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Coal Duty at Russell Station 1998 |
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October 9th, 1998 Conrail B23-7s 1957, 1953, and sister 1964 drop off coal loads and pick up empties. The location is Charlotte NY at Rochester Gas & Electrics power plant, Russell Station. The power plant was built in 1948 and eventually produced 253 megawatts of power, the main fuel was bituminous coal delivered by rail. The plant was razed in 2016 and the tracks are torn up back to the Hojack Line. These Conrail units were based out of Rochester NY at Goodman St. Yard. Image scanned from Kodachrome 64. |
| Photo Date: |
10/9/1998 Upload Date: 12/21/2017 10:19:43 AM |
| Location: |
Charlotte, NY |
| Author: |
Richard H. Jordan III |
| Categories: |
Roster,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CR 1957(B23-7) CR 1953(B23-7) CR 1964(B23-7) |
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1401 Comments: 0 |
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CSX 211 leads a Northbound coal train headed for the now closed Russell power plant |
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| Photo Date: |
9/17/2007 Upload Date: 6/12/2009 3:59:38 PM |
| Location: |
Charlotte, NY |
| Author: |
Dave Seitzer |
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| Locomotives: |
CSX 211(AC44CW) CSX 53(AC44CW) |
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| Title: |
A pair of CSX AC44CW's run a coal train up to the RG&E Russell Station. The old freight depot & abandoned Hojack swing bridge can be seen in the background. |
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| Photo Date: |
9/17/2007 Upload Date: 6/12/2009 3:37:20 PM |
| Location: |
Charlotte, NY |
| Author: |
Dave Seitzer |
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| Locomotives: |
CSX 211(AC44CW) CSX 53(AC44CW) |
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2390 Comments: 0 |
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