hi
i am wondering if there were any run-throughs or detours from other roads on the NYS&W in the pre-DO era, i'm thinking of the 60s and 70s? also did Susie-Q lease any locos from other lines?
basically looking for instances and locations where a model layout based on the susie-Q of that era could conceivably have a bit of variation in motive power.
some systems seemed to make a habit of leasing locos and run throughs, for example CNJ leased a lot of motive power and the L&HR used a fair number of CNJ and RDG units, but it was a bridge line so more rationale for 'foreign' units to appear. susie-Q was not, if you excepted freight coming from the interchanges at sparta and green pond but neither seems to have produced heavy tonnages for them. i've seen a couple of photos of 1800s in company with CNJ units, probably at a workshop somewhere, but i know less about the RR's east end and whether there were places where you'd see susie-Q and other RR units side by side.
regards, ben
i am wondering if there were any run-throughs or detours from other roads on the NYS&W in the pre-DO era, i'm thinking of the 60s and 70s? also did Susie-Q lease any locos from other lines?
basically looking for instances and locations where a model layout based on the susie-Q of that era could conceivably have a bit of variation in motive power.
some systems seemed to make a habit of leasing locos and run throughs, for example CNJ leased a lot of motive power and the L&HR used a fair number of CNJ and RDG units, but it was a bridge line so more rationale for 'foreign' units to appear. susie-Q was not, if you excepted freight coming from the interchanges at sparta and green pond but neither seems to have produced heavy tonnages for them. i've seen a couple of photos of 1800s in company with CNJ units, probably at a workshop somewhere, but i know less about the RR's east end and whether there were places where you'd see susie-Q and other RR units side by side.
regards, ben