tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52620887047370113632024-03-17T19:59:51.717-07:00Jersey Mike's Rail AdventuresNote, due to a web hosting failure many of the links will not function. Please be patient as I repair the damage. Jersey Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10170958563337725933noreply@blogger.comBlogger700125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262088704737011363.post-4795585530664268862023-02-18T14:49:00.000-08:002024-03-13T05:54:08.783-07:0023-02-18 PHOTOS: WINSLOW ExposedWinslow Junction makes a frequent appearance on my visitation schedule, but since the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Railroad_of_New_Jersey">Southern Railroad of New Jersey</a> changed ownership in the 2010's, there has been far less to see and do as the yard full of old passenger cars, F-Units and Alcos has dwindled after successive waves of scrapping. However the bones of the old high speed railroads to the boardwalk are still in place if one knows where to look and over President's Day in 2023 I took one of my DC area railfan friends down to show him this gen of South Jersey rail history and make use of our expiring Amtrak companion coupons. Although much of Winslow was unchanged, we were treated to a few unexpected surprised. The <a href="https://www.redoveryellow.com/position-light/23-02-18_WINSLOW_EXPOSED/-Thumbnails.html">full set of photos</a> ( <a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/MRc5L5Cz3SrMagBj9">mirror</a> ) includes both those Winslow surprises and other content from the Amtrak journey to Philly and back.<br />
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I'll start things off with this view of Amtrak Acela power car #2036 departing the BWI Airport station. Not sure why I was there, but this was a few days before heading up to Philly.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglSCmHA6LzowPz3IWqDJDuX2ueQwmq4UVz8tfOtpY5gJ2T2fLZfx5ktIF7358HwvRklmif6LChTjJj3jSenwGBTgbSvJbK4j1jXlG77pjlW3CeE4uu7AtlKvPADts9k_NOrNJulzJFnrBkQSZYv4MC6X5h2BJcw3F7puR-0fcO3r3REYLNH3pvgOiS-LSU/s1280/Amt_2036-BWI-night.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="957" data-original-width="1280" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglSCmHA6LzowPz3IWqDJDuX2ueQwmq4UVz8tfOtpY5gJ2T2fLZfx5ktIF7358HwvRklmif6LChTjJj3jSenwGBTgbSvJbK4j1jXlG77pjlW3CeE4uu7AtlKvPADts9k_NOrNJulzJFnrBkQSZYv4MC6X5h2BJcw3F7puR-0fcO3r3REYLNH3pvgOiS-LSU/w640-h478/Amt_2036-BWI-night.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I recruited the same friend to be a reserve on my local pub trivia team. To avoid the horrendous DC area traffic he catches the MARC Cemden Line to Dorsey where I can pick him up. When his train is on time he will meet a westbound train from Baltimore and arriving a few minutes early I found the track #1 signal at DORSEY interlocking displaying Clear for said westbound move led by MARC split level cab car #8058.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV7VxUeamZZO-EvNeZ2Uavo5bNM9BHx3LgDF9PfOSnzNHuaBY7XBLEaxhgKNtsNzqDkFFDOe5c4worgrVa-t6lFURr9sWwHVYioNPmHHP_nAzYgCUoSsUqc6wTl8wS3ApkJHGVua2mpjDTtX-HTlfUSbGkUGSgHLpCRKGUKOeitArbzl60jM5a4sM7G0ZD/s1280/CSX_DORSEY-wb-masts-tk1-Clear-night+ped-xing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV7VxUeamZZO-EvNeZ2Uavo5bNM9BHx3LgDF9PfOSnzNHuaBY7XBLEaxhgKNtsNzqDkFFDOe5c4worgrVa-t6lFURr9sWwHVYioNPmHHP_nAzYgCUoSsUqc6wTl8wS3ApkJHGVua2mpjDTtX-HTlfUSbGkUGSgHLpCRKGUKOeitArbzl60jM5a4sM7G0ZD/w640-h480/CSX_DORSEY-wb-masts-tk1-Clear-night+ped-xing.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzUV4_EMz2Nb5i2oJ6ktrAsYqTg5KjNLsmBV_7YqXavrDxy0lJu4aoYn7C5y4BG8DWbQ7VRnLzIcM_hLUD0c_xxpKsfoKY-Ln6nxdW_zPDYDvLtMiZ0NbP8GPM5P3R8jhH0XVeqPNGzIstfgtCWLaf-xPUi4qHWocA87E7C6C_VCP9P0ZPHja7KFhHMakQ/s1280/MARC_8058-cab+CSX_DORSEY-wb-tk1-mast-Clear-angle-night.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzUV4_EMz2Nb5i2oJ6ktrAsYqTg5KjNLsmBV_7YqXavrDxy0lJu4aoYn7C5y4BG8DWbQ7VRnLzIcM_hLUD0c_xxpKsfoKY-Ln6nxdW_zPDYDvLtMiZ0NbP8GPM5P3R8jhH0XVeqPNGzIstfgtCWLaf-xPUi4qHWocA87E7C6C_VCP9P0ZPHja7KFhHMakQ/w640-h480/MARC_8058-cab+CSX_DORSEY-wb-tk1-mast-Clear-angle-night.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The eastbound train from Washington arrived with cab car #8051 on the end. Ridership on the line has been growing, but is still well below pre-COVID levels.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm3SC2FGKRuSqGXDBjzYiX0_1XhCQwtJR1VPkMUmF-0ylZZRH1p268B0NbgDaxa9YdyRwunU03S465zyr30AH1etJFGNRFXIbH8EtQtxrY0Jz0V5XgPySIeMBGUQaTJlDPXUoASBhsG-SZB1hNfj04KedDnoy_XhcA1ugLsFNqG3XfY5VVdea-dg2PC0q1/s1280/MARC_8051-cab+Dorsey-Sta-tk1-platform-night.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="962" data-original-width="1280" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm3SC2FGKRuSqGXDBjzYiX0_1XhCQwtJR1VPkMUmF-0ylZZRH1p268B0NbgDaxa9YdyRwunU03S465zyr30AH1etJFGNRFXIbH8EtQtxrY0Jz0V5XgPySIeMBGUQaTJlDPXUoASBhsG-SZB1hNfj04KedDnoy_XhcA1ugLsFNqG3XfY5VVdea-dg2PC0q1/w640-h482/MARC_8051-cab+Dorsey-Sta-tk1-platform-night.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Heading up to Philly on the 7am Acela with power car #2022 leading. With the BOGO coupon this premium service only cost us each about $25.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV-b7JlSCTeahYcbJySmtKLXZ3Hv-BSZWms2jVVMVcES8NPAsgN296PveMsYzbL6CqC7NAb7O3ymk7y8TYC74CL1Td-v2Q3MkFD25eYyoZLlFEs_05OgEhvW1UVKLKlpuk811Lsn-OCwinNPtfvfwVZwdYsX4JQFkR-eiIvQWfVXJOkIz-fBsBjxjQ8h2_/s1280/Amt_2022-BWI+pax.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV-b7JlSCTeahYcbJySmtKLXZ3Hv-BSZWms2jVVMVcES8NPAsgN296PveMsYzbL6CqC7NAb7O3ymk7y8TYC74CL1Td-v2Q3MkFD25eYyoZLlFEs_05OgEhvW1UVKLKlpuk811Lsn-OCwinNPtfvfwVZwdYsX4JQFkR-eiIvQWfVXJOkIz-fBsBjxjQ8h2_/w640-h480/Amt_2022-BWI+pax.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Completing the cross town transfer from 30th St Station to South Jersey with SEPTA Silverliner IV #184 and PATCO car #1104 (see departing for 15th/16th.).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdie5AZ336iFPllWWSjOSNPs6kJp460pXSYVtP8oXpSI1MBb1IsYITcWVllHnwZQSfqBMWA3zoGbGeeGVX6TxjMth9whWG4K04UYD8tRHbsPepRgeL05kETTp-3BXGDvPtEGgDWXLFzaThnSgoazdbT65ykCyNXaRe0Nk2KufMF9QN2MUYdiK2TB9IguRw/w640-h480/PATCO_1104-8th-Market.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Winslow Junction was hosting the same quartet of MLW M420 locomotives, #3517, #3519, #3578 and #800, which still in the NYO&W paint job that indicated the personal railfan interests of the former owner.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKCSThsjLwDQSTsB0yzmaXS0fs5fRtZWazQpE23hkrPNHkwRK4tFgBdygJN1Y85MuusMIZdZCoxpn88oIH1NAu3726DGqWLEWmNBtmILjP2oz41qxI7QWeA7mhRDZLe67fqEOXEA0jBSg3TxGPs7UiuWV09fMuewBhj4cInZrVNqdPzVAWgHXBoOhyYkaL/s1280/SJRR_3517+3519+sand-tower-Winslow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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For some reason I thought Conrail still delivered the cars to Tuckahoe, but I guess this makes sense what with the passenger operations at Richland.</div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPfsK7PoPAShkwAa2ocWWGBpzTp7AilHIZsSazS-xWOk1tqm3TJdRpv9EU64yxC3QFGYL2QKyUhO-MBxUIhtjRhzGKvQYW4GbGCs_Kkf8bN2gJTc02ZYJ2E052jkgYOvaP9f-c1hmGV5Cz7Y7ZVCkye_jE6mQjnxPuLCiX74Q4nvQc5voSJO7gouVx0A-h/s1280/CMSL_2661+FDDM_200612-Winslow-Jct.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="964" data-original-width="1280" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPfsK7PoPAShkwAa2ocWWGBpzTp7AilHIZsSazS-xWOk1tqm3TJdRpv9EU64yxC3QFGYL2QKyUhO-MBxUIhtjRhzGKvQYW4GbGCs_Kkf8bN2gJTc02ZYJ2E052jkgYOvaP9f-c1hmGV5Cz7Y7ZVCkye_jE6mQjnxPuLCiX74Q4nvQc5voSJO7gouVx0A-h/w640-h482/CMSL_2661+FDDM_200612-Winslow-Jct.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfPb3L73Xolx9a_g1XtuhDFf6L4a2DLT1FCMbGdT2dWWwVdUzy9Cs42qCCKAzltZbMj9Jz1qnCOE3eNkgbRXBSw4y9IiHACxtWbOuL3_4UjRDqJlYwBc6HmbdqYA-67-f2s0qKWUnJSOOjWgwN-iCbiVfA4CPgv8X8ToCKHkiqenbH6B1V1IlsUFdlOXON/s1280/CMSL_2661+riders-rear-Winslow-Jct.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfPb3L73Xolx9a_g1XtuhDFf6L4a2DLT1FCMbGdT2dWWwVdUzy9Cs42qCCKAzltZbMj9Jz1qnCOE3eNkgbRXBSw4y9IiHACxtWbOuL3_4UjRDqJlYwBc6HmbdqYA-67-f2s0qKWUnJSOOjWgwN-iCbiVfA4CPgv8X8ToCKHkiqenbH6B1V1IlsUFdlOXON/w640-h480/CMSL_2661+riders-rear-Winslow-Jct.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Although a scheduled passenger train is hardly a surprise, it was nice to catch a northbound NJT Atlantic City Line train up near WINSLOW tower with GP40PH-2B #4207 leading and Comet V #6068 on the back.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNsnF_Fm2eL6ue0av7IWGmoT1Vp0INgU5WKXir8nPUx58UBVKv41z_EVel-jwQJe6dauXLtIwe29CuqDE9peSFpZfnnT61376tfIej551sYt0hHKerJvCsTop1uV3QzT621ZUu9ICDI02bWnPHoMzj-Xq6-QxLWnNhaqhiyYOc6_TXQzbal23AAilZ7cl-/s1280/NJT_4207-WINSLOW.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="964" data-original-width="1280" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNsnF_Fm2eL6ue0av7IWGmoT1Vp0INgU5WKXir8nPUx58UBVKv41z_EVel-jwQJe6dauXLtIwe29CuqDE9peSFpZfnnT61376tfIej551sYt0hHKerJvCsTop1uV3QzT621ZUu9ICDI02bWnPHoMzj-Xq6-QxLWnNhaqhiyYOc6_TXQzbal23AAilZ7cl-/w640-h482/NJT_4207-WINSLOW.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqVcst7miPSJjxlarcMwxxRqhrMs2Q1CQWtU9r5JjE94ztCx4EyIcB9_ldPmPzdnY7yd2kekBkRtv8-rj-lqLauCkBpf8Wr8BHVA5g2YzPRttauoh1PGaE2k1IVpXjl10kdfQMSf8pvzoJwA6zTWGH3iuAcg2VL38AEjTnWfFXhXwe6bfhcynHQMtjCfjs/s1280/NJT_6068+SOUTH-WINS-1S-mast-rear+21sw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="964" data-original-width="1280" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqVcst7miPSJjxlarcMwxxRqhrMs2Q1CQWtU9r5JjE94ztCx4EyIcB9_ldPmPzdnY7yd2kekBkRtv8-rj-lqLauCkBpf8Wr8BHVA5g2YzPRttauoh1PGaE2k1IVpXjl10kdfQMSf8pvzoJwA6zTWGH3iuAcg2VL38AEjTnWfFXhXwe6bfhcynHQMtjCfjs/w640-h482/NJT_6068+SOUTH-WINS-1S-mast-rear+21sw.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Although structurally sound WINSLOW tower had been hit by some taggers. The ivy trim of the bay window was still holding up well. WINSLOW was built in 1934 as part of the PRSL merger to integrate the separate main lines to the shore.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqv4bZc_c7OGjRJMv7WT2WCCeY0u6TV7WHKvzTmXbhPBZxbgkNJ52Ru-VPFCLTjNLVeaOfqqpjX9P0RicsvtgmMvJKvqMc295tzdD784k-y6pIJGKIk1as6CAsijdTVB79OOqCWUVbcNXZExD6AmLH9NTu-DHiSOVHzMrU6Lq07MSjF6Z9KOddsJZh9qIb/s1335/WINSLOW-sb-angle+antennas.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1335" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqv4bZc_c7OGjRJMv7WT2WCCeY0u6TV7WHKvzTmXbhPBZxbgkNJ52Ru-VPFCLTjNLVeaOfqqpjX9P0RicsvtgmMvJKvqMc295tzdD784k-y6pIJGKIk1as6CAsijdTVB79OOqCWUVbcNXZExD6AmLH9NTu-DHiSOVHzMrU6Lq07MSjF6Z9KOddsJZh9qIb/w480-h640/WINSLOW-sb-angle+antennas.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl-QeKL5HPF4GdW-hlrfIIoQ5BP_Q849REOWJuRv7BII2nOD35fs4c5JmAVDwPc2UYAXRX3VEpDCtX7omLd-EeZW1SQkwsokGzGkTL4ZB01tCMWLSd5NwFDU0Dss8ZUXXJ437fuEN7kccwkTArFWPNFORCv9U4ezvi0o6dGAJ_ZnLCMKZRyudaSYd1s2yj/s1280/WINSLOW-sb+tks-winter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="959" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl-QeKL5HPF4GdW-hlrfIIoQ5BP_Q849REOWJuRv7BII2nOD35fs4c5JmAVDwPc2UYAXRX3VEpDCtX7omLd-EeZW1SQkwsokGzGkTL4ZB01tCMWLSd5NwFDU0Dss8ZUXXJ437fuEN7kccwkTArFWPNFORCv9U4ezvi0o6dGAJ_ZnLCMKZRyudaSYd1s2yj/w640-h480/WINSLOW-sb+tks-winter.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>In the late 1990's WINSLOW was one of the first historic towers I had managed to gain interior photos of. In the 25 years since I had been always on the lookout for an opportunity to get an updated digital spread and this day the opportunity presented itself.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif3N5kBoH222KqC910EYA4-0Jx6yDn5a-NYJLKt0Qq9yAnlJnvLt1H0-SDfLskKHtZS-hFAJDEx4kdzLgdZXTR9Jn9tmmIO4YtSssNYpLPhKZH8k2EBsSpnBryWeLl2jA7OUqT3KiF5vZr6Un3cZjAKwDh0_CK_4g-_KTYGYXCn0y2Jw7Kq08Hb5I3FsAY/s1280/WINSLOW-inside-relay-level-sb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif3N5kBoH222KqC910EYA4-0Jx6yDn5a-NYJLKt0Qq9yAnlJnvLt1H0-SDfLskKHtZS-hFAJDEx4kdzLgdZXTR9Jn9tmmIO4YtSssNYpLPhKZH8k2EBsSpnBryWeLl2jA7OUqT3KiF5vZr6Un3cZjAKwDh0_CK_4g-_KTYGYXCn0y2Jw7Kq08Hb5I3FsAY/w640-h480/WINSLOW-inside-relay-level-sb.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Closed in 1983, the tower became a radio base when the ACL was restored in 1989. In my 90's visit the radio equipment was on top of the US&S Model 14 interlocking machine with the model-board, operator's desk and other features still intact. Unfortunately while the tower still had electric power, the radio equipment had been moved out along with most of the 1934 vintage artifacts. Although disappointing, it was nice to have closure.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy9q-oyATGy0VwznszGlOZRgHGaADE5wlAWw0n63rprIKqAqFsoXcN8Y9yxhL-Lw5iGN1IYVwzU4j6ObG5kwD3yFvnMxUXiv27ogb1i5CJnGIOUNAD64KL7CFTSMVLBUhrH8UeXihv00CPjFi4XmbI9TZ3-cmmpMepbjG6UY3awFwM7KfysIONFs2Oc_Ho/s1280/WINSLOW-inside-operator-floor-radio-cabinets-lit-sewd.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy9q-oyATGy0VwznszGlOZRgHGaADE5wlAWw0n63rprIKqAqFsoXcN8Y9yxhL-Lw5iGN1IYVwzU4j6ObG5kwD3yFvnMxUXiv27ogb1i5CJnGIOUNAD64KL7CFTSMVLBUhrH8UeXihv00CPjFi4XmbI9TZ3-cmmpMepbjG6UY3awFwM7KfysIONFs2Oc_Ho/w640-h480/WINSLOW-inside-operator-floor-radio-cabinets-lit-sewd.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2I8jFhFh1yHGjy5WWb-vczedpNmWy7rmEChnlhfdR98ew_CE5Yzf4a1k0g7LClSSbKp5uiOON0aSxtYnbAUrD9jkiflHc0jahBnmQRLy2LVq_7Qe9vN8ykbsA7zKnaFvr7q8yTUNpRIXKTMVxOxb7c-YrQq_HyS5OyNpzHOqtDpMxeg0F6ZIWVzCTuF-3/s1334/WINSLOW-inside-operator-stairway-downward.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1334" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2I8jFhFh1yHGjy5WWb-vczedpNmWy7rmEChnlhfdR98ew_CE5Yzf4a1k0g7LClSSbKp5uiOON0aSxtYnbAUrD9jkiflHc0jahBnmQRLy2LVq_7Qe9vN8ykbsA7zKnaFvr7q8yTUNpRIXKTMVxOxb7c-YrQq_HyS5OyNpzHOqtDpMxeg0F6ZIWVzCTuF-3/w480-h640/WINSLOW-inside-operator-stairway-downward.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>
After leaving Winslow Junction we stopped off at the old Berlin, NJ station to catch the next southbound NJT ACL run with Comet V cab car #6063 and GP40PH-2B #4204<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPFoETU7CQBXNDJ686Wltu8An-TizaXbb_uNBtcISb9NTzLuULgfOLRcL6_EnP94DhELcIu_w3jWOsbva0Ok_SOkjuNhSDEsCduA6EbMMMFkskyiUxeOgp0VZWziO8k75YC7GDRsQUfVSxGYiWmiaRMZFx1u4_UlTGLTKidjlhifv_LdobDRWFAcrK8jrT/s1280/NJT_6063-Berlin-twilight.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPFoETU7CQBXNDJ686Wltu8An-TizaXbb_uNBtcISb9NTzLuULgfOLRcL6_EnP94DhELcIu_w3jWOsbva0Ok_SOkjuNhSDEsCduA6EbMMMFkskyiUxeOgp0VZWziO8k75YC7GDRsQUfVSxGYiWmiaRMZFx1u4_UlTGLTKidjlhifv_LdobDRWFAcrK8jrT/w640-h480/NJT_6063-Berlin-twilight.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqscX4hlvjNSTmFEG2AYuP8YORi6_Ox6s7a63vSTPAzD4Da3j2z05Kpeuzn9F__Ta27FrgXtzy2ZPZCsivBBIKMnLnUctBB2h_g3pwvaDwo5h8J8J6JIQp1Gh2X8z34Hrqd185BAl9fo2iUS1lcFrrj3ZgGP-hBOHKLP-1wPw3HZnHNGk6WqIo7_04egpN/s1280/NJT_4204+ACL-signal-A171-sb-mast-Clear-far-zoom.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="959" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqscX4hlvjNSTmFEG2AYuP8YORi6_Ox6s7a63vSTPAzD4Da3j2z05Kpeuzn9F__Ta27FrgXtzy2ZPZCsivBBIKMnLnUctBB2h_g3pwvaDwo5h8J8J6JIQp1Gh2X8z34Hrqd185BAl9fo2iUS1lcFrrj3ZgGP-hBOHKLP-1wPw3HZnHNGk6WqIo7_04egpN/w640-h480/NJT_4204+ACL-signal-A171-sb-mast-Clear-far-zoom.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>That night we returned to 30th St station for a late night regional. On the way I got some photos of the Milepost 0.5 intermediate signals and the Philadelphia Main Post Office behind the Market Street Bridge.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9YR103POMW4GC8M_xm1J8cHrELsiTQrx-V5G4sQWtkp1LO_ZspMOa2QCLhpY347cVsWS8B6tSNGjMThpZiABfssgYgPii2WoiaB53YeqIreU2sb3jFftF94GGABojFcQ3yI1Xu1DPxHM-RYPreaeu3-vfpMX2k9KEkGpkd3mQT1pwKLAN9IMjVvswBc_E/s1280/PRR_Main-Line-Signal-053-wb-angle-tk3-App+tk3-Clear.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9YR103POMW4GC8M_xm1J8cHrELsiTQrx-V5G4sQWtkp1LO_ZspMOa2QCLhpY347cVsWS8B6tSNGjMThpZiABfssgYgPii2WoiaB53YeqIreU2sb3jFftF94GGABojFcQ3yI1Xu1DPxHM-RYPreaeu3-vfpMX2k9KEkGpkd3mQT1pwKLAN9IMjVvswBc_E/w640-h480/PRR_Main-Line-Signal-053-wb-angle-tk3-App+tk3-Clear.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQbnZuUPGucN_htmJX2ZyM1Fvv9RhLhDv6c_otCDQz4ENqQHXihwrCQuijvndNWbv5c8-IEfJ3iV9mTJco-OGUnUKLQwYbXVuwY6Gk_IZqVUasSFDCi7YHv30M5LVgnx1QbwgCVc_mVRrJwZ8fBTi26z7_RKex8HPH1eHy4f6oLBPSug4w6av0IsfgXrok/s1280/Philly_Market-St-Br+Post-Office+FMC-Bldg-swwd-night.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQbnZuUPGucN_htmJX2ZyM1Fvv9RhLhDv6c_otCDQz4ENqQHXihwrCQuijvndNWbv5c8-IEfJ3iV9mTJco-OGUnUKLQwYbXVuwY6Gk_IZqVUasSFDCi7YHv30M5LVgnx1QbwgCVc_mVRrJwZ8fBTi26z7_RKex8HPH1eHy4f6oLBPSug4w6av0IsfgXrok/w640-h480/Philly_Market-St-Br+Post-Office+FMC-Bldg-swwd-night.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>On the platform at 30th St station we caught a Keystone train getting pushed out by ACS-86 #608. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEXWnH3Eap21mVGLbk5OAx97gzI0RWws4P_-hMymm5QlTs6GESvaA1qw6TaoiuXt7tO6AlKV0xtxisNodcKcmU5IF2dHUFuah1My9iPp-FZqJGpzYPow5OLCOjkcul05Jr2xB9bzJRsr3KHo86gKuRrNzOzJp_FyVQoALmcPWRu8x0A24WZYdOPRaZgwVb/s1280/Amt_608-30th-St-arrive.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="959" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEXWnH3Eap21mVGLbk5OAx97gzI0RWws4P_-hMymm5QlTs6GESvaA1qw6TaoiuXt7tO6AlKV0xtxisNodcKcmU5IF2dHUFuah1My9iPp-FZqJGpzYPow5OLCOjkcul05Jr2xB9bzJRsr3KHo86gKuRrNzOzJp_FyVQoALmcPWRu8x0A24WZYdOPRaZgwVb/w640-h480/Amt_608-30th-St-arrive.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Due to a platform rehab project, the Atlantic City trains were not on their customary track #1/2 so I was able to get an up close look at NJT Comet V cab car #6025.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjIYN-tPjCPVkouUo0fQef872Hcbsit10gAzmKX2Ji0zq_v3mQ7sONqIty2bns9IJQ1t-X6395I-RI-4962MStnhRuzBjEJyFcbobAGimWJI842vXF6d-Rw_-6rsFV0d3DN5BLYl_X-4k5zdwD8-knJpSOLNmNsE7ZN2tGroESiZMqOx8bUBGNGto_X3BO/s1280/NJT_6025-30th-St.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjIYN-tPjCPVkouUo0fQef872Hcbsit10gAzmKX2Ji0zq_v3mQ7sONqIty2bns9IJQ1t-X6395I-RI-4962MStnhRuzBjEJyFcbobAGimWJI842vXF6d-Rw_-6rsFV0d3DN5BLYl_X-4k5zdwD8-knJpSOLNmNsE7ZN2tGroESiZMqOx8bUBGNGto_X3BO/w640-h480/NJT_6025-30th-St.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk9qfk0DvauBe-MsFj7R_hIwTWzorTjdpafnzI0G_3tr39fsYkfBBGhgiku8hGscJ3Yj-Mp5QCXGdGt5Y5Thhd12Y1iwOkX_N4DmaZOe2M_19l09sIV84CjatfkYbmI7hLCW3Jkl0s6X5x0Afzd72PVLftkcDClLHG8QLroLpF5s33qwhVHuVoHk4FmdmC/s1334/NJT_6025-cab-inside-30th-St.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1334" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk9qfk0DvauBe-MsFj7R_hIwTWzorTjdpafnzI0G_3tr39fsYkfBBGhgiku8hGscJ3Yj-Mp5QCXGdGt5Y5Thhd12Y1iwOkX_N4DmaZOe2M_19l09sIV84CjatfkYbmI7hLCW3Jkl0s6X5x0Afzd72PVLftkcDClLHG8QLroLpF5s33qwhVHuVoHk4FmdmC/w480-h640/NJT_6025-cab-inside-30th-St.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Last photo of the trip was ACS-86 #630 leading my southbound Regional back to BWI.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin4_nwnEQcNDsQnsm1ebEgponJlnteHjDXnhX9CE0p85SufQsia4ioxWl7AOoGWfjQEHeMCTXEXvW_aw-u_3GtjjIuptSH5goyzCERhejUjjr9NJax-CFNhEX-_3f3itEBycElwu8O2Gp7ogtQs0U-p4auK2auPUnjVQbPslQ5aOJapiL7UE8-onQcCt7O/s1280/Amt_630-30th-St-tk7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="959" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin4_nwnEQcNDsQnsm1ebEgponJlnteHjDXnhX9CE0p85SufQsia4ioxWl7AOoGWfjQEHeMCTXEXvW_aw-u_3GtjjIuptSH5goyzCERhejUjjr9NJax-CFNhEX-_3f3itEBycElwu8O2Gp7ogtQs0U-p4auK2auPUnjVQbPslQ5aOJapiL7UE8-onQcCt7O/w640-h480/Amt_630-30th-St-tk7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>Hope you enjoyed the photos. Next time I'll be back with more content from a quick trip to Alexandria, VA.</div></div></div>Jersey Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10170958563337725933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262088704737011363.post-53154608960306648892023-02-10T22:37:00.000-08:002024-03-08T07:17:32.531-08:0023-02-11 PHOTOS: Albany Jct<p>As the years pass it has been getting harder and harder to find new signaling in the New York Capitol Region to cover. This has been both due to be success in covering said signaling and the ongoing march of replacements. Efforts to tackle Amtrak Hudson Line surveys via day trips from the NY Metro had only gotten me up to Milepost 110, with some gaps. Day trips working south from Albany had similarly only gotten me to Milepost 125. However after mode shifting my Albany trips in the Covid era from train to car I was able to fill in most of the remaining locations leaving my 2023 up in the air. Now in hindsight I should have hit up some locations on the old B&M Main Line, but instead I looked west to CPF-499 on the former D&H route. This is where SMS lines Albany Division interchanges with NS and is notable for its fairly recent vintage searchlight signaling. I also found one additional location at Hudson Line Milepost 118 and went back to check on what was up with CP-SK and related signals near Selkirk, NY. Lastly to fill things out will be a selection of DC and Baltimore area photos taken on an adjacent weekend. The full set of photos can be found <a href="https://www.redoveryellow.com/position-light/23-02-11_ALBANY_JCT/-Thumbnails.html">here</a> ( <a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/PaPjpeNwkvwd5sPC8">mirror </a>).</p><p>
Kicking things off we find the Hudson Line Milepost 118 intermediate signal located adjacent to a park at the mouth of the Stockport Creek. The NY Central searchlight signaling north of Hudson, NY was largely replaced during the Conrail era, but with that now 25 years in the past and need for photographic preservation has only increased. Here Amtrak P32AC-DM #709 passes the location with an Empire Service train.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjg4k8fHmZadDa_3Dt88K36oGYUTZ4S8nnIdmrOvDpVRCB7SeMrCGxJDPTk0jcdxm03hz41gGvA1-LVBYKaFZc6R8Z8BYzjMluCelpUG7PuVr5vIuT1QT1wiQ8dfLlAS6hnUtiOW3BC2C_WirHfSwS4clUKiiXwOXSffSAyJoxaL3XiOTIxCuTI2OYpHCl/s1280/Amt_709-Stockport.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjg4k8fHmZadDa_3Dt88K36oGYUTZ4S8nnIdmrOvDpVRCB7SeMrCGxJDPTk0jcdxm03hz41gGvA1-LVBYKaFZc6R8Z8BYzjMluCelpUG7PuVr5vIuT1QT1wiQ8dfLlAS6hnUtiOW3BC2C_WirHfSwS4clUKiiXwOXSffSAyJoxaL3XiOTIxCuTI2OYpHCl/w640-h480/Amt_709-Stockport.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_67zXhnXuKvHf0_pCAJ2Di3ZvaJ7vJaLO1a3o77L0Het3C1Ns2W5mcXASAwuYd3LYqhhM_Iz4VJK5qeoKR2xRQaovb8rQVIuzS8Ql4wTmRROWFLVcqxMIQJzuskmITHUwHfLpHH3x0k2CQZRHvF2YK_8lS13TU1bRDuDHb36Kv28VM3KybqzG5jrdLGVs/s1280/Amt_Hudson-Line-Signal-1181N-mast-Clear+MP119+709.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_67zXhnXuKvHf0_pCAJ2Di3ZvaJ7vJaLO1a3o77L0Het3C1Ns2W5mcXASAwuYd3LYqhhM_Iz4VJK5qeoKR2xRQaovb8rQVIuzS8Ql4wTmRROWFLVcqxMIQJzuskmITHUwHfLpHH3x0k2CQZRHvF2YK_8lS13TU1bRDuDHb36Kv28VM3KybqzG5jrdLGVs/w640-h480/Amt_Hudson-Line-Signal-1181N-mast-Clear+MP119+709.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Amtrak's current baseline Empire Service offers 60-120 minute frequencies between New York and Albany. That creates frequent opportunities to catch multiple trains in a single stop. Here a southbound run with P32AC-DM #715 splits the MP 118 signals with Approach still showing on the track 1 signal for the previous train. While fairly homogenous from a signaling perspective, the 110mph section only begins at Milepost 125, where freight trains exit the line via the Schodack Branch.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv1Y5fLkbUr0qSQYd3Wve0AYnNw7S0voWAeGQ5Yx8JEQqhW7EtQ1UdcO0TnnZGOSj6PaNdYvwMKR05wiIdDRWUTdjQbJHc8bZXBwGZdUK3FsdnvTnbgEuQ8wgdNM8HCK85HJUP6lFQV8dCp5R30QcfEj3pKIEIcJ01JjeelLF3igCZbYY4aTm9ipH4M1tY/s1500/Amt_715+Hudson-Line-Signal-1182N-mast+1N-mast-App+MP119.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="1500" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv1Y5fLkbUr0qSQYd3Wve0AYnNw7S0voWAeGQ5Yx8JEQqhW7EtQ1UdcO0TnnZGOSj6PaNdYvwMKR05wiIdDRWUTdjQbJHc8bZXBwGZdUK3FsdnvTnbgEuQ8wgdNM8HCK85HJUP6lFQV8dCp5R30QcfEj3pKIEIcJ01JjeelLF3igCZbYY4aTm9ipH4M1tY/w640-h428/Amt_715+Hudson-Line-Signal-1182N-mast+1N-mast-App+MP119.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The Stockport Creek truss bridge showed the New York Central's foresight to make the bridge pylons capable of supporting a 4-track configuration. Unfortunately due to declines in traffic the northernmost 4-track segment ended at Milepost 93 in Barrytown.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgedOmxQipB4dGKl1eALZlRWUcXdrhw3NB80sR3SsKb4cIDZeL_KfPe1G2fPs9aI2Z9ZGM2k2E-dWlN4b6bEGj7j8pjCZ_dcK2HxaDrHx7QCCYI_9RZCE2u8MYoevLwDRrHzcj7fzJFkaw_CpUZv6pqPjmIeHPah3dmDUdkEJbQPTMbryEMS5HVvjDmrPLJ/s1500/Amt_Hudson-Line-MP-118.6-Stockport-Creek-Br-ghost-piers+south-trusses-sb.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1500" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgedOmxQipB4dGKl1eALZlRWUcXdrhw3NB80sR3SsKb4cIDZeL_KfPe1G2fPs9aI2Z9ZGM2k2E-dWlN4b6bEGj7j8pjCZ_dcK2HxaDrHx7QCCYI_9RZCE2u8MYoevLwDRrHzcj7fzJFkaw_CpUZv6pqPjmIeHPah3dmDUdkEJbQPTMbryEMS5HVvjDmrPLJ/w640-h426/Amt_Hudson-Line-MP-118.6-Stockport-Creek-Br-ghost-piers+south-trusses-sb.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>To reach this and other northern Hudson Line locations the Rip Van Winkle Bridge allows one to transfer from the Thruway to the east side of the Hudson River.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMUR2O13Vznly3IKn70EZh-NmaneYMJbRvZitUna5jcs6N1h2ynrMEZk9_94BelCRXO_jy8ouxlrBO2E_KitUWtxbLb1q1Z_zZpjgzNfTGV-Kc-s_FJhLHyG9mZFF-0G1f8qgXolSETV-ZyZLh1nGZRORbdZfxmHeGdpokgo8xc2JRr9sPem9KKrkWACPK/s1280/NY_Rip-Van-Winkle-Br-truss-we-eb.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="959" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMUR2O13Vznly3IKn70EZh-NmaneYMJbRvZitUna5jcs6N1h2ynrMEZk9_94BelCRXO_jy8ouxlrBO2E_KitUWtxbLb1q1Z_zZpjgzNfTGV-Kc-s_FJhLHyG9mZFF-0G1f8qgXolSETV-ZyZLh1nGZRORbdZfxmHeGdpokgo8xc2JRr9sPem9KKrkWACPK/w640-h480/NY_Rip-Van-Winkle-Br-truss-we-eb.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>CPF-499 on the former Delaware and Hudson Main Line in Dealenson, NY sits at the junction with the former Albany Branch (right) that would continue on past the Colonie Shoppes before terminating at the B&M interchange at Mechanicville. Today the route. Today the branch is operated as far as Voorheesville by SMS Lines with the remainder of the branch being abandoned. The Main Line, on the other hand, is now the purview of Norfolk Southern, who bought the route from Canadian Pacific. It is part of a logical Main Line set up by the Guilford Rail system running between central Main (Mp 0) and Sunbury, PA (MP 715) back when the Guilford controlled the D&H.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5_76CUI7uoolsB2dY5rQ1AEhb0lVXyfmwYUFLRpyWKX923j0ebotqY-BFO3aUbSSaGqCK9gEc4lNuSQsffqPBvY0MYZuzUfPO2t_HRMivaF3pV2LzMH4YJdC0sKqnAR74VdMxVNFB2pCcAtX8MoYJfsnq4g31qZiDvXIr7JQfDN4ZEt1TLFIKNQmJa0x2/s1500/DH_Main-CPF-499+sb-masts-rear+xing.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="999" data-original-width="1500" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5_76CUI7uoolsB2dY5rQ1AEhb0lVXyfmwYUFLRpyWKX923j0ebotqY-BFO3aUbSSaGqCK9gEc4lNuSQsffqPBvY0MYZuzUfPO2t_HRMivaF3pV2LzMH4YJdC0sKqnAR74VdMxVNFB2pCcAtX8MoYJfsnq4g31qZiDvXIr7JQfDN4ZEt1TLFIKNQmJa0x2/w640-h426/DH_Main-CPF-499+sb-masts-rear+xing.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>CPF-499 is also located at the north end of a 4-mile controlled siding and is configured as a "Conrail Crossover" that functions with 2 switches instead of 4 at the cost of capacity.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEdr_Jdsn7Fx-nZdhi38uo9jzsBgzrAwfUEEKbgnPT-hW2gWskiFgxotbnE3Q8DVqHyYFy3g4zCn32raG5rENZOM1k9bHR15pArtMlvBS9doGxBeQMWp7sfz1M5km5Tfa-HF1cLuzBc_8MAOS365Nge91MqibhzuR70gZtiH1rb6DbzjoWrxHp5OQt60jo/s1280/DH_Main-CPF-499-int+old-hut+nb-gantry-rear-far.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="959" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEdr_Jdsn7Fx-nZdhi38uo9jzsBgzrAwfUEEKbgnPT-hW2gWskiFgxotbnE3Q8DVqHyYFy3g4zCn32raG5rENZOM1k9bHR15pArtMlvBS9doGxBeQMWp7sfz1M5km5Tfa-HF1cLuzBc_8MAOS365Nge91MqibhzuR70gZtiH1rb6DbzjoWrxHp5OQt60jo/w640-h480/DH_Main-CPF-499-int+old-hut+nb-gantry-rear-far.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Canadian Pacific was one of the last users of traditional electro-mechanical searchlight signals and continued to install new examples on the D&H Main Line up into the 2000's. Both the southbound main track mast and northbound gantry are examples of these latter day searchlight installations. Here a Clear signal indicates the approach of a northbound train on the siding track. Low track speeds allow both main routes through the interlocking to rate a Clear signal.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU7ZiETn5o0Anylzi5zXvnIV6gIa8ovIPQD0MtHUv40NTLyyTrY4vW49jCqiLBYYr4CGyHAbxpUs00bV19TFCjmGfwfb_-I-zNDyQ1ZfGhXmfCAZ61Rk7L0je6QpWdsXk295KMEdxD827ve2MwwCwBaRzTTqVOFx1jje6o1cuKKchgQ7lSRFjarf4K99-x/s1280/DH_Main-CPF-499-nb-gantry-sdg-tk-Clear.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="959" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU7ZiETn5o0Anylzi5zXvnIV6gIa8ovIPQD0MtHUv40NTLyyTrY4vW49jCqiLBYYr4CGyHAbxpUs00bV19TFCjmGfwfb_-I-zNDyQ1ZfGhXmfCAZ61Rk7L0je6QpWdsXk295KMEdxD827ve2MwwCwBaRzTTqVOFx1jje6o1cuKKchgQ7lSRFjarf4K99-x/w640-h480/DH_Main-CPF-499-nb-gantry-sdg-tk-Clear.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The Clear signal turned out to be for an approaching NS intermodal train led by SD60E #6954, AC44C6M #4462 and C44-10W #7569.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgupmVWEHRIYt0P_lD0e4CivFEgnDGqIuKp9qmRYze13OE3Bmgz-ytPI1ceS_-pnFX9d6a145nq5e-Zz6I1hxB4an3RGTVQDaYlAa3Xt65qWh5IT__lMOU1HrZ_hGpTEmOp6O9u6uteSH8LeV8wohZ5yFoxzp2DDPCFfHBzwShtk1n46kPFp8UpcRUvh6VG/s1500/NS_6954+4462+7569-Delanson.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="999" data-original-width="1500" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgupmVWEHRIYt0P_lD0e4CivFEgnDGqIuKp9qmRYze13OE3Bmgz-ytPI1ceS_-pnFX9d6a145nq5e-Zz6I1hxB4an3RGTVQDaYlAa3Xt65qWh5IT__lMOU1HrZ_hGpTEmOp6O9u6uteSH8LeV8wohZ5yFoxzp2DDPCFfHBzwShtk1n46kPFp8UpcRUvh6VG/w640-h426/NS_6954+4462+7569-Delanson.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyv4_dsOBY05Fq0lWw3Pbhm3_8HRsnb_8y8o5m5G3o9nmIwwd2_QjtQi8pxgVlLrPjE2-wwZP2WO4pATuSI_auvhLSSRvE2bMcdxkhQa80bODAl2HpUCXnurtIa6Ix64ssIEJZoYXS96l3iTdc87pdb5DwRGMgd1l2bUZfZ5LNl912hVgE-8UQSy59rPfq/s1500/NS_7569+4462+6954+DH_Main-CPF-499-nb-gantry-lit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1500" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyv4_dsOBY05Fq0lWw3Pbhm3_8HRsnb_8y8o5m5G3o9nmIwwd2_QjtQi8pxgVlLrPjE2-wwZP2WO4pATuSI_auvhLSSRvE2bMcdxkhQa80bODAl2HpUCXnurtIa6Ix64ssIEJZoYXS96l3iTdc87pdb5DwRGMgd1l2bUZfZ5LNl912hVgE-8UQSy59rPfq/w640-h426/NS_7569+4462+6954+DH_Main-CPF-499-nb-gantry-lit.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_H._Smith_Memorial_Bridge">lfred H. Smith Memorial Bridge</a> was constructed by the New York Central in 1924 as part of its Selkirk Yard project to bypass the congested Albany terminal area. It allows for both Boston Line and Hudson Line freight to rise up and cross the Hudson on a non-movable high level bridge. In the last few years CSX undertook a structural revitalization project that replaced many of the steel crossmembers and <a href="https://www.redoveryellow.com/position-light/23-02-11_ALBANY_JCT/NYC_Alfred-Smith-Bridge-pier-27-new-gusset-eb-zoom.jpg">gusset plates</a> on the viaduct portions of the bridge. This is the southernmost crossing of the Hudson River since the 1974 fire took the Poughkeepsie Bridge out of service.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJDeDSvMat_PfOHBBG8m7KQ6u0gz8IMk-FYBKP-68smZmNUyrKzAQu_Xg3fFgvXvuJXzj6LODEtiVK1m570i4cD3E8lS_H1l4Ve9cabXgEON-B7sbuTKtpO55GTjVT5z2hnERMNeFpTXWJhoZb5vr_Mvzzoo-FUbNfOxasXkoyi456ucnqe7ALmaFKrZIB/s1500/NYC_Alfred-Smith-Bridge-south-side-eb+temp-road-winter.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJDeDSvMat_PfOHBBG8m7KQ6u0gz8IMk-FYBKP-68smZmNUyrKzAQu_Xg3fFgvXvuJXzj6LODEtiVK1m570i4cD3E8lS_H1l4Ve9cabXgEON-B7sbuTKtpO55GTjVT5z2hnERMNeFpTXWJhoZb5vr_Mvzzoo-FUbNfOxasXkoyi456ucnqe7ALmaFKrZIB/w426-h640/NYC_Alfred-Smith-Bridge-south-side-eb+temp-road-winter.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirFAygrAhtp7eknNjKh4xa_-cKLnka_r7abZwEQ4uAuYVy_7lkN1GPnr0yvRvI60R1s_6ubf1gzxV8l0K1Z4lQwYLowSYAYbNHJk0llmT93t5rvG1bKeAbZOwRe1ydnQpqJuBcuwZtOw8x4L4s8JtRZzN3BdX-I4HTTlpEoUS-rwNInUM_bNiF8rSKxO0y/s1282/NYC_Alfred-Smith-Bridge-trusses-eb-soth-side-slight-angle-zoom.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1282" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirFAygrAhtp7eknNjKh4xa_-cKLnka_r7abZwEQ4uAuYVy_7lkN1GPnr0yvRvI60R1s_6ubf1gzxV8l0K1Z4lQwYLowSYAYbNHJk0llmT93t5rvG1bKeAbZOwRe1ydnQpqJuBcuwZtOw8x4L4s8JtRZzN3BdX-I4HTTlpEoUS-rwNInUM_bNiF8rSKxO0y/w640-h640/NYC_Alfred-Smith-Bridge-trusses-eb-soth-side-slight-angle-zoom.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Today the western end of the bridge marks the transition between Conrail style and Seaboard style signaling. This demarcation was previously located west of CP-SK, but that interlocking's recent re-signaling forced the change.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyT3XGYj9Xt_s4ws4kXQgSZYPbEN4KsdxNNn2Gd3IHlay_Llg8yhgi3l5WzLI5oe8f1a7Jr9N1fit8fCYEXptVAy0Yb67gSXObeYnyJgIGhxP0yzk_cDThrMXfANkPZcHL65-QjPoRKfjgWIge6h8FOXB7M7ylUSWO2gqeMAKsHQJACKDRsQpEoLtNHP4Z/s1280/CR_Selkirk-Br-Sig-09-wb-masts+tk2-rule-sign-angle.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="966" data-original-width="1280" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyT3XGYj9Xt_s4ws4kXQgSZYPbEN4KsdxNNn2Gd3IHlay_Llg8yhgi3l5WzLI5oe8f1a7Jr9N1fit8fCYEXptVAy0Yb67gSXObeYnyJgIGhxP0yzk_cDThrMXfANkPZcHL65-QjPoRKfjgWIge6h8FOXB7M7ylUSWO2gqeMAKsHQJACKDRsQpEoLtNHP4Z/w640-h484/CR_Selkirk-Br-Sig-09-wb-masts+tk2-rule-sign-angle.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>At CP-SK I caught a southbound intermodal train departing Selkirk yard with CSX ET44 #3331 leading and AC4400 #538 on DPU duty.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Come back next time as I return to Winslow Jct to see what's been going on there.</p><p>
<br /></p>Jersey Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10170958563337725933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262088704737011363.post-49361885599981730782023-01-28T22:16:00.000-08:002024-02-21T22:16:21.376-08:0023-01-29 PHOTOS: The WaveSince the COVID pandemic my friend group and I (along with a lot of other people it seems) decided to engage in more destination type outdoor activities. As you have seen in previous posts this includes places like Alaska and various national parks. Since sitting in giant queues tends to defeat the purpose of outdoor travel, we have specifically looked to go places away from seasonal peaks, or are difficult to access or are simply obscure. One suck Journey that managed to hit all three was to experience <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wave_(Arizona)">The Wave</a>, a natural feature near Page, Arizona that you probably know from Instagram or a computer desktop background. Limited by lottery to a maximum of 60 visitors per day, this wind eroded sandstone amphitheater is notoriously difficult to visit for anyone with a hard and fast travel itinerary. Fortunately for groups <i>without</i> kids and <i>with</i> a retiree who can hit up every iteration of the lottery, the chance of getting an off-peak permit is actually pretty good and in October of 2022 my group hit on a date near the end of January 2023. Flying into Phoenix I was also able to get some actual rail photos driving up through Flagstaff, as well as some other non-rail points of interest such as the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glen_Canyon_Dam">Glen Canyon Dam</a>. You can see the full set of photos <a href="https://www.redoveryellow.com/position-light/23-01-29_THE_WAVE/-Thumbnails.html">here</a> ( <a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/YeocWbMqUfNM4hGs5">mirror</a> ).<div><br /></div><div>Visiting The Wave is much like trying to get tickets to a live taping of SNL. You don't get to pick when you go, are assigned a date and you take it or leave it. Getting a date in the January off season was more statistically likely than the in-season, but we dodged one major bullet in the form of Super Bowl 57, sponsored by Levi's. If our date had been just one or two weeks later, travel costs into Phoenix would have skyrocketed. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKo5QucvIiBYpKn-hlGm0aEgVEfwoqBsCRN7VIPc8a5vBmLrPgnsnMsBnKh-gKBDY4-S8S4Iglbyn7W7BKRw_vP6AB95IvxFK8G05BXN24WPbwDHgIosgcI349JWD2SlC8qibz16kCNSp16qoAvxnUyBpzTsg6ZZ_M8Xlndd-j0NUcXRP2qh0VvZI-zvzL/s1280/AZ_Super-Bowl-LVII-U-Phoenix-Stadium.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="959" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKo5QucvIiBYpKn-hlGm0aEgVEfwoqBsCRN7VIPc8a5vBmLrPgnsnMsBnKh-gKBDY4-S8S4Iglbyn7W7BKRw_vP6AB95IvxFK8G05BXN24WPbwDHgIosgcI349JWD2SlC8qibz16kCNSp16qoAvxnUyBpzTsg6ZZ_M8Xlndd-j0NUcXRP2qh0VvZI-zvzL/w640-h480/AZ_Super-Bowl-LVII-U-Phoenix-Stadium.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>For anyone looking for a place to retire, Arizona features Gila Woodpeckers, saguaro cacti and hot air balloons. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKk5q4XdZ-cUqenkmKxlaC-QqKxDhcsWmuAAsOlg5NsaVMy9n8RX4MZ66FIo2LKmM3WGifO8ohRcpsG6m9c10oAWT9aZRJhj7d8Nt9PjZvsX5ejSISx7MpelVOBRwEtAFZRC047T8garadrwCAlVfGHpy6LpRvSRae6E3PPGsojK5Yc6J5cFBqHP6OSfAy/s1280/AZ_Wild-Spirit-Ranch-2xGila-Woodpeckers.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKk5q4XdZ-cUqenkmKxlaC-QqKxDhcsWmuAAsOlg5NsaVMy9n8RX4MZ66FIo2LKmM3WGifO8ohRcpsG6m9c10oAWT9aZRJhj7d8Nt9PjZvsX5ejSISx7MpelVOBRwEtAFZRC047T8garadrwCAlVfGHpy6LpRvSRae6E3PPGsojK5Yc6J5cFBqHP6OSfAy/w640-h480/AZ_Wild-Spirit-Ranch-2xGila-Woodpeckers.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNBR6wtcNnMf8_EjCW8Ke6evVQ7Yd3SHW2o5pWOBpI8jqai8NmXHhQwAgwRVw76QiMXjyEAtg2I5AO_UyKtlPLAFS0PPhs5HW5dsmIYaU2CNW9Z3Ov8ZYnztUj0wkzr7IJ6oRRaeSOHx8Lzg9A1ttwoDKmBroUrElQHdnTzxqSfaomvOz04Fg_ayUxNBFJ/s1280/AZ_Wild-Spirit-Ranch-saguaro+hot-air-balloons.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNBR6wtcNnMf8_EjCW8Ke6evVQ7Yd3SHW2o5pWOBpI8jqai8NmXHhQwAgwRVw76QiMXjyEAtg2I5AO_UyKtlPLAFS0PPhs5HW5dsmIYaU2CNW9Z3Ov8ZYnztUj0wkzr7IJ6oRRaeSOHx8Lzg9A1ttwoDKmBroUrElQHdnTzxqSfaomvOz04Fg_ayUxNBFJ/w640-h480/AZ_Wild-Spirit-Ranch-saguaro+hot-air-balloons.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>In Flagstaff the former ATSF Main Line and current Amtrak station are right in the center of town. Choosing to eat at Lumberyard Brewing allows one sufficient time to get photos of passing BNSF traffic upon activation of the San Francisco St crossing signals. The first train of that day was a westbound doublestack intermodal led by BNSF ET44AC #3788, C44-10W #7607, Ferromex SD70ACe #4052 and ES44AC4 #8082. The Amtrak station sees the passage of the daily Southwest Chief in the early morning and evening so during the day it was all freight, all the time.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG-153rg51T8XvTHhLu8bn7hW0NxklUXO8CoUDDtgXJYuhEb46NuCkUvVodpoc-VRo-Ecc-0U_Gp7toUZUB1xFmff4fNJy8A48W0SxSelfAAMmf1ofLlpS1Y9E1HECNoas8voZIyiCnyExblnmSxsUCJcDnIuzzuxAoG84ONb94_NaZG3AjKhoXmv5cm4f/s1280/BNSF_3788-Flagstaff.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG-153rg51T8XvTHhLu8bn7hW0NxklUXO8CoUDDtgXJYuhEb46NuCkUvVodpoc-VRo-Ecc-0U_Gp7toUZUB1xFmff4fNJy8A48W0SxSelfAAMmf1ofLlpS1Y9E1HECNoas8voZIyiCnyExblnmSxsUCJcDnIuzzuxAoG84ONb94_NaZG3AjKhoXmv5cm4f/w640-h480/BNSF_3788-Flagstaff.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU-f2jp7X7-gGy_hTvEUD5WzD2osDGgvlHSYdfrXfF26TjMRkxo6wXpHdFKUjr92S20TbDo9tBrWfxYdJj9OMjQfJnOy_o-PkxWO8mMG7XFaYbkQE7NPHXiJ08ao1ZV_BbT1OvBXDNQA_LNCOV0Nwgbm5mXYIjIsvj3Xrva3WF3wVlbTbp2hkwY94ySSC2/s1280/BNSF_7607-Flagstaff.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU-f2jp7X7-gGy_hTvEUD5WzD2osDGgvlHSYdfrXfF26TjMRkxo6wXpHdFKUjr92S20TbDo9tBrWfxYdJj9OMjQfJnOy_o-PkxWO8mMG7XFaYbkQE7NPHXiJ08ao1ZV_BbT1OvBXDNQA_LNCOV0Nwgbm5mXYIjIsvj3Xrva3WF3wVlbTbp2hkwY94ySSC2/w640-h480/BNSF_7607-Flagstaff.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLYHL8lGT-qfVYKgBiWJdPrQXgK2HbI5vsjCPQnY4XS0xON5PsWpBCQPM37_57THtFEO_leEfszJAbAc5IAze4lqEQe_Soe2vqQvGTcSdUPoEKeSLLkNEjr2haenb56WKpygoL6thVA2HpWxerB8gB_rvvQZUsMrEf7d1Q6pyKrwcNiLkEzwJqiZwctCwX/s1280/FXE_4052-Flagstaff.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLYHL8lGT-qfVYKgBiWJdPrQXgK2HbI5vsjCPQnY4XS0xON5PsWpBCQPM37_57THtFEO_leEfszJAbAc5IAze4lqEQe_Soe2vqQvGTcSdUPoEKeSLLkNEjr2haenb56WKpygoL6thVA2HpWxerB8gB_rvvQZUsMrEf7d1Q6pyKrwcNiLkEzwJqiZwctCwX/w640-h480/FXE_4052-Flagstaff.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNO8m08ksyFEedbsFCECZcEm72bhtL2WH0N8Mzv9v-evPbh8SXBY4Y016sGQRATR2y26ZNYThyphenhyphens04YmTFvYUrcVuuwB1tT_loe0_pRChKfDqEIHNBeZRrFHP4xYHYkrhdMhdteqaL1kGYg-sgjU5h9RMZwP8zTN1FJSoQaWmiLyaIvBwELyRB-QqL8v4_c/s1280/BNSF_8082+FXE_4052-Flagstaff.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="959" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNO8m08ksyFEedbsFCECZcEm72bhtL2WH0N8Mzv9v-evPbh8SXBY4Y016sGQRATR2y26ZNYThyphenhyphens04YmTFvYUrcVuuwB1tT_loe0_pRChKfDqEIHNBeZRrFHP4xYHYkrhdMhdteqaL1kGYg-sgjU5h9RMZwP8zTN1FJSoQaWmiLyaIvBwELyRB-QqL8v4_c/w640-h480/BNSF_8082+FXE_4052-Flagstaff.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijqx9DM8XjJmIzAyUPOjYmR7-y3hn9EB7mmrXywxpS0-dnqKXryM3-GoAco4S-FWmqlzg2_hcRZiJGX0Sp5seR0sKIxEbGEsYyatdqnUnOyfREqT37CP0UplyO922jjA2qLQkOd6BTLX7PxOZ8hbkvOdT2fjnU9TCDlAQ1ggpN7j_OjsZgdxjypm0wsLPZ/s1280/Amt_Flagstaff-Sta-wb-angle+dstack-EoT.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijqx9DM8XjJmIzAyUPOjYmR7-y3hn9EB7mmrXywxpS0-dnqKXryM3-GoAco4S-FWmqlzg2_hcRZiJGX0Sp5seR0sKIxEbGEsYyatdqnUnOyfREqT37CP0UplyO922jjA2qLQkOd6BTLX7PxOZ8hbkvOdT2fjnU9TCDlAQ1ggpN7j_OjsZgdxjypm0wsLPZ/w640-h480/Amt_Flagstaff-Sta-wb-angle+dstack-EoT.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I was a little late to the party for the next two trains. The first, an eastbound autorack and manifest train, was led by ET44C4 #3994, C44-9W #5234 and ES44C4 #7038. This was followed by an eastbound intermodal with ES44C4 #4246, C44-10W #7611, ES44C4 #6901 and ES44C4 #8323.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEbk44Elfl9tMsMRLZR428O8CEdSrH76MGAhyZ8AjlnVm59-zgxu5vrKjVkQelQcSRQOzi0bV0CvxrTkM3Yrzb7JKtS3XQltrWdAXmYwNgnfJKGWxOnk9zqPDsbbeE11MRrUsGWJsBReLp6wnIViMt1W3xSiJfhc-EEP9J4U9Wm2RUl8cfvpNp2BVWxOz5/s1280/BNSF_3994+5234+7038-Flagstaff.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEbk44Elfl9tMsMRLZR428O8CEdSrH76MGAhyZ8AjlnVm59-zgxu5vrKjVkQelQcSRQOzi0bV0CvxrTkM3Yrzb7JKtS3XQltrWdAXmYwNgnfJKGWxOnk9zqPDsbbeE11MRrUsGWJsBReLp6wnIViMt1W3xSiJfhc-EEP9J4U9Wm2RUl8cfvpNp2BVWxOz5/w640-h480/BNSF_3994+5234+7038-Flagstaff.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ0tKy_NDH5VzwZ9Mlb9Jy_N4MGjn0-XxCyNH02ptcd2ycGxhWAGEtjcUUR1G396mvpNBiR0UZmwsJ9y__i4aMtJ4I0CUzpWagB4nLOnqzxjixtBhQ8VMXPqQ85uNB7iYQI4PbfmV3Pl3CF90bNMgV-DchBDSh8by75H3mNefP68GNhxYqtlf_5CkmLoQ-/s1280/BNSF_4246+7611+6901+8323-Flagstaff-zoom.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="959" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ0tKy_NDH5VzwZ9Mlb9Jy_N4MGjn0-XxCyNH02ptcd2ycGxhWAGEtjcUUR1G396mvpNBiR0UZmwsJ9y__i4aMtJ4I0CUzpWagB4nLOnqzxjixtBhQ8VMXPqQ85uNB7iYQI4PbfmV3Pl3CF90bNMgV-DchBDSh8by75H3mNefP68GNhxYqtlf_5CkmLoQ-/w640-h480/BNSF_4246+7611+6901+8323-Flagstaff-zoom.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This was followed by a westbound oil train with ES44C4 #8090, ES44C4 #6625 and C44-9W #5483 leading and two ES44C4's, #6905 and #6951, on the rear as DPUs.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhC3LIYQNUBJBiXsZAZ2knGAZgn0OmoTzFdRBdUBxRAjF4AiiUVYlsXreVmBqMpzlS1omPROG4aluLABwMx_Pv9lTKL1qG-1pqT9TPRZWsxcnNy8Bjkzblr4uAbQed-cRmkjHd6VBY6zHifP_rnqQtd5IdtNSlXPFCoZKKNSvhyphenhyphen3tgytysaLAt6cJY3uwg/s1280/BNSF_8090+6625+5483-rear-Flagstaff.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="959" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAGxrRikGvfH7CH0O6kKYiIXVCCia-BR7m_HQLG8g50xz_W3Ug4t96r_V8eXkQZC8sN_CrG0llf3PDHltv10f-0gjwoqf8Q4oFs3KUkoGDVKYGdnntMns7zL3feOFEDu2toEA7NDrpJzQ0e1AH88CO8vvCpTBjoYjWIKQEUdh5TJCvvhZ_bJoo-GoPV1r_/w640-h480/BNSF_4271+6636+4607+5301-EAST-FLAGSTAFF.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Heading north on US 89 we passed the famous <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cameron_Suspension_Bridge">Cameron Suspension Bridge</a> over the Little Colorado River. Built in 1911 it now carries a natural gas pipeline.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0FlC0ZnvVMf31hyDuwIlpCsiDMkV4eH4pAIQUlJIYvJkWW82DDvsBZ3BtFUxy-oeWBOVjdpm4SE22iGZj4JChYn3MOtcXa903_GxDPE8TVGvDGJ_kYliNuc4z6NZPElfJJdSrJPCV7kkvVrv8tgfDii28V0PJHf3CFJtXtB4gA7jWhKux8BV720Ec9xbK/s1280/AZ_Cameron-Suspension-Br-nb-slight-angle-close.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="962" data-original-width="1280" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0FlC0ZnvVMf31hyDuwIlpCsiDMkV4eH4pAIQUlJIYvJkWW82DDvsBZ3BtFUxy-oeWBOVjdpm4SE22iGZj4JChYn3MOtcXa903_GxDPE8TVGvDGJ_kYliNuc4z6NZPElfJJdSrJPCV7kkvVrv8tgfDii28V0PJHf3CFJtXtB4gA7jWhKux8BV720Ec9xbK/w640-h482/AZ_Cameron-Suspension-Br-nb-slight-angle-close.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>We stayed overnight in Page, AZ and got an <a href="https://www.redoveryellow.com/position-light/23-01-29_THE_WAVE/AZ_The-Wave-access-road-north-end-sb-night.jpg">early start</a> the next morning in order to avoid any potential "crowds". Due to prevailing weather conditions we had to hire a guide with a <a href="https://www.redoveryellow.com/position-light/23-01-29_THE_WAVE/AZ_The-Wave-guide-vehicle-after.jpg">suitable vehicle</a>. Getting stuck on the dirt road to the trailhead can result in a multi-thousand dollar tow. Flash floods are <a href="https://www.redoveryellow.com/position-light/23-01-29_THE_WAVE/AZ_The-Wave-trailhead-warning-sign.jpg">another major hazard</a>, especially in the slot canyons. However this time of year the risk was low. Another advantage of the January date was getting to see The Wave covered in snow, which I am told is not common.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitXBG3ywuWWMBm8Wpylr3M3WMbJCRZSLeFTTLQE2vceD2UtcSOhdjty_m9GJxUNHau8-GMWbuL-tUA2RydfUup_eMcFDeUCLOqnFdJcwizLChqHo7wNN7yMYguaY6DhRnH3UcpQoXNH8XrVrcUyzqYvKYWEYNBG11rXR2fFj7McPoTreVCeinh36tE_lt8/s1280/AZ_The-Wave-bowl+snow.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitXBG3ywuWWMBm8Wpylr3M3WMbJCRZSLeFTTLQE2vceD2UtcSOhdjty_m9GJxUNHau8-GMWbuL-tUA2RydfUup_eMcFDeUCLOqnFdJcwizLChqHo7wNN7yMYguaY6DhRnH3UcpQoXNH8XrVrcUyzqYvKYWEYNBG11rXR2fFj7McPoTreVCeinh36tE_lt8/w640-h480/AZ_The-Wave-bowl+snow.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihxKK7gQfKKe9GCFvPPL_DAp4GEz13cPIdxcCwq1uA2cyVQa7o66B0s9OgneTLQspBdjv8zv-ZchcF1jtFwT8pb_GN_xJyWUzdve5WWgmfB6P15xWAvvDVw0I1OEB4hNtYrS21QRIMIj4-eZxArojOWPoscLbT_CIaHosb0K2qgFtIsOoCR9DCJJXqhbIB/s1280/AZ_The-Wave-cone.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihxKK7gQfKKe9GCFvPPL_DAp4GEz13cPIdxcCwq1uA2cyVQa7o66B0s9OgneTLQspBdjv8zv-ZchcF1jtFwT8pb_GN_xJyWUzdve5WWgmfB6P15xWAvvDVw0I1OEB4hNtYrS21QRIMIj4-eZxArojOWPoscLbT_CIaHosb0K2qgFtIsOoCR9DCJJXqhbIB/w640-h480/AZ_The-Wave-cone.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The Navajo sandstone was <a href="https://www.redoveryellow.com/position-light/23-01-29_THE_WAVE/AZ_The-Wave-Wire-Pass-Info-3.jpg">deposited in the Jurassic age</a> and was later wind eroded into the current amphitheater formation, exposing the many layers of sediment due to their varying hardness. The strict limit on visitation is due to the soft sandstone being susceptible to damage from human activity. