Somerset Jim's camcorder records a 51K screaming down the hill.
Stacks west and east
My fiance Leah watches as a westbound 578 coal train rolls down Track 3 at Cassandra. (The 578 was dropped off by RJ Corman in Cresson). Thanks to Paul Duda for a little inspiration (http://www.ra... (more)
NS 21M blast westbound past three Conrail SD60I's leading a 592 eastbound through Cassandra.
NS 20Q heads east through Cassandra behind three GE's.
Stink bomb 65J heads down the West Slope.
Pushers are working hard keeping the momentum up on this 590 coal drag past the famous Cassandra Overlook.
A railfan takes video of a great leader on the 17G
End of an era. It seemed that the CR painted SD40-2 helper sets would never disappear. Witness NS 3347 (formally the last CR painted SD40-2 in the helper pool) assist a westbound manifest down the... (more)
NS clears Track 1 on the former PRR main line at Cassandra, PA, with an ex-Conrail Jordan Spreader and a pair of SD80MAC's after a major snowfall.
As the "blizzard of 2010" begins, the NS 21J passes a gang of us at the "railfan bridge" in Cassandra.
So this is what happens to former CR GE's...
6725 heads west with a load of empty coal cars.