Finger Lakes
Railway Corporation
According to Wikipedia: The Finger Lakes Railway (reporting mark FGLK) is a class III railroad in the Finger Lakes region of New York. The FGLK operates 11 diesel locomotives on 118 miles (190 km) of ex Conrail trackage, formerly owned by the New York Central Railroad, the Pennsylvania Railroad, and the Lehigh Valley Railroad.
On June 22, 2010 after shooting the Ontario Midland, on the advise of OMID's Paul (PJ) Saracen, I went to Geneva NY to shoot the Finger Lakes Railway. There I found the FGLK to be a real hidden gem. Pre-dash 8 GE's are rare animals anywhere, most especially in smog sensitive California. I devoted a good amount of time shooting and chasing this cool railroad.
I hope you enjoy these photos as much as I enjoyed taking them.
Finger Lakes Railway (FGLK)
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- FGLK 2304 GE B23-7 | With 2307 and 2201 | B&W with 2307
- FGLK 2304 started life as Southern high hood B23-7 4016. It was returned to service in 2009 and is shown in Geneva, NY with the 2308 at 9:17 and 9:45 am on June 22, 2010.
Nikon D300s Digital Image Number 2010062201.26 | 2010062201.50 | Nikon F5 Analog Image, Fuji Acros 100 B&W Film, 45.12.7, Scan 2011032301.6 - FGLK 2304 GE B23-7 | Closer
- FGLK 2304 approaches Oak Corners, NY as a thunder storm builds at 10:43 a.m. on June 22, 2010. The train is heading to Canandaigua, NY. This is the road job to Canandaigua.
Nikon D300s Digital Image Numbers 2010062201.73 | 2010062201.76 - FGLK 2304 GE B23-7 | Cold Tone Effect
- Finger Lakes Railway (FGLK) 2304 near Phelps, NY on June 22, 2010. The train is heading to Canandaigua, NY. It was raining pretty good on this day.
Nikon F5 Analog Image, Fuji Acros 100 B&W Film, 45.12.23, Scan 2011032301.7 - FGLK 2307 GE B23-7 | Black and White Roster 2307
- B23-7 2307 at 9:52 a.m. on June 22, 2010 Geneva, NY is switching cars near the yard office.
Nikon D300s Digital Image Number 2010062201.63 | Nikon F5 Analog Image, Fuji Acros 100 B&W Film, 45.12.14, Scan 2011032301.7 - FGLK 2307 GE B23-7
- FGLK B23-7 2307 leads a healthy train south toward highway 14 at the Randall Rd. crossing near Himrod, along New York’s Seneca Lake, at 2 p.m. on a rainy June 22, 2010. This is the road job from Geneva to Watkins Glen.
Nikon D300s Digital Image Number 2010062201.87
Related Links
Click on the following links to see other posts related to this:
- New York and More, 2010 Vol 1 on Facebook
- These are from my trip to western New York and elsewhere chasing trains and being a tourist.
- Finger Lakes Rwy. All Time Roster
- 1995 - 2010
Special Thanks
All the great folks who helped me out with information for these Web pages!
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