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Uaw14ACuV19X9j6syUbB3UTI97HEhzevXHBJs51gsfhDpX-uG9o8iY6y_i7uWyRPBRp04Hb0Zv0qCdgPzrYHD-xu7ca6JD19igNY9nqClPywjl7T9Yn9diYuGp9GsdaolPA7UR1bhy4QejzSXUZti0XILd-7kbPVWn9-MQJNv0YgH3pw806PtyIyi1jz/s1333/AZ_The-Wave-wall-below.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Uaw14ACuV19X9j6syUbB3UTI97HEhzevXHBJs51gsfhDpX-uG9o8iY6y_i7uWyRPBRp04Hb0Zv0qCdgPzrYHD-xu7ca6JD19igNY9nqClPywjl7T9Yn9diYuGp9GsdaolPA7UR1bhy4QejzSXUZti0XILd-7kbPVWn9-MQJNv0YgH3pw806PtyIyi1jz/w480-h640/AZ_The-Wave-wall-below.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5yCsIkx8x8a4gBQqM7bLbXXURtO5UM91TzUq7eUjacY3AgWQpWl5GhNi5bJARE2gjgLLPp8auq933nzoHtPlK5JlUd7kKQU2qAZFP1N2zxZa0lli545kJgdWlUK30qHBD7vbhIf77NaqnV0oBU0Cipqr53OeCEA0GuO_Au7X7i61HdmUPx3YgptZZjE6p/s1280/AZ_The-Wave-sandstone-dark-close.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5yCsIkx8x8a4gBQqM7bLbXXURtO5UM91TzUq7eUjacY3AgWQpWl5GhNi5bJARE2gjgLLPp8auq933nzoHtPlK5JlUd7kKQU2qAZFP1N2zxZa0lli545kJgdWlUK30qHBD7vbhIf77NaqnV0oBU0Cipqr53OeCEA0GuO_Au7X7i61HdmUPx3YgptZZjE6p/w640-h480/AZ_The-Wave-sandstone-dark-close.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">While the drive in was pretty straightforward due to the low overnight temperatures freezing the mud, returning on the afternoon found the road a quagmire. In the dry summer season the trailhead can be reached by ordinary passenger cars due to the mud reverting to harmless dust.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="480" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zCPfw4iHQSM?si=02GrAaKTHKrHWM0N" title="YouTube video player" width="853"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Due to our early start, we had plenty of time after getting back to pop by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glen_Canyon_Dam">Glen Canyon Dam</a>. Built in the 1950's as a junior version of the Hoover Dam, it still generates roughly 1.3 GW of power that is mostly shipped south to the Phoenix metro. Controversial due to its effect on the Colorado River ecology, the current boom-bust water cycles will likely ensure its future. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEmd-AGXcrqz41J6OfNYFvEwx6IIVuDzamoWZCP6YGxUcKXD5AewGlFi85htKZB_jMKu4qiSVZDjLwk0TQErVVH_BHcaVJFLSAvquzgf0youK1wV5mUKXS7FHBRnKMZMH7suEoG3O8-d0wm94g1rHcCXgCctFM0BB8C8qPz_OHKAyGRSL4QWeOAD7s5xQZ/s1280/AZ_Glenn-Canyon-Dam-nb-slight-angle-close-above.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEmd-AGXcrqz41J6OfNYFvEwx6IIVuDzamoWZCP6YGxUcKXD5AewGlFi85htKZB_jMKu4qiSVZDjLwk0TQErVVH_BHcaVJFLSAvquzgf0youK1wV5mUKXS7FHBRnKMZMH7suEoG3O8-d0wm94g1rHcCXgCctFM0BB8C8qPz_OHKAyGRSL4QWeOAD7s5xQZ/w640-h480/AZ_Glenn-Canyon-Dam-nb-slight-angle-close-above.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The complimentary Glen Canyon Dam Bridge carries US 89 700 feet over the Colorado on a 1271 foot arch. This and the nearby US 89A bridge are the first crossings over the Colorado east of Las Vegas due to the presence of the Grand Chasm. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5nEhNAoGk4iLnofM8VxZjwG2AXKmwIlLDsEnmpXNHvnA9j7_GfCjZJucBmreI93cYTT7khAAFfvcedWUikfxsjlUB4eBrrnp1GQz780MpC1XAC3RZRHm-Tbstck1Ud2dKAe7Gbz56n-gH7rHX8vPds1c8v7CeOJz683E1AxN_rqosKY6DxQBBpJS5R5lz/s1280/AZ_Glenn-Canyon-Br-sb-angle.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5nEhNAoGk4iLnofM8VxZjwG2AXKmwIlLDsEnmpXNHvnA9j7_GfCjZJucBmreI93cYTT7khAAFfvcedWUikfxsjlUB4eBrrnp1GQz780MpC1XAC3RZRHm-Tbstck1Ud2dKAe7Gbz56n-gH7rHX8vPds1c8v7CeOJz683E1AxN_rqosKY6DxQBBpJS5R5lz/w640-h480/AZ_Glenn-Canyon-Br-sb-angle.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Although there <a href="https://www.redoveryellow.com/position-light/23-01-29_THE_WAVE/BLKM_Shoppes-nwd-far.jpg">wasn't much left</a>, I took a detour up to the old Black Mesa and Lake Powell crossing under Arizona Route 98. The captive mike railroad delivered coal to the 2GW Navajo Generating station behind E60 freight locomotives powered by a 50kv electrocution. The last coal train ran in 2020 and the plant was subsequently shut down and demolished due to the declining price of gas and renewables. Although the electrification was scrapped, the Navajo Nation is keeping the railway intact for potential reuse. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimKgx22ucoEXB2IGYYOx6K2c5ooff5YcGGvjlizkBenUs8KqwX9S9XbqRrQz2bQhyCnd0td5yrfnsHJrxt8m2ia_DsfhqMgg_J21iMQxGOH8m8RdaewZCexvzECfNGqejkDNAKO9Ubbg4yGH4iQ76dvJzaIahKMWdk6jMxX8f-APJt4r7QYdVdpg55SQGK/s1280/BLKM_AZ98-tunnel-wb-portal-eb-angle-above.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="959" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimKgx22ucoEXB2IGYYOx6K2c5ooff5YcGGvjlizkBenUs8KqwX9S9XbqRrQz2bQhyCnd0td5yrfnsHJrxt8m2ia_DsfhqMgg_J21iMQxGOH8m8RdaewZCexvzECfNGqejkDNAKO9Ubbg4yGH4iQ76dvJzaIahKMWdk6jMxX8f-APJt4r7QYdVdpg55SQGK/w640-h480/BLKM_AZ98-tunnel-wb-portal-eb-angle-above.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;">Although it is a bit of a tourist trap, on the way out of town my party stopped by the Colorado River's Horseshoe Bend.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp1_T9jhihgX-es1bDIem8-L80uqcidZBPnOtwcnX1n1ULghwmNgd2doBqVH-l-WCeRAhM_xroHLGqsS1MPdjsGJhtR_DAgesS-dr1O5iRuBBlFL7EsCHzstZefiLlAaO4M9Extk2BedIL1bD5PkFgszl6ZmOalAcOgrdBQ6B53pE8xXji7w7N4go6dQ5u/s1280/AZ_Horseshoe-Bend.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp1_T9jhihgX-es1bDIem8-L80uqcidZBPnOtwcnX1n1ULghwmNgd2doBqVH-l-WCeRAhM_xroHLGqsS1MPdjsGJhtR_DAgesS-dr1O5iRuBBlFL7EsCHzstZefiLlAaO4M9Extk2BedIL1bD5PkFgszl6ZmOalAcOgrdBQ6B53pE8xXji7w7N4go6dQ5u/w640-h480/AZ_Horseshoe-Bend.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Also on the drive back we stopped by the <span style="text-align: center;">Wupatki National Monument featuring numerous sites built by the ancient Pueblo people around 900 years ago. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjArUE5yIMDsPe3bWfZt-oOGJMQerZcXet7qXteXmazwzpPh2ydg5rQ_YiYbmfbSzgTaWG_BodhvUmCLLu7hFjsUwIz9Dd-dBPkZ_0zfkicB0BG7fuYJP_IsprSWfpKrPSAhDbJ1_Yo7AGdMCFjNBQhmOhbBy-8BpJA-8W7ONHsydO_m0YlxcoyPRezAkfa/s1280/NPS_Wupatki-Wupatki-pueblo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjArUE5yIMDsPe3bWfZt-oOGJMQerZcXet7qXteXmazwzpPh2ydg5rQ_YiYbmfbSzgTaWG_BodhvUmCLLu7hFjsUwIz9Dd-dBPkZ_0zfkicB0BG7fuYJP_IsprSWfpKrPSAhDbJ1_Yo7AGdMCFjNBQhmOhbBy-8BpJA-8W7ONHsydO_m0YlxcoyPRezAkfa/w640-h480/NPS_Wupatki-Wupatki-pueblo.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Despite Flagstaff only seeing a daily long distance train, there was a rail themed coffee shoppe about a block away selling <a href="https://www.redoveryellow.com/position-light/23-01-29_THE_WAVE/AZ_Flagstaff-Late-for-the-Train-menu.jpg">Amtrak Frappes</a>, amoung other things.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhStO-Q6nQqfnpEz8fF6Zj-_VuL0IPL48PwKjL6sA-4L4CdbidsosCMN2BJdpHQ71ufYrronz-lvULrzb9CqYvMJWMPqqmRTQQfpmtKGqk-bKa3dIrebBSYnwm71ipJsKeZCANijMxOGiUC2b-QS0Un-pa2DXp8yi4l7KBHBnrAwd1Bz-4WAcbP0dPaV36s/s1280/AZ_Flagstaff-Late-for-the-Train-coffee-shoppe.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="957" data-original-width="1280" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhStO-Q6nQqfnpEz8fF6Zj-_VuL0IPL48PwKjL6sA-4L4CdbidsosCMN2BJdpHQ71ufYrronz-lvULrzb9CqYvMJWMPqqmRTQQfpmtKGqk-bKa3dIrebBSYnwm71ipJsKeZCANijMxOGiUC2b-QS0Un-pa2DXp8yi4l7KBHBnrAwd1Bz-4WAcbP0dPaV36s/w640-h478/AZ_Flagstaff-Late-for-the-Train-coffee-shoppe.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The station was open and the interior is split between the local visitor's center and the Amtrak waiting room. The passage between the two had a collection of ATSF proportional posters.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYZhWBvf-19CXGTQDUerXRjvFuy2AYeicwrYQekd4dF94MKcAO1kWTO_rcbyeiBdAEbvfA3OKpA98e7rGz1RHed3ufyLqw8mMr31HkVp6acKlV-deUEPWnlm4GdKJNJGqN_3eLrHYk2Hhpxcgoj2VsmYIo09_UnZG_Smb22I97GTFyUtz17SRTXYfCpDKk/s1280/Amt_Flagstaff-Sta-wb-side+snow.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYZhWBvf-19CXGTQDUerXRjvFuy2AYeicwrYQekd4dF94MKcAO1kWTO_rcbyeiBdAEbvfA3OKpA98e7rGz1RHed3ufyLqw8mMr31HkVp6acKlV-deUEPWnlm4GdKJNJGqN_3eLrHYk2Hhpxcgoj2VsmYIo09_UnZG_Smb22I97GTFyUtz17SRTXYfCpDKk/w640-h480/Amt_Flagstaff-Sta-wb-side+snow.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNJTBS1lLRj4_pBmLRmxdNImFLo6q71au2kV00Uztglh9iWVPac7ymVlMIf8QLTSXl1LwuhGru8IwxhhfQzRwyTKGz9FHeIEwcD5hs2RG_X6N_EcCRhBHPMFfeKj4a3c4_C9AC-zruDml7JG_PQ8IaeOXa6RGfe1OY3vay01Fp6e7ZBEIUZdf4qN-a57hm/s1280/Amt_Flagstaff-Sta-history-center-information-booth.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNJTBS1lLRj4_pBmLRmxdNImFLo6q71au2kV00Uztglh9iWVPac7ymVlMIf8QLTSXl1LwuhGru8IwxhhfQzRwyTKGz9FHeIEwcD5hs2RG_X6N_EcCRhBHPMFfeKj4a3c4_C9AC-zruDml7JG_PQ8IaeOXa6RGfe1OY3vay01Fp6e7ZBEIUZdf4qN-a57hm/w640-h480/Amt_Flagstaff-Sta-history-center-information-booth.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNPqoLZ9JSSHpOCSkxLlRKa3Lxf5bxqK4y_qUxy6nnwZP43VrJcn0bORnMecyrgGag-GIHc_5dHkxNsqRSiMKeyWYgs_TMoJ3WMMABCuft3uW9xNtQ5xKkjBXvh833xJcFKfoaDFry0zudteXYldoDlVsJB8vjXz79c_9U38DcK0SyZFmVU7EcwObcFfkH/s1334/Amt_Flagstaff-Sta-waiting-room-inside-closed.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1334" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNPqoLZ9JSSHpOCSkxLlRKa3Lxf5bxqK4y_qUxy6nnwZP43VrJcn0bORnMecyrgGag-GIHc_5dHkxNsqRSiMKeyWYgs_TMoJ3WMMABCuft3uW9xNtQ5xKkjBXvh833xJcFKfoaDFry0zudteXYldoDlVsJB8vjXz79c_9U38DcK0SyZFmVU7EcwObcFfkH/w480-h640/Amt_Flagstaff-Sta-waiting-room-inside-closed.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-hsRukU9BSo0hoLpsmJNndlMjEOfljqc90C1YDmIVqZKRuZPmWFD9IzR191v1JNuHhUhP5ma9jsZ2SJUWv2H5CBJFopPP4Z_zryFb81Ir-WAOGUAodmzMFKaK4we7DUTd9T1YlPz-Zd5EIShE8YUon7hYIZ-jKLUw9fMv3QwYn6w05UIgfME4j9Qw0Ibd/s1498/ATSF_Passenger-Service-poster-Downtown.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1498" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-hsRukU9BSo0hoLpsmJNndlMjEOfljqc90C1YDmIVqZKRuZPmWFD9IzR191v1JNuHhUhP5ma9jsZ2SJUWv2H5CBJFopPP4Z_zryFb81Ir-WAOGUAodmzMFKaK4we7DUTd9T1YlPz-Zd5EIShE8YUon7hYIZ-jKLUw9fMv3QwYn6w05UIgfME4j9Qw0Ibd/w428-h640/ATSF_Passenger-Service-poster-Downtown.jpg" width="428" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'll finish up with this photo of an F-35 flying north of Phoenix. Just like new rail rolling stock, these went from being super rare to everywhere.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi1AkGsEj4vBedNSQmNM_e_yYyi57vG2m58WgHSHKe2JHZ1hL6JirARGo6fX60MH4UEfrCRUAlFHtVuP8GoOPdK75NgaCACtns9D8bHpwA_D8yKQ9sEblJlPKM3aLRrqiuqrJRsOJxBIZKJb5C3xSxjqOeNmZJkDmMG5U6SWekyGKyFtYsflq24mc6hIFc/s1036/AZ_Wild-Spirit-Ranch-F-35-side.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="772" data-original-width="1036" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi1AkGsEj4vBedNSQmNM_e_yYyi57vG2m58WgHSHKe2JHZ1hL6JirARGo6fX60MH4UEfrCRUAlFHtVuP8GoOPdK75NgaCACtns9D8bHpwA_D8yKQ9sEblJlPKM3aLRrqiuqrJRsOJxBIZKJb5C3xSxjqOeNmZJkDmMG5U6SWekyGKyFtYsflq24mc6hIFc/w640-h476/AZ_Wild-Spirit-Ranch-F-35-side.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Hope you enjoyed this slightly different set of photos. Next time stay tuned for a combination of DC Metro and NY Capital Region pics. </div>
</div></div>Jersey Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10170958563337725933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262088704737011363.post-4135066671855882392023-01-20T21:59:00.000-08:002024-02-12T22:02:36.260-08:0023-01-21 PHOTOS: GLXThe big news in Boston for 2023 was the opening of the GLX or Green Line Extension to Union Square and Medford/Tufts. The multi-billion dollar project would extend the E Branch from its terminus at the Lechmere loop several miles up the MBTA New Hampshire Route Main Line as well as the D Branch from a previously downtown terminus to a new stop at Union Square located on the MBTA Fitchburg line. As winter travel to Boston is pretty cheap I booked a round trip on the Acela from Washington, DC. <a href="https://www.redoveryellow.com/position-light/23-01-21_GLX/-Thumbnails.html">This set of photos</a> ( <a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/nTZ7t8yuHwzcuNdR7">mirror</a> ) will cover both legs of the Amtrak journey as well as both branches of the GLX.<br />
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Starting things off at Washington, DC, the Acela platform was populated with two trainsets with #2016 being my scheduled 10am departure with #2028 standing by.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Q26m1YTFNl-1_D2eB2h-1n-WkHaOke5UVnEeSg3EhwU3SrvoXW2S82jM9nuGuILjqAQAYeDS7zH6YTme31O4LQNknS6nSUT2voQ-KFCtFbkxeguH0NDGrck0CyNEKylM4Scf9niyqROjRhyphenhyphenN7tTNbWQHLhFGuLkBCpsIJUnGz32SH9UheS7147ziUMvH/s1280/Amt_2028+2016-WAS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Q26m1YTFNl-1_D2eB2h-1n-WkHaOke5UVnEeSg3EhwU3SrvoXW2S82jM9nuGuILjqAQAYeDS7zH6YTme31O4LQNknS6nSUT2voQ-KFCtFbkxeguH0NDGrck0CyNEKylM4Scf9niyqROjRhyphenhyphenN7tTNbWQHLhFGuLkBCpsIJUnGz32SH9UheS7147ziUMvH/w640-h480/Amt_2028+2016-WAS.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This would be my first trip over the high speed New Jersey section <a href="https://www.redoveryellow.com/position-light/23-01-21_GLX/Amt_NEC-N-AX-150mph%2b14A-15A-table.jpg">at 150mph</a>. Crossing the Hackensack work was evident for the replacement PORTAL bridge.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHit1FJ4gjcsCigKv3067ZZRK4MK6WAIXR0qztEqIohbyNPrZv_YJI1Cf2YlxN8_XnsIpr_s4s8PlKWH3lITgAhQW5nuRn_CoTOFshRVgHErKe5yd_Wy1G8-JbPd1mgPfIn9vY6zAwDXf0RqVj7dXF8vVFqAvQd1yoNeDmozf2Oj0g0llJIDYiZXTAaquO/s1280/Amt_PORTAL-new-br-north-river-span-barges.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHit1FJ4gjcsCigKv3067ZZRK4MK6WAIXR0qztEqIohbyNPrZv_YJI1Cf2YlxN8_XnsIpr_s4s8PlKWH3lITgAhQW5nuRn_CoTOFshRVgHErKe5yd_Wy1G8-JbPd1mgPfIn9vY6zAwDXf0RqVj7dXF8vVFqAvQd1yoNeDmozf2Oj0g0llJIDYiZXTAaquO/w640-h480/Amt_PORTAL-new-br-north-river-span-barges.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Acela power car #2016 at NY Penn.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFstgyfqerArgtu0mCGDGS5T7AoW-UQ2r25iG0waOG0pnJ46X0ybAdQ3PzqWT5ZAjcN5cLC7hnm_-jdRLsaZpPj1z2t4ViNSCXlig4dn4LNY9pMSF1tnkggzmaAEFZLE1-1NXuWg0GSGJBG669Vlx3fE7vl-uCLGDpgPk3Qc91G_AloQaSjdJ_thm8VlTR/s1280/Amt_2016-NYP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFstgyfqerArgtu0mCGDGS5T7AoW-UQ2r25iG0waOG0pnJ46X0ybAdQ3PzqWT5ZAjcN5cLC7hnm_-jdRLsaZpPj1z2t4ViNSCXlig4dn4LNY9pMSF1tnkggzmaAEFZLE1-1NXuWg0GSGJBG669Vlx3fE7vl-uCLGDpgPk3Qc91G_AloQaSjdJ_thm8VlTR/w640-h480/Amt_2016-NYP.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />While en route to the Seaport District I caught MBTA Silverliner trackless trolley #1124 at the <a href="https://www.redoveryellow.com/position-light/23-01-21_GLX/MTBA_WTC-Sta-walk-map.jpg">World Trade Centre station</a>.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhjBGU2ul7HnYci_3SXhUSHX3Ybt-i82xNM1W2hXyTmBDhnOyjD05Tw43SZLcRoCDpMBqcPrSjryjO5y_NigMi8gmMz91pjUlPYyr7WJSWEDbPsUkMFWdXKQDEi4JxPcEgeG-sXxITi-rjJGHeMUFSCjhF1KlittfHLExQv3ZCw5s2pJ6c0HoVBR412szr/s1280/MTBA_1124-WTC.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="955" data-original-width="1280" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhjBGU2ul7HnYci_3SXhUSHX3Ybt-i82xNM1W2hXyTmBDhnOyjD05Tw43SZLcRoCDpMBqcPrSjryjO5y_NigMi8gmMz91pjUlPYyr7WJSWEDbPsUkMFWdXKQDEi4JxPcEgeG-sXxITi-rjJGHeMUFSCjhF1KlittfHLExQv3ZCw5s2pJ6c0HoVBR412szr/w640-h478/MTBA_1124-WTC.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />I was staying in the new Seaport District, and although it lacks the ambiance of the Old Towne, it does have some quirky bits.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilEzJkApwd9qG6E4_8zbB9Uk_ZthRS0h4tcBuwwdiUynKvCY6z8iWUPSd48cr_l6p6EhRa8AUGIjnlQYg-l7rwFOE2SeJM-kQffEXwVyDNqPNp_htEjfiSHd2vbqsEW5fJGjwZGTUDwhSDJHnQIYypy8bxLh4B-p2GEh1a715_YsGRnRV9IQqNi9W-4kvf/s1333/Boston_Seaport-Deer-angle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilEzJkApwd9qG6E4_8zbB9Uk_ZthRS0h4tcBuwwdiUynKvCY6z8iWUPSd48cr_l6p6EhRa8AUGIjnlQYg-l7rwFOE2SeJM-kQffEXwVyDNqPNp_htEjfiSHd2vbqsEW5fJGjwZGTUDwhSDJHnQIYypy8bxLh4B-p2GEh1a715_YsGRnRV9IQqNi9W-4kvf/w480-h640/Boston_Seaport-Deer-angle.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br />The next morning I managed to catch one of the new Type 9 LRV's at Park St on a D Branch routing to Union Square. The small order of Type 9's will cover the GLX expansion and are planned to replace the Mattapan PCC's after the Type 10 order.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVzkmCAuUsKWMZf6y3eLWVKeNJHYJAjcZqyw7s-Ke0GG3v4S37qlYiKOVcdx4d4O2_YBwj2tWfeJ8PSrT1GfPrnFb6lUnKK8OavNxVbLCi4AhRNg5XFIrb7919HQ9QFahqmqeNHvImGHpd2cH8B185X1Ah80wet4AhcJjwZIC3LBRZxaK-n_8bnyNlCU0w/s1280/MTBA_3903-inside-front.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVzkmCAuUsKWMZf6y3eLWVKeNJHYJAjcZqyw7s-Ke0GG3v4S37qlYiKOVcdx4d4O2_YBwj2tWfeJ8PSrT1GfPrnFb6lUnKK8OavNxVbLCi4AhRNg5XFIrb7919HQ9QFahqmqeNHvImGHpd2cH8B185X1Ah80wet4AhcJjwZIC3LBRZxaK-n_8bnyNlCU0w/w640-h480/MTBA_3903-inside-front.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ2H-90gIom1y4i-3pmO3bL3upxYSu3lOIFqABrpX2e_x8LSbgc5CHJF7F9rF6zkLhKvIiErzdKKy5lx_0IhJ7tN170ZFaUadOIfGCc6ng8d1JQ3tKvR-b5c_aDNMEPJFye4RzUhXUjQChzZAxbRW1YgNlwfKeyM6PRC64cXlpx5aMkvA0lrY1fvxzGbmL/s1333/MTBA_3903-inside-center.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ2H-90gIom1y4i-3pmO3bL3upxYSu3lOIFqABrpX2e_x8LSbgc5CHJF7F9rF6zkLhKvIiErzdKKy5lx_0IhJ7tN170ZFaUadOIfGCc6ng8d1JQ3tKvR-b5c_aDNMEPJFye4RzUhXUjQChzZAxbRW1YgNlwfKeyM6PRC64cXlpx5aMkvA0lrY1fvxzGbmL/w480-h640/MTBA_3903-inside-center.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br />Passing Type 8 #3890 on the Lechmere Viaduct.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1okBj9Wyk7po3Bpw5z2BL15FU0y6tHRnqbKLSMScfqjls_d3rRpXPRCk6y5OiHwu3CImXs4RhJBoZEql8ccQM7TJQD9sGDhloZUZlcEcev2Hu4qjxpccOMVZZEqk5vGOvxaO6zVbMm1DzE-TLSngwg5e1-RR4ubmUZNkQsef_T0Fm9X5-18dJhSNLgNOa/s1280/MTBA_Green-Line-Lechmere-Viaduct-Signal-709-Clear+3890.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1okBj9Wyk7po3Bpw5z2BL15FU0y6tHRnqbKLSMScfqjls_d3rRpXPRCk6y5OiHwu3CImXs4RhJBoZEql8ccQM7TJQD9sGDhloZUZlcEcev2Hu4qjxpccOMVZZEqk5vGOvxaO6zVbMm1DzE-TLSngwg5e1-RR4ubmUZNkQsef_T0Fm9X5-18dJhSNLgNOa/w640-h480/MTBA_Green-Line-Lechmere-Viaduct-Signal-709-Clear+3890.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />The GLX included the construction of a new yard and shoppe complex located adjacent to the existing MBTA commuter rail heavy maintenance facility.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyCFMjxj-iivAlZM5PT8aZX6vtXbcrpyDMQWeTSU4F-drhVWAjz_G1PfnTHvYDUbXiUFoPjIdSYftNmsRkGn6Ymkk0swzrCeIf9Yg71dPtOC3Q3gsw_rNoiVpEAU_cYerhM3PmtL9eCnKVlmM1QVLTIj-v38PJFvdgRT-0MmDnXdI8fyGSSaXYwPDE5WdF/s1280/MTBA_Boston-Engine-Terminal-west-side-sb-angle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyCFMjxj-iivAlZM5PT8aZX6vtXbcrpyDMQWeTSU4F-drhVWAjz_G1PfnTHvYDUbXiUFoPjIdSYftNmsRkGn6Ymkk0swzrCeIf9Yg71dPtOC3Q3gsw_rNoiVpEAU_cYerhM3PmtL9eCnKVlmM1QVLTIj-v38PJFvdgRT-0MmDnXdI8fyGSSaXYwPDE5WdF/w640-h480/MTBA_Boston-Engine-Terminal-west-side-sb-angle.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiilQvGcvfJf1oAZCiYkywpXkfkgoyXbWBd1rin_pW02nenc7OAI430Uo0LRsOJwRHJNxoVcje6_ohY3cDkaPViONMIw6f6Wj82aW-IpVBCWsAEYs8giIRYDtXtc6kg8ltEq8mw4C3XhKBtN1z6y8neE8KM9tQFo4zn8sUGwcQdPd5glcO-FwDpyhwlISjd/s1280/MTBA_GLX-Yard-wb-angle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiilQvGcvfJf1oAZCiYkywpXkfkgoyXbWBd1rin_pW02nenc7OAI430Uo0LRsOJwRHJNxoVcje6_ohY3cDkaPViONMIw6f6Wj82aW-IpVBCWsAEYs8giIRYDtXtc6kg8ltEq8mw4C3XhKBtN1z6y8neE8KM9tQFo4zn8sUGwcQdPd5glcO-FwDpyhwlISjd/w640-h480/MTBA_GLX-Yard-wb-angle.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Passing Type 8 #3877 approaching Union Square. Both legs of the GLX were built to light rail standards as opposed to streetcar operation.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg59l9uwaXK4KoqoLPQ1tEhNHgt4Lku7KLsLx0ladlhAp9xzTtbjjxfhiAJmES9qL6qjcNy78xC5jQSsriQ24BOYRrJkRzPhMN0CU_jChvXtJSAViIkYUayzj2Tuip0wmKa1UXM1bOHBQckEwK9VXUPtWMTvTUMscpOVJKzui5SJQauprATnIMk7J_bHFJQ/s1280/MTBA_Green-Line-Union-Sq-Int-eb-masts+3877.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="957" data-original-width="1280" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg59l9uwaXK4KoqoLPQ1tEhNHgt4Lku7KLsLx0ladlhAp9xzTtbjjxfhiAJmES9qL6qjcNy78xC5jQSsriQ24BOYRrJkRzPhMN0CU_jChvXtJSAViIkYUayzj2Tuip0wmKa1UXM1bOHBQckEwK9VXUPtWMTvTUMscpOVJKzui5SJQauprATnIMk7J_bHFJQ/w640-h478/MTBA_Green-Line-Union-Sq-Int-eb-masts+3877.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoj1ut0K2qUgXagfR0DZv6y91jzPkrByN0QrIU9-qS9evdLilTVZElBzYZdTOkWWDyAwE8uAtHrQ66-ZkbSEsyBpqcM5valtVmTi5F-QT6RhUIcc2EgToK4R3z4ZYViRWCN61NRY-1EmE1_D8vGoafT1_kaCzcwBtGmCg88XLSUd85L-cYmYIwbcuOE0OG/s1280/MTBA_3877+Green-Line-Union-Sq-Int-2E-mast.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="971" data-original-width="1280" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoj1ut0K2qUgXagfR0DZv6y91jzPkrByN0QrIU9-qS9evdLilTVZElBzYZdTOkWWDyAwE8uAtHrQ66-ZkbSEsyBpqcM5valtVmTi5F-QT6RhUIcc2EgToK4R3z4ZYViRWCN61NRY-1EmE1_D8vGoafT1_kaCzcwBtGmCg88XLSUd85L-cYmYIwbcuOE0OG/w640-h486/MTBA_3877+Green-Line-Union-Sq-Int-2E-mast.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />MBTA Type 9 #3903 at Union Square along with Type 8 #3838.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE1BQMzQbEKPlXZ1eqq53wcyLJJAw1PmDrMRT77TNYaSEOSGI-MAcupeNIxkg_8HhlycRHt9wyOcxMwIEzA_rYBwha1OuyMfSByckBqFN4j3BZTa-PO0pCoIXM3yVJPn4e6ZK2-m3v1GCLm18EGNgI0gRzNqo4Kh2UleXmL9-Ms1aXMZeoQ3BWfTfjEvXn/s1280/MTBA_3903-Union-Sq-front-wide.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE1BQMzQbEKPlXZ1eqq53wcyLJJAw1PmDrMRT77TNYaSEOSGI-MAcupeNIxkg_8HhlycRHt9wyOcxMwIEzA_rYBwha1OuyMfSByckBqFN4j3BZTa-PO0pCoIXM3yVJPn4e6ZK2-m3v1GCLm18EGNgI0gRzNqo4Kh2UleXmL9-Ms1aXMZeoQ3BWfTfjEvXn/w640-h480/MTBA_3903-Union-Sq-front-wide.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWfaruCSmLHi7GCn0NQyobZQwUOFYRW-ZKa75JKGOYtstfB_TubiWLGbhh-pqknA2LwvpN0AopbaxxA-4KYsFg06d7mshXzD004SqYWQQrBa-XCy0_69Ur8Wa4l2e_9QpoZ2RX2yPQSmGsAhUryUkS4lD8outKNUMWRN485COaMcmH2xymTheixSaQYII5/s1280/MTBA_3838-Union-Sq.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="959" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWfaruCSmLHi7GCn0NQyobZQwUOFYRW-ZKa75JKGOYtstfB_TubiWLGbhh-pqknA2LwvpN0AopbaxxA-4KYsFg06d7mshXzD004SqYWQQrBa-XCy0_69Ur8Wa4l2e_9QpoZ2RX2yPQSmGsAhUryUkS4lD8outKNUMWRN485COaMcmH2xymTheixSaQYII5/w640-h480/MTBA_3838-Union-Sq.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />The <a href="https://www.redoveryellow.com/position-light/23-01-21_GLX/MTBA_Lechmere-Sta-walk-map.jpg">new Lechmere Station</a> is on an elevated structure adjacent to the <a href="https://www.redoveryellow.com/position-light/23-01-21_GLX/MTBA_Lechmere-Sta-old-location-nwd-angle-above.jpg">old Lechmere loop</a>. Here outbound Type 9 #3901 pulls in on a D routing.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtJl9-hGbKSyraJf-OFnb4KuSNrcSqT2j0eAv35UjGfQHuCauCb3Hp7z6iI0gRoYG4_5pcSCyH3kCSrTRcsKGS58_l8x9PmafWaNDbw3V5UDdn45MSP9GsasfSl3rOwo4Rd51gE3-EPv-vD6Y1SM4OB9OX3beXdo6x7F1Y9RG_AhbelhBNynlyE__sFxoA/s1280/MTBA_3901-Lechmere.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtJl9-hGbKSyraJf-OFnb4KuSNrcSqT2j0eAv35UjGfQHuCauCb3Hp7z6iI0gRoYG4_5pcSCyH3kCSrTRcsKGS58_l8x9PmafWaNDbw3V5UDdn45MSP9GsasfSl3rOwo4Rd51gE3-EPv-vD6Y1SM4OB9OX3beXdo6x7F1Y9RG_AhbelhBNynlyE__sFxoA/w640-h480/MTBA_3901-Lechmere.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />An "ADA special" of Type 7 #3649 and Type 8 #3859 arriving on an inbound E routing.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxZ7JEBRTBBt99Ju_O0TI5FTYntlMPs2ECTifaaAOIaAtIEiEXRD0_IG8K-Kc97N7yA4r9LfC7v2rTpFfe5N8REcazvZ_KYgEi1ss3X1I55IMrrNu-qhASnM-uAYP7TCsFCmJJN2gOTk47oV1SNsiLIrXIADr4fCbXqbOeYd8aEP8RCnDVLv3WaOAVJLMG/s1280/MTBA_3649-Lechmere.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxZ7JEBRTBBt99Ju_O0TI5FTYntlMPs2ECTifaaAOIaAtIEiEXRD0_IG8K-Kc97N7yA4r9LfC7v2rTpFfe5N8REcazvZ_KYgEi1ss3X1I55IMrrNu-qhASnM-uAYP7TCsFCmJJN2gOTk47oV1SNsiLIrXIADr4fCbXqbOeYd8aEP8RCnDVLv3WaOAVJLMG/w640-h480/MTBA_3649-Lechmere.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ_-UCz8Vnxu-XfRIbdTpVof_6X8bPeTre09sbeQyv2hdzZ1VG9YlnmcCDibZYuqEOKCpy2XA4Z0GYai93Jgjg8-Y6m3KYQhompta9FfOI_yY4PfIEDsZm5qUNn-hv0puLdpl3V5HLTGJtw_h1k7Bf_IfYCNbEkza-YNJKrILwL7h8EY3ZJ9CtSQaYx-4T/s1280/MTBA_3859-end+Lechmere-Sta-wb-platform-wb-zoom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ_-UCz8Vnxu-XfRIbdTpVof_6X8bPeTre09sbeQyv2hdzZ1VG9YlnmcCDibZYuqEOKCpy2XA4Z0GYai93Jgjg8-Y6m3KYQhompta9FfOI_yY4PfIEDsZm5qUNn-hv0puLdpl3V5HLTGJtw_h1k7Bf_IfYCNbEkza-YNJKrILwL7h8EY3ZJ9CtSQaYx-4T/w640-h480/MTBA_3859-end+Lechmere-Sta-wb-platform-wb-zoom.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />For whatever reason the D Branch was really working the Type 9's with #3923 heading back inbound to Riverside.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigABl5bIOduDARRdDKc4FA695LHfyN3kpvPqkqaGi-YOdcH1WGRCGyHYWdt4Az4PItaRA-9yLd2HRC4N6BJ8T4VAK_1PmW-JFVHqNjBkByDKfgFb53EZyDbwyWDmCG_hddc1lFplsF7J7XpN7gBMk0k7Wkg8MtiokbWpx3pDbyhVr1en2v2CYP2x-v72BL/s1280/MTBA_3923-Lechmere.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigABl5bIOduDARRdDKc4FA695LHfyN3kpvPqkqaGi-YOdcH1WGRCGyHYWdt4Az4PItaRA-9yLd2HRC4N6BJ8T4VAK_1PmW-JFVHqNjBkByDKfgFb53EZyDbwyWDmCG_hddc1lFplsF7J7XpN7gBMk0k7Wkg8MtiokbWpx3pDbyhVr1en2v2CYP2x-v72BL/w640-h480/MTBA_3923-Lechmere.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Finally an outbound E finally showed up led by Type 7 #3653.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM48mqjK7pdx13tbrUpXhRL3bJ9oKN6g0YZ7Od7UaO3JDz4H4doauWL5KcsLvlXSuYPRruRXQlETwu4UFGmV33UmbCDl70LdxfKOjsp128QEuVx_SlFetK-yLsn9Hzf1ZHmoAWhABByba7HGRJa6kJ-4vcBwVbh8pHrevdnZSVrY7R-eXkJ7BDTmClkB78/s1280/MTBA_3653-Lechmere.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM48mqjK7pdx13tbrUpXhRL3bJ9oKN6g0YZ7Od7UaO3JDz4H4doauWL5KcsLvlXSuYPRruRXQlETwu4UFGmV33UmbCDl70LdxfKOjsp128QEuVx_SlFetK-yLsn9Hzf1ZHmoAWhABByba7HGRJa6kJ-4vcBwVbh8pHrevdnZSVrY7R-eXkJ7BDTmClkB78/w640-h480/MTBA_3653-Lechmere.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />The total 4.3 mile GLX (including shoppes and yard) cost a total of $2.2 billion, which was only achieved to a reduction in the scope of the E branch to Medford. The money was on display with fully featured interlockings and stations like these at East Somemrville. Fortunately the MBTA did not attempt to install CBTC or even can signaling as that would have required fleet-wide vehicle modifications.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUjedZOIUeOD7-hAEwI0ZO4kAFEahbqhIjBLBua2TwIgAVCaDPNjLKCCLOnAFZ5s7E93oA7cFy9Ei46rb1bv6Fs9yp4ss_QSpDIlOM7kYVqJSneanuZ47Us-p8pgl9CfL6Z3wt5Wyx6utliAdtMrKhdY_6VYF5p0qG6aWJj_UekxMBOX2RstE0fEPM7AOp/s1280/MTBA_Green-Line-East-Somerville-Int-4E-Clear+xovers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUjedZOIUeOD7-hAEwI0ZO4kAFEahbqhIjBLBua2TwIgAVCaDPNjLKCCLOnAFZ5s7E93oA7cFy9Ei46rb1bv6Fs9yp4ss_QSpDIlOM7kYVqJSneanuZ47Us-p8pgl9CfL6Z3wt5Wyx6utliAdtMrKhdY_6VYF5p0qG6aWJj_UekxMBOX2RstE0fEPM7AOp/w640-h480/MTBA_Green-Line-East-Somerville-Int-4E-Clear+xovers.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Type 8 #3801 hides out on the tail track at the Medford/Tufts station. The station name is a bit aspirational as while it serves the Tufts campus, the planned terminus in downtown Medford was eliminated to as a budget control measure.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiV8oPdU5tHdOH7yZYR1JIt9BsdBCEw4D5Qxj52YRnZte8mDVbmBEo1Es3N_YVviXic-4JSXzNAUKfZkKlE4_-SMl4QQjhjYFhltyZmGKtuEnyB3ZUusEINbb0jSBL8jbMgdbCQ1kEhddIAFAsdhBeUw16JqKNdD4v3QcjUR7yZsO5UAuasZ_obtY62r8Q/s1280/MTBA_Green-Line-E-Branch-Signal-671+Tufts-Sta-plat+3801-far.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiV8oPdU5tHdOH7yZYR1JIt9BsdBCEw4D5Qxj52YRnZte8mDVbmBEo1Es3N_YVviXic-4JSXzNAUKfZkKlE4_-SMl4QQjhjYFhltyZmGKtuEnyB3ZUusEINbb0jSBL8jbMgdbCQ1kEhddIAFAsdhBeUw16JqKNdD4v3QcjUR7yZsO5UAuasZ_obtY62r8Q/w640-h480/MTBA_Green-Line-E-Branch-Signal-671+Tufts-Sta-plat+3801-far.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Type 7's #3653 and #3714 along with Type 8's #3820 and #3811 at the Tufts station.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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People forget that the Acela trainsets were delivered with a Business Class food service galley in car 6. Not sure if this was for Regional style complimentary beverage service or a planned cash cart service, but the coffee makers are branded with the old pointless arrow.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJjiaAs8ShqG9aBacCdt_BUix8GwvFMN08IPPlPc1pIw6Ir_X85QM_KY5Zi7zqACoBIjgd5oIkgwz6mpFQ792dO-mEINiC24-8z2zHAqn5dJAJCSUG5GOhD_AAVneD4k-T3w0a6Mv0yVVg0BnHbYVs-1EDI8AKLAwDubeYKx9Lcg7dat-diajmsRTSbojy/s1280/Amt_2021-New-Haven-night.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJjiaAs8ShqG9aBacCdt_BUix8GwvFMN08IPPlPc1pIw6Ir_X85QM_KY5Zi7zqACoBIjgd5oIkgwz6mpFQ792dO-mEINiC24-8z2zHAqn5dJAJCSUG5GOhD_AAVneD4k-T3w0a6Mv0yVVg0BnHbYVs-1EDI8AKLAwDubeYKx9Lcg7dat-diajmsRTSbojy/w640-h480/Amt_2021-New-Haven-night.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbnvqqpkIonvv0PLCJYD7eQ_43ASTxUueGEa4jSVyCZMOV9n7mo_0_Qi9KRS-xp-GS02gBCgIHqGw44fIQ1cIbz3KjDgYGH2Y0G8ZCVtVzENAqq3Ar7yZAlN6kyoNRZPD0uShyphenhyphen7YOK2qVLjx4wKB69mMfCEVw1y4VCTrN5_KzTglrhX9rpDMBMSvFL4Bsz/s1333/Amt_3406-Business-Class-galley.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbnvqqpkIonvv0PLCJYD7eQ_43ASTxUueGEa4jSVyCZMOV9n7mo_0_Qi9KRS-xp-GS02gBCgIHqGw44fIQ1cIbz3KjDgYGH2Y0G8ZCVtVzENAqq3Ar7yZAlN6kyoNRZPD0uShyphenhyphen7YOK2qVLjx4wKB69mMfCEVw1y4VCTrN5_KzTglrhX9rpDMBMSvFL4Bsz/w480-h640/Amt_3406-Business-Class-galley.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br />#2021 again at New York Penn Station opposite to an NJ Transit commuter train led by Comet V cab car #6075.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJKqdhdrof3KlIxyzC2dyJna4IJ1BsowOooxqKDaHCkfoiErJw4SiKpRXcsc01nxXyMhpYVxZ9sevPs_Wc3Fgtnr_5yjfLLJXqPj2bLnm9pvx0SNuHLy8_xufGCLA7ZhhYNaxXTZqYKFEWPi0T2c7Ok7AqvfgKIq-3c-U7GUEG_zrTGreEzTGjCm3Tgz-B/s1280/Amt_2021-NYP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJKqdhdrof3KlIxyzC2dyJna4IJ1BsowOooxqKDaHCkfoiErJw4SiKpRXcsc01nxXyMhpYVxZ9sevPs_Wc3Fgtnr_5yjfLLJXqPj2bLnm9pvx0SNuHLy8_xufGCLA7ZhhYNaxXTZqYKFEWPi0T2c7Ok7AqvfgKIq-3c-U7GUEG_zrTGreEzTGjCm3Tgz-B/w640-h480/Amt_2021-NYP.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipo8kdNyTdeJihX20tH687jcVUUAfZ0zJLIS2mBjsvzQfIbZh-U54-V9BMMCwHdzk6QYtwyodrU6Terd4QQ9Yc4XaLIAN8LVX6J4ijdHhhoHkO3KY5TH0xh384SGy0L4WS6ULNW_Y-2SRaWp1XblKgjSvCxszQmv0IwY1x-e1YlpRs7dF9PslhM20__FL5/s1280/NJT_6075-NYP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="959" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipo8kdNyTdeJihX20tH687jcVUUAfZ0zJLIS2mBjsvzQfIbZh-U54-V9BMMCwHdzk6QYtwyodrU6Terd4QQ9Yc4XaLIAN8LVX6J4ijdHhhoHkO3KY5TH0xh384SGy0L4WS6ULNW_Y-2SRaWp1XblKgjSvCxszQmv0IwY1x-e1YlpRs7dF9PslhM20__FL5/w640-h480/NJT_6075-NYP.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br />That's the end of the set. Next time I'll be back with photos from a journey to northern Arizona.
<br /><br /></div>Jersey Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10170958563337725933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262088704737011363.post-49422515069485301372023-01-15T10:39:00.000-08:002024-02-05T07:57:31.350-08:0023-01-15 PHOTOS: ElmontAs the LIRR steps up its efforts to replace its position light signals with Metro-North-like dwarfs I scheduled a trip up to NYC to visit the new <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elmont_station">Elmont station</a> that conveniently provided a vantage point from which I could photograph more parts of QUEENS interlocking, that was in the midst of bring reconfigured for the Main Line Third Track Project. An additional plan to travel out on the Port Washington branch was thwarted by another re-signaling project being completed so instead I took the 7 line out to Willets Point for Corona Yard and LIRR photos there. The full set of photos can be found <a href="https://www.redoveryellow.com/position-light/23-01-15_ELMONT/-Thumbnails.html">here</a> ( <a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/i9cSC2Ja7UpU25Hy8">mirror</a> ).<br />
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My day got off to a bang with my first ever ride on an LIRR M9, #9034 to be exact. As expected the UX was no different than an M7 with the same union-friendly blind cab doors. Maybe I'll finally get something better with the M11's in 2040.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT4ujpSxVc-Kf848BQxeM5BMHUiMqgm6jW_g68UvMF8EwVRVO7aYbwddT28T-Z2OJRCvqIudf8OB3CA_4z0vHJPEQ8vz-89JDddaHmKNULRaAyKcbKWuZyvcV6jFc8pj3N5NlUBaOqChYMqxKw_xStckksZCqTGB81b2zUztKKQxaJXXqgWpu2TV-u2UD4/s1280/LIRR_9034-NYP-tk18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT4ujpSxVc-Kf848BQxeM5BMHUiMqgm6jW_g68UvMF8EwVRVO7aYbwddT28T-Z2OJRCvqIudf8OB3CA_4z0vHJPEQ8vz-89JDddaHmKNULRaAyKcbKWuZyvcV6jFc8pj3N5NlUBaOqChYMqxKw_xStckksZCqTGB81b2zUztKKQxaJXXqgWpu2TV-u2UD4/w640-h480/LIRR_9034-NYP-tk18.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Pulling into Jamaica I spotted a train of M3's adjacent to JAY tower.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic3FLpd15HG6AbrwhiwlWzJmFW9SwoT-3-2TFI2fnwX9vVtyR28Dbe5Ffa4_nguuSbEYDUZm8OVrrDOjYSFdQC1EbrmK2a-nE5mXz3FYGv9jsNY9aSKSHWGvGy1K_bjWAnGR1geGj-bez4LYDtoWE57AHM8pZQwxid5tT2pY_uMXqwIgehpiknIzltLv50/w640-h480/JAY+83sw-points+A-5+CP-side.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />LIRR M7's #7366 and #7848 passing in JAY interlocking.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSQU6Gt5GEuAg6i_bdFCgFpwRyFPD2dsbJLJcMDy91mqY4-r7hUDyCJmPyh4w6GeRlDeQP1qwfC1JmUt4asRElD66Zq8WOq_GXZigEMzQTg-f7nPLZYd9-sEOYH8sc9W8ezu0G7qf3mQfUKzDp-iCxWvaRsnDEwASbRUY6O1sCJVGg5xTiSSvVobSCz94c/s1280/JAY-89sw-rev+scissors-xover-wb-angle+LIRR_7366+7048.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSQU6Gt5GEuAg6i_bdFCgFpwRyFPD2dsbJLJcMDy91mqY4-r7hUDyCJmPyh4w6GeRlDeQP1qwfC1JmUt4asRElD66Zq8WOq_GXZigEMzQTg-f7nPLZYd9-sEOYH8sc9W8ezu0G7qf3mQfUKzDp-iCxWvaRsnDEwASbRUY6O1sCJVGg5xTiSSvVobSCz94c/w640-h480/JAY-89sw-rev+scissors-xover-wb-angle+LIRR_7366+7048.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />LIRR M7 #7595 and #7492 at Jamaica Station.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="959" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheh_tkmf3rRbtfTOxxuPBLab60U1Pn3gjTAef5rAZVQW2TNsAv0_1KQTWcXmjkC7-YO3sRV1uD9rrbYDfnPyI-ACHXdIg3cQx1B7Ig8IAq9efdCEn_XAmiQxlfm3AkOqIhvJqBgE1KIXDPJrMbk5ZXIFedHEEC5uAL0bG_e78_XAVHCiHvkRin_95_aW1W/w640-h480/LIRR_165+HALL-53sw-points+A-5-side.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />LIRR DE30 #423 passing through HALL's eastern approaches en route to Jamaica.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7fiYj7FRZLl7BzlUanxezimKCvn6JoCG2ZyYk0qKIUdUudy8uHeJ5PxmJyQM7sQ65ygamEfAocS8S8YFN7UaInU67-P9CNq3Ka5XTV6EflOLTtZk2_uZXE5UPr8zsF-HFoIpDIat7QV77o7-JGCADrTwJo29AbIJaQLxMPyUQSnykmKbbz-5QhbcHh5z1/s1280/LIRR_423+HALL-33Wsw-CP-side.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="965" data-original-width="1280" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7fiYj7FRZLl7BzlUanxezimKCvn6JoCG2ZyYk0qKIUdUudy8uHeJ5PxmJyQM7sQ65ygamEfAocS8S8YFN7UaInU67-P9CNq3Ka5XTV6EflOLTtZk2_uZXE5UPr8zsF-HFoIpDIat7QV77o7-JGCADrTwJo29AbIJaQLxMPyUQSnykmKbbz-5QhbcHh5z1/w640-h482/LIRR_423+HALL-33Wsw-CP-side.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>Due to the lack of Elmont service outside of events I got off and Queens Village and walked the remaining distance. Even if trains had been stopping I would have been inclined to do the same since Elmont is across the border with Nassau County where my $5 ShittyTicket wouldn't apply. Here is a video of my outbound LIRR M7 train departing Elmont and heading through QUEENS interlocking towards Hempstead. <br />
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QUEENS interlocking is the junction where the Hempstead branch and Belmont spur split from the Main Line to Hicksville and points east. Until recently this involved a 4-track wb local-wb express-eb express-eb local configuration turning into an wb Main eb Main wb Hempstead eb Hempstead via a series of 80mph high speed turnouts that were installed when the QUEENS tower was first re-signaled in 2005. Looking west from the Elmont ADA overpass we can see two of the 2005 HST's as well as the old QUEENS medium speed crossovers used by Belmont and some westbound Hempstead trains.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHs_30sPYTiHU6tUFroXbt9bT80bi5fDLfiDWE3JCYuAK_dTgq0q3fe6a9PnroFflDSmeT_unxhNfF_cVLgN7AC4-axF0emt7lNkwHzHB_dSPcrnpbYB0weHCYqNIsCRvagZ0ZrBJ2Ppgc03S49daFTOQxtegg479_PlB4-hCnt2KELSLxvSdyDAK_Fm7U/s1280/QUEENS-121-HST+142-HST+64sw-above-slight-angle+cantis-wb-3W-Clear.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHs_30sPYTiHU6tUFroXbt9bT80bi5fDLfiDWE3JCYuAK_dTgq0q3fe6a9PnroFflDSmeT_unxhNfF_cVLgN7AC4-axF0emt7lNkwHzHB_dSPcrnpbYB0weHCYqNIsCRvagZ0ZrBJ2Ppgc03S49daFTOQxtegg479_PlB4-hCnt2KELSLxvSdyDAK_Fm7U/w640-h480/QUEENS-121-HST+142-HST+64sw-above-slight-angle+cantis-wb-3W-Clear.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />The Elmont station was a political project championed by Governor Cuomo as an alternative to direct service to the UBS Arena via the Belmont Spur. It's placement in the middle of QUEENS interlocking and the new crossovers needed for Hempstead locals to serve the Elmont platforms resulted in there being insufficient space for a new set of 80mph HST's planned to support the new Main Line 3rd track. As a result new standard speed crossovers were installed and the #3 Signal Bridge was replaced by ground mounted signals due to altered switch locations.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTeVntl6gn1wyCtuekZeyt-DwZ4rWTFBzq8waWM2uyAyh6EKDgPBYv9VgihjZFihos-QoEct444aNk2v2EsVAV-ZzaBY34wGr81MwgQe24nTdOaYL0qSKnPwg_9Ffoi1RE1fsaLCgpNf-EmbPNtv84AuTKeSLp99fGXFSaHaZQZ7FieflLh5gdQkJYx3gJ/s1280/QUEENS-old-Bridge-3-eb+dwarfs-2xCab-Speed+peds-rear+int-above.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="963" data-original-width="1280" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTeVntl6gn1wyCtuekZeyt-DwZ4rWTFBzq8waWM2uyAyh6EKDgPBYv9VgihjZFihos-QoEct444aNk2v2EsVAV-ZzaBY34wGr81MwgQe24nTdOaYL0qSKnPwg_9Ffoi1RE1fsaLCgpNf-EmbPNtv84AuTKeSLp99fGXFSaHaZQZ7FieflLh5gdQkJYx3gJ/w640-h482/QUEENS-old-Bridge-3-eb+dwarfs-2xCab-Speed+peds-rear+int-above.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />The silver lining is that the Elmont platform provides a photo vantage point for the previously inaccessible westbound position light cantilevers that were installed in 2005.<div><br /></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKrvaJuFrqR6dt5_mz-EDJ-SVOXFzz3yMZ9G1MYymRHcHdbPPEnbfyOv0WIq8Jm9XmTqXspSV5b0735b_AIB6wBYlVlWUpuj-KmVVd7mB9ZZiBs6eHkd1qOA7BpRISiISMFv5cfxZPjatqL1GXPr-J0XWYSg4xIrh9E4qARwd2N5VjfkX_AHbpXnZD-scS/s1280/QUEENS-cantis-wb-3W-Clear.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKrvaJuFrqR6dt5_mz-EDJ-SVOXFzz3yMZ9G1MYymRHcHdbPPEnbfyOv0WIq8Jm9XmTqXspSV5b0735b_AIB6wBYlVlWUpuj-KmVVd7mB9ZZiBs6eHkd1qOA7BpRISiISMFv5cfxZPjatqL1GXPr-J0XWYSg4xIrh9E4qARwd2N5VjfkX_AHbpXnZD-scS/w640-h480/QUEENS-cantis-wb-3W-Clear.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />For whatever reason new LIRR reduced aspect dwarf signals were installed for eastbound, but not westbound movements over the new standard speed turnouts east of the station. The use of Green over Lunar makes the new signals backwards compatible with the existing Slow Clear dwarf signal aspect.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUZtOrx5TBgFhVF8FKYIKkTirkHViqgNn4CApkNPMEQY_sie8d7iJLnElBlYFv7vEbjjzFo2ckpwqhnwd_QgIVxAGLpBDLuJVSdPquPfTA2Qxs1Z7zNpebDrhZcvtIJotCeUv_lLD0hh0egLj1SxyAathVt1-H73mrqdeLPybBi4wf42uWMcxFntWMmEB5/s1280/QUEENS-22E+24E-dwarfs-2xCab-Speed+12W+14W-peds-rear.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="962" data-original-width="1280" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUZtOrx5TBgFhVF8FKYIKkTirkHViqgNn4CApkNPMEQY_sie8d7iJLnElBlYFv7vEbjjzFo2ckpwqhnwd_QgIVxAGLpBDLuJVSdPquPfTA2Qxs1Z7zNpebDrhZcvtIJotCeUv_lLD0hh0egLj1SxyAathVt1-H73mrqdeLPybBi4wf42uWMcxFntWMmEB5/w640-h482/QUEENS-22E+24E-dwarfs-2xCab-Speed+12W+14W-peds-rear.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Elmont Station itself is pretty standard. The major design issue is that the 12 car platforms have only a single point of access in the middle of each platform. This forces some locals north of the station to work an extra 2-3 blocks to access a platform that is literally in their back yard.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-WYDRTQGP2ylgwYtsDiq5GjerntH2D5oYkuVcj_4DwqkJQjITSN1_5deIOHL4Hp6Aakq17oOrq_p_9NX1CK6Yq_vrkvsxc-pm5hARc0ZKlDrfWQH8PxMeqY72OodYOJ18_omD1OajDQB8pvUZ9zQgFac_-TtLAzEJKx-SMRCMn5dOfMn8Kl9ajvBfW7kO/s1280/LIRR_Elmont-Sta-tk3-platform+overpass-eb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-WYDRTQGP2ylgwYtsDiq5GjerntH2D5oYkuVcj_4DwqkJQjITSN1_5deIOHL4Hp6Aakq17oOrq_p_9NX1CK6Yq_vrkvsxc-pm5hARc0ZKlDrfWQH8PxMeqY72OodYOJ18_omD1OajDQB8pvUZ9zQgFac_-TtLAzEJKx-SMRCMn5dOfMn8Kl9ajvBfW7kO/w640-h480/LIRR_Elmont-Sta-tk3-platform+overpass-eb.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbP97ncMtBHuTBA6MbZBLKoeAv7MM-wrCIldLyM10VQPxrG8fNfhPVDB6kj_-9KWXSm7Fa2ysQUpDXRsrOrzIR7cBITCtnZczavSfUrn93IAnOneUA2AZi9aDirluYtKBKYouKRx4xpORlIvfvjmDtfQ-ADZpGTBgAoU6lLF7vMFVvnuaaYQTgbm1Ayn71/s1280/LIRR_Elmont-Sta-tk4-platform+overpass-wb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbP97ncMtBHuTBA6MbZBLKoeAv7MM-wrCIldLyM10VQPxrG8fNfhPVDB6kj_-9KWXSm7Fa2ysQUpDXRsrOrzIR7cBITCtnZczavSfUrn93IAnOneUA2AZi9aDirluYtKBKYouKRx4xpORlIvfvjmDtfQ-ADZpGTBgAoU6lLF7vMFVvnuaaYQTgbm1Ayn71/w640-h480/LIRR_Elmont-Sta-tk4-platform+overpass-wb.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYg0gyhdVGONRUg_uDY9x2DWLTCMeVop7YMTLZBZAdHhO7NIpDKrz-jXyjVhmDc8sRKHX3ntQ9Trs8jI3RjQJAef2ak2ThQ4M2q5S4qG6-rtsoOhejrj0aJmXIuujHDdEKJyqJRlOm_e-ItgHFTdrvB7ETzNCoQ2DOTupzD1IHTvp7-SYIf5hQB8-Yqi2G/s1280/LIRR_Elmont-Sta-UBS-headhouse.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYg0gyhdVGONRUg_uDY9x2DWLTCMeVop7YMTLZBZAdHhO7NIpDKrz-jXyjVhmDc8sRKHX3ntQ9Trs8jI3RjQJAef2ak2ThQ4M2q5S4qG6-rtsoOhejrj0aJmXIuujHDdEKJyqJRlOm_e-ItgHFTdrvB7ETzNCoQ2DOTupzD1IHTvp7-SYIf5hQB8-Yqi2G/w640-h480/LIRR_Elmont-Sta-UBS-headhouse.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Here is an eastbound train of M7's including #7316 on local track #3 as well from the Elmont ADA walkway.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ2hGhuupU9DYHeYzczsq1u2t1kgHxItutrMlMVy_lnxK1xJ1yF2fxnomJkSjYzteGpBkGRfBvlG6cJVDBC10mqSTX8u3S4_CphtNneJtzj38QYkFddQ4vtZ6jEtH4MfKV7J107TpVDVJn3j6IPXNoHaeWlcE2ng1Px-iW2okrJf-8yJz671wtTxGlvVct/s1280/QUEENS-cantis-wb-3W-SnP+142-HST+121-HST-above+LIRR_7316.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="959" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ2hGhuupU9DYHeYzczsq1u2t1kgHxItutrMlMVy_lnxK1xJ1yF2fxnomJkSjYzteGpBkGRfBvlG6cJVDBC10mqSTX8u3S4_CphtNneJtzj38QYkFddQ4vtZ6jEtH4MfKV7J107TpVDVJn3j6IPXNoHaeWlcE2ng1Px-iW2okrJf-8yJz671wtTxGlvVct/w640-h480/QUEENS-cantis-wb-3W-SnP+142-HST+121-HST-above+LIRR_7316.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />This was followed by a westbound train that included M7's #7048 and #7421. Despite being at the station for the better part of an hour, these were the only trains that passed through.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi78C5deb7AOUCoGvKByQMGKYDY6RwbnUlLCDTOtnAfPExjZu6tRNYu9pHMZ0a1RPpJLB5-Og4yb5-EgPMUrX62NNho9gpyTVv7TSmTj0qG3b2XDA19cUZePQNTEXEkWZKag1H7TsC01jCLfEyA6U5tZYCqtbtWA9ijzurrPLwLGUDTcJiZyTarD-97_p_s/s1280/LIRR_7048+QUEENS-south-canti-wb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi78C5deb7AOUCoGvKByQMGKYDY6RwbnUlLCDTOtnAfPExjZu6tRNYu9pHMZ0a1RPpJLB5-Og4yb5-EgPMUrX62NNho9gpyTVv7TSmTj0qG3b2XDA19cUZePQNTEXEkWZKag1H7TsC01jCLfEyA6U5tZYCqtbtWA9ijzurrPLwLGUDTcJiZyTarD-97_p_s/w640-h480/LIRR_7048+QUEENS-south-canti-wb.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitZf2xkKUnT02JMK_muDX-6puTkYxJ-jOE4NegvX6QXOzcHhPWqlHP72E9rYfmDnZ0AfDjEK6hOVSu5ehfmUsRTirVD_xDLs9qyMCvZ88GZL1IUq6OxXn7VGhWEybja8Ev5ujx3BWL4mMWiQTWUksIlzzgWXhxKSoU3snrEAU_LBtSBmQuz8TH5UEIUmli/s1280/LIRR_7421+QUEENS-142E-HST+121E-HST-eb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitZf2xkKUnT02JMK_muDX-6puTkYxJ-jOE4NegvX6QXOzcHhPWqlHP72E9rYfmDnZ0AfDjEK6hOVSu5ehfmUsRTirVD_xDLs9qyMCvZ88GZL1IUq6OxXn7VGhWEybja8Ev5ujx3BWL4mMWiQTWUksIlzzgWXhxKSoU3snrEAU_LBtSBmQuz8TH5UEIUmli/w640-h480/LIRR_7421+QUEENS-142E-HST+121E-HST-eb.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />QUEENS tower remained a manned interlocking station after the 2005 re-signaling, however it was finally closed on Jan 10th, 2020. Here we see a westbound Hempstead local crossing over through QEENS to serve the Queens Village station.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Jl2m04yygrZyGM3iCH6c8GNSmOTtPD74MVsrvyGLyv3FdIggJApsKsJGvkGtGaCmuNX0kUJZJZo6YZhC325NpyAsyAzKUTiXQ4EEwJAJ-Qjs8GBKjAjIwjR31dcf8s3w2W1HdMxTNlclC3i6CN06o5AUnleg6Ax_BYeht3GtDqx5CWBXbnST6o6BZG25/s1280/QUEENS-eb-side+12sw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Jl2m04yygrZyGM3iCH6c8GNSmOTtPD74MVsrvyGLyv3FdIggJApsKsJGvkGtGaCmuNX0kUJZJZo6YZhC325NpyAsyAzKUTiXQ4EEwJAJ-Qjs8GBKjAjIwjR31dcf8s3w2W1HdMxTNlclC3i6CN06o5AUnleg6Ax_BYeht3GtDqx5CWBXbnST6o6BZG25/w640-h480/QUEENS-eb-side+12sw.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="480" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/blbGGVc0S5M?si=IbZx8-CWITcTp3MR" title="YouTube video player" width="853"></iframe><br />
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Transferring at Jamaica to a local serving Woodside here is M7 #7437.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQgsCd226T0SCkrHEsFHpWhpfGLG4pWN39WyArpb131I4vdbUfGJBx6MuLuEswEOyUhagLHAxmdDRh_rCu0ICA-RwW_M6Xw_EuHx4KdpiIMWTnl0hyphenhyphenxuo59QNO50LiB-og-JgWoQJNj5uo3E4Ym1cFwbagu6Usm6eTeiJSm53OWbnW94AnEtO67sb6bJwN/s1280/LIRR_7437-Jamaica.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQgsCd226T0SCkrHEsFHpWhpfGLG4pWN39WyArpb131I4vdbUfGJBx6MuLuEswEOyUhagLHAxmdDRh_rCu0ICA-RwW_M6Xw_EuHx4KdpiIMWTnl0hyphenhyphenxuo59QNO50LiB-og-JgWoQJNj5uo3E4Ym1cFwbagu6Usm6eTeiJSm53OWbnW94AnEtO67sb6bJwN/w640-h480/LIRR_7437-Jamaica.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Jumping ahead to Woodside, here an eastbound LIRR train with M7 #7152 passing under the Main Line Milepost 3.1 intermediate signal bridge.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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MoW work at Willets Point forced me train to cross over to the center express track for the last part of the run to Main St. NYCTA GE 45-ton MoW diesel #58 was on hand to carry out the necessary work.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2xCTNVGNiHLu59bnOro-Rozyt20TeVPQ1d_P-XDnRnUSJI7H2OOw0m2Pv0UGk7lShfNjXX5rGFhegMBXvxEq2z_EqhSzAMp_anTe4JknHHIjRJmcWDtcwGN8iOGWm19nJPTFnv-ellYSlxvfj8A2r8AFJNxa_SAPTbpFCjuPst5U7rZmdt_axMeQLPYMa/s1280/NYCS_7-188+058-far-Willets-Point.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2xCTNVGNiHLu59bnOro-Rozyt20TeVPQ1d_P-XDnRnUSJI7H2OOw0m2Pv0UGk7lShfNjXX5rGFhegMBXvxEq2z_EqhSzAMp_anTe4JknHHIjRJmcWDtcwGN8iOGWm19nJPTFnv-ellYSlxvfj8A2r8AFJNxa_SAPTbpFCjuPst5U7rZmdt_axMeQLPYMa/w640-h480/NYCS_7-188+058-far-Willets-Point.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br />
