R&GVRRM Picnic - First operations from Industry for Plymouth BL #1  (9/8/2007)
For the first time, Plymouth BL gas-mechanical locomotive #1 descends the HILL block grade into Industry yard during the R&GVRRM's annual picnic under its own power.

R&GVRRM Picnic - On board Eastman Kodak Company ALCO RS-1 #9 (9/8/2007)
You are on the fireman's side running board as ALCO RS-1 ex-Eastman Kodak Company #9 passes the B&O style color position light signal at switch #6 heading and then heads north on the R&GVRRM's demonstration railroad during the 2007 R&GVRRM picnic.

R&GVRRM Picnic - Lehigh Valley #211 North (9/8/2007)
Lehigh Valley Railroad ALCO 'Hammerhead' RS-3m #211 pulling Erie C254 passes through Scanlon's Curve on one of the many runs the engine made as part of the festivities during the R&GVRRM's annual picnic.   The m designation in RS-3m comes from the rebuild of #211 by Conrail; replacing the original ALCO 244 prime mover with an EMD 567B.

R&GVRRM Picnic - Post operations switching (9/8/2007)
With rides complete, it was time to get things stored back in the restoration building yard.   You are on board Eastman Kodak Company #9 while Fairbanks-Morse H12-33 #1843 passes by on track #8 after dropping off ALCO S-4 Nickel Plate Road #79.

Diesel Days 2007 (August 18-19, 2007)
The R&GVRRM's Erie caboose #C254 shoved by USA #1843 departs for the R&GVRRM's Industry depot during Diesel Days 2007.

Diesel Days 2007 (August 18-19, 2007)
Next in line for departure...R&GVRR #1654 pulls Penn Central #18526 toward Industry during Diesel Days 2007.

Diesel Days 2007 (August 18-19, 2007)
We are onboard Penn Central #18526 riding along the museum's demonstration railroad.  The caboose pulled by #1654 passes through "Scanlon's Curve" so named for the R&GV Railroad Museum's construction superintendent who has been so critical in helping to build the R&GVRRM's infrastructure.

Diesel Days 2007 (August 18-19, 2007)
R&GVRR #1654 pulls Penn Central #18526 along the R&GVRRM's demonstration railroad past the museum's replica BurmaShave signs during Diesel Days 2007.

Diesel Days 2007 (August 18-19, 2007)
Part of the Diesel Days 2007 festivities was the first public demonstrations of the museum's Plymouth Model BL gas-mechanical locomotive #1 running under its own power.   #1 was run back and forth on sidings #6 & #8, the leads to the museum's restoration building and yard, for the public to see as they past by on the trains during Diesel Days 2007.   This was a great test of the Plymouth.   Thanks to Restoration Manager, Kevin Klees, for having #1 out for all to see.    Here we see #1 throttling up and backing up as R&GVRR #1654 shoves PC #18526 by on the main.

Diesel Days 2007 (August 18-19, 2007)
Plymouth BL #1 backs up again as Fairbanks-Morse H12-44 #1843 rolls by.   You can quickly see the scale difference of a 7-ton vs. a 125+ ton locomotive.

Diesel Days 2007 (August 18-19, 2007)
#1 back up siding #6 & #8 backing toward the museum's restoration building shoving a small dump car which is part of the R&GVRRM's maintenance-of-way collection.   Originally two foot gauge, the dump car was re-gauged to standard gauge for use on small projects around the R&GVRRM.

Diesel Days 2006 (August 18-19, 2006)
USA 1843 and Erie C254 departing the Diesel Days transfer point heading south toward the R&GVRRM.

Diesel Days 2006 (August 18-19, 2006)
RGVRR 1654 heads north across Reid's Crossing with PC 18526 in tow.

Diesel Days 2006 (August 18-19, 2006)
RGVRR 1654 with PC 18526 head north of switch #6 along the museum's demonstration railroad.

10/10/06 - Cats at work...
With the 627B starting a pass, the R&GVRRM's Cat 12 grader backs through the frame to make a pass at the cut to level it off for the 627B's next pass while the 627B continues to make its pass. The Cat 12 was recently turned to operational condition by the museum's volunteers.

