Eastern Railroad Discussion > Reading and Northern at West Hazleton

Caught the West Hazleton Fast Freight (WHFF) getting ready to depart the Humbolt Industrial Park in West Hazleton this afternoon.  A pair of the Reading and Northern's SD40 units were in charge of 17 cars switched during the day by the Industrial Park local, departing as they usually do just after 4:00 pm.  This move starts with a shove towards Oneida Jct in Hazleton before pulling south towards Tamaqua, Port Clinton, and eventually North Reading.  Because of the shove move, the job uses a shoving platform, (or caboose) for the first part of the move.  As is normal practice, the job actually starts with a pull by the small yard office to allow the conductor to board the caboose, before starting the several mile shove.

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One final shot of the head end shoving toward the I81 overpass.

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sscannella Wrote:
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> Caught the West Hazleton Fast Freight (WHFF)
> getting ready to depart the Humbolt Industrial
> Park in West Hazleton this afternoon.  A pair of
> the Reading and Northern's SD40 units were in
> charge of 17 cars switched during the day by the
> Industrial Park local, departing as they usually
> do just after 4:00 pm.  This move starts with a
> shove towards Oneida Jct in Hazleton before
> pulling south towards Tamaqua, Port Clinton, and
> eventually North Reading.  Because of the shove
> move, the job uses a shoving platform, (or
> caboose) for the first part of the move.  As is
> normal practice, the job actually starts with a
> pull by the small yard office to allow the
> conductor to board the caboose, before starting
> the several mile shove.
​Yes I love that caboose as it may be used for reverse moves; but it looks like it is taken care of, not ratty looking like many other railroad cabooses today.  Thanks for sharing your photos.
John

R&N has a strict anti-grafiti program. When any of their cars return home grafitri is removed/painted over. Not every railroad has the money available to do that.
Gonut

Gonut1 Wrote:
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> R&N has a strict anti-grafiti program. When any of
> their cars return home grafitri is removed/painted
> over. Not every railroad has the money available
> to do that.
> Gonut

They're also aggressive with trespassing and vandalism. If I recall they recently supported a law that passed in PA regarding railroad vandalism very publicly.

Dan

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Good to see the R&N pics. One of my favorite railroads.
jim