NYC - ERA Fan Trip 1966

My railfanning pal The Q and I signed up for a fan trip on the New York Central's Hudson River line, sponsored by the Electric Railroaders' Association (ERA), 13 Nov 1966.

It was a cool but sunny fall morning as we gathered at Hartsdale, NY, the starting point for the day's trip.

Class S electric motor #110 provided the power for the first leg of the trip - from Hartsdale north to Harmon.

Spuyten Duyvil, NY

The Harmon Yard and Shops was a tremendous facility. It was the point north of New York City where electric locomotives were replaced with Diesels for the runs north to Albany and beyond.

S3 #9374

E8 #4055, GP7 #5917

Crane #X28

A line-up of electric motors

The front of the massive Harmon Shop

SW1's #8493-8492

S2 #9372 and S3 #9350

Two electric motors

Motor #241 inside the shop

E8 # 4055 and GP7 #5917

E8's #4055-4025

E8 #4036 - GP7 #7510

TAfter a couple of hours at Harmon, we headed back south, pulled by GP7 #5927. Our route took us down the west side of Manhattan on the freight-only West Side line.

At the George Washington Bridge, the train stopped to let us off for a photo runby.

Our trip ended at the 30th Street Yard on the West Side.