A shot of the Newburgh Local at the flats in Salisbury Mills, 1972. It would not be even ten more years when the last freight would travel over the Newburgh Branch and just over ten years before the last piece of railroad equipment would travel over the branch. Credits to Russ Hallock.
This is a "Ski Train" (as they were called) standing just short of the Moodna Viaduct. This is usually where the train unloaded, then ran into Newburgh to be turned and serviced. Engine 2753 is a K-4b Pacific (built by Badlwin in 1923 as a K-4a, rebuilt by Hornell in 1929 as a K-4b. These are not USRA Pacifics, they were the K-5's); note it has received a secondhand Berkshire tender. The date is March 10, 1940 and the photographer is Bob Collins.
Probably the most iconic picture on the Newburgh Branch, this shot shows Erie Lackawanna 8431 (Ex Lackawanna 8431) pulling the 1964 rail fan trip over the Orrs Mills Rd. crossing in Salisbury Mills NY. There are many other shots similar to this but none are as great as this one. Credits to the Russ Hallock collection.
A look at town square in Central Valley NY just after the Graham Line was completed. You can see that the station has now been moved up the hill and a concrete wall takes it's place. Today, the scene looks the same except for the tree in the center which was recently removed. Credits to the Woodbury Historical Society.