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Corona Yard was full of R188's waiting for the afternoon rush to begin with a lime wedge of R127 work cars hanging out on the side for flavor.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSNXH4Qe2cAvcTGzIZLtQL3bHAPPT-2WVjfjvPksCUZ0kA7LolQmt2udYumuAeM7LTtssAiFXQKACYByKrdxngVU90jjk7sI5nrp3sJwgPCxhHqtMza-uBd8Fph4ZI_N2t8pyc98ZxpVqxkeiBPCezhc6j4pWItiL6pkotca-ie5jgLPqEcdrs2Y25Vic1/s1280/NYCS_Corona-Yard-tks13-19+7-188s-backlit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSNXH4Qe2cAvcTGzIZLtQL3bHAPPT-2WVjfjvPksCUZ0kA7LolQmt2udYumuAeM7LTtssAiFXQKACYByKrdxngVU90jjk7sI5nrp3sJwgPCxhHqtMza-uBd8Fph4ZI_N2t8pyc98ZxpVqxkeiBPCezhc6j4pWItiL6pkotca-ie5jgLPqEcdrs2Y25Vic1/w640-h480/NYCS_Corona-Yard-tks13-19+7-188s-backlit.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQpzW1Gd3Uzhbe1Et_mR-ISGqp8RMkblO0FBhMKRbWOEyrQBC4fOVM_E9z-jVVxZtznGA5yVmHxNgf_ZN6Ir6ZlVM0vM2nIoug0PfUhch1AA83kjlxy_4u4mcTZucf7NKfa6sHZ4crhWKBn97n2QWMAedNGwULJSsWlxdHfFi53TwWi-TKsYOknphdFbJm/s1280/NYCS_7-127-EP006+EP007-Corona-Yard.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQpzW1Gd3Uzhbe1Et_mR-ISGqp8RMkblO0FBhMKRbWOEyrQBC4fOVM_E9z-jVVxZtznGA5yVmHxNgf_ZN6Ir6ZlVM0vM2nIoug0PfUhch1AA83kjlxy_4u4mcTZucf7NKfa6sHZ4crhWKBn97n2QWMAedNGwULJSsWlxdHfFi53TwWi-TKsYOknphdFbJm/w640-h480/NYCS_7-127-EP006+EP007-Corona-Yard.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />With my plan to get position light photos at Great Neck dashed, I settled for photos at SHEA interlocking. Here an eastbound Port Washington train with M7s #7254 and #7579, splits the signals west of the platform.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhunIlM2meS8iiYcyRA_F9o28Tf3A5o3-GCEIRWjxbJimPoWmyl1tlVmAEBraWLi-VMS2idFyttqxA9nC4QI2ahOMYZV9nEg5uFOxF1ZBRtCSy0bCx_RzoX9svSFohxT9vRquID12WEouy6SbCbkXU-5y9VevX2JQEyHdOJUSeyiaFCtmboqR_MHxOcK9Wu/s1280/LIRR_7254+SHEA-3W-dwarf+2W-mast.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhunIlM2meS8iiYcyRA_F9o28Tf3A5o3-GCEIRWjxbJimPoWmyl1tlVmAEBraWLi-VMS2idFyttqxA9nC4QI2ahOMYZV9nEg5uFOxF1ZBRtCSy0bCx_RzoX9svSFohxT9vRquID12WEouy6SbCbkXU-5y9VevX2JQEyHdOJUSeyiaFCtmboqR_MHxOcK9Wu/w640-h480/LIRR_7254+SHEA-3W-dwarf+2W-mast.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhANvFZz4FsrbUkyF7nh8MHa-bgG3J2mkpKxQj022Zn1oEIfg0-HaMFDUKIk74YVfo6A2AVCY6lK0VMKY-IV-4PUvKS7-Q4BrnrQMGOP4Ge_SKOZTkleYYMmbqxxACvEwmWrXLR3wxITX4w9tGab55UkdO2y5mYz1vn7dt6bhQiQvYwirm2LWxSYWwICjZk/s1280/LIRR_7579-Willets-Point.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhANvFZz4FsrbUkyF7nh8MHa-bgG3J2mkpKxQj022Zn1oEIfg0-HaMFDUKIk74YVfo6A2AVCY6lK0VMKY-IV-4PUvKS7-Q4BrnrQMGOP4Ge_SKOZTkleYYMmbqxxACvEwmWrXLR3wxITX4w9tGab55UkdO2y5mYz1vn7dt6bhQiQvYwirm2LWxSYWwICjZk/w640-h480/LIRR_7579-Willets-Point.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />The following westbound PW train was led by M7 #7587.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS_uysMILqPrOyxO01-s3IID3IKKXAlgtD6LAToiDMNA-SJvIlcuZ-79jmfP2VsmUj8oxD1I4TL4YyJm5DuK4Dt9_wy6P0dqn8OB7E0KAN-VG9AyVLentFqNgmmFDAjBhDhCiEPlhWd25zN9hMNOVbY2vBK0ZR9KwRbn7rQ8feRZTJtsHUBxGUMfGb5JCf/s1280/LIRR_7587-Willets-Point.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS_uysMILqPrOyxO01-s3IID3IKKXAlgtD6LAToiDMNA-SJvIlcuZ-79jmfP2VsmUj8oxD1I4TL4YyJm5DuK4Dt9_wy6P0dqn8OB7E0KAN-VG9AyVLentFqNgmmFDAjBhDhCiEPlhWd25zN9hMNOVbY2vBK0ZR9KwRbn7rQ8feRZTJtsHUBxGUMfGb5JCf/w640-h480/LIRR_7587-Willets-Point.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />R188 #7431 hanging out next to the Corona Yard <a href="https://www.redoveryellow.com/position-light/23-01-15_ELMONT/NYCS_Corona-Yard-repair-shoppe.jpg">rolling repair shoppe</a>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTTYGIgLp3yg3SjfWqTKmL2x-8XszLQOFnA3LsAcwjNX26iEV859ejehjj2EfrPhXChsw5LFKtBzUj01rbWNeX7vIK9rKl2VvRSlqj1NNUYvKprpXHO5jrad1AnuykcDHNzw_rT-I1EzafkmLVh1aW-12nsQYihBg9Rn9eFsrKbFQiSKGId9gbRLIlN3AH/w640-h480/NYCS_7-188-7431-side-Corona-Yard.jpg" style="color: #0000ee; text-align: center;" width="640" /></div><div><br />Back at the Willets Point station, an eastbound (7) train led by R188 #7256 passes the 111TH ST master tower, crosses over and pulls into the center track with #7221 on the rear.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-akCziXbkL3wjh5-KwNGhEWXC-Qjm9WmAc_grKdIzTqmJz8wjmM_ZuB8XJnKDK0dlaDT_WS7fuUpNqw43Si1cPoAuGS2flWGbQ0rssK83E6-6DkzQy-YDp_ovsWdnSXqz29zfIApCS_u3kWbDmdkkpk903sIW_ThSvJqB46c0W260Oysco9XgnMNdoSQa/s1280/NYCS_111TH-ST-wb-side+7-188.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-akCziXbkL3wjh5-KwNGhEWXC-Qjm9WmAc_grKdIzTqmJz8wjmM_ZuB8XJnKDK0dlaDT_WS7fuUpNqw43Si1cPoAuGS2flWGbQ0rssK83E6-6DkzQy-YDp_ovsWdnSXqz29zfIApCS_u3kWbDmdkkpk903sIW_ThSvJqB46c0W260Oysco9XgnMNdoSQa/w640-h480/NYCS_111TH-ST-wb-side+7-188.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="480" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/x9OJfD6MPUw?si=sCwABoZZiGqQ95ap" title="YouTube video player" width="853"></iframe><br />
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This day I caught it starting westbound Lake Shore Limited Train 49 on its trip to Chicago with P32AC-DM #702.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi283HoEZGdjF0YnRb-IPZYiEGhuQd-IdRbDbOdWyx53JBhavpWDFVgZRy51onZCIqaKBd1rggJGAUh2AbIAi_GvMeKVPdnJJ3mhzppwLIA24fwiAjtllpZGeXiDoYziBpgZdFkHMMPvejTqAd46N-f9nKY1Hq1gJzSH9QzKpm63_gGCH-tQUkfwAneHmnD/s1280/Q-core-eb-angle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi283HoEZGdjF0YnRb-IPZYiEGhuQd-IdRbDbOdWyx53JBhavpWDFVgZRy51onZCIqaKBd1rggJGAUh2AbIAi_GvMeKVPdnJJ3mhzppwLIA24fwiAjtllpZGeXiDoYziBpgZdFkHMMPvejTqAd46N-f9nKY1Hq1gJzSH9QzKpm63_gGCH-tQUkfwAneHmnD/w640-h480/Q-core-eb-angle.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi92NYweYzNI4CHXn6FNbEI_9TeGC4PjdULDRzJz50a4v8CM0Zwmf_N_nT79NVY6uE1n4j45ns4MT2MYaskqU3TIRA-MadmIEvjytCdjxWwAwmgvJArgogjhJUlbf5mCF1dieWMQtWsVMR8AKR90ShiFvIrcjHsc8Xnp7nX1IiG-TprPK8IYXM_Jl3kFWSw/s1280/Q+int-eb+Amt_702+T49.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi92NYweYzNI4CHXn6FNbEI_9TeGC4PjdULDRzJz50a4v8CM0Zwmf_N_nT79NVY6uE1n4j45ns4MT2MYaskqU3TIRA-MadmIEvjytCdjxWwAwmgvJArgogjhJUlbf5mCF1dieWMQtWsVMR8AKR90ShiFvIrcjHsc8Xnp7nX1IiG-TprPK8IYXM_Jl3kFWSw/w640-h480/Q+int-eb+Amt_702+T49.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Amtrak ACS-86 electric locomotives at the head of various trains awaiting their next call to service.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_I6o-lRlgv5KHZXsHABGAJps0sbPseTo6lS-6cZUQB-Bmqt5ouHF0RFEy8Swob09pfVef5BfJSKEa3ddKB_wAQgtYGmA09MWID114RbTHU4-2-zIQEtqSHqbkkgmQOuSF6CqQ-LF5fguNOXKM8dpjFMWv4dxz3dDdWduukTYNTZm3ay91o9IXotjdhCmT/s1280/Amt_617+624+710+637-Sunnyside-Yard.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_I6o-lRlgv5KHZXsHABGAJps0sbPseTo6lS-6cZUQB-Bmqt5ouHF0RFEy8Swob09pfVef5BfJSKEa3ddKB_wAQgtYGmA09MWID114RbTHU4-2-zIQEtqSHqbkkgmQOuSF6CqQ-LF5fguNOXKM8dpjFMWv4dxz3dDdWduukTYNTZm3ay91o9IXotjdhCmT/w640-h480/Amt_617+624+710+637-Sunnyside-Yard.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtwgRa61VWasC9tOYRDtgM8s4_eq79-5kXgCbRiiOnQcD50nhpOZclsywjgXJQoHv85bvy2o9q_iyaVw20r0kX658wnqqnBcF-2C2ecgiCvlR96-yXTDF6jgtaQO95CgsCJ95y5OocAbF9CXa4oqfWeTKidtzkYT8-Mg3n_PdkBhDRuxmdQXh38z_eTuUN/s1280/Amt_637+603-Sunnyside-Yard.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtwgRa61VWasC9tOYRDtgM8s4_eq79-5kXgCbRiiOnQcD50nhpOZclsywjgXJQoHv85bvy2o9q_iyaVw20r0kX658wnqqnBcF-2C2ecgiCvlR96-yXTDF6jgtaQO95CgsCJ95y5OocAbF9CXa4oqfWeTKidtzkYT8-Mg3n_PdkBhDRuxmdQXh38z_eTuUN/w640-h480/Amt_637+603-Sunnyside-Yard.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />The LIRR converted its former Sunnyside freight yard into a new storage facility for its ESA Grand Central service. The yard is reached by a dedicated tunnel that curves about 270o back under HAROLD interlocking to join the GCT tracks at the point where the revenue track climb back about ground.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhr_MFy9bmSpgwlsoQB4LVqG5zpHzT6ZpxhGuG_5uEcxZusnUNpggjxIs-x-YetycbWrZNJZnl4NEMB_eNJwzlPvGuH5tfw6-aKyyz3mdY6aoZ3eH0Ry0miN1uOxCD1gn4Ykn8Z4lr9N1J-AfZgCkv7_QAsETb4sXRx12pqEVG2SSSM0OzYo8PFZwa4N6m/s1280/LIRR_Sunnyside-Yard-A-eb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhr_MFy9bmSpgwlsoQB4LVqG5zpHzT6ZpxhGuG_5uEcxZusnUNpggjxIs-x-YetycbWrZNJZnl4NEMB_eNJwzlPvGuH5tfw6-aKyyz3mdY6aoZ3eH0Ry0miN1uOxCD1gn4Ykn8Z4lr9N1J-AfZgCkv7_QAsETb4sXRx12pqEVG2SSSM0OzYo8PFZwa4N6m/w640-h480/LIRR_Sunnyside-Yard-A-eb.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />The new LIRR yard maintains a single electrified connection to the old PRR Sunyside Yard back tracks that are typically occupied by NJT equipment like this single level set with Comet V #6038.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1280" height="481" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnZ6mDVsdC9pT4PBDA_-UYIZ5eVEZCY_xqfIy5djPhcgYxTmGpr_EQK-rsbRXJEXYMkc423ctixJCRZsnYKbf22hO6tH30LYmNjyhWJD4wqA62EQyUxZ3C_5n35T-5aH-bpXHDxOjkKT61M4rXBr4gVza-3bgmQxeSZGoObjq5c1kgdR7BuyqX6Nv9Dhsr/w640-h481/NYCS_E-160-9xx7-Queens-Plaza.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Before my trip back to Philly I grabbed some food in the new Amtrak lounge.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilMaDVpLviN4MdVAQjdMrO3NrALLaTrgY4xndDcNW3Skvvcyk-KpqFby-CfhAbv3T7x7Bh8pSftRjeRR3HvYqo4AduylwA-9jm4mFM0Ex8Av5JVwoN8lEP873bNvHOS55G9ZVW1PLSohRahzWLe6uF_X-g_blIfZlrWNCC3oq2ktMaRWpuzvNa_ooPgu_0/s1280/Amt_NYP-Train-Hall+lounge-panini+salda+soda.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilMaDVpLviN4MdVAQjdMrO3NrALLaTrgY4xndDcNW3Skvvcyk-KpqFby-CfhAbv3T7x7Bh8pSftRjeRR3HvYqo4AduylwA-9jm4mFM0Ex8Av5JVwoN8lEP873bNvHOS55G9ZVW1PLSohRahzWLe6uF_X-g_blIfZlrWNCC3oq2ktMaRWpuzvNa_ooPgu_0/w640-h480/Amt_NYP-Train-Hall+lounge-panini+salda+soda.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Passing through Market East I ran into SEPTA Silverliner V #848 before proceeding to the PATCO entrance under the aptly named Lit Brothers department store.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4kAl2ClE7tIyPQrubfxihtyOWSTfdgPiw3mIqRtkNQOGXOu6yoKxefWbenuyOvknCcNg_hVFLa1wPeOf5VxjZ1gGtpcwEQKUVJRT2g-P1jDCIve_p8iNQnVl5F7qN7E3zCZYV3HyjTQXhWUYUJ3ZcXZHP4WLHvRgbiTLuB_tGTdLoZRx8PC_2mRdhtSiP/w640-h480/Philly_Lit-Bros-blue-yellow-night.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>That's all for today's photos. Next time I'll be back with coverage of Boston's Green Line Xtention.</div></div></div>Jersey Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10170958563337725933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262088704737011363.post-88371731276070192142023-01-06T15:35:00.000-08:002024-01-17T15:39:50.052-08:0023-01-06 PHOTOS: LEAMAN DistantsWhen the western end of Amtrak's Harrisburg Line was rebuilt in the mid-2000's, the 1940's vintage PRR signaling was replaced by a flavor of cab signaling without intermediate wayside signaling. However at the time Amtrak would install wayside distant signals in advance of interlockings to provide implicit directional information and to ease operations in case of cab signal failure. Recently Amtrak petitioned the FRA to remove these signals citing that they were not actually necessary. As a result set out to get photos at some of the affected signal locations east of Lancaster along with any Keystone Service activity that might show up. To full out the post I have also thrown in some photos from the NEC at Newark, DE and Perryville, MD. You can find the full set of photos <a href="https://www.redoveryellow.com/position-light/23-01-06_LEAMAN_DISTANTS/-Thumbnails.html">here</a> ( <a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/LiYpSd7UyNP8MLVL6">mirror</a> ).<br />
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The Milepost 64.5 automatic is the distant to HOLLAND interlocking, formerly part of CORK tower's territory around Lancaster. HOLLAND is only in service on track #4 with a trailing post connection to the New Holland industrial track in the westbound direction. It is displaying an Approach indication as an eastbound Keystone train led by ACS-86 #669 with Metroliner Cab Car #9638<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4J_xHNrP4aiZt3lmi42MosKghr9P1oZvdLeMvhDHFh2NeroetHGQNOtQEuMZoLZZIbwMAMstkwlAv3UG7rOUZvStRaRxMhm0MUU_FEQyOBgb_eaOgG4NtWAXFSbGHVy0IC30O3rwwmsGYvM90k9rh-hl2O-ZKdI9Il9eFqUWkO2yeQUA6Qozsgf8CxocW/s1280/Amt_669+PRR_Main-Line-Signal-645-mast-App+power-supply+tk4-IRJs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="957" data-original-width="1280" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4J_xHNrP4aiZt3lmi42MosKghr9P1oZvdLeMvhDHFh2NeroetHGQNOtQEuMZoLZZIbwMAMstkwlAv3UG7rOUZvStRaRxMhm0MUU_FEQyOBgb_eaOgG4NtWAXFSbGHVy0IC30O3rwwmsGYvM90k9rh-hl2O-ZKdI9Il9eFqUWkO2yeQUA6Qozsgf8CxocW/w640-h478/Amt_669+PRR_Main-Line-Signal-645-mast-App+power-supply+tk4-IRJs.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd5YpROLFy3KVs9BL0u8widGfUyITWRnnD6A6AFekaIM1HVYyKanwVzAAdL2l0QoMSn-3zCGHeFiIgiQEZnYVlVoPTgpIRc4VTQq6of287lcYQvGklaPKJKmrYBkWbLQMxq5zFrWwS-qLnWyM2zn_zI1vFBd9UHCSdbmNvK1xyL9eVCn-8RNLduepbM1vn/s1280/Amt_9638+669-Lancaster-zoom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="956" data-original-width="1280" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd5YpROLFy3KVs9BL0u8widGfUyITWRnnD6A6AFekaIM1HVYyKanwVzAAdL2l0QoMSn-3zCGHeFiIgiQEZnYVlVoPTgpIRc4VTQq6of287lcYQvGklaPKJKmrYBkWbLQMxq5zFrWwS-qLnWyM2zn_zI1vFBd9UHCSdbmNvK1xyL9eVCn-8RNLduepbM1vn/w640-h478/Amt_9638+669-Lancaster-zoom.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The signal is co-located with a radio alarm Hotbox-Dragging Equipment detector that replaced older ones that read out in the local towers before they were closed.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSS5OHRgK-qhkdFmxbl2BcnWxVc-3XATy57ZRwOlBTFL0PtI4ekOj2rM9Ve3XgHAsmC0ZubS2YzwWhi5CCQh-WQmBukrJkhcZeGCbyrJMIZ6AoaKTsVwjBkU_S-Rc6LGWj4iQMyTwBoUra1d95xkhlX5n6HONj4cf2fa_HeyN7LwujIazBlukfHyXNl_wB/s1280/PRR_Main-Line-MP-65.5-HBD-DED-wb-angle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="959" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSS5OHRgK-qhkdFmxbl2BcnWxVc-3XATy57ZRwOlBTFL0PtI4ekOj2rM9Ve3XgHAsmC0ZubS2YzwWhi5CCQh-WQmBukrJkhcZeGCbyrJMIZ6AoaKTsVwjBkU_S-Rc6LGWj4iQMyTwBoUra1d95xkhlX5n6HONj4cf2fa_HeyN7LwujIazBlukfHyXNl_wB/w640-h480/PRR_Main-Line-MP-65.5-HBD-DED-wb-angle.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The milepost 55.3 signals are the westbound distants for the new CTC crossover at LEAMAN, a hand operated temporary block station under the old system. Despite the new interlocking, the original slow speed crossover alignment was retained which is why both distant signals can display Approach Slow. Here ACS-86 #648 pushes past en-route to Harrisburg.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY2cyOLNK1RREWOtKg4-dgBU55sAP8cLr97gp8GjRhk9OTL714mkADQhXWdHiHsEL9hvA76Q-J8dl9HYdLc-_U8VUXQ3ZaI22Xka7rjAMMHaC5GbMtwyxXDmV73YtnsRObvsE5gyic0UQvWSUQ8VwLoZwGa_iOLKIhi8qOhDkkGyOtTOBXVrFhoMC3eUk0/s1280/Amt_648+PRR_Main-Line-Signal-553-wb-masts+hut+power-supply-above.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY2cyOLNK1RREWOtKg4-dgBU55sAP8cLr97gp8GjRhk9OTL714mkADQhXWdHiHsEL9hvA76Q-J8dl9HYdLc-_U8VUXQ3ZaI22Xka7rjAMMHaC5GbMtwyxXDmV73YtnsRObvsE5gyic0UQvWSUQ8VwLoZwGa_iOLKIhi8qOhDkkGyOtTOBXVrFhoMC3eUk0/w640-h480/Amt_648+PRR_Main-Line-Signal-553-wb-masts+hut+power-supply-above.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This part of the PRR Main Line was electrified between 1937 and 1939 after the PRR had dialed in a lower cost cable span suspension system. Here ACS-86 #665 rounds the curve just past the Strasburg Rail Road junction at Paradise.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIu_JHtspvDTwJSnT4tEpmLkzgH6SK7C6GIgTDAf_gAe3EymPzWx154AT-UpyiDSC8cOwLPTuN4YkNNmzYrimcdAzK32EHSqlSLYF12ZhXHWIk91Xaza9zs5kgkxfwhBTpkb8EZ7MXSx-1BDbrCW3VapmQylnVvCmPAr3by2wIs9m-hcZLeeWGejwaaV_A/s1280/Amt_665+9649+PRR_Main-Line-MP-55-tk1-OHC-wb-zoom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIu_JHtspvDTwJSnT4tEpmLkzgH6SK7C6GIgTDAf_gAe3EymPzWx154AT-UpyiDSC8cOwLPTuN4YkNNmzYrimcdAzK32EHSqlSLYF12ZhXHWIk91Xaza9zs5kgkxfwhBTpkb8EZ7MXSx-1BDbrCW3VapmQylnVvCmPAr3by2wIs9m-hcZLeeWGejwaaV_A/w640-h480/Amt_665+9649+PRR_Main-Line-MP-55-tk1-OHC-wb-zoom.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Amtrak #665 with its keystone train closer to the Vintage Rd bridge near Kinzers, PA. When the new signaling was installed it was somewhat overbuilt with a high density block arrangement that is almost never fully utilized at today's service levels. This resulted in some interesting <a href="https://youtu.be/bCuJo89TQQE">signal progressions</a>, especially around LEAMAN with distants displaying Approach, Approach Slow, Cab Speed 60 or 80 and Clear. The track 1 westbound signal can also support Approach Medium/Limited. Recently Amtrak has been simplifying the signal logic, cutting out certain block states so it is not uncommon to see these signals go directly from Stop and Proceed to Clear.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjex4-IhLwecZ-D7_kgzhWf2nSQ1wDCJc7XZGQg1rdOQP5HSbvIXz00NaVcyVtN-Teg4AobdoLa36XuCSoJtn0lmyVSs11O_j9c8DEk5iSiXAJLywg1fvIrCQkOfr0uNdp_CAn2ZHBxyPml4Sejqgg4cQcwFjoQNOzC7JQdtLGD7kP-JC1fh_FuFkot0gle/s1280/Amt_665+T6xx+PRR_Main-Line-Signal-553-wb-masts-tk4-Clear-above.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjex4-IhLwecZ-D7_kgzhWf2nSQ1wDCJc7XZGQg1rdOQP5HSbvIXz00NaVcyVtN-Teg4AobdoLa36XuCSoJtn0lmyVSs11O_j9c8DEk5iSiXAJLywg1fvIrCQkOfr0uNdp_CAn2ZHBxyPml4Sejqgg4cQcwFjoQNOzC7JQdtLGD7kP-JC1fh_FuFkot0gle/w640-h480/Amt_665+T6xx+PRR_Main-Line-Signal-553-wb-masts-tk4-Clear-above.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Metroliner cab car #9649 after passing Vintage Road. This right of way originally sported 4 tracks, but was cut back to two tracks in 1948 due to the post-war reduction in traffic and the more efficient use of parallel electrified low-grade freight lines. However the 4-track legacy is still reflected in the track numbering of #1 and #4.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdGXj1Kx4YNeoklLg3XeOPiGY9dBO6IEx0c3V_YqJcrseeOb8hYXXg4KjrMeQ82Tn3LUX88sLbJPTreCI4dOMbRGLZcH9wMoX6oh8EmMdwNT63UsBIFZDkVMDrhd_nomlNfb98UlUWrEAwKPx5tjdNAhSxhQ6GysSiiiN64ffT5e_Yp9iSqxKr3B0f5VsD/s1280/Amt_9649+T6xx-Kinzer-above.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdGXj1Kx4YNeoklLg3XeOPiGY9dBO6IEx0c3V_YqJcrseeOb8hYXXg4KjrMeQ82Tn3LUX88sLbJPTreCI4dOMbRGLZcH9wMoX6oh8EmMdwNT63UsBIFZDkVMDrhd_nomlNfb98UlUWrEAwKPx5tjdNAhSxhQ6GysSiiiN64ffT5e_Yp9iSqxKr3B0f5VsD/w640-h480/Amt_9649+T6xx-Kinzer-above.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The new Amtrak distant locations did not exactly align with the old PRR Rule 251 ABS signals. Whereas the original PRR era distants would be located a standard 2 mile block length away from the interlocking, the Amtrak signals were about 1 mile away. Here we can see #665 and #9649 passing under the old PRR Milepost 54 signal gantry.</div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_a-mFKfhjd8tUp-B-b9wHEbX9rizebuRNiUh7ihmCYx1gLrLSP_dYAOXnTygJ31mIUPufHROreCb8mQ0vNHdUlaSXNbrsLF6KkJMmE1SPc1zgxfZgr0Wm3OGbrhSd4ysCkhSb-Md7XZU6C6uQ3zl8fd36RAOhxBCMiaMt-wfY9D2y1zUNDOfl5mn5lBYX/s1280/Amt_9646+665+PRR_Main-Line-Signal-546-old-gantry-eb-zoom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_a-mFKfhjd8tUp-B-b9wHEbX9rizebuRNiUh7ihmCYx1gLrLSP_dYAOXnTygJ31mIUPufHROreCb8mQ0vNHdUlaSXNbrsLF6KkJMmE1SPc1zgxfZgr0Wm3OGbrhSd4ysCkhSb-Md7XZU6C6uQ3zl8fd36RAOhxBCMiaMt-wfY9D2y1zUNDOfl5mn5lBYX/w640-h480/Amt_9646+665+PRR_Main-Line-Signal-546-old-gantry-eb-zoom.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>Jumping to Newark, Delaware we find ACS-86 #624 heading a northbound Regional with the Milepost 39 intermediate signals in the background.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPKqJUMjwLKLx3u5V-DmCku9Ze2IKEO05PqSb9jnyFApYsDLeR1Gx-cH_IQDlnZx3rLQMKInh-wIfLRFVyhb_H4NBwVdLrsivmXSg5jM1WuDBnoFVHWBTWnHBp7mPiMXMffUtp058cPqpQSyFAM-2MtVYn5tCl4O23qUlSzqW50G7ptKXaHaqebxzJQHhe/s1280/Amt_624-Newark-zoom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="959" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPKqJUMjwLKLx3u5V-DmCku9Ze2IKEO05PqSb9jnyFApYsDLeR1Gx-cH_IQDlnZx3rLQMKInh-wIfLRFVyhb_H4NBwVdLrsivmXSg5jM1WuDBnoFVHWBTWnHBp7mPiMXMffUtp058cPqpQSyFAM-2MtVYn5tCl4O23qUlSzqW50G7ptKXaHaqebxzJQHhe/w640-h480/Amt_624-Newark-zoom.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This was followed by ACS-86 #613 and a southbound Regional heading through DAVIS interlocking and Newark, DE Penn Station.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiYP2ktKc7QwK2aNrwLHDKvwbiQCqOIXenHAYuwUiNakW2hgaovsAtbtY-46ioV7l5hnAfYzkZPOgZTBXkBGdTWlIY51Jr7JoyEZrHpi17CuyQSSK2kZ1d6ozfkzo0S8RMbQH9BMnrhVe5Q-HMdGFe9psu1XnkAGEfnfHS-Wupl4jXp9xRBvFej9A9OT7G/s1280/Amt_DAVIS-nb-gantry-2N-Clear+613.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiYP2ktKc7QwK2aNrwLHDKvwbiQCqOIXenHAYuwUiNakW2hgaovsAtbtY-46ioV7l5hnAfYzkZPOgZTBXkBGdTWlIY51Jr7JoyEZrHpi17CuyQSSK2kZ1d6ozfkzo0S8RMbQH9BMnrhVe5Q-HMdGFe9psu1XnkAGEfnfHS-Wupl4jXp9xRBvFej9A9OT7G/w640-h480/Amt_DAVIS-nb-gantry-2N-Clear+613.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrhBmJsm-eNzCWE2Ba_swRbtKD6esb0Vwbb0gK7YGKpIOAfJcAnFJnFsnkswxZAjBby3CgxFC9oC2GVKhZLmUHh5LIOWkwUI1sgbPdjYeeF-PdBLtXsevl4Dlvqk6Ekg_eOMoBpBYZIBh5OMRG7jv7XnNrqPbdM62NsVy0a2DriaBukxYwSAoDN7ydKlLT/s1280/Amt_613-Newark.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrhBmJsm-eNzCWE2Ba_swRbtKD6esb0Vwbb0gK7YGKpIOAfJcAnFJnFsnkswxZAjBby3CgxFC9oC2GVKhZLmUHh5LIOWkwUI1sgbPdjYeeF-PdBLtXsevl4Dlvqk6Ekg_eOMoBpBYZIBh5OMRG7jv7XnNrqPbdM62NsVy0a2DriaBukxYwSAoDN7ydKlLT/w640-h480/Amt_613-Newark.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>A Newer-ark station building has already been constructed and will support a high level island platform for both MARC and SEPTA commuter trains.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8OjKgAxYnYLOEfFNfIR-Jnk8Sgr6kFCNNNzVACswyUo8eY8HK7o5iNHMBwQmR-l_qjTtIVgsjKXDKQwz8W9PFRdhT7Iol3BdHbapSeyrVg9uHoCDyhUU9eEtfjLFGWczSsdtIEZko_xSirE-IODsLHLPdun2jgoBAIZLpIzn9EUZR9S_7WCbzNVOppSiv/s1280/Amt_Newark-Sta-sb-front-angle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8OjKgAxYnYLOEfFNfIR-Jnk8Sgr6kFCNNNzVACswyUo8eY8HK7o5iNHMBwQmR-l_qjTtIVgsjKXDKQwz8W9PFRdhT7Iol3BdHbapSeyrVg9uHoCDyhUU9eEtfjLFGWczSsdtIEZko_xSirE-IODsLHLPdun2jgoBAIZLpIzn9EUZR9S_7WCbzNVOppSiv/w640-h480/Amt_Newark-Sta-sb-front-angle.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Throughout 2023 Amtrak was pressed by equipment and crew shortages. One partial solution was to run a single Regional set with a Metroliner cab car to reduce the turn time in Washington, DC. Today #9649 is giving off some real OG Metroliner vibes as it blasts through the Perryville MARC station on New Year's Day with ACS-86 #629. A <a href="https://www.redoveryellow.com/position-light/22-12-26_PATTENBURG_WEST/Amt_PERRY-nb-platform-railfans.jpg">couple of more committed railfans</a> were standing on the derelict track #1 platform at Perryville to avoid backlighting.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYdnGSJwKLo0ePgYfEP6aa88gBva5mBaB_42yAuPP7qLiQy1JSkQppQDFZA3KqSHEJw43vzzsxXVLcrY3jQR62AbXADBghzbpkIq2K7UvyhcfQ7gt9_VZKbIBTKNjuL7N5qhgVAPTRIOHIXj4AVmJ0Iq5e8UdWSXMv8a0hrCt1XDWv5lwsHpwZ-g9Jk9aL/s1280/Amt_9649+PERRY-4N+int-north.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="959" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYdnGSJwKLo0ePgYfEP6aa88gBva5mBaB_42yAuPP7qLiQy1JSkQppQDFZA3KqSHEJw43vzzsxXVLcrY3jQR62AbXADBghzbpkIq2K7UvyhcfQ7gt9_VZKbIBTKNjuL7N5qhgVAPTRIOHIXj4AVmJ0Iq5e8UdWSXMv8a0hrCt1XDWv5lwsHpwZ-g9Jk9aL/w640-h480/Amt_9649+PERRY-4N+int-north.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5nLqbFPzUZ7-M-WL8A4w8sPpszVyCukfEB4nwSR85ZDlXpKLeETx4b1RvW049nen6ujkJUXzz2M1fC6_lyGUB1extc8Qm6ohiHVDGULBVz4Rsvt_qSFOV-lWActWnYe2Evfa3MJSsybY_7e_wEU-ma3Lhy0wS7hiIgdGPIRy_dCS3EmCxZQVeTbcMsggQ/s1280/Amt_629+PERRY-48sw+34sw+21sw-sb-zoom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5nLqbFPzUZ7-M-WL8A4w8sPpszVyCukfEB4nwSR85ZDlXpKLeETx4b1RvW049nen6ujkJUXzz2M1fC6_lyGUB1extc8Qm6ohiHVDGULBVz4Rsvt_qSFOV-lWActWnYe2Evfa3MJSsybY_7e_wEU-ma3Lhy0wS7hiIgdGPIRy_dCS3EmCxZQVeTbcMsggQ/w640-h480/Amt_629+PERRY-48sw+34sw+21sw-sb-zoom.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>With my stock of interesting photos now exhausted I will see you next time as I travel back to New York City to check out the new LIRR Elmont station. <br />
</div>Jersey Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10170958563337725933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262088704737011363.post-76669934692129980712022-12-27T13:46:00.000-08:002024-01-26T20:02:21.902-08:0022-12-27 PHOTOS: SEPTA Mid-Winter Trip XXIIThe SEPTA Mid-Winter Trip is an annual curated transit experience covering the entirety of the SEPTA rail transit network. Part of the curation is to provide variety both within the same type and between different types and although SEPTA had just opened its long delayed R3 Wawa extension in 2022 MWT XXII would have to defer on visiting the new station since MWT XXI had already covered most of the route when visiting the old Elwyn terminal for the first (and last) time. Therefore MWT XXII focused on completing the Route 66 trackless trolley line all the way to the City Line loop before a walking transfer to the R7 Torresdale stop. The morning consisted of an R1 Airport run, returning via Eastwick and the Rt 36 trolley.<br />
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Unfortunately my phone bricked two days after the event, taking about half the trip photos with it including most of the underground material. Fortunately I had enough <a href="https://www.redoveryellow.com/position-light/22-12-27_SEPTA_MID-WINTER_TRIP_XXII/-Thumbnails.html">regular camera content</a> to put together a reasonable post.<br />
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Starting off at Market East, the outbound R1 Airport took me on what turned out to be my <a href="https://www.redoveryellow.com/position-light/22-12-27_SEPTA_MID-WINTER_TRIP_XXII/SEPTA_ARSENAL-sb-gantry-right-tk1-Med-Clear-zoom.jpg">last run through SEPTA's ARSENAL interlocking</a> in its post-NECIP configuration before passing northbound Amtrak Silver Meteor Train 98 led by ACS-68 #650 at PHIL.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiwsyx9o2S5brnl-Eoir4Zikon_RKGoovXiPXp6lfex0mmY5fpBLp0YEj268B2uzKdxciYpH4HP8bvV2xYHLmOTZrLWkgmaGWYGlgYYU-XSL8MmTv43GQKJfHArQmljnudy_JsRlW3Pe3cYfGcu1uBFc_DlLdXEptL5YYentvbn6Ach2d4R3ZBqo1olc8S/s1280/Amt_650-Arsenal.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiwsyx9o2S5brnl-Eoir4Zikon_RKGoovXiPXp6lfex0mmY5fpBLp0YEj268B2uzKdxciYpH4HP8bvV2xYHLmOTZrLWkgmaGWYGlgYYU-XSL8MmTv43GQKJfHArQmljnudy_JsRlW3Pe3cYfGcu1uBFc_DlLdXEptL5YYentvbn6Ach2d4R3ZBqo1olc8S/w640-h480/Amt_650-Arsenal.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br />
Our R1 train had a student engineer on board who was having some issues with the overly sensitive PTC system that continued to hinder performance. I was able to catch a little of the system in operation returning from the Airport, but refer to my <a href="https://position-light.blogspot.com/2023/04/septas-ptc-implementation-is-still.html">related signaling blog post</a> for a more in-depth analysis. <br />
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Eastwick was built as an infill station on the R1 Airport in 1997 and allows for a walking connection to the Route 36 trolley's western terminus. Currently mid-day R1 trains send to pass here as we can see with out inbound train with Silverliner V #706 and an outbound train with Silverliner V #869. Regrettably #869 is not lettered "PENNSYLVANIA".</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9iQnWKJg9Ty9eLAlDP5Nmlxyg4DRnhGxeb6xPF_C5L_OPQ1tHHTIXEFCnT9QFTHorqWknFX5McA58G4PwQ4kzXVclnOc62xxVG8jS7Vbmxr36zgG5yPz88l9_zXDJx6_QmqyNz0_DABAVbjeNZY_vX9YmhHyKgxWrQDYciJC6w6pRZxchxhJzXmTKXYNZ/s1280/SEPTA_869+90TH-ST-JCT-sb-gantry-tk1-App-Med-far.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="959" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9iQnWKJg9Ty9eLAlDP5Nmlxyg4DRnhGxeb6xPF_C5L_OPQ1tHHTIXEFCnT9QFTHorqWknFX5McA58G4PwQ4kzXVclnOc62xxVG8jS7Vbmxr36zgG5yPz88l9_zXDJx6_QmqyNz0_DABAVbjeNZY_vX9YmhHyKgxWrQDYciJC6w6pRZxchxhJzXmTKXYNZ/w640-h480/SEPTA_869+90TH-ST-JCT-sb-gantry-tk1-App-Med-far.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnqiCHzXiTyefO-oBvOsr-dZbzBzhnqLj-ufRn0QYHoVcVmhKHB4QZegNzWbZfTvQqNizS9QDIQRQ1j_LMlC00WxRGfAD4YMvAaEIptAN8qTxSxGLfcNBcOell_XE-HqoAlEORN1_c5vEBbCxeS6TdudDxBrjKNvhU88jJJUeulDRqjIQMsEjX_4GXIHiR/s1280/SEPTA_706-Eastwick.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnqiCHzXiTyefO-oBvOsr-dZbzBzhnqLj-ufRn0QYHoVcVmhKHB4QZegNzWbZfTvQqNizS9QDIQRQ1j_LMlC00WxRGfAD4YMvAaEIptAN8qTxSxGLfcNBcOell_XE-HqoAlEORN1_c5vEBbCxeS6TdudDxBrjKNvhU88jJJUeulDRqjIQMsEjX_4GXIHiR/w640-h480/SEPTA_706-Eastwick.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The walk to the Eastwick Loop down Mario Lanza Blvd took us by a <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT-4LqKC918g6STuxw3OJa-_LyiypA3U_zPv_BIHLGQyMqNvJSRPMihKcErBsVjInYOKViZ75kXdR4Vt3ih6FZkSmWLSLGmNNuHa8he5hfm09tpyV5MuGVzLGyOtx-8HuObZpf8r8KHCPnYxMjGykk4jrET2z6qha0mVRHAQAaxPZyJjwsagwjhqkCxTAu/s1279/SEPTA_Eastwick-Sta-cat-colony.jpg">feral cat colony</a> that is probably causing a lot of ecological harm.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqOZIDgVtzbjY4VXpOh5AmKOUtzGwQb4n5-ogWgrvwDMrnlb-OtwT2SlDlLPkJ6eycQAtXE_yiHZcx6vF_qXIGwkWto5wJPmrJ2eTLNU3scQ-KJC8CWMLz7IHyyv6PhEgATOzaapC-lE8rraOELIsmGS-p01h4XfSjgOzCDBosQUDapmSARJQsSTMLv3gs/s1502/SEPTA_Eastwick-Sta-cat-colony-black.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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After lunch at Reading Terminal Market the trip proceeded via Market-Frankford Line to the Frankford terminal where another group of transit enthusiasts joined up for the Route 66 trip out to City Line Loop. Unfortunately all those photos were lost when my phone bricked except for this afternoon group shot courtesy of Fred G.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPY0f6IfWWUIzy-dYR2fhSj0AbicRCiVya5bM1jOAwxliKnJ5-tpr3dTZayTVIGs3iDAUrEeqOAV0ZjRFbxmBDJrBroOYXWWsMGp6jCHMgTg_Ti4Wg7Z9n3V5SUinYFJsl1srIvvAsnnKTjLpAQQohE7WoNc4rx6xjiWolyoHHCmtAJxaU7ZucbmINghe6/s960/SEPTA_Mid-Winter-Trip-XXII-Rt66-group-photo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPY0f6IfWWUIzy-dYR2fhSj0AbicRCiVya5bM1jOAwxliKnJ5-tpr3dTZayTVIGs3iDAUrEeqOAV0ZjRFbxmBDJrBroOYXWWsMGp6jCHMgTg_Ti4Wg7Z9n3V5SUinYFJsl1srIvvAsnnKTjLpAQQohE7WoNc4rx6xjiWolyoHHCmtAJxaU7ZucbmINghe6/w640-h480/SEPTA_Mid-Winter-Trip-XXII-Rt66-group-photo.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>We pick back up at City Line loop with trackless trolleys #818 and #803.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvOWIbFpMoVUaBc7e7KHDIF_IQNhUswT7VPI9MQE_QSyEJvJTEP2oS1UYMLnWr9FiE-HCkYlWUw5BBHsLrXIxR_gNw1RiUVwfLwVOnUHbNcbCIpK44OMH7v38CDPPAsQS_85MFKRHBArwlTqFRZLwqMEaNgVFm2vzILLkMjhO8xqnoEggHdWpBieXSuS0T/s1280/SEPTA_818-City-Line-Loop.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvOWIbFpMoVUaBc7e7KHDIF_IQNhUswT7VPI9MQE_QSyEJvJTEP2oS1UYMLnWr9FiE-HCkYlWUw5BBHsLrXIxR_gNw1RiUVwfLwVOnUHbNcbCIpK44OMH7v38CDPPAsQS_85MFKRHBArwlTqFRZLwqMEaNgVFm2vzILLkMjhO8xqnoEggHdWpBieXSuS0T/w640-h480/SEPTA_818-City-Line-Loop.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE_g0a1kNxH0Oulm5t2woA-PXx2GvL3Cl9TiNiW-PL8q0NjKz9MzQj7if0oFy3DtAIHSpGABhD4-0ZtURTCtdC6mMVa0Fy00dZodMhMp7slU919efkyDPmT59PJy0k4Osg9e9F_E5ZedshsIG9CRzdr_mtLnPKSDrUq2V2Gsm4AqZHdEPSfofelomG0CI-/s1280/SEPTA_803-City-Line-Loop.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE_g0a1kNxH0Oulm5t2woA-PXx2GvL3Cl9TiNiW-PL8q0NjKz9MzQj7if0oFy3DtAIHSpGABhD4-0ZtURTCtdC6mMVa0Fy00dZodMhMp7slU919efkyDPmT59PJy0k4Osg9e9F_E5ZedshsIG9CRzdr_mtLnPKSDrUq2V2Gsm4AqZHdEPSfofelomG0CI-/w640-h480/SEPTA_803-City-Line-Loop.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>Following the route of the <a href="https://www.jjtiziou.net/project/walk-around-philadelphia/">Walk Around Philly</a> hiking trail the group traversed to the <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3tuWRc2r-LgZav0aS13up4mNW9hivnJFfhIo9xbXgQCzCEISiAnjl82dAeOvL83kgA0-kWTVD6QprY2ZuQEp0mZXfL2-oD3fWPdcQKdXdqmK5MYmANfVLXTPOXbq3jKMCALSAiSX-VTwtVyDANPDY2O39-6vvF4V6Obf7WKnSnIBNCQt1UdlskdiVK2gJ/s1280/SEPTA_Torresdale-Sta-eb-slight-angle+MWT-22+Fred-G.jpg">Torresdale Regional Rail station</a> for a scheduled NEC photo shoot. Of course luck would have us arrive during a lull in NEC traffic, but we did luck out with CSX GP40-2 #6240 in Conrail SAO service returning from dropping cars on the Eddington Industrial Track by wrong railing on track #1 to HOLMES interlocking.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdjaDf6_Z6sSGBVcvEySInZPE9AkFuj_pYzoIb872JRNMfgL4_ARJs7E7feryCUzfpNKiUh7kbEIUZm_vvFUEkV49o0nnDLjMIj2PCE0ZAt9_zLxDlW-cYM7c2HUi62ZI6m7SBvLRUIn4TkYkPu3WbOiYn8VHdpQges94mycJpFaJzN9q1OQ3wEW2NQJ0g/s1280/CSX_6240-Torresdale-far.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdjaDf6_Z6sSGBVcvEySInZPE9AkFuj_pYzoIb872JRNMfgL4_ARJs7E7feryCUzfpNKiUh7kbEIUZm_vvFUEkV49o0nnDLjMIj2PCE0ZAt9_zLxDlW-cYM7c2HUi62ZI6m7SBvLRUIn4TkYkPu3WbOiYn8VHdpQges94mycJpFaJzN9q1OQ3wEW2NQJ0g/w640-h480/CSX_6240-Torresdale-far.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>As our departure time approached there was a flurry of Amtrak-tivity with southbound Acela Express with power cars #2037 and #2006, Amtrak ACS-86 #608 at the head of a Southbound Regional, Axela power cars #2002 and #2002 powering a northbound AX trainset and a Southbound Keystone led by Metroliner cab car #9649.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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As the outbound R7 departs it meets its inbound counterpart led by Silverliner IV #402 that would ultimately take the group to North Philadelphia.<br /><br /><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="480" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ir8teel6uKg?si=MmDs7UiFOu698HbB" title="YouTube video player" width="853"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div>At North Philadelphia we arrived just in time to bag Amtrak southbound Crescent Train 19 en-route to New Orleans with ACS-86 #612.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKmceUiCsFeyWIqglUdqhwF1piJyw0zDXPsOG0oTIskgWPseS7w2sbCwxTFYU4xhVmzLNWWbqC_mcjSvJRTvtYE9ccO9TIUwnHNVgi97Csd68bkLdWhElPcWzcDfnTRyYwXwOHVAkE5spS9Ul8xXJ8aXPoQOx58QHkNlUeaAIWHVHGtu0Vs5DNpRTjPSF7/s1280/Amt_612+T19-North-Philly.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKmceUiCsFeyWIqglUdqhwF1piJyw0zDXPsOG0oTIskgWPseS7w2sbCwxTFYU4xhVmzLNWWbqC_mcjSvJRTvtYE9ccO9TIUwnHNVgi97Csd68bkLdWhElPcWzcDfnTRyYwXwOHVAkE5spS9Ul8xXJ8aXPoQOx58QHkNlUeaAIWHVHGtu0Vs5DNpRTjPSF7/w640-h480/Amt_612+T19-North-Philly.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHmxIMoCPazqjc0t47n1hJWiSkUGfWXMzx-D9pPX8ZEYHQsw-mI29EGDD2zskFrqgiEuxjFAZawVo4AJQGNpMGIlPYtdJubvL7TfZlagk0WnZBp874d3giKwP39z89eHDYT4wNVMVM0WXt6W7pqd4EIJUZ-hjCJVdu0qe0GOc2Fiiy7rxPtJS6FHa4oQit/s1280/Amt_612-North-Philly.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="962" data-original-width="1280" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHmxIMoCPazqjc0t47n1hJWiSkUGfWXMzx-D9pPX8ZEYHQsw-mI29EGDD2zskFrqgiEuxjFAZawVo4AJQGNpMGIlPYtdJubvL7TfZlagk0WnZBp874d3giKwP39z89eHDYT4wNVMVM0WXt6W7pqd4EIJUZ-hjCJVdu0qe0GOc2Fiiy7rxPtJS6FHa4oQit/w640-h482/Amt_612-North-Philly.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>At this point we descended into the Broad Street Subway where another scene is missing due to my bricked phone. The trip traveled first to Fern Rock then all the way to Patison before returning to City Hall and transferring to the Market Frankford to catch the sunset from the 46th St elevated stop.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoOeP2saYQfcMejMlGgLhOO2vJK7HdqXPi2AhcmvSNCowRl5-cRlIDa7Id76mFXrBhy6oh5PSpbJ90lQ4GkrpXFTCGk-vZnbUaqh-T9kzvwpmsIo87yhRwUemDtTMazpRAd7JiWCgJcd9FCC131INkd5xKsAa7kYaOaGJiYAZ0L0dK6uZyGPYwOn6u4PVn/s1280/SEPTA_1178+MFL-52nd-St-Sta-wb+skyline-twilight.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoOeP2saYQfcMejMlGgLhOO2vJK7HdqXPi2AhcmvSNCowRl5-cRlIDa7Id76mFXrBhy6oh5PSpbJ90lQ4GkrpXFTCGk-vZnbUaqh-T9kzvwpmsIo87yhRwUemDtTMazpRAd7JiWCgJcd9FCC131INkd5xKsAa7kYaOaGJiYAZ0L0dK6uZyGPYwOn6u4PVn/w640-h480/SEPTA_1178+MFL-52nd-St-Sta-wb+skyline-twilight.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdyQZONvvStoK9ZiCcJMdYgYB-5OAmYsVdMTBv8nYDsmUTtVFu2YFDLEZC9_iNf_c4A2gDsFzelXM2-LYUn7QarvH32o7bN13nL7xPVdk319PFhSvcmkZoNiBWsMvXm4eoAszh3qxo0CIbij-BeniUmqXXu20zd0YF_4SsPyuWaMmRDdQVLOjqdQcEyGpi/s1280/SEPTA_MFL-52nd-St-Sta-wb+skyline-twilight+1206-far.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdyQZONvvStoK9ZiCcJMdYgYB-5OAmYsVdMTBv8nYDsmUTtVFu2YFDLEZC9_iNf_c4A2gDsFzelXM2-LYUn7QarvH32o7bN13nL7xPVdk319PFhSvcmkZoNiBWsMvXm4eoAszh3qxo0CIbij-BeniUmqXXu20zd0YF_4SsPyuWaMmRDdQVLOjqdQcEyGpi/w640-h480/SEPTA_MFL-52nd-St-Sta-wb+skyline-twilight+1206-far.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The final run of the day involved M-4 car #1014 returning everyone downtown to their departure points of choice.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEkzmRUyxoHRWDkCtxMajLcVcBxPw2MwlCmKSBNn3EqW-Cj69NVCt6dcDPMAjqWALqsBJuh-8NRw8iKVT_8R5vqxTWuFX6MDWU_eo3EtPx2zQ-XVxLsTP9WpBUETUe0MQgFpi4yOL2jNZ0O5Mi2XioraWEPJrtjB_Y_tnHdXiA5tqiuVSlQJJElWwqHUGu/s1280/SEPTA_1014-52nd-St.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEkzmRUyxoHRWDkCtxMajLcVcBxPw2MwlCmKSBNn3EqW-Cj69NVCt6dcDPMAjqWALqsBJuh-8NRw8iKVT_8R5vqxTWuFX6MDWU_eo3EtPx2zQ-XVxLsTP9WpBUETUe0MQgFpi4yOL2jNZ0O5Mi2XioraWEPJrtjB_Y_tnHdXiA5tqiuVSlQJJElWwqHUGu/w640-h480/SEPTA_1014-52nd-St.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />That wraps up the 2022 SEPTA Mid-Winter Trip. Despite my loss of photos we all had a fantastic time and I hope to see many of you again in 2023! <br /></div>Jersey Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10170958563337725933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262088704737011363.post-27310129614262077002022-12-21T14:18:00.000-08:002024-01-06T14:19:47.107-08:0022-12-21 PHOTOS: PatuxentOn along the NEC between Odenton and Bowie State is an ~8 mile stretch of track that runs parallel to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patuxent_Wildlife_Research_Center">Patuxent Wildlife Research Center</a>, a surprisingly large track of undeveloped land in the I-95 corridor that was created in 1936 as a way to partly bank land adjacent to Fort Meade for either expansion or maneuvers. Either way the Patuxent tract provides the NEC with an oddly rural character in what is otherwise a highly developed area. The NEC itself roughly serves as the eastern boundary for the tract and as it contains a couple of accessible signal locations I set out on a holiday season mission to get <a href="https://www.redoveryellow.com/position-light/22-12-21_PATUXENT/-Thumbnails.html">some weekday photos</a> ( <a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/hnz795h4bmvq59uA6">mirror</a> ) at each of them. <br />
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The Milepost 116 intermediate is located about 2.5 miles south of Odenton off Patuxent Rd. Upon my arrival I caught a southbound MARC local with cab car #7762 and MP36PH-3C #13.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDsQmeUmMJGptP2qsOnTw05SwPXpHbZ-mvg6I4JaMXtxUO-Fwtsc6KOsMsVTu3pEHLF_0r2cg4HQRvcDZz2Qf2-jgof2YFMexvHVD5Q7Nz-OAjl7aFYs0C3xGBdYe_ovObu3RjeP3G2BAjLfRUj1za6LuUa2S7IgHh9m4bB1-6OMxAK-kUbcMP4TRP7gMA/s1280/MARC_7762-Patuxent.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDsQmeUmMJGptP2qsOnTw05SwPXpHbZ-mvg6I4JaMXtxUO-Fwtsc6KOsMsVTu3pEHLF_0r2cg4HQRvcDZz2Qf2-jgof2YFMexvHVD5Q7Nz-OAjl7aFYs0C3xGBdYe_ovObu3RjeP3G2BAjLfRUj1za6LuUa2S7IgHh9m4bB1-6OMxAK-kUbcMP4TRP7gMA/w640-h480/MARC_7762-Patuxent.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzxnCgm6wy_SeVyRgycDK1bJswz2vW5NTRz_zt2JqhdXehyphenhyphenkY88EdWW3Uqh7sDy9UWjb0XTngdjn74uvNNmhYRxSnphTnGxmuWLvModUvh1OsJuuy5HoczOFN2G-cVdrgynNL-M-QXJzR8xdRdkbkX1HxaynOOchItQG9wmTVe1Lj0PFUkG3nlyGphGPUG/s1280/MARC_13-rear-Patuxent.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="959" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzxnCgm6wy_SeVyRgycDK1bJswz2vW5NTRz_zt2JqhdXehyphenhyphenkY88EdWW3Uqh7sDy9UWjb0XTngdjn74uvNNmhYRxSnphTnGxmuWLvModUvh1OsJuuy5HoczOFN2G-cVdrgynNL-M-QXJzR8xdRdkbkX1HxaynOOchItQG9wmTVe1Lj0PFUkG3nlyGphGPUG/w640-h480/MARC_13-rear-Patuxent.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>There is a small parcel of private land west of the right of way accessed by this adorable little underpass.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE_4GDYjAPgnv3l1m7lFvtpvaT4yMWgiFuiKJpHe1S5chht5PqMT5WqMAi8gVv6YFFa4cD3dpOTH6HywkaxVVp-GYAbfj2ECTRw677BZ_voYBzYuiZCFjrg1sIddkv0bsxGHQ2n_TEO6HkHLlGAzXor1BuhiDDKa5C4-78uzIIVcY3iGJGCQfXXJT2X68O/s1280/Amt_NEC-S-MP-116.5-underpass-ewd.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE_4GDYjAPgnv3l1m7lFvtpvaT4yMWgiFuiKJpHe1S5chht5PqMT5WqMAi8gVv6YFFa4cD3dpOTH6HywkaxVVp-GYAbfj2ECTRw677BZ_voYBzYuiZCFjrg1sIddkv0bsxGHQ2n_TEO6HkHLlGAzXor1BuhiDDKa5C4-78uzIIVcY3iGJGCQfXXJT2X68O/w640-h480/Amt_NEC-S-MP-116.5-underpass-ewd.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>While there I was surprised by MARC GP40PH-2A work/rescue locomotive #4145 running lite towards Baltimore. This was recently purchased from NJT.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOldDBzj2zqjlhbiEROi4C4BZvIJ08kW6vWCAbI9_TDce33_XhnRkV5PM4nzZGqNIyDJYnH4ypVCz_OtceKoOk0u4r-23Z6Rc7FWg5oBsjuNfMrzhngunnbinDrPuShalKou8PbY4W1wsgSCXVQVSyDMfeN1qna1fxxsDiV8Dq8slkA3SEdibYgDCI34xg/s1280/MARC_4145-rear-Patuxent.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="956" data-original-width="1280" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOldDBzj2zqjlhbiEROi4C4BZvIJ08kW6vWCAbI9_TDce33_XhnRkV5PM4nzZGqNIyDJYnH4ypVCz_OtceKoOk0u4r-23Z6Rc7FWg5oBsjuNfMrzhngunnbinDrPuShalKou8PbY4W1wsgSCXVQVSyDMfeN1qna1fxxsDiV8Dq8slkA3SEdibYgDCI34xg/w640-h478/MARC_4145-rear-Patuxent.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The milepost 116 intermediate signals were installed during the 1980's NEC Improvement Project that installed all 3 main tracks to Rule 261 bi-directional operation.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwE24cTDr1vuSWzLiXIGHCVNAV9TJMsatI1OJVX1oaPnaEz6wkKQKslKC5vr-9rJ5FkUJ1RaByFMHBO_ADVGkA5YxafUEZPmFKNm6CjxSNQ03D8xpUkqNADPFkVIctlmxMi0Q9HpaOiT3Pw5Ql09tKOi1BhGaDhb0l_jYXzPyr2ZhZIfJFbtvQBq9ZOC89/s1280/Amt_NEC-S-Signal-116-nb-gantry+hut-tall-slight-angle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwE24cTDr1vuSWzLiXIGHCVNAV9TJMsatI1OJVX1oaPnaEz6wkKQKslKC5vr-9rJ5FkUJ1RaByFMHBO_ADVGkA5YxafUEZPmFKNm6CjxSNQ03D8xpUkqNADPFkVIctlmxMi0Q9HpaOiT3Pw5Ql09tKOi1BhGaDhb0l_jYXzPyr2ZhZIfJFbtvQBq9ZOC89/w640-h640/Amt_NEC-S-Signal-116-nb-gantry+hut-tall-slight-angle.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Immediately to the south of the signal location is the only curve re-alignment carried out during the NECIP, likely due to the Federal ownership of the land needed to be taken. Even then only tracks 2 and 3 were re-aligned with track #1, used almost solely by local MARC trains, on the original alignment. I was told that this change allowed enough time to be saved by Metroliner service trains to reliable schedule them under three hours (ie 2h 59m).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5i0DOozXAQllYfZ4-LQ8pGczdY1WjPXOvyL-LV1oxFd-Z0KUyuews9ASuwRJ0W6CWxbxI01WJE__eNvAdpGxh5aHRLPpOa8j6aYTPxe9vVvZ8JfxL3UuWwIza-UCZalWX0K3laTLci85nPzc8ns3uQo0T-fRd7SJW-rTH4mgF_zctMwkG7eM5MmDBGRK4/s1280/Amt_NEC-S-Signal-116-swd.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="957" data-original-width="1280" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5i0DOozXAQllYfZ4-LQ8pGczdY1WjPXOvyL-LV1oxFd-Z0KUyuews9ASuwRJ0W6CWxbxI01WJE__eNvAdpGxh5aHRLPpOa8j6aYTPxe9vVvZ8JfxL3UuWwIza-UCZalWX0K3laTLci85nPzc8ns3uQo0T-fRd7SJW-rTH4mgF_zctMwkG7eM5MmDBGRK4/w640-h478/Amt_NEC-S-Signal-116-swd.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The milepost 118 intermediate signal location is adjacent to state owned land accessible from the Bowie State MARC station via an old farm road. The path is visible below next to an isolated stretch of renewed overhead catenary and connects with the Bowie State University trail system via an NEC underpass at the Patuxent River bridge.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRm7eUF2cqY_TVDw-kT2xuZbnguRYU8nhewbyx_9woqd5Efo5qS3F1_yacapPLQ6jzdw-LMUNiZAtubuyvuMGKVsIxzM7GoV5lw7Yjy6xYmWwLhmRiwSiA-MT6iZlnZk6gNWZSwABdzKytfpKay0kWAIvLXGJW0S16poEXeImJowyjbt6V6JSuW4LmyVIu/s1280/Amt_NEC-S-MP-119-new-cat-poles-nb-zoom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRm7eUF2cqY_TVDw-kT2xuZbnguRYU8nhewbyx_9woqd5Efo5qS3F1_yacapPLQ6jzdw-LMUNiZAtubuyvuMGKVsIxzM7GoV5lw7Yjy6xYmWwLhmRiwSiA-MT6iZlnZk6gNWZSwABdzKytfpKay0kWAIvLXGJW0S16poEXeImJowyjbt6V6JSuW4LmyVIu/w640-h480/Amt_NEC-S-MP-119-new-cat-poles-nb-zoom.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The next schedule southbound MARC local had Bombardier split level equipment and Mp36PH-3C #28.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="957" data-original-width="1280" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcpF3dvhlYLYbViH3ZjqLBpIGNaf46FpiE6R3yFUaVH_YJizcjISEuAS6TcKJCZFXWS5o6GfYqPtHWwH-ooH6KZeLjKSRCY_Sxj21m3wmLPG8vh42n3o8YRftx_Pu8EYnM9n_i1nE-gR3P0-U92xjfMLqdLP3VNNd4mhJUjBqUULxKytS7NT9YXppyvJ1t/w640-h478/MARC_28-backlit-Bowie-State.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This was followed a respectful amount of time later by a southbound Amtrak Regional with ACS-86 #635.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVkUcCWjHtgRag86nsiWkLAwtqtzMQfHiK6hB5GUjWhWHQKHgkPNfUT8SwYZWnqS3W16xyyxEDOOBIv_qIseiNYs7sOi8hal6xG4Zz20hTZLKftsVIAbjZcotE9uxdKKDIo5NK8U6ouRTw1-kag4DWxYv5Ks0_LHA1Y_XLcxswe53jBqtO4AhYLxfv6q9S/s1280/Amt_635-Bowie-State.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVkUcCWjHtgRag86nsiWkLAwtqtzMQfHiK6hB5GUjWhWHQKHgkPNfUT8SwYZWnqS3W16xyyxEDOOBIv_qIseiNYs7sOi8hal6xG4Zz20hTZLKftsVIAbjZcotE9uxdKKDIo5NK8U6ouRTw1-kag4DWxYv5Ks0_LHA1Y_XLcxswe53jBqtO4AhYLxfv6q9S/w640-h480/Amt_635-Bowie-State.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Seemingly appearing in reverse order of speed/priority was an Amtrak Acela Express with power cars #2017 and #2036.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The southbound run had single level cab car #7758 and MP36PH-3C #34 while the northbound train was being accelerated by MP36PH-3C #31 after the Bowie State stop with bombardier split level cab car #8059 on the rear.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg158k_NKawWzwqWAygAeUzuju5aFq69sNlfzTXXLnOmdyQL-F_Ovnr4NZB6HhJ5Ersw9DFATvd1W0apshXcCpbfTUP_j8_YFKqTkR6LYgeTaFEzcGBwNFxlxw4XlINwBEdbGlFZTtmzsv5R05rbpdY3DQb-TySCWtZVvpDF9opKtzOZDZICn4rY3CNNZIu/s1280/MARC_7758-Bowie-State.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg158k_NKawWzwqWAygAeUzuju5aFq69sNlfzTXXLnOmdyQL-F_Ovnr4NZB6HhJ5Ersw9DFATvd1W0apshXcCpbfTUP_j8_YFKqTkR6LYgeTaFEzcGBwNFxlxw4XlINwBEdbGlFZTtmzsv5R05rbpdY3DQb-TySCWtZVvpDF9opKtzOZDZICn4rY3CNNZIu/w640-h480/MARC_7758-Bowie-State.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifm-oMGy1LuDdmZWIklZQUY1Ar7dyHrQFZAzv9rl0Fs4qLzWlCr3uTV14R7K9PpOf8V5_TL6erY1PoD63arQY0gDLXBYsVsbP8CiNiEA0k1Il88sJVpR_urfFy1pkkz4R1TOUJLMqlrlgWx_OW-JK_M7C-0JrGYmjpMrLvZYnmTULd9dt_ezhwMl_Y5lcS/s1280/MARC_34-Bowie-State.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifm-oMGy1LuDdmZWIklZQUY1Ar7dyHrQFZAzv9rl0Fs4qLzWlCr3uTV14R7K9PpOf8V5_TL6erY1PoD63arQY0gDLXBYsVsbP8CiNiEA0k1Il88sJVpR_urfFy1pkkz4R1TOUJLMqlrlgWx_OW-JK_M7C-0JrGYmjpMrLvZYnmTULd9dt_ezhwMl_Y5lcS/w640-h480/MARC_34-Bowie-State.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="480" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kK7dFu6FMmA?si=un2gZm4uiM0llFWw" title="YouTube video player" width="853"></iframe><br />
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If anyone is in the area and wants to get their steps in I would highly recommend the this part of the NEC.
