Alco Switcher Works the Old Lehigh Valley Main

After crossing the CSX main line to the other side of town, Depew, Lancaster & Western's Batavia, NY local BT-1 creeps onto the remnants of the old Lehigh Valley main line to work Chapin International, picking up one covered hopper and setting out another with an Alco S6 built in 1956 while old LV infrastructure (such as signal boxes and switch mechanisms) still stands nearby!
Filmed 11/16/2023
©2023 M'G:20 Productions - Matty Gunn
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Train/Engine information:
BT-1 Westbound
Batavia, NY Local
-DL ALCo S6 #1044
Equipment used:
-Canon Vixia HF R800
-Canon EOS Rebel T6 DSLR
-Uniden Bearcat BC125AT Handheld Scanner

[@alfredbaroni2133]

The last I seen a Alco S6 was in the early 80s Southern Pacific running the Fresno / Clovis branch line. They all but disappeared after that. Great to see one still in action!!!

[@melvindurslag4460]

Good stuff. Watch your videos every morning.

[@mattygunn693]

Right on, thanks!

[@TheKenHerrick]

Thanks, Very cool

[@philliplee980]

Nice

[@stevenstorey1945]

Fun video, Matty! Great job of catching that Alco engine doing what it does best...

[@mattygunn693]

Thanks a lot!

[@Steve-xf4uv]

Love those local switching moves - the more remote the better ! Track seems a bit rough on the ex-Lehigh main but they still have at least one customer to serve. That little switcher just purrs.

[@garymartz7587]

Cool video! Real classic Alco switcher. Nice job!

[@mattygunn693]

Thank you!

[@KCTopDawg]

Awesome video Matty!

[@mattygunn693]

Thanks a lot!

[@johndanaher6371]

Pretty cool catch. Glad the leaves have almost fallen off. It gave a better view of the switch. Did you happen to see any dates on the rail? Just curious.

[@mattygunn693]

Thank you! I thought I was gonna have to send my drone to catch the set out, but then I saw how open the foliage was so I decided against it. Unfortunately I didn't see any dates; it didn't even cross my mind to check for dates. 😒 Next time I will!

[@richardstraight5721]

Old switcher for old track.

[@johnniebellamy5912]

Is That The Only Customer On That Part Of The Line?

[@mattygunn693]

Yes it is

[@tommyhunter1817]

Batavia, the part of New York where normal people still live.

[@davidbrown4823]

What does the industry produce?

[@bendtheirons8648]

They make plastic and metal hand held pump up weed sprayers (Chapin Sprayers). The hopper cars are loaded with plastic pellets for the molded plastic weed sprayers.

[@davidbrown4823]

Thank You. @@bendtheirons8648