Local HS12 leaves a cut of cars on the siding so they can switch the Fry Communications printing plant.
A lucky grab shot on the way to my friend's wedding rehearsal dinner.
Westbound local passes real estate office that was once a feed mill...and in the Civil War a field hospital
NS 4620 heads west out of Shiremanstown yard to Mechanicsburg to serve the local industries
NS 4620 heads up the spur to switch Purina Mills in Mechanicsburg on the hazy, muggy May morning
4620 brings a covered hopper back to the main after switching the Purina Mills plant
213 climbs Yadkin Hill at Five Row with a very nice GP59 on the point. GP59's are very rare and it was awesome to see this one leading an intermodal.
NS local pulls covered hopper from siding to the main
NS GP59 4628 on a light engine move in Charlottesville a few days after the Blizzard of 1996. Temporary erector set-like West Main Street overpass is visible in background.
NS GP-59 passes the Mechanicsburg Station, now a museum. Since the departure of the GP15's, you never know what you may see for power
Northbound with six cars in morning light.
A48 heads east with a GP59/GP50 combo up front. The spur in the foreground heads to a woodyard which is still in operation but is no longer served by the railroad.
After a 3-1/2 hour lull in traffic, i am surprised to see of all possible engines, that 4610 would pass by. I guess the waiting was worth it!
A41 departs Opelika behind a pair of GP59s (including one in Operation Lifesaver paint) bracketing a GP50.
A Rocketbob-led '48 couples back to the train before notching out towards Salem.
