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NS 65J |
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A fine pair of ex-Conrail SD40-2s lead the westbound trash train through MO interlocking in Cresson. This is my first train pic with my new Nikon D90...and I hope a sign of good things to come! |
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8/6/2009 Upload Date: 8/23/2009 3:31:44 PM |
| Location: |
Cresson, PA |
| Author: |
David Abeles |
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Action |
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NS 3424(SD40-2) |
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NS 11K |
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If I'd known that the first two trains I'd shoot when I went digital would be led by an SD40-2 and a GP38-2, consecutively, I'd have done it a while ago :-) Today's 11K is an Altoona-Conway job with a consist an EMD fan like me can appreciate! |
| Photo Date: |
8/6/2009 Upload Date: 8/23/2009 3:49:31 PM |
| Location: |
Cresson, PA |
| Author: |
David Abeles |
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NS 5282(GP38-2) NS 3101(GP40-2) NS 6310(SD40E) |
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592 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
NS 6792 |
| Description: |
A 3rd consecutive train led by EMD's! NS 21Q rolls west through Cresson and MO Interlocking while a pair of SD40-2 helpers waits in the plant to follow him west. |
| Photo Date: |
8/6/2009 Upload Date: 8/23/2009 4:20:47 PM |
| Location: |
Cresson, PA |
| Author: |
David Abeles |
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NS 6792(SD60M) |
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163 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
NS 590 |
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Finally, an eastbound! A pair of head-end helpers adds tractive effort to the NS 590 coal drag on the final climb over the Allegheny Summit at Cresson, PA. |
| Photo Date: |
8/6/2009 Upload Date: 8/23/2009 4:28:35 PM |
| Location: |
Cresson, PA |
| Author: |
David Abeles |
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| Locomotives: |
NS 3354(SD40-2) |
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428 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
590 at AR |
| Description: |
NS 590 calls a clear signal at AR, the top of the hill. Head-end help will assist with dynamic braking all the way to Altoona, some 12 miles away. |
| Photo Date: |
8/6/2009 Upload Date: 8/23/2009 4:35:56 PM |
| Location: |
Cresson, PA |
| Author: |
David Abeles |
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| Locomotives: |
NS 3354(SD40-2) |
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249 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Double Action on the Broadway |
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3374 is the trailing unit on a set of helpers drifting west down the hill towards Cresson and a crew change while NS 20R comes east on Track 3. This is one spot that remains with all 5 tracks. |
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8/6/2009 Upload Date: 8/24/2009 7:24:07 PM |
| Location: |
Cresson, PA |
| Author: |
David Abeles |
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| Locomotives: |
NS 3374(SD40-2) |
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190 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
What a Nice Surprise! |
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NS 18G slowly follows ore train 406 east at Cresson, PA, with a pair of blue ex-Conrail units as the sole power. The light was pretty poor for this, but I figured it was worth posting anyway. A nice sight to see for this Conrail fan! |
| Photo Date: |
8/6/2009 Upload Date: 8/24/2009 7:39:29 PM |
| Location: |
Cresson, PA |
| Author: |
David Abeles |
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| Locomotives: |
NS 8349(C40-8W) |
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204 Comments: 0 |
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NS 51V meeting 406...not something you see every day |
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Two extra symbol freights meet at the Route 53 Overpass in Cresson, PA. The 7575 is the lone unit on westbound grain empty 51V, while the hoppers on Track 1 are loaded to their weight limit of 110 tons each with taconite, a concentrated form of iron ore. |
| Photo Date: |
8/6/2009 Upload Date: 8/24/2009 7:31:15 PM |
| Location: |
Cresson, PA |
| Author: |
David Abeles |
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| Locomotives: |
NS 7575(ES40DC) |
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235 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
NS 21E West at signal 2493 |
| Description: |
Hot UPS intermodal train 21E comes west on Track 4 while 18G creeps east on Track 1 at Cresson, PA. |
| Photo Date: |
8/9/2009 Upload Date: 8/24/2009 7:47:19 PM |
| Location: |
Cresson, PA |
| Author: |
David Abeles |
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NS 2694(SD70M-2) |
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183 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
21M at the Summit |
