomes Alco-free during 2007, for the second, and probably last time.
No more Susquehanna Alcos in Utica, Syracuse or Binghamton.

Six Alcos entered NY state from outside:
Seminole Gulf #550, M&E units #4264, 4223, & 4228. (for the LAL/WNYP)
and GVT 1044 and 2035, for the DLWR and Falls Road.
No Alcos left the state or were scrapped during 2007!
so the Alco population for the state increased by six units.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

2008

43.) March 2008 - Western Maryland Alco FA2 No. 302 finally escapes Colonie!
       stored there for over a decade with the rest of the derelict Alcos, 302 is owned
       by the WMRHS, who finally got her moved out of Colonie. The unit sat at Albany's
       Kenwood yard for a few months, and in July it arrived on the
       West Virginia Central Railroad where restoration will begin.
       New York State loses one Alco, but its good news!

44.) April 8, 2008 - Lots of Alcos on the WNYP reported OOS with various ailments:

       630 had turbo failure and now is having air compressor worked on. 
       421 has water pump trouble. 
       4264 has electrical problem with main generator. 
       4223 needs wheels turned at Greenville. 
       4228 has an electrical problem 
        (report from smtimko at railfan.net)
 

45.)  April, May, June or July 2008 - After spending two years on the Falls Road, doing the
        Lockport-Medina-Brockport runs, DLWR RS11 1804  quietly left the Falls Road
        in Lockport and headed down to Scranton. She was still in Lockport on April 5,
        and was in Scranton by July 25.

46.) May 2008 - Arkansas & Missouri Alco C424's number 32 and 34 arrive in NY state, on
       long-term lease from the A&M, to operate the new Ethanol plant in Fulton, NY.
       32 arrived in May, and 34 arrived in August.

47.) July 2008 - WNYP 421 is back in service.

48.) July 2008 - WNYP 630 is back in service.

49.) August 14, 2008 - LAL 418 returns to service in Lakeville. She was doing test runs
        out on the road with her Ontario Central lettering removed and no new lettering in
        its place..yet. 

50.) August 22, 2008 - Trigen Alco S6 No. 2 is spotted in Geneva again, having some work
       done by the FGLK.

51.) August 23, 2008 - WNYP 631 returns to service! reported testing out of Cohocton.
        WNYP 631 is ex SIXX 73, ex Minnesota Commercial  # 73, nee CP Rail #4573,
        (not one of the "Cartier Eight")

52.) August 2008 - Buffalo Southern Alco C420 No. 2010 is taken out of service for
                                truck issues. Windows boarded up and stored in Hamburg.

53.) September 4, 2008 - WNYP 631 leaves Cohocton and heads over to Olean.

54.) September - WNYP 637 and 638, the next two Cartier engines in line, are returned to
       service in Cohocton.

55.) September 5, 2008 - WNYP 631 is back in service.
 

When we began 2008, only one of the eight "Cartier engines" on the LAL/WNYP was operating,
WNYP 636 (the former NYSW 3666) was in Olean..the other seven units remained OOS in Cochoton..In September 2008, some more return to service!
 

56.) September 10, 2008 - Another Cartier unit returns to operation!
      WNYP 638 is out on the road,  testing between Cohocton and
       Painted Post. She has only recieved a "patch" on the cab with new number,
       no other repainting.
       WNYP 638 is ex NYSW 3672, ex SIXX 75, nee Cartier 75.

57.) September 15, 2008 - Five days later sister unit WNYP 637 joins 638 for a testing run
       to Painted Post. (thank you Richard for all the great pictures! :)
       637 has been given a new paintjob over the entire cab (and the end of the long hood)
       recieving a new coat of paint that is more Red than the original Cartier Orange.
       WNYP 637 is ex NYSW 3668, ex SIXX 47, ex Cartier 47, nee CN 2312.

58.) September 24, 2008 - 637 and 638 head west to Olean, making FIVE total of the big
       6-axle units operating on the WNYP! (630, 631, 636, 637, 638)
       and three of the eight Cartier engines back in service! (636, 637, 638)

59.) October 10, 2008 - WNYP C430 No. 432 is back in service in Lakeville.


60.) December 16, 2008 - WNYP 4264 is back in service out of Falconer.



End of year summary for 2008

Two Alcos left NY state during 2008:

Western Maryland Alco FA2 No. 302 finally escaped the Colonie death pit! she headed down to West Virginia to begin restoration..very good news.

And DLWR RS11 1804  left Lockport and headed home to Scranton.

But two new Alcos entered the state during 2008! so there was no net loss of units,
It remains at 126 units.

But there was a gain in operating units during 2008!
Four LAL units returned to active service! three of them big 6-axle units:

WNYP 631
WNYP 637
WNYP 638

All three refurbished in Cohocton then sent west to Olean.

and LAL 432 also returns to service in Lakeville, making a total of 17 active LAL Alcos at the end of 2008, compared to only 13 active at the start of 2008.

