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Viewing Album:  The Land of Centercabs: Arcade & Attica Photo Charter
 
By:Nicholas Dixon
Dates:7/14/2023 - 7/14/2023
Album Info:With the Arcade & Attica purchasing an RS-3u to take over heavy freight duties from the doubleheaded GE center cabs, a photo charter was held with A&A 112 and 113 and a mixed train to commemorate this changing of the guard.
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ARA 110
Title:  ARA 110
Description:  Before the day's activities started, it was still mighty foggy out. Arcade & Attica #110, the railroad's first diesel locomotive sits on a panel track with a boxcar and caboose as a static display
Photo Date:  7/14/2023  Upload Date: 7/17/2023 12:49:08 PM
Location:  Arcade, NY
Author:  Nicholas Dixon
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ARA 110(44Tonner)
Views:  73   Comments: 0
ARA 112
Title:  ARA 112
Description:  As everyone gets their belongings aboard the coaches, the #112 waits with freight cars for the first runby of the day
Photo Date:  7/14/2023  Upload Date: 7/17/2023 12:49:37 PM
Location:  Arcade, NY
Author:  Nicholas Dixon
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ARA 112(65Tonner )
Views:  49   Comments: 0
ARA 112
Title:  ARA 112
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/14/2023  Upload Date: 7/17/2023 12:53:00 PM
Location:  Arcade, NY
Author:  Nicholas Dixon
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ARA 112(65Tonner )
Views:  56   Comments: 0
ARA 112
Title:  ARA 112
Description:  The hogger aboard the 112 gazes into the distance as a quick debriefing goes on with the charter organizers.
Photo Date:  7/14/2023  Upload Date: 7/17/2023 12:53:48 PM
Location:  Arcade, NY
Author:  Nicholas Dixon
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ARA 112(65Tonner )
Views:  47   Comments: 0
ARA 112
Title:  ARA 112
Description:  The 112 and it's photo freight passes by the 110 on the display track.
Photo Date:  7/14/2023  Upload Date: 7/17/2023 12:54:30 PM
Location:  Arcade, NY
Author:  Nicholas Dixon
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ARA 112(65Tonner ) ARA 110(44Tonner)
Views:  69   Comments: 0
ARA 112
Title:  ARA 112
Description:  The 112 heads up onto the bridge over the Cattaraugus Creek with the first runby of the day
Photo Date:  7/14/2023  Upload Date: 7/17/2023 12:55:06 PM
Location:  Arcade, NY
Author:  Nicholas Dixon
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ARA 112(65Tonner ) ARA 110(44Tonner)
Views:  56   Comments: 0
ARA 112
Title:  ARA 112
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/14/2023  Upload Date: 7/17/2023 12:55:45 PM
Location:  Arcade, NY
Author:  Nicholas Dixon
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ARA 112(65Tonner ) ARA 113(80Tonner) ARA 110(44Tonner)
Views:  55   Comments: 0
ARA 112
Title:  ARA 112
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/14/2023  Upload Date: 7/17/2023 12:56:16 PM
Location:  Arcade, NY
Author:  Nicholas Dixon
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ARA 112(65Tonner ) ARA 113(80Tonner)
Views:  56   Comments: 0
ARA 113
Title:  ARA 113
Description:  The 113 is pushing on the back as they climb up past the photo line.
Photo Date:  7/14/2023  Upload Date: 7/17/2023 12:57:07 PM
Location:  Arcade, NY
Author:  Nicholas Dixon
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ARA 113(80Tonner)
Views:  31   Comments: 0
ARA 113
Title:  ARA 113
Description:  Headed back down over Cattaraugus Creek to perform a second runby
Photo Date:  7/14/2023  Upload Date: 7/17/2023 12:58:16 PM
Location:  Arcade, NY
Author:  Nicholas Dixon
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ARA 113(80Tonner) ARA 110(44Tonner)
Views:  51   Comments: 0
ARA 112
Title:  ARA 112
Description:  Coming back up by on the second runby. I shuffled to the left for a better view of the bridge.
