New York Central locomotive no. 242 leads an eastbound commuter train, shot from the cab of the Empire State Express, at 125th Street in New York, New York, on February 7, 1962. Photograph by William Botkin, BOTKINW-10-WT-1 © 1962, William Botkin.
New York Central locomotive no. 1690 hauls eastbound freight at Harmon, New York, on February 7, 1962. Photograph by William Botkin, BOTKINW-10-WT-3 © 1962, William Botkin.
New York Central locomotive no. 4060 leads eastbound Hendrick Hudson train no. 34, shot from the cab of the Empire State Express, at Manitou, New York, on February 7, 1962. Photograph by William Botkin, BOTKINW-10-WT-7 © 1962, William Botkin.
From inside the cab of eastbound Empire State Express at mileposts 47-48 in Manitou, New York, on February 7, 1962. Photograph by William Botkin, BOTKINW-10-WT-10 © 1962, William Botkin.
Pennsylvania Railroad locomotive no. 4868 leads a northbound passenger train at Elizabeth, New Jersey, in February, 1967. Photograph by William Botkin, BOTKINW-10-WT-32 © 1967, William Botkin.
Pennsylvania Railroad locomotive no. 4887 leads a southbound passenger train at Elizabeth, New Jersey, in March, 1967. Photograph by William Botkin, BOTKINW-10-WT-39 © 1967, William Botkin.
Pennsylvania Railroad locomotive no. 4929 leads a southbound passenger train at Elizabeth, New Jersey, in March, 1967. Photograph by William Botkin, BOTKINW-10-WT-53 © 1967, William Botkin.
New York Central westbound Detroit to Chicago no. 17 makes a station stop at Ann Arbor, Michigan in Jan 1968 just one month prior to the merger with the Pennsylvania Railroad that created the Penn Central. Photograph by William Botkin, BOTKINW-10-WT-61 © 1968, William Botkin.
New York Central locomotive no. 4084 leads westbound passenger train no. 355 at Ann Arbor, Michigan, in January, 1968. Photograph by William Botkin, BOTKINW-10-WT-68 © 1968, William Botkin.
Penn Central locomotive no. 1805 hauls eastbound freight at Ann Arbor, Michigan, in April, 1968. Photograph by William Botkin, BOTKINW-10-WT-76 © 1968, William Botkin.
Penn Central locomotive nos. 4420 and GG1 4867 at Enola, Pennsylvania, on June 29, 1968. Photograph by William Botkin, BOTKINW-10-WT-95 © 1968, William Botkin.
Penn Central locomotive no. 2216 at the diesel shops in Enola, Pennsylvania, on June 29, 1968. Photograph by William Botkin, BOTKINW-10-WT-103 © 1968, William Botkin.
Penn Central locomotive no. 6124 hauls eastbound freight at Duncannon, Pennsylvania, on June 29, 1968. Photograph by William Botkin, BOTKINW-10-WT-139 © 1968, William Botkin.
Shot from the cab of Penn Central locomotive no. 4924 as it leads northbound Midday Congressional train no. 130 at Hudson, New Jersey, on July 20, 1968. Photograph by William Botkin, BOTKINW-10-WT-161 © 1968, William Botkin.
Penn Central locomotive no. 7353 leads eastbound freight at Ann Arbor, Michigan, in November, 1968. Photograph by William Botkin, BOTKINW-10-WT-174 © 1968, William Botkin.
Still in New York Central livery nine months after the Penn Central merger, GP-7 No. 5667 switches the local industries at Wayne Junction, Michigan across the C&O diamond. The train order stand was used for westbound trains on track 1, whereas the switcher was on the adjacent track that connected to the C&O interchange. BOTKIN-10-WT-178 © 1968, William Botkin.
Penn Central LS-3 kicks up snow as it passes westbound through Ann Arbor, Michigan headed by U30B 2892 on January 12, 1969. Photograph by William Botkin, BOTKINW-10-WT-180 © 1969, William Botkin.
Ann Arbor Operator Botkin hands up orders to eastbound JT-3 headed by Penn Central GP-40 No.3109 on 12 January 1969. JT-3 was a freight that ran from Jackson, Michigan to Toledo, Ohio. Photograph by William Botkin, BOTKINW-10-WT-181 © 1969, William Botkin.
Operator Botkin hands up orders to the conductor on eastbound JT-3 (Jackson-Toledo) in Ann Arbor, Michigan on 12 January 1969. Almost a year after the Penn Central merger, caboose No.478216 is still in its PRR livery.
Penn Central No. 17 lead by E-7 4026 and E-8 4066 arrives in Ann Arbor, Michigan in January 1969. No. 17 ran from Detroit to Chicago and carried a lounge car, coaches and sleepers. This day the mid-train baggage cars indicated that it was also carrying some deadhead coaches. In the lower right corner of the photo is the train order signal. Photograph by William Botkin, BOTKINW-10-WT-183 © 1969, William Botkin.
Penn Central U30B 2955 and two ALCOs still in NYC livery head a long eastbound train, possibly NY-4 with the headend stock cars and reefers along the Huron River just east of Ann Arbor, Michigan in April 1969. Photograph by William Botkin, BOTKINW-10-WT-199 © 1969, William Botkin.
Penn Central locomotive no. 4938 leads a southbound passenger train at Elizabeth, New Jersey, in June, 1969. Photograph by William Botkin, BOTKINW-10-WT-212 © 1969, William Botkin.
Penn Central locomotive no. 4418 hauls northbound freight at Elizabeth, New Jersey, in June, 1969. Photograph by William Botkin, BOTKINW-10-WT-213 © 1969, William Botkin.
Penn Central GP-40 3034 leads two SD-45's on eastbound NY-4 through Ann Arbor, Michigan on a dreary day in January 1969. NY-4 carries both reefers and stock cars in its consist. Photograph by William Botkin, BOTKINW-10-WT-224 © 1969, William Botkin.
Penn Central locomotive no. 1841 hauls westbound freight at Ann Arbor, Michigan, in March, 1970. This photograph was taken around 2 years after the New York Central and Penn Central merger, and these F-units are still in the New York Central Railroad livery. Photograph by William Botkin, BOTKINW-10-WT-233 © 1970, William Botkin.
The imposing Ann Arbor, Michigan depot was built for the Michigan Central Railroad in 1886 of cut stone. The depot was used as a passenger depot by the New York Central and Penn Central until 1970 when the Railroad sold the structure to a restauranteur who transformed it into a high-end seafood restaurant. Photograph by William Botkin, BOTKINW-10-WT-242 © 1970, William Botkin.