10/10/06 - Pulling hard...
Up close, the 627B pulls hard to get itself through the dirt and head off with another load of dirt for the fill area.

10/10/06 - Grading it off...
The museum's Cat 12 grader is seen making a pass as it levels off the cut area for the next pass of the 627B scraper.

10/10/06 - Another pass...
The Cat 12 makes another pass at the cut area as the 627B passes in front of the camera to turn and begin its pass at the cut area.

10/10/06 - Taking another cut...
The 627B takes another cut at the excavation area. In the background can be heard the pony motor on the museum's Cat D8 tractor pan. The museum's volunteers were in the process of repaired the D8's pony motor and had started it successfully to test it out.

Trolley Days @ the NYMT
Members' Preview Open House (7/14/2006)
As a prelude to open to the public Trolley Weekend, the New York Museum of Transportation held a Members' Preview Open House on Friday, July 14, 2006. Here we have former Philadelphia & Western "Stafford" Car #168 operating under wire for the members of the NYMT and the Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum. The car is seen heading toward to the NYMT car barn.

Trolley Days @ the NYMT
Members' Preview Open House (7/14/2006)
Car #168 returns to the car barn after another run for the museum members. The car was run all evening as members came out for a visit and a ride.

Trolley Days @ the NYMT
Members' Preview Open House (7/14/2006)
Car #168 heads down the west side of the NYMT loop track. Currently trolleys can only operate on the west side of the loop.

Trolley Days @ the NYMT
Members' Preview Open House (7/14/2006)
You are on board as Car #168 heads back up the west side of the NYMT loop toward the NYMT car barn.

Trolley Days @ the NYMT
Members' Preview Open House (7/14/2006)
Car #168 accelerates out of the NYMT car barn past the NYMT's main display barn on another run during the Members' Preview Open House.

LA&L 425 and 420 passing the R&GVRRM (4/18/2006)
Livonia, Avon & Lakeville ALCO Century C-425 #425 and C-420 #420 heads south light past the R&GV Railroad Museum on April 18, 2006, after delivering a good size train to interchange earlier in the day.

R&GVRR #1654 and EK#6 - Switching the NYMT Loop (4/1/2006)
On this day, the job is to move all of the freight cars and the NYMT's G&W caboose from storage on the east leg of the NYMT loop and move them over for storage on the west leg of the NYMT loop. The R&GV Railroad Museum's two GE 80-tonners, R&GVRR #1654 and EK#6, head toward the NYMT loop switch to prepare to pick up cars from the east leg of the loop.

R&GVRR #1654 and EK#6 - Switching the NYMT Loop (4/1/2006)
Having already moved the R&GVRRM's FGEX wood reefer #50220, MDT steel reefer #12549 and PRR H-21g hopper car over to the west leg of the loop, #1654 and #6 shove the R&GVRRM's Eastman Kodak Company tank car EKCX52 from the loop switch up the west leg to hook on to the stored string.

R&GVRR #1654 and EK#6 - Switching the NYMT Loop (4/1/2006)
With portions of the grade on the east side of the loop measuring over 6%, R&GVRRM #1654 and EK#6 struggle up the steep grade on their way to pull down the NYMT's Genesee & Wyoming (nee-DL&W) caboose #8 down the east leg for storage on the west leg.

R&GVRR #1654 and EK#6 - Switching the NYMT Loop (4/1/2006)
Having successfully navigated the steep east leg of the loop, #1654and #6 shove the G&W caboose up the west leg to tie on to EKCX#52.

Caterpillar D7E in Action - Big Dig (8/27/2005)
The museum's 1968 Cat D7E bulldozer has a full blade of dirt as it works to prepare the site for the next pass of the museum's Cat tractor pan.

Caterpillar D7E in Action - Big Dig (8/27/2005)
The museum's 1968 Cat D7E bulldozer has a full blade of dirt as it works to prepare the site for the next pass of the museum's Cat tractor pan.