<br /><br /></div>Jersey Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10170958563337725933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262088704737011363.post-46463975286966695232022-12-17T11:28:00.000-08:002023-12-25T11:29:54.538-08:0022-12-17 PHOTOS: SalidaOnce again I managed to find the time to explore the defunct DRG&W Tennessee Pass Line while on one of my annual trips to Colorado. I had previously visited the area in April of 2021, but as is often the case, I overlooked a couple of accessible signal locations so it came down to finding a mechanism to get my friends to drive the 5 hour round trip from our base in Evergreen. The solution came by surreptitiously arranging a "brewery tour" around the tourist/artist community of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salida,_Colorado">Salida, Colorado</a> that just happened to align with the aforementioned missed railroad locations. Unfortunately out of service rail lines don't tend to feature many train movements, however I was able to pop by the Peoria RTD station to pad out the content that can be seen <a href="https://www.redoveryellow.com/position-light/22-12-17_SALIDA/-Thumbnails.html">here</a> ( <a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/3C9aoaUUeLSoSYuB7">mirror</a> ).<br />
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Departing Amtrak's BWI Airport Rail Station Airport I spotted Southwest's New Mexico heritage unit at the new terminal A.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqPxqrb2RDqhNP2tLxKxiXlRSAtyC2FccyHy4X5u36tqiWJMs96ULpwCFGrfeeIomGqUzrOmvVm8c82xRMdoYmg9Pxy6Tlfq2xITFGlXsWr6IzOASBOJneYFvnzQPFLTq5JIc9hBmdJevO5z0CN59vsuZMhM2EllzXL_00_p0tVTtstVNZEbTz_bZbZ5hM/s1280/SWA_NM-One-BWI-Terminal-A.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqPxqrb2RDqhNP2tLxKxiXlRSAtyC2FccyHy4X5u36tqiWJMs96ULpwCFGrfeeIomGqUzrOmvVm8c82xRMdoYmg9Pxy6Tlfq2xITFGlXsWr6IzOASBOJneYFvnzQPFLTq5JIc9hBmdJevO5z0CN59vsuZMhM2EllzXL_00_p0tVTtstVNZEbTz_bZbZ5hM/w640-h480/SWA_NM-One-BWI-Terminal-A.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Salida, Colorado was the northeastern interchange point for the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denver_and_Rio_Grande_Western_Railroad">Denver, Rio Grande and Western</a>'s <a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/82/1930_D%26RGW_WP.jpg">narrow gauge network</a>. Until the 1960's, what was mostly mineral traffic would be transferred off narrow gauge, steam powered freight trains to the DRGW's Tennessee Pass main line at a yard located at the base of Tenderfoot Hill in Salida.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiow7FBQwCD-l-WfQR8TqYXbzBoSYzMIT8_89HtKciBZi6r-A6e3jy03dlqjVT3dmrpbaRn6KZTLEN8af1ymIB9xlyPajmBSn6N-L52nuX6C_iinB9LYVSK00pXrIq-foRaXMHIb93qr6Z7VkdSOQvV5MK14eayfnyuoLNIL-R1XjGVIq4Mz9Sqdwa5ZZdt/s1280/CO_Salida-rail-park+Tenderfoot-Hill.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiow7FBQwCD-l-WfQR8TqYXbzBoSYzMIT8_89HtKciBZi6r-A6e3jy03dlqjVT3dmrpbaRn6KZTLEN8af1ymIB9xlyPajmBSn6N-L52nuX6C_iinB9LYVSK00pXrIq-foRaXMHIb93qr6Z7VkdSOQvV5MK14eayfnyuoLNIL-R1XjGVIq4Mz9Sqdwa5ZZdt/w640-h480/CO_Salida-rail-park+Tenderfoot-Hill.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>After the termination of narrow gauge ops, the yard at Salida continued to serve local industry including this limestone processing facility that was build adjacent to the east end of the yard.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAAf4zbUjfDrZvhZjnBSTz2no_EjOckd30h_lgHTsuzq1i2zMdT1ihwmIrsV0ti_Gx0hItAxwET-tc9U1d82buCotoARAjcm2IIMk-8r24v2-xIKBemUrT1DQrWJ-TVHbKsqdWJRe_dtXaX21xLCxQQaQLNhxGhSB6_ASP0SL2MJMdhbnJ2xxxfBU9Lg8H/s1280/UP_TN-Pass-Sub-EE-SALIDA-eb-mast+limestone-factory-slight-angle.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAAf4zbUjfDrZvhZjnBSTz2no_EjOckd30h_lgHTsuzq1i2zMdT1ihwmIrsV0ti_Gx0hItAxwET-tc9U1d82buCotoARAjcm2IIMk-8r24v2-xIKBemUrT1DQrWJ-TVHbKsqdWJRe_dtXaX21xLCxQQaQLNhxGhSB6_ASP0SL2MJMdhbnJ2xxxfBU9Lg8H/w640-h480/UP_TN-Pass-Sub-EE-SALIDA-eb-mast+limestone-factory-slight-angle.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq2vw8b5bQaTDqKnqzoGW1rjMsiFbHhOx3NulALui0m5hSTXZtryudwTobGqz60eaqPoYLWNOwnw9EdKFRUICXYgntRDk3OMUwH6d6oCkRzwnXhJlmdmFRji205ByTZJqZlXPsT-K66UfzjJcBNsn6nRd7xdPS_zTzDpuPGMmN1D8N7FJl_hUnhUIcG228/s1280/UP_TN-Pass-Sub-214.8-limestone-factory.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq2vw8b5bQaTDqKnqzoGW1rjMsiFbHhOx3NulALui0m5hSTXZtryudwTobGqz60eaqPoYLWNOwnw9EdKFRUICXYgntRDk3OMUwH6d6oCkRzwnXhJlmdmFRji205ByTZJqZlXPsT-K66UfzjJcBNsn6nRd7xdPS_zTzDpuPGMmN1D8N7FJl_hUnhUIcG228/w640-h480/UP_TN-Pass-Sub-214.8-limestone-factory.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>After Union Pacific engineered an underhanded merger to gain control of the Southern Pacific and DRGW in the mid-1990's, it immediately shut down the Tennessee Pass route connecting Pueblo and Salt Lake City as it was surplus to requirements. However as the Union Pacific did not want to expose itself to competition it has held the line out of service ever since as opposed to selling or abandoning it. This has had the effect of preserving the 1960's vintage CTC signaling system such as this mast with hooded GRS Type D signals at EE SALIDA.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjogBHzfXK3bL8clEEEkGRKBtmLwkcJm297wvZRgCTwJMXu8EeRrUsME4QccVrrDAp5wrmaBrRUZRGpl4hCIq4fjm9QK0VR7uFwowR8t_mGYw6_EihUsApwSYM7cHTb4HosMcB2_RQe7nwtu97zGGrOqfRUpCBl0632C26x5zte5ZO6qNtgudEIMqW11TLr/s1493/UP_TN-Pass-Sub-EE-SALIDA-wb-mast-lit+5F.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1493" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjogBHzfXK3bL8clEEEkGRKBtmLwkcJm297wvZRgCTwJMXu8EeRrUsME4QccVrrDAp5wrmaBrRUZRGpl4hCIq4fjm9QK0VR7uFwowR8t_mGYw6_EihUsApwSYM7cHTb4HosMcB2_RQe7nwtu97zGGrOqfRUpCBl0632C26x5zte5ZO6qNtgudEIMqW11TLr/w386-h640/UP_TN-Pass-Sub-EE-SALIDA-wb-mast-lit+5F.jpg" width="386" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The proximity to town has resulted in the equipment at EE SALIDA being more exposed to infrastructure explorers, but there was been surprisingly little wanton destruction and all the glass lenses were intact.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1493" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwmp6S2-2DBxklxcSP8eKaMy5qlxiNWzx0KMks60-qH0m2kwZa4MDIE8tcSfUEQhUWufenUIcfBr9e04QaQ2TAl4LaTvXxQDdw2PiPdGDTb9PwUR1sTS-fWcVKW3MukHESJZ6OAu0m7ix3uMbdagVF9QjnFVaM72_cg2TC4B-B-qA-AXiHSQEsanjyMzkb/w386-h640/UP_TN-Pass-Sub-EE-SALIDA-eb-mast-head-rear-open-tall.jpg" width="386" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Manipulating the rear doors on the signal made it possible to simulate a Clear main track signal indication in the eastbound direction.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhni3W4OZFBw67NU3cZK58Jcv8gqohO0q23JDhzp_IcV13GP4cLn3K1o0nsJm1X02eBbmMNno7Ug0j89Rr98gUoT84_7z2_5cW75vhQfEAPVzkjXkMQK4CVS_CEm5VuEFqOFHoUMbmUzl_1ic2sNh6mEra3t7RPsHQMCR2PgYKeRiZu6v94a1uXhbmOdkUR/s1280/UP_TN-Pass-Sub-EE-SALIDA-eb-mast-Clear+brush+tks.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="959" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhni3W4OZFBw67NU3cZK58Jcv8gqohO0q23JDhzp_IcV13GP4cLn3K1o0nsJm1X02eBbmMNno7Ug0j89Rr98gUoT84_7z2_5cW75vhQfEAPVzkjXkMQK4CVS_CEm5VuEFqOFHoUMbmUzl_1ic2sNh6mEra3t7RPsHQMCR2PgYKeRiZu6v94a1uXhbmOdkUR/w640-h480/UP_TN-Pass-Sub-EE-SALIDA-eb-mast-Clear+brush+tks.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>View of the rusting Salida Yard looking westbound with Mt Princeton off in the distance.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI_2WbEGZrsJWUbnGfIh8scc6cgqWD8YRqWxVUzDYRaWagEPDlPhwYoF0roTYognKasjLagzfZQS3s2va01ZhI0FX3TOOQNJSW9js63QIpaAy-tW5VroPZc5PHNzLUdtfHrJ5HubHMTimNxAJXXyf9ZIu079YNkAg_CdwuOG6UJC0D1cgrblYYh-NdGkhG/s1280/UP_TN-Pass-Sub-EE-SALIDA-wwd+yard.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="957" data-original-width="1280" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI_2WbEGZrsJWUbnGfIh8scc6cgqWD8YRqWxVUzDYRaWagEPDlPhwYoF0roTYognKasjLagzfZQS3s2va01ZhI0FX3TOOQNJSW9js63QIpaAy-tW5VroPZc5PHNzLUdtfHrJ5HubHMTimNxAJXXyf9ZIu079YNkAg_CdwuOG6UJC0D1cgrblYYh-NdGkhG/w640-h478/UP_TN-Pass-Sub-EE-SALIDA-wwd+yard.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sawatch_Range">Sawatch Range</a> overlooks the Tennessee Pass Line valley to the west.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxMSyFZn9BhUhrlXB1DxCIg79k_P2wiSwc2EAo4GmMc3_By1lsgsGVDJa7yzSPQHX0Zy0EDJ5Xs-SpUrUuMnVc2YYfZ6Zn7YKrtqVntyQSPovBjtK2jBs4fKQ-R8zWTh9YXCtFWP4I3LZDHuBi9sMr55FVlIpU_VND0579DaeR6NaGow_-IlMtLBG-hcJM/w480-h640/UP_TN-Pass-Sub-WE-SALIDA-inside+vagrant-stuff.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Elevation Brewing Co off US 50 west of town was built right on the old DRGW narrow gauge RoW which now serves as a cycling path.</div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrxp4UjrZywCox9VqIANHr_Gf0m4deJQpzvsgCc3se6vSPQycdizYtFR3pRknMnoKcWc39NDa8XgM5wfsF8FW-W2bjgJoWn8a1vLKJkg-exgbFvTqjq3aLh5Rev_KDPPHNPpTl-2hfsqssu9dVI_8dLGBQ0e-BSODqZuP3JPXnHdMDIDASOqE_ur9C5Lu9/s1280/CO_Poncha-Springs-Elevation-Brewery.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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That pretty much wraps things up for Denver, although upon arrival at BWI I ran into Southwest California heritage unit providing a nice bookend to the trip.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5JTkCJpIAZPVmdGJhSrQguGn-UdteHFV0GXZid2T2E0pRygImkv8eSsujDbHBLJLW4hXeyyBeUtjn8k9tUglLXnyEoyoNUXgITi0Qx-MSmjrrKuSXuNFk8ETYzA1c6e4QmrB0F5bERLDIB15dBVUN2Qww1sxOF1vxFPvPzhmIq41eCroi2UiAJcfE1Fpe/s1280/SWA_CA-One-BWI-Terminal-A-night.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="959" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5JTkCJpIAZPVmdGJhSrQguGn-UdteHFV0GXZid2T2E0pRygImkv8eSsujDbHBLJLW4hXeyyBeUtjn8k9tUglLXnyEoyoNUXgITi0Qx-MSmjrrKuSXuNFk8ETYzA1c6e4QmrB0F5bERLDIB15dBVUN2Qww1sxOF1vxFPvPzhmIq41eCroi2UiAJcfE1Fpe/w640-h480/SWA_CA-One-BWI-Terminal-A-night.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>Jersey Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10170958563337725933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262088704737011363.post-30244401842587843872022-12-05T20:30:00.001-08:002023-12-20T22:01:39.516-08:0022-12-05 VIDEOS: ElmhurstThis is a followup video post related to <a href="https://prr4ever.blogspot.com/2022/12/22-12-05-photos-elmhurst.html">my Metra trip to Elmhurst</a> for nab an inbound UP-West Line morning express run. In addition to the run itself I also have a few additional Metra videos taken at the Elmhurst station.<br />
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The first video shows METRA F40PH-3 #127 departing Elmhurst at the head of an inbound UP West Line morning express train. This was the first day of a new schedule with 10 additional inbound trains and this specific new train was running about 5 minutes late as the crews and dispatchers has not quite gotten the new service down pat. For a brief moment my friend and I were worried that this was somehow our intended inbound express train, but we stood firm and were ultimately correct in our assessment. <br />
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The second video comes after we had crossed over to the outbound platform when another bonus inbound local METRA UP-West line train powered by F40PH-3 #147 pulled into the station.<br />
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While this train was performing its work at the platform, <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIV-VHNz9yQ_CMsWsINRzIyUbrdGS-MS-jLMrLfW_CBTCdU_JJGrGHTvCrtburukWka6_GuEW5jTAo2Bhv7WGRY2E-G_9uw1UWPC6qpDMstst-h3x_1IGXVSHaUyL_dQk2ncOgQwAEnHuEvyObf5JSkpLdgYT843EO9aLBwxrt7vKIbq_3ukVW2gW7sH4t/s1280/METRA_UPY_728+METRA_6xxx-Elmhurst-Sta.jpg">UP GP15AC #728 towing a lone Metra gallery car</a> rolled by on the center train and challenged #147 to a bit of a race and despite the shop move's rolling start the loaded Metra commuter train managed to out accelerate the little yard engine that could and take the Clear signal at PARK interlocking first.<br />
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Alright, time for the main attraction. Here is video from the front of an inbound morning METRA express train from Elmhurst to Oak Park. Because of the new schedule the dispatcher appears to forget about our train approaching PROVO JCT, but they remember before our train has to come to a complete stop. <br />
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The second part of the trip covers from Oak Park to the former Chicago Northwestern Terminal. A restricted speed crossiver, as opposed to the usual 40mph movement, at KEDZIE adds some additional time, but the trip is otherwise without delay. Included in the video the morning conga line of deadhead commuter trains traveling back to the Western Ave and California Ave yard. Also at the 5:50 mark we catch up with UP #Y728 and the shop move waiting at KEDZIE for us to pass.<br />
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Well I hope you liked all the photos and video. Up next is a trip back out west to see some more sights on the Tennessee Pass Line.
<br /><br />Jersey Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10170958563337725933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262088704737011363.post-45641432861972842712022-12-05T10:59:00.000-08:002023-12-19T11:01:02.938-08:0022-12-05 PHOTOS: ElmhurstThe subject for my 2022 Metra express run video would be the Union Pacific (ex-CNW) west line inbound from the Elmhurst station that seems to mark a service zone boundary. This line runs out of the old CNW terminal which I reached after transferring from an inbound Metra Milwaukee District train and includes the CNW Geneva District to a point past Proviso yard. For the sake of simplicity I will be splitting the still photos and videos into two separate posts. The full set of photos can be found <a href="https://www.redoveryellow.com/position-light/22-12-05_ELMHURST/-Thumbnails.html">here</a> ( <a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/n7VffJry66L9SfjK7">mirror</a> ).<br />
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After arriving at Union Station a grabbed this photo of gallery cab car #8564 with F40PH-3 #124.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWkhhyl2QKIq3pIgQlrGrLE07q7w4DeGXGKl0T6z6COi5gRoRFkClHrwCluUGEAeXOI9-ijfyJp6bU5XXiMQPe65O2-2Plk3SxU0Zu-IDloB_AkV_lT-w6CXlIsjUC4Oc6n6tA82WiFH-HEd2YnpiFqH7U8rvzixcmSk0ABi0d9tL2135Lt_17SQ3f42De/s1280/METRA_8564+124-rear-CUS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWkhhyl2QKIq3pIgQlrGrLE07q7w4DeGXGKl0T6z6COi5gRoRFkClHrwCluUGEAeXOI9-ijfyJp6bU5XXiMQPe65O2-2Plk3SxU0Zu-IDloB_AkV_lT-w6CXlIsjUC4Oc6n6tA82WiFH-HEd2YnpiFqH7U8rvzixcmSk0ABi0d9tL2135Lt_17SQ3f42De/w640-h480/METRA_8564+124-rear-CUS.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The CNW station was still pretty empty and I made my way to the waiting outbound UP-West Line train on terminal track #3.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi1mRZUcuOLGI9qOw0eaEOui_OGoNqRbbaWnragI5fm132Tavcchs5zdNakg5jdHZsm2HKEF818rg5Is4MsqLSXLTPzcEO-9lQA4d0hXcQRk2MT5Ufi463UD0zD_C15nkViYbDX5Gg3mnSKLYt8qZTPow7S1SquadZvoHhpoJAmec2gth-rtTXVsgJvEwR/s1280/METRA_85x7-CNW-Terminal-tk4-close.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi1mRZUcuOLGI9qOw0eaEOui_OGoNqRbbaWnragI5fm132Tavcchs5zdNakg5jdHZsm2HKEF818rg5Is4MsqLSXLTPzcEO-9lQA4d0hXcQRk2MT5Ufi463UD0zD_C15nkViYbDX5Gg3mnSKLYt8qZTPow7S1SquadZvoHhpoJAmec2gth-rtTXVsgJvEwR/w640-h480/METRA_85x7-CNW-Terminal-tk4-close.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Moving through the Metra CNW terminal fuel pad, located on track #1 just past the steam heat plant, while an inbound train moves through the LAKE ST interlocking plant.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV571NvoZw2MTTOAY6TXFuiJFaq-fkPpGQKzW0_TErCHbZDtA7L2imXlb1-AGahGKYOzhQIvXwd50nGqtNeMMRmxxRyG_smTP_XxBe-S6Syyi7I-nMk63-elFDLQYsKyLX4vGOnfQ2987ntlBzhvT_jHiganQLu9iS6pzfiS04uIO1lgMXBoL6EBqfkMuz/s1280/LAKE_ST_CNW-64-66dslip+17sig+fuel-pad-eb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV571NvoZw2MTTOAY6TXFuiJFaq-fkPpGQKzW0_TErCHbZDtA7L2imXlb1-AGahGKYOzhQIvXwd50nGqtNeMMRmxxRyG_smTP_XxBe-S6Syyi7I-nMk63-elFDLQYsKyLX4vGOnfQ2987ntlBzhvT_jHiganQLu9iS6pzfiS04uIO1lgMXBoL6EBqfkMuz/w640-h480/LAKE_ST_CNW-64-66dslip+17sig+fuel-pad-eb.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Despite the general collapse in Metra ridership, that inbound train was pretty long with the other end spread across CLINTON ST interlocking with F40PH-2 #161 being the only power on the rear.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq_Fu5UAhUx9mdcKMO737XoeIur2vxqWSTYNt8pWb6StHNKBzBGOVOHB2w9I8OQ_AIpxpFOMVO0eOlyxOJ_16OhZVhFBf451CP-DS2MSq_lhdNPm3AKPqzQmuqS0trGHjxRsZKvjJpj0-6t1VtC92cPAPH2RQ4SoiQeNzXt7iqiAClpkxLOxpHRr1_Uxk2/s1280/METRA_145+UP-West-Signal-024-tk1-Clear+tk3-App.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="959" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq_Fu5UAhUx9mdcKMO737XoeIur2vxqWSTYNt8pWb6StHNKBzBGOVOHB2w9I8OQ_AIpxpFOMVO0eOlyxOJ_16OhZVhFBf451CP-DS2MSq_lhdNPm3AKPqzQmuqS0trGHjxRsZKvjJpj0-6t1VtC92cPAPH2RQ4SoiQeNzXt7iqiAClpkxLOxpHRr1_Uxk2/w640-h480/METRA_145+UP-West-Signal-024-tk1-Clear+tk3-App.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxuYhgZE9OUZ-1z-lDpTwIgt4wxXN1OTluOluWcSyf3fRIMwmdazS_t-ju31wMqWUoms4BXzZvUPTqv4r66jFJqxfNp0Ta4JU96DnxIinj1yysevaeIhS0mT3iA7Ofx452hPG2V55-WyMpHRTT9MsV9YlwRgCkb0gL0UmgB21XnrvRrzEO0e1LNheIxLjN/s1280/METRA_91+145+UP-West-Signal-024-2xClear+TOWER_A-2-75sw+77sw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxuYhgZE9OUZ-1z-lDpTwIgt4wxXN1OTluOluWcSyf3fRIMwmdazS_t-ju31wMqWUoms4BXzZvUPTqv4r66jFJqxfNp0Ta4JU96DnxIinj1yysevaeIhS0mT3iA7Ofx452hPG2V55-WyMpHRTT9MsV9YlwRgCkb0gL0UmgB21XnrvRrzEO0e1LNheIxLjN/w640-h480/METRA_91+145+UP-West-Signal-024-2xClear+TOWER_A-2-75sw+77sw.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>To make the most efficient use of the at-grade crossing, east and westbound UP-West line trains are scheduled to pass at TOWER A-2. To this end the 26R signal was displaying a Clear signal indication for UP-West eastbound track #3 and like clockwork an inbound Metra train appeared with F40PH-2 #173 on the rear.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgemdCShDnBUYtyNX2ca7HcGIEtGgjGX-uIx2UsECzZ8oZVyuUdIit_U0FHdo3_NryYFXhGy_fVWV0o2ADMl5Sjlu32uDAS5kYDAf31X0QhMkeOdS3sXxlHMes00cNPlwM1p_BI8xgMriadtMA56L0yXCqnHrh0r5oBSyi7WIkXVwDSzr67yUamXJKphpjq/s1280/TOWER_A-2-far+eb-sigs-26R-Clear-morning.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgemdCShDnBUYtyNX2ca7HcGIEtGgjGX-uIx2UsECzZ8oZVyuUdIit_U0FHdo3_NryYFXhGy_fVWV0o2ADMl5Sjlu32uDAS5kYDAf31X0QhMkeOdS3sXxlHMes00cNPlwM1p_BI8xgMriadtMA56L0yXCqnHrh0r5oBSyi7WIkXVwDSzr67yUamXJKphpjq/w640-h480/TOWER_A-2-far+eb-sigs-26R-Clear-morning.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE_gEON7zLFqzmXofPKTT_aU1POcBxerH-4boK44BdSzsWhaV164bbNnqgX6Fmhyg3TJ8UDhmxdMJQcqvhJ9YW7qu1zssV1QHPsdAIXIByG5yExBJK5pDD3S0UX_YBfEqyAR2diT68HIVXyfT4LzqRaIxlrAzmHZtetU-c-No4Gn0QJbbN8u1g3MJHHyNU/s1280/METRA_173+TOWER_A-2+eb-sigs-26R-Clear-morning-zoom-far.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE_gEON7zLFqzmXofPKTT_aU1POcBxerH-4boK44BdSzsWhaV164bbNnqgX6Fmhyg3TJ8UDhmxdMJQcqvhJ9YW7qu1zssV1QHPsdAIXIByG5yExBJK5pDD3S0UX_YBfEqyAR2diT68HIVXyfT4LzqRaIxlrAzmHZtetU-c-No4Gn0QJbbN8u1g3MJHHyNU/w640-h480/METRA_173+TOWER_A-2+eb-sigs-26R-Clear-morning-zoom-far.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>A short distance later Union Pacific AC4400 #7930 was holding short of KEDZIE interlocking to follow my westbound Metra trains. West of this point the Geneva Sub is a major Union Pacific freight route with trains not bound for Provo Yard being routed southward at KEDZIE to the Global II intermodal facility. KEDZIE tower was closed in the mid-1990's, but the Metra station is still open.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVmZw9jGyCgGL7rE-U_elL0qNKz5HsxwHqex_Pik94zQ82aq5oCklarLkI4Pobm1igTZrTfJ1U6AcbDr1YG44RlnK28L4HNj5QyWdkyhKWUyRKTKskF0pf7uf_eCFY7KsCak1bU0jxedvVNXXA-btkAUQM5V7MdVmydDaQdSelgPXRQY0dPM5O7Pz49NBf/s1280/UP_7930+METRA_UP-West-Signal-030-eb-gantry-tk1-App-far.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVmZw9jGyCgGL7rE-U_elL0qNKz5HsxwHqex_Pik94zQ82aq5oCklarLkI4Pobm1igTZrTfJ1U6AcbDr1YG44RlnK28L4HNj5QyWdkyhKWUyRKTKskF0pf7uf_eCFY7KsCak1bU0jxedvVNXXA-btkAUQM5V7MdVmydDaQdSelgPXRQY0dPM5O7Pz49NBf/w640-h480/UP_7930+METRA_UP-West-Signal-030-eb-gantry-tk1-App-far.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbTqDNkXlvlx31BM_IiHxdBZTHawtfnHhyds6Do7u-0-NvMSVJLcCdiC1eKgYCm_sXaUlJtGY_Q0czklv5Vdz5vxU9k8GWpAn4QR84tnj-I4K4QOSPjAo9eb5V9i9X_mBEaNwJo7ovLUc8K9vMh_VYseIWcwyWAIvpBCXRb1uBu3Cv9mqECPfRd589rZSB/s1281/KEDZIE-eb-side+sta+wb-platform-morning.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1281" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbTqDNkXlvlx31BM_IiHxdBZTHawtfnHhyds6Do7u-0-NvMSVJLcCdiC1eKgYCm_sXaUlJtGY_Q0czklv5Vdz5vxU9k8GWpAn4QR84tnj-I4K4QOSPjAo9eb5V9i9X_mBEaNwJo7ovLUc8K9vMh_VYseIWcwyWAIvpBCXRb1uBu3Cv9mqECPfRd589rZSB/w640-h640/KEDZIE-eb-side+sta+wb-platform-morning.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Metra F40PH-2 #156 running like from the California Ave storage yard to the former CNW 40th St enginehouse for fuel and other maintenance. The former CNW commuter services are currently run under contract by Union Pacific, however UP is looking to turn the service completely over to Metra.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtfvg1p8zqkFuclukV4sPBwMQKBqSeU7kmNlDT1uxbo4kCF8Lt_nw_59H1Yn6J76OWuf_IxWpYv5HlBc0h7IwYcHneX-5e779RNrYOZdOIuEHvMeOitVNOED4uKo-8jZUc-HdurCemDPiD2SVzdW74650XF-bjKymGQnfgXvRHbqTOUh8mDheXz9poJiCo/s1280/METRA_156+Hamlin-Ave-Br.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtfvg1p8zqkFuclukV4sPBwMQKBqSeU7kmNlDT1uxbo4kCF8Lt_nw_59H1Yn6J76OWuf_IxWpYv5HlBc0h7IwYcHneX-5e779RNrYOZdOIuEHvMeOitVNOED4uKo-8jZUc-HdurCemDPiD2SVzdW74650XF-bjKymGQnfgXvRHbqTOUh8mDheXz9poJiCo/w640-h480/METRA_156+Hamlin-Ave-Br.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>CTA 5000-series Green Line train with car #5191 leading at Oak Park. In 1958 the CTA Lake Branch was extended to Harlem Ave to facilitate the closure of several CNW stations.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib4TK2KeWwL4ZbVRPkz0avCvOCIntio-314qn8nrEixRPKE7FL7U6g15pL3NVd6sXmEhZnuM7wIib9I8nTaX0MB21tcJXFYhjdYmYOZuIU52yTYU_wprEPPINIS6HFmK2CTlakeIQOFiOUl4HCCGcElJkf-7Q1stsAASsUnk9s8CyUV8BFeubNMfatUR7S/s1280/CTA_5191-Oak-Park.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib4TK2KeWwL4ZbVRPkz0avCvOCIntio-314qn8nrEixRPKE7FL7U6g15pL3NVd6sXmEhZnuM7wIib9I8nTaX0MB21tcJXFYhjdYmYOZuIU52yTYU_wprEPPINIS6HFmK2CTlakeIQOFiOUl4HCCGcElJkf-7Q1stsAASsUnk9s8CyUV8BFeubNMfatUR7S/w640-h480/CTA_5191-Oak-Park.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Metra F40PH-3 #131 making an inbound station stop at Oak Park. Although the reasons are disputed, the CNW was one of the few North American railroads to adopt left-hand running similar to that found in Europe.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Kvu78ySQliODIlCnrWkIMG8VORsrw5XUZdXLqyeWOERiajSxQeR83_UszkG3hTCnIu3xiM9CkZVCHvsbWBahf8QajmRwLXgyhiPY-JReQXNr1eYCS0TqTEMmzbGeFETsMmpduidYE6LWhQXlZDlpWSPrLMh026uG_YiX9-x4PZH2N0ju3I2PaCJLQtSo/s1280/METRA_131-Oak-Park.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Kvu78ySQliODIlCnrWkIMG8VORsrw5XUZdXLqyeWOERiajSxQeR83_UszkG3hTCnIu3xiM9CkZVCHvsbWBahf8QajmRwLXgyhiPY-JReQXNr1eYCS0TqTEMmzbGeFETsMmpduidYE6LWhQXlZDlpWSPrLMh026uG_YiX9-x4PZH2N0ju3I2PaCJLQtSo/w640-h480/METRA_131-Oak-Park.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Passing the CTA Harlem Yard we find an old Boeing 2400 series train in work service.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDpU1UwXCVm6-l_FF8DwFQfEpTsdIglvjrZJXY2tKAfKP9M0piTkwGFaHs_q835Fm_4uB8RF1AlGKrk6ucicWFPCtQk39QjBZUxRqIp50ACKpijEdgvh9rlEq-85-C4idvRJJj3YYCqEqMq8YrdU24NigCTTD-vnIdpSipdk6dvmqOhYVdivmNshUAOUNw/s1280/CTA_2422+METRA_UP-West-Signal-088-eb-gantryleaver-tk2-Clear-far.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="962" data-original-width="1280" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDpU1UwXCVm6-l_FF8DwFQfEpTsdIglvjrZJXY2tKAfKP9M0piTkwGFaHs_q835Fm_4uB8RF1AlGKrk6ucicWFPCtQk39QjBZUxRqIp50ACKpijEdgvh9rlEq-85-C4idvRJJj3YYCqEqMq8YrdU24NigCTTD-vnIdpSipdk6dvmqOhYVdivmNshUAOUNw/w640-h482/CTA_2422+METRA_UP-West-Signal-088-eb-gantryleaver-tk2-Clear-far.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Between VALE and 25TH AVE interlockings a short 2-track bottleneck was recently eliminated and we find Metra F59PHI #92 pushing inbound on the new track #1.</div><div><br /></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="959" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9mwSKsfx2E59Gy5zX4OumGqo33-TfN_ruWod0ql08OIAiHURy7RaxD9wvggqmJTmnFk8zo0KaKVHcSGWdn5fbpW2bXnYPeSkJQrPiELMaaQt-xGM8CesqUI04Z2ydVuFC9fFld3XDPro26d9HuSVVZRlsNmREVI4Cr231QF66F82U0LQmpSbZNV1Ad46v/w640-h480/METRA_UP-West-19TH-AVE-int-eb+92-zoom.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Passing the west end of Provo Yard we encountered a UP intermodal train powered by an SD70ACe paired with an AC4400.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOoZQSG6vA8EsWfsDVK8FXXDSmpy1b9ewsx-WE28Dq01f7Sc61A2JqIkfigRngFoDOfFbu0Fzo1jex42dOF15ABp65edBxXNwk0UYDQJCHY0pQZZQ_Z8cM-5OCUmmO14WW-W10_QNvsbzvLpmss6QyZrYHsnAtCBsZGkDb8s-V45ReaQb7RTOLYB8oEPv-/s1280/UP_5166+44xx-Proviso-Yard.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOoZQSG6vA8EsWfsDVK8FXXDSmpy1b9ewsx-WE28Dq01f7Sc61A2JqIkfigRngFoDOfFbu0Fzo1jex42dOF15ABp65edBxXNwk0UYDQJCHY0pQZZQ_Z8cM-5OCUmmO14WW-W10_QNvsbzvLpmss6QyZrYHsnAtCBsZGkDb8s-V45ReaQb7RTOLYB8oEPv-/w640-h480/UP_5166+44xx-Proviso-Yard.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Elmhurst is a pretty typical Metra station located in the center of a suburban community that grew up around the rail line. As ridership was recovering from pandemic lows, this was the first day of a new schedule with 8 additional peak period round trips. The new schedule was causing some confusion as a <a href="https://www.redoveryellow.com/position-light/22-12-05_ELMHURST/METRA_84xx-Elmhurst-Sta-close.jpg">mystery local train</a> showed up at the time of our planned inbound express, but it turned out everything was running 10-15 minutes late.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJrLaRG2GTknMsGTgsSdcocGrU_WfPF0bxz5-rkd81mSKwDNwj_9U7IwnmI2_Zupu7P__WQYF_jyWcHwrWmfS6b4HMAXO6B34Bglu54gHUxpDE03A9L5RNedcEcZx63i_5ECtrf8e-byEZPj0E_6GiW2IwnCrrwkUmvM9mY6COq8BBIbwLw0gDZt68xG3e/s1280/METRA_Elmhurst-Sta-eb-side-angle+platform-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJrLaRG2GTknMsGTgsSdcocGrU_WfPF0bxz5-rkd81mSKwDNwj_9U7IwnmI2_Zupu7P__WQYF_jyWcHwrWmfS6b4HMAXO6B34Bglu54gHUxpDE03A9L5RNedcEcZx63i_5ECtrf8e-byEZPj0E_6GiW2IwnCrrwkUmvM9mY6COq8BBIbwLw0gDZt68xG3e/w640-h480/METRA_Elmhurst-Sta-eb-side-angle+platform-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGNptGn5-GBJf_6QCeqlWtFjZmg0c_ESf1nxVC3bu3Zqwbtdz0ouT2l9gG0w-o9EeJ_tjOnAmz0bDi_NTTJHyG0qCdZYx86_-3KVcbIc0vOPnzUlSTxUUJommNlCSFVPUCXnWXUD8JXQG1ZKZCYFnwBUhtVLoLJAoUmfS3zkJG2qiS2uAEaqFg5xdXA5kG/s1280/METRA_Elmhurst-Sta-rear-wb-angle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGNptGn5-GBJf_6QCeqlWtFjZmg0c_ESf1nxVC3bu3Zqwbtdz0ouT2l9gG0w-o9EeJ_tjOnAmz0bDi_NTTJHyG0qCdZYx86_-3KVcbIc0vOPnzUlSTxUUJommNlCSFVPUCXnWXUD8JXQG1ZKZCYFnwBUhtVLoLJAoUmfS3zkJG2qiS2uAEaqFg5xdXA5kG/w640-h480/METRA_Elmhurst-Sta-rear-wb-angle.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbHHbFmQoAZgWjfI7mjUCp3bv6t8ZzkQ-KR9xAskKKYJoi9ZAFkNGq3gF50pgwMhEPJgTc3rNfafYRXN78-YaBmtk0yLSB4Wj_l9N8Vtb-SsvyRbPPLuQcL9EzU2jZ9ZQ0wDpda7q3QYiIdbpP6KNFWePxwiy4qR27gQf4JiNw-QFQP876BLaKcilvDtAJ/s1280/METRA_Elmhurst-Sta-inside-waiting-chairs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbHHbFmQoAZgWjfI7mjUCp3bv6t8ZzkQ-KR9xAskKKYJoi9ZAFkNGq3gF50pgwMhEPJgTc3rNfafYRXN78-YaBmtk0yLSB4Wj_l9N8Vtb-SsvyRbPPLuQcL9EzU2jZ9ZQ0wDpda7q3QYiIdbpP6KNFWePxwiy4qR27gQf4JiNw-QFQP876BLaKcilvDtAJ/w640-h480/METRA_Elmhurst-Sta-inside-waiting-chairs.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Remember AC4400 #7930 from earlier? Well it caught up with me at Elmhurst with SD70ACe #8453 now identifiable as the second unit.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRjCNpUcirxXXNTfjjS4_Da5uSSlysp2ZF2YASsgo3kIpAvLjxv0J-WjSl89ocmjl47n4LeZpWyoA08KK6ulCVjEaJ6DqJcmNaO5BznCpt05gaZQVyGtbB6DBLI9G29737EAD8Z9PACcQLF_9z2YlBqdEbvTCKIRiMfUp764trnXkZF6MoXTcsWYBCKrQp/s1280/UP_7930+8453-Elmhurst.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="959" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRjCNpUcirxXXNTfjjS4_Da5uSSlysp2ZF2YASsgo3kIpAvLjxv0J-WjSl89ocmjl47n4LeZpWyoA08KK6ulCVjEaJ6DqJcmNaO5BznCpt05gaZQVyGtbB6DBLI9G29737EAD8Z9PACcQLF_9z2YlBqdEbvTCKIRiMfUp764trnXkZF6MoXTcsWYBCKrQp/w640-h480/UP_7930+8453-Elmhurst.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Next up was a special movement consisting of UPY GP15-1 #728 towing a lone METRA 6000 series gallery car somewhere for repair. It got into a little race with Metra F40PH-3 #147 that was departing the station.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIV-VHNz9yQ_CMsWsINRzIyUbrdGS-MS-jLMrLfW_CBTCdU_JJGrGHTvCrtburukWka6_GuEW5jTAo2Bhv7WGRY2E-G_9uw1UWPC6qpDMstst-h3x_1IGXVSHaUyL_dQk2ncOgQwAEnHuEvyObf5JSkpLdgYT843EO9aLBwxrt7vKIbq_3ukVW2gW7sH4t/s1280/METRA_UPY_728+METRA_6xxx-Elmhurst-Sta.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIV-VHNz9yQ_CMsWsINRzIyUbrdGS-MS-jLMrLfW_CBTCdU_JJGrGHTvCrtburukWka6_GuEW5jTAo2Bhv7WGRY2E-G_9uw1UWPC6qpDMstst-h3x_1IGXVSHaUyL_dQk2ncOgQwAEnHuEvyObf5JSkpLdgYT843EO9aLBwxrt7vKIbq_3ukVW2gW7sH4t/w640-h480/METRA_UPY_728+METRA_6xxx-Elmhurst-Sta.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN_IzwhbJ0h9pYph6ykn6pkkRtKNtpdkq8dgZ16LFwTxmXNV1-L7lHDpE2tOyuk8eVEEg2FVt1r6NTBozEuAP7etjOsXqANlFv6y_fEVzmqulpXEF0NN9GL2J4zfudcQf8ic-GBWNcQQsWZ3R65BA3eNudL2-9CE7mlmKFg2-i7Qd3V1GwEoKfqw8RNpS9/s1280/METRA_147+6xxx-deadhead-Elmhurst.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN_IzwhbJ0h9pYph6ykn6pkkRtKNtpdkq8dgZ16LFwTxmXNV1-L7lHDpE2tOyuk8eVEEg2FVt1r6NTBozEuAP7etjOsXqANlFv6y_fEVzmqulpXEF0NN9GL2J4zfudcQf8ic-GBWNcQQsWZ3R65BA3eNudL2-9CE7mlmKFg2-i7Qd3V1GwEoKfqw8RNpS9/w640-h480/METRA_147+6xxx-deadhead-Elmhurst.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>My intended express train was next to arrive with cab car #8453 leading 8 other gallery cars.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtAYZfppyLbm002ZC5UzEwwfmMm6_wfGmchq8hJJNS_Q7s8zmBVwaGcwf_HiPO77Qb8k1oouLbz1dqrslPgZZz1Mydjhapirxp1-vE8fmak-CwMOAf9Cu-5f02Fe6_G4wBIvNfAdsl_ANcrOmz3v9MzygqZ3p10FDIJSdWcN-rChSoMglSLdVCS6kii_cZ/s1280/METRA_Elmhurst-Sta-wb-zoom+8453.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtAYZfppyLbm002ZC5UzEwwfmMm6_wfGmchq8hJJNS_Q7s8zmBVwaGcwf_HiPO77Qb8k1oouLbz1dqrslPgZZz1Mydjhapirxp1-vE8fmak-CwMOAf9Cu-5f02Fe6_G4wBIvNfAdsl_ANcrOmz3v9MzygqZ3p10FDIJSdWcN-rChSoMglSLdVCS6kii_cZ/w640-h480/METRA_Elmhurst-Sta-wb-zoom+8453.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Jumping back to KEDZIE, the track 2 bracket signal is displaying a Restricting indication because the train has been routed over the #13 switch instead of the 40mph #1 switch. East of KEDZIE the UP-West route reverts to the CNW era single direction ABS configuration with tracks 1 and 3 eastbound and 2 and 4 westbound. The 1990's KEDZIE rebuild manages the transition from 3 bi-directional tracks to the interleaved single direction tracks.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyj3DDt42hDVkVQFrQUh6FlZiYe0db3sehLLwyrSee2McZi-y94ME5qaqPFQywor-VmQQiMp5Fxq2Q9U6st3u_hFjtoRq_BPeinjNskajQynaBf-XHiMlahrbRULmONNxLA38nhq2STO0FZYuu0GBr6R1cUVJA_tHRJv-fKCNkqRfBGGk9yVSSPu0wIn0Q/s1280/KEDZIE-eb-bracket-tk2-Restricting+platform.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1274" data-original-width="1280" height="638" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyj3DDt42hDVkVQFrQUh6FlZiYe0db3sehLLwyrSee2McZi-y94ME5qaqPFQywor-VmQQiMp5Fxq2Q9U6st3u_hFjtoRq_BPeinjNskajQynaBf-XHiMlahrbRULmONNxLA38nhq2STO0FZYuu0GBr6R1cUVJA_tHRJv-fKCNkqRfBGGk9yVSSPu0wIn0Q/w640-h638/KEDZIE-eb-bracket-tk2-Restricting+platform.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Also pictured is Metra F40PH-3 #127 on track #2.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSVPaoYghNN0hvvHmddG7bFSnfJ5Le1s2M0o8JHZyb0Cd9yDxta8c5Qqr0Izcd-7E74qh3T40ejwIx-FlCnwNgGCLsNiwQpyWKR_6oojWh2eThSmwDBotmPcWvy8NrFfgIYPjhYdUQv4jUjvt4JB0vstCfl7V97Tieh0jj2EvGmEiZfmel_Id7ygzMdWEa/s1280/CNW_90+METRA_127+LAKE_ST_CNW-115sw-rev+130-131-133sigs-rear.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSVPaoYghNN0hvvHmddG7bFSnfJ5Le1s2M0o8JHZyb0Cd9yDxta8c5Qqr0Izcd-7E74qh3T40ejwIx-FlCnwNgGCLsNiwQpyWKR_6oojWh2eThSmwDBotmPcWvy8NrFfgIYPjhYdUQv4jUjvt4JB0vstCfl7V97Tieh0jj2EvGmEiZfmel_Id7ygzMdWEa/w640-h480/CNW_90+METRA_127+LAKE_ST_CNW-115sw-rev+130-131-133sigs-rear.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Unfortunately by the time I was able to walk down to the end of the platform, CNW #90 had pulled up to the fuel pad with F40PH-3 #137.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The operations at LAKE ST are absolutely insane and is a big reason the tower is still staffed and retains the original 1911 interlocking machine.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIbzyySA7RiVVqPCwDbVmjcKHYBx8rtFpMXB71ThhADP9tTaCTq-JEXd3l74yUCjB2KknwRA59FCmx4ZvYSTi-ppuIMUq58e4WmEloPEnOasvp4VBueSFu7J9aRpY8fN7jt0FZAKNJxEq9x1cMV-Dd6wMKmGSSWBBlQrPOciM0CmAbL0AIFjZX0sGYDgGL/s1280/METRA_157-LAKE_ST_CNW.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIbzyySA7RiVVqPCwDbVmjcKHYBx8rtFpMXB71ThhADP9tTaCTq-JEXd3l74yUCjB2KknwRA59FCmx4ZvYSTi-ppuIMUq58e4WmEloPEnOasvp4VBueSFu7J9aRpY8fN7jt0FZAKNJxEq9x1cMV-Dd6wMKmGSSWBBlQrPOciM0CmAbL0AIFjZX0sGYDgGL/w640-h480/METRA_157-LAKE_ST_CNW.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Stay tuned for the inbound UP-West express video post.
<br /><br /></div></div>Jersey Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10170958563337725933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262088704737011363.post-30421325062853836422022-12-01T09:03:00.000-08:002023-12-10T09:05:27.424-08:0022-12-01 PHOTOS: Buddy CapI've been in a position to arrange winter season trips to Chicago and although I am often forced to fly, I sometimes manage to sneak in a Capitol Limited run here and there. 2022 would be my first time back on Train 30 since 2019 and although technically the trip was fine, it did remind me why I am somewhat ambivalent about taking the train to Chicago in the winter. Although the long distance train trip itself didn't offer much in the way of exciting <a href="https://www.redoveryellow.com/position-light/22-12-01_BUDDY_CAP/-Thumbnails.html">railfan content</a> ( <a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/HjjWzQxjEH7SJhBg9">mirror</a> ), I did manage to get down to the Roosevelt Ave railfan skyway after my arrival in Chicago.<br />
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After stocking up on <a href="https://www.redoveryellow.com/position-light/22-12-01_BUDDY_CAP/Amt_WAS-lounge-snacks-2022.jpg">snacks</a> in the Metropolitan Lounge, I headed out to board Train 29 on track 15. Of course the weather was cold and wet, which, combined with the short days, made the 405pm departure extra dreary. The one bright spot was the presence of MARC HHP-8 #4910 on the adjacent track #16.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1PSTv5UOaqJ2zsRHTJcWh4OrcT_bH4q7VsJPwU_DfXNnmX9TBGZJjEGwyB0gwIrIUw_X27Jn3M1IbXISvEzmWN910xXauMFxo3pOXkdnoNCXcZQEwq9uuT67zRc8U-_hVA_i0V7Lz0xtoy7T0XwjpNJN4mCpN9NUHQylhR7n74YAifusYgsJ7_BCWSQ3p/s1280/MARC_4910-WAS-twilight.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1PSTv5UOaqJ2zsRHTJcWh4OrcT_bH4q7VsJPwU_DfXNnmX9TBGZJjEGwyB0gwIrIUw_X27Jn3M1IbXISvEzmWN910xXauMFxo3pOXkdnoNCXcZQEwq9uuT67zRc8U-_hVA_i0V7Lz0xtoy7T0XwjpNJN4mCpN9NUHQylhR7n74YAifusYgsJ7_BCWSQ3p/w640-h480/MARC_4910-WAS-twilight.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Amtrak ACS-86 #614 and MARC MP36PH-3C #10 were also at the heads of their respective trains on nearby tracks. Part of the reason this trip was possible was that I had made a new Amtrak LD travel friend after a previous one had sworn off using the westbound Capitol Limited in winter.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn_Xopc6tHcsfg0naWeScJWLWpRVzyQatuGM1K7JpSFMWPNB18ebP_r15IoFbvu3pWI-Ndv-JyrekaqJXc0YoB_qXgGJrBwDUBsal0EbzsNd1EnB-fbbJ5e6hq9R3FU5yj_ZQg6UGeuk9Q3mX56xEsWNsaH09C4iYe3M3n8Zk_Q8diK6Em0eKV7NRdOKSw/s1280/Amt_614+82622-WAS-twilight.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn_Xopc6tHcsfg0naWeScJWLWpRVzyQatuGM1K7JpSFMWPNB18ebP_r15IoFbvu3pWI-Ndv-JyrekaqJXc0YoB_qXgGJrBwDUBsal0EbzsNd1EnB-fbbJ5e6hq9R3FU5yj_ZQg6UGeuk9Q3mX56xEsWNsaH09C4iYe3M3n8Zk_Q8diK6Em0eKV7NRdOKSw/w640-h480/Amt_614+82622-WAS-twilight.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQSmhOEPtDtRAmw-17b2NfGYl8txpvCG8akyq6TlXdoFGQAmdX_xrKoHMkNnTAcvC7YieWtkLaiScznCmJIKqfjpdrI67L-gy_fwH85zw3kziiAcJe-S85meoLitfeUHHcT0TlG5rAM_rQ0ynQlUgFm9xGt_QYmfvN9C6t6By9lQF8l1q5t6gw2eMPOHOx/s1280/MARC_10-WAS-rear-twilight.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQSmhOEPtDtRAmw-17b2NfGYl8txpvCG8akyq6TlXdoFGQAmdX_xrKoHMkNnTAcvC7YieWtkLaiScznCmJIKqfjpdrI67L-gy_fwH85zw3kziiAcJe-S85meoLitfeUHHcT0TlG5rAM_rQ0ynQlUgFm9xGt_QYmfvN9C6t6By9lQF8l1q5t6gw2eMPOHOx/w640-h480/MARC_10-WAS-rear-twilight.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Amtrak was continuing the process of discouraging travel on the Capitol Limited with limited capacity and amenities, however they had been nice enough to add an extra coach and sleeper to the consist raising the total number of cars to 5. P42DC #78 was the sole engine for the trip.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghxmkDh3EvAVBdLJUGvjtdiBBRX0LHSQzvvWYqh0r3edTkvzGk2xN4Qs0nZL8vZzwZH6r35UofkL7Ffzf_IqflsY2LHIGOTAm76QqQ2082M7rIXtgpFwIbYgu1jwDgpR-Pg5FBXQfn6OcZfUV4a6NL8UZLQBYd2EW8IjP_TPNHsTB4KDq5IFTE9wZrw2Gk/s1280/Amt_78+MARC_4910-far-WAS-twilight.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghxmkDh3EvAVBdLJUGvjtdiBBRX0LHSQzvvWYqh0r3edTkvzGk2xN4Qs0nZL8vZzwZH6r35UofkL7Ffzf_IqflsY2LHIGOTAm76QqQ2082M7rIXtgpFwIbYgu1jwDgpR-Pg5FBXQfn6OcZfUV4a6NL8UZLQBYd2EW8IjP_TPNHsTB4KDq5IFTE9wZrw2Gk/w640-h480/Amt_78+MARC_4910-far-WAS-twilight.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Looking down Washington Union Station track #15 past K TOWER.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHcdpemc-h-OIClDi6yqfih98hB-e9j7Msm7aW6szMIu6-ThEyJPBkttrBwHH3AdzbGgm6n0zi4Wtqf4mCCSKXC1IZvvNXqzy-iHA80_3HJwEldz5enMBKCt_4Klrwe5YVOpBE67qXRujR7P243WyLd0UPriI0x1dRVjAmovKeYByxAeqAusRH_n-NDU92/s1332/K-TOWER-nb+119sig-117sig+tk15-nb-rainy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1332" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHcdpemc-h-OIClDi6yqfih98hB-e9j7Msm7aW6szMIu6-ThEyJPBkttrBwHH3AdzbGgm6n0zi4Wtqf4mCCSKXC1IZvvNXqzy-iHA80_3HJwEldz5enMBKCt_4Klrwe5YVOpBE67qXRujR7P243WyLd0UPriI0x1dRVjAmovKeYByxAeqAusRH_n-NDU92/w480-h640/K-TOWER-nb+119sig-117sig+tk15-nb-rainy.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div>About 30 miles from Union Station, rear facing video from Capitol Limited Train 29 as it diverges through the junction with the CSX Old Main Line at Point-of-Rocks. The video quality was impacted by the low ambient light and dirt on the outside of the window.<br />
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About 5 miles further west here is another rear facing video from Train 29 as it passes the CSX Brunswick Yard and MARC Brunswick Station on Metropolitan Sub Track #1 between EAST BRUNSWICK and WEVERTON interlockings.<br />
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Smoke stop at Cumberland, MD.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrlfLpbJutjQxdzylvhyphenhyphenlFNLI6C65sU7M8QRQyhjXLMW_SDD4QS-9nVJidn0u57ndcN3a1apy4ooEXHlb5-J8NChWLJFFR7OVozAZDbsi_eQl59tEvA7_004WMK4VZDhzCHRKtR3tAoJa_bJjMFSsqvt24A5GFHoyxDezEf2b9wNM-ZlmJA4H3u17aLLsF/s1280/Amt_Cumberland-Sta+platform-wb-night+37016.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrlfLpbJutjQxdzylvhyphenhyphenlFNLI6C65sU7M8QRQyhjXLMW_SDD4QS-9nVJidn0u57ndcN3a1apy4ooEXHlb5-J8NChWLJFFR7OVozAZDbsi_eQl59tEvA7_004WMK4VZDhzCHRKtR3tAoJa_bJjMFSsqvt24A5GFHoyxDezEf2b9wNM-ZlmJA4H3u17aLLsF/w640-h480/Amt_Cumberland-Sta+platform-wb-night+37016.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>P42DC #78 after an on-time arrival at Pittsburgh with the next day's Pennsylvanian Train 42 on one of the stub tracks.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The head end pair of baggage cars is due to CN's high minimum axle count requirements.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTb5VZaIrLQ8YmUUCYiEBfWieDhWni1vX7bYZzNkCIOiNS7oQNHQIiY2dGSxs-SMHbLMhxNBP3MynBo2UEYNtgOhgnUhzuPB2C_nSYq-SMiKi04rkszyD9zerGjq0mqJtmtuqJYLsBMCUn_tOSq0wQ26DyCXw4kTifFR3OpwnIvdgrwzIePGU2b4rxRIPn/s1280/Amt_4624+CUS-CP-ROOSEVELT-int-nb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTb5VZaIrLQ8YmUUCYiEBfWieDhWni1vX7bYZzNkCIOiNS7oQNHQIiY2dGSxs-SMHbLMhxNBP3MynBo2UEYNtgOhgnUhzuPB2C_nSYq-SMiKi04rkszyD9zerGjq0mqJtmtuqJYLsBMCUn_tOSq0wQ26DyCXw4kTifFR3OpwnIvdgrwzIePGU2b4rxRIPn/w640-h480/Amt_4624+CUS-CP-ROOSEVELT-int-nb.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Looking over to Amtrak's yard I caught three P32-8BW's, #517, #504 and #500, all lined up in a neat row. These are used for terminal switching duties and can double as road power in a pinch.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEDw5maKSWLLQysPZOm875-g0rET1cLi9C_ngHjYoqtRhgnrmc7Cyk7H5c5ldEa7ZPwznS93YYDRmBy8z4BMUyQznPVyRL70-if8N_QQR2A7ZNYFM7GYonaoDN7mv4ipPllJ26Kjjo0XnCmE-K8mP2kkMOjkZpGiVGpnriObYah4F4y-qBuHMA-lYBI_Lm/s1280/Amt_517+504+500+39017-CUS-yard.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEDw5maKSWLLQysPZOm875-g0rET1cLi9C_ngHjYoqtRhgnrmc7Cyk7H5c5ldEa7ZPwznS93YYDRmBy8z4BMUyQznPVyRL70-if8N_QQR2A7ZNYFM7GYonaoDN7mv4ipPllJ26Kjjo0XnCmE-K8mP2kkMOjkZpGiVGpnriObYah4F4y-qBuHMA-lYBI_Lm/w640-h480/Amt_517+504+500+39017-CUS-yard.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Back to the main tracks we find METRA F40PHM-3 #206 at the rear of an <a href="https://www.redoveryellow.com/position-light/22-12-01_BUDDY_CAP/METRA_85xx%2b206%2bAmt_CUS-CP-LUMBER-sb-sigs%2bT391%2bBNSF_Chicago-Sub-01-wb-canti.jpg">inbound train</a>.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifDGgTp7hgTSO2TWA8ZhkT1kNMPVenSV_AsZapS1SfcAoNAFfwrSFSYClbQ-FAJL_QnC-gXa0Jt1t0LnygnO9O0jk-hBJ6IIp2vBgwHQ_AKWPZYZVtTGYVQKFSwPyDV6GVsOUg6-FEGFHX6wu2Zph63oYYf9FwFabJEMdPifQ0_0CkaPRSOuSU7s3_UqvZ/w640-h480/Amt_CUS-CP-ROOSEVELT-int-nb+3SA+4SA-rear.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>That's it for this set. Next time I will return to downtown Chicago to catch a peak period express train inbound from Elmhurst.
