HD: Classic EMD and Great Horns on the Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad

On a beautiful July 30, 2010 on former B&O trackage, with a lot of heritage left in place, such as CPL's and freight cars and cabooses, we explore some of the Buffalo and Pittsburgh operations in Southern New York / Northern Pennsylvania. We catch two trains, one being a through-freight, SIJB, and another being a local, BR1. These trains are powered by classic EMD power:

SIJB (Salamanca, NY - Johnsonburg, PA)
B&P SD45-2 459 (built 1969 to SP)
B&P SD40T-2 3302 (built 1978 to SP)
B&P SD45-2 455 (built 1969 to SP)
(The SD45-2's are not pure, all have had modifications, 455 is pretty much an SD40-2)

BR1 (Bradford, PA local)
B&P GP9 626 (built 1958 to NW)

The SIJB is a southbound portion of the train which makes the run from Buffalo to Pittsburgh. This train has a great sounding horn and is seen at five locations. The local also has a great Leslie RS-5T horn and we watch this veteran shift the refinary with a former B&O caboose. Got to love the high, Notch-8 full throttle, shoving action!

Sit back and enjoy, the sights and sounds of a short line railroad, which are much more appreciable than any Class I could provide.

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[rockguitarist946]

what's with shortlines and the trend of chopping the noses of their GP7s and GP9s? the shortline in my town was purchased by a holding company about 5 years ago and the two GP7s it owns had to have their noses chopped! correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't the two engines in the beginning SD45s and not SD45-2s?

[o00o00ozy]

@rockguitarist946

B&P lists 459 as a SD45-2. It was rebuilt from an SD45, should be rated 3200 HP. 455 is technically an SD40-2 in an SD45 shell, rated at 3000 HP. If you can find any original SD45 or SD45-2 these days, let me know, because they've all been modified so much.

[o00o00ozy]

@rockguitarist946

Oh yeah! And NS's are technically SD40-2's in an SD45-2 shell. CSX also as a few of those I think, in fact, very recently one CSX SD45-2 and an NS SD45-2 were paired together on CSAO job in New Jersey.

[BUICK925]

you werent kidding about the HD Part

[lnsertwhatwhere]

Was some of that filmed off of Kendal ave?

[BadassDodgeRam3500]

Love the 626. Such a smooth sounding prime mover.

[iceman977th]

Ah, the mighty 645. Love that sound.

[Karlfed1]

ha these trains pass by my house

[trnfan1]

looks like a gp18 to me. look at the fans

[t3hsully1985]

@o00o00ozy The two SD45's that remain on the NYSW are still 3600HP V20 645's. They have only been upgraded to -2 electronics.

[Cheyanne183]

The Geep 9 has a nice sounding engine

[moonwalker5058]

Old EMD's are the veterans of the railway, but they will never give up.

[generationll]

I love GP9s.They have the same 567 as the E/F Series locomotives does.How old is this one?