THE BRIDGE LINE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Photographs - Non-Revenue Cars

Caboose Photos

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D&H 35700
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PHOTOGRAPHER: Tony Hodun =>
35700 was the first in the series and the last in service. Sans cupola, the car is seen in new Spartan lettering with a gray roof at Colonie in July, 1981

D&H 35708
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D&H 35710
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D&H 35711
DATE: September, 1990
LOCATION: Oneonta Yard, Oneonta, NY
PHOTOGRAPHER: Chris Shepherd

D&H 35714
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D&H 35715
DATE: September, 1990
LOCATION: Oneonta Yard, Oneonta, NY
PHOTOGRAPHER: Chris Shepherd

D&H 35717
DATE: April, 1993
LOCATION: Kenwood Yard, Albany, NY
PHOTOGRAPHER: Chris Shepherd

D&H 35719
DATE: May, 1991
LOCATION: Saratoga Yard, Saratoga, NY
NOTES: Photos of both Sides
PHOTOGRAPHER: Chris Shepherd

D&H 35727
DATE: November 1986.
LOCATION: Kenwood Yard, Albany, NY
NOTES: Examples of the two modern caboose types used by the D&H.
PHOTOGRAPHER:  Bill Mischler ©copyright. Used by permission.

D&H 35799
DATE: July, 1999
LOCATION: Kenwood Yard, Albany, NY
PHOTOGRAPHER: Chris Shepherd

D&H 35886
The D&H caboose, #35886, was built in 1913 and is now owned by the President of the Whippany Railway Museum, Steve Hepler. Photo & Scan© 1995, Paul R. Tupaczewski

Cranes

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D&H 30018
Horace Dean Collection

D&H 35001
Steam Crane
Horrace Dean Collection

Jordan Spreaders
(Snow Plows)

D&H 35054
Older Snow Plow #35054. Photograph by Thomas Coyne © 1995, Obtained from Bob's Photo, Used by permission.

Comments from Gordon A. Davids, P.E., (former Track Supervisor for the D&H)

The "snow plows" are actually Jordan Spreaders. They were built by O.F.Jordan Co. for the primary purpose of spreading ballast in the track, and clearing ditches (with those big wings). The D&H bought them with the V-plow nose to use them for snow removal as well, and they worked well for that. The wings were also used to clear snow from side tracks and yard tracks. Some of the spreaders, at least the one at Carbondale, had a "double track" nose, an extra wing mounted on the left side of the V so all the snow was plowed to the right, away from the adjacent track. The "Pink Spreader", the 35057, was actually faded D&H red. It came from the Rutland RR about 1961 or 1962, and from then at least until 1969 it stayed at Rouses Point. When I was Track Supervisor at Plattsburgh we kept it painted green with yellow trim (by keeping it out of Colonie) and touched up the paint every spring. Normally the spreaders went to Colonie every fall for overhaul before the winter season, but we conspired with the Mechanical Department at Rouses Point to do all the work up there so we could keep the spreader set up the way we wanted it. It had a special headlight power connection to the locomotive, a direct air connection to the locomotive main air reservoir, a feed valve (reducing valve) on its air tank, a propane stove for the cab, a propane torch for thawing the works, and an air windshield wiper. It was the Hot Rod of all the D&H spreaders. When it snowed and blowed in Canada, we would make two round trips a day to Delson, ahead of 9 and 35, run around the balloon track, and return to Rouses Point ahead of 34 and 10, usually pushed by NJ Engine 4050 or 4051, or both if it was real bad. We ran about 35 mph with snow flying everywhere, and we had to know where the crossings and switches were so we could raise the nose in time. The flanger signs were sometimes hidden in the snow, even though the Lacolle section gang did very well at keeping them in place. We made the worst coffee in the world on that propane stove, but it kept us warm in the cab.

Miscellaneous Equipment

Road Vehicles(Some stranger than others!)

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Tony Bucca Photo

Photo Courtesy of Bob's Photos