AC&Y HS Photo Gallery

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Images from the AC&Y HS Archives

The AC&Y HS Gallery presents a number of images from the Society Archives. The photos presented here will change every so often, so be sure to check back occasionally. You can click on each of the small images to see a larger version. Prints of these photos and hundreds of others are available from the AC&Y HS Company Store.
	When the AC&Y took control of the Northern Ohio Railway in 1920, it assumed daily mixed train service between Akron and Delphos, Ohio. Mixed trains 90 and 95 also handled the AC&Y's premium freight manifests. In 1925-26, the AC&Y rebuilt two wood coaches and added two second-hand baggage cars to comply with U.S. Mail / Railway Express contracts. The roster consisted of passenger coaches #15, #16, #17 plus baggage-mail #11 and #12. In 1942, combination RPO #261, #262 and coach #263 were acquired from the Mississippi Central. The replacement cars featured "Buy War Bonds" and road name lettering in yellow-gold. The Society offers decals for modeling these cars in our Company Store


	This series of pictures is from a very bad derailment which ocurred at M.P. 61 near Tymochtee (six miles east of Carey) on Febuary 4, 1966. It involved eastbound train No. 94, F-M diesels 502-208 and 66 cars. A rail broke at the curve derailing the two engines and 27 cars following. An article by Bob Lucas in the "AC&Y HS News" (Vol. 12, No. 2) tells the full story and includes a list of the cars damaged, what they were carrying, the shippers and the destination.


This is a montage of four photos taken by Bob Lucas in 1976. To the left is the turntable and diesel shop. Every class of steel caboose to carry the AC&Y roadname can be seen in the foreground! Photo by Bob Lucas.

	Signalman Marion Young, Sr. is pictured on his velocipede near the Big Four signal house at Hiles, Ohio as it appeared just after construction in 1918. Vaughn K. Neel collection.	Insulated boxcar 614 and four siblings were purchased from the DT&I in 1962 for the exclusive use of the Campbell Soup Co. at Napolean, Ohio on the DT&I. Bob Lucas photo.

	In 1959, the AC&Y leased 25 new Greenville GV-2 covered hoppers, indistinguishable from the better known Pullman-Standard PS-2 design. Bob Lucas photo.	A view of the Brittain roundhouse about 1966. Visible are Alco S-2 switchers Nos. 103 (ex-Delray Connecting in blue) and 105 (ex-NKP repainted yellow). Also visible are partial (left lower corner) and distant (above #103) shots of AC&Y's "orange" 50' DD boxcars (AC&Y 3775-3999). Tom Davidson photo.

	Encircling the Brittain yard turntable are diesel locomotives Nos. 107, 2049, 2463, 2454, and 2452. All but the No. 107 were "leased to ACY" by the the N&W, the new property owner after 1964. The photo is dated mid-1969. Photo from the collection of Mike Bradley.	N&W 3127, and EMD SW-8 was captured at Brittain in 1980. Note the "Leased to ACY" visible below the road number. This ex-Wabash unit appears to have had two repaintings since joining the N&W. Roger Durfee photo - Ralph Rizzo Collection.

	Built in 1890, the "Type III" depot at New Washington stood until 1999. It was acquired, dismantled and is being restored by Society member Fritz Kuenzel. Photo by Mike Woodruff, used with permission.	Here's the caboose of an eastbound train at Greenwich, OH, in January of 1973. The old NYC/Big Four Cleveland to Indianapolis line can be seen off to the right. The power on this AC&Y train was the leased ex-NKP GP-9's #2458, #2453 and #2460. Photo by Mike Woodruff, used with permission.

	AC&Y company sand car No. 408 was photographed on the Erie local near Warren in the mid-70's. AC&Y acquired these 4-bay, 70-ton, 3000 cuf cars new from Greenville in 1951. Larry DeYoung photo - Society Archive.	This is AC&Y Tool car X-994. It was originally an Erie-Lackawanna baggage car acquired second-hand by AC&Y. Larry DeYoung found X-994 at Brittain on September 30, 1977. Larry DeYoung photo - Society Archive.

	Fairbanks-Morse diesel No. 200, the AC&Y's only H15-44, poses for her builder's photo in Beloit, Wisconsin in 1949. Denver Walker collection - Society archive.	AC&Y No. 504, an F-M H20-44, shows off her new "Pevler" blue paint scheme, as she hauls business car No. 23 (the "Blue Goose") past Silver Street in Akron around 1963. Denver Walker collection - Society Archive.

	Caboose #71 taken at Delphos in August 1971. Former Norfolk & Western class CG cabin car N&W #518403. Acquired 1970, destroyed by fire 1976. Dr. Bill Moore photo, H. Vaughn Smith collection - Society archive.	Mather single sheathed box #1260 taken December 1957, location unknown. Very rare shot. Built by Mather Patent Car in 1942. From series ACY 1250-1299 (2900 cubic feet, 40-ton capacity with 8' 7" interior height and 6' door opening). Some cars remained in service thru 1961. Bob Lucas collection.

	A rare color photo of Class 'R' Mikado No. 406 on the turntable at Brittain taken 10/22/44. The 406 is brand new, just received from Lima! The photo is from the collection of the late Ira Messenger, a long-time AC&Y fan. The original photographer is unknown.	Another early color shot of Fairbanks-Morse H20-44 #503 departing Delphos eastbound on 10/24/52. Note you can see Nickel Plate Road (Clover Leaf) steam in the distance. The photo was taken by Sandy Goodrick.

	A Class 'R' crosses the New York Central (Big Four) diamond at Hiles, Ohio in 1949. Society member Vaughn K. Neel is the photographer.	An F-M H20-44 pounds the same crossing that same year. This photo is also by Vaughn Neel who operated the tower that protected this crossing.

Click here to see Society member Eric Griswold's photos of Southwest Portland Cement Company's F-M's (including ex-ACY 505) in action.
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