A single SD80MAC is all the power needed for this rail train, tied down on the siding in Latrobe.
A plow extra heads east and is just about at the summit clearing track two with a nice spartan cab 60 for power.
A small work train @ CP16.
The operator of the Jordan Spreader/Snow Plow gives a friendly wave as he clears track 2 near Gallitzin, PA
NS has done extensive rebuilding on the former B&O Ridge Sub, but there's still work to be done before Shelocta coal trains can use this line. Work train 95N is delivering a train of ballast and ... (more)
Not long after sunrise, southbound 95N polishes the old, jointed rails of the Shelocta Runner.
The EXIF data provides confirmation that I do wake up early once in a while :)
95N rolls through the farmlands north of Marion Center. Destination is the former B&O Ridge Sub, a branch that NS is rebuilding for use by Shelocta coal trains.
A motley assortment of old MOW gons looks right at home on the decrepit track of the Shelocta Runner.
Along for the ride, 9176 drifts through Kimmel on the rear of a lengthy work train.
The Shelocta Runner is usually habitated by SD80MACs but work train 95N has one of NS's inescapable Dash 9s on the point.
9176 brings up the rear of a lengthy ballast and tie train, destined for Clarksburg.
Work train 95N is a welcome sight on this part of the Ridge Subdivision which has been out of service for many years.