<br /><br /></div>Jersey Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10170958563337725933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262088704737011363.post-49452112653627076192022-11-27T08:05:00.000-08:002023-11-29T08:07:42.454-08:0022-11-27 PHOTOS: Thanksgiving LeftoversAs discussed in my previous post on Amtrak Thanksgiving Wednesday, despite the surge in post-COVID travel, Amtrak did little to increase post-Thanksgiving capacity on the Northeast Corridor with zero scheduled extra trains and little in the way of extra equipment. To make matters worse, weather on Thanksgiving Sunday was absolutely miserable with a cold drizzle disrupting photography in a myriad of ways. Nevertheless I was not about to end my streaks of Thanksgiving Sunday NEC photos and I therefore drove down to the Halethorpe MARC station to see what would show up in the early afternoon and the resulting set of photos can be found <a href="https://www.redoveryellow.com/position-light/22-11-27_THANKSGIVING_LEFTOVERS/-Thumbnails.html">here</a> ( <a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/ko5g6zWz524xqjR69">mirror</a> ).<br />
<br />The only real "surprise" of the day took place before I was even able to get trackside at Halethorpe with a westbound CSX freight train parked short of ST DENNIS interlocking with AC4400 #294 and ES44AH and #3189 leading.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOu4i1Rm8be76wML7XkzQ2I7lfYe3dxas3Mrr-zxfpMtdsGcWKrqS4B09e5GsPeZfyCJtVgNXYYFfZUnHGS69dbajpJyMJn2oXvEAZnu5dsisVSR8FUA5PjppvrfAK9JkhSI1kCtH8ApQRBhta8VlePHUwv0tqR1XALm4EdUOhSeYexgUYDAACcWPbc26Y/s1280/CSX_294+3189-St-Dennis.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="957" data-original-width="1280" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOu4i1Rm8be76wML7XkzQ2I7lfYe3dxas3Mrr-zxfpMtdsGcWKrqS4B09e5GsPeZfyCJtVgNXYYFfZUnHGS69dbajpJyMJn2oXvEAZnu5dsisVSR8FUA5PjppvrfAK9JkhSI1kCtH8ApQRBhta8VlePHUwv0tqR1XALm4EdUOhSeYexgUYDAACcWPbc26Y/w640-h478/CSX_294+3189-St-Dennis.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Down at Halethorpe the first Amtrak train to appear was southbound Silver Star train 91 led by ACS-86 #660.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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This would likely pass the MARC local at West Baltimore.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNbfjPPyhY7Qr_WMiz0-YtC0Ie7Z7dzUF9OMUswNwqXI8C1WYwsLiZnEbU9Ak3SyxMQ20MatOjbzeoKfS2RxEXbmAbOqeuAQm3m3mJym7JNdx-ToyB6r_kGgNlhgZ7AQn1GFFLGtGGX4XVBa5xEQcnMo8_qQ0AUrptfBBRN4Vtc1y2324zZZ_dVD40rJOX/s1500/Amt_654+WINANS-sb-gantry-rainy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1002" data-original-width="1500" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNbfjPPyhY7Qr_WMiz0-YtC0Ie7Z7dzUF9OMUswNwqXI8C1WYwsLiZnEbU9Ak3SyxMQ20MatOjbzeoKfS2RxEXbmAbOqeuAQm3m3mJym7JNdx-ToyB6r_kGgNlhgZ7AQn1GFFLGtGGX4XVBa5xEQcnMo8_qQ0AUrptfBBRN4Vtc1y2324zZZ_dVD40rJOX/w640-h428/Amt_654+WINANS-sb-gantry-rainy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>As the rain increased I tried shooting video as the stills were getting blurred by the rain. Here is Amtrak ACS-86 #653 leading a southbound Regional.<br />
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After the Regional I bagged my only Acela of the session, a northbound with power cars #2035 and #2039. I had previously encountered this set 4 days prior on Thanksgiving Wednesday near Torresdale, PA.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCt0esQM6zVWtf52UReLJ5TTa5GteCfdryHyQuyzMqj47xzh0rKtbGfyxs2_mzs4pWbTVGwPw3wOZYWFzPYV4_eMTgJTumGS7rAUFXk5BeW92U97S6LLwGWlxCmlWOq1E05jcttt7u1jDgZokGsEI8jKMg4WY2Qwm1V0ppAzr3NnMtgcJOLEVi-KC7a9Iz/s1500/Amt_2035-WINANS-rainy-close.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="1500" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCt0esQM6zVWtf52UReLJ5TTa5GteCfdryHyQuyzMqj47xzh0rKtbGfyxs2_mzs4pWbTVGwPw3wOZYWFzPYV4_eMTgJTumGS7rAUFXk5BeW92U97S6LLwGWlxCmlWOq1E05jcttt7u1jDgZokGsEI8jKMg4WY2Qwm1V0ppAzr3NnMtgcJOLEVi-KC7a9Iz/w640-h428/Amt_2035-WINANS-rainy-close.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilCg0n4ILjcS4vHy9jh7s271K26MFn339Zw4AGmOqPUl6PhgSWGzjHNojL1_ly8rL6M5WQ_03MqTNn9wV_6ltBmXb8wz2fffFpmO2iNU5fq30oxxRj7ylZbi9QW5AIT1ypRvWG4WKLiP8MCZBy2PYAgCn1gDkv4eCrdL5eeZHC8szbwNj1my-W_D5FEwir/s1500/MARC_Hamethorpe-Sta+Amt_2039.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1500" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilCg0n4ILjcS4vHy9jh7s271K26MFn339Zw4AGmOqPUl6PhgSWGzjHNojL1_ly8rL6M5WQ_03MqTNn9wV_6ltBmXb8wz2fffFpmO2iNU5fq30oxxRj7ylZbi9QW5AIT1ypRvWG4WKLiP8MCZBy2PYAgCn1gDkv4eCrdL5eeZHC8szbwNj1my-W_D5FEwir/w640-h426/MARC_Hamethorpe-Sta+Amt_2039.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Due to the deteriorating weather conditions and lack of any special equipment to look forward to I decided to make my exit. I hope you all had a happy thanksgiving holiday. Here is another video of a northbound Acela with power cars #2007 and #2028 at the BWI Airport Station.<br />
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<br /><br /></div>Jersey Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10170958563337725933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262088704737011363.post-31052877223213166862022-11-22T21:26:00.000-08:002023-11-22T21:27:28.402-08:0022-11-23 PHOTOS: Croydon WestwardEach year on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving I head out to Amtrak's Northeast Corridor to take photos on what is often Amtrak's second busiest day of the year. In the not so distant past, Amtrak management would put a great deal of effort into expanding capacity to transport as many people as possible to their destinations. More recently the new management realized that it was far more profitable to just use dynamic pricing to cap capacity and just charge higher prices and as a result there is very little by way of extra trains or special consists on Thanksgiving Wednesday. Still, with nothing much better to do I nevertheless set out to continue the tradition if for no other reason than to visit the Dog & Bull Brewpub adjacent to the Croydon SEPTA station and with outdoor seating in view of the tracks. You can view the full set of photos <a href="https://www.redoveryellow.com/position-light/22-11-23_CROYDON_WESTBOUND/-Thumbnails.html">here</a> ( <a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/C5h6v2fmBfusxbMq8">mirror</a> ).<br />
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Upon arriving at Croydon I was disappointed to discover the Dog and Bull was closed for a second year in a row due to renovations. However I was also in time to catch a simultaneous westbound push-pull Keystone service train propelled by Amtrak ACS's-86 #669 and #613.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPcnrVI0_UYIaK9IG2-zV5YgRiqITzWu4DdCUOjBXyqGQpQDQcfvSs7Lt99kn-97DhyGl7mk2hMS9ngcoNsnRzEvHxoiSkWW05zDcbdr_q1nAGRBof1SiIkpfQ2IMEOGjemTloLQRMyuOc5c65A041zeWByeh-5x8cKZhCH9zPszKKKbpGon3PX7VgwDT6/s1280/Amt_669+NEC-N-Signal-694-eb-gantry-2xClear.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="959" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPcnrVI0_UYIaK9IG2-zV5YgRiqITzWu4DdCUOjBXyqGQpQDQcfvSs7Lt99kn-97DhyGl7mk2hMS9ngcoNsnRzEvHxoiSkWW05zDcbdr_q1nAGRBof1SiIkpfQ2IMEOGjemTloLQRMyuOc5c65A041zeWByeh-5x8cKZhCH9zPszKKKbpGon3PX7VgwDT6/w640-h480/Amt_669+NEC-N-Signal-694-eb-gantry-2xClear.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8W8-f79z_7Z00KhiMdEP0l0980qW2_G4hVMovfMpHAObcDjTmm46Po8Id4rr_tWxFd1IKclpgPdRtcAK88KBPSvCR7JBxJvWm-37-toSdY_HcTbC9cLQoeQeY39leMcsCqoqoIRBFaajSqtdNyUS8iSQ41_YZLkWJ_UTW3fR2VcstNFX5qgGM1FpVd1Am/s1500/Amt_613+SEPTA_Croydon-Sta.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="998" data-original-width="1500" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8W8-f79z_7Z00KhiMdEP0l0980qW2_G4hVMovfMpHAObcDjTmm46Po8Id4rr_tWxFd1IKclpgPdRtcAK88KBPSvCR7JBxJvWm-37-toSdY_HcTbC9cLQoeQeY39leMcsCqoqoIRBFaajSqtdNyUS8iSQ41_YZLkWJ_UTW3fR2VcstNFX5qgGM1FpVd1Am/w640-h426/Amt_613+SEPTA_Croydon-Sta.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Up next was a second doubleheader with ACS's-86 #609 and #654 pulling what I believe was a pitifully short Silver Meteor Train 98 with just 2 sleepers and 3 Amfleet II coaches. In 2019 this train <a href="https://www.redoveryellow.com/position-light/19-11-27_CROYDON/Amt_T98-EoT%2bNEC-N-Signal-694-eb-gantry-tk1-Clear.jpg">was running with 4 sleepers and 5 coaches</a> and in 2021 it still had <a href="https://www.redoveryellow.com/position-light/21-11-24_CRYODON_RETURN/Amt_61055%2bT98-Croydon.jpg">3 sleepers and 4 coaches</a>.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgreV3TRZDiC0np5O0_gAOiDioIdOspmaY_yPYnS4VmTwzlfaNVZ_RAyD7vEhPRwuFeN9enlcqKE5LcDxr0dDEKosbqZQnQAMzWzvuCJah8PlagUIgIm0mHsbfist7taCiW8UzYTFVJYaDEB0Hyvi955HV8qABkAK945GBt2TIxWAxeDN47AJooco2H-SV1/s1500/Amt_609+654+T20-Croydon-close.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1500" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgreV3TRZDiC0np5O0_gAOiDioIdOspmaY_yPYnS4VmTwzlfaNVZ_RAyD7vEhPRwuFeN9enlcqKE5LcDxr0dDEKosbqZQnQAMzWzvuCJah8PlagUIgIm0mHsbfist7taCiW8UzYTFVJYaDEB0Hyvi955HV8qABkAK945GBt2TIxWAxeDN47AJooco2H-SV1/w640-h426/Amt_609+654+T20-Croydon-close.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>To avoid taking the same set of photos again I relocated a short ways down US 13 to get some photos from the other side of the adjacent <a href="https://www.redoveryellow.com/position-light/22-11-23_CROYDON_WESTBOUND/Amt_NEC-N-Signal-695-wb-gantry-2xClear-tall%2bcomm-hut.jpg">milepost 69 signal bridge</a>. Once in position I was stunned by a <b>third</b> doubleheaded Amtrak train in a row with ACS's-86 #628 and #612 leading a southbound Regional!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnz0yF7uPqPuP4Io0iA-mcR7kBxZA2hwdvlNrVQz0odSjTils3nMbycygKSy-aG_Regs2SApA-92ewZQsNqUBDoSdmoOuyHOiSxd4qhuyAJU8oxM3q7Ck04SYDQCgFI5b9n2LskGk6M6WHITo8aRtt1fAij63RmCbDXWpK1BH7r-0c9Sb2_3_t1ILKnabr/s1500/Amt_628+612-Croydon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="1500" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnz0yF7uPqPuP4Io0iA-mcR7kBxZA2hwdvlNrVQz0odSjTils3nMbycygKSy-aG_Regs2SApA-92ewZQsNqUBDoSdmoOuyHOiSxd4qhuyAJU8oxM3q7Ck04SYDQCgFI5b9n2LskGk6M6WHITo8aRtt1fAij63RmCbDXWpK1BH7r-0c9Sb2_3_t1ILKnabr/w640-h428/Amt_628+612-Croydon.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The Amtrak parade was then interrupted by a pair of SEPTA R7 Trenton locals with four car trains of Silverliners IV heading outbound and Silverliners V headed inbound. In years past SEPTA used to run 6 car R7 trains on this day.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBQi-HND40mBMqlQVWArQ7NyqFHhepuuuDbc3eeVz6tl2SX_3wxreNKToUFSkmUCRU5BV3ti6rMPKCMi9IB-vb0esnmyS3BC4tZk5L6dWJHGQGWVGkxttD73SrhgaZx0863YdxGvHunPb2nV3SHwQumhyphenhyphenADscNJKgtmudyH_S2DtqD1K83KXJc2QNkGWha/s1500/SEPTA_361+360+351+154-Croydon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="999" data-original-width="1500" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBQi-HND40mBMqlQVWArQ7NyqFHhepuuuDbc3eeVz6tl2SX_3wxreNKToUFSkmUCRU5BV3ti6rMPKCMi9IB-vb0esnmyS3BC4tZk5L6dWJHGQGWVGkxttD73SrhgaZx0863YdxGvHunPb2nV3SHwQumhyphenhyphenADscNJKgtmudyH_S2DtqD1K83KXJc2QNkGWha/w640-h426/SEPTA_361+360+351+154-Croydon.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiavlk840lsvTolM0V2UK-mewGrm29XrJWmE0SINs40fKvdrEv458T8sWAs3kvD_DUNQQn67OICbrNfhOxXfaOnvyF4B8znLWZHgBdQOISwzdnhXkIlgJU4f-YLFFQPRyri4uK9wbHMdmCgFrQSdwvlAeypYlq3vUG1x24N_ErIW-PulbWP40q7dDcoW7In/s1500/SEPTA_804+Amt_NEC-N-Signal-695-wb-gantry-tk3-Clear.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1500" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiavlk840lsvTolM0V2UK-mewGrm29XrJWmE0SINs40fKvdrEv458T8sWAs3kvD_DUNQQn67OICbrNfhOxXfaOnvyF4B8znLWZHgBdQOISwzdnhXkIlgJU4f-YLFFQPRyri4uK9wbHMdmCgFrQSdwvlAeypYlq3vUG1x24N_ErIW-PulbWP40q7dDcoW7In/w640-h426/SEPTA_804+Amt_NEC-N-Signal-695-wb-gantry-tk3-Clear.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Next up was an eastbound Keystone with ACS-86 #667 leading and Metroliner Cab Car #9040 on the rear.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXwfhhoSguBEIrDhT9kHHd0VMMj6f0L7hId2yRO_53HPNCPOjk8Y9M46Dl8EYzQIWbnJ3wmrNNx6r3V_RJz19sxm901qinXGLMOMe9MP9wkgZBpiTEHx8SA49z2paDi-TfHYy3QTA5VkcHtDrnZojeqwxi5J6-nRpZcRcVfzmJoAxTquH6x8YwaUSxfQ3A/s1280/Amt_667+NEC-N-Signal-695-wb-gantry.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXwfhhoSguBEIrDhT9kHHd0VMMj6f0L7hId2yRO_53HPNCPOjk8Y9M46Dl8EYzQIWbnJ3wmrNNx6r3V_RJz19sxm901qinXGLMOMe9MP9wkgZBpiTEHx8SA49z2paDi-TfHYy3QTA5VkcHtDrnZojeqwxi5J6-nRpZcRcVfzmJoAxTquH6x8YwaUSxfQ3A/w640-h480/Amt_667+NEC-N-Signal-695-wb-gantry.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh10OFlhaTBloWxQBHTv-wr7KDjXwyXhY-JwlgrHm1k6tPZ18yg3Bk3ZwiGzxm9iOnkli8uiGEk31o1MVrjJEu43zwZgybf1LJKMV7WOEKLwDyD5mKowEE-3LK7CkYNCByUdlpCeVDO5oD1mpASXERxCBpXWSkPrikWIiV-pjfPmtz-teIP7kemIBDqyp8i/s1500/Amt_9640-Croydon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="999" data-original-width="1500" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh10OFlhaTBloWxQBHTv-wr7KDjXwyXhY-JwlgrHm1k6tPZ18yg3Bk3ZwiGzxm9iOnkli8uiGEk31o1MVrjJEu43zwZgybf1LJKMV7WOEKLwDyD5mKowEE-3LK7CkYNCByUdlpCeVDO5oD1mpASXERxCBpXWSkPrikWIiV-pjfPmtz-teIP7kemIBDqyp8i/w640-h426/Amt_9640-Croydon.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This was followed by a pair of northbound Regionals, the first with ACS-86 #618 and the second with #649. Since I wasn't recording video this year I neglected to write down the numbers of the regional trains, but I suspect one of this back-to-back pair was a Virginia service train, either from Lynchburg or Norfolk.</div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxKRjV30BE2lNCOE06Ymd65F9BIoeUbrPLs9ltloERTiNTbq4F_27oVHPvX05EXLGx2-uz4IEo1JQ2kGjGWfco0blM-9WAyOImGOuIdhSJDZz1_46NdmYCaChmtChbyBowgFyELJ_1Z9_PA8u81WEMYhOCp-0lIGeNT5huXnG-SBYbdrHHQbTRy2h2RuG-/s1500/Amt_618+NEC-N-Signal-695-wb-gantry-2xClear.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1003" data-original-width="1500" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxKRjV30BE2lNCOE06Ymd65F9BIoeUbrPLs9ltloERTiNTbq4F_27oVHPvX05EXLGx2-uz4IEo1JQ2kGjGWfco0blM-9WAyOImGOuIdhSJDZz1_46NdmYCaChmtChbyBowgFyELJ_1Z9_PA8u81WEMYhOCp-0lIGeNT5huXnG-SBYbdrHHQbTRy2h2RuG-/w640-h428/Amt_618+NEC-N-Signal-695-wb-gantry-2xClear.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinxnE0YfvNmv8kzSyc2GeKoHtg2iFsGS8AQzhqRPoL5j0yvYuhff6q05n_NQxegQSziEAP3qmGozRSCQvhEnQPUNVE50k0iDCeH_acRiXeRbZ1vMaRo3JmYC4Yi5ZyFjJzodJM1Yuza5E_8QOmBhC8ltQO36SSV2NnjX3kt1RXX2rh5Hh9Fj2FX-TOJQ7m/s1499/Amt_649+NEC-N-Signal-695-wb-gantry-2xClear.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="980" data-original-width="1499" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinxnE0YfvNmv8kzSyc2GeKoHtg2iFsGS8AQzhqRPoL5j0yvYuhff6q05n_NQxegQSziEAP3qmGozRSCQvhEnQPUNVE50k0iDCeH_acRiXeRbZ1vMaRo3JmYC4Yi5ZyFjJzodJM1Yuza5E_8QOmBhC8ltQO36SSV2NnjX3kt1RXX2rh5Hh9Fj2FX-TOJQ7m/w640-h418/Amt_649+NEC-N-Signal-695-wb-gantry-2xClear.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Without the restaurant to keep me at Croydon, I decided to relocate 6 miles westward to the site of the Milepost 75 intermediate signal that also provided a good vantage point of the <a href="https://www.redoveryellow.com/position-light/22-11-23_CROYDON_WESTBOUND/Amt_NEC-N-MP-75.4-S-Curve-eb.jpg">Torresdale S-Curve</a> as seen below with class leading Acela Express power car #2000 on the rear of a northbound train.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTDJMb6YCoXqfY5xglkED-yuJ2RXxfZ-ZCwHw9I4oZVJLj-Jal494KxyyMe2vjKlAnXfY7z1xDxnOzzlgvfFcRwlZj2FidTpkCeyOYJxvzjSKuamdhqUaIwdgtB_Hu9OB-sOIcqCBsIGJmHxb6KIYQSLVt2y6yWaE7Za_wjM8gkenpIFTfC7cywgsijNgp/s1280/Amt_2000+Torresdale-S-Curve.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="959" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTDJMb6YCoXqfY5xglkED-yuJ2RXxfZ-ZCwHw9I4oZVJLj-Jal494KxyyMe2vjKlAnXfY7z1xDxnOzzlgvfFcRwlZj2FidTpkCeyOYJxvzjSKuamdhqUaIwdgtB_Hu9OB-sOIcqCBsIGJmHxb6KIYQSLVt2y6yWaE7Za_wjM8gkenpIFTfC7cywgsijNgp/w640-h480/Amt_2000+Torresdale-S-Curve.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Next was southbound Regional with ACS-86 #605.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2nG2tAG8KI9dAx87vzVzfCjUSrxSKvg0bnTeALPushQYzAZW-cRW_xaD5p4LxiTz4LzahC0TrWztoe9w5DI2obyopGeRvy5lT7TjjYrO4NH1VCuSdvHzS1AtXKMdv1X9ZyEjZDx2DhvdetbInDekQBKS2r89FFMSzOeMdhLOBsU3Qc3LQZHyypXeYYB4W/s1280/Amt_605-Torresdale-S-Curve.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2nG2tAG8KI9dAx87vzVzfCjUSrxSKvg0bnTeALPushQYzAZW-cRW_xaD5p4LxiTz4LzahC0TrWztoe9w5DI2obyopGeRvy5lT7TjjYrO4NH1VCuSdvHzS1AtXKMdv1X9ZyEjZDx2DhvdetbInDekQBKS2r89FFMSzOeMdhLOBsU3Qc3LQZHyypXeYYB4W/w640-h480/Amt_605-Torresdale-S-Curve.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>In another incredible stroke of luck the next train was a southbound Acela with the very last power car, #2039, in the lead.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgazPjirUXZCH1V_O8u4hAPElh7YBN76O7E9eO6CSuEHq0fDqf9YRimR6Zd0hnJbTle01M2Ykrm3qMgyZF4Fype9DBvVtp4smNEUMuBk4mSBICfwkdCHrrAMElMJaxKHax6cFpXcQzo2uQrZn-sV_i346dUDXV2BgBuIrzDZZDb2GB1ZWeCc2JRP3Lr-XJH/s1280/Amt_2039-Torresdale-S-Curve.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgazPjirUXZCH1V_O8u4hAPElh7YBN76O7E9eO6CSuEHq0fDqf9YRimR6Zd0hnJbTle01M2Ykrm3qMgyZF4Fype9DBvVtp4smNEUMuBk4mSBICfwkdCHrrAMElMJaxKHax6cFpXcQzo2uQrZn-sV_i346dUDXV2BgBuIrzDZZDb2GB1ZWeCc2JRP3Lr-XJH/w640-h480/Amt_2039-Torresdale-S-Curve.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This was followed by westbound Pennsylvanian Train 43 with ACS-86 #655.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4_TgJG-ICGoaRtvy6jFPtIssTRXBycas35-x3eU5ww-SBHmxVZES-Lf5BcqbMqTrx2AQCt-FiHVBZEC0zfk2FADEwGrz_pYbRHVgGwlIrQJRP7Rb_DivSKfD6lKtxpFJzIsyHpZAQCq827vby2Sbe4Fzjy9Qpc_wvcjQNRYG4FjtBUleTj8Pqv9ZeVtNW/s1329/Amt_655-Torresdale-S-Curve.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1329" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4_TgJG-ICGoaRtvy6jFPtIssTRXBycas35-x3eU5ww-SBHmxVZES-Lf5BcqbMqTrx2AQCt-FiHVBZEC0zfk2FADEwGrz_pYbRHVgGwlIrQJRP7Rb_DivSKfD6lKtxpFJzIsyHpZAQCq827vby2Sbe4Fzjy9Qpc_wvcjQNRYG4FjtBUleTj8Pqv9ZeVtNW/w482-h640/Amt_655-Torresdale-S-Curve.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>An hour had gone by so it was time for another pair of SEPTA R7 Trenton locals. The outbound had Silverliner IV #305 on the rear and the inbound was the same set I had seen earlier at Croydon with #361 leading.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5lH2x_9cU03wJISjXrrD0SRz5SZxnG5zkx7rQmeCHMCRX8nLtpqyleTWgSePc-Qkf2iq5GT8iWWTjJ8koAPekJw3YkKsyA4Mdoogj7pi_Dg-cyVQ4IREh8Lmr6wAhgqIkR7puR9nlBEHp7belykqdw7oQ7omCAYg1JSpgCTgSLbUP4cXtQ3hZ4Pc43LEo/s1280/SEPTA_305-Torresdale-S-Curve.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="959" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5lH2x_9cU03wJISjXrrD0SRz5SZxnG5zkx7rQmeCHMCRX8nLtpqyleTWgSePc-Qkf2iq5GT8iWWTjJ8koAPekJw3YkKsyA4Mdoogj7pi_Dg-cyVQ4IREh8Lmr6wAhgqIkR7puR9nlBEHp7belykqdw7oQ7omCAYg1JSpgCTgSLbUP4cXtQ3hZ4Pc43LEo/w640-h480/SEPTA_305-Torresdale-S-Curve.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrXll7PhjzxiUeENSSXSJYqHI7Z0HYC4DPRLocDtMjRJIAWETs028jqbsBLh0LIEpgC8etuxmW-qWvFdgGoLNDuulc8sWZPHhoeD_UP46V8nHtQw8muK3vvJTa68KIACTS6x2yFta1pdP0MIZOiGDRY8sXzbUWsjZ2fe3cNRQEjen4pJa5naHBqap371DU/s1280/SEPTA_361+Torresdale-S-Curve-above.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrXll7PhjzxiUeENSSXSJYqHI7Z0HYC4DPRLocDtMjRJIAWETs028jqbsBLh0LIEpgC8etuxmW-qWvFdgGoLNDuulc8sWZPHhoeD_UP46V8nHtQw8muK3vvJTa68KIACTS6x2yFta1pdP0MIZOiGDRY8sXzbUWsjZ2fe3cNRQEjen4pJa5naHBqap371DU/w640-h640/SEPTA_361+Torresdale-S-Curve-above.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>My last train of the day was Veterans ACS-86 #642 pulling Silver Star Train 91 southbound.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi3yAwpo4PK5kp7GCnyLfPQOWHiGtxJffIXAsyoEPlAACGmhyphenhyphenMJN_RchyphenhyphenFEV9ZvQ1t8-1Pa9bgEqAB1ncWbSTJayb91yFocVTxzfffwssfh9C0EcBHq8oi_owtWt4cabWmkbzZtwh2lkK1dY3XtzYVrZq6x1xwkFHRKWygKTwXeg5iWB0K2CadcBrnXv9f/s1280/Amt_642-Torresdale-S-Curve.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi3yAwpo4PK5kp7GCnyLfPQOWHiGtxJffIXAsyoEPlAACGmhyphenhyphenMJN_RchyphenhyphenFEV9ZvQ1t8-1Pa9bgEqAB1ncWbSTJayb91yFocVTxzfffwssfh9C0EcBHq8oi_owtWt4cabWmkbzZtwh2lkK1dY3XtzYVrZq6x1xwkFHRKWygKTwXeg5iWB0K2CadcBrnXv9f/w640-h480/Amt_642-Torresdale-S-Curve.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>So despite the lack of <i>extra</i> trains/equipment, I did get quite lucky regarding <i>interesting</i> trains and equipment with three doubleheaders, Veterans #642 and the both the first and last Acela Express power cars. Just goes to show that it often pays to get yourself out there. I know in 2023 I'll be back out at Croydon on Thanksgiving Wednesday if for no other than to get bite and a pint at one of the better NEC adjacent eateries.</div>Jersey Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10170958563337725933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262088704737011363.post-83921383885914193862022-11-19T21:55:00.000-08:002023-11-16T21:58:17.215-08:0022-11-20 PHOTOS: Reading and Northern SearchlightsAs the Reading the Northern continues to expand its use of CTC on former Reading and CNJ territory in the eastern PA anthracite coal region I am provided with the increasingly rare opportunity to get photos of new signals that have been recently installed as opposed to those that are on track for removal. Just before Thanksgiving 2022 I undertook a little road trip to document two of the four searchlight signal locations that were installed around 2018 in addition to an interlocking and controlled point I had spotted from the 2102 fantrip earlier in the year. While out on the road I ran into the usual mix of Reading and Northern motive power. You can find the full set of photos <a href="https://www.redoveryellow.com/position-light/22-11-20_RBMN_SEARCHLIGHTS/-Thumbnails.html">here</a> ( <a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/ixr5maw8XAkVcaDg6">mirror</a> ).<br />
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On my way up to the Coal Region I stopped off at CP-CANNON on the former PRR Main Line just in time to catch the westbound Amtrak Pennsylvanian Train 43 with P42DC #125 leading and PRR Office Car #7503 on the rear.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivp0ShXdA-72SFR1MEPecTuA9UJaYb0EcOrUjJo6KM17xxDwZyKlboAcH7fQLXVZrfXzJ_ZQJmsF2JSAp4uzDEcw6-PhXjiOAetXGQLghMWtoQnFnHCKmKtwMJDv4vpqN1Tzsl5Doc-Ikt-aWxGMBKjs0iy8uy4LchBExfgicxwFHO0fGrV094mGRnIqv8/s1280/CP-CANNON-int+wb-gantry-rear-zoom+Amt_125-far.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="959" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivp0ShXdA-72SFR1MEPecTuA9UJaYb0EcOrUjJo6KM17xxDwZyKlboAcH7fQLXVZrfXzJ_ZQJmsF2JSAp4uzDEcw6-PhXjiOAetXGQLghMWtoQnFnHCKmKtwMJDv4vpqN1Tzsl5Doc-Ikt-aWxGMBKjs0iy8uy4LchBExfgicxwFHO0fGrV094mGRnIqv8/w640-h480/CP-CANNON-int+wb-gantry-rear-zoom+Amt_125-far.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilL_pEumKW_jFTOpbBW3IUwzJxFBtXC2MbS7F3DwJ3n36Ewaewazkd0nvgzYVR_D6nX91HKNssM9qWg_jepnoT_oKZDW9D7d0bX89RCfwzoj3AxmbLzmCzj-fqv9g2-R9E5l_FkvhsDeRr9eeQO9Eka1FqzRGU3QsTPKAwNMM4QdIcaJbdIc9hRsvkktKR/s1500/Amt_125+CP-CANNON-Loc-A+2E-mast+ind-tk-sw-lock.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1500" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilL_pEumKW_jFTOpbBW3IUwzJxFBtXC2MbS7F3DwJ3n36Ewaewazkd0nvgzYVR_D6nX91HKNssM9qWg_jepnoT_oKZDW9D7d0bX89RCfwzoj3AxmbLzmCzj-fqv9g2-R9E5l_FkvhsDeRr9eeQO9Eka1FqzRGU3QsTPKAwNMM4QdIcaJbdIc9hRsvkktKR/w640-h426/Amt_125+CP-CANNON-Loc-A+2E-mast+ind-tk-sw-lock.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnifrYl5R8FzEoDdslD6fbTJxATdbDIb8BS8d9qCryenM6EyBgaFxw_Xz__3Ggfbo0lrJWFJu1NdN-bBVogRy89sFIf6ftUFworvGccKC8E-dXUaMYrkUHok8VeS98WrnwDki3OdP3pcQp3QOrYqlnPyocq_4lcOklxuJF3GCdmdztRp5MVEOEhjZtELq-/s1500/Amt_125+T43+CP-CANNON-eb-masts+MP-119+ind-tk-sw-lock+points.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1500" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnifrYl5R8FzEoDdslD6fbTJxATdbDIb8BS8d9qCryenM6EyBgaFxw_Xz__3Ggfbo0lrJWFJu1NdN-bBVogRy89sFIf6ftUFworvGccKC8E-dXUaMYrkUHok8VeS98WrnwDki3OdP3pcQp3QOrYqlnPyocq_4lcOklxuJF3GCdmdztRp5MVEOEhjZtELq-/w640-h426/Amt_125+T43+CP-CANNON-eb-masts+MP-119+ind-tk-sw-lock+points.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpS89d0va3BtoZTjoJ90zeL4gVilCDxjknHl5iFuJHDL7qVnHhKTxjEOlxEsh_7QhRz790IGj3EgnAt-ObUF2iB-Xkt_VGxAvyrHSSfWg8xxMwkU8Ex3Bun6ZVBo6EGGQikW5RdKA57mARamXJZi94qOAW2exDfvv0DhbguCrMJ_c6AwHMT1Z6O8SDjHiQ/s1500/PRR_7503+Amt_T43-Duncannon-close.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="999" data-original-width="1500" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpS89d0va3BtoZTjoJ90zeL4gVilCDxjknHl5iFuJHDL7qVnHhKTxjEOlxEsh_7QhRz790IGj3EgnAt-ObUF2iB-Xkt_VGxAvyrHSSfWg8xxMwkU8Ex3Bun6ZVBo6EGGQikW5RdKA57mARamXJZi94qOAW2exDfvv0DhbguCrMJ_c6AwHMT1Z6O8SDjHiQ/w640-h426/PRR_7503+Amt_T43-Duncannon-close.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I was able to spend the night with my rail buddy Phil who has a collection of vintage electric locomotive documentation.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDv47gtl8Hzcf0J2jkCFFeNyFNMSvhD4fTQFyK6Ezt-Qk8wpC2R5v4SE4lwBXxIXE3aDeyFj1Ip8PXZz651c4qufgkSoxhgIJlWBnz4NsioDNSCbVUZGCa3kcBf7DdEuzy8eiAG8ktGcmeXIiesjM_6Z_X91GebMEFarngNCyRbRaedmhgzUZJEyaWS4S4/s1398/PRR_E-3b+E-2c-instruction-book-title-page.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1398" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDv47gtl8Hzcf0J2jkCFFeNyFNMSvhD4fTQFyK6Ezt-Qk8wpC2R5v4SE4lwBXxIXE3aDeyFj1Ip8PXZz651c4qufgkSoxhgIJlWBnz4NsioDNSCbVUZGCa3kcBf7DdEuzy8eiAG8ktGcmeXIiesjM_6Z_X91GebMEFarngNCyRbRaedmhgzUZJEyaWS4S4/w458-h640/PRR_E-3b+E-2c-instruction-book-title-page.jpg" width="458" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The first stop the next morning was the Milepost 712 southbound distant signal for the CTC island on the former D&H Main Line to Sunbury near Nescopeck, PA. NS recently purchased the line and re-signaled both interlockings at either end of the passing siding, but the two automatic distants remain D&H era solid state Unilens searchlights.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZl_8AMEiNre5XTrjU-LD2rRcoZrwTJ7rHZSE5MAC_VFr-XNu9es7FUww-S6NAU4HETVh_sE3ArG9SZ2sELxeFAKfS1veocTjH5vGztynyR3HWdNj_bhAVL5bZM2AiP1Byg3lSo3hDgcvbfJsbJQdqJjEOAWoYY1TBf8eeypALnlg-s-onRUnbzbCLS_oF/s1281/DH_Main-Signal-712-sb-mast-App+IRJs-zoom.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1281" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZl_8AMEiNre5XTrjU-LD2rRcoZrwTJ7rHZSE5MAC_VFr-XNu9es7FUww-S6NAU4HETVh_sE3ArG9SZ2sELxeFAKfS1veocTjH5vGztynyR3HWdNj_bhAVL5bZM2AiP1Byg3lSo3hDgcvbfJsbJQdqJjEOAWoYY1TBf8eeypALnlg-s-onRUnbzbCLS_oF/w640-h640/DH_Main-Signal-712-sb-mast-App+IRJs-zoom.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Next stop was the Reading and Northern Milepost 108 (from Reading Terminal) traditional searchlight distant to HAUCKS interlocking. Located just about a mile north of the famous Hometown Viaduct, this signal marks the current northern extent of the R&N's CTC project between North Reading and Mach Chunk. The 20 mile gap of non-signaled DCS territory will likely be filled in the coming years as it is increasingly used by the railroad's popular excursion services. The road bridge just north of the signal location is popular with railfans photographing the R&N's steam trains.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpHkiSo9UarFd4Ren7_XkUL0n6SXu3mwCU9envU0XLef4vci1_TYvpMLgPzda3SaOwOkcCvZG6z2AWyiCd5fnmt7O7IL6inOzYIKG2Z-x2F2ma8lQyINvpFLWyn0vFBWfF4mFk-3hsJPig6M8TnaRqFSY2XdSt7xKjTIvNKPi75uapB0J-Fnfc7o3nDWJP/s1280/RBMN_Main-Line-Signal-108S-mast-App+MP-108+DED-zoom.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="959" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpHkiSo9UarFd4Ren7_XkUL0n6SXu3mwCU9envU0XLef4vci1_TYvpMLgPzda3SaOwOkcCvZG6z2AWyiCd5fnmt7O7IL6inOzYIKG2Z-x2F2ma8lQyINvpFLWyn0vFBWfF4mFk-3hsJPig6M8TnaRqFSY2XdSt7xKjTIvNKPi75uapB0J-Fnfc7o3nDWJP/w640-h480/RBMN_Main-Line-Signal-108S-mast-App+MP-108+DED-zoom.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUcyBf_vZm1HpCJyz6QJcE8w61x_npL4zmLJWTsNM306tsIj4LVa5VLYechxZQ054q-XoogKn_36Ob0gvT9Wk0EWHG3nRlvNl6_8QiHuUrb9oQr6SEzWF36NR1UZeRbuxXN4NqEVu04aQI5aX1dBxlzuUWrLUViPnVnbyUEUvL3tHwBv9jyz9r24Q79RYZ/s1280/RBMN_Main-Line-Signal-108S-mast-rear+IRJs+cabinet+bat-box.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="957" data-original-width="1280" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUcyBf_vZm1HpCJyz6QJcE8w61x_npL4zmLJWTsNM306tsIj4LVa5VLYechxZQ054q-XoogKn_36Ob0gvT9Wk0EWHG3nRlvNl6_8QiHuUrb9oQr6SEzWF36NR1UZeRbuxXN4NqEVu04aQI5aX1dBxlzuUWrLUViPnVnbyUEUvL3tHwBv9jyz9r24Q79RYZ/w640-h478/RBMN_Main-Line-Signal-108S-mast-rear+IRJs+cabinet+bat-box.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The milepost 102 intermediate signals are located a few miles south of MAHANOY JCT interlocking that I was able to document on a previous trip . Here, the southbound searchlight mast is displaying a Clear indication for an approaching local freight.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs6hlsAVEpCYOGjPz3UqekQBgmvw_Go397TZm8GVRJsh_d_NmVj5WW5fWN80GmZfFEtjBLl_jsPYkkwDx9rGwK6xWHZLvifepf3PHyG5cL-oQnciFYqR6p3bUsrqMEZY3_3w0JWyW8kf1qN08sTesxDXpSPRCbsbF5bikUVZUbFEkXqiUpWrGR34nmA2_Y/s1280/RBMN_Main-Line-Signal-102S-mast-Clear+N-rear+DED.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="957" data-original-width="1280" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs6hlsAVEpCYOGjPz3UqekQBgmvw_Go397TZm8GVRJsh_d_NmVj5WW5fWN80GmZfFEtjBLl_jsPYkkwDx9rGwK6xWHZLvifepf3PHyG5cL-oQnciFYqR6p3bUsrqMEZY3_3w0JWyW8kf1qN08sTesxDXpSPRCbsbF5bikUVZUbFEkXqiUpWrGR34nmA2_Y/w640-h478/RBMN_Main-Line-Signal-102S-mast-Clear+N-rear+DED.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBuUzfNvQQB2IxRUjndJqlSFZXBdHJJ0ChtEUbJ-1mDMk-n4z5BoGyb5sEOdZi6mZ0Z9vGfTC2DOpPJMsrA8D0bnYoOwUetnjVTT5i5ZOgRGwVS_pvdWY_6FMvnIpAjvvuLwJZU_R7wG8HL2CDd0EH_u7cmeUQpT4O6ccvbMI-VP9S29kWPeX4wvJqyyiB/s1280/RBMN_Main-Line-Signal-102N-mast-App+S-rear+DED+power-supply-zoom.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBuUzfNvQQB2IxRUjndJqlSFZXBdHJJ0ChtEUbJ-1mDMk-n4z5BoGyb5sEOdZi6mZ0Z9vGfTC2DOpPJMsrA8D0bnYoOwUetnjVTT5i5ZOgRGwVS_pvdWY_6FMvnIpAjvvuLwJZU_R7wG8HL2CDd0EH_u7cmeUQpT4O6ccvbMI-VP9S29kWPeX4wvJqyyiB/w640-h480/RBMN_Main-Line-Signal-102N-mast-App+S-rear+DED+power-supply-zoom.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The local consisted of two engines, SD40-2 #3068 and SD38 #2004, hauling 4 cars back to Tamaqua Yard. Never a popular model, #2004 is one of just a handful of non-dash 2 SD38's still in existence.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYqQ6Ibn1gGMp8EdIUzVnUHE88yUU8H9KgE0PCGd7stOF6w5Oq2K30VfqJYaDDuBRkcXEu8Ata3l8sNPhKt9Z2Q6sxplcME2yqXJWQP2LWCGsV6wB5C0ho6WGGsT3EgTtCL8EqduYaT0ER4XtGmJlsK_qxGEe324zKud8N199nFpbkqcIkJeaLQhJBwDuK/s1280/RBMN_3068+2004-MP-102-close.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYqQ6Ibn1gGMp8EdIUzVnUHE88yUU8H9KgE0PCGd7stOF6w5Oq2K30VfqJYaDDuBRkcXEu8Ata3l8sNPhKt9Z2Q6sxplcME2yqXJWQP2LWCGsV6wB5C0ho6WGGsT3EgTtCL8EqduYaT0ER4XtGmJlsK_qxGEe324zKud8N199nFpbkqcIkJeaLQhJBwDuK/w640-h480/RBMN_3068+2004-MP-102-close.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div><br />
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Given the time of day that's probably for the North Reading Fast Freight.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrS8Ohu68VBAKdTggqFOqjCCkQEHY2rOlisPhYHVdVJN9up1Bx-nik4YFHXsgxQmx3rdK507orfXMsn9aVUIM0GLbwXV6aVgoXmqSohWtaXoKiA6YcKJEacvdGe7tEKuoLrLT24ZTqAutVvUdq_3VPY5OX44UarzzUEnA9NQvbsOeV3UJLINpErKhX5CQp/s1280/RBMN_TAMAQUA-nb-bracket-main-tk-Clear+int-wide.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrS8Ohu68VBAKdTggqFOqjCCkQEHY2rOlisPhYHVdVJN9up1Bx-nik4YFHXsgxQmx3rdK507orfXMsn9aVUIM0GLbwXV6aVgoXmqSohWtaXoKiA6YcKJEacvdGe7tEKuoLrLT24ZTqAutVvUdq_3VPY5OX44UarzzUEnA9NQvbsOeV3UJLINpErKhX5CQp/w640-h480/RBMN_TAMAQUA-nb-bracket-main-tk-Clear+int-wide.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Another clear signal at EQUILATERAL interlocking in South Tamaqua. Not sure what the plan was, but despite the equilateral switch, the southbound main track is governed by a dwarf signal only capable of displaying Medium or Limited Clear.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieZWBqN3hmppty41SV_u_JqhGMSO2hoArkRK0PIk7ujYGBkWttBopfhNByIyGlqMUicwKIalQl_yqTngx87ErMbWaILGHLPDq0t58aBNUud-UoygK0MJy2pZ-3CMxvnvVh6jCv0SSUs3uy6q49oHcHYmgGaa7_2QwTPZ-oELZlYv3lBeTVBgi9BNK-J21g/s1279/RBMN_EQUILATERAL+int+nb-mast-Clear.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1279" data-original-width="1236" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieZWBqN3hmppty41SV_u_JqhGMSO2hoArkRK0PIk7ujYGBkWttBopfhNByIyGlqMUicwKIalQl_yqTngx87ErMbWaILGHLPDq0t58aBNUud-UoygK0MJy2pZ-3CMxvnvVh6jCv0SSUs3uy6q49oHcHYmgGaa7_2QwTPZ-oELZlYv3lBeTVBgi9BNK-J21g/w618-h640/RBMN_EQUILATERAL+int+nb-mast-Clear.jpg" width="618" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Unfortunately I just missed the NRFF while trying to get to a different photo location. As the sun was setting I stopped by CP-MOHRSVILLE where the southbound mast was displaying Advance Approach for a stop signal at RICK interlocking north of the North Reading Yard.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjybsu_0q4xOEln6UaOXBmOjcD_DFA3kt4SlAudsCXpAcQiCcIupor3wdtv25a5kAsM0ja8bKk5JTPeD2MJTYaRXaSSbdlyiELXauUsPUlpyKRF5quxoZEpreT4czo0kyvfUKAKNsTnAVS8pVmUcc5hq3blK4YQb881ibKBQbZdQhNXY5efzdMH-vRH5INv/s1280/RBMN_CP-MOHRSVILLE-sb-angle+masts-sb-Adv-App+xing.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="959" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjybsu_0q4xOEln6UaOXBmOjcD_DFA3kt4SlAudsCXpAcQiCcIupor3wdtv25a5kAsM0ja8bKk5JTPeD2MJTYaRXaSSbdlyiELXauUsPUlpyKRF5quxoZEpreT4czo0kyvfUKAKNsTnAVS8pVmUcc5hq3blK4YQb881ibKBQbZdQhNXY5efzdMH-vRH5INv/w640-h480/RBMN_CP-MOHRSVILLE-sb-angle+masts-sb-Adv-App+xing.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>
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<br />There is a trip of storage tracks south of CP-MOHRSVILLE and this day there were two strings of coal hoppers along with a ballast regulator. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPQo0siFlSHxlXOpjU2P9zmrNzQfqM4WwvIzRhjhEA7JVRplSvnTfCr4CmWocYzrGqWaUfgkNGnhh9frQ6ztT6e8eoZRnZWc43Ge8s_j0kcL3uXv2W6aqKCoHC0r6JuLe51R4aiam3Emh-_ytrC_JBs6IGR1rdqdLgDoBlNyihqHaMdWA3z-Dxgs3YONyK/s1280/RBMN_200309-Mohrsville.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="962" data-original-width="1280" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPQo0siFlSHxlXOpjU2P9zmrNzQfqM4WwvIzRhjhEA7JVRplSvnTfCr4CmWocYzrGqWaUfgkNGnhh9frQ6ztT6e8eoZRnZWc43Ge8s_j0kcL3uXv2W6aqKCoHC0r6JuLe51R4aiam3Emh-_ytrC_JBs6IGR1rdqdLgDoBlNyihqHaMdWA3z-Dxgs3YONyK/w640-h482/RBMN_200309-Mohrsville.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPJbmdABKJIEbaR4KSElN7Fk7_RnYkjbf-qbV6Azd8hjDSfOMcqsaYDZmmb4eBpVA0dkMma0_VvOVOK_2nS6bqrn7wOY_bGXEp28aw3UcsZNzww-67Vo0UK2Mqn0LiB8tsRRkyJBYSY0zWHZtJOpyqnHRcJoNnpY-zdzl0azYqNY5glsNKzQc4IWg3_4kC/s1333/RBMN_8343-end-Mohrsville.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPJbmdABKJIEbaR4KSElN7Fk7_RnYkjbf-qbV6Azd8hjDSfOMcqsaYDZmmb4eBpVA0dkMma0_VvOVOK_2nS6bqrn7wOY_bGXEp28aw3UcsZNzww-67Vo0UK2Mqn0LiB8tsRRkyJBYSY0zWHZtJOpyqnHRcJoNnpY-zdzl0azYqNY5glsNKzQc4IWg3_4kC/w480-h640/RBMN_8343-end-Mohrsville.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>
Well that's it for the sunlight and for this trip. Next time I'll be back with Thanksgiving Wednesday photos from the Croydon SEPTA station. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Jersey Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10170958563337725933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262088704737011363.post-69673207268798132742022-11-15T19:18:00.000-08:002023-11-14T19:19:41.030-08:0022-11-15 PHOTOS: Silver Line Phase IIIn July of 2014, the Washington DC Metro (WMATA) <a href="https://prr4ever.blogspot.com/2014/06/14-07-26-photos-silver-line-opening-day.html">debuted the first phase of its Silver Line</a> to Dulles Airport and Loudon County and I was on the first non-VIP westbound train to depart West Falls Church. Eight years later it was finally time to open the second phase and despite a poorly chosen schedule and awful weather I managed the same feat except I managed to get <b>on</b> the VIP train. To learn the story you can read on or check out the full gallery <a href="https://www.redoveryellow.com/position-light/22-11-15_SL_PHASE_2/-Thumbnails.html">here</a> ( <a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/BJEmXoQ1JoeX3toG9">mirror</a> ).<br />
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In 2014, the first phase opening was scheduled for a weekend morning which made it pretty easy to attend. Unfortunately the phase 2 opening was set for the middle of the afternoon on a weekday, which required me having to leave work early and make and catch a train with 7k car #7694 at Greenbelt.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGndJ0ploBnrp3Npkcm2UJDIlo5q2T1Q31zkgrMxHsXBQwvYQvT5FMpq1ESzUTt-Eqa5pPCUjtg6_xb-qPXFsu3xtt2ORuDb_Wvl5e3jjfhPWxI-IRPOBfpgCQSWOpA2sG4uZ9Uk_jfQLWvrbtKWIftX4YusFXmDhPEE4L5oeFeRHHcYovVUj5SqSL7Xkr/s1280/WMATA_7694-Greenbelt.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGndJ0ploBnrp3Npkcm2UJDIlo5q2T1Q31zkgrMxHsXBQwvYQvT5FMpq1ESzUTt-Eqa5pPCUjtg6_xb-qPXFsu3xtt2ORuDb_Wvl5e3jjfhPWxI-IRPOBfpgCQSWOpA2sG4uZ9Uk_jfQLWvrbtKWIftX4YusFXmDhPEE4L5oeFeRHHcYovVUj5SqSL7Xkr/w640-h480/WMATA_7694-Greenbelt.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>Pacing a CSX intermodal train on the adjacent Capitol Sub west of Greenbelt.<br />
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The on board maps had already been updated. The phase 2 segment would open a total of six stations between Wiehle-Reston and Ashburn including flagship stop at Dulles International Airport.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZQIpOlDGTiLfcneMooFLdCWC9ork0ychqkvctump8KzHwLKm2GToPphWw0672fu6D4dlfg-jgeYPGydfiP-BBmXrXy_UUJ4o0aZwiusSLcdGJCuHzS0KHCIkeebwBHIEKNCtYYAGg8gZbQ_OQ7loYoI62EjOriCBiT-wHIaSJ83aSX-s22TIb9PZugfWb/s1332/WMATA_6120-SL2-map.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1332" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZQIpOlDGTiLfcneMooFLdCWC9ork0ychqkvctump8KzHwLKm2GToPphWw0672fu6D4dlfg-jgeYPGydfiP-BBmXrXy_UUJ4o0aZwiusSLcdGJCuHzS0KHCIkeebwBHIEKNCtYYAGg8gZbQ_OQ7loYoI62EjOriCBiT-wHIaSJ83aSX-s22TIb9PZugfWb/w480-h640/WMATA_6120-SL2-map.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The other problem was the absolutely abysmal weather. Mid-November is always cool, but this day was outright cold with a miserable drizzle that never let up and blocked the waning late afternoon sun. Here we find 6k car #6120 that due to service cutbacks wound up leading the final "Phase 1" arrival at Wiehle-Reston.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixEidVXa-6rI-mVii61G6AuY5xL1ukxEpZhj7NggFHMAiBFtrYJJrGcPO8CGuJ305HAfaH1ZIOok9S-2XM1k4SE3O159y0qGu_RwYMBCgChmMQqCUjSr5sO0AAe3zs4nwoWMRJFHWGPiThp9int2KW6KBHS5yusQTxmpHDLSYd9z4kfj86Tg4vlmp1nXmY/s1280/WMATA_6120-Wiehle-Reston-Sta.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixEidVXa-6rI-mVii61G6AuY5xL1ukxEpZhj7NggFHMAiBFtrYJJrGcPO8CGuJ305HAfaH1ZIOok9S-2XM1k4SE3O159y0qGu_RwYMBCgChmMQqCUjSr5sO0AAe3zs4nwoWMRJFHWGPiThp9int2KW6KBHS5yusQTxmpHDLSYd9z4kfj86Tg4vlmp1nXmY/w640-h480/WMATA_6120-Wiehle-Reston-Sta.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEh_SDn2YEdSdPigZzduieT2fYsWu_Rq1_0_kXo20Z4T8xNB1IC5qmBpt2etTRP-lVAqZ1oUf4WUHAcoM2aHJhLqoK668ak93PSXlFWwiF3g11RUtHARl84rZiQq_AVABB0c66U-wdTSLfJn-rcbapL4l6JjiIywbfqvF4opP2Ju8zEM6thlnBwovsa3oJ/s1280/WMATA_6k-Wiehle-Reston-destination.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEh_SDn2YEdSdPigZzduieT2fYsWu_Rq1_0_kXo20Z4T8xNB1IC5qmBpt2etTRP-lVAqZ1oUf4WUHAcoM2aHJhLqoK668ak93PSXlFWwiF3g11RUtHARl84rZiQq_AVABB0c66U-wdTSLfJn-rcbapL4l6JjiIywbfqvF4opP2Ju8zEM6thlnBwovsa3oJ/w640-h480/WMATA_6k-Wiehle-Reston-destination.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The plan for a VIP train to depart Wiehle-Reston at the proscribed time and run express to Ashburn at which the first two revenue trains would begin their journeys. As you can see here the Ashburn express is showing on the <a href="https://www.redoveryellow.com/position-light/22-11-15_SL_PHASE_2/WMATA_Wiehle-Reston-Sta-tk2-arrival-board-wb%2bAshburn-exp.jpg">track #2 departure board</a>, however the "classic style" 6k trainset was occupying track #2.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWFSz_R-IMlGANgxueIMUh1mqLNLgzGg4DqWIKatd8r7edcpzclfa2psFdU3MnzMXXzdNJ0QDFrrAkgPxDo4MTCpvoqRFq4gGJCvmj2t21BP1RemkBhjA0Afs071hs43EZROFsz4I9dCrTDQLVjLwKuyOqSbOItT3j8Dt8ds9BJ1olfoC85poz0rtyW1BF/s1280/WMATA_Wiehle-Reston-Sta-west-end-arrival-boards+Silver-Ticket-exp-wb.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWFSz_R-IMlGANgxueIMUh1mqLNLgzGg4DqWIKatd8r7edcpzclfa2psFdU3MnzMXXzdNJ0QDFrrAkgPxDo4MTCpvoqRFq4gGJCvmj2t21BP1RemkBhjA0Afs071hs43EZROFsz4I9dCrTDQLVjLwKuyOqSbOItT3j8Dt8ds9BJ1olfoC85poz0rtyW1BF/w640-h480/WMATA_Wiehle-Reston-Sta-west-end-arrival-boards+Silver-Ticket-exp-wb.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Of course the Metro brass wasn't going to put the VIP's on a "classic" style train and I think the plan was to pull the 6k into the pocket and replace it with another 7k set, but then the VIP ceremony was delayed by about 20 minutes and the decision was made to use the 7k set led by #7646 on track 1 and cross it over via the Wiehle-Reston pocket track.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs-TwyRzo9StAeiTQQ-PhDp7XrghBbIuhTU-UmPeAD2Gxo3bjWaHZCGaRsTngg262gles8y4mVt2fdlPwyUOq01_2lEfakI21L93uToUhz9YG3Zm9r5UzI0ls-EAfbKrgNVvxQjYnRapC7Amh2Bk73zVniJtfeMBvl0z-kISkrlz8haAtGLiKgtvru87bv/s1280/WMATA_7646-Wiehle-Reston-Sta.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs-TwyRzo9StAeiTQQ-PhDp7XrghBbIuhTU-UmPeAD2Gxo3bjWaHZCGaRsTngg262gles8y4mVt2fdlPwyUOq01_2lEfakI21L93uToUhz9YG3Zm9r5UzI0ls-EAfbKrgNVvxQjYnRapC7Amh2Bk73zVniJtfeMBvl0z-kISkrlz8haAtGLiKgtvru87bv/w640-h480/WMATA_7646-Wiehle-Reston-Sta.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZQ1KAMqvqMg?si=cnXsQm8azte1VshI" title="YouTube video player" width="640"></iframe><br />
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The VIP train, dubbed the Silver Ticket Express, was intended for both VIPs and a group of 50 regular riders chosen by lottery. I had been expecting a degree of access control, but when the ribbon-cutting participants finished up with their thing and marched down to the platform, the 7k train on track #1 was just sitting there with all of its doors open like any other. Being announced as "Ashburn express departing on track #1" I decided to just get on the front car that was only populated by a pair of "winning" railfans.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiduSyMx93YKM4DbK5k-WOywTzvRaIUupkoQD0Bmfs60j7y-lEfvKoP0J7PM-aZ2wxosb_ibpFLXrBHpTaNGGYPvMy9JeAjy5LWb_gjZu2M7UIwS3bkCx3LWOYBJc31P102uIa4Bd5eU7NwBtgwz_Ad_5lL2hle36e5A_KgVHVlB19qjpTICaz32SKtPaS8/s1280/WMATA_SL2-Silver-Ticket-Express+fans+photographer-eb.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiduSyMx93YKM4DbK5k-WOywTzvRaIUupkoQD0Bmfs60j7y-lEfvKoP0J7PM-aZ2wxosb_ibpFLXrBHpTaNGGYPvMy9JeAjy5LWb_gjZu2M7UIwS3bkCx3LWOYBJc31P102uIa4Bd5eU7NwBtgwz_Ad_5lL2hle36e5A_KgVHVlB19qjpTICaz32SKtPaS8/w640-h480/WMATA_SL2-Silver-Ticket-Express+fans+photographer-eb.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2JKFwmtG5LnadSk2DdzqiI3D-htyxi-AwTsibKp1C87XNVn_bRm3DaJgUQnDocuR7xOSPbKSniHllNvcOrXsmjhR9fzGwsb0_TsPj6l8hyphenhypheneouX5ewaId2CmatyAcS_s42Z-tsyz532LPuzaygXttCe8ZmYgiuElaEsWCqKxJJXDgCahU5SBHFc3IdliEL/s1333/WMATA_SL2-Silver-Ticket-Express-7646-inside+railfans.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2JKFwmtG5LnadSk2DdzqiI3D-htyxi-AwTsibKp1C87XNVn_bRm3DaJgUQnDocuR7xOSPbKSniHllNvcOrXsmjhR9fzGwsb0_TsPj6l8hyphenhypheneouX5ewaId2CmatyAcS_s42Z-tsyz532LPuzaygXttCe8ZmYgiuElaEsWCqKxJJXDgCahU5SBHFc3IdliEL/w480-h640/WMATA_SL2-Silver-Ticket-Express-7646-inside+railfans.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Although one of the two fans was able to finagle his GoPro up on the front window I did my best to document the express run zooming through both front windows. The results weren't great due to the rain, but I still managed to capture the express-ness. Unfortunately the train had to reduce speed through the stations and was held to 45mph to reach Ashburn on schedule.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9SeOKqwV3B8uISlwM3eStvShW4wAFo4SNDbsNKa4lSJM21Y9PdWOCXx4HHr-TGaPYIikQ9epDmEKys1dgD9w9AqLJD2q_QLK7oacRRenBAMyF4ftE0lmg91Z9fgGGEgOfhqK8kS_lz2tu5GUn6q2YgZDLHouMck6NkSgvhaKM4AyTytfrtGKCauOKh0tL/s1333/WMATA_SL2-Silver-Ticket-Express-7646-railfan-view+cameras.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9SeOKqwV3B8uISlwM3eStvShW4wAFo4SNDbsNKa4lSJM21Y9PdWOCXx4HHr-TGaPYIikQ9epDmEKys1dgD9w9AqLJD2q_QLK7oacRRenBAMyF4ftE0lmg91Z9fgGGEgOfhqK8kS_lz2tu5GUn6q2YgZDLHouMck6NkSgvhaKM4AyTytfrtGKCauOKh0tL/w480-h640/WMATA_SL2-Silver-Ticket-Express-7646-railfan-view+cameras.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div><br /></div><div>
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#7646 at Ashburn, which had that new station smell. Unfortunately the vast majority of railfans had chosen to take the first inbound train from Ashburn and when I arrived they had already run out of pennants.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjClyCS62LtYSxM-rhU0dLSK9FwQ_0qB7qzmxrpIx_s55YgvcDsa4P2_K82SgzL9s5IohOIKuAH01FzH_mOca9jrtDsILLXiKqzPeGm04AFC6lGdWu7lDyL3ZhajiZ8kb6O8vypGhDAGKVdy-t2BrrzUKUKNGNCSm3fd3o0g98veTvhyphenhyphenNOjyuiuuS9F-lL_/s1280/WMATA_SL2-Silver-Ticket-Express-7646+Ashburn-Sta-eb.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjClyCS62LtYSxM-rhU0dLSK9FwQ_0qB7qzmxrpIx_s55YgvcDsa4P2_K82SgzL9s5IohOIKuAH01FzH_mOca9jrtDsILLXiKqzPeGm04AFC6lGdWu7lDyL3ZhajiZ8kb6O8vypGhDAGKVdy-t2BrrzUKUKNGNCSm3fd3o0g98veTvhyphenhyphenNOjyuiuuS9F-lL_/w640-h480/WMATA_SL2-Silver-Ticket-Express-7646+Ashburn-Sta-eb.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA0q39Z5dpTsHxYV8tdFSR5a-6WU_7zY6vBndjgBo_foXdZQIlYywIWqjT-NmR9l57jt5Zk0mfSPHdiuLjLnjCegxumDt57_VD9k0qdCAOX-hVuOvOokJRUAwGCSl5C6KRT4X0WVANs0qZcvE8aYX6p1sEemzcjaOv2KU3zlsdJ9ZDUI2v89JO4MeZfVpr/w640-h480/WMATA_7568-front-Ashburn-opening-day.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The front car was packed full of VIP's, railfans and press.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh7lqu7GJCxfHnYCASirYzz4EUQ597vYdorpBji1M4fREOSDTIASBY7Hy8fU_ZwjG7g6Igxsua0qMrPyDKjk0la7yu0sC9QsqLia8WXgXTI_HLwOTqu8-vo-MefmDOv-9h0hD1x1uiC4NN5e3T_jqLbh5wawZVtXbTyHj7bnN-N_3sXvKBVQGzvn9QHZbe/s1334/WMATA_7568-inside+GM+VIP-opening-day.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1334" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh7lqu7GJCxfHnYCASirYzz4EUQ597vYdorpBji1M4fREOSDTIASBY7Hy8fU_ZwjG7g6Igxsua0qMrPyDKjk0la7yu0sC9QsqLia8WXgXTI_HLwOTqu8-vo-MefmDOv-9h0hD1x1uiC4NN5e3T_jqLbh5wawZVtXbTyHj7bnN-N_3sXvKBVQGzvn9QHZbe/w480-h640/WMATA_7568-inside+GM+VIP-opening-day.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I struck out on pennants at Herndon, but found #2064 instead.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I had purchased the card at Wiehle-Reston in 2014 and it still had its initial $10 value that I was able to use for my Phase 2 fare!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKRr7vEz6UjhgG0lfuuN4ivTGyBuQFUa2oY2bRLr3gZZarJ9AeVkRQ4lw9lsRwWbjw4Y03kvzYKktp_cV0polQe0UmPPzQzmxTlmgHLkNi_wl9iGL16tAPC6GPshWR_oG035Wp7UQ70ydvORs9XHX9gAU6KG6oyUw3scg-1iVqLvsVZV9W-xDo_CULTdM1/s1280/WMATA_Innovation-Center-Sta-opening-day-pennant+card+2xxx.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKRr7vEz6UjhgG0lfuuN4ivTGyBuQFUa2oY2bRLr3gZZarJ9AeVkRQ4lw9lsRwWbjw4Y03kvzYKktp_cV0polQe0UmPPzQzmxTlmgHLkNi_wl9iGL16tAPC6GPshWR_oG035Wp7UQ70ydvORs9XHX9gAU6KG6oyUw3scg-1iVqLvsVZV9W-xDo_CULTdM1/w640-h480/WMATA_Innovation-Center-Sta-opening-day-pennant+card+2xxx.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Of course I had to go check out the new Dulles Airport station.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSDQpHsVy2XdsTACZZ7qFVsziaGDSgorq-oTEzlPK6OyC7ssvwecBTMKZ9G-W6LWsNvHj3p2lEwe93V7YBZTR6oz-XnTBb6ZFd6g0UIJTYqKxHptwj7xzu-EYIGn-x8pXVzn1H3P7WvWKUbQR7R5P9OJ3A1aTZtlI5UwPb1uosNuoqPRqX5K6cTQjTKEiT/s1280/WMATA_6118-Dulles-Sta-opening-day.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSDQpHsVy2XdsTACZZ7qFVsziaGDSgorq-oTEzlPK6OyC7ssvwecBTMKZ9G-W6LWsNvHj3p2lEwe93V7YBZTR6oz-XnTBb6ZFd6g0UIJTYqKxHptwj7xzu-EYIGn-x8pXVzn1H3P7WvWKUbQR7R5P9OJ3A1aTZtlI5UwPb1uosNuoqPRqX5K6cTQjTKEiT/w640-h480/WMATA_6118-Dulles-Sta-opening-day.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I didn't locate John, but I did run into the WMATA GM again at Herndon Station where he was having a chat with one of the first Dulles riders, a United pilot who had not only been aware of the opening time, but made a point to use the new service.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnteMBL62jZpBlHVDEBSHTEt3jbkwOUL8us8alVXM5RzhvQ7hvU3GbrgNqAOI-Z2RJBVzXvk4YLWntMVVE1gRGhliIngS8Kw9yzEBAQaQA_A_7Zim1NkUrn9rgbZ7KGilmYGG9h38q0W6c4KZ9uIkSykLLsCYRgjFRF2WT97oeBLFgRppkJh0qiiwxTr1g/s1330/WMATA_Herndon-Sta-GM+United-pilot-opening-day.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnteMBL62jZpBlHVDEBSHTEt3jbkwOUL8us8alVXM5RzhvQ7hvU3GbrgNqAOI-Z2RJBVzXvk4YLWntMVVE1gRGhliIngS8Kw9yzEBAQaQA_A_7Zim1NkUrn9rgbZ7KGilmYGG9h38q0W6c4KZ9uIkSykLLsCYRgjFRF2WT97oeBLFgRppkJh0qiiwxTr1g/w482-h640/WMATA_Herndon-Sta-GM+United-pilot-opening-day.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Healthy opening day crowds with their Metro swag bags at Herndon.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPDfnxi9VAthOiEuVF4sSeOfhmsT44QybONXvg74_hw69zf0fzm5_DZtyxXn40CTFEAJaoZflxbL__0UwzJUzv63IInwSZp5b3_oDA1fbqYw0NUjpD9AIRG0GXoyiEtmor0vN6NiMUxXZoHL6jzHpSE4NFHeNx5R2-bI5MIrhyF4qFc64BgQxI9amGi0Xw/s1280/WMATA_Herndon-Sta-mezzanine+esclators-outward-opening-day.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPDfnxi9VAthOiEuVF4sSeOfhmsT44QybONXvg74_hw69zf0fzm5_DZtyxXn40CTFEAJaoZflxbL__0UwzJUzv63IInwSZp5b3_oDA1fbqYw0NUjpD9AIRG0GXoyiEtmor0vN6NiMUxXZoHL6jzHpSE4NFHeNx5R2-bI5MIrhyF4qFc64BgQxI9amGi0Xw/w640-h480/WMATA_Herndon-Sta-mezzanine+esclators-outward-opening-day.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Daylight was fading quickly and with a 90 minute travel time back to Greenbelt, I decided to call it a day. Here is #3268 at L'Enfant Plaza along with #6083, leading my eastbound Green Line train.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUO1xN1ZYiP4XA_jdkxPzGuaUSWa2617vwQ-UMwZzVh4mvPMFVw4ED4iR33waKoJ6i2g6O3fOK8IUofRpmobb5R3hfDs4aZ5ouKzJkwhUCvwkqc6qxwKD9q03FJh3D3Ka9_0Y6TRIJXfFoKQ9wI1I3YrrLoW5CoXO5MI77Y1USlgpcOzpLU2I1GdDC2nzx/s1280/WMATA_3268-Lenfant-Plaza-upper-level.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUO1xN1ZYiP4XA_jdkxPzGuaUSWa2617vwQ-UMwZzVh4mvPMFVw4ED4iR33waKoJ6i2g6O3fOK8IUofRpmobb5R3hfDs4aZ5ouKzJkwhUCvwkqc6qxwKD9q03FJh3D3Ka9_0Y6TRIJXfFoKQ9wI1I3YrrLoW5CoXO5MI77Y1USlgpcOzpLU2I1GdDC2nzx/w640-h480/WMATA_3268-Lenfant-Plaza-upper-level.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjYb50MV7dgjbhBUaAHCjNDi8iqwIdmK1l8wreO0px2tJapoggkz1TYjsbAHokUM3UUFACNAkflKPJt_bsj-SmggOYasRdEn5ifqZ1Lsmb-UhXUKn_po6oMJQMl2PFCss2EuKkp0gYl28K9IiPFgZ4uko9bqQmtvy0dLk8Mizm_ixo5juJ6QOuHZ1JrLiD/s1280/WMATA_6083-Lenfant-Plaza-upper-level.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjYb50MV7dgjbhBUaAHCjNDi8iqwIdmK1l8wreO0px2tJapoggkz1TYjsbAHokUM3UUFACNAkflKPJt_bsj-SmggOYasRdEn5ifqZ1Lsmb-UhXUKn_po6oMJQMl2PFCss2EuKkp0gYl28K9IiPFgZ4uko9bqQmtvy0dLk8Mizm_ixo5juJ6QOuHZ1JrLiD/w640-h480/WMATA_6083-Lenfant-Plaza-upper-level.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I'll close things out with this cab speed indication on the #2 signal at L'Enfant Plaza.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7C4cuZhqgAxKu9DmPDZo4mzbiIYoOdpaGlKpiwiVSB88KXDO9oqk2Cd5gdR4vcVk_nuUu2pgL697DM5GL1EjMGlryM2hktZKeDJlPrWywmESbRJs5UXuw2YAgiYhm8vXAjxwqTQZ8SzzWeYMc5prZqQ4VWZF1K1ufF8xjsiZ3PuBWx6KiYv9tlH5sJz-u/s1280/WMATA_F03-Int-eb+02sig-Cab-Speed.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7C4cuZhqgAxKu9DmPDZo4mzbiIYoOdpaGlKpiwiVSB88KXDO9oqk2Cd5gdR4vcVk_nuUu2pgL697DM5GL1EjMGlryM2hktZKeDJlPrWywmESbRJs5UXuw2YAgiYhm8vXAjxwqTQZ8SzzWeYMc5prZqQ4VWZF1K1ufF8xjsiZ3PuBWx6KiYv9tlH5sJz-u/w640-h480/WMATA_F03-Int-eb+02sig-Cab-Speed.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Next time its back to RBMN country to bag more searchlights.</div><span><!--more--></span>Jersey Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10170958563337725933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262088704737011363.post-15790266273008283442022-11-09T21:59:00.005-08:002023-11-06T22:02:28.061-08:0022-11-10 PHOTOS: Baltimore Penn RehabBaltimore Penn Station is currently undergoing a revitalization project that will see the upper floors converted into some sort of commercial space, the tracks #1 and #3 platform re-opened and converted to high level and a new track #8 platform constructed with a connection to the current concourse. In the fall of 2022 I modified my travel plans to engineer a brief layover at Baltimore Penn and get some photos. Also included in the <a href="https://www.redoveryellow.com/position-light/22-11-10_BALTIMORE_PENN_REHAB/-Thumbnails.html">full set</a> ( <a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/vZc837fAyu2AVqtUA">mirror</a> ) are photos from Philly and around the Milepost 110 automatic signal in Severn, MD.<br />