Plus the two A&M units at the Ethanol plant in Fulton, equals an increase of 6 active Alcos
during 2008! a good year..




2009 

61.) April 2009 - LAL Alco C424 Number 424 has moved from Falconer to Cohocton. 

62.) April 2009 - MLW M636, Former NYSW 3664, recently Alco-C 3664, has been relettered
                           to RRPX 41 in Cohocton.


63.) May 11, 2009 -  RRPX M636 number 41 leaves Cohocton and returns to service, heading
                                 over to Olean on the WNYP. She is the fourth of the M636 "Pumpkins" to be
                                 returned to service by the Cohocton shops, (great work guys!)
                                 This leaves only 4 of the 6-axle units still in Cohocton, 3660, 3662, 3670,
                                 and 3674.

64.) June 12, 2009 -  WNYP 432 leaves Lakeville and heads back "home" to the WNYP in
                                   Olean, taking the LAL observation car "Traveler" with her.


65.) July 14, 2009 -  Finally! after many years of no information, the former South Buffalo
                                  Alco S4 #92 is finally spotted! photos appear on the internet:

http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/misc-frt/bpl32sma.jpg
http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/misc-frt/bpl32smb.jpg
http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/misc-frt/bpl32smc.jpg

                                Thanks to Ron S. for alerting me to those photos.
                                        (unfortunately, with those links in that particular format, I cant tell the name of the photographer)
                                Based on the buildings in the background, I could determine that those
                                photos show the unit that has been at Outokumpu American Brass Co. for
                                many years..
Outokumpu was sold, and is now "Luvata Buffalo, Inc."
                                70 Sayre Street.
                                The unit is at the Sayre st. facility, and appears to be in use.

66.) July 15, 2009 -  RRPX M636 number 43 leaves Cohocton and returns to work!
                                  Now making FIVE of the eight big "Cartier units" returned to service!


67.) September 1, 2009  - A re-shuffling of some Locomotive road numbers on the LAL.
                                            Steve posted a note on the LAL forum on Railroad.net:

Re: LA&L, WNYP, B&H Diesel Status

by Smtimko on Thu Aug 20, 2009 2:40 pm

Greg:

Some notes for your update on the above topic. This info is "official" from an inside source.

The three C-424's at Lakeville: # 320, 321 and 319 HAD been assigned WNYP # 427, 428 and 429 (in that order) at one time, but that has changed. They no longer are assigned those 4xx series numbers.

Unit #320 will NOT be rebuilt and placed in service. Will continue to be an organ donor for other units.

#321 and #319 MAY be rebuilt at a much later date. If so, new numbers will be assigned at that time.

Unit #550 will be assigned WNYP #428.

Unit #4228 is OWNED by WNYP and will be renumbered WNYP 435.
Unit #4223 is OWNED by WNYP and will be renumbered WNYP 434.
Unit #4264 will become WNYP #427.

The current management team has taken a more realistic look at the line's traffic levels and is proceeding as above.

SMT


Thanks for that update Steve!       
This now means that the three stored units in Lakeville no longer have road numbers,
for the forseeable future.
Also several operating units have recieved new numbers.
I have updated the main page to reflect these changes.

the three stored units:
Alco C424m - LAL 427, ex-GBW 320, nee EL 2412
Alco C424m - LAL 428, ex-GBW 321, nee EL 2415
Alco C424m - LAL 429, ex-GBW 319, nee PRR 2415, (the only C424 PRR owned.)

Never officially wore those LAL numbers..they were numbers "on paper" only.
None of the three have yet operated with the LAL, they have been stored alongside the Lakeville
enginehouse ever since they arrived in September 2002.
(the three units were sold to LAL by GBW in 2001, arrived in Lakeville Sep 2002)

LAL roster increases by 2 units, from 26 units to 28 units, as two former leased units offically
join the roster, the new WNYP 434 and WNYP 435.


I changed the model number of:
 WNYP 630   Alco C630m  7-1968
.M6002-1  Olean  operating  ex A&M 70, nee CP 4500

to:
 WNYP 630   MLW C630m  7-1968
.M6002-1  Olean  operating  ex A&M 70, nee CP 4500

Because WNYP 630 was Canadian built, not Schenectady..which would make her a MLW C630m,
not an Alco C630m. MLW did produce some Century series locomotives that were given a "C" designation,
as in C630, instead of a M designation, as in M630...All Schenectady built locos were given a "C", but MLW-built locos could have a "C" or an "M" designation, depending on the year built.
.
Canadian locos were labeled "C", along with their American sisters, until the end of
Schenectady production in 1969. At that point, MLW production switched to the "M" designation.


