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E Clark's Collection
 
5/4/2024
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: Larry's Truck Electric
Model:EMD GP15-1Built As:CR 1638 (GP15-1)
Serial Number:787249-54Order No:787249
Frame Number:787249-54Built:11/1979
Notes:Ex-NS, Exx-CR
Other locos with this serial:  NS 1417(GP15-1) LTEX 1417(GP15-1) CR 1638(GP15-1) YRC 1549(GP15-1)
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LTEX 1417
Title:  LTEX 1417
Description:  Eventually, CSX wanted their engine back so we were given this leased ex-Conrail GP15-1. It was the nicest engine we had in our time there, but had its share of fun.
Photo Date:  6/25/2008  Upload Date: 12/27/2012 12:31:47 AM
Location:  Hamilton, OH
Author:  E Clark
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  LTEX 1417(GP15-1)
Views:  527   Comments: 0
Rain
Title:  Rain
Description:  Stepping off as the brakeman walks to the end of the cut to knock off the brakes.
Photo Date:  6/28/2008  Upload Date: 12/27/2012 12:39:02 AM
Location:  Hamilton, OH
Author:  E Clark
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Action
Locomotives:  LTEX 1417(GP15-1)
Views:  407   Comments: 0
Off Roading
Title:  Off Roading
Description:  In August 08 we were told to get the old boxcars out of the old coal track in the yard for scrap. With no brush cutting tools, we went in. I couldnt even see the track.
Photo Date:  8/25/2008  Upload Date: 12/27/2012 1:16:57 AM
Location:  Hamilton, OH
Author:  E Clark
Categories:  Scenic,Yard,Track
Locomotives:  LTEX 1417(GP15-1)
Views:  588   Comments: 2
Made It!
Title:  Made It!
Description:  Not only did it all stay on the track, the cars which had sat for years actually held air.
Photo Date:  8/25/2008  Upload Date: 12/27/2012 1:20:23 AM
Location:  Hamilton, OH
Author:  E Clark
Categories: 
Locomotives:  LTEX 1417(GP15-1)
Views:  464   Comments: 0
South 1
Title:  South 1
Description:  Soon to be scrapped cars were shoved into S-1 to await inspection, repair, and pick up by CSX.
Photo Date:  8/25/2008  Upload Date: 12/27/2012 1:23:44 AM
Location:  Hamilton, OH
Author:  E Clark
Categories: 
Locomotives:  LTEX 1417(GP15-1)
Views:  537   Comments: 0
Batman
Title:  Batman
Description:  Accessories not included.
Photo Date:  12/17/2008  Upload Date: 12/27/2012 12:45:50 AM
Location:  Hamilton, OH
Author:  E Clark
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  LTEX 1417(GP15-1)
Views:  387   Comments: 0
Old and New
Title:  Old and New
Description:  LTEX 1417 with the GMRY 20 in the rain.
Photo Date:  1/9/2009  Upload Date: 12/27/2012 12:41:17 PM
Location:  Hamilton, OH
Author:  E Clark
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  LTEX 1417(GP15-1) GMRY 20(GP9)
Views:  464   Comments: 0
Ice
Title:  Ice
Description:  Water run off always made things interesting on hill 6.
Photo Date:  1/16/2009  Upload Date: 12/27/2012 12:10:10 PM
Location:  Hamilton, OH
Author:  E Clark
Categories:  Winter,Track
Locomotives:  LTEX 1417(GP15-1)
Views:  401   Comments: 0
Morning at the river track.
Title:  Morning at the river track.
Description:  Engine rolled outside to warm up without smoking up the 2 mill.
Photo Date:  1/16/2009  Upload Date: 12/27/2012 12:50:20 AM
Location:  Hamilton, OH
Author:  E Clark
Categories:  Scenic
Locomotives:  LTEX 1417(GP15-1)
Views:  359   Comments: 0
Start Up
Title:  Start Up
Description:  When it got colder we would keep the engine in either the coating mill or in the 2 mill. This was at the 2 mill.
Photo Date:  1/16/2009  Upload Date: 12/27/2012 12:53:29 AM
Location:  Hamilton, OH
Author:  E Clark
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  LTEX 1417(GP15-1)
Views:  499   Comments: 2
Rear view
Title:  Rear view
Description:  Tank and torch on back were for un-freezing switches.
Photo Date:  2/26/2009  Upload Date: 12/27/2012 12:48:57 PM
Location:  Hamilton, OH
Author:  E Clark
Categories:  Roster,Winter,Track
Locomotives:  LTEX 1417(GP15-1)
Views:  355   Comments: 0
Hill 5
Title:  Hill 5
Description:  A shot while the brakeman steps inside for coffee and talk of the weekends activities. This section of track always had a lot of spilled pulp on it and was pretty rough.
Photo Date:  3/9/2009  Upload Date: 12/27/2012 12:21:25 PM
Location:  Hamilton, OH
Author:  E Clark
Categories:  Scenic
Locomotives:  LTEX 1417(GP15-1)
Views:  420   Comments: 0
"Well %$@^*!!"
