All engines lined up on Track 2 just north of old end of wires. Several box cars and a covered hopper on BIT at water tower, a number of cars on lease track...
From the school of "there's a prototype for almost everything", NS brings an Acela set down to Abrams Yard, then couples it up to a MARC HHP-8 in the yard to...
So, what was the Abrams/Acela deal all about? Thanks, Rick ... brings an Acela set down to Abrams Yard, then couples it up to a MARC HHP-8 in the yard to ready...
Acela set in transit from plant in Vermont to Race Street Yard at 30th St. Interesting to note that the early ones came unnumbered from the factory ...
Rick, All the Acelas were routed through Reading on the NS line. I witnessed quite a few through Royersford, Abrams and Bridgeport. I have some videos and...
If I remember correctly, it was a heads up from the D&H list, the Tristate list and from Ken that got me down there for this, so a thank you to Ken. Ken...
I was doing some casual railfanning up in Alburtis around then, and saw a pair of HHP-8's tacked onto the end of a NS freight heading towards Allentown. They...
Thanks, all, for the info. My first thoughts are why can't Amtrak haul their own new equipment down the NEC? They have diesel power, if the units aren't ready...
Rick, There was some talk about keeping the deliveries out of the metropolitan areas during transit. They were concerned with vandalism. Another issue, even...
6:30 SEPTA tells 67Z to come on down 6:31 SEPTA calls C746 6:40 SEPTA gives C746 Rule 241 past stop signal at Elm with 6280 leading 7:05 Q300 talking to...
... As of 8:00, I haven't heard C746, so it's either derailed again, or is tied down somewhere just clear of Norristown - perhaps at Germantown Pike ? Rob ...
C-746 (?) came into Lansdale off of the Stony Creek Branch at 11 AM today with 4 units and I didn't see any cars (unless they were all flats that I couldn't...
6280/4402/8885/6160 6160 went up to Moyer to switch a couple cars, bringing back an empty ... today with 4 units and I didn't see any cars (unless they were...
They actually had two FRED's, or at least there were two on the plow of 8885 as it sat in the yard this evening. A true "push me-pull you". Ken Houseal...
Not quite. They reportedly made it to River. Also, where the hell did 2746 come from? Yesterday only saw 8885/4402/6280 in the yard and 6160 at Moyer, and this...
Is 4402 still in the yard?! And damn that 2746... back again. - Adam ... Correct. I saw them on the siding at CP RIVER this morning on the way to work. Rob ...
RCS = Raceland Car Shops, an ex-C&O facility in Raceland, KY. 6160 also has the louver vent. While I am not 100% positive, I believe that the vent was added...
C746 reportedly came up with 46 cars including at least 1 RBMN hopper, several tank cars, a few covered hoppers, a couple lumber cars and the rest box cars....
... CSX brought up a bunch of cars to Telford, maybe sometime this morning. There is a string of cars sitting there this morning that I didn't see last night, ...
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