At 9:00 PM, Thursday, April 5, 1968, the Sabo, Custer and Stubblefield Southern dispatched Extra 2206 East into the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel. With a multitude of crew changes, the intrepid voyagers (Ray Sabo, Denny Custer and John Stubblefield) left behind Canada and 2/3 of New York state. The breaking dawn brought arrival at our first stop, at Gloversville, NY for the Fonda Johnstown & Gloversville. FJ&G was all tied up until 9:A.M, but our "19" orders called for tight running all-day. So photos of an Alco switcher were grabbed, and it was off to the next stop at Amsterdam.

The Schenectady yards of locomotive builder Alco turned up a lone Penn Central C636 #6344 (the final unit in PC's order for C636s) plus the Alco C415 demonstrator prior to its being sold as #1000 to Hammersly Iron of Australia. Additionally, through a chance encounter with Alco Company photographer John Cusano; it was learned that the company's large color photo collection of diesel locomotives had been given to several sources. (Two photos below)

Albany was next and what else but the Delaware & Hudson's Colonie shops. Armed with photo permits we were exalted rulers of the place. WOW, all sorts of goodies inside and out. A GE 44-tonner (International Paper), an EL U-boat, various kinds of D&H wonders. A fifth D&H PA (ex-New Haven 0783) was inside (parts source?), along with several EL coaches being prepared for painting ( . . . in D&H colors). Prime time was given to D&H #19, one of the lovely PAs, it was headed for the wash rack. We followed her back down to the depot, pausing long enough to catch an Allegheny-Ludlum GE 150-hp switcher at a near-by plant. A movie run on #19 was held on the northern outskirts of Albany, and then the troops enjoyed one of our now patented 87-second lunches. (Four photos below)