(Otto, is this allowed?
sorry..couldnt resist!
)
Andy,
the big Alcos and MLW's are former Cartier Mining units, from Canada.
they are being leased by the Susquehanna.
they have been stored in Cohocton, NY for the last few years.
I cant tell you what *times* trains operate, but you can find trains belonging to Susquehanna, Norfolk Southern, and Canadian Pacific running through Binghamton.
(some would say Delaware & Hudson trains are still operating, but personally I consider them CP trains and not D&H..thats a matter of speculation, the exact status of the D&H is nebulous..)
Binghamton has an amazing railroad history..
the D&H was the main railfan favorite in town for the last 150 years or so, also the Erie and DL&W were local roads.
The Susquehanna is the oldest local railroad.
so those 4 railroads are the "originals" in town.
Erie
DL&W (Delaware, Lackawanna & Western. called "Lackawanna" for short)
Susquehanna (NYSW)
D&H
in 1960 the Erie and the DL&W merged to form Erie Lackawanna,
and the EL became part of Conrail in 1976.
Conrail operated until 1999, when it was taken over by Norfolk Southern and CSX. (the former Conrail in the southern tier is all NS now..no CSX runs in the neighborhood)
CP also has traffic rights on the "Souther Tier Main"..
which is the original Erie.
D&H originally had traffic rights to run to Buffalo from binghamton on the Erie.
those rights stayed with the Erie-Lackawanna,
they remained when the Souther Tier main became Conrail,
and today, Canadian pacific, which took over the D&H) STILL has the rights with NS!
today, there are talks going on that will probably eliminate CP trains on the Southern Tier main east of Binghamton, but CP will still remain on the original D&H trackage..
The D&H/CP east binghamton yard was originally DL&W..
even though that yard was EL, it is not NS today..
Today, you have NS on the former Conrail (Erie/Lackawanna) routes.
Susquehanna still running on her ancestral track.
and Canadian Pacific operating the former D&H.
still a lot going on in Binghamton!
and amazingly, STILL Alcos in town!
you are lucky to live down there..
Binghamton has been a railfan mecca basically forever..
Scot