Some photos from Diesel Day 2011

Thanks to everyone who came out and enjoyed Diesel Day 2011 at the Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum! Photos by Otto M. Vondrak.

 Volunteers gather for a briefing before the event starts on Sunday morning.  
Our first visitors lining up to board our diesels at the Transfer Point.

Visitors board our restored Erie caboose at the Transfer Point.

  
Supervised cab rides are part of the Diesel Day event! Visitors carefully disembark from Lehigh Valley 211.


Volunteer Mike Root directs visitors to board our former US Army diesel for a ride back up to the Transfer Point.

Eastman Kodak diesel engine 9 was on display at Industry Yard.
Visitors enjoyed our Despatch Shops display inside our steel refrigerator car parked at Industry Depot.

A little rain could not dampen the spirits of this young visitor aboard our restored Penn Central caboose!

Visitors learned about telegraph technology and the duties of the station agent inside our restored Industry Depot museum.

Volunteer engineer Ron Amberger on board the 1654 at Industry Yard.

Volunteer engineer Steve Huse shares a laugh with his conductor while waiting in the station.

Thanks also to the volunteers from the New York Museum of Transportation who helped make this event a success!