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NS 21M, a hot New Jersey-Chicago UPS intermodal, crosses the summit point of the Allegheny Mountains, located exactly at the west portal of the Allegheny Tunnel in the background. |
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8/7/2009 Upload Date: 8/24/2009 7:54:53 PM |
| Location: |
Gallitzen, PA |
| Author: |
David Abeles |
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NS 8430(C40-8W) |
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187 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Smell the Paint |
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A freshly-outshopped NS SD40-E rides the turntable at the Juniata Locomotive Shop complex in Altoona, PA. This one was literally just out of the paint booth. |
| Photo Date: |
8/7/2009 Upload Date: 8/24/2009 10:02:54 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
David Abeles |
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NS 6317(SD40E) |
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764 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
ANOTHER blue leader :-) |
| Description: |
NS 20R blasts upgrade through Cresson with a nice blue leader, one of the original Conrail C40-8W's without the 'Quality' slogan. |
| Photo Date: |
8/9/2009 Upload Date: 8/24/2009 10:13:15 PM |
| Location: |
Cresson, PA |
| Author: |
David Abeles |
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| Locomotives: |
NS 8328(C40-8W) |
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198 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
RJC-1 Crew pumping air into their empties |
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The star of Saturday's show this year was a Fallen Timber train led by 4 clean RJ Corman units, including the 5372, an ex-D&RGW SD40T-2. Nice to see an old friend doing what she was built to do. |
| Photo Date: |
8/8/2009 Upload Date: 8/24/2009 10:18:25 PM |
| Location: |
Cresson, PA |
| Author: |
David Abeles |
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| Locomotives: |
RJCP 5372(SD40T-2) |
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375 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
NS 643 Power |
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The power that brought in the empties was a glorious set of 3 blue SD60I's, yet another treat this weekend had in store. The helpers for RJC-1 had problems, so the Pittsburgh East Dispatcher chose to run this set of power east as well as change out two sets of helpers before finally adding the help to RJC-1. |
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8/8/2009 Upload Date: 8/24/2009 10:34:51 PM |
| Location: |
Cresson, PA |
| Author: |
David Abeles |
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| Title: |
RJC-1 Pulls Ahead |
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The crew of the RJC-1 pulls ahead through the Cresson Engine House Yard to put units on the rear before the run down to the mine. |
| Photo Date: |
8/8/2009 Upload Date: 8/24/2009 10:22:59 PM |
| Location: |
Cresson, PA |
| Author: |
David Abeles |
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RJCP 5372(SD40T-2) RJCP 3676(SD40-2) |
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488 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
FINALLY... |
| Description: |
The help for RJC-1, a pair of ex-Conrail SD80MAC's, finally gets underway to attach to the rear of the empties for the run to the mine. The lead unit is diving down off the Pittsburgh Line at MO onto the Irvona Secondary. |
| Photo Date: |
8/8/2009 Upload Date: 8/24/2009 10:40:16 PM |
| Location: |
Cresson, PA |
| Author: |
David Abeles |
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| Title: |
On the Move |
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RJC-1 is whining down the 1% grade and around consecutive 10- and then 12-degree curves with its train of empties for the Fallen Timber loadout. The train is crossing Rt. 53 in Gallitzen in this image. |
| Photo Date: |
8/9/2009 Upload Date: 8/24/2009 10:45:46 PM |
| Location: |
Gallitzen, PA |
| Author: |
David Abeles |
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| Locomotives: |
RJCP 7697(GP38) |
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360 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Coming Down Through Town |
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The RJC-1 rolls through downtown Ashville, PA, on its way to the Fallen Timber loadout. It's a busy shot...but what a neat scene! Unfortunately, showers moved in quickly after this, and we were done for the day before the train was loaded for the run back to Cresson. We retired back to town to drink beer. Later that night, we headed back to the grade to watch and listen to the EMD's lift 58 cars of coal up the grade--what a great way to end the weekend! |
| Photo Date: |
8/8/2009 Upload Date: 8/24/2009 10:49:59 PM |
| Location: |
Ashville, PA |
| Author: |
David Abeles |
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| Locomotives: |
RJCP 7697(GP38) |
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449 Comments: 0 |
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