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Chesapeake & Ohio 614 Then and Now

Last Sunday former Chesapeake & Ohio 4-8-4 was towed to Strasburg, Pa., to begin an operational restoration.

Monday, Kris and I swung by Strasburg to catch a glimpse of the great machine.

Back in 1997, I caught C&O 614 when it was working excursions between Hoboken, New Jersey and Port Jervis via the former Erie Railroad.

Below is an action photo of the engine at Port Jervis under bright June 1997 sun and a photo of it last Monday evening at Strasburg.

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Erie Heritage—Port Jervis, New York.

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As a fan of the Erie, I’m drawn to Port Jervis out of curiosity.

Historically this was an important place on the old Erie Railroad. The Erie passed into history years ago, and now Port Jervis is little more than a minor commuter train terminal.

Today, it’s Erie heritage is honored at several locations in the town.

The old turntable west of the Metro-North station was restored in the 1990s. Former Erie E8A locomotive 833 is displayed in Erie paint on the table, with a former Delaware & Hudson RS-3 in a near-Erie livery (lettered for owner New York & Greenwood Lakes) rests nearby.

Exposed using my Lumix LX7. Not the nicest morning, but the wet dreary condition seem to suit the old Erie.

Photo exposed using a Lumix LX7 as a RAW file. I made several adjustments to exposure, contrast and color temperature to improve the overall appearance of the photo.

Not an Erie locomotive, although the Erie had plenty of similar Alco road switcher and these would have been common at Port Jervis in the 1950s and early 1960s.

Several blocks away is the restored Erie Depot and a nearby business styled as the Erie Hotel [http://theeriehotel.com/hotel] that boasts historic links with to Erie passenger travel.

I visited Port Jervis the other day and made these digital photos with my Lumix LX7.

I also a exposed a few color slides and some black & white film (pending processing).

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