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    Conrail OCS-102 at 9:45PM, July 27, 1998. In 30 minutes late to the Stockyard by Buffalo Central Terminal via the Southern Tier line.
    Ex-EL 4022 (nee Erie 833) sandwiched between ex-PRR E8's 4020 (leading) and 4021.
    Kodak Gold 400 print film, time exposure over 5 seconds, tripod and no cable release. We had three cameras, two tripods and only one cable release between us!
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    Conrail OCS-102 at 9:35PM, July 27, 1998. In 30 minutes late to the Stockyard by Buffalo Central Terminal via the Southern Tier line.
    Ex-EL 4022 (nee Erie 833) sandwiched between ex-PRR E8's 4020 (leading) and 4021.
    Kodak Gold 400 print film, time exposure at 3 seconds, f1.7. Alcoman shot this one using a MOW machine as a steady rest as BCPrez had the still camera tripod and BH had the vidcam on the other tripod.
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    Conrail OCS-102 at 9:50PM, July 27, 1998. At the East Buffalo Stockyard facing west.
    Ex-EL 4022 (nee Erie 833) sandwiched between ex-PRR E8's 4020 (leading) and 4021.
    The sky was black, it sure lit up with the long exposure!
    Kodak Gold 400 print film, time exposure at 15 seconds, f1.7 with a tripod and cable release. Photo by BH (Henry)
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    Conrail OCS-102 at 9:30PM, July 27, 1998. In 30 minutes late to the Stockyard by Buffalo Central Terminal via the Southern Tier line.
    Ex-EL 4022 (nee Erie 833) sandwiched between ex-PRR E8's 4020 (leading) and 4021.
    Kodak Gold 400 print film, time exposure over 5 seconds with a quick flash in between.
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    Conrail OCS-102 at 9:40PM, July 27, 1998. At the East Buffalo Stockyard by Central Terminal.
    Ex-EL 4022, nee Erie 833, with Central Terminal in the background.
    Kodak Gold 400 print film, time exposure at 3 seconds, f1.7, tripod, but no cable release.
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    Conrail OCS-102 at 9:20PM, July 27, 1998. Already 20 minutes late, the office train pulls by SK yard (ex-Erie) on Buffalo's East Side westbound on the Southern Tier line.
    It is on the way to a reverse move at CP Draw to reach CP437 and the stockyards facing the right direction for the morning departure.
    Ex-EL 4022 (nee Erie 833) sandwiched between ex-PRR E8's 4020 (leading) and 4021.
    Kodak Gold 400 print film, 1/60 shutter, f1.7 and two pairs of headlights (Thanks Brian!) on high beam. If it wasn't half an hour late we'd have done a lot better :(
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    Conrail OCS-301, 5:40 AM, July 28, 1998, at the Stockyard by Buffalo Central Terminal prior to its on time 6:00 AM departure west.
    Ex-EL E8 4022 (nee Erie 833) is sandwiched between ex-PRR E8's 4020 (leading) and 4021.
    It really was a lot darker than it looks here, this is a 3 second exposure with 400 speed film and (augh) NO cable release!
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    Conrail OCS-301, 5:40 AM, July 28, 1998, at the Stockyard by Buffalo Central Terminal prior to its on time 6:00 AM departure west.
    Ex-EL E8 4022 (nee Erie 833) is sandwiched between ex-PRR E8's 4020 (leading) and 4021.
    It was quite dark when this was taken, the exposure was between 2 and 3 seconds with 400 speed film W/O a cable release!
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    Conrail OCS-301, 6:10 AM, July 28, 1998, westbound at Lake Avenue doing better than 50 MPH and accelerating to 78 by the time they hit the Bayview talking defect detector.
    Ex-EL E8 4022 (nee Erie 833) is sandwiched between ex-PRR E8's 4020 (leading) and 4021.
    Kodak Gold 400 print film, 1/250th shutter at f11
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    Conrail OCS-301, 6:10 AM, July 28, 1998, westbound at Lake Avenue. Cropped version of ocs301-3.jpg.
    Ex-EL E8 4022 (nee Erie 833) is sandwiched between ex-PRR E8's 4020 (leading) and 4021.
    Kodak Gold 400 print film, 1/250th shutter at f11
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    Conrail OCS-301, 6:10 AM, July 28, 1998, westbound doing 50+ at Lake Avenue.
    Click here for the 160K wave sound of the runby!
    Ex-EL E8 4022 (nee Erie 833) is sandwiched between ex-PRR E8's 4020 (leading) and 4021.
    Video still captured
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    Conrail OCS-301, 6:10 AM, July 28, 1998, westbound going away view of the theater car crossing Lake Avenue in Blasdell, NY.
    Click here for the 160K wave sound of the runby!
    Ex-EL E8 4022 (nee Erie 833) is sandwiched between ex-PRR E8's 4020 (leading) and 4021.
    Video still captured
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    As we were waiting for the OCS to come by this work train trundled its consist west.
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    As we were waiting for the OCS to come by this work train trundled its consist west.
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