Eastern Railroad Discussion > NS local works in Massillon

NS local working in Massillon off the Fort Wayne line at United Packaging System deal with frozen switches and snow.
First photo of NS crew working on a switch and second photo get ready to head in and pick up box cars and move out on siding. Last photo show the steep drop down to warehouse building.

next post NS gets ready to move out.

alan, a grafton

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This series show the NS getting ready to move out and puts consist together.

alan

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Last three photos of series shows NS approaching NS PRR signals, and finally splits the signals on their way back to Alliance
alan

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it looks like there is a female conductor on this local

Yes it was a female, she had a little trouble with one of switches or lock as the engineer had to get out with a torch, I didn't see what they where working on, but they got it.

alan

agrafton Wrote:
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> Last photo show the
> steep drop down to warehouse building.
> alan, a grafton

Nice shots of the local, I'm going to have to try and catch it again. Good idea to catch those signals too. In what was pretty close to the same angle you caught at the warehouse, I shot this local under Conrail on a day it rated a pair of the ex MGA "Super 7" B30-7R's, October 7th, 1994. And Alan, you have seen the CR 2035 recently as the Ohio Central's 4096. It has traveled close to the very same spot on the OC's north local as it crossed the Ft Wayne Line at Mace.

RAD

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I talked with an employee from United, he said NS comes just about every day, usually real early or late day almost dark. Have to go through my OC files on that super7

alan

Yea, well those looked MUCH better in MGA colors!!!!!

FEC2000 Wrote:
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> Yea, well those looked MUCH better in MGA
> colors!!!!!


My Dad worked at Hillman Barge next to the MR (As a few of us called it) shops in Brownsville PA. He came home and said "We're going for a ride". The MR was so proud of them that they had an open house. They even built steps up to them and let people walk all through them. Just like chain stores, the bigger the railroad the less personal they are.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/17/10 20:46 by fireman74.

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Nice photos,thanks for sharing

alan

Looks like that grade might require some sand even in good weather.
Close side (and top) clearance looks tight. Your switching photo are neat. Aaron 22

It's tighter than it looks, suprised me even

alan