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CN SD60 #5423 by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr
A former Oakway Leasing SD60 sits at Norfolk Southern's Colehour yard in Whiting, IN. 4/17/2016
SD40A by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr
Not a great photo, but a wicked cool consist none the less. Here an IC SD40-2R (built originally as an SD40A), HLCX SD40-2, and a GTW GP38-2 lead A481 north around the Chicago Wye in Durand back in 2005. The SD40As were built on SDP45 frames, giving them an extra long fuel tank compared to a standard SD40. 10/22/2005
A former Oakway Leasing SD60 sits at Norfolk Southern's Colehour yard in Whiting, IN. 4/17/2016
SD40A by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr
Not a great photo, but a wicked cool consist none the less. Here an IC SD40-2R (built originally as an SD40A), HLCX SD40-2, and a GTW GP38-2 lead A481 north around the Chicago Wye in Durand back in 2005. The SD40As were built on SDP45 frames, giving them an extra long fuel tank compared to a standard SD40. 10/22/2005
"Remember, 4 mph is a couple, 5's a collision!"
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Morning on the Bessemer by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr
Not long after sunrise, a southbound CN ore train rumbles under the signal bridge near Branchton, PA on the old Bessemer & Lake Erie. A pair of SD70M-2s up front and one more on the rear have the train moving along at a good clip. 8/13/2022
Mud Pumps by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr
A short Q326 bounces its way through several mud holes near Clarksville behind a pair of leased SD40-2s. The trailing Geeps would be set off at Lansing. 10/15/2006
Not long after sunrise, a southbound CN ore train rumbles under the signal bridge near Branchton, PA on the old Bessemer & Lake Erie. A pair of SD70M-2s up front and one more on the rear have the train moving along at a good clip. 8/13/2022
Mud Pumps by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr
A short Q326 bounces its way through several mud holes near Clarksville behind a pair of leased SD40-2s. The trailing Geeps would be set off at Lansing. 10/15/2006
"Remember, 4 mph is a couple, 5's a collision!"
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The Lake O Dip by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr
P001-15 negotiates the "Lake O Dip" as it heads west across the Plymouth Sub towards Grand Rapids, where it will spend the night. The business train had started out early that morning in Cumberland, MD. Pretty impressive to go from there all the way to Grand Rapids in a single day! 8/17/2022
WAMX GP38 #3879 by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr
Purchased from Conrail in 1985, it is the only GP38 left on the AA after the other two were sold off a few years back. This one was deemed in decent enough shape that it was rebuilt and repainted as the AA's "heritage" unit. 8/14/2022
Built 10/1969 as PC 7802 -> CR 7802 -> AA 7802 -> WAMX 3879
P001-15 negotiates the "Lake O Dip" as it heads west across the Plymouth Sub towards Grand Rapids, where it will spend the night. The business train had started out early that morning in Cumberland, MD. Pretty impressive to go from there all the way to Grand Rapids in a single day! 8/17/2022
WAMX GP38 #3879 by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr
Purchased from Conrail in 1985, it is the only GP38 left on the AA after the other two were sold off a few years back. This one was deemed in decent enough shape that it was rebuilt and repainted as the AA's "heritage" unit. 8/14/2022
Built 10/1969 as PC 7802 -> CR 7802 -> AA 7802 -> WAMX 3879
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Dravosburg Tunnel by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr
A pair of Union Railroad MP15DCs are working hard as they roar out of the tunnel at Dravosburg, PA with a train of hot steel ingots. The hot slabs, still hot enough that we could feel the heat coming off of them as the train rolled by, were destined for US Steel's Irvin Works for further refining. 8/13/2022
Last Light for the OCS by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr
P001-15 rounds the curve at East Paris in Kentwood, right before the sun dipped below the horizon. 8/17/2022
A pair of Union Railroad MP15DCs are working hard as they roar out of the tunnel at Dravosburg, PA with a train of hot steel ingots. The hot slabs, still hot enough that we could feel the heat coming off of them as the train rolled by, were destined for US Steel's Irvin Works for further refining. 8/13/2022
Last Light for the OCS by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr
P001-15 rounds the curve at East Paris in Kentwood, right before the sun dipped below the horizon. 8/17/2022
