"You're not Susquehanna No. 142" - Nice catch, Bob. The last time I saw a scene like this, Susquehanna No. 142, a 2-8-2 which previously ran on the Essex Steam Train was leading 614 (for some reason, lol) on a double headed runby at Port Jervis in 1997 (ran to Campbell Hall and back). No. 142 is now operating on the Bel-Del. Thanks for sharing - even if it was an overcast day!
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Dumb question, but I haven't been to Strasburg in a handful of years. Is the Capitol Forest Products in the background an SRC customer or NS? I don't think that it was there last I was, at least as a rail service.
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Thanks Mitch; we were aboard that 614 trip with the doubleheaded 142 runbys and a doubleheaded run up the grade east out of Port Jervis. It was so long ago that I recorded it with a full-size VHS camcorder. I'll have to dig that tape out! Kevin- per a February 13, 2023 article in "Trains", it's the Strasburg Rail Road that serves the forest products company on a dedicated siding. NS brings the cars to the new SRC Leaman Place yard from its Dillerville Yard, 11 miles west.
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Suddenly the 'big' engine for Strasburg doesn't look so big. Nice capture.
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