Eastern Railroad Discussion > NS hauling AVR and SWP power on the Conemaugh

Hey all. I was on my way home from an appointment this morning and heard a train coming east into Harmarville on the Conemaugh. I was headed that way anyway, and was surprised to see behind the two NS lead units a long string of SWP and AVR power in fresh paint (the last AVR unit so fresh that the stencil was still covered in plastic). I beat the train into Creighton and pulled into the industrial/maintenance siding near the Air Products and former Pitt Penn Oil plants and grabbed a quick video on my cell phone. 

I was surprised to see these units headed east on the Conemaugh. I'm guessing they are headed to interchange with the SWP in the Greensburg area, but I'm not sure. I was surprised they didn't drop the AVR units at Island Ave. or on the CSX sub they operate (I always forget.. is that the P&W sub?).

Video: 


jonathan

Oh, fail.. I've never posted a video here, and that youtube link got filtered. Um, give me a few minutes and I'll figure out how to post it here.

12G, They are Delmarva bound. 
JW

Forgive my ignorance, but what happens with them in Delmarva area? 
 

OK.. Now here's the video.. I had to download from YouTube after I sent it from my phone, so the quality is likely blech. Still, fun to see.. 

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woytek Wrote:
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> Forgive my ignorance, but what happens with them
> in Delmarva area? 
>  

http://www.progressiverailroading.com/short_lines_regionals/news/Carload-Express-Delmarva-short-line-to-operate-NS-line--50103

SWP and AVR are part of Carload Express Inc. NS has leased the Delmarva Secondary to Carload Express and it will be operated as the Delmarva Central Railroad.

http://carloadexpress.com/railroads/delmarva-central-railroad/
 



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 12/02/16 15:47 by Appalachianrails.

Thanks! I just found the post on here about it, too. 

And right now 12G is sitting at Cresson waiting to go down the hill.

I though they would be lettered for DCL or something like that.
 

The power for DCR will be three SD40-2s DCR 3502, 3505 and 3506; two GP38-2s DCR 2501 and 2502; and six MP15ACs DCR 1555, 1560, 1561, 1562, 1563 and 1564.  The AVR and SWP power is on loan until the DCR power arrives.
 

MP15AC? Where are these going to be used? At Harrington? NS just used SD40-2's for yard switching.

Harrington, and many local jobs have been worked with whatever NS happens to send south.
The MP15's will fit in well on the Delmarva. 

JW

The MP15ACs will be assigned two to the Dover local (DO-1), two to the the Seaford local (SE-1) and two to the Frankford local (HA-3); the two GP38-2s to the Delmar local (DE-1); and the three SD40-2s to the Harrington - Clayton road job (HA-1) and the Harrington - Delmar road job (HA-2).

Thanks for that detailed summary of operations.