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Allegheny Valley by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr
AVR1 rolls through the cut in Pittsburgh on NS trackage rights behind a pair of ex Conrail SD60Ms. The wrought iron fences that line the tracks here date from the Pennsylvania Railroad era. 8/13/2022
EMD-Goodness by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr
About the last thing I ever expect to see on NS anymore is a standard cab leader. So we were quite pleased when N22-13 rolled around the corner with a pair of SD40Es and an SD60E on the Mon Line just south of Shire Oaks yard. The Conrail-era tri-lights still at this location made the scene even better! NS #6306 is 1 of only 11 original NS SD50s rebuilt into an SD40E. 8/13/2022
AVR1 rolls through the cut in Pittsburgh on NS trackage rights behind a pair of ex Conrail SD60Ms. The wrought iron fences that line the tracks here date from the Pennsylvania Railroad era. 8/13/2022
EMD-Goodness by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr
About the last thing I ever expect to see on NS anymore is a standard cab leader. So we were quite pleased when N22-13 rolled around the corner with a pair of SD40Es and an SD60E on the Mon Line just south of Shire Oaks yard. The Conrail-era tri-lights still at this location made the scene even better! NS #6306 is 1 of only 11 original NS SD50s rebuilt into an SD40E. 8/13/2022
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Quintet by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr
Five Union MP15s (on what we think was the 66A job) work their way towards Clairton with an empty coke train. Unbeknownst to us at the time, a loaded coke train was just behind us about to pop out of the tunnel, which we would unfortunately miss as we were trying to get ahead of this guy again. Oh well! 8/14/2022
Pitcairn by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr
The small borough of Pitcairn forms the backdrop for westbound freight 13V as it winds through the S-curve that skirts NS's Pitcairn intermodal terminal. 8/13/2022
Q163 by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr
The sun has just about set as Q163 heads west at Pine behind a C40-8/CW44AC duo. 4/17/2016
GP50 by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr
Following the old IC branch west of Rantoul, IL, my friends and I were hoping to find the rare GP28 owned by the elevator here in Dewey. We were a bit surprised to see this ex CNW GP50 instead. The Co-Op still owns the GP28, which is parked in the barn with mechanical issues and from what we understand, is for sale. 4/2/2022
Five Union MP15s (on what we think was the 66A job) work their way towards Clairton with an empty coke train. Unbeknownst to us at the time, a loaded coke train was just behind us about to pop out of the tunnel, which we would unfortunately miss as we were trying to get ahead of this guy again. Oh well! 8/14/2022
Pitcairn by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr
The small borough of Pitcairn forms the backdrop for westbound freight 13V as it winds through the S-curve that skirts NS's Pitcairn intermodal terminal. 8/13/2022
Q163 by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr
The sun has just about set as Q163 heads west at Pine behind a C40-8/CW44AC duo. 4/17/2016
GP50 by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr
Following the old IC branch west of Rantoul, IL, my friends and I were hoping to find the rare GP28 owned by the elevator here in Dewey. We were a bit surprised to see this ex CNW GP50 instead. The Co-Op still owns the GP28, which is parked in the barn with mechanical issues and from what we understand, is for sale. 4/2/2022
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Almost There by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr
CSX's OCS rounds the curve at East Paris in Kentwood shortly after sunset. I dare say CSX has the best-looking OCS these days, excluding maybe Kansas City Southern. 8/17/2022
American Valor by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr
Laid up since 2008, the 767' American Valor slumbers quietly at her berth in Toledo. Sold in 2017 to Algoma Central Corp and again to Lower Lakes more recently, it seems very unlikely that the 1953-built laker will ever see service again. 8/12/2022
CSX's OCS rounds the curve at East Paris in Kentwood shortly after sunset. I dare say CSX has the best-looking OCS these days, excluding maybe Kansas City Southern. 8/17/2022
American Valor by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr
Laid up since 2008, the 767' American Valor slumbers quietly at her berth in Toledo. Sold in 2017 to Algoma Central Corp and again to Lower Lakes more recently, it seems very unlikely that the 1953-built laker will ever see service again. 8/12/2022