Photo Date:  7/14/2023  Upload Date: 7/17/2023 12:59:11 PM
Location:  Arcade, NY
Author:  Nicholas Dixon
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ARA 112(65Tonner )
Views:  42   Comments: 0
ARA 112
Title:  ARA 112
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/14/2023  Upload Date: 7/17/2023 1:00:08 PM
Location:  Arcade, NY
Author:  Nicholas Dixon
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ARA 112(65Tonner )
Views:  47   Comments: 0
Untitled
Title:  Untitled
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/14/2023  Upload Date: 7/17/2023 1:00:53 PM
Location:  Arcade, NY
Author:  Nicholas Dixon
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  35   Comments: 0
Untitled
Title:  Untitled
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/14/2023  Upload Date: 7/17/2023 1:01:26 PM
Location:  Arcade, NY
Author:  Nicholas Dixon
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  21   Comments: 0
ARA 112
Title:  ARA 112
Description:  After the second runby, they ran back down into the yard, shuffled both locomotive to the front and tagged on two passenger cars behind the hoppers for the day's mixed consist, then ran up by again.
Photo Date:  7/14/2023  Upload Date: 7/17/2023 1:02:44 PM
Location:  Arcade, NY
Author:  Nicholas Dixon
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ARA 112(65Tonner ) ARA 113(80Tonner)
Views:  56   Comments: 0
ARA 112
Title:  ARA 112
Description:  We climbed aboard afterwards, and they made a shove move back through Arcade, to the wye.
Photo Date:  7/14/2023  Upload Date: 7/17/2023 1:03:26 PM
Location:  Arcade, NY
Author:  Nicholas Dixon
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ARA 112(65Tonner ) ARA 113(80Tonner)
Views:  51   Comments: 0
ARA 112
Title:  ARA 112
Description:  Photo runby on the wye past the enginehouse
Photo Date:  7/14/2023  Upload Date: 7/17/2023 1:05:04 PM
Location:  Arcade, NY
Author:  Nicholas Dixon
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ARA 112(65Tonner ) ARA 113(80Tonner)
Views:  54   Comments: 0
ARA 112
Title:  ARA 112
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/14/2023  Upload Date: 7/17/2023 1:06:04 PM
Location:  Arcade, NY
Author:  Nicholas Dixon
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ARA 112(65Tonner ) ARA 113(80Tonner)
Views:  56   Comments: 0
ARA 112
Title:  ARA 112
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/14/2023  Upload Date: 7/17/2023 1:06:44 PM
Location:  Arcade, NY
Author:  Nicholas Dixon
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ARA 112(65Tonner ) ARA 113(80Tonner)
Views:  56   Comments: 0
ARA 112
Title:  ARA 112
Description:  And relocated to the top of a gravel pile for the second runby
Photo Date:  7/14/2023  Upload Date: 7/17/2023 1:07:42 PM
Location:  Arcade, NY
Author:  Nicholas Dixon
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ARA 112(65Tonner ) ARA 113(80Tonner)
Views:  56   Comments: 0
ARA 112
Title:  ARA 112
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/14/2023  Upload Date: 7/17/2023 1:08:34 PM
Location:  Arcade, NY
Author:  Nicholas Dixon
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ARA 112(65Tonner ) ARA 113(80Tonner)
Views:  33   Comments: 0
ARA 112
Title:  ARA 112
Description:  If you look close, that old covered hopper behind the 113 still has old CNW logos on it.
Photo Date:  7/14/2023  Upload Date: 7/17/2023 1:09:18 PM
Location:  Arcade, NY
Author:  Nicholas Dixon
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ARA 112(65Tonner ) ARA 113(80Tonner)
Views:  35   Comments: 0
ARA 112
Title:  ARA 112
Description:  We then headed to the edge of Arcade, where the railroad's old plow sits on display in front of the fire station
Photo Date:  7/14/2023  Upload Date: 7/17/2023 1:09:43 PM
Location:  Arcade, NY
Author:  Nicholas Dixon
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ARA 112(65Tonner ) ARA 113(80Tonner)
Views:  44   Comments: 0
ARA 112
Title:  ARA 112
Description:  The prime photo runby location was at Ghost Pond in North Java. With lots of sun and no wind, that meant perfect reflections
Photo Date:  7/14/2023  Upload Date: 7/17/2023 1:10:22 PM
Location:  North Java, NY
Author:  Nicholas Dixon
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ARA 112(65Tonner ) ARA 113(80Tonner)
Views:  67   Comments: 2
ARA 112
Title:  ARA 112
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/14/2023  Upload Date: 7/17/2023 1:11:46 PM
Location:  North Java, NY
Author:  Nicholas Dixon
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ARA 112(65Tonner ) ARA 113(80Tonner)
Views:  56   Comments: 0
ARA 112
Title:  ARA 112
Description:  After unloading, they backed across the pond, dumped the passenger cars, and made multiple runbys
Photo Date:  7/14/2023  Upload Date: 7/17/2023 1:12:15 PM
Location:  North Java, NY
Author:  Nicholas Dixon
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ARA 112(65Tonner ) ARA 113(80Tonner)
Views:  64   Comments: 0
ARA 112
Title:  ARA 112
Description:  After two runbys from the far side of the pond, we moved in close for two additional runbys
Photo Date:  7/14/2023  Upload Date: 7/17/2023 1:15:03 PM
Location:  North Java, NY
Author:  Nicholas Dixon
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ARA 112(65Tonner ) ARA 113(80Tonner)
Views:  59   Comments: 0
ARA 112
Title:  ARA 112
Description:  My best shot of the entire trip, and possibly my best shot ever.
