Eastern Railroad Discussion > A Saturday, In & Around Keyser, WV - 12 May 2018

1) Q316-10 stopped on track #2 at 21st. Bridge Rd., MD. waiting on a westbound. Once the emptyman clears, the Q316 will use the crossovers to cross onto track #1. Ahead at Beall St. in Cumberland, MD is a 130 car Coal Drag tied down with no crew called at this point. With the tied down train ahead effectively making the Mountain Sub a single track railroad from Cumberland, MD to 21st. Bridge Rd just east of Keyser, WV.

2) E789-11 westbound at 21st. Bridge Rd., MD. with 198 empty hoppers. At Keyser they will stop to reduce tonnage by 68 cars before continuing west to Grafton.

3) With the empty hopper train clear, Q316-10 on the crossovers.

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1) N750-07 westbound at Keyser, WV passing the rear of the E789-10 and the 60 car set-off the 789 had just shoved them on the westbound siding.

2) N750-07 also using the crossovers at 21st. Bridge Rd., MD. The Conductor on the 789 gets the job of re-aligning the crossovers to normal operation.

3) Bad Luck.. Defective Air Compressor... E789 power in the east yard (left) after suffering an air compressor failure in their leader while making their set off at Keyser, WV. They will end up using a set of Mt. Storm helper power to take their train to Grafton. In the Center a Mt Storm Drag, T050-11 arrives at Keyser, WV. Shortly after dark a new crew and a helper crew will take the loads back west to the power station.

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1) B770-12 returns west at Keymont, WV after taking the outbound freight to Keyser, WV

2) D063-12 shoving west on track #1 at Keyser, WV. They will shove west to Swanton, mD and drop ties back east.

3) Conductor from D063-12 flagging the crossing at Piedmont, WV

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1) D063-12 shoving westbound on 17-Mile Grade at Bloomington, MD.

2) Q317-12 westbound on the single main crossing the viaduct at Cumberland, MD.

3) Back where we started.... Q317-12 westbound at 21st. Bridge Rd., MD.

Thank You for stopping by and having a look.
Tim W.

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Keep it up Tim. We shot the 9002 and the 6 at Clarksburg Sunday afternoon.

Randy

Say "hello" to B&O GP40-2 4132 in picture #1.

Nice pics!!