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In the days of Guilford, you never know what power would come over for the Fort Erie traffic interchange; since the Guilford Transportation Industries had taken control of North East US railroads; D&H, B&M, MEC, ST and was running them in a rather poor fashion as the infrastructure disintegrated due to lack of maintenance. By 1988, only 4 years after the takeovers, GTI was bankrupt. But in that brief time period, there was a bounty of colourful power coming over from Buffalo.  A nice example here is MEC 593 and 591; rolling slowly up to the International Bridge, anticipating a light in order to cross. In the background, the once-busy CN shop and the Central Av bridge, which recently was replaced.
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Caption: In the days of Guilford, you never know what power would come over for the Fort Erie traffic interchange; since the Guilford Transportation Industries had taken control of North East US railroads; D&H, B&M, MEC, ST and was running them in a rather poor fashion as the infrastructure disintegrated due to lack of maintenance. By 1988, only 4 years after the takeovers, GTI was bankrupt. But in that brief time period, there was a bounty of colourful power coming over from Buffalo. A nice example here is MEC 593 and 591; rolling slowly up to the International Bridge, anticipating a light in order to cross. In the background, the once-busy CN shop and the Central Av bridge, which recently was replaced.

Photographer:
A.W.Mooney [2133] (more) (contact)
Date: 02/04/1985 (search)
Railway: Maine Central (search)
Reporting Marks: MEC 593 (search)
Train Symbol: daily transfer (search)
Subdivision/SNS: CN Stamford Sub. (search)
City/Town: Fort Erie (search)
Province: Ontario (search)
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4 Comments
  1. Who wudda thunk two MEC geeps would come in to Fort Erie on an interchange run? Although Guilford did a number on your beloved D&H, it was sure a colourful time!

  2. Thanks for the comment. My “beloved” D&H did show up here a few times, as well did the B&M; but I never got to see a Springfield Terminal unit show up. That would have taken the cake!! :o )

  3. These units must have got lost somewhere.

  4. Crazy rare shot…almost wouldn’t believe it but there they are

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