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Waiting for a northbound MARC train at BWI, a peak period DC bound train was first to arrive on the far track with Kab Kar #7858 and HHP-8 #4911.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZjtWHRVa_7PrlqLZVsYrh0ZtEtD4LwgwXtaZUg6ipxAcfmuX-tMWi-eCj7VS5U1lj7BiN1ryXfKAbXya3_1qQx14YTnG3QogsF-PEjbvTu8fOzg6xLTQGkRPlXCPYUB59eXJcg2BbdUbm90758t2ufZ5OvDQA68sr4kWFAq3WiGb6kBagJAGwXzuETGi2/s1280/MARC_7858-BWI-fall.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZjtWHRVa_7PrlqLZVsYrh0ZtEtD4LwgwXtaZUg6ipxAcfmuX-tMWi-eCj7VS5U1lj7BiN1ryXfKAbXya3_1qQx14YTnG3QogsF-PEjbvTu8fOzg6xLTQGkRPlXCPYUB59eXJcg2BbdUbm90758t2ufZ5OvDQA68sr4kWFAq3WiGb6kBagJAGwXzuETGi2/w640-h480/MARC_7858-BWI-fall.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfbpyWrfDBdQFW86iJ9jpx94OIYhf5EMF4Gpt7trvY-vJMPKikQODV3p41Udklfuj4nmliLppGnkIJWdO6_YY5LNCxn0_F7alTnKebcJXOmUH7S46j4WTGfY_uynwbxQ5_EhX1D3TYEtRbdybFYBTwlcWLXNhQLHHG1zEC7pqQpWInCR_WBXDFWgW1dlfW/s1280/MARC_4911-BWI-fall.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfbpyWrfDBdQFW86iJ9jpx94OIYhf5EMF4Gpt7trvY-vJMPKikQODV3p41Udklfuj4nmliLppGnkIJWdO6_YY5LNCxn0_F7alTnKebcJXOmUH7S46j4WTGfY_uynwbxQ5_EhX1D3TYEtRbdybFYBTwlcWLXNhQLHHG1zEC7pqQpWInCR_WBXDFWgW1dlfW/w640-h480/MARC_4911-BWI-fall.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>My MARC train was being hauled by MP36PH-3C #33. Note the smoke from heavy breaking.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhriKPpahnIeUlO23ua-pSvXFeIaZIkdlArwoRY8Qh_FfmhS_kJGDMeH_TWPQQn6pEYFjL1tyLG880ktz4207uhxxY5vaL8kcWbDm73jXEBms4XvDDU6tt7sweyYeMgyHseQTP0Ah2r-Xe5I-HxQYL_xYYB17Yh828UovjxJNPpMMwQ2u_EGUK-nO6EAZ4g/s1280/MARC_33-BWI-fall.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhriKPpahnIeUlO23ua-pSvXFeIaZIkdlArwoRY8Qh_FfmhS_kJGDMeH_TWPQQn6pEYFjL1tyLG880ktz4207uhxxY5vaL8kcWbDm73jXEBms4XvDDU6tt7sweyYeMgyHseQTP0Ah2r-Xe5I-HxQYL_xYYB17Yh828UovjxJNPpMMwQ2u_EGUK-nO6EAZ4g/w640-h480/MARC_33-BWI-fall.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>At Baltimore Penn Station the cab car on my train was split lever Bomber #8058.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJgPMo-bF-ZlCIBfYjf7gwaXmddo8011YQQQ6DuU7-dkQL6on23SuHUn25YlJnXkhyphenhyphenlNO1gk4Av2QQrTnWuw_deU4yNtZDq9I7egEwcuBSFRwvSKpDAeIpwkA_aIU125_dxphC8cq89z-VBMVUWXy_2GS4Cz-q-jhw9O_llcNqgAo54pspDM1JTWuIKEVD/s1280/MARC_8058+Amt_Baltimore-Penn-tk1-3-plat-removed.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJgPMo-bF-ZlCIBfYjf7gwaXmddo8011YQQQ6DuU7-dkQL6on23SuHUn25YlJnXkhyphenhyphenlNO1gk4Av2QQrTnWuw_deU4yNtZDq9I7egEwcuBSFRwvSKpDAeIpwkA_aIU125_dxphC8cq89z-VBMVUWXy_2GS4Cz-q-jhw9O_llcNqgAo54pspDM1JTWuIKEVD/w640-h480/MARC_8058+Amt_Baltimore-Penn-tk1-3-plat-removed.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The low level track 1-3 platform had been completely removed in preparation for a high level conversion. Unfortunately this would mean the end of Baltimore's traditional brick paved platforms.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitc0SqF_5_0MSBOtZP9vhfI2U2XA_OYMqqciOVPpJ5cHSEjRnZn15uHYC79-eH2eZN4bh5J0l6mQ_VotpmYmm8KIpZUbxR3C8_LUBHcUJVklV5xuP0m76cEGRqKLsE2B0Gw8msMO7XgDHOhAT88yCAayZAE5SieUvVrX9zk0AVBJwkJqULhStdL3rse2y6/s1280/Amt_Baltimore-Penn-Sta-tk1-3-plat-removed-nb-angle.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="908" data-original-width="1280" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitc0SqF_5_0MSBOtZP9vhfI2U2XA_OYMqqciOVPpJ5cHSEjRnZn15uHYC79-eH2eZN4bh5J0l6mQ_VotpmYmm8KIpZUbxR3C8_LUBHcUJVklV5xuP0m76cEGRqKLsE2B0Gw8msMO7XgDHOhAT88yCAayZAE5SieUvVrX9zk0AVBJwkJqULhStdL3rse2y6/w640-h454/Amt_Baltimore-Penn-Sta-tk1-3-plat-removed-nb-angle.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Departing Track #7 was a southbound MARC train with MP36PH-3C #17.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZtn9NTOHiu56bZc527lNTRBBVbyn9KeTbA2EMN5yjBdS2IqGoeo4dAsmM-tHTRdpAT7S0Gv7pZ1HGiDbCcbiXT0tYSeqBPGqfcjlukRyxQqKq1d2qS3logHqlEZQxRlAEYXQXMdZzHJ5OjuWKzavZEqp2g3NPLKw5tUIZgn34zgSmMRQt2RHS_I_WLPwB/s1280/Amt_CHARLES-5S+6S+int+MARC_17.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="959" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZtn9NTOHiu56bZc527lNTRBBVbyn9KeTbA2EMN5yjBdS2IqGoeo4dAsmM-tHTRdpAT7S0Gv7pZ1HGiDbCcbiXT0tYSeqBPGqfcjlukRyxQqKq1d2qS3logHqlEZQxRlAEYXQXMdZzHJ5OjuWKzavZEqp2g3NPLKw5tUIZgn34zgSmMRQt2RHS_I_WLPwB/w640-h480/Amt_CHARLES-5S+6S+int+MARC_17.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>One discovery was the installation of a new southbound B&O style CPL dwarf signal on track #7 in CHARLES interlocking. This and an adjacent PRR style pedestal signal replaced a cantilever structure at the same location to make way for the new track #8 platform.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcL-63dsKwru8Ne82qmuR5s7DHl6hrU9eGWi4sbGbRw3bhQs8Dr10sJ3-fYmlNHI5mtPWzlVGudHqTjfR4qPN_YbkvRu8Dw9oxLRepsRZcH5AKzfRxL_RoET7Cz3AkRx7NjaRnylDEgXDeSzkZQm2Axyi2nyeKSWNuBodhfNhfg08GWan5ZgrtovBqrh5t/s1280/Amt_CHARLES-7S-CPL-Clear+8S-ped+IRJs-slight-angle.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="959" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcL-63dsKwru8Ne82qmuR5s7DHl6hrU9eGWi4sbGbRw3bhQs8Dr10sJ3-fYmlNHI5mtPWzlVGudHqTjfR4qPN_YbkvRu8Dw9oxLRepsRZcH5AKzfRxL_RoET7Cz3AkRx7NjaRnylDEgXDeSzkZQm2Axyi2nyeKSWNuBodhfNhfg08GWan5ZgrtovBqrh5t/w640-h480/Amt_CHARLES-7S-CPL-Clear+8S-ped+IRJs-slight-angle.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Although the exterior of the station was covered by scaffolding, the interior was pretty much the same as it always had been.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-VKKhfoBwgViknGaC_cF1fIjUofHo5gK2dW5fPn_1v-rrx49IXfhOGI71DcCc1MzabVklPVdqVlmuaV46yUvsxK596nKN8_Ms3kDFLgCSuJasSLz52TctS0EUSAkYZBUgRQAtwIPdy5PdNs_uWlEZmxjA3e905ryzexHf_HCJTUp_9GsjhC-FDRhqdv7Y/s1280/Amt_Baltimore-Penn-Sta-shrouded.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-VKKhfoBwgViknGaC_cF1fIjUofHo5gK2dW5fPn_1v-rrx49IXfhOGI71DcCc1MzabVklPVdqVlmuaV46yUvsxK596nKN8_Ms3kDFLgCSuJasSLz52TctS0EUSAkYZBUgRQAtwIPdy5PdNs_uWlEZmxjA3e905ryzexHf_HCJTUp_9GsjhC-FDRhqdv7Y/w640-h480/Amt_Baltimore-Penn-Sta-shrouded.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNDplLjIoZyqCOOSzVLuRLOrFrjSogmcpVA7Ol9qPeV2bGFZdZFupIzp3yWnrICZ858w_GU_YtUoBDouAPLfToji_ItEW58OP_C9pi1FkPb6ozcNa_YiLV2B8NwHdmvHI2BfmynTfvMvaF6vbmlw3xREUWgQxpZGBaxpgRjusdFYu8BzhWTgI_RR8Ku8ko/s1280/Amt_Baltimore-Penn-Sta-inside-main-hall-nb.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNDplLjIoZyqCOOSzVLuRLOrFrjSogmcpVA7Ol9qPeV2bGFZdZFupIzp3yWnrICZ858w_GU_YtUoBDouAPLfToji_ItEW58OP_C9pi1FkPb6ozcNa_YiLV2B8NwHdmvHI2BfmynTfvMvaF6vbmlw3xREUWgQxpZGBaxpgRjusdFYu8BzhWTgI_RR8Ku8ko/w640-h480/Amt_Baltimore-Penn-Sta-inside-main-hall-nb.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtt5Xq0PYguKzTZVKGXK_prs3HEXbpNyXPbjTXeb6HPxuNxe1Q5mIvsugIGoU5vBAuym8IWIRY-l5YKGeJCN5VIFklERw-uHWBD4hxjeT3xi4GVAlDvrmnHDi_-0QAnn_JrCvSKvb7iGiY-LOnpNqe6PzddQmpIrqrgBPytsI8PD9vgJH2bM41lEnl9ePZ/s1280/Amt_Baltimore-Penn-Sta-inside-concourse-outward.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtt5Xq0PYguKzTZVKGXK_prs3HEXbpNyXPbjTXeb6HPxuNxe1Q5mIvsugIGoU5vBAuym8IWIRY-l5YKGeJCN5VIFklERw-uHWBD4hxjeT3xi4GVAlDvrmnHDi_-0QAnn_JrCvSKvb7iGiY-LOnpNqe6PzddQmpIrqrgBPytsI8PD9vgJH2bM41lEnl9ePZ/w640-h480/Amt_Baltimore-Penn-Sta-inside-concourse-outward.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Looking westward out over track #1 and the disused light rail spur. The torn up brick portion of the low level platform can be seen along with the CHARLES interlocking track #3 cantilever signal.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJtBtvs6z2IgsOHmdrYCuuFItKDiEW5Ka0XWvs_1-71xA1rbUnKGTj4SvlbAQbTc7Gsz0fVZPKwWbD6XopPXHEf8Rce44BpQY0_l4g3aqdDrprZIsWfPANdwWWIBuFIs3ZkxSj-Pb8Z2T3SLUV66TPo_DpESHilqtMbTGcg8xSzfWF9JKaJSM5MdotLXqh/s1280/Amt_Baltimore-Penn-Sta-tk0-1-above-sb+CHARLES-3S-canti-far.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="963" data-original-width="1280" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJtBtvs6z2IgsOHmdrYCuuFItKDiEW5Ka0XWvs_1-71xA1rbUnKGTj4SvlbAQbTc7Gsz0fVZPKwWbD6XopPXHEf8Rce44BpQY0_l4g3aqdDrprZIsWfPANdwWWIBuFIs3ZkxSj-Pb8Z2T3SLUV66TPo_DpESHilqtMbTGcg8xSzfWF9JKaJSM5MdotLXqh/w640-h482/Amt_Baltimore-Penn-Sta-tk0-1-above-sb+CHARLES-3S-canti-far.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Here we see the as of yet untouched rear of Baltimore Penn Statio, its concourse and the foundation for the new track #8 headhouse including an elevator pit. The new platform will be reached via a penetration (currently covered by white plastic sheeting) in the escalator/elevator structure serving the track #6/#7 "Amtrak" platform. This will eliminate the need to alter the original 1911 concourse.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjToKezC4gzb6fDCU3KjtTgy-YdGKX26LKHL8JfeeaLtz1yXvbFg3Zr8ST-HUdoyUF4NLYFErtxstDbbIU2xLaBVmQnKivb4cOSWO1CV8Oxu2H-LM1fhwdWKfrNbEzGP8hAeRI7z8JA2W1Ve_ZXF0jx0bm0yRG887VAfBk7EVhIKJOgXD6175kB6iAhZXQ2/s1280/Amt_Baltimore-Penn-Sta-rear+tk6-7-plat-stairs-sb-slight-angle.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjToKezC4gzb6fDCU3KjtTgy-YdGKX26LKHL8JfeeaLtz1yXvbFg3Zr8ST-HUdoyUF4NLYFErtxstDbbIU2xLaBVmQnKivb4cOSWO1CV8Oxu2H-LM1fhwdWKfrNbEzGP8hAeRI7z8JA2W1Ve_ZXF0jx0bm0yRG887VAfBk7EVhIKJOgXD6175kB6iAhZXQ2/w640-h480/Amt_Baltimore-Penn-Sta-rear+tk6-7-plat-stairs-sb-slight-angle.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Northbound view showing the new track #8 platform. Currently labeled track "F", it has been used to store MARC trainsets overnight since service was expanded in the 1990's. This and the reactivation of the track #1/#3 platform will expand the number of tracks at Baltimore Penn to 6 through and 1 stub. Currently tracks 1, 3 and F are used for MARC storage that ties up crew and track capacity in deadhead moves after the sets have finished their revenue service. The new platforms will allow sets to discharge passengers then be tied up for the night. Note there is room for additional tracks if the need should ever arise.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsx-qU1yDmYck_w7I_UyyUamh8R3hGw52gmhen-mN5LDXSsXRSVVlfL9JoOJT4j6HRaDyM3lgmKuGgnmTq6ZuTVsXA8XSKde5imrHpytXQqvQlTETXy8WjNavrFQFSdRfgYWGL-NhzNy6W2UDcswCryEf40GmTnldESt_27J27b9RBvnduZSp9d2T77tmp/s1280/Amt_Baltimore-Penn-Sta-new-tkF-plat+tk7-plat-nb.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsx-qU1yDmYck_w7I_UyyUamh8R3hGw52gmhen-mN5LDXSsXRSVVlfL9JoOJT4j6HRaDyM3lgmKuGgnmTq6ZuTVsXA8XSKde5imrHpytXQqvQlTETXy8WjNavrFQFSdRfgYWGL-NhzNy6W2UDcswCryEf40GmTnldESt_27J27b9RBvnduZSp9d2T77tmp/w640-h480/Amt_Baltimore-Penn-Sta-new-tkF-plat+tk7-plat-nb.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>View of the concourse area from the side showing the track #1/#3 trainshed that has been stripped of its roofing material for repainting and restoration.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghXB_h2K-Pffdr_-gsNLv-q1MhJB8h0PSU3hhzcrPRWVCgNDa5x_C3HKgOS7nUMS1cTIgJsnY2QJQoaWLF1EQfKGIOkdaS4znPHkaBscBpO1dkbRavmIb2BnKnFqoalV8byisQLpbC8xvb3qm0_Tca6j9jpKGO7GWunnv67W9MqB7FBcp1RP2ewE8TijRo/s1280/Amt_Baltimore-Penn-Sta-concourse-sb-side+tk1-3-shed-above.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghXB_h2K-Pffdr_-gsNLv-q1MhJB8h0PSU3hhzcrPRWVCgNDa5x_C3HKgOS7nUMS1cTIgJsnY2QJQoaWLF1EQfKGIOkdaS4znPHkaBscBpO1dkbRavmIb2BnKnFqoalV8byisQLpbC8xvb3qm0_Tca6j9jpKGO7GWunnv67W9MqB7FBcp1RP2ewE8TijRo/w640-h480/Amt_Baltimore-Penn-Sta-concourse-sb-side+tk1-3-shed-above.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Amtrak ACS-86 #651 with a southbound Regional on track #7.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYY6T8VQtjzwbPrOAj4y2Nl3SVm12k0wUrF_Rz39CRQToieNLFiUB_ITPyAEaqTftYAHa0YjNwcwgtDFGcN2bJ1FKtGGkTmSZhsCpWVC5fwbrmk6qvBFWQxBN4BoucQLWcnsxN7RFqkv6GDDg_ChkrIscVGmcXcXoPat-w4GDgpZUOTwZXUPDjRi3x8pg_/s1280/Amt_51+Baltimore-Penn-Sta-new-tkF-plat-headhouse-footing-nb-angle.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYY6T8VQtjzwbPrOAj4y2Nl3SVm12k0wUrF_Rz39CRQToieNLFiUB_ITPyAEaqTftYAHa0YjNwcwgtDFGcN2bJ1FKtGGkTmSZhsCpWVC5fwbrmk6qvBFWQxBN4BoucQLWcnsxN7RFqkv6GDDg_ChkrIscVGmcXcXoPat-w4GDgpZUOTwZXUPDjRi3x8pg_/w640-h480/Amt_51+Baltimore-Penn-Sta-new-tkF-plat-headhouse-footing-nb-angle.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Northbound Acela power car #2014 arriving on track #6.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB4U9EMxAUrzdVPyKABGyOuI7Bfk-jGo0RqSSnmH6sjpwao5wZKWnxZ47F5K1ATa8fOKMFh_rrfViZGtIJRb7pzHjMlDWaZsHjs3eXiNnTyEtrKeRiL9wdHhWPsIWnpF3Q_Yd4AHqkM4SEnD_jibiHARomu2j8GaAxzV83YpIXvv397oXYk1Oi-Qy8LsW6/s1280/Amt_2014-Baltimore.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB4U9EMxAUrzdVPyKABGyOuI7Bfk-jGo0RqSSnmH6sjpwao5wZKWnxZ47F5K1ATa8fOKMFh_rrfViZGtIJRb7pzHjMlDWaZsHjs3eXiNnTyEtrKeRiL9wdHhWPsIWnpF3Q_Yd4AHqkM4SEnD_jibiHARomu2j8GaAxzV83YpIXvv397oXYk1Oi-Qy8LsW6/w640-h480/Amt_2014-Baltimore.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>SEPTA Silverliner V #738 at Market East station.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh67m2eh5gKegWZQuGN0gecTdBLr9rv_H6AoN0zE1dG93JjWQo1udsFgB21Evy2xbFhKkP0UUoR4cpZXbYHBe8EzSFWxnu4HlIMxPFDTxsNvKfYHwd-vZ7f1BWgcccyn4X_zEV0cEu6DHMFu6kZwjmqugqC6pxVLWC_B8iv9F7qgDqD9fdJWidB-40NdfMc/s1280/SEPTA_738-Market-East.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh67m2eh5gKegWZQuGN0gecTdBLr9rv_H6AoN0zE1dG93JjWQo1udsFgB21Evy2xbFhKkP0UUoR4cpZXbYHBe8EzSFWxnu4HlIMxPFDTxsNvKfYHwd-vZ7f1BWgcccyn4X_zEV0cEu6DHMFu6kZwjmqugqC6pxVLWC_B8iv9F7qgDqD9fdJWidB-40NdfMc/w640-h480/SEPTA_738-Market-East.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br />PATCO was wrong railing across the Ben Franklin Bridge and I caught a westbound taking the crossover at 8th and Market interlocking before the arrival of my westbound train.<br />
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At 30th St Station NJT GP40PH-2B #4206 departs track #1 with an Atlantic City Line train just before the arrival of a southbound Acela Express Trainset with #2018 and #2004 and ACS-86 #644 leading a southbound Regional.<br />
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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="959" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAsFS7t0i6mshQps_xZllUU25NvPdCklhPAhu-ssZb78zUMMkAJftJO7T07Mi1nJ27wMz8mrjwRFDTZZQvajN-UmA8-ojC7_eI6KFhLibNc7bbzJSRxC7vrGRRaaZczw8JiBysgDVwsPwcE9Q6uIxhTGec7dTI-bY6luCZAzKGax6MiU7MvHs1tmYWTqvu/w640-h480/Amt_2012+Severn-Substation-section-break-nb.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>MARC 8000-series cab car and with a northbound Penn Line train and SC44 #85 with a southbound Penn Line train at Severn.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieiscNcr2F2n6mnXta7wqio0Lj3n-Ym1ppj54S1YeZIgy43Ul1fF9zJdvqhDjSHz2fmMdbIzYhrJvczT9W4C9cN3iLjtv_LAQA-cfLj1nqA4jwgIXDeDdlbw3WvvU-62OL8gaJ4cWzh5TcIeAX_OnKMBFR2iR8K3O8fopehPf5zOa4o4sL4IfByiIHxyhy/s1280/MARC_80xx-Severn.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="959" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieiscNcr2F2n6mnXta7wqio0Lj3n-Ym1ppj54S1YeZIgy43Ul1fF9zJdvqhDjSHz2fmMdbIzYhrJvczT9W4C9cN3iLjtv_LAQA-cfLj1nqA4jwgIXDeDdlbw3WvvU-62OL8gaJ4cWzh5TcIeAX_OnKMBFR2iR8K3O8fopehPf5zOa4o4sL4IfByiIHxyhy/w640-h480/MARC_80xx-Severn.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj31xxt2IM6xksiU5qyWSSQtFvZOF-vq7XK4K5gutCTSfnFP1FPCyz5UQgumgYs9-oYAvGn2M95TizxfTXd-b4fwUq5dY_NUmB5auL3ht_2BrXDn3SlGPAFQwqChWzH4N1sT1dcw7pLvXAKrJbgBPBhXAvaMGeU-zUgNkOyEGorhfAJdVMeFMy_OXsYFRbq/w480-h640/Amt_NEC-S-MP-110.2-Severn-Rd-underpass-ewd.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>That's all for this trip. Next time I'll be back for the opening day of WMATA Silver Line Phase II.</div><div><br /></div>Jersey Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10170958563337725933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262088704737011363.post-61222545972951008792022-10-29T12:16:00.001-07:002023-10-29T12:17:39.017-07:0022-10-29 PHOTOS: HARRIS With FriendsAfter <a href="https://prr4ever.blogspot.com/2022/09/22-09-17-photos-harrisburg-power-office.html">my trip</a> to the recently preserved Harrisburg Power Director's office, I had a non-railfan friend express interest in heading up to see the facility for themselves. The bad news was that after driving up we found that they would not be opening the PDO that day. The good news was that he had a ton of fun working the HARRIS tower Model 14 interlocking machine while I did train photos. You can find the full set of those photos <a href="https://www.redoveryellow.com/position-light/22-10-29_HARRIS_WITH_FRIENDS/-Thumbnails.html">here</a> ( <a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/WAvMMxrZ4quKhk4W7">mirror</a> ). Also included are bonus photos of the MARC Brunswick Line Kensington station and some Amtrak/SEPTA/PATCO stuff.<br />
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First up was Amtrak ACS-86 #655 on a Keystone trainset relay move.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvXQDduTBD_diXznOnqcHfGI54NO6Vb5K1Y7-hn8_YbvIF6to3-4S7zOnnpn7aN3nKSoQHDCeBf-fXlU9Ew1nCdhEDpjkKeNo5QSnk6KcJoZTXf0GAgQ-i5Ld2ZMwCct_xfC7W2P3JKnnF32fKC-dCOKmPhfD9Uu65y6dwvuJzrofJz5uKCftmeYANarJl/s1500/Amt_HARRIS-74sw+97sw-wb-angle+655.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1500" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvXQDduTBD_diXznOnqcHfGI54NO6Vb5K1Y7-hn8_YbvIF6to3-4S7zOnnpn7aN3nKSoQHDCeBf-fXlU9Ew1nCdhEDpjkKeNo5QSnk6KcJoZTXf0GAgQ-i5Ld2ZMwCct_xfC7W2P3JKnnF32fKC-dCOKmPhfD9Uu65y6dwvuJzrofJz5uKCftmeYANarJl/w640-h426/Amt_HARRIS-74sw+97sw-wb-angle+655.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Arriving soon after was an eastbound coal train led by C44-10W #7540 and Union Pacific run-through SD70ACe #8586.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCGC6Q5Tzn2URYuHoQoGtRix2Km3ZDaMn5iqA3KC-WrDbHJVmhvfAHbumDUUu1pNJMf126RX-fswOucuYbPxZBLM5dbvLms6mtnDzjSa-8gaZ3AJhFVPl7MIF5p-tu3Qt1LaXWx8zFjT0i0A-fE98ooiORSj42vgdDuMCN-rpJth07o861VjVuM-KI-3v_/s1500/NS_7540-HARRIS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="999" data-original-width="1500" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCGC6Q5Tzn2URYuHoQoGtRix2Km3ZDaMn5iqA3KC-WrDbHJVmhvfAHbumDUUu1pNJMf126RX-fswOucuYbPxZBLM5dbvLms6mtnDzjSa-8gaZ3AJhFVPl7MIF5p-tu3Qt1LaXWx8zFjT0i0A-fE98ooiORSj42vgdDuMCN-rpJth07o861VjVuM-KI-3v_/w640-h426/NS_7540-HARRIS.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-U83jcmJHHcC0skYtJHOhrxwVltFI6ssPI-iy-Fg48cPyUN-TY8_nCkZel1hOpp5tGyUmFeg1icQoeLWIjljer7ETOJJmMUerd3hQ8xuhaR2prXwE9_VIi-S7qg08Jk7WlSHxMjr_6tOgy-MLiWnRBCOwqrBmLhukW6H03_H3wp8jsS8HnLl0uWrBysdc/s1500/UP_8596-HARRIS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="999" data-original-width="1500" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-U83jcmJHHcC0skYtJHOhrxwVltFI6ssPI-iy-Fg48cPyUN-TY8_nCkZel1hOpp5tGyUmFeg1icQoeLWIjljer7ETOJJmMUerd3hQ8xuhaR2prXwE9_VIi-S7qg08Jk7WlSHxMjr_6tOgy-MLiWnRBCOwqrBmLhukW6H03_H3wp8jsS8HnLl0uWrBysdc/w640-h426/UP_8596-HARRIS.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Behind this was an eastbound merchandise train with ES44AC #8033 and C44-9W #9715.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKr4gU1nOyi432A5EuNeu7BOZ7rHkqsgoYHH9XHExM2F7mApsUd1KEWceBffp5nq-s_22bV0mjhLBp1oXJ1YN7eFeww-SlncrOtKltKcvwsQsUUTYTerv-I0agwaCmVHSEu5DjfrHIizXdDOieA5S7I91S0zL6dzn4VrHpCyaF8JRUiHIzuzKGTIcJRZRi/s1500/NS_8033+9715-HARRIS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1002" data-original-width="1500" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKr4gU1nOyi432A5EuNeu7BOZ7rHkqsgoYHH9XHExM2F7mApsUd1KEWceBffp5nq-s_22bV0mjhLBp1oXJ1YN7eFeww-SlncrOtKltKcvwsQsUUTYTerv-I0agwaCmVHSEu5DjfrHIizXdDOieA5S7I91S0zL6dzn4VrHpCyaF8JRUiHIzuzKGTIcJRZRi/w640-h428/NS_8033+9715-HARRIS.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>At this time it was time for lunch and on the way to the mall food court I popped by the Harrisburg Station that has retained much of its PRR era interior. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6LH7K6L3TJ5iAvUUTXIINoC5VtTuxR4fARIHnf-0fw8chws0p0xiHJhEvv6HokOCsfwRGogN7GZrwrRryuUcsP7KSFwbjCmehzZK8uHBJH0N7t5DUy_yM5ozO81XcyYrrInB4sQDLM5T2SFJUVoL8NeoaTWmcZ8abBFfEZgEhyYY1vYKRE7-XBoZiqpun/s1280/Amt_Harrisburg-Sta-center+vehicle-circle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;">Unfortunately the Chock O Block Clock kinetic sculpture <a href="https://www.pennlive.com/life/2022/09/iconic-ball-machine-clock-sculpture-in-strawberry-square-will-have-a-new-home-in-central-pa.html">had been removed</a> from the Strawberry Square Mall where the closest eateries to HARRIS tower are located.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiziUogH9WZCrPpa6OPKpTbPJhwVu57wZpg-pB6iKCjAbCi8VImPdTI7bQFjF8pnpHZLqaTZiJJN_hj77uRgWUehb__URQa8khCq__uQtRn80TXQWlolZ8HOfmDu631_d0IoYyNcmh9Vx3ZQPoUjQ6K4hGPzvZLAOp7gZlJGKMPHYxuP7mOUO74mEbU1lL3/s1333/PA_Harrisburg-Strawberry-Fields-missing-ball-device.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiziUogH9WZCrPpa6OPKpTbPJhwVu57wZpg-pB6iKCjAbCi8VImPdTI7bQFjF8pnpHZLqaTZiJJN_hj77uRgWUehb__URQa8khCq__uQtRn80TXQWlolZ8HOfmDu631_d0IoYyNcmh9Vx3ZQPoUjQ6K4hGPzvZLAOp7gZlJGKMPHYxuP7mOUO74mEbU1lL3/w480-h640/PA_Harrisburg-Strawberry-Fields-missing-ball-device.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Upon my return with lunch I was greeted by a westbound intermodal with NS AC44C6M #4535 and ET44AC #3634.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Last movement of the day at HARRIS was SD70ACC #1806 with a short intermodal transfer hop headed to Rutherford Yard.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKQaM6gV_OGiOJ-XMXvPTtT3pyovsnQQyzN_8zJ5AcwvGxv_adbuIEDGQVM7zTSjseh843J6cPzFd1N1deEM79Mp1MHzzxvFR9g5Ht5oOauI8mSSaVsivtg-Nd-tj8DSVPkbiseNFoKy2zm-yYBJvC8OBXxNjbYismLkWP7AlI9MmuOuR6wm2lWfy1i75Z/s1500/NS_1806-HARRIS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1500" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKQaM6gV_OGiOJ-XMXvPTtT3pyovsnQQyzN_8zJ5AcwvGxv_adbuIEDGQVM7zTSjseh843J6cPzFd1N1deEM79Mp1MHzzxvFR9g5Ht5oOauI8mSSaVsivtg-Nd-tj8DSVPkbiseNFoKy2zm-yYBJvC8OBXxNjbYismLkWP7AlI9MmuOuR6wm2lWfy1i75Z/w640-h426/NS_1806-HARRIS.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>PRR GG1 #4859 was visible under the Harrisburg train shed on the cut track #8.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpZvR_9iB2MYZ7-WUy6sy23D9Qm2zaq54X6GVkkqeHnyX_qcE9Fu3UhSEuRY1a6ztiuWnU1aq49nTlzc2H4SbJLIW12tJd1QnpvyxBEsW-B05Zp-RlkV9fi8evut4c19IdnDJdxK7lnqtGLbK7Sl5H4DjzqEacMOox_cdgz1hNUBNdZ2h7JjhYSZVf8rh4/s1280/Amt_Harrisburg-Sta-tk7-eb+PRR_4859-zoom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpZvR_9iB2MYZ7-WUy6sy23D9Qm2zaq54X6GVkkqeHnyX_qcE9Fu3UhSEuRY1a6ztiuWnU1aq49nTlzc2H4SbJLIW12tJd1QnpvyxBEsW-B05Zp-RlkV9fi8evut4c19IdnDJdxK7lnqtGLbK7Sl5H4DjzqEacMOox_cdgz1hNUBNdZ2h7JjhYSZVf8rh4/w640-h480/Amt_Harrisburg-Sta-tk7-eb+PRR_4859-zoom.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Rainy weekday afternoon at MARC's Kensington, MD stop on the Brunswick Line where MARC MP36PH-3C #31 and cab car #7761 pass by the Milepost 11 "KENSINGTON" signal location on the CSX Metropolitan Sub. This was followed by a 5-car Capitol limited powered by Amtrak's penultimate P42DC #206. The blind curve at the Kensington Station makes use of the duckboard crossing a bit spicy, however the bell that used to provide advance warning was removed for some reason.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3cjduIujUcGtTjbwX78KryXiolrCVW0vPSl5quU-wV8tHsIjKOSfo8DHDDMKsBt4KN9Z6k-QbzvxF1rt4mKKvnUFBYDK040SsnYmFtR-TmidH-6idtMxl1H3YVv0qRsDmZt1_X3wOxQilV_c6n-iOKMO2KdvpOE2hwgxiU21UjZewqn5bWVRVY_eb9me4/s1280/MARC_Kensington-Sta-tk1-platform+duckboards+sta-eb-wet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3cjduIujUcGtTjbwX78KryXiolrCVW0vPSl5quU-wV8tHsIjKOSfo8DHDDMKsBt4KN9Z6k-QbzvxF1rt4mKKvnUFBYDK040SsnYmFtR-TmidH-6idtMxl1H3YVv0qRsDmZt1_X3wOxQilV_c6n-iOKMO2KdvpOE2hwgxiU21UjZewqn5bWVRVY_eb9me4/w640-h480/MARC_Kensington-Sta-tk1-platform+duckboards+sta-eb-wet.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br />
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Finishing up with some NEC photos, here is Amtrak Acela Express power car #2023 at BWI and SEPTA Silverliner V #828 at 30th St Station.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIZhPSrok8_G8tfwYroCyS7xUrfM-Y6Ktjny-ZoH2XuFJKv7b-l5r2WjE2hyphenhyphenqESqyuHMJa0CSE4KtL9Atpbz9BmBE4rlyaZV0cZdCv4JLCR_hTF-qdGOeuvtZNQ4KZTAPYzq9dEqyAphaT_CXSOtBgTk7rKFZDJzK0sEJqxTMnagPaRVIs4chSPhyphenhyphenzJ9rH/s1280/Amt_2023-BWI.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIZhPSrok8_G8tfwYroCyS7xUrfM-Y6Ktjny-ZoH2XuFJKv7b-l5r2WjE2hyphenhyphenqESqyuHMJa0CSE4KtL9Atpbz9BmBE4rlyaZV0cZdCv4JLCR_hTF-qdGOeuvtZNQ4KZTAPYzq9dEqyAphaT_CXSOtBgTk7rKFZDJzK0sEJqxTMnagPaRVIs4chSPhyphenhyphenzJ9rH/w640-h480/Amt_2023-BWI.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKy7epbFRuMX1r4Qqwbi7qLsyBhqB50pgnQjmqjNN9vnXRR88j3X8OIRNzVe748GNurflVF9XtGBwrgezQrMCIuEKMH5xGa_dRKkKbkKpyj65WCoUCyNh8mRjSrv1aT_ZYAam3TRr9l8J_PP7uumoQ7LlpR3tOu9QfOvVYK7V710F3JrbOV6xZXpnN-qTx/s1280/SEPTA_828-30th-St.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKy7epbFRuMX1r4Qqwbi7qLsyBhqB50pgnQjmqjNN9vnXRR88j3X8OIRNzVe748GNurflVF9XtGBwrgezQrMCIuEKMH5xGa_dRKkKbkKpyj65WCoUCyNh8mRjSrv1aT_ZYAam3TRr9l8J_PP7uumoQ7LlpR3tOu9QfOvVYK7V710F3JrbOV6xZXpnN-qTx/w640-h480/SEPTA_828-30th-St.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Finally SEPTA Silverliner IV #286 at both 30th St and Market East.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3aRoIvH2UujoEe2hniX99dKjtw938AX8FBoR6B3u82RaRWZd58yn1-SOftbE2KP_Q0oFKvrP02c9uZo1ZJVGQOjBKs2lxhZb0myzcUHT1ay6KUw5MSK6Pl-Z51YaEfUQwzHNFVgZKXcBUbtweHQaGKkvAkvbR3W2qsyTQ3lj_mTNQxaESniVXfX52au3G/s1280/SEPTA_286-30th-St.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3aRoIvH2UujoEe2hniX99dKjtw938AX8FBoR6B3u82RaRWZd58yn1-SOftbE2KP_Q0oFKvrP02c9uZo1ZJVGQOjBKs2lxhZb0myzcUHT1ay6KUw5MSK6Pl-Z51YaEfUQwzHNFVgZKXcBUbtweHQaGKkvAkvbR3W2qsyTQ3lj_mTNQxaESniVXfX52au3G/w640-h480/SEPTA_286-30th-St.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLOSZWtEtiRueD5_VqmkQfLFH7_0cKkUnLq2EDEWdZFhumRRyRKrcWrDrO3Bx5aonl-lXdIuGfCjPPoFFFCGT2W2Lkk4uPhEPkea5gf4CpXozhOfSDNGa9uTOGr4Lu11UuZbnPX78btBX3ExWbBkKkd9cZm5IrFZRooVlifCBT2l0Ih2W9Wtg2b0K7lful/s1280/SEPTA_286-Market-East.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLOSZWtEtiRueD5_VqmkQfLFH7_0cKkUnLq2EDEWdZFhumRRyRKrcWrDrO3Bx5aonl-lXdIuGfCjPPoFFFCGT2W2Lkk4uPhEPkea5gf4CpXozhOfSDNGa9uTOGr4Lu11UuZbnPX78btBX3ExWbBkKkd9cZm5IrFZRooVlifCBT2l0Ih2W9Wtg2b0K7lful/w640-h480/SEPTA_286-Market-East.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>That's all for now. Next time I'll be back to my old stomping grounds of Baltimore Penn Station as it undergoes a renovation project.
<br /><br /></div>Jersey Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10170958563337725933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262088704737011363.post-35633665304616217082022-10-14T19:00:00.007-07:002023-11-01T19:12:18.142-07:0022-10-14 PHOTOS: City Position Lights - Part 2In <a href="https://prr4ever.blogspot.com/2022/10/22-10-14-photos-city-position-lights.html">part one of my fall 2022 LIRR Main Line position light trip</a> I traveled to New York City and visited three PRR style amber position lit signal locations between Q Gardens and Woodside on the LIRR Main Line. In part two I will continue on to the Hunterspoint Ave area to check out M CABIN on the "temporarily" out of service Main Line Cutoff over Dutch Kills in addition to late afternoon action at the Hunterspoint LIRR station. I'll then wrap things up by catching an outbound peak period <6> Express train to Parkchester. You can find the full set of photos <a href="https://www.redoveryellow.com/position-light/22-10-14_CITY_POSITION_LIGHTS/-Thumbnails.html">here</a> ( <a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/qp2NUY1afcCEwG2W8">mirror</a> ).<br />
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After getting back on the Queens Blvd line at Grand Ave, I transferred to R188 #7261 on the (7) at 74th St and took it to Hunterspoint Ave.</6><div><6><br /></6></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyslMgWYhyr0qE3TzRQ48_Sgg_2viPUZ_0r6TpNP7YOPNFj5Cf3qCXEXd1mAhI9PQzlTd1hsmgbCYBQhNh4eWdBEQ4XkqYtvqwktx8-_lZBku_GsJkIHgpsuT1S2szFn5Khid904eHu1w8ians-OFHKKPQN852I2tJyrYkM-asbYj8FdGNsUSLfZfVSMxD/s1280/NYCTA_7-188-7261-74th-St-Broadway.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyslMgWYhyr0qE3TzRQ48_Sgg_2viPUZ_0r6TpNP7YOPNFj5Cf3qCXEXd1mAhI9PQzlTd1hsmgbCYBQhNh4eWdBEQ4XkqYtvqwktx8-_lZBku_GsJkIHgpsuT1S2szFn5Khid904eHu1w8ians-OFHKKPQN852I2tJyrYkM-asbYj8FdGNsUSLfZfVSMxD/w640-h480/NYCTA_7-188-7261-74th-St-Broadway.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAhUn8wWKNxhPKfYJXRSFyXSgGoNL2cIW1XeTrT8DikKnYF9tKK0SFdTpDUmS24zi1n-N9mp1FS78y0oceTNXBcalTw_fX9AgTm8iv7w6BRHHovwS6datMN_Q2HY2zk8cciamgOwCztTfDVZv_bzure3wqQeuF34nTg817jY01DHfUIYQ96u0stWmsFtTU/s1280/NYCTA_Hunterspoint-Int-324REP+324sig-far+7-188.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAhUn8wWKNxhPKfYJXRSFyXSgGoNL2cIW1XeTrT8DikKnYF9tKK0SFdTpDUmS24zi1n-N9mp1FS78y0oceTNXBcalTw_fX9AgTm8iv7w6BRHHovwS6datMN_Q2HY2zk8cciamgOwCztTfDVZv_bzure3wqQeuF34nTg817jY01DHfUIYQ96u0stWmsFtTU/w640-h480/NYCTA_Hunterspoint-Int-324REP+324sig-far+7-188.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Back on surface streets I caught sight of an R188 train on the (7) ramp adjacent to the LIRR yard full of brand new M9's including #9093.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX_MtRueMucyVZYZPkrjpWOcRj52AlR1uovZPBUyjLmwhVCURixa5bYCMO71XJMEWh9tClPWkNskGQARbtGByrnaWZSgO_ZfTY8JbzPBs8wVOvVBuqpbETNZDOg8k4nBQlzyI4Y0T1QykaufNGCa1RNhwwEg3vReD_29VKWZ3wLe5yxJ17OZ5-4f2yo_KP/s1280/LIRR_9093+NYCTA_7-188-Hunter-Point.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX_MtRueMucyVZYZPkrjpWOcRj52AlR1uovZPBUyjLmwhVCURixa5bYCMO71XJMEWh9tClPWkNskGQARbtGByrnaWZSgO_ZfTY8JbzPBs8wVOvVBuqpbETNZDOg8k4nBQlzyI4Y0T1QykaufNGCa1RNhwwEg3vReD_29VKWZ3wLe5yxJ17OZ5-4f2yo_KP/w640-h480/LIRR_9093+NYCTA_7-188-Hunter-Point.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I also caught Amtrak ACS-86 #618 with a southbound Regional entering <a href="https://www.redoveryellow.com/position-light/22-10-14_CITY_POSITION_LIGHTS/Amt_F-708E%2bLine-2-ramp-above.jpg">Line 2</a> en-route to Penn Station.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyVnzqXsI-2yV8tl9rQiMYLhFL2TxRP1xmzbTlNxig3gk7yS5zO3ehKxSGRH6m_BCR07P0Ty9KaRImTjLOGWM8ktk1f1NwcwW1KF_jE935jXtGxwnYNE78CtxJxQgTbxoFbQD3Jsp5MYIizzcj2mxNFz01rRHTtjgboSDcoISQXmsAV-htDxmSPSigen1d/s1280/Amt_618-F-Line-2-portal.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyVnzqXsI-2yV8tl9rQiMYLhFL2TxRP1xmzbTlNxig3gk7yS5zO3ehKxSGRH6m_BCR07P0Ty9KaRImTjLOGWM8ktk1f1NwcwW1KF_jE935jXtGxwnYNE78CtxJxQgTbxoFbQD3Jsp5MYIizzcj2mxNFz01rRHTtjgboSDcoISQXmsAV-htDxmSPSigen1d/w640-h480/Amt_618-F-Line-2-portal.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The LIRR Main Line freight cutoff served the old Sunnyside freight yards, allowing trains to reach the non-electrified Montauk Branch in an eastbound direction and avoid trying up the high density Main Line. With the decline in NYC industrial customers and the replacement of the Sunnyside freight yard with passenger yard and shoppe facilities, the Cutoff has been functionally abandoned. Previously accessed by <a href="https://www.redoveryellow.com/position-light/22-10-14_CITY_POSITION_LIGHTS/LIRR_Main-Line-Cutoff-Sunnyside-flyovers-split-eb.jpg">ramps from F interlocking</a> (part of the former PRR Sunnyside Yard complex), today the single remaining track has been largely reclaimed by nature as seen here under the Large Island Expressway.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4UmjSXTyVog89JpsmlPHo0zaU_AWH-ZN7VtoYhoRMSIVjVhMrn1rsW8dMR8WggHrrVH7CKzPto-6vQlvckEvIfkik1hw3gAcWqz-ZjGxa_wApKnr6ggWExTHu624HrnC3wpUrctGDUhDOuBQ0UyWsZQZNNVswiz2GADtnHJrhD26dP10lwsWYgT91FGGM/s1280/LIRR_Main-Line-Cutoff-LIE-overpass-under+tk2-bumper-wb.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4UmjSXTyVog89JpsmlPHo0zaU_AWH-ZN7VtoYhoRMSIVjVhMrn1rsW8dMR8WggHrrVH7CKzPto-6vQlvckEvIfkik1hw3gAcWqz-ZjGxa_wApKnr6ggWExTHu624HrnC3wpUrctGDUhDOuBQ0UyWsZQZNNVswiz2GADtnHJrhD26dP10lwsWYgT91FGGM/w640-h480/LIRR_Main-Line-Cutoff-LIE-overpass-under+tk2-bumper-wb.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Nevertheless, the line's movable bridge over the Dutch Kills, is still an active, although out of service, interlocking station. The westbound distant signal stands at the top of the F interlocking ramp and, despite the colorful artwork, is still lit and was displaying a PRR manual block Caution indication.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgQqNO1FUG-8W3TJBj6m3U5_KNl0AJEfvCoX6lQoaoqOOeX1k7hGaKKLSMNkGrLvp_cCcZMjB7qYrjYT6612x_RnbYLfv3lOAdrpsZXf16CWLNhNohYVkgjRWaxPtgp1ctEjpPenmvxPX_YR9zlphsyQnsPh5geU4zCZ19CJ96R8nkPrLMDZaykLTwpeF-/s1280/M-CABIN-wb-distant-rear-sharp.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgQqNO1FUG-8W3TJBj6m3U5_KNl0AJEfvCoX6lQoaoqOOeX1k7hGaKKLSMNkGrLvp_cCcZMjB7qYrjYT6612x_RnbYLfv3lOAdrpsZXf16CWLNhNohYVkgjRWaxPtgp1ctEjpPenmvxPX_YR9zlphsyQnsPh5geU4zCZ19CJ96R8nkPrLMDZaykLTwpeF-/w640-h480/M-CABIN-wb-distant-rear-sharp.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrEPtVaKnLaROMAXyWBuN5Y3MY3VedhmZIVc9nADplUBOvR9Jb1zp_QKghsLgWYwF25f6MeF55LoMnp8kd51kB7SIFyguyJjqLe2oZNa7lY0nkkAoWMJI05PIfZYZWJF9SQDqqsxtiENkkMZEpiobMEq1d7ym7wmkx6ECjxQCKgexNVGe27QyZhy_nen7U/s1496/M-CABIN-wb-distant-Caution.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1496" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrEPtVaKnLaROMAXyWBuN5Y3MY3VedhmZIVc9nADplUBOvR9Jb1zp_QKghsLgWYwF25f6MeF55LoMnp8kd51kB7SIFyguyJjqLe2oZNa7lY0nkkAoWMJI05PIfZYZWJF9SQDqqsxtiENkkMZEpiobMEq1d7ym7wmkx6ECjxQCKgexNVGe27QyZhy_nen7U/s16000/M-CABIN-wb-distant-Caution.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This section of the cutoff had also been commandeered by a local urban farm.</div><div><br /></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA8yS2ExbkhFgRqqtu3ME11OVPlsSxM7I56slSt2_OXPRyfuBC5u-RndeQwB5Yp3osEcJ_BSs5oWh50v8pjEHfPTyc6DjQNJL9LH5G1qRYN4RUWQ4WNQ4uGkvDLfwr9l0MVgbV-cCNupafyUj8US6kZiqu1wsuWTDurAnJY9QmM6ArtzjdB2NsnQs7_7DY/s1280/LIRR_Main-Line-Cutoff-melon-patch-squash.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA8yS2ExbkhFgRqqtu3ME11OVPlsSxM7I56slSt2_OXPRyfuBC5u-RndeQwB5Yp3osEcJ_BSs5oWh50v8pjEHfPTyc6DjQNJL9LH5G1qRYN4RUWQ4WNQ4uGkvDLfwr9l0MVgbV-cCNupafyUj8US6kZiqu1wsuWTDurAnJY9QmM6ArtzjdB2NsnQs7_7DY/w640-h640/LIRR_Main-Line-Cutoff-melon-patch-squash.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>While getting some signal photos I also managed to bag a train of LIRR M3's</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG8tOlWlEVzDqB8UsCLsXkZyvHUGn2TEg_Ti8ZGMDGi91SfyEiIuhReU4jMDkOPYI7Rj7I-nNfjgyj6uiLM1sJEhP9GSzJmzqorbfR0Oq1S2KWoSyV_HgTmXXZlKGz3S_5G6wmYP9dE1e3wmPvNtx2nBibVeYXXf8w3pxD1NDmf7ulM7zR5uQam5XJ94cp/s1280/LIRR_9807+9808+NYCTA_7-188-Hunters-Point.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="959" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG8tOlWlEVzDqB8UsCLsXkZyvHUGn2TEg_Ti8ZGMDGi91SfyEiIuhReU4jMDkOPYI7Rj7I-nNfjgyj6uiLM1sJEhP9GSzJmzqorbfR0Oq1S2KWoSyV_HgTmXXZlKGz3S_5G6wmYP9dE1e3wmPvNtx2nBibVeYXXf8w3pxD1NDmf7ulM7zR5uQam5XJ94cp/w640-h480/LIRR_9807+9808+NYCTA_7-188-Hunters-Point.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><6>Here a westbound train of LIRR M7's, including #7581 and #7756, make a somewhat uncommon move taking East River Tunnel Line 2 to New York Penn Station instead of the more customary Line 4. <br />
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M CABIN's westbound signal, hidden by leaves, protecting a split point derail.</6></div><div><6><br /></6></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0_Cxq0E7b53Jo6jRPEhqJvvLEuO-83MUQWWcMAaBsDBR2pxnlItCls4k64LDTu63y0V06vdKLtK9k-CBG2OQyo-9l9Wl8WuRwqpPiYFV9KdpRSZbTD2NlbWGQPGXvFaMqb9MhfSodLlRy_51f-QlOeDgiEx1GZqJ00_q6m_qE9Mj5nRWdCG5qQJGPNBO2/s1330/M-CABIN-2W-angle-obscured+derail.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0_Cxq0E7b53Jo6jRPEhqJvvLEuO-83MUQWWcMAaBsDBR2pxnlItCls4k64LDTu63y0V06vdKLtK9k-CBG2OQyo-9l9Wl8WuRwqpPiYFV9KdpRSZbTD2NlbWGQPGXvFaMqb9MhfSodLlRy_51f-QlOeDgiEx1GZqJ00_q6m_qE9Mj5nRWdCG5qQJGPNBO2/w482-h640/M-CABIN-2W-angle-obscured+derail.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>M CABIN itself is located in the control booth of the Dutch Kills river drawbridge and will require a followup trip.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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A deadhead Amtrak Empire Service train led by Phase Three Heritage painted P32AC-DM #710 is about to enter East River Tunnel Line 2 while an eastbound LIRR diesel trainset led by C3 cab car #5014 pulls into the Hunterspoint Ave LIRR Station, all while an NYC Subway R188 (7) Train descends into the Steinway Tunnel from the elevated portion and another R188 trainset passes over Sunnyside Yard in the distance.<br />
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For the record the diesel train that arrived just after I had left the Hunterspoint Ave LIRR platform was #421.</6></div><div><6><br /></6></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrtmxaBeXiZrm-Y-XE1F58uzqDUEVBO3hTLUf3HqCZ9ysTiU12gh48mBI6BPkfZrcaAnj19T95G7ZF6UWrtHvLS82uguaWo0NW0cB0cSmkjhbt7VjH3eyYPNm7GE3SUY4w56rQQe9hXhT7ju-ugDtc6dCJQiP2VD6IAWt4_K6wa8tbOTS6tEhUHg-CLQn7/s1280/LIRR_421-rear-Hunterspoint-Ave-Sta.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrtmxaBeXiZrm-Y-XE1F58uzqDUEVBO3hTLUf3HqCZ9ysTiU12gh48mBI6BPkfZrcaAnj19T95G7ZF6UWrtHvLS82uguaWo0NW0cB0cSmkjhbt7VjH3eyYPNm7GE3SUY4w56rQQe9hXhT7ju-ugDtc6dCJQiP2VD6IAWt4_K6wa8tbOTS6tEhUHg-CLQn7/w640-h480/LIRR_421-rear-Hunterspoint-Ave-Sta.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Transferring from the (7) to a Lexington Ave express at 42nd St, I transferred again at the Route 125th St station station to a northbound center track <6>express.</6></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQurbKYOIPbpKJd5zHrysBHblDE_wf-4I8ANX7bVEw8ZrRcnrLC2LIXujKN4ZMTGy5Tgocz2qfb0ymSgkhgU8iYXdkqABu9ZrjhE0mxcAOFqBeP0CUoRAjPsAa2kW82FzR71kyLb4r5BZeJAma2hlocOn0yvpADhqbxUb8Xq3pYtYyBG3TnAmW4vgMP81W/s1280/NYCTA_7-188-7290-GCT.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQurbKYOIPbpKJd5zHrysBHblDE_wf-4I8ANX7bVEw8ZrRcnrLC2LIXujKN4ZMTGy5Tgocz2qfb0ymSgkhgU8iYXdkqABu9ZrjhE0mxcAOFqBeP0CUoRAjPsAa2kW82FzR71kyLb4r5BZeJAma2hlocOn0yvpADhqbxUb8Xq3pYtYyBG3TnAmW4vgMP81W/w640-h480/NYCTA_7-188-7290-GCT.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEXUpTnLNJykOrl2pkj3kF5tsgTLSI83cDZtIu1rGWIWKGQ3AUj2COIU3G8LvHTHyP6GXThyphenhyphenO8fs8QpdOroLc33xYMXlM8yxdEBAlcEzmgM8GKjrqDUdWNua1oAXi26j4rW_XsUpR_-6gS_0up9WjKpRfO1pJ8Gsr3LTRMrw_Guu6k1piIbZMopyDYkgtt/s1280/NYCTA_6-62-1731-125th-St.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="964" data-original-width="1280" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEXUpTnLNJykOrl2pkj3kF5tsgTLSI83cDZtIu1rGWIWKGQ3AUj2COIU3G8LvHTHyP6GXThyphenhyphenO8fs8QpdOroLc33xYMXlM8yxdEBAlcEzmgM8GKjrqDUdWNua1oAXi26j4rW_XsUpR_-6gS_0up9WjKpRfO1pJ8Gsr3LTRMrw_Guu6k1piIbZMopyDYkgtt/w640-h482/NYCTA_6-62-1731-125th-St.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><6><6>Although it did take a few headways to get an R62 with a reasonable front view, I was ultimately successful in capturing the outbound <6> express run to Parkchestera with single stop at Hunts Point Ave.<br />
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Here A train of R62's depart the center track of the Parkchester Station after completing an express run from 125th St. Next stop will either be the yard or a pocket track to lay over before returning downtown.<br />
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At Parkchester, the tower still stands next to the 177TH ST interlocking, overlooking the trains of R's62 heading in and out of Westchester Yard.</6></6></6></div><div><6><6><6><br /></6></6></6></div><div><6><6><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdH9hiGbwP6_2xIKgvI6qxWJrPGhDoRlLWU_e1HlkXGXRXhoUYCQ8Xzuunn2QJmoW96j6oeaiL5MCifR5Dq-Uc-SfdaLozjjQNq5QzaM-sLWVQ3NnuuNku0RoMtH1lt-L1Ohu0CHL3f5_Y25MQy7Zb71i_5GjyxlSlFR_on_ngiH1p2kf_kXxMlgfkIqPE/s1280/NYCTA_177TH-ST-nb-side+6-62.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="959" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdH9hiGbwP6_2xIKgvI6qxWJrPGhDoRlLWU_e1HlkXGXRXhoUYCQ8Xzuunn2QJmoW96j6oeaiL5MCifR5Dq-Uc-SfdaLozjjQNq5QzaM-sLWVQ3NnuuNku0RoMtH1lt-L1Ohu0CHL3f5_Y25MQy7Zb71i_5GjyxlSlFR_on_ngiH1p2kf_kXxMlgfkIqPE/w640-h480/NYCTA_177TH-ST-nb-side+6-62.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><6><6><br /></6></6></div><div><6><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVZs8XvYlfNBsPIkAD3pCNwDkhs7GPAsE1fpKh4fu9MGDio1s-uY7uj1wSgnRRxWBvOPGWcqrsIHiU6bZZhleYkqPyGzfq_5BoIu7u_-7xF8l7WHIlzgamqZNCExpbw6lBWchjPSz3nxWFfAyuhd-0DHl2Q9B_0FFsUHUao6_MZUAYAwDkdCpRE_hgUcuM/s1280/NYCTA_177th-St-Int-820sig+822sig-rear+2x6-62-zoom.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVZs8XvYlfNBsPIkAD3pCNwDkhs7GPAsE1fpKh4fu9MGDio1s-uY7uj1wSgnRRxWBvOPGWcqrsIHiU6bZZhleYkqPyGzfq_5BoIu7u_-7xF8l7WHIlzgamqZNCExpbw6lBWchjPSz3nxWFfAyuhd-0DHl2Q9B_0FFsUHUao6_MZUAYAwDkdCpRE_hgUcuM/w640-h480/NYCTA_177th-St-Int-820sig+822sig-rear+2x6-62-zoom.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></6></div><div><6><6>I would return to 125th St on R62 #2120.</6></6></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLYUxLoQHLzdiQ-GaWmTUl38pguZW1mYj_jNPf8luQFslb5EJN5HH9b29eDa3U4wqlqDvugOkk-2feZDbW8_qWV0DMWVloT-__3uIe7zk85FMpgUkMzdkP81jPV5lHhQt3xoOXsHTJymjWI5aFFVtr0MsX48o6ccLfq7R7RBYA6Y2NA8SsBA-efVAje81i/s1328/NYCTA_6-62-2120-Parkchester.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1328" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLYUxLoQHLzdiQ-GaWmTUl38pguZW1mYj_jNPf8luQFslb5EJN5HH9b29eDa3U4wqlqDvugOkk-2feZDbW8_qWV0DMWVloT-__3uIe7zk85FMpgUkMzdkP81jPV5lHhQt3xoOXsHTJymjWI5aFFVtr0MsX48o6ccLfq7R7RBYA6Y2NA8SsBA-efVAje81i/w482-h640/NYCTA_6-62-2120-Parkchester.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div><6><6><br /></6></6></div><div><6><6>While waiting on my express transfer, I got this photo of the #491 switch lit up for maintenance at the 125TH ST interlocking with the #490 signal displaying a diverging clear.</6></6></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1q5ryZOTyK0odiM55Dy-GihYVyPB-vGP2_rOBdjQxE81xCM-_7l4XgsL5H6K9CEN6Q9oxDG-y-_5WRoZAgoHz2ejbUjjlam-iA5HRn3bukyjibmTv4wFgYdHe8itssun4x4enT7_PItI4VysMzjIz10_iv5daocFQkxNABBddG3ndAWROA24wfpxL-ubx/s1280/NYCTA_125th-St-Int-490sig-Div-Clea+491sw-far-brightr.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1279" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1q5ryZOTyK0odiM55Dy-GihYVyPB-vGP2_rOBdjQxE81xCM-_7l4XgsL5H6K9CEN6Q9oxDG-y-_5WRoZAgoHz2ejbUjjlam-iA5HRn3bukyjibmTv4wFgYdHe8itssun4x4enT7_PItI4VysMzjIz10_iv5daocFQkxNABBddG3ndAWROA24wfpxL-ubx/w640-h640/NYCTA_125th-St-Int-490sig-Div-Clea+491sw-far-brightr.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><6><6><br /></6></6></div><div><6><6>After returning to Penn Station and getting dinner in the lounge, I headed back to Philly on a Keystone propelled by ACS-86 #650.</6></6></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMa3dSClCOLU5MP9qWF8I7mhyphenhyphen0xc_nA0XmzJuh1vRfcoRNOeAn85fsgpnmXoU1AHhKI8eTTZmQNMAgCrK7Ly7qN7kF9hORyqttjzllSYZWmmfCcnKzT-X3q9I5gGHOXMr7f4ohT5YR54ZpvE7FBt5uaipn0LygU2L3o-SlM7YGeADRH7v4sk_sZxS_W_fb/s1280/Amt_650-NYP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="962" data-original-width="1280" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMa3dSClCOLU5MP9qWF8I7mhyphenhyphen0xc_nA0XmzJuh1vRfcoRNOeAn85fsgpnmXoU1AHhKI8eTTZmQNMAgCrK7Ly7qN7kF9hORyqttjzllSYZWmmfCcnKzT-X3q9I5gGHOXMr7f4ohT5YR54ZpvE7FBt5uaipn0LygU2L3o-SlM7YGeADRH7v4sk_sZxS_W_fb/w640-h482/Amt_650-NYP.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><6>That's all for my Fall 2022 NYC excursion. Next time I'll be back with my annual late October visit to HARRIS tower. <br />
<br /></6></6></6></div>Jersey Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10170958563337725933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262088704737011363.post-47539336104558404542022-10-13T22:14:00.001-07:002023-10-19T22:20:16.889-07:0022-10-14 PHOTOS: City Position Lights - Part 1As the supply of interesting signaling rapidly dries up I have been looking to the New York City region where, despite its best efforts, the LIRR still operates a large amount of amber style PRR signaling. Of course getting signal photos in an urban environment comes with its own set of challenges with restricted right of way access and frequent service. In the fall of 2022 I ventured out to get photos of LIRR position lit automatic signal locations on the Main Line between Woodside and Jamaica (covered here in Part 1) in addition to the quasi-abandoned M CABIN near Hunterspoint (covered in Part 2). I also hit up some towers on the NYCT Subway as well as a <6> express run between Route 125th St and Parkchester. The gallery of photos can be found <a href="https://www.redoveryellow.com/position-light/22-10-14_CITY_POSITION_LIGHTS/-Thumbnails.html">here</a> ( <a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/qp2NUY1afcCEwG2W8">mirror</a> ).<br />
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I started things off at the BWI Airport Amtrak station with an Acela train to NYC led by power car #2035.</6><div><6><br /></6></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-SBErPBhMx16Rc-gM3wEU7eN16clj38K1aPcChgnFe_QsVuvVlQIdxvBQEFSzn6Oj7DrZInFy2I7QBWnCOMtVsir6PTvgxGr2H675lNUKKe8yplsIUpJVA65MTxiDS2DsaO25lmwAVBcP2sLuegHXp3riYmrZtnDZ4bX8Q2eODpVLl-f3UNXC5lvk5DQv/s1280/Amt_2035-BWI.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="959" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-SBErPBhMx16Rc-gM3wEU7eN16clj38K1aPcChgnFe_QsVuvVlQIdxvBQEFSzn6Oj7DrZInFy2I7QBWnCOMtVsir6PTvgxGr2H675lNUKKe8yplsIUpJVA65MTxiDS2DsaO25lmwAVBcP2sLuegHXp3riYmrZtnDZ4bX8Q2eODpVLl-f3UNXC5lvk5DQv/w640-h480/Amt_2035-BWI.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Departing 30th St Station, three Acela II sets were in the Penn Coach Yard awaiting their 2023 entry into service.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo4dh2X5WUnTPjrPMvBXqtaTlOPXy5c983MbjfULrb3pAWHD1fERsn0a9RfJW1hV9nUyGOuesiAVkaJukCozQmPK021HxzM1_dM5hRp8SZs7oVDbEEsmk6vD7owXkzoWkiFCR8vz1ce3404NdKEHSofYhw6eQUeaOtaIP92GLXsPCuXAzk4k0S_LY3s6I2/s1280/Amt_2109+667+10093+21xx+21xx-Penn-Coach-Yard.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo4dh2X5WUnTPjrPMvBXqtaTlOPXy5c983MbjfULrb3pAWHD1fERsn0a9RfJW1hV9nUyGOuesiAVkaJukCozQmPK021HxzM1_dM5hRp8SZs7oVDbEEsmk6vD7owXkzoWkiFCR8vz1ce3404NdKEHSofYhw6eQUeaOtaIP92GLXsPCuXAzk4k0S_LY3s6I2/w640-h480/Amt_2109+667+10093+21xx+21xx-Penn-Coach-Yard.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>At New York Penn Station was ACS-86 #646, numbered as a tribute to New York (or New Jersey's?) most famous area code.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLfQSyNN7yJTI_FAXRMzJ1-hT5lWwkXhbGCIYO8z394ioNkjaP9V02XRzeufgW8SauzFXtkWepEWLpYL_06n2DTLdhuM2HYBF6YiOOKf0EzSmYPyHNt4X8O68pnpP77oOVBcjHXZ5srptnwsEgeZmRQDVFvYLl0FsrA6dUR2JnUAy-O4xQLQbHqIO27v1w/s1280/Amt_646-NYP-close.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="962" data-original-width="1280" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLfQSyNN7yJTI_FAXRMzJ1-hT5lWwkXhbGCIYO8z394ioNkjaP9V02XRzeufgW8SauzFXtkWepEWLpYL_06n2DTLdhuM2HYBF6YiOOKf0EzSmYPyHNt4X8O68pnpP77oOVBcjHXZ5srptnwsEgeZmRQDVFvYLl0FsrA6dUR2JnUAy-O4xQLQbHqIO27v1w/w640-h482/Amt_646-NYP-close.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Amtrak Phase III heritage P32AC-DM #715 also at Penn Station.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrYc9Bb3wbicG-vqQOiVih8dsdUunehHyrI61kYOnBITadgXOACuNFLv3WN84Q-RSkf9N-zzXE1mGm7CJaWqdiIU2Agq5J_S0pcmDZ3kJCBUz4q-Keh_tMnGQN1jM29R9GveHbaPg6f2YgHUPwyQEvk1_uOa5VyFER0uaSFRIaJlq-d1asEyoUNVXO34rs/s1280/Amt_715-NYP-close.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrYc9Bb3wbicG-vqQOiVih8dsdUunehHyrI61kYOnBITadgXOACuNFLv3WN84Q-RSkf9N-zzXE1mGm7CJaWqdiIU2Agq5J_S0pcmDZ3kJCBUz4q-Keh_tMnGQN1jM29R9GveHbaPg6f2YgHUPwyQEvk1_uOa5VyFER0uaSFRIaJlq-d1asEyoUNVXO34rs/w640-h480/Amt_715-NYP-close.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>If you have lounge access or a pass, the new Penn Station lounge has is a great way to avoid paying for costly city food. I stopped by while connecting between Amtrak and the LIRR.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqtpesAy6psbbEbCH_pKTdPIk-h93t5d8qgUjnoArbeX59SUATOAVIkODoVM_-8ByQ5iAhrgf8OW0ZHegYzKTERlMouq0P-Mnhloq59B8X5bv-ZXwwjmNDo_YU183uMNfVv7GowX050GEmvUM7j8azDotAvdv0AF4jfG3Uv3ogG-eUR8xtKkFfcifwIGwN/s1280/Amt_NYP-Met-Lounge-prepared-food-case-angle.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqtpesAy6psbbEbCH_pKTdPIk-h93t5d8qgUjnoArbeX59SUATOAVIkODoVM_-8ByQ5iAhrgf8OW0ZHegYzKTERlMouq0P-Mnhloq59B8X5bv-ZXwwjmNDo_YU183uMNfVv7GowX050GEmvUM7j8azDotAvdv0AF4jfG3Uv3ogG-eUR8xtKkFfcifwIGwN/w640-h480/Amt_NYP-Met-Lounge-prepared-food-case-angle.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSiFj6cCLCfTMPR8jiBpIkC9tcww19Sx-iMRetIONbDl6_A6c9-6uSqG7yPgii2n1u7XEgLpJK2MVULFQvH4_A_c0tvTLobFcuIuvxOpU7-ka5EAmO2bC6EIsu0R0S3T0pWXuN_5oKbU6zUR0gM5U1mYUyzRk2N9tXiNinReGmRR77s6f38wVx40FQMiQw/s1280/Amt_NYP-Train-Hall-nwd-above-morning.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSiFj6cCLCfTMPR8jiBpIkC9tcww19Sx-iMRetIONbDl6_A6c9-6uSqG7yPgii2n1u7XEgLpJK2MVULFQvH4_A_c0tvTLobFcuIuvxOpU7-ka5EAmO2bC6EIsu0R0S3T0pWXuN_5oKbU6zUR0gM5U1mYUyzRk2N9tXiNinReGmRR77s6f38wVx40FQMiQw/w640-h480/Amt_NYP-Train-Hall-nwd-above-morning.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Down on the NYP wide platform my LIRR train to Q Gardens arrived with #7482 on the rear end.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQu0AHSw5qTYHrQ-BWDrC6UZlxSi1Hyo33H_tUyy4C0M4ct9O_31qMV-T_4zyHJjyGV-5KNX7azbEzDNU6KD2hSmRlQfRfWYoynUQ0nK74uWwmeNpZhq1idEhOGCgPpX7jqEitIDSFASnk6wdB5GaPUpKm-EJtFQOdn6MfjjwlJ7C1I7Weco5R5ohc-eRA/s1280/LIRR_7482-NYP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="962" data-original-width="1280" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQu0AHSw5qTYHrQ-BWDrC6UZlxSi1Hyo33H_tUyy4C0M4ct9O_31qMV-T_4zyHJjyGV-5KNX7azbEzDNU6KD2hSmRlQfRfWYoynUQ0nK74uWwmeNpZhq1idEhOGCgPpX7jqEitIDSFASnk6wdB5GaPUpKm-EJtFQOdn6MfjjwlJ7C1I7Weco5R5ohc-eRA/w640-h482/LIRR_7482-NYP.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>After arriving at Q Gardens I got this photo of LIRR M7 #7219 passing one of the new pedestal signals for the new ESA related extension of JAY interlocking that consisted of a <a href="https://www.redoveryellow.com/position-light/22-10-14_CITY_POSITION_LIGHTS/JAY-130R%2b132R%2b131sw%2bMain-Line-Signal-79-rear.jpg">new trailing point crossover</a> between Main Line tracks 1 and 3.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFsNK0DhG47wJ2IIjRubvZM2LuiN3wS0J214tHKD4nHacIJ_7KsP-2SqUp5QMDzsiDJdHd3IWevBbSTjTmli53UGEl-l-ejz3d-SVjvRJchMwSkgepL0gtDJI7buiHmWlaGjRrhTNog-MY-v7sEG8WYM0I4fkYNs2fQpA7FYyQ8jPa6Z0-QvpvWYtKeWbm/s1280/LIRR_7219-end+JAY-130R+Main-Line-Signal-79-rear.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFsNK0DhG47wJ2IIjRubvZM2LuiN3wS0J214tHKD4nHacIJ_7KsP-2SqUp5QMDzsiDJdHd3IWevBbSTjTmli53UGEl-l-ejz3d-SVjvRJchMwSkgepL0gtDJI7buiHmWlaGjRrhTNog-MY-v7sEG8WYM0I4fkYNs2fQpA7FYyQ8jPa6Z0-QvpvWYtKeWbm/w640-h480/LIRR_7219-end+JAY-130R+Main-Line-Signal-79-rear.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><6>Here is an eastbound train of LIRR M7's passing through the Q Gardens station with #7504 on the front and #7285 on the rear as it slows for the work crew and signals at JAY.</6></div><div><6><span><a name='more'></a></span>
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A pair of westbound LIRR train led by M7 #7765 and #7205 respectively stopping at Q Gardens.<br /><br /></6></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi260ZZm_rGcUrxiFGOS2MIPz4_tlKIRVVjB6rand3vxzp7E1esUJo73mcq-QC9dIFDwcwAFx9ZLA1Yn8fufbU519dD1oTISfBUXCrHy6dInLb1J9t7LYT-LggcwEJFYUGuP_R1F6mdBvtc7vA_SwFUm1Yy03gsle3ey8xn98j3X-l8WHPI-iIjyezpGHAI/s1280/LIRR_7765-Q-Gardens.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi260ZZm_rGcUrxiFGOS2MIPz4_tlKIRVVjB6rand3vxzp7E1esUJo73mcq-QC9dIFDwcwAFx9ZLA1Yn8fufbU519dD1oTISfBUXCrHy6dInLb1J9t7LYT-LggcwEJFYUGuP_R1F6mdBvtc7vA_SwFUm1Yy03gsle3ey8xn98j3X-l8WHPI-iIjyezpGHAI/w640-h480/LIRR_7765-Q-Gardens.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0JJOl5jUsfXSEPfGkvhiyeWldgrCZjier7W07oYOO6Pl1wkmcA7wOV5TUKq6mYgu0Kp60ct0wOXzF4jIm_0XJSTrqRyhXlgOcNQyQRD1R4vvLFnG2Hyw3HNwkFhH-3VS8yieOa1rVYV6iZiUT39PWrnpVnuFNql3mrgZhEsP7DZ6op6-BpwbIXSJTFlPM/s1280/LIRR_7205-Q-Gardens.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0JJOl5jUsfXSEPfGkvhiyeWldgrCZjier7W07oYOO6Pl1wkmcA7wOV5TUKq6mYgu0Kp60ct0wOXzF4jIm_0XJSTrqRyhXlgOcNQyQRD1R4vvLFnG2Hyw3HNwkFhH-3VS8yieOa1rVYV6iZiUT39PWrnpVnuFNql3mrgZhEsP7DZ6op6-BpwbIXSJTFlPM/w640-h480/LIRR_7205-Q-Gardens.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>An eastbound LIRR diesel hauled train led by DE30 #420 and trailed by C3 cab car #5015 passes under the Milepost 7 automatic signal gantry west of the station and the so called Lefferts Ponte Vecchio to the east.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcTQd7uJd4kkokrzuCByNI5FOamd5MT2vydtsAjyaVl5CBnEo0NAx9YP1KJAg6ggD5zcqdWTdixm4yRNcU7i_5X89gpUYOAHGQxtZDTDoCfMA1qqY5i5buznc6nW97qTtwkVb4pddIK_L4T4fbFkgWUJ_4mJXnc3TiiTT91dplaM82stDxbNYbUWbrUtbk/s1280/LIRR_420-Q-Gardens.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifUEirkS67tWzqDO56azF3vFL6hqv-731etQgoSJNffWd3mxc9XMLK1Uhe1QnMxRRuvoiVmSB38LvOL8uDrdwzmmdfCqd2VccsESrDiU0sULqfMe7rfrM848JxcUIEm7tSMrzco7cjI6fcZbuIcsMAu4xwTEdIC3CBCg9z5cRn73OFFxd941g_wrejbM6F/w640-h480/LIRR_Q-Gardens-Sta-waiting-room-eb-frontward-angle.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br />LIRR M7 #7379 splitting the eastbound Milepost 7 position lights just prior to the Q Gardens station. The 76 signals are arranged in a special compact format to allow for line of sight under the adjacent Union Turnpike overbuild.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIqpByshRAEVw7p6IUn-2kjIQCOgUzvZV8w4IT5mPKkO_E-b-zp6HB0a1p88gyBcDIqEA5G8UtwpWaFgTq0FZHUSO39JtKn9K5p4FqGH5vdTGLb5eUg9TNsa6gKH3YPjsNoHTwrfYrdN8FYZaXk5Kcpp2dm4ArIbhwbTzIFV4T-LWofgf0xutIwTJgxzbb/s1280/LIRR_7379+Main-Line-Signal-76-tk2-App+tk4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIqpByshRAEVw7p6IUn-2kjIQCOgUzvZV8w4IT5mPKkO_E-b-zp6HB0a1p88gyBcDIqEA5G8UtwpWaFgTq0FZHUSO39JtKn9K5p4FqGH5vdTGLb5eUg9TNsa6gKH3YPjsNoHTwrfYrdN8FYZaXk5Kcpp2dm4ArIbhwbTzIFV4T-LWofgf0xutIwTJgxzbb/w640-h480/LIRR_7379+Main-Line-Signal-76-tk2-App+tk4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The next stop was Forest Hills known for its integrated town center and railroad station, in addition to the Milepost 6 automatic signal bridge.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh_gB3tQywBfKD13v2a11X13xReM7s2COFfKnMUQVH1rMlITAGGu6jp1jH91Ivh5H0RcdFYM192tDvguPIyajgH84uMFlJv1nvtevQfQ7Hso7YOiBIeS_Vn0vzDNBq1XMbOta8VkXjcaQTLV_h75xffM-jaikneXcyBgJi_8dadzP1avZKSYFKkNTdgJFQ/s1280/LIRR_Forest-Hills-Sta-inn+plaza.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh_gB3tQywBfKD13v2a11X13xReM7s2COFfKnMUQVH1rMlITAGGu6jp1jH91Ivh5H0RcdFYM192tDvguPIyajgH84uMFlJv1nvtevQfQ7Hso7YOiBIeS_Vn0vzDNBq1XMbOta8VkXjcaQTLV_h75xffM-jaikneXcyBgJi_8dadzP1avZKSYFKkNTdgJFQ/w640-h480/LIRR_Forest-Hills-Sta-inn+plaza.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbP5PdI-ZiEA-xB4TH9hXX9Hq1TpwO6MJ-uLkXcZCqJCUc3YkRPzieEjXXp_UVM_w5XUepht0n4tpQi__5u-hCtHsYoMCZ2txMAJuqOZn90TyucUU7dAR8K_A1mDXm9eFjwU-1HdeKOgVWoyZAhp8XOgl42sZg7JfiPGKc49fx6k44avnozvRCsVe1xDTJ/s1280/LIRR_Forest-Hills-Sta-tk4-platform-grand-staircase.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbP5PdI-ZiEA-xB4TH9hXX9Hq1TpwO6MJ-uLkXcZCqJCUc3YkRPzieEjXXp_UVM_w5XUepht0n4tpQi__5u-hCtHsYoMCZ2txMAJuqOZn90TyucUU7dAR8K_A1mDXm9eFjwU-1HdeKOgVWoyZAhp8XOgl42sZg7JfiPGKc49fx6k44avnozvRCsVe1xDTJ/w640-h480/LIRR_Forest-Hills-Sta-tk4-platform-grand-staircase.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc7SYu1Wc9oVfgPLbT0j0CXrwvwCLUnGYpWjxsrlfenqdK41zxy6DYc-RiNSJ1vxV9VD5O3QWxdNSoHqpaxQIHgOi_77KTpCNmDonbRE6fz289iC7XWZ0SnTppp1JXohbG363ml-PAbIlAh7MRqg-AnWzCrf9kulw_1NzG1kdyPAHVIl_oHlKezFSFPlJo/s1280/LIRR_Main-Line-Signal-67-wb-gantry-2xClear-wide.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc7SYu1Wc9oVfgPLbT0j0CXrwvwCLUnGYpWjxsrlfenqdK41zxy6DYc-RiNSJ1vxV9VD5O3QWxdNSoHqpaxQIHgOi_77KTpCNmDonbRE6fz289iC7XWZ0SnTppp1JXohbG363ml-PAbIlAh7MRqg-AnWzCrf9kulw_1NzG1kdyPAHVIl_oHlKezFSFPlJo/w640-h480/LIRR_Main-Line-Signal-67-wb-gantry-2xClear-wide.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>On the eastbound platform I arrived just as M7 #7751 was departing, soon followed by a westbound train of M9's including #9116. A short while later another eastbound pulled in with #7168 and #7093.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyfMl_qsFtKZcOh3tnbHkmRG3jN-W-HVKWDIZrWd0bgU_GTTP69RH7b9kFrstTE5NVgz7-93G_U91vIdVUvKR-_Alotpeu69L7rO6ZMw5OK_ZZDyVELlR3xNUSNCxRPHuzuVuFUN1Ayf50nN8LCYXjuhyphenhyphenfF2NL2XhRXu17xHOLFbEZe21UTg3nuHOXEqd2/s1280/LIRR_7751-Forrest-Hills.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyfMl_qsFtKZcOh3tnbHkmRG3jN-W-HVKWDIZrWd0bgU_GTTP69RH7b9kFrstTE5NVgz7-93G_U91vIdVUvKR-_Alotpeu69L7rO6ZMw5OK_ZZDyVELlR3xNUSNCxRPHuzuVuFUN1Ayf50nN8LCYXjuhyphenhyphenfF2NL2XhRXu17xHOLFbEZe21UTg3nuHOXEqd2/w640-h480/LIRR_7751-Forrest-Hills.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiveRvkNw2dl95_bTbLhMmWPQwxH6D38nsZB1VMNGvvfFUB6Z51fpNTJrGxNqXmpLHiczKJ6QI0qLtTGWJyNMkil2iqbqQvmaQJTv_NpAGnzQJc5i37HAf3sTwZNjCYCOdMg8tRRhRwlvhXGYVc3812-19XaT_HuEUCTvFfKpyCwdWP7HwsMJJtp12Z_90D/s1280/LIRR_9116-Forrest-Hills.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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The signal then upgrades from Stop and Proceed to Approach, then Approach Medium and finally Clear as the train clears the blocks in rear of the signal.<br />
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Having walked from Q Gardens to Forest Hills, I transferred to the NYCTA Queens Blvd Line to get to grand ave, taking a slight detour to photo the towers at Parsons and 179th St.</6></div><div><6><br /></6></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd5w6SAX5xth0M6uGpsnXpJFcE87rtEQuIKP80aJKBAfafJrUjiF1u5P9cPSFAREr_HpiOeOiYQNV7VdE6-8vRYKLFzzu6NABZgKC6etejy3djNSTeT3KOLJb9rMaIbi6sg4YJ6UW9-gNkN65jMByIc2TSKow5Umlvp3QZsDEzlCxImqm25YQAvihYL_Jl/s1280/NYCTA_PARSONS.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd5w6SAX5xth0M6uGpsnXpJFcE87rtEQuIKP80aJKBAfafJrUjiF1u5P9cPSFAREr_HpiOeOiYQNV7VdE6-8vRYKLFzzu6NABZgKC6etejy3djNSTeT3KOLJb9rMaIbi6sg4YJ6UW9-gNkN65jMByIc2TSKow5Umlvp3QZsDEzlCxImqm25YQAvihYL_Jl/w640-h480/NYCTA_PARSONS.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Check back later as I head down to Hunterspoint Ave and then proceed to Urbex my way to the forgotten position lights of M CABIN.