Photo Date:  7/14/2023  Upload Date: 7/17/2023 1:15:31 PM
Location:  North Java, NY
Author:  Nicholas Dixon
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ARA 112(65Tonner ) ARA 113(80Tonner)
Views:  63   Comments: 0
ARA 113
Title:  ARA 113
Description:  At the north end of the line, the power was cut off, run around, and the train split into two for side-by-side passenger and freight photos.
Photo Date:  7/14/2023  Upload Date: 7/17/2023 1:16:27 PM
Location:  North Java, NY
Author:  Nicholas Dixon
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ARA 113(80Tonner) ARA 112(65Tonner )
Views:  36   Comments: 0
ARA 112
Title:  ARA 112
Description:  Somewhere between Ghost Pond and the end of the line, one of the prime movers aboard the 112 suffered a mechanical issue that required it to be idled, highlighting A&A's need to bump the center cabs from heavy service.
Photo Date:  7/14/2023  Upload Date: 7/17/2023 1:17:00 PM
Location:  North Java, NY
Author:  Nicholas Dixon
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ARA 112(65Tonner )
Views:  29   Comments: 0
ARA 113
Title:  ARA 113
Description:  The 113 cuts off the passenger cars and prepares to move them over into the passing siding.
Photo Date:  7/14/2023  Upload Date: 7/17/2023 1:18:15 PM
Location:  North Java, NY
Author:  Nicholas Dixon
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ARA 113(80Tonner)
Views:  35   Comments: 0
ARA 112
Title:  ARA 112
Description:  Side by side, it's funny how much bigger the lighter 112 is than the heavier 113. Of course, 113 was originally built as an industrial 50-tonner, before being ballasted up to 80 tons.
Photo Date:  7/14/2023  Upload Date: 7/17/2023 2:14:07 PM
Location:  North Java, NY
Author:  Nicholas Dixon
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ARA 112(65Tonner ) ARA 113(80Tonner)
Views:  39   Comments: 0
ARA 113
Title:  ARA 113
Description:  Headed soutbound, we performed another runby on the other side of Ghost Pond, now with 113 leading.
Photo Date:  7/14/2023  Upload Date: 7/17/2023 2:15:12 PM
Location:  North Java, NY
Author:  Nicholas Dixon
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ARA 113(80Tonner) ARA 112(65Tonner )
Views:  41   Comments: 0
ARA 113
Title:  ARA 113
Description:  Climbing up out of the slight bowl at Ghost Pond.
Photo Date:  7/14/2023  Upload Date: 7/17/2023 2:15:45 PM
Location:  North Java, NY
Author:  Nicholas Dixon
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ARA 113(80Tonner) ARA 112(65Tonner )
Views:  35   Comments: 0
ARA 113
Title:  ARA 113
Description:  A stop was made in front of the old depot in Java Center
Photo Date:  7/14/2023  Upload Date: 7/17/2023 2:16:28 PM
Location:  Java Center, NY
Author:  Nicholas Dixon
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ARA 113(80Tonner) ARA 112(65Tonner )
Views:  67   Comments: 0
ARA 113
Title:  ARA 113
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/14/2023  Upload Date: 7/17/2023 2:16:58 PM
Location:  Java Center, NY
Author:  Nicholas Dixon
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ARA 113(80Tonner) ARA 112(65Tonner )
Views:  56   Comments: 0
ARA 113
Title:  ARA 113
Description:  The next stop on our return south was at the Curriers Depot, normally as far north as passengers get to ride.
Photo Date:  7/14/2023  Upload Date: 7/17/2023 2:17:24 PM
Location:  Curriers, NY
Author:  Nicholas Dixon
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ARA 113(80Tonner) ARA 112(65Tonner )
Views:  63   Comments: 0
ARA 112
Title:  ARA 112
Description:  A&A 112 peeks out from behind the Curriers depot.
