EL 2569 brings a westbound freight off the grade down from Otisville Tunnel and into Port Jervis, NY. on a late August morning in 1967. I don't recall whether the 2 men beside the train have any connection with it, but they make for a better photo. Also not sure if the haze beside the train is brake shoe smoke after the steep descent from Otisville. Erie-Lackawanna 4-axle 2nd generation power was often used in 3-unit sets at the time; this train appears to have 2 sets. If this were early in the week, especially a Monday, this could be a power-balancing move to get power not needed early in the week at Croxton back west where it was needed. Such moves were common.

Photographed by Warren Beckwith, August, 1967.
Added to the photo archive by Warren Beckwith, April 6, 2020.
Railroad: Erie Lackawanna.

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