Eastern Railroad Discussion > MGA 8025 Bailey Helper

I got a HU last night from NSHorseheadSD70 that NS MGA #8025 could be one of the helpers at the Bailey mine located north of Waynesburg, PA. I had been down there twice this week to see the Central of Georgia as one of the helpers. I thought about it and wondered what if 8101 and 8025 were helpers today. I figured it was a nice day and drove down with my wife. Not long after we arrived we caught 8025 around 08:45 helping shove N73 up out of the Bailey mine. I waited for the helpers to come back and took a few shots and left to explore a little. As we approached the village of Sycamore along route 18 south I noticed a blue cloud of smoke in the early morning air. I figured some people had their wood burners going. The closer I got to Sycamore the worse it got. Then I got a whiff, that is not wood smoke, that is diesel smoke and lots of it. I was able to locate the source. Through the trees I could see a CSX locomotive smoking away on the siding at Sycamore. I told my wife to grab the camera and I would slow down and to snap a few pictures. I put a lot of pressure on her as she does not take too many pictures. She was worried the shot did not come out but I told her she took the best shot of the day : )

1. Bailey helpers 8025 & 8016 shove N73 with 115 cars up from the Bailey mine in early morning light just short of mile 11.66.

2 & 3. Bailey helpers 8025 & 8016 returning to the Bailey mine at mile 11.66.

One more .................

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4. The smoking CSX unit on the Sycamore siding that my wife took a picture of. Kind of obscured but you can see the smoke.

Thanks for looking, John

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She took a very good picture of that "smoker" there in the trees John.

Forever-Railfan-45 Wrote:
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> She took a very good picture of that "smoker"
> there in the trees John.


Yes Carl. I have been trained well : )

Good catch three times and one smoker well done.
alan

I was a day too late John. I would've liked to catch the MGA unit !

Great shot.

agrafton Wrote:
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> Good catch three times and one smoker well done.
> alan


Thanks Alan, I have caught 8025 on the Waynesburg Southern branch, Manor branch and the Mon line. Only branch left in the area is the Loveridge.
John

shayeleven Wrote:
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> Great shot.


Thank you.
John

fireman74 Wrote:
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> I was a day too late John. I would've liked to
> catch the MGA unit !


Yea bummer but we had a good day.
John

neat pics!
jim

jim6300loco Wrote:
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> neat pics!
> jim


Thanks Jim.
John