Eastern Railroad Discussion > RUCT - WV to WB, PA - 04/25/16 - Last Elephant Run for Red Unit

RUCT - WV to WB, PA - 04/25/16 - Last Elephant Run for Red Unit
 
Have Monday free here at Fun Time Attractions, LLC – received RUCT TO thanks to a fellow CT follower.
 
Last Train Ride for the Elephants – as it now stands the Elephants to be trucked out of Wilkes-Barre, PA to Home Base at end of the Show Sunday.
 
Clock Times are irrelevant, as we are all aware of, many events can occur along the routing(s) at any time.
 
Current RUCT TransOrder as of 04/25/16:
NS – Depart Charleston WV (Dickinson Yard) – 04/25/16
NS – Arrive Deepwater WV – 04/25/16 – Crew Change
NS – Arrive Elmore WV – 04/25/16 – Crew Change
NS – Arrive Bluefield WV – 04/26/16 – Crew Change
NS – Arrive Roanoke VA – 04/26/16 – Crew Change
NS – Arrive Shenandoah VA – 04/26/16 – Crew Change
NS – Arrive Hagerstown MD – 04/26/16 – Crew Change
NS – Arrive Harrisburg PA – 04/26/16 – Crew Change
NS – Arrive Sunbury PA – 04/26/16
NS – Arrive South Wilkes-Barre PA (Fellows Ave., Buttonwood)
NS – Handoff to LS - LS to set out Coaches at West End Road and Sans Souci Parkway (Air Products)
NS – Arrive Wilkes-Barre PA (Hudson) - Handoff Flats/COFC’s and Stocks to LS for movement  to ramping/unloading at Butler Street RR Crossing (Carpet Outlet & Grangers Supply).
LS – Spot Stocks and COFC’s - to be parked along North Wilkes-Barre Blvd between Butler St. and Conyngham Ave.
 
LS – Luzerne and Susquehanna Railway Company (LSX)
 
In concert with some of the other W.V. Photos it would be nice to see a CIRCUS TRAIN PHOTO/VIDEO CHASE from Elmore WV to Bluefield WV of the interesting TERRAIN VIEWS and their LOCATIONS for the LAST ELEPHANT TRAIN RUN on the RED UNIT CIRCUS TRAIN.  The W.V. PHOTOS recently posted on TO.COM are exceptional choices of the passing landscape.
 
Looking forward to seeing more Posts at/on this Thread for the RUCT movement to Wilkes-Barre, PA.
 
Field Reports Needed for Times and Locations.  Enjoy.  All for now.  bcd9   ∑:=) 
 

Rhett and friend will be doing a car chase from Charleston WV into Virginia as the Red Unit CT moves with the last Elephant run to Wilkes-Barre PA.
blackcatd9 has free time today and will be in touch with Rhett at various times along the way for Data short Posts.
Keep in touch with this thread for updates as the RUCT progresses.
Enjoy.  All for now.  bcd9   ∑:=) 
 

From Rhett:
Stocks and Flats on way from Charleston to Dickinson Yard as of 07:15 AM EDT.
This will be a NS move.  Will have NS 047 or NS 048 as CT ID - not yet determined.
CSX 5343 and CSX 3259 assigned power for RUCT.
All for now.  bcd9   ∑:=) 

From Rhett:
NS 047 RUCT assembled at Dickinson Yard - "expected departure time" around 09:30 AM EDT.
All for now.  bcd9   ∑:=) 

From Rhett:  09:22 AM EDT on the pull - Departing Dickinson Yard
bcd9   ∑:=) 
 

From Rhett:
Approaching Deep Water at 10:20 AM EDT.
bcd9   ∑:=) 
 

From Rhett:
10:40 AM EDT Departed Deep Water (CC)
11:50 AM EDT Oak Hill Junction proceeding on to Pax and Mullens WV.
All for now.  bcd9   ∑:=) 
 
 

From Rhett:
Pax, WV at 12:12 PM EDT.
All for now.  bcd9   ∑:=) 
 

From Rhett:
Mullens, WV at 01:50 PM EDT
All for now.  bcd9   ∑:=) 
 

From Rhett:
Elmore, WV at 02:26 PM EDT
Turning right at Wye for Itmann WV. 
All for now.  bcd9   ∑:=) 
 

Looks like through Shenandoah during night?

hollywood

holiwood Wrote:
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> Looks like through Shenandoah during night?
>
> hollywood

During daylight, in the morning?

From Rhett:
 Correction - RUCT took main line at Welch - Rhett is now catching up.
All for now.  bcd9   ∑:=) 



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 04/25/16 16:13 by blackcatd9.

From Rhett:
Arrived Bluefield, WV - 07:55 PM EDT.
Crew Change taking place – departure expected shortly.
All for now.  bcd9   ∑:=) 
 

From Rhett:
Departing Bluefield, WV - 09:12 PM EDT.
All for now.  bcd9   ∑:=) 
 

Looking forward to pictures and videos over that fascinating and ever-threatened line.

Look for a Trip Report sometime Wednesday or shortly from Rhett.
Edited for:  RUCT - Oakvale, WV – 09:50 PM EDT

Edited for:  Data Ended this Thread for Yesterdays Run - SEE:  http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?2,4017050
All for now.  bcd9   ∑:=) 
 



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 04/26/16 09:22 by blackcatd9.

inCHI Wrote:
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> Looking forward to pictures and videos over that
> fascinating and ever-threatened line.

THERE WILL BE MANY within the Trip Report.... most likely coming THURSDAY, as this time the thread will be quite long and full of MANY MANY photos from the entire run all the way into Pennsylvania.