<br /><br /></6></div>Jersey Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10170958563337725933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262088704737011363.post-49258096023031500692022-10-08T10:38:00.001-07:002023-09-24T12:28:08.493-07:0022-10-08 PHOTOS: Cleveland Line AutosIt is becoming mighty hard to find position light type signals these days, especially ones in a single direction ABS configuration. However that is just what happens to exist on a portion of the former Conrail Cleveland Line along the north bank of the Ohio River between Beaver, PA and Yellow Creek, Ohio. I had made a <a href="https://prr4ever.blogspot.com/2021/10/21-10-10-photos-east-conway.html">similar trip</a> in 2021, visiting a single Cleveland Line PL signal location and in October, 2022 I manage to visit two more along with another stop at <a href="http://old.wikimapia.org/#lat=40.6404182&lon=-80.2323821&z=17&l=0&m=s&v=9">EAST CONWAY</a>. This will be a short post, but you can still find the full set of photos <a href="https://www.redoveryellow.com/position-light/22-10-08_CLEVELAND_LINE_AUTOS/-Thumbnails.html">here</a> ( <a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/5P425e76onfjP4ey7">mirror</a> ).<br />
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The first location was at Milepost 4.5 in sight of the PA route 68 overpass. This is a simple pair of single head, single direction, approach lit automatic signals.<div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXdHf7FIR3Na0fuUgH7uIkO9aJeMUgfBQK1QAtipG1pBEQbzQrjUNtAiWVbddT3aQHN9RZxv9UlL1k-nsEMjAYTGaPX2Uag14YZeD8M7mo1u2r5PXM-mdbY5t-pF_sjsoUjuwjAQWLba_sMwq7bminN9bBLGUzQ9HtBUhyPv-tisVjrSft1rMoL2R6MXyV/s1500/NS_Cleveland-Line-Signal-054-eb-mast+055-wb-mast-rear-far.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="999" data-original-width="1500" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXdHf7FIR3Na0fuUgH7uIkO9aJeMUgfBQK1QAtipG1pBEQbzQrjUNtAiWVbddT3aQHN9RZxv9UlL1k-nsEMjAYTGaPX2Uag14YZeD8M7mo1u2r5PXM-mdbY5t-pF_sjsoUjuwjAQWLba_sMwq7bminN9bBLGUzQ9HtBUhyPv-tisVjrSft1rMoL2R6MXyV/w640-h426/NS_Cleveland-Line-Signal-054-eb-mast+055-wb-mast-rear-far.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Although currently owned by CSX, the P&LE route was previously a New York Central subsidiary that likely avoided being absorbed into Conrail due to its relationship with the B&O.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Ub2pyRF2chOryRCnyq1RO1qmWmHBjp8Ug-2Rp6mN1Yli6KYIXx4aWCWBZoVPTUyfRnMlRvaBxgwuOjPUo9lHvqFbYkHnJBW6aMKP1sphzNiUXnovM42-tlB31BjLXTgIgTzYp9_R5vB5sK4uJh1M6dzUBUZDClpzuVzGdWViFMTnsoUf_P-q7woZPXUa/s1280/PLE_Beaver-Sta-wb-rear-angle.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Ub2pyRF2chOryRCnyq1RO1qmWmHBjp8Ug-2Rp6mN1Yli6KYIXx4aWCWBZoVPTUyfRnMlRvaBxgwuOjPUo9lHvqFbYkHnJBW6aMKP1sphzNiUXnovM42-tlB31BjLXTgIgTzYp9_R5vB5sK4uJh1M6dzUBUZDClpzuVzGdWViFMTnsoUf_P-q7woZPXUa/w640-h480/PLE_Beaver-Sta-wb-rear-angle.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>At EAST CONWAY I found NS AC44C6M #4312 sitting on the hill track, while a westbound manifest train waiting for passage on track #2 with AC44C6M #4011 leading and ES44AC #8022 behind.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEgbQONtQciGS-RYajAjFMpg06xjfI1WW2IxJ27zOQrFOEJVvIcoFeXZvmnNG0CcPCk7dOkadDpeWmVD7LcdFs1axYgbCYWFk575APQ5M8Pt-pRR2MjV1hhA-MhzrDHnMRofyrKVxCfuhmc_DRSERzufYc_JIyJtE7GRXc3ydwd1UJ4rlOTAMNdkDZdikq/s1280/EAST-CONWAY-88sig+90sig+92sig-rear+87derail+NS_4011+4312.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEgbQONtQciGS-RYajAjFMpg06xjfI1WW2IxJ27zOQrFOEJVvIcoFeXZvmnNG0CcPCk7dOkadDpeWmVD7LcdFs1axYgbCYWFk575APQ5M8Pt-pRR2MjV1hhA-MhzrDHnMRofyrKVxCfuhmc_DRSERzufYc_JIyJtE7GRXc3ydwd1UJ4rlOTAMNdkDZdikq/w640-h480/EAST-CONWAY-88sig+90sig+92sig-rear+87derail+NS_4011+4312.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Facing towards the old tower, an eastbound manifest train was pulling out of track #3 and crossing over to track #4 led by C44-10W #7516 and AC44C6M #4431.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC9orcqBYNVf6Ne1A5N3sMpSOE_IEL6YLBbGSYSxpxhfVJHDXzSzpIOAzzUFYZ9awPi6L4TzxfDxLIo36f4L4eI8QjcGur6iAg7wpehTIOm1qgoBYaTvsk16pfoSYHe__YbrmGCmoVRe0NrNk6l1QaEa1fXVqjjapU9OSN7WBZ0YOzP6uMjbezJU9MjFoe/s1280/EAST-CONWAY-far+north-int-wb+65sw+NS_7516.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC9orcqBYNVf6Ne1A5N3sMpSOE_IEL6YLBbGSYSxpxhfVJHDXzSzpIOAzzUFYZ9awPi6L4TzxfDxLIo36f4L4eI8QjcGur6iAg7wpehTIOm1qgoBYaTvsk16pfoSYHe__YbrmGCmoVRe0NrNk6l1QaEa1fXVqjjapU9OSN7WBZ0YOzP6uMjbezJU9MjFoe/w640-h480/EAST-CONWAY-far+north-int-wb+65sw+NS_7516.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMLypCw3x4Btrf9REN8oM0ESTvmEyE1gHFvtqIZT1rvbmaQbfcId-KPnxiR6Mei7RGXNJ-AX21t__XNIKjugLQ-MHKpbWKgs6gcO9QRouB0f3ZlAHh-GA5IQmb0LwYHWhrFuzjCbDEf1t9Yb6Cype2vwjeQ4UxbRhqErtBWwTESkGHFWqEx67bCvrDbG25/s1501/NS_7516+EAST-CONWAY-north-int-wb.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1501" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMLypCw3x4Btrf9REN8oM0ESTvmEyE1gHFvtqIZT1rvbmaQbfcId-KPnxiR6Mei7RGXNJ-AX21t__XNIKjugLQ-MHKpbWKgs6gcO9QRouB0f3ZlAHh-GA5IQmb0LwYHWhrFuzjCbDEf1t9Yb6Cype2vwjeQ4UxbRhqErtBWwTESkGHFWqEx67bCvrDbG25/w426-h640/NS_7516+EAST-CONWAY-north-int-wb.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_0NJNlXvfpQ?si=Pnyx4UDPoMFqgMzp" title="YouTube video player" width="640"></iframe><br />
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Although EAST CONWAY interlocking had lost its position light signals in the 2000's, it was only in 2019 that the pneumatic point machines were replaced by M-series electrics.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Rq7ytuoM6r2wO2SHJVapEI2MlICApCnu6lcTfmlSPo3OZz4FkA09siungZ17SERY4SaE1ayaihNzRJY6ksP3mwY8JLUYpLG_0l_nEWD15j6kwzspEvdaGTo9vNQ6pe--Kdn12NS1Yvpt8arHW3135Y3hyL1eIxpahT0IClMJKY5mmMN_dowDzCjPZubE/s1280/EAST-CONWAY-south-int-west-wb-zoom.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Rq7ytuoM6r2wO2SHJVapEI2MlICApCnu6lcTfmlSPo3OZz4FkA09siungZ17SERY4SaE1ayaihNzRJY6ksP3mwY8JLUYpLG_0l_nEWD15j6kwzspEvdaGTo9vNQ6pe--Kdn12NS1Yvpt8arHW3135Y3hyL1eIxpahT0IClMJKY5mmMN_dowDzCjPZubE/w640-h480/EAST-CONWAY-south-int-west-wb-zoom.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Like I said this was going to be a short post. I'll be back next time with a longer post covering a day along the LIRR in Queens.</div>Jersey Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10170958563337725933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262088704737011363.post-7565805582009175632022-10-01T19:48:00.002-07:002023-09-25T03:54:24.074-07:0022-10-01 PHOTOS: Boston First ClassAutumn is a great time to visit New Englande and although the last few years saw some disruptions to my annual Labor Day-ish trip to New Hampshire, I managed to make other arrangements. 2022 would be no different as I managed to wrangle a group of friends to take Acela from Washington to Boston to visit another group of friends. Unfortunately, apart from the NEC trip up and back, I had a fairly limited ability to do rail activities during the trip itself. Therefore I am mixing in some additional Baltimore area <a href="https://www.redoveryellow.com/position-light/22-09-17_MIDDLETOWN_PDO/-Thumbnails.html">content</a> from immediately before the <a href="https://www.redoveryellow.com/position-light/22-10-01_BOSTON_FC/-Thumbnails.html">Boston run</a> ( <a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/y9XahPsbFD4HEZPs6">mirror</a> ). <br /><br /><div>Since I more frequently take Amtrak between BWI and Philly I'll start off with some typical Amtrak and MARC action at BWI with ACS-86 #637, cab car #8049, MP36PH-3C #17 and Acela Express power cars #2027 and #2033.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizWqwH1ltEQrn8iejtGmI86QSNuOMs-DiTScv_14qwAVhLu4cy67FeMdbUl7wuyU8RMmv7VDibHeAfGo7iaGCDFukxLsCp176sOuIO25Z9MA7ntD24w_29Q7PRdpUTmb7YxiChtdFINt--dto7l7Oer-U00S1JvUTJlwwuVLGRiUrNmymVC9RV0qf8bqSm/s1280/Amt_637-BWI-tinted.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizWqwH1ltEQrn8iejtGmI86QSNuOMs-DiTScv_14qwAVhLu4cy67FeMdbUl7wuyU8RMmv7VDibHeAfGo7iaGCDFukxLsCp176sOuIO25Z9MA7ntD24w_29Q7PRdpUTmb7YxiChtdFINt--dto7l7Oer-U00S1JvUTJlwwuVLGRiUrNmymVC9RV0qf8bqSm/w640-h480/Amt_637-BWI-tinted.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw33R_PBg9FlaJ756xyjp5XjO-nmOQzbC-O427PY-O9jIyeXfc1GWPUMKs2ZxnmNE7h0fhtVEEZwyBpi_FtAGL8lWTQYPOu6oByG1XoQJqsGZr-ziWAsIMFnEdeKFsYS_ep9zxnU6Iq3WadMYg5cmIb4sQFfCCzA_ZAOVo-Z245mE_ehLZrmyxUhy91Hr6/s1280/MARC_8049-BWI-tint.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw33R_PBg9FlaJ756xyjp5XjO-nmOQzbC-O427PY-O9jIyeXfc1GWPUMKs2ZxnmNE7h0fhtVEEZwyBpi_FtAGL8lWTQYPOu6oByG1XoQJqsGZr-ziWAsIMFnEdeKFsYS_ep9zxnU6Iq3WadMYg5cmIb4sQFfCCzA_ZAOVo-Z245mE_ehLZrmyxUhy91Hr6/w640-h480/MARC_8049-BWI-tint.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjajYBMkAdq2uv8JuwMLnbgGglHCZfwO_G5j6G1TvYR3eBJJ7Upg6sS3yMlCcTM7iEPTkO9qzS51d_bsPQMYPs1GAdMfnw7gVcaqwsBdjFMB4Aa4OlTe_aL8OzA4bk6W7a6xzNRXwVFmfzIeYoIqpLR_pTV319JqToO1DkggCLENh4EbM3iYy7jr6W4o9q-/s1280/MARC_17+7795-BWI.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="964" data-original-width="1280" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjajYBMkAdq2uv8JuwMLnbgGglHCZfwO_G5j6G1TvYR3eBJJ7Upg6sS3yMlCcTM7iEPTkO9qzS51d_bsPQMYPs1GAdMfnw7gVcaqwsBdjFMB4Aa4OlTe_aL8OzA4bk6W7a6xzNRXwVFmfzIeYoIqpLR_pTV319JqToO1DkggCLENh4EbM3iYy7jr6W4o9q-/w640-h482/MARC_17+7795-BWI.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibbBN_GNktmdhlojwWqi65tYgqkBYSBqJnQYnniIHlz6QQLIQGXb6j2OjxGXISHMVQE1s3mfhWA5awzh-NOBCTczKH8rptrn-ANP85yjfUAIig2GEt6UHFeCbGEJs-xjYHuVAT2o0UwC1dVlOBKOhrK61nyGm3vil9C6qs8LgLIIQucSDymboy1-VWLUsj/s1280/Amt_2027-BWI.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="962" data-original-width="1280" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibbBN_GNktmdhlojwWqi65tYgqkBYSBqJnQYnniIHlz6QQLIQGXb6j2OjxGXISHMVQE1s3mfhWA5awzh-NOBCTczKH8rptrn-ANP85yjfUAIig2GEt6UHFeCbGEJs-xjYHuVAT2o0UwC1dVlOBKOhrK61nyGm3vil9C6qs8LgLIIQucSDymboy1-VWLUsj/w640-h482/Amt_2027-BWI.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw6AU4KmqFHIXPu5LXw9lXJDHPkFhNpVqa1Oi8e0TTuYLEhUxir6dMVE6yPtSAHkly8gtl9G4ilWxeSBhbxXUQWYXq-GYC4M3WKAFzSz2rgyFANjof2NDpZ39DeXtPdMlET2P3E3riV8osdAx58Z4kwlIG8Ai7L7lQ658OUhsHDD7Xt0wuTYuvdAnykWN7/s1280/Amt_2033-BWI.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="959" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw6AU4KmqFHIXPu5LXw9lXJDHPkFhNpVqa1Oi8e0TTuYLEhUxir6dMVE6yPtSAHkly8gtl9G4ilWxeSBhbxXUQWYXq-GYC4M3WKAFzSz2rgyFANjof2NDpZ39DeXtPdMlET2P3E3riV8osdAx58Z4kwlIG8Ai7L7lQ658OUhsHDD7Xt0wuTYuvdAnykWN7/w640-h480/Amt_2033-BWI.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>
Next up was a trip to downtown Baltimore to take in an O's game. This would be my first time riding one of the rehabilitated Baltimore Light Rail LRV's in the form of #5012 seen here at North Linthicum station. The interior looked pretty much the same, but I think they installed new seats.<div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS458Vx_D7L6RPz9uxQZ62s0rgM6m0YT1PofFGpVZZpenV9FMrsfFH8qtCGC7iCADyLKqkdu6QWrzk9qBZ3dlIxYBWCgXPYfGY5dnP_UFEQO09CZe7gjnitSjSkBwFWcwQpM1oW8v-1S9k1OTjpuO0S_XhS2jqu0NTOmm2jJ11VAMhKblG85x9iOhb_UKC/s1280/MTAM_5012-North-Linthicum.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS458Vx_D7L6RPz9uxQZ62s0rgM6m0YT1PofFGpVZZpenV9FMrsfFH8qtCGC7iCADyLKqkdu6QWrzk9qBZ3dlIxYBWCgXPYfGY5dnP_UFEQO09CZe7gjnitSjSkBwFWcwQpM1oW8v-1S9k1OTjpuO0S_XhS2jqu0NTOmm2jJ11VAMhKblG85x9iOhb_UKC/w640-h480/MTAM_5012-North-Linthicum.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicGkFqr0tC5_1PeCc0Q-3L13yGqeiuISqE7kA_vNndir6rte3wvGqLLazQSaHLrvh9WlXyPBIDDlIsy4pLp2t1Ryxd7cikMH-_DgaN9Wxr3v46ZSP-d98nftVlwhKX28waTRuJfodIFoPr_giNWVgl-Ax2qQF11WebQer0YFAi4GEXcD-otwAGga4LpHr7/s1333/MTAM_5012B-inside.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicGkFqr0tC5_1PeCc0Q-3L13yGqeiuISqE7kA_vNndir6rte3wvGqLLazQSaHLrvh9WlXyPBIDDlIsy4pLp2t1Ryxd7cikMH-_DgaN9Wxr3v46ZSP-d98nftVlwhKX28waTRuJfodIFoPr_giNWVgl-Ax2qQF11WebQer0YFAi4GEXcD-otwAGga4LpHr7/w480-h640/MTAM_5012B-inside.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Here we see LRV #5009 at Camden Yards.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHPhKWkL17C1buPQXryUm5Kgup-IImjB-t3r2LbuS7q5iqjH2EjpRUT2xDrygwGJhgXRkoJOUejAkKFEoBH6a1XU_m3FQSulCyBOsteJ0_sFD4CXIcD5Srqr3RgY7SNrDMPw1h-k5Wv4Rxu1NdHl-VzRAEphiYXq9N0JmhuL51WUlBObk_wLSYpqSmJrg6/s1280/MTAM_5009-Camden-Yards.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHPhKWkL17C1buPQXryUm5Kgup-IImjB-t3r2LbuS7q5iqjH2EjpRUT2xDrygwGJhgXRkoJOUejAkKFEoBH6a1XU_m3FQSulCyBOsteJ0_sFD4CXIcD5Srqr3RgY7SNrDMPw1h-k5Wv4Rxu1NdHl-VzRAEphiYXq9N0JmhuL51WUlBObk_wLSYpqSmJrg6/w640-h480/MTAM_5009-Camden-Yards.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>#5032 at Hamburg. The new Maryland teamed paint job is certainly nice.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTWy2pLQdX3cWJYkmTxbw2ohCwgPDXvGGRmwH4CTirdhGSroKX7ijkjce2O0xiCW7HSlSx5JWxmO-0xEHQCP8dgiibw4nhZxMBVzugs98ZY_uKu5HHXnS8eF01xz0YJu3eK_3t3psK9L-QhYRru16R4R2xUsSnsingJqUz1v9emaPl9TO21sc0uPmk4kNk/s1280/MTAM_5032-Hamburg.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTWy2pLQdX3cWJYkmTxbw2ohCwgPDXvGGRmwH4CTirdhGSroKX7ijkjce2O0xiCW7HSlSx5JWxmO-0xEHQCP8dgiibw4nhZxMBVzugs98ZY_uKu5HHXnS8eF01xz0YJu3eK_3t3psK9L-QhYRru16R4R2xUsSnsingJqUz1v9emaPl9TO21sc0uPmk4kNk/w640-h480/MTAM_5032-Hamburg.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Ravens wrapped LRV #5001 at the Convention Center station.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Dego2TCSH9HVB_gPBLJJznd6uvAmqw6m_j0I6clNsGGvwvZq4GpK9tZwq8VsmdV-CXks-fsSXOXrYtzihpNjzWj4QYQU4bjlNhx100a6vkmmxKecHdUt1GMoJUCmer0Zz63gAaK0K59TDt-2L6wT_ZIBxWM2BHYtGEMbrY6xn77RxiiQJDSy7YGM4Acm/s1280/MTAM_5001+5009-Pratt-St.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Dego2TCSH9HVB_gPBLJJznd6uvAmqw6m_j0I6clNsGGvwvZq4GpK9tZwq8VsmdV-CXks-fsSXOXrYtzihpNjzWj4QYQU4bjlNhx100a6vkmmxKecHdUt1GMoJUCmer0Zz63gAaK0K59TDt-2L6wT_ZIBxWM2BHYtGEMbrY6xn77RxiiQJDSy7YGM4Acm/w640-h480/MTAM_5001+5009-Pratt-St.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Down in Silver Spring, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple_Line_(Maryland)">Purple Line</a> beam is giving the old JFK AirTrain a run for its money. It will be interesting to see how this all shakes out.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjakfqxbfDVzsGqCbZobgwLWk9ZqBJGDRJR1fetonIYvmqIuyV6zIoqRuvrRAHDabKeapzh5CsS_kx2tTWe3_czH9Z_PpgGgidV0pprj1ZSOYu3yrV8ovM_RK75aqBHWpAFYBXxa7QH9sHdemmQgPyI8hoZEppymdlNu1ERUfJ1_Ph615KJHWcFB_R-C5KW/s1280/WMATA_Silver-Spring-Sta-Purple-Line-beam+Colesville-Rd-ewd.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjakfqxbfDVzsGqCbZobgwLWk9ZqBJGDRJR1fetonIYvmqIuyV6zIoqRuvrRAHDabKeapzh5CsS_kx2tTWe3_czH9Z_PpgGgidV0pprj1ZSOYu3yrV8ovM_RK75aqBHWpAFYBXxa7QH9sHdemmQgPyI8hoZEppymdlNu1ERUfJ1_Ph615KJHWcFB_R-C5KW/w640-h480/WMATA_Silver-Spring-Sta-Purple-Line-beam+Colesville-Rd-ewd.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>48 hours in advance of my scheduled Boston trip I was able to secure Acela first class upgrades for myself and traveling companions. Since our desired Acela departure did not stop at BWI, we first traveled to Washington Union Station via MARC to create an end-to-end NEC ride. Here is MARC MP36PH-3C #30 and MARC cab cars #7857 and #7758 at Union Station.</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyjP-VFp_t_LIBThGhKlTlJFTvtcusqCMnerHjOV0UpC4tNmaDWQxd1N1KuwY-eQTWZ3nx82p7M2Og4jIaymIEr10wlGARbj9IZgUVUtXC9afFZaCi7X-WURF2k1JvYk9-OrFF70kAZnblmuGW42_zBIKRIxAVPn5WAguKrTTMkRkjSMFYYl2aQXsLywkq/s1280/MARC_30+K-TOWER-110sw-A-5-inside.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="959" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyjP-VFp_t_LIBThGhKlTlJFTvtcusqCMnerHjOV0UpC4tNmaDWQxd1N1KuwY-eQTWZ3nx82p7M2Og4jIaymIEr10wlGARbj9IZgUVUtXC9afFZaCi7X-WURF2k1JvYk9-OrFF70kAZnblmuGW42_zBIKRIxAVPn5WAguKrTTMkRkjSMFYYl2aQXsLywkq/w640-h480/MARC_30+K-TOWER-110sw-A-5-inside.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9OoQTXC31IkdlN4LnSBfwEn-rPFxg3eCG-UnpkVwx0y-glIWTZHvBJy7FL-hzxiDqGJtj54pD2LebYSC409ROhxIpU4ghpI4sJQIQv2l_BlKOFBGOOLRa1rfen4TXaEscJAy-QyHPCliFw04cEWFRUa1ldvKBzmK7ebiP3AQVzOR1DAtw06ztAJ3mlBus/s1280/MARC_7857+7758+WAS-buffers.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9OoQTXC31IkdlN4LnSBfwEn-rPFxg3eCG-UnpkVwx0y-glIWTZHvBJy7FL-hzxiDqGJtj54pD2LebYSC409ROhxIpU4ghpI4sJQIQv2l_BlKOFBGOOLRa1rfen4TXaEscJAy-QyHPCliFw04cEWFRUa1ldvKBzmK7ebiP3AQVzOR1DAtw06ztAJ3mlBus/w640-h480/MARC_7857+7758+WAS-buffers.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Here is Acela Express cab car #2011 on Track 21 although my train was on the adjacent track #20 with power car #2037 which my friend group and baggage situation did not allow me the time to photograph until I got to New York Penn Station where it posed next to P32AC-DM #717.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8n_lGctUAlUyoWjL4uC2eMksFfa3qMHdSuFdXwDNTH92qXchsK-LicQito53DMj8ikqwPL154Hz9Tc6ABvjbNPO6BKBsBagy4wL5vRDA7pj2D1C-6RMLV6vrxaJoL14y_6qPkicfJ8ZPzwgU0p0UpNP1lsGwqJFrP2I--5G92ECd7mmm9gjJiwPuh5uTM/s1280/Amt_2011-WAS-tk21.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="959" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8n_lGctUAlUyoWjL4uC2eMksFfa3qMHdSuFdXwDNTH92qXchsK-LicQito53DMj8ikqwPL154Hz9Tc6ABvjbNPO6BKBsBagy4wL5vRDA7pj2D1C-6RMLV6vrxaJoL14y_6qPkicfJ8ZPzwgU0p0UpNP1lsGwqJFrP2I--5G92ECd7mmm9gjJiwPuh5uTM/w640-h480/Amt_2011-WAS-tk21.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN_Y4xN1wtJSxZ7GgLH9T7RiwwDWKonfbjv2PtkxVgxvMknJsMyiH0jv2lkXD07fEB5eqMRiZLEcOAUe3w0jL-6dPP0lfOnCeShKMXGEzYLiZpbUcDjQKnqGPvQsacI9ax-1RTKdDN4xsnlTIdDDhVLVm9qb2Y-IVRu13y2nDYC-LqxGugy9tx9d9b18Q7/s1200/Amt_2037+717-NYP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN_Y4xN1wtJSxZ7GgLH9T7RiwwDWKonfbjv2PtkxVgxvMknJsMyiH0jv2lkXD07fEB5eqMRiZLEcOAUe3w0jL-6dPP0lfOnCeShKMXGEzYLiZpbUcDjQKnqGPvQsacI9ax-1RTKdDN4xsnlTIdDDhVLVm9qb2Y-IVRu13y2nDYC-LqxGugy9tx9d9b18Q7/w640-h480/Amt_2037+717-NYP.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The <a href="https://www.redoveryellow.com/position-light/22-10-01_BOSTON_FC/Amt_AX-First-Class-menu-Spring-Summer-2022.jpg">first class menu</a> wasn't the best I had, but it did have a tasty vegetarian dish. However after most of the ritzy business travelers got off in NYC, my party got to talking with the attendants and they showered us with drinks into Boston.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBbZOlOinxAvGvnyStpX6B0Vc43MnCzgFqP6Ot-zwv4psvc2mjZTrs1F0bEJBlmflNiPP0IpYDrSUbJJsPBBSRRXoodm55Sk86VreB5Cmryq1ueSfvE75HxopDA4H89FlpgOFm9IRKV21i8-WNVsNSP14lwmUsk9Zll69y_oy8yBjl9z7Zj8qGfGSxaqaY/s1280/Amt_AX-First-Class-Spring-Summer-2022-stuffed-peppers.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBbZOlOinxAvGvnyStpX6B0Vc43MnCzgFqP6Ot-zwv4psvc2mjZTrs1F0bEJBlmflNiPP0IpYDrSUbJJsPBBSRRXoodm55Sk86VreB5Cmryq1ueSfvE75HxopDA4H89FlpgOFm9IRKV21i8-WNVsNSP14lwmUsk9Zll69y_oy8yBjl9z7Zj8qGfGSxaqaY/w640-h480/Amt_AX-First-Class-Spring-Summer-2022-stuffed-peppers.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_lpD5D_36de5CHb7_qY0InJ530_1WvgCA1fEmwuPck3ZnZKLMQkvC_VW45nbhlJP-FYvBDZIDVB7fvpIgKLOykv2PWJDw5e8ng-SgKVHKKxpi3kB4bzzdJf6wtVKXPMkYPi1yUXBj1YyGgs0p2s7_q7X498Xcz-B-DBlBMp0b5a_7LkO9AtPPqTdYC7m7/s1280/Amt_AX-First-Class-Spring-Summer-2022-WAS-BOS-drinks.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_lpD5D_36de5CHb7_qY0InJ530_1WvgCA1fEmwuPck3ZnZKLMQkvC_VW45nbhlJP-FYvBDZIDVB7fvpIgKLOykv2PWJDw5e8ng-SgKVHKKxpi3kB4bzzdJf6wtVKXPMkYPi1yUXBj1YyGgs0p2s7_q7X498Xcz-B-DBlBMp0b5a_7LkO9AtPPqTdYC7m7/w640-h480/Amt_AX-First-Class-Spring-Summer-2022-WAS-BOS-drinks.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The logistics of getting picked up in Boston again nixed the opportunity for photos and I was brought up to Manchester, NH. CTC Signaling on the former Boston and Maine Northern Route Main Line used to extend to the <a href="https://www.redoveryellow.com/position-light/22-10-01_BOSTON_FC/GRS_North-Main-MP-27.45-ne-Manchester-yard-sb.jpg">north end of Manchester Yard</a>, but it was decommissioned north of Nashua in the mid-2010's and by 2022 CPN-28 had been converted into low income housing.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdI80AaDA2QM4LdcOeO1y8deISlLYQVLd5ULf0ppwpQxjGcAb2MO9Qt57txxcjibzwuzPGnwmoJ9mIRWlivt7fNYFTzv5RJZ-rPgQJ7hRfOFjVPPYE00yyJCYjFs5Swrn7h7g1DAjzP22Dw0MdTXhXvLDnIYZ7HaRc8mwoAoaMYdAYHOhKnEy4VFJzKLP-/s1500/GRS_CPN-28+old-nb-mast+old-int.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="1500" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdI80AaDA2QM4LdcOeO1y8deISlLYQVLd5ULf0ppwpQxjGcAb2MO9Qt57txxcjibzwuzPGnwmoJ9mIRWlivt7fNYFTzv5RJZ-rPgQJ7hRfOFjVPPYE00yyJCYjFs5Swrn7h7g1DAjzP22Dw0MdTXhXvLDnIYZ7HaRc8mwoAoaMYdAYHOhKnEy4VFJzKLP-/w640-h428/GRS_CPN-28+old-nb-mast+old-int.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Back in the Boston Metropolitan lounge for the return trip. The selection of snacks was on point.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghIxpoRg2n_7HAsqWU5rGFg5VEkIJR-UPjbRy08f1Q08zGZJg1TcBgiml8cpQq9SRLzXlXpfRahPysIxnXQRVZ51iBrCrX_XXsSUPRrdnh0gMWU1khJjwHBLBHxCRW21dsYMqN5veRUUWsnTpKzKkzVzic2Cku_2UvCjgZ4fQgx9Q5H99-fxvf0Z_yoTZC/s1333/Amt_BOS-Met-lounge-platform+ceiling.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghIxpoRg2n_7HAsqWU5rGFg5VEkIJR-UPjbRy08f1Q08zGZJg1TcBgiml8cpQq9SRLzXlXpfRahPysIxnXQRVZ51iBrCrX_XXsSUPRrdnh0gMWU1khJjwHBLBHxCRW21dsYMqN5veRUUWsnTpKzKkzVzic2Cku_2UvCjgZ4fQgx9Q5H99-fxvf0Z_yoTZC/w480-h640/Amt_BOS-Met-lounge-platform+ceiling.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipLcAbCFmKS3KNeP8ykdKi31o-4iCHCakVdhgkZeMCMc3EpaYewEk06vUZdycVSTqm530S8xL04Kx3HdK0sEZKpZV5KvX2RnJHNfpIpBqGIgAkT4b06JO72tRK2atqoEok6_qVGLSy1mRrGdf5VOetcq1TljOWgdfV0SAC-5qS8CPWwYBSgM0B-aUEljPL/s1280/Amt_BOS-Met-lounge-snacks.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipLcAbCFmKS3KNeP8ykdKi31o-4iCHCakVdhgkZeMCMc3EpaYewEk06vUZdycVSTqm530S8xL04Kx3HdK0sEZKpZV5KvX2RnJHNfpIpBqGIgAkT4b06JO72tRK2atqoEok6_qVGLSy1mRrGdf5VOetcq1TljOWgdfV0SAC-5qS8CPWwYBSgM0B-aUEljPL/w640-h480/Amt_BOS-Met-lounge-snacks.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Because we can't have nice things Boston is building a new hotel over the open-air part of the South Station platforms and sacrificing a car length of capacity for the privilege.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb7MHSq5B1ZHFIsN01yJFLsyXNapeEH9QI6XK7-g8PJzWeNRkJ7CHpuQnN7XToY1swE2INPa_WEjg-q3JQxFHPQ0DBAEKoFPbKR9yx3U-Hhg3oY566BLosk2rZFv9GGBAynEJjCF9bpti4WC05AvneZ7alN6kdv3tIZMPt5CudVeaTBJAKq-orRtVslyBi/s1280/Amt_BOS-tk6+tk5-bumpers-nb-angle-moved.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb7MHSq5B1ZHFIsN01yJFLsyXNapeEH9QI6XK7-g8PJzWeNRkJ7CHpuQnN7XToY1swE2INPa_WEjg-q3JQxFHPQ0DBAEKoFPbKR9yx3U-Hhg3oY566BLosk2rZFv9GGBAynEJjCF9bpti4WC05AvneZ7alN6kdv3tIZMPt5CudVeaTBJAKq-orRtVslyBi/w640-h480/Amt_BOS-tk6+tk5-bumpers-nb-angle-moved.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Boarding our southbound Acela on track #6 with power car #2035 next to MBTA Rotem Cab Car #1824.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Q_OYhHJ1zxHdTyuK9fVt9neryL11GSHHLbK6JYVTU9Wg07Uk45RPOb-pGLkAujCq9ZC0eQ_TzmF42-uRogyxRLDsxvK8rnWJgbOukB7vIxXL3oRQgcFYvi2osnvuZtFoq2GnnCCDjwqsSVvxO3KFrn0wELh0Wp7vou2fA4M3QXPDO5hxmr0kjZjN2qdD/s1280/Amt_2035+MTBA_1824-BOS.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="959" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Q_OYhHJ1zxHdTyuK9fVt9neryL11GSHHLbK6JYVTU9Wg07Uk45RPOb-pGLkAujCq9ZC0eQ_TzmF42-uRogyxRLDsxvK8rnWJgbOukB7vIxXL3oRQgcFYvi2osnvuZtFoq2GnnCCDjwqsSVvxO3KFrn0wELh0Wp7vou2fA4M3QXPDO5hxmr0kjZjN2qdD/w640-h480/Amt_2035+MTBA_1824-BOS.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Ultimate AX Power Car #2039 was at the car end with #2028 on Track #8.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Hq6V74sybY8WdmVCgCKwLuwkwtZXTscIslnH1hZ-O9F4wPGyhbMe4f0itF7tG0n6AmZzcBToSFvT87tJq0org6-bsmstxkoK_s1ffTM2LLAohAPo8QZcu8wyUFmAwX0YqDfuR0d2aD3myH9_-0-qwqiCmFcPvf66Loe5U19Urmo9ny9O1TNyPyCfJE4X/s1280/Amt_2039-BOS.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Hq6V74sybY8WdmVCgCKwLuwkwtZXTscIslnH1hZ-O9F4wPGyhbMe4f0itF7tG0n6AmZzcBToSFvT87tJq0org6-bsmstxkoK_s1ffTM2LLAohAPo8QZcu8wyUFmAwX0YqDfuR0d2aD3myH9_-0-qwqiCmFcPvf66Loe5U19Urmo9ny9O1TNyPyCfJE4X/w640-h480/Amt_2039-BOS.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxcgZv1XyGZCeGeCW25Ab6AsVFiAGHv4eS9FVTdDM9BCXzUGGauZA_cTtWzdeTkUcWE9O-nVyx7sS7o8w9IV-OKTwh5aqdnT2Ox75QoS1pMaNhMgAfjWuxlTGGdF9tVccToX9L18hWaAP7M4H39kMc27D8ry9UchzGSf1jyuN0B7cHOsBCdVo9HTURq8rF/s1280/Amt_2028-BOS.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxcgZv1XyGZCeGeCW25Ab6AsVFiAGHv4eS9FVTdDM9BCXzUGGauZA_cTtWzdeTkUcWE9O-nVyx7sS7o8w9IV-OKTwh5aqdnT2Ox75QoS1pMaNhMgAfjWuxlTGGdF9tVccToX9L18hWaAP7M4H39kMc27D8ry9UchzGSf1jyuN0B7cHOsBCdVo9HTURq8rF/w640-h480/Amt_2028-BOS.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Just before departure #2039 suffered a cab signal or ACSES failure and after a delay the decision was made to spin the trainset on the Dorchester loop. While this was going on a northbound Regional arrived with ACS-86 #600 on track #7, adjacent to AX power car #2007.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOgLH9vzULX5TNd2Lm7YBidV1CQer25mRDAATJgUzZPS-4Nns4wxi5bZt2nJrmzzJ5aBhhEZTflpjJ-YJwSBhK29O50G7qpv7KyeW5t6zZOreB_YsrTRiMEwVe0NzXmDeyxgB4X7n7yHzPE-WiQsX1U7n4jqHW1aT4QjdlVJKHmJMh-QcqvId2RpJc27PC/s1280/Amt_2007+600-BOS.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOgLH9vzULX5TNd2Lm7YBidV1CQer25mRDAATJgUzZPS-4Nns4wxi5bZt2nJrmzzJ5aBhhEZTflpjJ-YJwSBhK29O50G7qpv7KyeW5t6zZOreB_YsrTRiMEwVe0NzXmDeyxgB4X7n7yHzPE-WiQsX1U7n4jqHW1aT4QjdlVJKHmJMh-QcqvId2RpJc27PC/w640-h480/Amt_2007+600-BOS.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwYCsltx1hZ1BGyLFaI4I6G154ZSuSpWUCfaDZep1tpAwUsbvYDIEMb_eVc0zjP3n68ritalpCs1L5mp7sMSPykD4NYX0ZqgxEAQIeSVCnVYO5qbf-6qPwJIVA-SStjCBi3ZktWRoWD_dNdppPybvgz-ycVnN10Gefd5_PxNvsFtq-kbMy0k6lhPZVwQyB/s1280/Amt_600+2007-BOS.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwYCsltx1hZ1BGyLFaI4I6G154ZSuSpWUCfaDZep1tpAwUsbvYDIEMb_eVc0zjP3n68ritalpCs1L5mp7sMSPykD4NYX0ZqgxEAQIeSVCnVYO5qbf-6qPwJIVA-SStjCBi3ZktWRoWD_dNdppPybvgz-ycVnN10Gefd5_PxNvsFtq-kbMy0k6lhPZVwQyB/w640-h480/Amt_600+2007-BOS.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Over on Track #10 and #11 were MBTA Rotem cab cars #1817 and #1814 loading passengers for upcoming departures.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc72jhHe7hKVorU_YkSdX-aZrbwZsn1wkMiqZ-zSwghxZGRKbbPcT6EzuChz0IWEq1NQCfw-9tkwTQR3vX3EfFD-gF0LuWjrOSNeXBH7PIKkZmhwMrnfJ-hlsyA9n_fKV4MlZpSFKzbeDyVHvD4rENpYSTthY5701QE-PX-fdDFeM53H4lCfQbEbvT88rW/s1280/MTBA_1817-BOS.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc72jhHe7hKVorU_YkSdX-aZrbwZsn1wkMiqZ-zSwghxZGRKbbPcT6EzuChz0IWEq1NQCfw-9tkwTQR3vX3EfFD-gF0LuWjrOSNeXBH7PIKkZmhwMrnfJ-hlsyA9n_fKV4MlZpSFKzbeDyVHvD4rENpYSTthY5701QE-PX-fdDFeM53H4lCfQbEbvT88rW/w640-h480/MTBA_1817-BOS.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8PiKAFd9JiDH2u6YLeN_gqswJiY_M5ZOi-MPRr5zAXoNY7_JpklUSwtnYTZFrtaxbgLcp4AW8La3e6VOXL3ud9yb7PQ6suLSGo1r5ANw8Xq0mP9CxRMlpANId0t5H3yf-7YRSvB6ztiavENlEeuL2FBaRjAlSL1OHAixj6Y9wdW1dr60X3z813A_y6KNT/s1280/MTBA_1814+1817-BOS.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8PiKAFd9JiDH2u6YLeN_gqswJiY_M5ZOi-MPRr5zAXoNY7_JpklUSwtnYTZFrtaxbgLcp4AW8La3e6VOXL3ud9yb7PQ6suLSGo1r5ANw8Xq0mP9CxRMlpANId0t5H3yf-7YRSvB6ztiavENlEeuL2FBaRjAlSL1OHAixj6Y9wdW1dr60X3z813A_y6KNT/w640-h480/MTBA_1814+1817-BOS.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>After #600 backed out the Regional train to the yard, problem child #2039 returned in its place on track #7. Overall delay was about 55 minutes.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLhl5x-UpM_oS1anrmxWDn3r-qfeSHF7q-9RU1Z402zIHzYVOPWgCGbPYaW7b4Q8bnmiuQEL-aoZ0jndetES34IqMBpFTDiINxnkrI5rswRPxqsCYl2MlZCjt5zifSLTsg34-R5iPIlGwq18m4gkq6gm6EHbpv3TM3Al9FRw4UxaFvT70xKrnvbixJVm3y/s1280/Amt_2039+2007-BOS.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLhl5x-UpM_oS1anrmxWDn3r-qfeSHF7q-9RU1Z402zIHzYVOPWgCGbPYaW7b4Q8bnmiuQEL-aoZ0jndetES34IqMBpFTDiINxnkrI5rswRPxqsCYl2MlZCjt5zifSLTsg34-R5iPIlGwq18m4gkq6gm6EHbpv3TM3Al9FRw4UxaFvT70xKrnvbixJVm3y/w640-h480/Amt_2039+2007-BOS.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>For the return trip I only had one available upgrade so I split the first class experience with another person from the group. I took the Boston to NY segment, where he then slid into the same seat to Washington, DC.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitCA8GiGb-YfGnUt0ePFBvvmoDrZ_nqfrodJUDXQl2woSuiFA-cMFyRgoSHFBovXxev1Tg627-4PSa9TTJ-x9_gB8sL64UXymPJu41PY_0TlGh8pk4KV00TQjMffIllADWuWxZLwJowNOriQ7_HHkVfs7s1PxG0kXMUAsRMf47qeNNZcZILzNIE5eDbdLM/s1280/Amt_AX-First-Class-chicken-biryani-dinner.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1279" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitCA8GiGb-YfGnUt0ePFBvvmoDrZ_nqfrodJUDXQl2woSuiFA-cMFyRgoSHFBovXxev1Tg627-4PSa9TTJ-x9_gB8sL64UXymPJu41PY_0TlGh8pk4KV00TQjMffIllADWuWxZLwJowNOriQ7_HHkVfs7s1PxG0kXMUAsRMf47qeNNZcZILzNIE5eDbdLM/w640-h640/Amt_AX-First-Class-chicken-biryani-dinner.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>Well, after all that train drinking I'll need a few days to recover before working on my next post covering another trip to the Ohio River Valley.