64.) October 2009 - GVT  RS11 3603 is confirmed scrapped. (I got conformation from GVT)
 the unit was a parts engine that sat in Lancaster, NY on the DLWR for many years.
 DLWR 3603   Alco RS-11  8/1956  81937  Lancaster  parts unit   ex CV 3603, nee DWP 3603
Originally Central Vermont 3603, built in 1956. the unit was moved to the Gould industrial
plant in Depew in 2007, and was cut up there in 2009. the nose of the unit is sitting in Lockport yard, for reasons unknown.


68.) October 2009 - from a relaible source: MHWA 2454 in Carthage, along with 642.
                                                                                            
MHWA 805 and 2456 in Utica.


69.) December 2009 - Bath & Hammondsport (LAL) number 422 has moved from her
       normal assignmant in Cohocton over to Lakeville for some work in the shop.
       She was spotted around the Lakeville yard and out on the road up to Rochester a few
       times in December. (422 is the only one of the Centuries lettered for the B&H)



End of year summary for 2009

A relatively "slow" year! generally things stayed about the same..which is good news!
Two MLW's were returned to service this year, and no Alcos entered or left the state in 2009,
although one was scrapped.

We lost DLWR Alco RS11 number 3603, which was a parts unit for many years.
(it probably never actually operated with DLWR) the unit was scrapped in Depew.

We "gained" a new Alco S3!  the only one in the state!
Tonawanda Coke number 1976.
It has actually been in the state since 1978, but it was listed as a "mystery" loco in past years.
we finally confirmed its existance in 2009.

Two more of the big MLW's were returned to service in 2009!
MLW M636 RRPX 41 in May, and sister M636 RRPX 43 in July.
Both were returned to service by the LAL shop forces in Cohocton, and went to work with their siblings out on the WNYP. Making Five of the eight "Cartier units" returned to service!
leaving only three still OOS in Cochocton. (
3660, 3662, and 3674.)
(It is still believed 3660 and 3662, the two C636 demonstrators, will likely never return to service)

LAL did some number shuffling, and a few units were re-classified on this list.
overall, a good year for NY Alcos!

  

 
2010

70.) January 2010 - RRPX 43 sneaks out of the state, and heads to the B&P Butler, PA shops,   
        probably for some wheel work. (thats the reason other LAL/WNYP units have gone to
        Butler before.)

71.) February 1, 2010 - LAL units are spotted with new 45th anniversary decals applied!
       So far, LAL 418, 420, 423, 424, and 425 have the new Anniversary logos.
       another photo.


72.) February 18, 2010 - LAL 420 and 425, the regular Rochester road set, are seen operating
                                         in an unusual "both cabs inward" configuration.


73.) March 22, 2010 - WNYP Alco C430 No. 430 is reported OOS with a bad traction motor.


74.) May 2010 - The big MLW C630M, No. 2028, photo, is scrapped in Cohocton.
       This unit arrived at the B&H/LAL shops in Cohocton "for evaluation" on January 22, 2010.
       the unit was probably always intended for parts, she was used as a parts source for the
       last Cartier MLW being returned to service in Cohocton (3674)  Parts were removed from
       2028, and the remains were scrapped in Cohocton in May.
      
MLW C630M, serial number M3497-2
nee Canadian National 2028 - built March 1968.
to Cape Breton & Central Nova Scotia 2028 (in 1993)
to IBCX (Indiana Boxcar) 2028 (in 2001)
brought to Cohocton, NY, for parts, in January 2010.
Scrapped May 2010, Cohocton, NY

(the two Alco C636 Demonstrators, 3660 and 3662, are still in Cohocton as well,
but there are no plans, at present, to return either to service.)



76.) April 30, 2010 - Staten Island Railway Alco S1 No. 407 leaves Staten Island, and is shipped
      by truck to its new home, the Catskill Mountain Railroad in Mount Tremper, NY.
      She is now the new CMRR No. 407. She arrived May 6, 2010.


76.) June 21, 2010 - The second Staten Island Alco, SIRT 821, leaves Staten Island and is
       trucked to its new home, the Upper Hudson River Railroad, in North Creek, NY.

(status of the two locomotives in early 2010)
  SIRT  407  Alco S1 .. ..   Clifton, Staten Island  OOS  ex - LIRR ..
  SIRT  821  Alco S2 .. ..   Clifton, Staten Island  OOS  ex- US Army 821 ..

This leaves no Alcos on Staten Island! but neither is leaving NY state!
which is good news..both 407 and 821 will likely be used in excursion service by their new owners. I will remove staten Island from the map, and add Mount Tremper!




76.) June 24, 2010 - Added a mysterious MLW M420(W) to the NYLE Roster,
       even thought she (probably) isnt in NY state:

.Locomotive
Type                   
.Year Built.
.Builders #.
.Current location.
Status
Heritage                                
..Photo..
 NYLE 3568  MLW M420(W)
 1976            M6092-09
 Titusville, PA        ??    
 ex CN 3568, nee CN 2568:1

I had never heard of this locomotive before!
anyone know the story? and why isnt she in Gowanda?


 



 



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