No one will be needed the tell tales tonight as the engineer has all the controls he needs from the comfort and safety of the cab of NYSW SD45-2 3618.
Ah yes it is summer time on the NYS&W and that only means one thing...day light SU99's. Todays train has crested Sparta Mountain and is now working their way down grade towards the old L&HR.
With its destination now in site the 642 begins to slow down before entering the Ridge.
NS 642 is minutes away from its destination at the PPL Strawberry Ridge power plant as NS 6725 leads a long train of loaded coal.
After meeting the H2W at Nisbet H3W rounds the curve at CP Linden on its way south.
With fresh snow on the ground H3W comes through South Williamsport with a twenty-one car train.
It has been about a year since the 2007 Valentines Day snowstorm and this year is no different. Although its a few days early a major winter storm has gripped the northeast. Here H2W goes northbou... (more)
07T the westbound Pennsylvanian heads westbound into the sun running on the wrong main.
Three SD70M-2's hussle a 23M west making all of track speed through Newport with a long train of vans.
22W is back on the regular eastbound track now after passing the 10G at CP Port.
10G rolls into the curve at MP 131 after getting passed by the 22W at CP Port.
H2W with two ex Conrail SD40-2's on the point head northbound through Nisbet after dropping one tank car for the Lycoming Valley Railroad.
Under gloomy skies Q112 with the Spirit of Cincinnati, CSX 5500, second back rolls southbound over the Overpeck Creek Drawbridge and still waters.
Now I know why a railroad based out of central NY has such brightly painted locomotives; to combat the gloomy weather.
The catch of the day was 513 with D&H 7304 leading with two GP9's and one more ex D&H GP38-2.