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Oneida by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr
Just north of Butler, U702 rounds the curve at the north end of the siding at Onieda on the former B&LE. 8/13/2022
The Best by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr
Two of the best schemes (in my opinion) to ever adorn an EMD locomotive lead Q326 east around the curve near Fox. I sure took consists like these for granted! 3/16/2007
Just north of Butler, U702 rounds the curve at the north end of the siding at Onieda on the former B&LE. 8/13/2022
The Best by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr
Two of the best schemes (in my opinion) to ever adorn an EMD locomotive lead Q326 east around the curve near Fox. I sure took consists like these for granted! 3/16/2007
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West Brownsville by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr
North-bound coal loads running as N72 negotiate the street trackage through West Brownsville, PA. Running for several blocks, this is one of the longest stretches of active street running in the US anymore. 8/13/2022
Dash 8s by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr
Pulled from storage for one last hurrah, a pair of aging C40-8Ws chug up the hill near Fox with L302 from Detroit. 8/8/2022
Mon Line by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr
Coal traffic is still heavy on the Mon Line as southbound empties pass another train of empties at North Charleroi, PA. The trio of SD60Es were tied down with the C74, while a pair of SD70ACes lead the N11 south. Pretty cool to get a pair of GE-less NS trains in the same frame in 2022. 8/13/2022
MKMs by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr
A pair of ex MPI/MKM SD40M-2s, then owned by Helm Leasing, work east out of Grand Rapids with Detroit-bound Q326. 11/22/2006
North-bound coal loads running as N72 negotiate the street trackage through West Brownsville, PA. Running for several blocks, this is one of the longest stretches of active street running in the US anymore. 8/13/2022
Dash 8s by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr
Pulled from storage for one last hurrah, a pair of aging C40-8Ws chug up the hill near Fox with L302 from Detroit. 8/8/2022
Mon Line by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr
Coal traffic is still heavy on the Mon Line as southbound empties pass another train of empties at North Charleroi, PA. The trio of SD60Es were tied down with the C74, while a pair of SD70ACes lead the N11 south. Pretty cool to get a pair of GE-less NS trains in the same frame in 2022. 8/13/2022
MKMs by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr
A pair of ex MPI/MKM SD40M-2s, then owned by Helm Leasing, work east out of Grand Rapids with Detroit-bound Q326. 11/22/2006
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South-bound on the B&LE by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr
Three SD70M-2s (the third out of sight on the rear of the train) have 105 loads of ore on U702 rolling towards Pittsburgh on the former Bessemer. 8/13/2022
The Usual Pair by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr
For years, the typical power for the Huron & Eastern's 701/702 Bay City-Durand turn was their pair of C30-7s, #5086 and #5175. Both are seen here leading 702 south towards Durand on pleasant spring day. 4/13/2012
365 @ Kalamazoo by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr
Amtrak Train 365, the west-bound Blue Water, slows to a stop at the station in Kalamazoo. West of town, the train will hit 110 mph in several spots. 8/29/2022
ECO Geep by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr
One of Norfolk Southern’s GP33ECOs, rebuilt from GP50 cores in 2015, rests at the Park Manor intermodal facility on the south side of Chicago. Grab shot out the window of Amtrak 365, the Blue Water. 8/29/2022
Day One by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr
Amtrak #301, a new ALC42 painted in the “Day One” original Amtrak paint scheme, sits with other ALC42s outside of the shops in Chicago. Taken from the window of eastbound train 352, the Wolverine. 8/31/2022
LSRC SD50-3 #6351 by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr
Lake State (State, there is only one "S") #6351 is paired with a freshly rebuilt CM44AC at CSX's Walbridge yard just outside of Toledo, OH. The current arrangement with CSX has each railroad provide one locomotive each for two sets of power on the trains that run between the LSRC and Walbridge. Since none of the LSRC's locomotives currently have PTC, they are always the trailing units on CSX. That may change with the coming of 5 "new" ex UP SD70Ms.