Photo Date:  7/14/2023  Upload Date: 7/17/2023 2:18:00 PM
Location:  Curriers, NY
Author:  Nicholas Dixon
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ARA 112(65Tonner )
Views:  51   Comments: 0
ARA 112
Title:  ARA 112
Description:  The center cabs and their trains were split again for a photo opp at Curriers.
Photo Date:  7/14/2023  Upload Date: 7/17/2023 2:18:42 PM
Location:  Curriers, NY
Author:  Nicholas Dixon
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ARA 112(65Tonner ) ARA 113(80Tonner)
Views:  30   Comments: 0
ARA 113
Title:  ARA 113
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/14/2023  Upload Date: 7/17/2023 2:19:25 PM
Location:  Curriers, NY
Author:  Nicholas Dixon
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ARA 113(80Tonner) ARA 112(65Tonner )
Views:  36   Comments: 0
ARA 112
Title:  ARA 112
Description:  The engineer gazes off wistfully while 112 idles at Curriers.
Photo Date:  7/14/2023  Upload Date: 7/17/2023 2:20:00 PM
Location:  Curriers, NY
Author:  Nicholas Dixon
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ARA 112(65Tonner )
Views:  53   Comments: 0
ARA 113
Title:  ARA 113
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/14/2023  Upload Date: 7/17/2023 2:20:41 PM
Location:  Curriers, NY
Author:  Nicholas Dixon
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ARA 113(80Tonner) ARA 112(65Tonner )
Views:  31   Comments: 0
ARA 112
Title:  ARA 112
Description:  Another mixed runby at Empire Distributing in Arcade.
Photo Date:  7/14/2023  Upload Date: 7/17/2023 2:21:15 PM
Location:  Arcade, NY
Author:  Nicholas Dixon
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ARA 112(65Tonner ) ARA 113(80Tonner)
Views:  64   Comments: 0
ARA 113
Title:  ARA 113
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/14/2023  Upload Date: 7/17/2023 2:22:01 PM
Location:  Arcade, NY
Author:  Nicholas Dixon
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ARA 113(80Tonner) ARA 112(65Tonner )
Views:  37   Comments: 0
ARA 113
Title:  ARA 113
Description:  No perfect reflections in this pond here.
Photo Date:  7/14/2023  Upload Date: 7/17/2023 2:22:41 PM
Location:  Arcade, NY
Author:  Nicholas Dixon
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ARA 113(80Tonner) ARA 112(65Tonner )
Views:  32   Comments: 0
ARA 113
Title:  ARA 113
Description:  Arriving back in Arcade, we thought we were done for the day
Photo Date:  7/14/2023  Upload Date: 7/17/2023 2:23:06 PM
Location:  Arcade, NY
Author:  Nicholas Dixon
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ARA 113(80Tonner) ARA 112(65Tonner )
Views:  32   Comments: 0
ARA 113
Title:  ARA 113
Description:  With time still on the clock, the accommodating A&A crews offered to do a runby over Main Street. We appreciated it. The rush hour traffic of Arcade likely did not.
Photo Date:  7/14/2023  Upload Date: 7/17/2023 2:23:38 PM
Location:  Arcade, NY
Author:  Nicholas Dixon
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ARA 113(80Tonner) ARA 112(65Tonner )
Views:  57   Comments: 0
ARA 113
Title:  ARA 113
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/14/2023  Upload Date: 7/17/2023 2:24:27 PM
Location:  Arcade, NY
Author:  Nicholas Dixon
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ARA 113(80Tonner) ARA 112(65Tonner )
Views:  64   Comments: 0
ARA 112
Title:  ARA 112
Description:  Tired horses head back to the stable after a long day. That's the newly arrived RS-3u lurking in the background.
Photo Date:  7/14/2023  Upload Date: 7/17/2023 2:24:56 PM
Location:  Arcade, NY
Author:  Nicholas Dixon
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ARA 112(65Tonner ) ARA 113(80Tonner) ARA 114(RS3M) WNYP 406(RS3M)
Views:  80   Comments: 0
ARA 110
Title:  ARA 110
Description:  A&A 111, the second diesel purchased by the A&A and the one that put the nail in steam's coffin, peeks out from behind new kid on the block, ex-WNY&P 406, soon to be A&A 114, which had just arrived 24 hour prior.
Photo Date:  7/14/2023  Upload Date: 7/17/2023 2:25:55 PM
Location:  Arcade, NY
Author:  Nicholas Dixon
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ARA 114(RS3M) WNYP 406(RS3M) ARA 111(44Tonner)
Views:  101   Comments: 0

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