H76 returns back towards Allentown with a GP38-2 and an SD50 for power.

NS H76 pulls clear of the yard in Martins Creek, PA on the Portland Secondary. This view is from the PA 611 overpass and that is the actual Martins Creek at left. The train will soon shove down ... (more)

NS 3625 shoves a cut of grain cars past the old Alpha Cement plant in Martins Creek. The executive MAC was a nice surprise on this train.

NS SD40E, BNSF ES44C4 6926, FXE ES44AC 4627, and BNSF ES44C4 7968 power a grain train which is performing switching work during the process of delivering loads to the Ardent Mill located on former... (more)

A loaded grain train for Ardent Mills in Martins Creek PA crosses the Delaware on the Portland secondary.

H76 crosses from PA back into NJ. Once it gets back to Phillipsburg, it will cross back into PA.

After coupling to its train, NS 8098 leads the second half of H76 north towards Portland.

NS 8098 and 2 other engines haul a heavy train up the Portland secondary. Once at Portland the train would interchange with the DL.

NS Allentown - Portland local H76 makes its way past the recently rehabilitated Martins Creek Yard with the Conrail heritage unit in charge

The Past Repeats Itself - Long gone are the days of big blue pulling 80+ car coal trains on the photogenic Portland Secondary to the Portland Power Plant. However, today (6/8/17) Conrail finally m... (more)

Southbound on Viaduct.

NS Allentown-Portland turn H74 begins to battle the hill to Bangor, PA as it parallels Martins Creek for a short while with a SD70 leader. In times of downsizing and getting rid of older power, it... (more)

After chasing Steamtown's Ice Harvest Train to Tobyhanna, there were two choices for the rest of the day: chase the DL's Portland Turn (PT-98) or go find NS's Portland Turn (H76). I chose the latt... (more)

Coal loads for Portland pass over little Martins Creek as they wind their way up the Portland Secondary. Near the rear truck of the lead unit you can see the sanders working to get this 60 car tr... (more)