<br /><br /></div>Jersey Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10170958563337725933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262088704737011363.post-87470521326070157492022-09-17T20:45:00.002-07:002023-09-13T20:50:42.487-07:0022-09-17 PHOTOS: Harrisburg Power OfficeIn 2022 the Harrisburg Chapter NRHS took out a long term lease on the Harrisburg Power Director office in Amtrak's Harrisburg Station. The Harrisburg Chapter is known for its previous purchase and restoration of HARRIS tower on the west end of the old PRR Harrisburg Station complex and has been negotiating for the opportunity to perform a similar restoration on the PDO since it closed in 2013. Built above STATE tower as part of the general Harrisburg project of the late 1930's, the Harrisburg PDO was one of the first implementations of a wide area SCADA network that would ultimately form the basis of the modern power grid. In September 2022 I was able to visit during a volunteer cleanup day and also took the opportunity to check out Amtrak's new Middletown, PA station. The full set of photos covering both locations can be found <a href="https://www.redoveryellow.com/position-light/22-09-17_MIDDLETOWN_PDO/-Thumbnails.html">here</a> ( <a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/QHyc33PP9BonF7r1A">mirror</a> ).<br />
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Before checking out the Middletown station I stopped by ROY interlocking in Royalton. PA. This was previously the junction between the PRR's Royalton Branch low grade freight line and the Main Line proper. Here Amtrak ACS-86 #636 leads an eastbound Keystone Service trainset with Metroliner Cab Car #9641 through the three-track full crossover.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFxMsoIgkG9oJvQTGZXw6Q7dAMhfe0nBoSous-9CiTvDihwr4Fh39442exm327atJsTRTCv461ocUDni_UpeXaDtxFtXxwKjpZxlQPkCWFFcGyAB2zs49N8rb9Ca6YE3LuriSsRxLnOMfWzykAIC55EEcpPShglm4C8cQ56d4a6cGL4HkyolhbO6KtVKgb/s1280/Amt_638+old-ROY-hut-wb-angle.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFxMsoIgkG9oJvQTGZXw6Q7dAMhfe0nBoSous-9CiTvDihwr4Fh39442exm327atJsTRTCv461ocUDni_UpeXaDtxFtXxwKjpZxlQPkCWFFcGyAB2zs49N8rb9Ca6YE3LuriSsRxLnOMfWzykAIC55EEcpPShglm4C8cQ56d4a6cGL4HkyolhbO6KtVKgb/w640-h480/Amt_638+old-ROY-hut-wb-angle.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpzNwT0cVEQeW15FSyMtb5jFphcd0u0YetTVvZ3APKcTOy_nVzrzLLT1cM4w_rM4wLCUV1HFHhCK3-UFk99VI6zhunuiXsHbwteIzjy6uUDB0UHHmAQLwPtuIHX5ObeL8jmpJgXRElF9b1LYL0eMQXKyPApVDv8e0RurOwkPrZJemQVX-a8-Qmh7pNg0HL/s1280/Amt_9641+ROY-eb-side+1W+2W-rear.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpzNwT0cVEQeW15FSyMtb5jFphcd0u0YetTVvZ3APKcTOy_nVzrzLLT1cM4w_rM4wLCUV1HFHhCK3-UFk99VI6zhunuiXsHbwteIzjy6uUDB0UHHmAQLwPtuIHX5ObeL8jmpJgXRElF9b1LYL0eMQXKyPApVDv8e0RurOwkPrZJemQVX-a8-Qmh7pNg0HL/w640-h480/Amt_9641+ROY-eb-side+1W+2W-rear.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The Royalton Branch <a href="https://www.redoveryellow.com/position-light/22-09-17_MIDDLETOWN_PDO/Amt_ROY-Royalton-Br-ewd%2bold-15sw.jpg">was electrified</a> from 1939 until the end of Conrail electric operations in 1981 and is currently used by road freights to/from Maryland and Delaware that wish to bypass Enola Yard. Today the Royalton Branch is owned an operated by Norfolk Southern for freight purposes making ROY one of the few remaining locations where Amtrak dispatchers control part of an NS line. Here we see the Amtrak style position light signal governing westbound Royalton Branch trains standing in front of the ROY tool house. Despite the station sign, this building was never an interlocking tower.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZDdfraOeBcYw8yLQGFP8Np0GuG6GT7HCRVVbQ9TvNJew1nxuUtOZZUU3v7x-lRBVEz8n5W7-UN3cQEW_CtC_wHRb2pKkre1dlyi49t0wIqd_Rqx2f2eI9MuOqhL7F2ZBSKrDhw8De0_WI9zKv216WDXmOU1-ioZ6HvMRg-o4T6MFUQFacPaBlOHtJh8ie/s1280/Amt_ROY-tool-house+9W-wb-angle.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZDdfraOeBcYw8yLQGFP8Np0GuG6GT7HCRVVbQ9TvNJew1nxuUtOZZUU3v7x-lRBVEz8n5W7-UN3cQEW_CtC_wHRb2pKkre1dlyi49t0wIqd_Rqx2f2eI9MuOqhL7F2ZBSKrDhw8De0_WI9zKv216WDXmOU1-ioZ6HvMRg-o4T6MFUQFacPaBlOHtJh8ie/w640-h480/Amt_ROY-tool-house+9W-wb-angle.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Across the Swatara Creek, nearly all traces of the <a href="https://www.redoveryellow.com/position-light/10-05-29_HARRISBURG_LINE_EASTBOUND/Amt_923-Middletown.jpg">old Middletown Station</a>, except for the parking lot, have been removed. The low platform station was of the holdout variety with a single platform and eastbound passengers needing to board across the westbound track, resulting in time penalties and procedural complexity.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie4Kk66neSdCh5i4FSxekOSboxars4N1R9TBr2nqk2Wnoi5S5GVVM2UViDp1LKg5hC-UsPG8K2gjLq01v2Yxnv9-4PYFVkMPRg2a_GilxfVFB6gjqBE58bm3pJsPI6KYJ1KfpThYUfN8h0A-0eXNtAoaoYJ__d64NWax_7AIAQF69N_MglbIkXBlNjCoiN/s1280/Amt_Middletown-Sta-old-location-wb.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie4Kk66neSdCh5i4FSxekOSboxars4N1R9TBr2nqk2Wnoi5S5GVVM2UViDp1LKg5hC-UsPG8K2gjLq01v2Yxnv9-4PYFVkMPRg2a_GilxfVFB6gjqBE58bm3pJsPI6KYJ1KfpThYUfN8h0A-0eXNtAoaoYJ__d64NWax_7AIAQF69N_MglbIkXBlNjCoiN/w640-h480/Amt_Middletown-Sta-old-location-wb.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwSewgNUtOV_sB93lDEFirR0fx_vKh1n3_17IlYsc6JiJSCWLMk29VauKtFH1uR9xvKfjTYojP2ZgLe9UHwK9sK1OlwW60Be8TjfMiNWQCGQRRuYJ7gQbdJItle0IxCqq7c19h0KUACK0u1i-k0t9qT4M1DAMWZicO9A3tYCNcRXJYiAlwZ4MMni6ypguW/s1280/Amt_Middletown-Sta-old-location-entrance+lot-eb.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwSewgNUtOV_sB93lDEFirR0fx_vKh1n3_17IlYsc6JiJSCWLMk29VauKtFH1uR9xvKfjTYojP2ZgLe9UHwK9sK1OlwW60Be8TjfMiNWQCGQRRuYJ7gQbdJItle0IxCqq7c19h0KUACK0u1i-k0t9qT4M1DAMWZicO9A3tYCNcRXJYiAlwZ4MMni6ypguW/w640-h480/Amt_Middletown-Sta-old-location-entrance+lot-eb.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The old station had the advantage of providing an easy connection to the Middletown and Hummelstown railroad's tourist operations. When I arrived the M&H had not yet opened for the day. GE 44-ton switcher #1 was coupled to a string of former Lackawanna, MU cars with Western Maryland Alco S6 #151 on an adjacent track.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKn3LRgkHmWXkztMJnrHcHwMso3uWpZYImRpcZSJ-zTTwd_TnN2czn4x8z1SH11c85Jbp5eZpQDJotKZFvNwWcqDS1KLq291Q35YnaIQXFAGFlBPQVEMU_6gXCaK_YeMhb2sdccDN1dhAaHkaxP38yfD2OJhyMaJ9H1MrgKoORKAW3AWn8HmZywN5UIt6Q/s1280/MnH_1+Station+WM_151-Middletown-Yard-wide.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="962" data-original-width="1280" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKn3LRgkHmWXkztMJnrHcHwMso3uWpZYImRpcZSJ-zTTwd_TnN2czn4x8z1SH11c85Jbp5eZpQDJotKZFvNwWcqDS1KLq291Q35YnaIQXFAGFlBPQVEMU_6gXCaK_YeMhb2sdccDN1dhAaHkaxP38yfD2OJhyMaJ9H1MrgKoORKAW3AWn8HmZywN5UIt6Q/w640-h482/MnH_1+Station+WM_151-Middletown-Yard-wide.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>To find the new station following the M&W westward down Broad Street past <a href="https://www.redoveryellow.com/position-light/22-09-17_MIDDLETOWN_PDO/MnH_Kuppys-Diner%2bstreet-tk-wb-angle.jpg">Kuppy's Diner</a>.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOiFAejhd-czR34epspVKnhc_wBLC4_f8VfxSmACnQ7Myx7v05cskARgM3Lx-yDRiOhqX6AkjzQyhlE5GWZSkKlIL8ijgvqwqpufNeFBP4v9yIxrxvKKO-t7Gu0KNIofuodXexCdy4PkpfufKukiYakuf4fgA2ou52dop4rtEH_kzDx9DCCKFvU3g2gpLS/s1280/MnH_Middletown-Brown-St-RoW+yard-sw-wb-zoom.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOiFAejhd-czR34epspVKnhc_wBLC4_f8VfxSmACnQ7Myx7v05cskARgM3Lx-yDRiOhqX6AkjzQyhlE5GWZSkKlIL8ijgvqwqpufNeFBP4v9yIxrxvKKO-t7Gu0KNIofuodXexCdy4PkpfufKukiYakuf4fgA2ou52dop4rtEH_kzDx9DCCKFvU3g2gpLS/w640-h480/MnH_Middletown-Brown-St-RoW+yard-sw-wb-zoom.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The new station has a central island platform accessed by one of the trendy track overpasses that give riders the choice of long elevator waits or getting their steps in.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK8UmcGkXwLdfnMwdUxsv9XzYWS6-yGAJVaB95SpZPfgo9RmBWsvWhn8QiOkhqoyFNFNIC_X2GqOaiip7EdEsikTqB_iht_a4GyfYh9o2iHOhl2EsyO8s4EwJI5SxmZnQ7dPddi4_D7Z9agCoUsp-ebSWUeS1vRSS6nNXxnMRZG9TMRQtQ-KAZoWMPhLXY/s1280/Amt_Middletown-Sta-walkway-wb.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK8UmcGkXwLdfnMwdUxsv9XzYWS6-yGAJVaB95SpZPfgo9RmBWsvWhn8QiOkhqoyFNFNIC_X2GqOaiip7EdEsikTqB_iht_a4GyfYh9o2iHOhl2EsyO8s4EwJI5SxmZnQ7dPddi4_D7Z9agCoUsp-ebSWUeS1vRSS6nNXxnMRZG9TMRQtQ-KAZoWMPhLXY/w640-h480/Amt_Middletown-Sta-walkway-wb.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhhSjbPOE0T0hxAMXwglRbc-NalO4SfF-Ajotu28M74lBojtI9qoFsLKfFF8VaK5vWlDRuk0aE1KELfcYtK_cia3sODrkcF1fKW_4g7Fs5errAu1QRsLMmbYCvMh0KFOiajtLOnKULh5xZiFl7nfVFlGNNa4s-2B2stCGN-COimyWb1bP0wxMDX5uEjb53/s1280/Amt_Middletown-Sta-platform-tk2-wb.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhhSjbPOE0T0hxAMXwglRbc-NalO4SfF-Ajotu28M74lBojtI9qoFsLKfFF8VaK5vWlDRuk0aE1KELfcYtK_cia3sODrkcF1fKW_4g7Fs5errAu1QRsLMmbYCvMh0KFOiajtLOnKULh5xZiFl7nfVFlGNNa4s-2B2stCGN-COimyWb1bP0wxMDX5uEjb53/w640-h480/Amt_Middletown-Sta-platform-tk2-wb.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The new platform provides a great view of the M&H interchange track. The hard part is being around when the NS local freight performs its work during the overnight hours.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcKDPaHiw9Lpxq_646AwYgHydP1MkDjbtqKCLwN5YRW1RKoiMNdHUbt7zcPYLm6iEZEkK9CA7pT9DSmx4zqsERyCLLG0IDgECdVdQZMdb7fzUBZFkRgdJbwUrU8sTalRg01kkmerVlIgCb6W486rgUJA0YBx9YcLBIoS3ndgE3qdmgecuZ6oxEHB51Fc7_/s1280/PRR_Main-Line-MP-93.5-MnH-HO-xover-wb.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcKDPaHiw9Lpxq_646AwYgHydP1MkDjbtqKCLwN5YRW1RKoiMNdHUbt7zcPYLm6iEZEkK9CA7pT9DSmx4zqsERyCLLG0IDgECdVdQZMdb7fzUBZFkRgdJbwUrU8sTalRg01kkmerVlIgCb6W486rgUJA0YBx9YcLBIoS3ndgE3qdmgecuZ6oxEHB51Fc7_/w640-h480/PRR_Main-Line-MP-93.5-MnH-HO-xover-wb.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>While I was at the station a westbound Keystone service train arrived with Metroliner Cab Car #9645 and ACS-86 #645.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTtpafi4y2ot3bZfdoKlv2uV8YSAY3xmwJ0pURUBMnekkH9sHiZcrAB35Y6vHPkIMYteAAUP4dwSxFpO1zw-hsRg8dfzobLGlMDUtpD61P4KbOt_SiLMzm7R2Tgh3dT467aChWSmqLHYMl88NqbY7quSrry6sRIRB5E54OgzCQsS9LbxyQOsQFzAydG7Bz/s1280/Amt_9646-Middletown-Sta.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="962" data-original-width="1280" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTtpafi4y2ot3bZfdoKlv2uV8YSAY3xmwJ0pURUBMnekkH9sHiZcrAB35Y6vHPkIMYteAAUP4dwSxFpO1zw-hsRg8dfzobLGlMDUtpD61P4KbOt_SiLMzm7R2Tgh3dT467aChWSmqLHYMl88NqbY7quSrry6sRIRB5E54OgzCQsS9LbxyQOsQFzAydG7Bz/w640-h482/Amt_9646-Middletown-Sta.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMz2dTBFLqKuwUZY7NAS1DJQ6zWnkiX5ynWF3dinyk1tbF91NEvQc5sEHtIeLkt5bkr4zRRZk3d72ZyegTb0MIW-TeJTzcRACuGNClt_DuLhT6RMBMAn4mKGkiZ2AZkrutiHKmiX5q4zwnuufMR9tHXw9sypx1QM0igaA0BgQp3iKL7x8nJcbhhKztjVHI/s1280/Amt_645-Middletown-Sta.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMz2dTBFLqKuwUZY7NAS1DJQ6zWnkiX5ynWF3dinyk1tbF91NEvQc5sEHtIeLkt5bkr4zRRZk3d72ZyegTb0MIW-TeJTzcRACuGNClt_DuLhT6RMBMAn4mKGkiZ2AZkrutiHKmiX5q4zwnuufMR9tHXw9sypx1QM0igaA0BgQp3iKL7x8nJcbhhKztjVHI/w640-h480/Amt_645-Middletown-Sta.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvFss3rZAE-Cswf3L0K4N1DtK4Qhxftn8dIhWY8nbjf7jGTLkn6U7tGThsDgNAbbdMNkvWgtfgfCra4rkcrCZD3eUcdsw2CxLdebfxJ4vHngdGTgFEptAyyp58H2P_KpThXB4MJZyMiWAW8rlwpG9WZD3dXBRIP1SsfGArBf7i-OMbzM_iA8elND2-XLgE/s1280/Amt_645-rear-wide-Middletown-Sta.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvFss3rZAE-Cswf3L0K4N1DtK4Qhxftn8dIhWY8nbjf7jGTLkn6U7tGThsDgNAbbdMNkvWgtfgfCra4rkcrCZD3eUcdsw2CxLdebfxJ4vHngdGTgFEptAyyp58H2P_KpThXB4MJZyMiWAW8rlwpG9WZD3dXBRIP1SsfGArBf7i-OMbzM_iA8elND2-XLgE/w640-h480/Amt_645-rear-wide-Middletown-Sta.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I also managed to catch the <a href="https://www.pa.ng.mil/Site-Management/News-Article-View/Article/3162826/ec-130j-commando-solo-performs-final-broadcast/">final operational flight</a> of an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_EC-130">EC-130J Commando Solo</a> airborne broadcast facility operated by the 193rd Special Operations Wing, Pennsylvania Air National Guard out of the adjacent Harrisburg International Airport. The 193rd Wing had been performing the electronic/psychological warfare mission since 1968, but was shifting to more kinetic covert operations with the MC-130J platform. This EC-130J was en-route to provide special radio broadcasts for the Lancaster County fair near Lititz, PA.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj86ApCEnogALtfGA1OPafhVOpm4VEcSIiTcO5gCcQk9nER9toM0qxnV4QI4KsUlFScJvB4iS28PF5B5LsMCTwCfSzNXZqV2DVXf6IYeFwxfGXLwAM2jMOfNjBcxVYaqp0YlA8wTd2nV1clvpXqJjWlqgB14ZOM8KfvTJIzyklgMKEU_wLp-uK1npNY4cY2/s1280/PAANG_193rd-Wing-EC-130J-rear-angle.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="957" data-original-width="1280" height="479" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj86ApCEnogALtfGA1OPafhVOpm4VEcSIiTcO5gCcQk9nER9toM0qxnV4QI4KsUlFScJvB4iS28PF5B5LsMCTwCfSzNXZqV2DVXf6IYeFwxfGXLwAM2jMOfNjBcxVYaqp0YlA8wTd2nV1clvpXqJjWlqgB14ZOM8KfvTJIzyklgMKEU_wLp-uK1npNY4cY2/w640-h479/PAANG_193rd-Wing-EC-130J-rear-angle.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>Finally rolling into the lot at HARRIS Tower I was greeted by a westbound NS intermodal train with ET44AC #3669, C44-9W #9396 and C44-9W #9628</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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In the space that greets you, Power Director's controlled <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amtrak%27s_25_Hz_traction_power_system">PRR/Penn Central/Amtrak/Conrail electric traction power operations</a> on the lines west of Morrisville, Paoli and Perryville between 1938 and 2013.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7RMGIH00uoVX5US-dwhi5nFTnq3Ybufji99uI_SYzq6PccqDvjHfWIUMttVGuNLF7OYIiOU9h1S5VdHd0oaN1Yc-j2MoBSUv7_qSQABAKxfS63xGKaCIsTK5hurYyYAuAMVn41SqGKNKeyo92A9YU_CLqal3OhE2owmL9xrQh0dk6wojGBTOLjSkbMfia/s1600/PRR_Harrisburg-PDO-inside-frontward-angle.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7RMGIH00uoVX5US-dwhi5nFTnq3Ybufji99uI_SYzq6PccqDvjHfWIUMttVGuNLF7OYIiOU9h1S5VdHd0oaN1Yc-j2MoBSUv7_qSQABAKxfS63xGKaCIsTK5hurYyYAuAMVn41SqGKNKeyo92A9YU_CLqal3OhE2owmL9xrQh0dk6wojGBTOLjSkbMfia/w640-h480/PRR_Harrisburg-PDO-inside-frontward-angle.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiipYyfcHPA0w5abygcqz2w4X0BhxvTJ5jqFu798Bl6zzJ5a9Zui9zLULv6NFJ7PekQGx07R9SDArpgq9jmAS0wfQ3_DGjLuvyu1q7A1RwzQxDpTodUK3gYWJVbW0zSJm8zw-jpHK3SG6IJeXHvbK23B7wIq43mTGuSro2MAVB6eB-SWVF_yk2OkujI9fg4/s1600/PRR_Harrisburg-PDO-inside-frontward-op-angle.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1199" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiipYyfcHPA0w5abygcqz2w4X0BhxvTJ5jqFu798Bl6zzJ5a9Zui9zLULv6NFJ7PekQGx07R9SDArpgq9jmAS0wfQ3_DGjLuvyu1q7A1RwzQxDpTodUK3gYWJVbW0zSJm8zw-jpHK3SG6IJeXHvbK23B7wIq43mTGuSro2MAVB6eB-SWVF_yk2OkujI9fg4/w640-h480/PRR_Harrisburg-PDO-inside-frontward-op-angle.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Formerly this was the home of the Power Directors for electric power zones 8 and 9. The central podium contained two desks for each zone, although after the cession of electric freight operations under Conrail in 1981, Amtrak would operate both zones with a single power director.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivrFVe3GYjYRSFxn3uYX0z1H_PRRn7IcHQ_r9i_OsipULqbjEnswidrl9BnR9alLJ1hu3uE5OKBUt97aHHwBGpSefkGnRu7OTRDCewsPWZe8IAEJiD8Cx3IzgcXc3vRHfsfbaJBIW-_fhO7JxqGroIViRqRWTDRP9Kxw_inp_9zP_e6fcqx6pCefMvfe0g/s1600/PRR_Harrisburg-PDO-podium-frontward-op-angle.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivrFVe3GYjYRSFxn3uYX0z1H_PRRn7IcHQ_r9i_OsipULqbjEnswidrl9BnR9alLJ1hu3uE5OKBUt97aHHwBGpSefkGnRu7OTRDCewsPWZe8IAEJiD8Cx3IzgcXc3vRHfsfbaJBIW-_fhO7JxqGroIViRqRWTDRP9Kxw_inp_9zP_e6fcqx6pCefMvfe0g/w640-h480/PRR_Harrisburg-PDO-podium-frontward-op-angle.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix1ancW4v39Dlvi3maX3AGgPRg1O0W5AHTjIA9afyUy8_pOZHR9dsnxxdWtAkCNV1Vw7-2HY4eVE7P-V7Ll28XxmWspVPq4Y3VwLt4lTgjg4to3BsyL7NXDbkA_V9l2FXEmnALfqqeDB7AejgfSc28bhe6d-G1D0PzTF2rYEGnlB7hzy-Ju2lpJu1tO_9i/s1600/PRR_Harrisburg-PDO-pudium-section-8-desks-rear.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix1ancW4v39Dlvi3maX3AGgPRg1O0W5AHTjIA9afyUy8_pOZHR9dsnxxdWtAkCNV1Vw7-2HY4eVE7P-V7Ll28XxmWspVPq4Y3VwLt4lTgjg4to3BsyL7NXDbkA_V9l2FXEmnALfqqeDB7AejgfSc28bhe6d-G1D0PzTF2rYEGnlB7hzy-Ju2lpJu1tO_9i/w640-h480/PRR_Harrisburg-PDO-pudium-section-8-desks-rear.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Although Power Director Offices had been built in Philadelphia, New York and Baltimore, Harrisburg was the last and most modern through the use of supervisory control, the predecessor of today's <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SCADA">SCADA technology</a>, to give the Power Directors direct control over most substation functions. This eliminated the need to rely on relaying instructions through manned interlocking towers. The relay based telecom style technology remained in service throughout the office's operation and still resides in the space today.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij54dOcMC8CEi64Qlk6AtzkXi1LrpBmPyuO-SVZ-lDPg2pPbaDxM21CLKKo032xqWZndtHNTXK0_O7Pm-a_ZBOz-ug2RBFFPBFcFQomWk_FqsKxGb7zrEP8RxixnQk-auGMGesJlyr2wCMzk_0_LCl_D2niNe0gorVdVrbMHXnBW3X6HxP5-yFEBD4aXy9/s1998/PRR_Harrisburg-PDO-console-Horsham-panel.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1998" data-original-width="1148" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij54dOcMC8CEi64Qlk6AtzkXi1LrpBmPyuO-SVZ-lDPg2pPbaDxM21CLKKo032xqWZndtHNTXK0_O7Pm-a_ZBOz-ug2RBFFPBFcFQomWk_FqsKxGb7zrEP8RxixnQk-auGMGesJlyr2wCMzk_0_LCl_D2niNe0gorVdVrbMHXnBW3X6HxP5-yFEBD4aXy9/w368-h640/PRR_Harrisburg-PDO-console-Horsham-panel.jpg" width="368" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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However on my way out it was not lost on me that the power office was sitting directly above the old STATE tower that was closed in 2017. If both STATE and HARRIS were restored to the same standard, it would be possible to simulate the totality of the PRR's Harrisburg Station operations.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB6btYqbRUOR9bRHO1gHwxfJQnYaSUMNeOh_97itYvy5VN7NXLkfskqExfUG8HfjXuyPyqeNqaVRtm86TmDm97b7jP0vc8Rq5_08ZJLQfxbwCIgPGB3eHoZ5ymdnSJtYUyWrJICtofpGUie3oSgl4hb7XlnnN35riH_Ba2XPRxo0hU5EZExF2Yf-zDbo-i/s1500/STATE-inside+Model-15-rear-side-op-angle.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB6btYqbRUOR9bRHO1gHwxfJQnYaSUMNeOh_97itYvy5VN7NXLkfskqExfUG8HfjXuyPyqeNqaVRtm86TmDm97b7jP0vc8Rq5_08ZJLQfxbwCIgPGB3eHoZ5ymdnSJtYUyWrJICtofpGUie3oSgl4hb7XlnnN35riH_Ba2XPRxo0hU5EZExF2Yf-zDbo-i/s16000/STATE-inside+Model-15-rear-side-op-angle.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div>Here is a photo from the Power Office shortly before in 2008 to show what the big board looks like when fully illuminated. <br />
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Next time I'll be back with a trip to Boston and some Baltimore area photos.
<br /><br /></div>Jersey Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10170958563337725933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262088704737011363.post-48723877035328962572022-09-03T20:30:00.007-07:002023-08-31T22:15:16.161-07:0022-09-03 PHOTOS: Roanoke Train 66Since 1997, Amtrak has operated Northeast Corridor overnight trains 66 and 67 between Newport News and Boston as those two termini could reasonably be considered to constitute the entire NEC. However in July of 2022, Amtrak split the termini of the Train 66/67 pair as part of its push to expand Regional service to Roanoke and Norfolk. While 67 would continue to run to Newport News, 66 would begin in Roanoke, using the equipment from southbound Regional Train 151. Over Labour Day weekend 2022, I decided to give the Train 151/66 combination a try and you can see my previous two posts covering <a href="https://prr4ever.blogspot.com/2022/09/22-09-03-photos-roanoke-train-151.html">southbound Train 151</a> and the <a href="https://prr4ever.blogspot.com/2022/09/22-09-03-videos-roanoke.html">rear facing videos</a> I managed to take on both legs. In this post I will cover what I did while laying over in Roanoke proper and the subsequent return on Train 66. The full set of photos covering both parts can be found <a href="https://www.redoveryellow.com/position-light/22-09-03_ROANOKE/-Thumbnails.html">here</a> ( <a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/QiWByjXZoxP2quHu7">mirror</a> ).<br />
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As with the previous Regional terminal at Lynchburg, a new storage facility was constructed with the trainsets backing out of the station, past the former <a href="https://www.redoveryellow.com/position-light/22-09-03_ROANOKE/NW_Roanoke-HQ-door.jpg">Norfolk and Western HQ</a> and around the corner to the wye track connection to the W-line where it would then pull forward about a mile to <a href="https://www.redoveryellow.com/position-light/22-09-03_ROANOKE/Amt_139%2bT151-Roanoke-storage-yard-above-zoom.jpg">a point near the old Virginian Railway diamond</a>.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiECQ8SwSQ-F53j8rpgLc7NGBFS7vUY8rDvZPpWzi1hbZX2Jkiql6Th5y50xsfdJsTPMtrOtEl0NnvSUViR2B7iOHwFvtkaSrr_j5cdGh873iRHyMLUN0YACLRhzU08RB2KjYdaFGXcX9Pth2W7XdQV8eaHucvlZCMU_jcnk4-L1oVlMLa8oZOVWLJkF6HB/s1280/NS_RANDOLPH-ST-sta-tk-dwarfs-eb+19sw+Amt_139-zoom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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The locomotive heavy overhaul shoppe was recently closed with the work shifted to the former PRR/Conrail shoppes in Altoona.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVxFX8_45qWbDPrQ_MJmwVj9Z2xYF_Bkn5Lj01bSC3K2hjac-WdcQKRXyI1ftVUue2oeFFKgHWrHfcZJN8NweXPJhAHdYXw8WG-XWR8Uc18r5O5miokxfzTFFXkzShDVQEE1vLuDNEmL9kk6Hm8mE0goS2JvE8zHH-1ZJRu50Cgu-yzXN3eY9RnU0a8Ufr/s1280/NS_Roanoke-Shoppes-nwd-above.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVxFX8_45qWbDPrQ_MJmwVj9Z2xYF_Bkn5Lj01bSC3K2hjac-WdcQKRXyI1ftVUue2oeFFKgHWrHfcZJN8NweXPJhAHdYXw8WG-XWR8Uc18r5O5miokxfzTFFXkzShDVQEE1vLuDNEmL9kk6Hm8mE0goS2JvE8zHH-1ZJRu50Cgu-yzXN3eY9RnU0a8Ufr/w640-h480/NS_Roanoke-Shoppes-nwd-above.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcw8xBesT92WrJbGhD0ateR-7U6R9iBZBUTTXw6l9vHomGYvbu064AzNoQpABF47PSJAOAO5PoB3X7qxPpRosJsywMrwEIgMABLmx5IyH0X-gTqkIaC0tcFCSSjlOyKne_c4jH6uAh3ebISUT1CSpcJfI6RQZKdRtanKYQJmeE7xl_WYNwc9UJY-JzLXCT/s1280/NS_9421+9748+9802+9677+9643-Roanoke-deadline-above-zoom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcw8xBesT92WrJbGhD0ateR-7U6R9iBZBUTTXw6l9vHomGYvbu064AzNoQpABF47PSJAOAO5PoB3X7qxPpRosJsywMrwEIgMABLmx5IyH0X-gTqkIaC0tcFCSSjlOyKne_c4jH6uAh3ebISUT1CSpcJfI6RQZKdRtanKYQJmeE7xl_WYNwc9UJY-JzLXCT/w640-h480/NS_9421+9748+9802+9677+9643-Roanoke-deadline-above-zoom.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMW99LMEkqXzVvJz3g93lKXiqrE5QFvmc11d_KtHgZGgJZ7rtKfGakR5FXnH3SMplLUzgOkCmAe59R_JIvD_7a9ZXJ5Q7ZhU6xj07uakDG8TmIdoq4FYmD2_y8lX4CXSO6gdvX1-eolAJws0Kr8DKeIHsUbyglfBiPsM0GQQnjlG2QdCktSsNgYCy2SBFQ/s1280/NS_16TH-ST-eb-canti-rear-angle-above-far+Roanoke-Yard.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMW99LMEkqXzVvJz3g93lKXiqrE5QFvmc11d_KtHgZGgJZ7rtKfGakR5FXnH3SMplLUzgOkCmAe59R_JIvD_7a9ZXJ5Q7ZhU6xj07uakDG8TmIdoq4FYmD2_y8lX4CXSO6gdvX1-eolAJws0Kr8DKeIHsUbyglfBiPsM0GQQnjlG2QdCktSsNgYCy2SBFQ/w640-h480/NS_16TH-ST-eb-canti-rear-angle-above-far+Roanoke-Yard.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginian_Railway">Virginian</a> was Roanoke's second railroad, built new in the early 20th century to compete with the N&W on the lucrative West Virginia to Norfolk export coal route. Merged into the N&W in 1959, its low grade route is still preferred for loaded eastbound trains. The former Virginian passenger station in Roanoke is now an event space.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijRXqLIvzsZZb2OjfkRD5xRuezyXESu4dmvScgI4GIsZQRjioYCVlpSsHZjSaAPPdr3repezkVJiWBkj32SfbIC5skv7gjIXt5uj-S_F3X1pBSyLn2Sacy0UXp7R9wZ1t_xIfClPm1Oi4_M7zQMaS-e5sLVjP5r-v7oKL32BanQJzuwaAjdcidctmBpd04/s1280/VGN_Roanoke-Sta-passenger-depot-rear-angle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijRXqLIvzsZZb2OjfkRD5xRuezyXESu4dmvScgI4GIsZQRjioYCVlpSsHZjSaAPPdr3repezkVJiWBkj32SfbIC5skv7gjIXt5uj-S_F3X1pBSyLn2Sacy0UXp7R9wZ1t_xIfClPm1Oi4_M7zQMaS-e5sLVjP5r-v7oKL32BanQJzuwaAjdcidctmBpd04/w640-h480/VGN_Roanoke-Sta-passenger-depot-rear-angle.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlD8OL2JwdPLYiOOQpvuDWoM_V6kNbwUj5KMtSU1yuARsxLrN9wkGu0XhZY88FBOZnOveIwC5T0B-NKmZAOc8K22Zb_iwyHsOx8eJvdVBu_qv6ijqOZi0qQNjZVePKxKYsPZvq5bDXlBBtkO5nUWXhtewYgtDFvLiAkhnXPZWXxwpQP88COom-iIIdOr-M/s1280/VGN_Roanoke-Sta-eb-side-wide.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlD8OL2JwdPLYiOOQpvuDWoM_V6kNbwUj5KMtSU1yuARsxLrN9wkGu0XhZY88FBOZnOveIwC5T0B-NKmZAOc8K22Zb_iwyHsOx8eJvdVBu_qv6ijqOZi0qQNjZVePKxKYsPZvq5bDXlBBtkO5nUWXhtewYgtDFvLiAkhnXPZWXxwpQP88COom-iIIdOr-M/w640-h480/VGN_Roanoke-Sta-eb-side-wide.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Sitting out behind the Virginian station was a trio of coal trains led by rebuilt 1990's generation GE road units. The odd duck is UP C44ACM #6531, rebuilt from a AC4400. The two NS AC44C6M's, #4449 and #4599, were rebuilt from C44-9W's. At this point in 2022, #4599 would have been practically brand new.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqGNy1FZ-J-gzdB_ASAocP233hOsMYii2l3rZuh3jIKP2xoxaEcr_1gygAWzWb9E8jnPLtTMaysPXD8QGcJH0ZujZDaY_zafH9iaP1LZq40bORx2t8PxcazssYeEbSdDTa7BxBkP8suxWNcX_TyYRbdEYhLJcB5eJW8MZLboiEI5g6qSMZmPLy6qFtdx4p/s1280/UP_6531+NS_4599+4449-angle-Roanoke-VGN-Sta.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="959" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqGNy1FZ-J-gzdB_ASAocP233hOsMYii2l3rZuh3jIKP2xoxaEcr_1gygAWzWb9E8jnPLtTMaysPXD8QGcJH0ZujZDaY_zafH9iaP1LZq40bORx2t8PxcazssYeEbSdDTa7BxBkP8suxWNcX_TyYRbdEYhLJcB5eJW8MZLboiEI5g6qSMZmPLy6qFtdx4p/w640-h480/UP_6531+NS_4599+4449-angle-Roanoke-VGN-Sta.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="959" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM1cznNXWPlz_UlwZ-RoPmMBiM_5M_hH8pI9aXDoLEgipshnDylX29PWJIYqP-8CcRs2sKYmzPbA_BWtqA_Na-DPbFv06NTP7kGuL8FF9zO2YCRz6wLcCn1GATdjWqU0iY6p051RblaRD9COn4N0T3FcE7MLlo5mzHLTwUkItE3VEFEQgIlHqSMWM1quKk/w640-h480/NS_JK-diamonds-sb.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.redoveryellow.com/position-light/22-09-03_ROANOKE/NS_JK-sb-mast-rear-angle%2bAmt_139%2bT151.jpg">Immediately to the north</a> of the diamonds is the new single track Amtrak Roanoke train storage facility. Here trainsets from both round trips are serviced with the 151/66 set appearing in the afternoon and the 152/147 set overnight. You can see the short 5 car consist used on the 151/66 run.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgIG7aTd8kIkGHntbRTO6N4_nbz5-r9UGv0F1BWwU2PsYQcuE1FMI5If4aa_j2og8m-pHGrfi-_kwMURvUuKQQAd-DYIGpIbS5p_HPMAN1QXvOI5b7yUP8Q46fDGdk0XdXS27rCbiJISnVldNYXXUwccWkyNJXM9WZvdHp1vkqaN9wSjiwmdTT3v4WLKDE/s1280/Amt_139+T151-T66-Roanoke-storage-tk.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="959" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgIG7aTd8kIkGHntbRTO6N4_nbz5-r9UGv0F1BWwU2PsYQcuE1FMI5If4aa_j2og8m-pHGrfi-_kwMURvUuKQQAd-DYIGpIbS5p_HPMAN1QXvOI5b7yUP8Q46fDGdk0XdXS27rCbiJISnVldNYXXUwccWkyNJXM9WZvdHp1vkqaN9wSjiwmdTT3v4WLKDE/w640-h480/Amt_139+T151-T66-Roanoke-storage-tk.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrhzuSJPEl8ay3u8HmOGar1tU5iockHmtaJdeI35TfAIJxMSWbP6dORHfAY_jtZDydK3A51d0kyfQymbna7dYuS1IXU6RrgjXCPOT-YD4HDxqQyMfWkmA_Mk1UUSLIJmH-8989V05_Y4T8JCrfyMY5kIOUaQ4KBbVMuE3OXwo4Ky3AIC3ppY5I1Y-lGbVM/s1280/Amt_139-Roanoke-storage-tk.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="963" data-original-width="1280" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6pzDSW6fBtwepMiOFq9_K5cGWnPDakmlDG-5kEyYGPne_Dz4CNRJbZL6HyGCjlrdpLCoBNrPECbZTnZPQezlBaLgSXirsZsGtcZ0KKLdQ5kcOBBsp47EMeY3HSvm5cNs4E4GrBjkEPVQr_ZMA2o_Pf5UQlXU3HfAz4uXFL2YLtqtUU12NBdGlYWtUiLIE/w640-h482/NS_CAMPBELL-AVE+sign+nb-mast-App-zoom.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Upon reaching the station I had to scramble to get photos of Ac44C6M #4497 and SD70ACe #1133 in the middle of the long PSR special intermodal train.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRFeyXSU8nNatVwve2hfrTJoE8pI4uxf3DpZSsVccIAT7yFk-Hr53wNSsiBAWg9Hkn6POhDlCBcFdf6l5c2uuy4cyNcltfY5-dLfMs88tq0FEiQoIspmnn62cOzMhPeMiR_ikt0SRAVzet91rzXjI8XeE-edR8CJDWKhcxqZclvTi-wvZ5aQtBOqL3TwNs/s1280/NS_4197-front-side-Roanoke.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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P42DC #139 had also managed to beat me to the station platform and was waiting in front of a <a href="https://youtu.be/3i4ThZm3XUU">Slow Approach signal</a> to depart westward.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdaviLc_ljkpglPDHTVqnSb0rfkYBgsJYZuhhWG5Z-iLjO7n3Sh1tV1hg5nhblMcoXo4cMmt7jZY8YhHUAFxTt7jzojvNvNyC8GglnHGDTihoz047JuZzHbuwumhiH7vuB2xo_UmPnmzzMmBtyaS1K7wOOWMo7YY15WWCKFdZ5Y4g5pY_Fil3q20zR63sY/s1192/Amt_139-side-Roanoke.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="894" data-original-width="1192" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdaviLc_ljkpglPDHTVqnSb0rfkYBgsJYZuhhWG5Z-iLjO7n3Sh1tV1hg5nhblMcoXo4cMmt7jZY8YhHUAFxTt7jzojvNvNyC8GglnHGDTihoz047JuZzHbuwumhiH7vuB2xo_UmPnmzzMmBtyaS1K7wOOWMo7YY15WWCKFdZ5Y4g5pY_Fil3q20zR63sY/w640-h480/Amt_139-side-Roanoke.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisX5yGdKfA2diYsElO6EDFQq8_MSuBW_TsRGYnTBNskmrgDwB0hN1tijSaCo0lzy9wEzwYVky1wB4KmvNFvy0N9gPIwH8DofQc8WMuyhtgBiPov_ix7Fah-7FyUOj5aBMHsSY7WsQ7kMm9NWPppwO_Re0G3bKjyU_4t4T3oNDZt8OeunBI6GpiY0f6T7V6/s1280/Amt_Roanoke-Sta-platform-eb+T66.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisX5yGdKfA2diYsElO6EDFQq8_MSuBW_TsRGYnTBNskmrgDwB0hN1tijSaCo0lzy9wEzwYVky1wB4KmvNFvy0N9gPIwH8DofQc8WMuyhtgBiPov_ix7Fah-7FyUOj5aBMHsSY7WsQ7kMm9NWPppwO_Re0G3bKjyU_4t4T3oNDZt8OeunBI6GpiY0f6T7V6/w640-h480/Amt_Roanoke-Sta-platform-eb+T66.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Upon departure my new Train 66 passes #8121 again on the main line waiting for a westbound signal at 8.5TH ST interlocking.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWa9G5uUpLqmu3YrJOhXdwZTOdWWGvF9i62FLo9QBZGv78sv19AIlrn6jAbAPskAeFTUdaBpGoTbW3LwmcAkpqvPmqdHf2_Z6rRdYbHsvxeSCXxuqNCBsd08zcoyJOok_NjHAkl3Sbd1zhDpZwaeoXyQ7LT-OmHPeFz9JNdA0LI6DZfnjYwQCODGkvj1Gc/s1280/NS_NW-Main-8.5-STwb-canti+8121-backlit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWa9G5uUpLqmu3YrJOhXdwZTOdWWGvF9i62FLo9QBZGv78sv19AIlrn6jAbAPskAeFTUdaBpGoTbW3LwmcAkpqvPmqdHf2_Z6rRdYbHsvxeSCXxuqNCBsd08zcoyJOok_NjHAkl3Sbd1zhDpZwaeoXyQ7LT-OmHPeFz9JNdA0LI6DZfnjYwQCODGkvj1Gc/w640-h480/NS_NW-Main-8.5-STwb-canti+8121-backlit.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Because NS was still <a href="https://www.redoveryellow.com/position-light/22-09-03_ROANOKE/NS_NW-Main-BONSACK-wb-canti%2bautoracks-soft.jpg">storing a PSR special on the main line</a> we had to perform a pull-in at WEBSTER interlocking, entering an occupied block to allow a westbound coal train to pass, then reverse out and continue on via the clear track. The westbound train of empty hoppers was being hauled by AC44C6M #4029 and C44-9W #9898, seen here taking the Diverging Clear signal at WEBSTER.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYbExQ10cz8Yw88mpWgu1zDKp7G7ExkA4ssI6j3ko91Uccn71i47rEDHwiIq7oGAoHsS0hq7VlJDsR8mqMujZ4ZSDIgGJl2-mYcJQuoA20EProRxRmzgorg7U57Wdfrolo_ldG04DpSxti7gHpOdyzwHL2Egaz11NXmO03Eoja91A2X-J1wP68l24Y-rXR/s1014/NS_4029-Webster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="757" data-original-width="1014" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYbExQ10cz8Yw88mpWgu1zDKp7G7ExkA4ssI6j3ko91Uccn71i47rEDHwiIq7oGAoHsS0hq7VlJDsR8mqMujZ4ZSDIgGJl2-mYcJQuoA20EProRxRmzgorg7U57Wdfrolo_ldG04DpSxti7gHpOdyzwHL2Egaz11NXmO03Eoja91A2X-J1wP68l24Y-rXR/w640-h478/NS_4029-Webster.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9latMW0_VFVlVcTenZWY-9lrvxPRJ3LEnLao_qrFBaa7w_C-sOIQizI9f_G-fICfrYlxbM5CUGaCs--S8NbbTxwKocpjWTsm2xAuLaJXV2ZYh9W0HFiyDFwyAIsnqWz4nMggQH8rOhA5kHcL8j4u-L_bHBN9OvDqNbg8BSMMUUuNg5FFuaDsuQ6ofjRux/s1280/NS_NW-Main-WEBSTER-wb-canti-tk2-Div-Clear+9898+4029-bright.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9latMW0_VFVlVcTenZWY-9lrvxPRJ3LEnLao_qrFBaa7w_C-sOIQizI9f_G-fICfrYlxbM5CUGaCs--S8NbbTxwKocpjWTsm2xAuLaJXV2ZYh9W0HFiyDFwyAIsnqWz4nMggQH8rOhA5kHcL8j4u-L_bHBN9OvDqNbg8BSMMUUuNg5FFuaDsuQ6ofjRux/w640-h480/NS_NW-Main-WEBSTER-wb-canti-tk2-Div-Clear+9898+4029-bright.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtEUsmmg9Dl76HqO82IJPV1taMFf3uLoH6apy_feaYwnZtFdDgmVR7T05NdM2kiLahRya98to1KbPHTcgwt7As636RXRa2w1eLYbtuU4bE9poeZpSm4ZuvUfvbg2Xo7v2bumVn3B4YTwft2uilFxLJtRapkE2y6lT8gylORDaxP0nXzxaWwn-_wcyrq7hI/s1280/NS_NW-Main-WEBSTER-wb-canti+EoT+Brickyard-Rd-xing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtEUsmmg9Dl76HqO82IJPV1taMFf3uLoH6apy_feaYwnZtFdDgmVR7T05NdM2kiLahRya98to1KbPHTcgwt7As636RXRa2w1eLYbtuU4bE9poeZpSm4ZuvUfvbg2Xo7v2bumVn3B4YTwft2uilFxLJtRapkE2y6lT8gylORDaxP0nXzxaWwn-_wcyrq7hI/w640-h480/NS_NW-Main-WEBSTER-wb-canti+EoT+Brickyard-Rd-xing.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This movement was observed by a railfan driving a red pickup truck.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRjb9adevgxIr5z1S53al5UvnFM8WMqcTzL7KUbDZdUNWL4ERmRgQKicYnqSG2zS-sBwhdaGiLCldsYcqWvGWFEmHkSPy3Ta1yX8YDFy6I8BK-MkB2XbFvT8Q_UMFy9SmHBNR_pqxXg-1_8FARJ8Z8HzEAL2Tjm7tenYcXCpLt4pt-J_YfbLmsm37KLnkr/s1280/NS_NW-Main-WEBSTER-sign-wb+railfan.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="959" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRjb9adevgxIr5z1S53al5UvnFM8WMqcTzL7KUbDZdUNWL4ERmRgQKicYnqSG2zS-sBwhdaGiLCldsYcqWvGWFEmHkSPy3Ta1yX8YDFy6I8BK-MkB2XbFvT8Q_UMFy9SmHBNR_pqxXg-1_8FARJ8Z8HzEAL2Tjm7tenYcXCpLt4pt-J_YfbLmsm37KLnkr/w640-h480/NS_NW-Main-WEBSTER-sign-wb+railfan.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The train blocking our path on track #1 was an eastbound intermodal being led by N&W heritage unit #8103! Unfortunately I was caught unawares and was not in a position to get a quality photo :-(</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKeqwU47griP1Ac2hdX7K7KzGCJ2SNeq2qgR42ORrLFcoRFCO1tNmF77V7Q4BCYjTyLO13itLFsn04byCxKwgC3fEzNln8XYILQFHtbY1rS7KPlQHP8KfFah3WsUz6VnqMb1BUJz-CJpaAR3Bft7RDt5N3JtI0e5dBMdWn2jCbs9yftajlXtW4kQtbHi8O/s1280/NW_8103-Montvale-front-z00m-soft.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="962" data-original-width="1280" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKeqwU47griP1Ac2hdX7K7KzGCJ2SNeq2qgR42ORrLFcoRFCO1tNmF77V7Q4BCYjTyLO13itLFsn04byCxKwgC3fEzNln8XYILQFHtbY1rS7KPlQHP8KfFah3WsUz6VnqMb1BUJz-CJpaAR3Bft7RDt5N3JtI0e5dBMdWn2jCbs9yftajlXtW4kQtbHi8O/w640-h482/NW_8103-Montvale-front-z00m-soft.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Changing over from N&W to Southern territory at Montview, the NS dispatcher was quick to display a signal for the evening Roanoke train at IRWIN interlocking.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1A-Fls5_1eQZLLyjthJAWmz1y6z0lhdQVI5J_ZoZ0qa5_JniTpAZYYVZGYDWxL9MMHXkaw_N0_zu8G6PhHjkekmstVmuxyCSMdKV4HQG0f0OjJpywtpuBu_QDf8TMdC8hgkdg-lHDytlNppDzho0_dwAHm-97TKM3JtreEVeDB7l2w0PsuGNtBi3LIzfm/s1280/NS_Sou-Main_CP-SOUTH-LEG-sw+sign-sb+IRWIN-nb-dwarf-far-zoom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1A-Fls5_1eQZLLyjthJAWmz1y6z0lhdQVI5J_ZoZ0qa5_JniTpAZYYVZGYDWxL9MMHXkaw_N0_zu8G6PhHjkekmstVmuxyCSMdKV4HQG0f0OjJpywtpuBu_QDf8TMdC8hgkdg-lHDytlNppDzho0_dwAHm-97TKM3JtreEVeDB7l2w0PsuGNtBi3LIzfm/w640-h480/NS_Sou-Main_CP-SOUTH-LEG-sw+sign-sb+IRWIN-nb-dwarf-far-zoom.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Red pickup truck guy would make second appearance at RIVERMONT interlocking. I respect his commitment to the chase.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilnDcqbW5juxzHLF_KT_Y0YMnqdsQeeh9U83SK42QsNQvmD_HRDANapRJ4I41lFmt-2AdNENIi6vqPMMS-dqNtIrt0ZTOY80jBfVLw8aMpXzt3_gWlm3bOxyvhP0MH5xoz88lkoOPVb3G0ZguM5DQ1R_p4n0Mr2kVd7NzFDjm_P9O5EhMnG3zqkWsNulwQ/s1280/NS_Sou-Main_RIVERMONT-HBD-DED+int+sb-mast+far+railfan-soft.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilnDcqbW5juxzHLF_KT_Y0YMnqdsQeeh9U83SK42QsNQvmD_HRDANapRJ4I41lFmt-2AdNENIi6vqPMMS-dqNtIrt0ZTOY80jBfVLw8aMpXzt3_gWlm3bOxyvhP0MH5xoz88lkoOPVb3G0ZguM5DQ1R_p4n0Mr2kVd7NzFDjm_P9O5EhMnG3zqkWsNulwQ/w640-h480/NS_Sou-Main_RIVERMONT-HBD-DED+int+sb-mast+far+railfan-soft.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Since I was on the literal overnight NEC train, arrival at Washington Union was suitably after dark. I found ACS-86 electrics #608 and #619 waiting on the lower level ready line for their next call to service.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirycywlDrpVphIx3-MP1sEZ5KPSq_8PRhh3JhIyVjMns-79StPGKUT_tE3kSsor0UpytcrcHTFVvqidejx0IJWVkYQ9_cjryJ_t81UWzMj_EKqFAA0XNuwLZdDdkYjQw6LEWjZun-cW7YRz1zLqKiJD4R47JZ9hltsWdi-yeT9ClhLb_I0PxbxAvUQFTv4/s1280/Amt_608+619-WAS-night.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirycywlDrpVphIx3-MP1sEZ5KPSq_8PRhh3JhIyVjMns-79StPGKUT_tE3kSsor0UpytcrcHTFVvqidejx0IJWVkYQ9_cjryJ_t81UWzMj_EKqFAA0XNuwLZdDdkYjQw6LEWjZun-cW7YRz1zLqKiJD4R47JZ9hltsWdi-yeT9ClhLb_I0PxbxAvUQFTv4/w640-h480/Amt_608+619-WAS-night.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>P42DC #139 was then swapped for ACS-86 #615. You can check out the video of the process <a href="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8HnzGLxZXO8">here</a>.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0WBfQFY56yfy3XqDPF2psTWFV2GWjdXG0v8zkvvGN1Fbf80B3xO0HQL4VmWzTiYZc2RxYdBTl695yWEnVvXUqG5VnCTJvtWHGYZ5tyb34bSpilTp9z2rS-FbyGP7dymPON8ith5ALO0O-wIjFJHF2TzhGhNSGEfERMUpPCdX9xrl6UrTZB0Gz-vovAnD8/s1280/Amt_139-WAS-night.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0WBfQFY56yfy3XqDPF2psTWFV2GWjdXG0v8zkvvGN1Fbf80B3xO0HQL4VmWzTiYZc2RxYdBTl695yWEnVvXUqG5VnCTJvtWHGYZ5tyb34bSpilTp9z2rS-FbyGP7dymPON8ith5ALO0O-wIjFJHF2TzhGhNSGEfERMUpPCdX9xrl6UrTZB0Gz-vovAnD8/w640-h480/Amt_139-WAS-night.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqyFQLdPwhnwMhZRDXoZ2JX6lhEBNckhspnPEDK0XpIbVfmgBeC179Dphya_xyyfJf9zKpgytuLlospNd5kJqp80btFcr7EX4oURV7-PFz6gguFcpKCv5kFG7xblC8ve84PASH-c_Z-go1g2pr9aKTAghwPHAApiH7rXtiVWDlDJ9CMKjN9B7MlbI5lg4g/s1280/Amt_615-WAS-night.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqyFQLdPwhnwMhZRDXoZ2JX6lhEBNckhspnPEDK0XpIbVfmgBeC179Dphya_xyyfJf9zKpgytuLlospNd5kJqp80btFcr7EX4oURV7-PFz6gguFcpKCv5kFG7xblC8ve84PASH-c_Z-go1g2pr9aKTAghwPHAApiH7rXtiVWDlDJ9CMKjN9B7MlbI5lg4g/w640-h480/Amt_615-WAS-night.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>All in all this was a fantastic day excursion. My trip tracker registered about 470 miles in a bit over 9 travel hours and the 2+1 Business Class seating made it all the better. I can wait to try the same thing to Norfolk.
<br /><br /></div>Jersey Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10170958563337725933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262088704737011363.post-53380164132042622022022-09-03T19:37:00.005-07:002023-08-23T19:38:52.607-07:0022-09-03 PHOTOS: Roanoke Train 151As explained in my <a href="https://prr4ever.blogspot.com/2022/09/22-09-03-videos-roanoke.html">previous video post</a>, Amtrak initiated a second daily Regional train between Washington, DC and Roanoke, VA in July of 2022. This allowed for same day round trips in the southbound direction with the morning departure of Train 151 from Union Station, a few hours in the mid-day to get lunch and explore Roanoke and finally the late afternoon return trip to DC via a rerouted Train 66. The sweetener was that the overnight Train 66/67 equipment made use of an old Metroliner first class car with <a href="https://www.redoveryellow.com/position-light/22-09-03_ROANOKE/Amt_T151-Business-class-single-seat.jpg">half a coach of 2+1 seating</a> at the end of the train adjacent to the cafe. This not only provided easy access to the complimentary business class beverages, but also a rear facing window from which one could take photos and video, the former of which can be found <a href="https://www.redoveryellow.com/position-light/22-09-03_ROANOKE/-Thumbnails.html">here</a> ( <a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/QiWByjXZoxP2quHu7">mirror</a> ). Part 1 will cover the southbound trip to Roanoke via Train 151 and Part 2, the return trip on Train #66 (although technically it was the same train for both directions). <br />
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Unfortunately, all of the photos I took on my phone, including most of those I to Washington Union Station, were lost when my photo decided to brick itself after I had neglected to save off the images. Therefore, here is another angle on Amtrak P42DC #139 coupling onto the head end of Regional Train 3151 on lower level track #24.<br />
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The project to reactivate track #22 was also progressing with much of the mezzanine and stairway structure having been completed.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEaQwnqgPWZSUDXruSfwp6xCrer0F8mhgKkqAH7uD_z281S3aItuYUVhfZrJExYz3rw9-2Z77c2M4a6rqJLnBt75znFd0r51KlR5sb8aLkISdGC6h-tdr-nqLepq6TdjxlICvS5T7s4oRvAhHZCrryr8hJNHgPMVE7RgSkGpd88kGJT47z9eDv0H7TmSCq/s1280/Amt_WAS-new-tk22-sb-angle+concourse-under-construction.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEaQwnqgPWZSUDXruSfwp6xCrer0F8mhgKkqAH7uD_z281S3aItuYUVhfZrJExYz3rw9-2Z77c2M4a6rqJLnBt75znFd0r51KlR5sb8aLkISdGC6h-tdr-nqLepq6TdjxlICvS5T7s4oRvAhHZCrryr8hJNHgPMVE7RgSkGpd88kGJT47z9eDv0H7TmSCq/w640-h480/Amt_WAS-new-tk22-sb-angle+concourse-under-construction.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>After departing Washington Union Station and crossing the Long Bridge over the Potomac, Train 151 traveled via the RF&P through Alexandria before switching onto the former Southern RR main line at CR TOWER.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_gauGhpT9mYLtNtKSW35uw8iOkf-3qHBeLnR3F2EQRnEsC7eFjVc-VMzKkUCpJBJE-HytI2EYwtDUvDZXOl93Ja73eobCWANiPPQsJTxj1dxUhZgGEIjpGNF-t8nNbG8pknFj5QFmC2asmIxtfL5P-S7LqyzTLXDnvY4J0h4TDpLCDgeYTmDZpTy_S9-p/s1280/NS_Sou-Main_CR-TOWER-6sw-nb-morning.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_gauGhpT9mYLtNtKSW35uw8iOkf-3qHBeLnR3F2EQRnEsC7eFjVc-VMzKkUCpJBJE-HytI2EYwtDUvDZXOl93Ja73eobCWANiPPQsJTxj1dxUhZgGEIjpGNF-t8nNbG8pknFj5QFmC2asmIxtfL5P-S7LqyzTLXDnvY4J0h4TDpLCDgeYTmDZpTy_S9-p/w640-h480/NS_Sou-Main_CR-TOWER-6sw-nb-morning.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Although practically dead for through freight movements, the northern 30 miles of the Southern Main sees Virginia Railway Express commuter service and transfer runs to the CSX interchange at Alexandria or Norfolk Southern's DC area transloading facility shown here with both local and road freight units awaiting the begining of the work day.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQuqF_5ggXtuYoqacn4yEzEtWT6K-84qyylCCYJxuvZgVAcW4thSvOV9---cDCh6pJQkLyIf3njHbCjhej3103zrPy6WIQdPfSINBwFAWXLBoZhf_vpSrUwy4y5-8aoqX8bU4toe8_QBKasqA1YRIiRuFxg0dCk805M-wm9rDnpDd08l7QzzwHOblhNCwI/s1280/NS_Sou-Main_12.0-Van-Dorn-se-Alexandria-Yard+power-nb.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQuqF_5ggXtuYoqacn4yEzEtWT6K-84qyylCCYJxuvZgVAcW4thSvOV9---cDCh6pJQkLyIf3njHbCjhej3103zrPy6WIQdPfSINBwFAWXLBoZhf_vpSrUwy4y5-8aoqX8bU4toe8_QBKasqA1YRIiRuFxg0dCk805M-wm9rDnpDd08l7QzzwHOblhNCwI/w640-h480/NS_Sou-Main_12.0-Van-Dorn-se-Alexandria-Yard+power-nb.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Manassas is the second stop after Washington, DC and the penultimate stop of VRE's <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manassas_Line">Manassas Line</a>.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNtTWCe1htdZQe-OEbrPj43OPp7WnYL7cjd7rCsyiCZxwtQ3SeKZQETewGKB0EEXVv6qc2FqQvx86lKEiwhkT5lMSnhzJclDHi2nUrZtgwgixUXn2h2XWBhWvqp2Iu7wVbMf85seFD6_17C3MXwdqXeuyrIwJNUEPkcz7p4H40KZJIadlUSv7osqVKN90f/s1280/Amt_Manassas-Sta+platform-nb.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="959" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNtTWCe1htdZQe-OEbrPj43OPp7WnYL7cjd7rCsyiCZxwtQ3SeKZQETewGKB0EEXVv6qc2FqQvx86lKEiwhkT5lMSnhzJclDHi2nUrZtgwgixUXn2h2XWBhWvqp2Iu7wVbMf85seFD6_17C3MXwdqXeuyrIwJNUEPkcz7p4H40KZJIadlUSv7osqVKN90f/w640-h480/Amt_Manassas-Sta+platform-nb.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Up though 2015 I had multiple opportunities to take rear facing photos from the back of northbound Amtrak Crescent Train 20, I had yet to get any northward facing photos on a southbound train. Today I not only had that opportunity, but also got implied verbal consent to stand in the rear vestibule allowing for higher quality photos like this of the Rappahannock River truss bridge.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj4M-ayQ9-46oA-WT7ygqdB5fzE4PbX9RptV3tdqZcqq8gMtzUOvhDgkKPNWi6ozAuKlQh8v0OZ6fb0rtNzsEJN64iS8JH-85JEJW2ddAK84CFKZMvqhXSIzzhMJx5PZFw4NQrWWW5anx_0I1d3cxllCnjsJJNIEA4Kmm5E8Bs3yooTXxMIEsSOG41PuIt/s1280/NS_Sou-Main_56.9-Rappahannock-Br-nb-bright.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="959" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj4M-ayQ9-46oA-WT7ygqdB5fzE4PbX9RptV3tdqZcqq8gMtzUOvhDgkKPNWi6ozAuKlQh8v0OZ6fb0rtNzsEJN64iS8JH-85JEJW2ddAK84CFKZMvqhXSIzzhMJx5PZFw4NQrWWW5anx_0I1d3cxllCnjsJJNIEA4Kmm5E8Bs3yooTXxMIEsSOG41PuIt/w640-h480/NS_Sou-Main_56.9-Rappahannock-Br-nb-bright.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Amtrak's <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culpeper_station">Culpeper station</a> is one of several that benefit from the increased frequencies on the Southern corridor, going from 10 round trips a week in 2005, to 2.5 a day in 2009 and now 3.5 a day.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The Southern RR high level viaduct over the James River was built in 1912 as part of a belt line to eliminate the need to climb in and out of the James River Valley to the Lynchburg Union Station downtown.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZwnh6djAzCEWTK1Q-BzmjWiYSwmerwMFIKhfQtN1jz0UxLRxHmNT6Psjcfamd__D6oIU8X2Uobnnyfid29HkF8S5QxsOQeIOucfGLZb_q_6kiknTkeurQ0vvg4hdT7snRyPzKn1WKAGEkk7r0G91jJFGhjd--Teb6g6BkhZ95TmYt8GLRoehWytnx1OWr/s1280/NS_Sou-Main_169.8-James-River-Br-pier-12-nb.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZwnh6djAzCEWTK1Q-BzmjWiYSwmerwMFIKhfQtN1jz0UxLRxHmNT6Psjcfamd__D6oIU8X2Uobnnyfid29HkF8S5QxsOQeIOucfGLZb_q_6kiknTkeurQ0vvg4hdT7snRyPzKn1WKAGEkk7r0G91jJFGhjd--Teb6g6BkhZ95TmYt8GLRoehWytnx1OWr/w640-h480/NS_Sou-Main_169.8-James-River-Br-pier-12-nb.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Through trains on the belt line stopped at Lynchburg's <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kemper_Street_station">Kemper St Station</a>. The storage tracks at seen here were installed in 2009 to support the original Regional Lynchburg extension. With the trains now traveling on to Roanoke, the storage tracks are currently unused.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYTb8esXpGJOwoD85yazVmTcUippoCb2lbKxrnsPc10HNPqpVmWRL5l5ljTVAz9TIbigXcastPPFR5slN2rM8oN-9o_j5HJsQfLj6UyNh_9T7umBRxe2dfW2EAfQXlS2bofGwJ1OTPPIPhF1MgNMSti3cwHRc24Nexqmp0FuCO6wNDQVh_jBJmDJ5cB-8y/s1280/Amt_Lynchburg-Sta-platform+storage-tks-nb.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYTb8esXpGJOwoD85yazVmTcUippoCb2lbKxrnsPc10HNPqpVmWRL5l5ljTVAz9TIbigXcastPPFR5slN2rM8oN-9o_j5HJsQfLj6UyNh_9T7umBRxe2dfW2EAfQXlS2bofGwJ1OTPPIPhF1MgNMSti3cwHRc24Nexqmp0FuCO6wNDQVh_jBJmDJ5cB-8y/w640-h480/Amt_Lynchburg-Sta-platform+storage-tks-nb.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The doublestack intermodal train on track #2 was headed by SD70ACe #1089 and #1000, NS ES44AC #8156 and an unknown AC44C6M.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAnuDXDtbaFDWLC3i8-lLPCTgZAIjLYTr1vD65OXP8v4u2CkjN9turGSEVvEw0thpaiD2GKjrToDuuYLkMeLlhIgXZcrYYzMpwWIyQCYPw9kpieBfshcvgJRcUpjiwIL4SlqOTLyfYgeD0-4QnOYoZy0qshyuYLNizG5XbtvnytmgcnpEvKGR_p8If6M_x/s1280/NS_8156-rear-Lynchburg.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAnuDXDtbaFDWLC3i8-lLPCTgZAIjLYTr1vD65OXP8v4u2CkjN9turGSEVvEw0thpaiD2GKjrToDuuYLkMeLlhIgXZcrYYzMpwWIyQCYPw9kpieBfshcvgJRcUpjiwIL4SlqOTLyfYgeD0-4QnOYoZy0qshyuYLNizG5XbtvnytmgcnpEvKGR_p8If6M_x/w640-h640/NS_8156-rear-Lynchburg.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLDxJFq1gAvcnX3eQrM-yH6zpZ6tHR1yd_pB4Oqkf2HpCoLtCRDHShlrMsW75XWkbM9kvFv6wb2QB-OrWdX_XTbLb2dXO_P9Fum1B3q4ZTnhpd3Oe2m5QJyqBo2zYUsHq2NqCTGCs-rFW5q4VcaIt0VhRFGJoOiRTBBR02sLC5b8j2HQyb_Oa6gkcxZmhu/s1280/NS_1089-Lynchburg.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLDxJFq1gAvcnX3eQrM-yH6zpZ6tHR1yd_pB4Oqkf2HpCoLtCRDHShlrMsW75XWkbM9kvFv6wb2QB-OrWdX_XTbLb2dXO_P9Fum1B3q4ZTnhpd3Oe2m5QJyqBo2zYUsHq2NqCTGCs-rFW5q4VcaIt0VhRFGJoOiRTBBR02sLC5b8j2HQyb_Oa6gkcxZmhu/w640-h480/NS_1089-Lynchburg.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The transition between Southern and Norfolk Western takes place via a double wye connecting track between the Southern Montview and N&W Kinney Yards.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt-Ost7XzvnBaNAzwzLK7OR9UlaJKOlnyXkr7rI_C_p2MZIHIClus7ZZ9523l65igodVnVQZIWhqZ_91CfpJIiDbu7HhZ6aHVsdiyYjBMLydxOVtim1QLOiCGhPqy37w3Mp9xomFvfwqTVM7Y-D8lhyv7CJLWZbVCuIjcFNjP4xhSjIAalTyWacqu-tDXB/s1280/NS_Sou-Main_CP-SOUTH-LEG-nb-dwarf+int+sign-nb-zoom.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt-Ost7XzvnBaNAzwzLK7OR9UlaJKOlnyXkr7rI_C_p2MZIHIClus7ZZ9523l65igodVnVQZIWhqZ_91CfpJIiDbu7HhZ6aHVsdiyYjBMLydxOVtim1QLOiCGhPqy37w3Mp9xomFvfwqTVM7Y-D8lhyv7CJLWZbVCuIjcFNjP4xhSjIAalTyWacqu-tDXB/w640-h480/NS_Sou-Main_CP-SOUTH-LEG-nb-dwarf+int+sign-nb-zoom.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW-WF3cUaCGrS_QqkDoi6FJy8VgOHZ3S4gSXQpWOpZYPSo5PNLlAKWSyQnllmpmN1UjwYpiu7xMo78hBteTa3eM9Tuxv2F6TSzjo70luwaXpyRdmaW2L47-MWvEoS6JO1MtU9mSscvoNeC88DwIMVZB8Bxo_UxBEdyx4x9w8M1DgocZe4qOfZejDxQIbmv/s1280/NS_NW-Main-IRWIN-sw-points+M23+heater+US29-Br-eb.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="957" data-original-width="1280" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW-WF3cUaCGrS_QqkDoi6FJy8VgOHZ3S4gSXQpWOpZYPSo5PNLlAKWSyQnllmpmN1UjwYpiu7xMo78hBteTa3eM9Tuxv2F6TSzjo70luwaXpyRdmaW2L47-MWvEoS6JO1MtU9mSscvoNeC88DwIMVZB8Bxo_UxBEdyx4x9w8M1DgocZe4qOfZejDxQIbmv/w640-h478/NS_NW-Main-IRWIN-sw-points+M23+heater+US29-Br-eb.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Like the Southern, the N&W also constructed a Lynchburg belt line that ultimately replaced the old main alignment. The western end of the N&W belt line is at FOREST interlocking where the milepost prefix changes back from PH to N(orfolk). Former N&W territory also uses different signal aspects than Southern territory.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk702Lk-j6xPF9pWikqBivSbNrlhqY_z9Kyb-BA4_EtcTYHj1TDCOpnxm3I2MUfqo0f9tiinptF-tohp7LZf9-V46Nq7a8ZZ3t_tFu7kzatOigBFtdxcFQ2Ox2fBwEAMNU1IiCIDnDpe-ykRY7Aox8ROpC74h3PPt0zGbjW1H18qEKmm0WcF0VfaEO1Jew/s1280/NS_NW-Main-FOREST-wb-sigs-rear.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk702Lk-j6xPF9pWikqBivSbNrlhqY_z9Kyb-BA4_EtcTYHj1TDCOpnxm3I2MUfqo0f9tiinptF-tohp7LZf9-V46Nq7a8ZZ3t_tFu7kzatOigBFtdxcFQ2Ox2fBwEAMNU1IiCIDnDpe-ykRY7Aox8ROpC74h3PPt0zGbjW1H18qEKmm0WcF0VfaEO1Jew/w640-h480/NS_NW-Main-FOREST-wb-sigs-rear.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The N&W Main Line was built to higher standards than the Southern due to the N&W being a mountain coal hauling railroad with substantially heavier locomotives.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZjQMrtUy42ZXqeCxhLl5miCP9Eeu1xKCiP4ocHSRYtHoYGaRpg5B_1r4cVNCMR0F1j48iHXSeSFlGxyZ3Ekg6-k44MyUzWt_Z9-FZE5URlnn7LSoV-zDzPn4PnI1ApX5i4YLfb5qnNqtj3WV7wx60iC2uk8NfKRYvNgyk8-8eGj4WucCyh2TZjTnF6joT/s1280/NS_NW-Main-251.94-Layman-Rd-xing+Glade-Creek-Br-eb.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZjQMrtUy42ZXqeCxhLl5miCP9Eeu1xKCiP4ocHSRYtHoYGaRpg5B_1r4cVNCMR0F1j48iHXSeSFlGxyZ3Ekg6-k44MyUzWt_Z9-FZE5URlnn7LSoV-zDzPn4PnI1ApX5i4YLfb5qnNqtj3WV7wx60iC2uk8NfKRYvNgyk8-8eGj4WucCyh2TZjTnF6joT/w640-h480/NS_NW-Main-251.94-Layman-Rd-xing+Glade-Creek-Br-eb.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Due to the drop in coal traffic, NS will casually use main line tracks for storage like this combination doublestack and autorack PSR special near Bonsack, VA with NS SC70ACe #1175 leading a pair of SD60E and AC44C6M rebuilds.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNhSSZUZ3JET-C0UtouVYKApdGrFgLOHmWbcp0k2I98ie8yTlxRrGFe7zGipl-OybxLn3pfhy7lzup0Ev55A8p7qL0OJsjMCeXoC6Efc9GIs0DTS1--fRxGH5m4xG5FuDpMzlqDuTzMsANqFygB0rBC2qIp_WLvJ8dClOmhshDHJcYh8GSSQQXCzGFC7BD/s1280/NS_1175-Vinton.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="959" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNhSSZUZ3JET-C0UtouVYKApdGrFgLOHmWbcp0k2I98ie8yTlxRrGFe7zGipl-OybxLn3pfhy7lzup0Ev55A8p7qL0OJsjMCeXoC6Efc9GIs0DTS1--fRxGH5m4xG5FuDpMzlqDuTzMsANqFygB0rBC2qIp_WLvJ8dClOmhshDHJcYh8GSSQQXCzGFC7BD/w640-h480/NS_1175-Vinton.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Although the NS corporate HQ is in Atlanta, Roanoke, home of the N&W HQ, main shoppe complex and more than a few office cars. NS #32 is a former observation car now labeled as "Research".</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpZmA1iU2dWViqiqZTlLmBGBkMIVhMNd2sfzut2Kmf_84El8JWVWjEdYU3hNgoapVYmevAcs5Gu7QMzbBhVsUXA5IbiF9V1fOlttvD4KIZifkXtANTDwY3dHIA0vqOIVolAaLJeIQnnEbcdWjZRigcRAAMja2dFs1ENGBHwV6fHGvt223aZWMjwMfww8gO/s1280/NS_NW-Main-8.5-ST-9sw-eb-far-wide.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpZmA1iU2dWViqiqZTlLmBGBkMIVhMNd2sfzut2Kmf_84El8JWVWjEdYU3hNgoapVYmevAcs5Gu7QMzbBhVsUXA5IbiF9V1fOlttvD4KIZifkXtANTDwY3dHIA0vqOIVolAaLJeIQnnEbcdWjZRigcRAAMja2dFs1ENGBHwV6fHGvt223aZWMjwMfww8gO/w640-h480/NS_NW-Main-8.5-ST-9sw-eb-far-wide.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiysB_9kVzA8PGll0XiMWqgd6GdkuTu5isMG8OvVu65j4wQjKV1KmxVEqJa1PxfCEJwLpxNHw4UoRRiSMzWds9QS_NPpiCu_5P8l7xnPnUGIBR8D1NLz5JeiWeLMdf8HXwpvY15E9BoMxCJWr31F6zBQOlmb55VEUcbtdUIXCKq3C5f5fTSYlzGvp2wNVW7/s1280/NS_32-Roanoke.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="957" data-original-width="1280" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiysB_9kVzA8PGll0XiMWqgd6GdkuTu5isMG8OvVu65j4wQjKV1KmxVEqJa1PxfCEJwLpxNHw4UoRRiSMzWds9QS_NPpiCu_5P8l7xnPnUGIBR8D1NLz5JeiWeLMdf8HXwpvY15E9BoMxCJWr31F6zBQOlmb55VEUcbtdUIXCKq3C5f5fTSYlzGvp2wNVW7/w640-h478/NS_32-Roanoke.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The new Roanoke Amtrak Station consists of a single high level platform built along a dedicated station track on the south side of the downtown right of way where it won't interfere with through movements.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzobeoq73bS1BpYYCpBeSRdnfQYlzH8e8KFXz3EvTDR_4n09Y9fAUYOd4Ckw461F5za5h7NGqsOZEIuLhfZJTlFkiZiOaJ9AbJu_7KDXzxSNNDQoRSFd1g6Ssk-msdMNiD6CtpJ5u5HkOIjHTR1TsffETosrtGu1Q48ejia-NGLpavmxc0UeppBP4FuKM-/s1280/Amt_139-Roanoke-Sta.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzobeoq73bS1BpYYCpBeSRdnfQYlzH8e8KFXz3EvTDR_4n09Y9fAUYOd4Ckw461F5za5h7NGqsOZEIuLhfZJTlFkiZiOaJ9AbJu_7KDXzxSNNDQoRSFd1g6Ssk-msdMNiD6CtpJ5u5HkOIjHTR1TsffETosrtGu1Q48ejia-NGLpavmxc0UeppBP4FuKM-/w640-h480/Amt_139-Roanoke-Sta.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhITKCx_nn3uGT8Cj_R46W142-DDpV_QkC1RmKYk_I1-DDjBZClIzoB3xMWZG3X_UPO0PVl9Fzr-lt39QYnWOGRZfM_ZGiXfcwM4sPmlSZAu_PCt9loEdO7L3lYhJ-TZ7p8uQvNa6AqEiBt-kh5snsRk_C-_kc3t4gWtQ_1A718RpJAxT3DPpwBTm4vLiJr/s1280/Amt_Roanoke-Sta-we-platform-wb+T151-head-end.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhITKCx_nn3uGT8Cj_R46W142-DDpV_QkC1RmKYk_I1-DDjBZClIzoB3xMWZG3X_UPO0PVl9Fzr-lt39QYnWOGRZfM_ZGiXfcwM4sPmlSZAu_PCt9loEdO7L3lYhJ-TZ7p8uQvNa6AqEiBt-kh5snsRk_C-_kc3t4gWtQ_1A718RpJAxT3DPpwBTm4vLiJr/w640-h480/Amt_Roanoke-Sta-we-platform-wb+T151-head-end.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>This is all for my southbound trip on Train 151. Part 2 will cover Roanoke itself and the return trip on Train 66.
<br /><br /></div>Jersey Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10170958563337725933noreply@blogger.com0