Title:  "Well %$@^*!!"
Description:  Shoving 3 loads in from the yard, the engine and car next to it pick a bad place to derail. Rail broke benieth us after we started over the crossing, which we had tied up for at least 10 hours.
Photo Date:  12/3/2009  Upload Date: 12/27/2012 2:39:54 PM
Location:  Hamilton, OH
Author:  E Clark
Categories:  Wreck,Track
Locomotives:  LTEX 1417(GP15-1)
Views:  469   Comments: 1
Clean Break
Title:  Clean Break
Description:  Conductor/supervisor points to where the rail snapped.
Photo Date:  12/3/2009  Upload Date: 12/27/2012 2:45:43 PM
Location:  Hamilton, OH
Author:  E Clark
Categories:  Wreck,Track
Locomotives:  LTEX 1417(GP15-1)
Views:  501   Comments: 0
245,000 lb Road Block
Title:  245,000 lb Road Block
Description:  Going no where. Normally we would have rerailed it ourselves, but this was more complicated so we called Godbey.
Photo Date:  12/3/2009  Upload Date: 12/27/2012 2:52:01 PM
Location:  Hamilton, OH
Author:  E Clark
Categories:  Wreck,Track
Locomotives:  LTEX 1417(GP15-1)
Views:  422   Comments: 0
115 start up
Title:  115 start up
Description:  Despite showing up in Sept., the 115 wasnt ready to be used. It leaked water like a sieve, the batteries were dead, and it had other problems.
Photo Date:  12/22/2009  Upload Date: 12/27/2012 4:10:45 PM
Location:  Hamilton, OH
Author:  E Clark
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  GMRY 115(NW2) LTEX 1417(GP15-1) OTSX 70(GP10)
Views:  487   Comments: 0
No Damage Here
Title:  No Damage Here
Description:  After we stuck the pick up truck. Police are still on the scene in the background.
Photo Date:  1/7/2010  Upload Date: 12/27/2012 3:34:06 PM
Location:  Hamilton, OH
Author:  E Clark
Categories:  Winter,Wreck
Locomotives:  LTEX 1417(GP15-1) OTSX 70(GP10)
Views:  531   Comments: 0
Overhead
Title:  Overhead
Description:  More often than not we had to sit and wait for them to finish emptying the cars on hill 5. Here I used the time to shoot the 1417 from an unused chemical storage bunker.
Photo Date:  1/30/2010  Upload Date: 12/27/2012 7:59:52 PM
Location:  Hamilton, OH
Author:  E Clark
Categories:  Scenic
Locomotives:  LTEX 1417(GP15-1)
Views:  535   Comments: 2
The Good and the Bad
Title:  The Good and the Bad
Description:  Around Feb. 2010 we began using the 115 as the 1417 was going back to Larrys with the OTSX 70.
Photo Date:  3/9/2010  Upload Date: 12/27/2012 8:39:34 PM
Location:  Hamilton, OH
Author:  E Clark
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  GMRY 115(NW2) LTEX 1417(GP15-1)
Views:  436   Comments: 0
South 3
Title:  South 3
Description:  1417 and 70 set out with our outbounds for CSX in S-3.
Photo Date:  4/21/2010  Upload Date: 12/30/2012 10:55:02 PM
Location:  Hamilton, OH
Author:  E Clark
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,Yard
Locomotives:  LTEX 1417(GP15-1) OTSX 70(GP10)
Views:  344   Comments: 0
Going
Title:  Going
Description:  April 21, 2010-LTEX 1417 and OTSX (GMRY) 70 are set out to CSX to go back to Larrys.
Photo Date:  4/21/2010  Upload Date: 12/30/2012 10:50:08 PM
Location:  Hamilton, OH
Author:  E Clark
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  GMRY 115(NW2) LTEX 1417(GP15-1) OTSX 70(GP10)
Views:  503   Comments: 0
Then and Now
Title:  Then and Now
Description:  1417 and 70 in S-3 in 2010 and S-3 area now.
Photo Date:  10/14/2012  Upload Date: 1/6/2013 10:09:09 PM
Location:  Hamilton, OH
Author:  E Clark
Categories:  Scenic,Yard,Track
Locomotives:  LTEX 1417(GP15-1) GMRY 70(GP10)
Views:  378   Comments: 0
Then and Now
Title:  Then and Now
Description:  1417 in the yard in 08 and the same area in Nov. 12
Photo Date:  11/3/2012  Upload Date: 1/6/2013 10:31:26 PM
Location:  Hamilton, OH
Author:  E Clark
Categories:  Scenic,Yard,Track
Locomotives:  LTEX 1417(GP15-1)
Views:  266   Comments: 2
Then and Now
Title:  Then and Now
Description:  1417 at the spring switch by the floodwall with some cars to be scrapped in 08 and the area in Nov. 12
Photo Date:  11/3/2012  Upload Date: 1/6/2013 10:26:35 PM
Location:  Hamilton, OH
Author:  E Clark
Categories:  Yard,Track
Locomotives:  LTEX 1417(GP15-1)
Views:  282   Comments: 0


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