or then and now, depending on how you look at these pictures, since I model the '30s. The first photo is of Grand Valley 26, a Consolidation from the erecting halls of that other Philadelphia builder, Bachmann. She's shown here at the Lowbanks, Ontario engine shops of Grand Valley subsidiary Erie Northshore, her tender getting some repairs to a damaged footboard. This is the opposite end of the building shown in the post "Oh great! I was going to go work on...". The 26 and her sisters are the mainstay of GVC freight operations, although a pair of USRA 2-10-2s are on the builder's order books.
Here's sister 27 at Elfrida
This is GVC 44 and an unidentified sister bringing a freight into South Cayuga off the Erie Northshore. Both locos are SW1200RS models; modified and remotored Athearn switchers. They were purchased in the late '50s as replacements for the steamers. However, due to a dramatic upswing in carloadings, both steam and diesel continue to work together, and are often seen on the same train. (Very well matched in speed, and all ballasted to improve tractive effort.)
If nobody gets too upset by the fact that I still haven't learned how to resize the photos, I might post another "Now and then..." in a week or so. I hope you enjoy these.
Wayne
Here's sister 27 at Elfrida
This is GVC 44 and an unidentified sister bringing a freight into South Cayuga off the Erie Northshore. Both locos are SW1200RS models; modified and remotored Athearn switchers. They were purchased in the late '50s as replacements for the steamers. However, due to a dramatic upswing in carloadings, both steam and diesel continue to work together, and are often seen on the same train. (Very well matched in speed, and all ballasted to improve tractive effort.)
If nobody gets too upset by the fact that I still haven't learned how to resize the photos, I might post another "Now and then..." in a week or so. I hope you enjoy these.
Wayne