National Train Day, May 5- Toledo, OH
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National Train Day, May 5- Toledo, OH
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Amtrak's 40th Anniversary train will be on hand (gives me a reason to go there to finally shoot it), as well as NS may bring something, I know the PRR and OCS F's are going to Chicago.
Amtrak's 40th Anniversary train will be on hand (gives me a reason to go there to finally shoot it), as well as NS may bring something, I know the PRR and OCS F's are going to Chicago.
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Re: National Train Day, May 5- Toledo, OH
You mean the PRR heritage unit and NS F units, not PRR OCS F's
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Re: National Train Day, May 5- Toledo, OH
That all depends on whether Bennett Levin decides to bring his PRR E8's again this year. Boy, the thought of the NS PRR heritage unit next to original PRR locomotives makes my mouth salivate
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Alas.. putting the Foam in Foamer...conrailman75 wrote:the thought of the NS PRR heritage unit next to original PRR locomotives makes my mouth salivate
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Re: National Train Day, May 5- Toledo, OH
Correct, and as far as I know of the CRHS Special from DC to Harrisburg on the NEC is the only public thing I have heard of so far for Levin's beauties.GLC 392 wrote:You mean the PRR heritage unit and NS F units, not PRR OCS F's
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Re: National Train Day, May 5- Toledo, OH
Mega Foam.NSSD60M wrote:Alas.. putting the Foam in Foamer...conrailman75 wrote:the thought of the NS PRR heritage unit next to original PRR locomotives makes my mouth salivate
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Here's the trains articleTrainWatcher wrote:http://www.tmacog.org/Transportation/Tr ... ome_12.htm
Amtrak's 40th Anniversary train will be on hand (gives me a reason to go there to finally shoot it), as well as NS may bring something, I know the PRR and OCS F's are going to Chicago.
So I'd assume that the f units and PRR heritage unit would head to Chicago on the 11th since TW real national train day is the 12th. Didn't say anything about Toledo thoughTrains wrote:CHICAGO — Norfolk Southern has announced it is bringing a business train F-unit; exhibit car, and Pennsylvania Railroad Heritage ES44 AC No. 8102 to Chicago’s National Train Day celebration in Chicago May 12. The event will be held at Chicago Union Station from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Pennsylvania was one of the original owners of Chicago Union Station.
The Chicago event will include live entertainment, interactive and educational exhibits, children’s activities, model train displays, tours of Amtrak equipment, and private railroad cars, including former Milwaukee Road Skytop lounge observation Cedar Rapids.
Exclusively in Chicago, actor Hill Harper, star of CSI: NY will share his Amtrak travel experiences with fans. Harper, also an author, wrote sections of his latest book The Wealth Cure: Putting Money In Its Place while traveling aboard the Southwest Chief from Los Angeles to Chicago in 2010.
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Re: National Train Day, May 5- Toledo, OH
The foamer hath become foam.conrailman75 wrote:That all depends on whether Bennett Levin decides to bring his PRR E8's again this year. Boy, the thought of the NS PRR heritage unit next to original PRR locomotives makes my mouth salivate
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Re: National Train Day, May 5- Toledo, OH
I'm bummed I can never attend the Toledo National Train Day event.....they open up much of the rest of the station and let the visitors wander around more of the platform area than just Track 1.
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NS won't have a heritage unit at this event.
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And where did this information come from?AC60CW wrote:NS won't have a heritage unit at this event.
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Re: National Train Day, May 5- Toledo, OH
Been seen on a few FB company comments Y@. Atleast the 40th Anniversary Amtrak Train will be something to see as well as getting to wander around the thru Toledo Union Station.
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Not saying it isn't true, but I'd wait for an official announcement rather than some Facebook talk.TrainWatcher wrote:Been seen on a few FB company comments Y@. Atleast the 40th Anniversary Amtrak Train will be something to see as well as getting to wander around the thru Toledo Union Station.
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I posted a question on their Facebook and they responded. It wasn't someone just commenting, but them responding to it.
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Just wondering which scheme will be there. Or does Amtrak have an official 40th exhibit train?TrainWatcher wrote:Been seen on a few FB company comments Y@. Atleast the 40th Anniversary Amtrak Train will be something to see as well as getting to wander around the thru Toledo Union Station.
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Re: National Train Day, May 5- Toledo, OH
The official 40th Anniversary Train. Should be a Phase 3 P42/F40PH Combo with 3 coaches. Did NS indicate they were gonna send over ANYTHING? I doubt CSX will...
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Steven, when will these be coming thru Berea?GLC 392 wrote:You mean the PRR heritage unit and NS F units, not PRR OCS F's
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Re: National Train Day, May 5- Toledo, OH
They parked a Geep there last year:TrainWatcher wrote:The official 40th Anniversary Train. Should be a Phase 3 P42/F40PH Combo with 3 coaches. Did NS indicate they were gonna send over ANYTHING? I doubt CSX will...
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And they're advertising that they'll have a "NS Engine" again this year:
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Re: National Train Day, May 5- Toledo, OH
I'm still hearing conflicting reports on the 8102 from a few reliable sources.
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Re: National Train Day, May 5- Toledo, OH
We shall see... until it shows up from NJ where it was headed a few weeks ago, I would go with what NS has said on their replies to AC60CW. But they do need to ferry it, the NS OCS F's, and the exhibit car to Chicago on the 12th so anything is possible.