This is a "sub page" of the "shortlines of Owego, NY" page.
the main page is here.
 

This page contains my photos of Alco S2 number 14 in Sayre, before it arrived in Owego in 1984. and the three RS1's passing through Waverly on their way to Owego in 1986.

These photos of number 14 in Sayre are some of my earliest ever railfan photos!
I started taking photos of trains in 1983, when I was 14 years old.
My first ever "railfan photo" was taken from the Sayre walkbridge in 1983, of a Conrail GP30 sitting in the Sayre engine terminal, still wearing Reading colors! it was taken with a 110 camera.

By 1984 I had "advanced" to my Dad's 35mm Agfa rangefinder and was shooting 35mm film.

These photos below are of former Ontario Central Alco S2 number 14 sitting in Sayre, PA
in 1984, just before it went to Owego to become the first Tioga Central excursion locomotive.
Today (2008) number 14 is still operating with the Tioga Central in Wellsboro.

In 1984 the former LV engine terminal was still exactly as the LV left it eight years before.
nothing had yet changed in the Sayre yard.

Today of course Sayre is very different, :(
click here for some views of Sayre in more recent times.
 
 

Two years later, in 1986, I caught a Conrail train out along Broad Street Extension in Waverly,
with three very unusual locomotives in tow!

These are the three Alco RS1's heading to Owego for the Tioga Scenic. (notice they are actually lettered TTM, for Tioga Transportation Museum.)

these are former Washington Terminal 47, 59 and 62.
All came from Amtrak in 1986, although only the 47 was ever repainted in Amtrak colors.

I believe these three units were intended to be the new freight locomotives for the Tioga Central freight service, which began in 1987.

Today 47 and 62 are still with the Tioga Scenic in Wellsboro, number 59 left Owego around 1988,
and perhaps never actually operated with TIOC. Today 59 is privately owned in New Jersey.

The units were sitting in front of the old "Tioga Mill" on Broad Street Extension.
The Tioga Mill was long out of service at this point, (and sadly burned to the ground a few years later..only a large concrete monolith remains today) but other mills were (and still are) in use back
in the "mill complex". The train was stopped while the Conrail loco did some switching back there.

Timeline and roster data initially researched and compiled by Scot Lawrence,
November 2008.

sources:

Railpace Newsmagazine
Sep 1983
Nov 1984
Oct 1988
Dec 1988

The Diesel Shop - Buffalo Creek Roster

The Diesel Shop - Washington Terminal Roster

The Diesel Shop - O&H Roster

Bridge Line Historical Society - D&H RS3m data

Motive Power Rosters - O&H data

LocoPhotos - 151 is scrapped :(

Railroad.net - 1850 information.

Mountainrailway.com - 1850 heritage.

Niagararails.com - MLW RS18u information.

The forums at railroad.net

click here and here for Owego-specific discussions.

The forums at railfan.net

The forums at american-rails.com

The internet.
 
 

Thanks everyone! :)
 
 This page is not affiliated in any way with the Tioga Central, Tioga Scenic,
Owego & Harford, Luzerne & Susquehanna or Lehigh Railway.
It is simply one railfans personal railfan page about these interesting
Southern Tier shortlines, which have been an integral part of the Southern Tier
railroad scene for 30 years now.

The purpose of this page is mainly to document the locomotive rosters of these shortlines,
and to record a timeline of dates for historic purposes.

Official page of the Tioga Central, Wellsboro, PA - http://www.tiogacentral.com/

Official page of the Owego & Harford - http://www.ohry.net/

Official page of the Lehigh Railway - http://www.lrwy.net/

official page of the Luzerne & susquehanna - http://www.lsry.net/

 
There was once an official webpage for the Tioga Scenic, but it is no longer online.
 

Comments, corrections, additions, questions, etc. are very welcome!
email Scot here: sscotsman@yahoo.com

i'm sure some of the data above is incorrect, and clearly much data is still missing.
It is my hope that by building this page, a full history of these lines can be recorded.

thanks!
Scot

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Scot Lawrence
Rochester, NY  (originally from Sayre & Waverly)

Page started 2008
Last updated March 23, 2017.