#6351 was built in 1984 as Conrail #6771, and still retains its CR-spec flexicoil trucks and "bug eye" FRA marker lights. 8/14/2022
Westinghouse by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr
25Z rolls past the birth place of the air brake, the large Westinghouse Air Brake complex, in Wilmerding, PA. The facility is still used today by Westinghouse successor Wabtec. 8/13/2022
Three SD70M-2s (the third out of sight on the rear of the train) have 105 loads of ore on U702 rolling towards Pittsburgh on the former Bessemer. 8/13/2022
The Usual Pair by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr
For years, the typical power for the Huron & Eastern's 701/702 Bay City-Durand turn was their pair of C30-7s, #5086 and #5175. Both are seen here leading 702 south towards Durand on pleasant spring day. 4/13/2012
365 @ Kalamazoo by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr
Amtrak Train 365, the west-bound Blue Water, slows to a stop at the station in Kalamazoo. West of town, the train will hit 110 mph in several spots. 8/29/2022
ECO Geep by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr
One of Norfolk Southern’s GP33ECOs, rebuilt from GP50 cores in 2015, rests at the Park Manor intermodal facility on the south side of Chicago. Grab shot out the window of Amtrak 365, the Blue Water. 8/29/2022
Day One by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr
Amtrak #301, a new ALC42 painted in the “Day One” original Amtrak paint scheme, sits with other ALC42s outside of the shops in Chicago. Taken from the window of eastbound train 352, the Wolverine. 8/31/2022
LSRC SD50-3 #6351 by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr
Lake State (State, there is only one "S") #6351 is paired with a freshly rebuilt CM44AC at CSX's Walbridge yard just outside of Toledo, OH. The current arrangement with CSX has each railroad provide one locomotive each for two sets of power on the trains that run between the LSRC and Walbridge. Since none of the LSRC's locomotives currently have PTC, they are always the trailing units on CSX. That may change with the coming of 5 "new" ex UP SD70Ms.
#6351 was built in 1984 as Conrail #6771, and still retains its CR-spec flexicoil trucks and "bug eye" FRA marker lights. 8/14/2022
Westinghouse by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr
25Z rolls past the birth place of the air brake, the large Westinghouse Air Brake complex, in Wilmerding, PA. The facility is still used today by Westinghouse successor Wabtec. 8/13/2022
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I guess I will jump on board when I have time. Here we travel back to 2007, specifically June 4th 2007, as K38904 with WE GP35 2691 & WE SD40 4025, head northbound on the Saginaw Sub in Canton on the way to Detroit.
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This looks like the coke train that originated from Mingo Jct. OH.
sd70accsxt700 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 02, 2022 3:10 pmI guess I will jump on board when I have time. Here we travel back to 2007, specifically June 4th 2007, as K38904 with WE GP35 2691 & WE SD40 4025, head northbound on the Saginaw Sub in Canton on the way to Detroit.
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I love this picture! For a while someone (TRW?) was using Central Warehouse in Saginaw to stage auto parts and HESR was using the beautiful GTW box cars you see there in that service. Those box cars may have been originally standard height that were raised and rebuilt.
