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A CSX manifest with ample power awaits entry to Cumberland, Md. |
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At Fairhope on the Sandpatch line, a local resident has built a neat train watching platform. |
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And again... no point in wasting the sole train after freezing one's nuts off for three hours. |
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Between Gallitzin and Cresson on the multi-tracked NS mainline. |
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Going away shot. |
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At Lilly, three SD40-2s push on the rear of an uphill train. Damn that power line. |
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A loaded NS intermodal at the Cassandra train watchers bridge. |
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Quickly followed by trailers headed by NS SD70m, Conrail and NS GEs. |
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Finally, just after what sun there was had hazed over, a westbound appears, led by a clean standard cab Conrail SD70. |
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Last train for Cassandra was a big fat coal train that could be heard for about 10 minutes before it arrived. The third of the four NS SD40-2s on the point was clearly having issues.
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The lead unit of the helper set was also smoking a little, but the train was making fair progress. Pretty cool to see 6 SD40-2s on a train in this day and age. |
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A quick race to the famous Horseshoe Curve caught the same train heading down the other side of the hill in heavy dynamics.
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Arty farty shots in the fading light.
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