Passenger Trains > Pennsylvanian

While out on the NS Pittsburgh Line Saturday (PRR Middle Division) encountered the Pennsylvanian several times, a far cry from the multitude of trains in the PRR era.
Mt. Union.
Ed K.

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Port Royal.
Ed K.

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Duncannon.
Ed K. cp Laurel Run

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Let's hope the rusty steel holds the stonework together for a while longer. Another example of our crumbling infrastructure.

Nice set of photos - it is sad that the line that used to host dozens of flyers every day is down to one coach-only accomodation each way per day.

timecruncher

I wonder if the rear coach is all business class seating? Looking forward to riding this train in Sept.

Andy

Dash 8's and Amfleets! Brings back memories of the San Diegan trains during the early 1990's.

Fracking and resultant earthquakes should also really help.

korotaj Wrote:
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> Let's hope the rusty steel holds the stonework
> together for a while longer. Another example of
> our crumbling infrastructure.

Ed..it is even a far cry from early Penn Central days with 8 a day each way...

oilcan Wrote:
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> Dash 8's and Amfleets! Brings back memories of the
> San Diegan trains during the early 1990's.


It would be nicer if they repainted the Units back to the Pepsi Scheme again

Jerry Martin
Los Angeles, CA
Central Coast Railroad Festival

Yeah... that stone arch bridge looks like it won't hold up but another 100 years or so.
It'll be "an impending disaster" once Federal DOT and EPA gets it in their crosshairs, though.

Danny Harmon
Tampa

NewRiverGeorge Wrote:
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> Fracking and resultant earthquakes should also
> really help.

Resulting earthquakes is a stretch, but fracking is helping to grow the economy so that we will have some resources for infrastructure:

http://news.investors.com/ibd-editorials-brain-trust/072514-710455-obama-has-thwarted-more-development-on-federal-property.htm

Anyhow I'm glad to see that the Pennsylvanian has survived for now. I'm sure fracking has put the state in better financial position to be able to pay for such things as this train.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/26/14 07:33 by ts1457.