Company Propaganda Train by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr
Excuse me sir, do you have a few moments to talk about our lord and savior, the Grand Trunk Western? GP38-2 #4917 leads a rolling GTW billboard out of Durand yard on L500 back in June of 2012. The plow stripes were added to a few GTW Geeps around this time by a Michigan engineer. Reminiscent of the stripes the Trunk's own GP38-2s once wore, the practice had been long discontinued by the time they picked up this ex MP Geep in 1987. 6/1/2012
Company Propaganda Train by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr
Excuse me sir, do you have a few moments to talk about our lord and savior, the Grand Trunk Western? GP38-2 #4917 leads a rolling GTW billboard out of Durand yard on L500 back in June of 2012. The plow stripes were added to a few GTW Geeps around this time by a Michigan engineer. Reminiscent of the stripes the Trunk's own GP38-2s once wore, the practice had been long discontinued by the time they picked up this ex MP Geep in 1987. 6/1/2012
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Taking a Dump by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr
The Portland & Western's "Rock Train" pulls into the siding at Hillsboro, where the stone will be offloaded at the dump at the Lakeside Industries Asphalt plant. This train, which runs as a remote control job out of Tigard, had GP40 #3004 and SD9 #1854 on the west end and GP39-2 #2304 on the east end. Once the train was clear of the switch on the main, the RCO switched his box to control the #2304, which is seen here working hard to pull the train up the hill and into the dumper. 9/9/2022
Hillsboro Depot by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr
The Portland & Western "Rock Train" rolls past the old Hillsboro depot (ex SP) behind former St. Lawrence & Atlantic GP40 #3004 and SD9 #1854. 9/9/2022
The Portland & Western's "Rock Train" pulls into the siding at Hillsboro, where the stone will be offloaded at the dump at the Lakeside Industries Asphalt plant. This train, which runs as a remote control job out of Tigard, had GP40 #3004 and SD9 #1854 on the west end and GP39-2 #2304 on the east end. Once the train was clear of the switch on the main, the RCO switched his box to control the #2304, which is seen here working hard to pull the train up the hill and into the dumper. 9/9/2022
Hillsboro Depot by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr
The Portland & Western "Rock Train" rolls past the old Hillsboro depot (ex SP) behind former St. Lawrence & Atlantic GP40 #3004 and SD9 #1854. 9/9/2022
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Oregon Coast Scenic by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr
After touring the Tillamook Creamery, we happened to stumble upon the Oregon Coast Scenic train leaving Garibaldi. Remembering this spot from our drive down, I booked it north a mile or so to snap their Great Northern F7 and four cars as they rolled along the water on this beautiful Labor Day. Had just enough time to climb the rocks! 9/5/2022
A Trip Down the Mon by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr
A pair of SD70ACes running as N11 with a train of empties pass the intermediates at 33.1 as they head south down the Mon Line. At left is the parked N23 with a pair of ES40DCs. 8/13/2022
After touring the Tillamook Creamery, we happened to stumble upon the Oregon Coast Scenic train leaving Garibaldi. Remembering this spot from our drive down, I booked it north a mile or so to snap their Great Northern F7 and four cars as they rolled along the water on this beautiful Labor Day. Had just enough time to climb the rocks! 9/5/2022
A Trip Down the Mon by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr
A pair of SD70ACes running as N11 with a train of empties pass the intermediates at 33.1 as they head south down the Mon Line. At left is the parked N23 with a pair of ES40DCs. 8/13/2022
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Duquesne by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr
Looking at Duquesne on a map, this Midwesterner would never have guessed it was pronounced "Doo-cain". With US Steel's large Edgar Thomson Works in the background, the Union's 66A crew pulls through the yard with a train of coke empties for the Irvin Works. 8/14/2022
End of the Line by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr
Portland & Western's Harbor Turn sits at the literal end of the line in Banks as the crew pauses for lunch. West of here, this line was the famed Tillamook branch, which is now out of service between Banks and Batterson. Operated by the Port of Tillamook Bay RR, the line rostered many EMD SD9s and GP9s and hauled a lot of lumber traffic. Heavily damaged in a storm dubbed "the Northwest Gale" in 2007, the line suffered many wash outs and the crucial bridge over the Salmon River was deemed beyond repair. The entire line is still owned by the Port of Tillamook, who leases this portion to G&W's Portland & Western and the west end between Tillamook and Batterson to the Oregon Coast Scenic. 9/6/2022
Looking at Duquesne on a map, this Midwesterner would never have guessed it was pronounced "Doo-cain". With US Steel's large Edgar Thomson Works in the background, the Union's 66A crew pulls through the yard with a train of coke empties for the Irvin Works. 8/14/2022
End of the Line by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr
Portland & Western's Harbor Turn sits at the literal end of the line in Banks as the crew pauses for lunch. West of here, this line was the famed Tillamook branch, which is now out of service between Banks and Batterson. Operated by the Port of Tillamook Bay RR, the line rostered many EMD SD9s and GP9s and hauled a lot of lumber traffic. Heavily damaged in a storm dubbed "the Northwest Gale" in 2007, the line suffered many wash outs and the crucial bridge over the Salmon River was deemed beyond repair. The entire line is still owned by the Port of Tillamook, who leases this portion to G&W's Portland & Western and the west end between Tillamook and Batterson to the Oregon Coast Scenic. 9/6/2022
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Thank you for the back story on Port of Tillamook Bay RR. I recall that they had some very steep grades and would need three or four engines to pull less than 10 lumber loads up them.