Caterpillar Tractor Pan in Action - Big Dig (8/27/2005)
The Cat tractor pan with the Cat D8 tractor in the lead has a full load of dirt and is ready to head to dump its load.

Caterpillar Tractor Pan in Action - Big Dig (8/27/2005)
The Cat tractor pan with the Cat D8 tractor in the lead has a full load of dirt and is ready to head to dump its load.

Diesel Days 2005 (8/20/2005)
USA 1843 southbound at Reid's Crossing

Diesel Days 2005 (8/20/2005)
USA 1843 northbound at Reid's Crossing

Diesel Days 2005 (8/20/2005)
Riding the PC 18526 southbound near Scanlon's Curve

Diesel Days 2005 (8/20/2005)
RGVRRM 1654 southbound at Reid's Crossing

NKP #79 - Descending the Hill (8/13/2005)
Nickel Plate Road ALCO S-4 #79 follows LV #211 into siding #5 in Industry yard.

Lehigh Valley #211 - Descending the Hill (8/13/2005)
Lehigh Valley Railroad #211 descends the hill into Industry yard after a run up the line.

Lehigh Valley #211 - Descending the Hill (8/13/2005)
Lehigh Valley Railroad #211 descends the hill into Industry yard after a run up the line.

Bucyrus-Erie 20-H - Going to Work (8/13/2005)
With its tracks rebuilt, our Bucyrus-Erie 20-H hydraulic excavator crawls under its own power through the Industry depot parking lot on its way to up to the museum's restoration building site to be used to continue the excavation up there.

Caterpillar D7E in Action - Big Dig (11/01/2003)
With the R&GV Railroad Museum undertaking their Big Dig in 2003 to move the earth north of the museum's restoration building so that track can be installed to the building, we find the museum's Cat D7E scraping topsoil off the top of the hill to be used later. The topsoil will be used on the banks to allow trees, shrubs and grass to be planted when the digging is done.

Caterpillar D7E in Action - Big Dig (11/01/2003)
With the R&GV Railroad Museum undertaking their Big Dig in 2003 to move the earth north of the museum's restoration building so that track can be installed to the building, we find the museum's Cat D7E scraping topsoil off the top of the hill to be used later. The topsoil will be used on the banks to allow trees, shrubs and grass to be planted when the digging is done.

R&GVRR #1654 heading out of siding #5
With a newly rebuilt switch in our Industry yard, it was time to bring out the museum's former U.S. Military 80-tonner for a test run. Check out the #1654 in action.

R&GVRR #1654 climbing the hill
With a newly rebuilt switch in our Industry yard, it was time to bring out the museum's former U.S. Military 80-tonner for a test run. Check out the #1654 in action.

R&GVRR Jackson Tamper in Action
With a newly rebuilt switch in our Industry yard, it was time to bring out the museum's Jackson tamper and give it a real good tamping. Check out the tamper in action.

Caterpillar D7E in Action
With the first spring day to climb into the 80's in 2003, it was time to start waking up some of our construction equipment from its winter slumber. Watch here as the R&GV Railroad Museum's restored Caterpillar D7E takes a bite out of some dirt next to the museum's restoration building.

Ex-Brooklyn Navy Yard #12 Vulcan 0-4-0T in Service in 1988
It's 1988 and we find BNY #12 under steam on the Newark Valley, NY depot. In this clip, #12 pulls by the cameraman with Operation Lifesaver car, OLS-1 in tow. We hope someday to be able to repeat this on the tracks of the R&GV Railroad Museum as we have #12 under evaluation for restoration. Can you help us with a donation?

In the Cab of ex-BNY #12 Vulcan 0-4-0T in Service in 1988
It's 1988 and we find BNY #12 under steam on the Newark Valley, NY depot. In this clip, we are in #12's cab watching the fireman tend to his fire.

Buda Engine from Plymouth BL Rolls Over
February 1st marked the 1st time in many years the Buda engine from the R&GV Railroad Museum's Plymouth BL gas-mechanical locomotive has rolled over under its own power! Brought to the museum in derelict condition, the engine has been completely rebuilt so this was beautiful music to the members of the R&GV RR Museum.