SD80MAC wrote: ↑Wed Sep 14, 2022 11:52 amPortland & Western's Harbor Turn sits at the literal end of the line in Banks as the crew pauses for lunch. West of here, this line was the famed Tillamook branch, which is now out of service between Banks and Batterson. Operated by the Port of Tillamook Bay RR, the line rostered many EMD SD9s and GP9s and hauled a lot of lumber traffic. Heavily damaged in a storm dubbed "the Northwest Gale" in 2007, the line suffered many wash outs and the crucial bridge over the Salmon River was deemed beyond repair. The entire line is still owned by the Port of Tillamook, who leases this portion to G&W's Portland & Western and the west end between Tillamook and Batterson to the Oregon Coast Scenic. 9/6/2022
PatC created a monster, 'cause nobody wants to see Don Simon no more they want AARR I'm chopped liver, well if you want AARR this is what I'll give ya, bad humor mixed with irrelevant info that'll make you roll your eyes quicker than a ~Z~ banhammer...
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Departing Garibaldi by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr
Great Northern F7A #274 departs the depot in Garibaldi with a 2pm excursion on Labor Day 2022. 9/5/2022
Pittsburgh & Ohio Central by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr
An ex Conrail GP10 is joined by a pair of former Southern GP38-2s an an ex Reading SW1500 at the POHC's shop in Mckees Rocks, PA. All was quiet on this Sunday morning at this isolated G&W outpost inherited from the Ohio Central. 8/14/2022
Russellton by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr
Loaded ore train U701 rolls south, about to pass under the signal bridge at Russellton. 8/13/2022
Snowy Fuller Jct by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr
Rolling north through the freshly-fallen snow, Marquette Rail's Z151 approaches the Grand Rapids Eastern diamond at Fuller. 1/13/2012
Great Northern F7A #274 departs the depot in Garibaldi with a 2pm excursion on Labor Day 2022. 9/5/2022
Pittsburgh & Ohio Central by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr
An ex Conrail GP10 is joined by a pair of former Southern GP38-2s an an ex Reading SW1500 at the POHC's shop in Mckees Rocks, PA. All was quiet on this Sunday morning at this isolated G&W outpost inherited from the Ohio Central. 8/14/2022
Russellton by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr
Loaded ore train U701 rolls south, about to pass under the signal bridge at Russellton. 8/13/2022
Snowy Fuller Jct by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr
Rolling north through the freshly-fallen snow, Marquette Rail's Z151 approaches the Grand Rapids Eastern diamond at Fuller. 1/13/2012
"Remember, 4 mph is a couple, 5's a collision!"
http://flickriver.com/photos/conrail680 ... teresting/
http://flickriver.com/photos/conrail680 ... teresting/
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Slab Train by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr
Two Union MP15s work hard up the hill with a train of hot metal slabs for the Irvin Works. The train has just popped out of the Dravosburg tunnel. 8/13/2022
Q335 by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr
The conductor gives a friendly wave as Toledo-Grand Rapids freight Q335 runs west at Elmdale, behind BNSF and UP SD70 variants. 5/26/2006
Two Union MP15s work hard up the hill with a train of hot metal slabs for the Irvin Works. The train has just popped out of the Dravosburg tunnel. 8/13/2022
Q335 by Jonathon Leese, on Flickr
The conductor gives a friendly wave as Toledo-Grand Rapids freight Q335 runs west at Elmdale, behind BNSF and UP SD70 variants. 5/26/2006
"Remember, 4 mph is a couple, 5's a collision!"
http://flickriver.com/photos/conrail680 ... teresting/
http://flickriver.com/photos/conrail680 ... teresting/