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Eastern Railroad Discussion > GP38s on Delmarva TodayDate: 11/27/18 12:40 GP38s on Delmarva Today Author: cr2581 Delmarva Central's pair of GP38s drew the interchange assignment from Harrington to Clayton today as the SD40s worked elsewhere. I caught them heading south as they climbed out of the sag at MP41 near Cheswold,DE. The sound was incredible and even got the attention of a local resident who paused for a moment to observe while out for a walk.
Enjoy ! Edited 4 time(s). Last edit at 11/27/18 15:29 by cr2581. You must be a registered subscriber to watch videos. Join Today! Date: 11/27/18 13:06 Re: GP38s on Delmarva Today Author: Lackawanna484 Thanks for the video. That's a pretty diverse traffic base.
Congrats to their sales team. Posted from Android Date: 11/27/18 13:51 Re: GP38s on Delmarva Today Author: wjpyper Nice. Thanks for posting.
Bill Pyper Salem, Oregon Date: 11/27/18 15:05 Re: GP38s on Delmarva Today Author: VaCentralRy For those of us Delmarva railfans, we could tell you where just about every car in that train is going; everyone is a load/no empties. The fun outlier is the pole car, since we rarely see flatcars or gondolas down here. For those unfamilar with the region, Sussex County Delaware (the lowest of the 3) has produces more chickens than any other country in the U.S. The surrounding Maryland counties are also active in the poultry industry. hence, a lot of grain (generally in unit amounts) and some materials for processed packaging. While propane peaks in the winter for homes, it's also used to heat poultry houses.
John Date: 11/27/18 15:22 Re: GP38s on Delmarva Today Author: cr2581 To validate VaCentralRy's comments above, there were two 90 car unit grain trains that ran south two hours apart yesterday morning. Additionally, DCR is currently shuttling grain in six car sets from Mountaire's Townsend, DE facility to their location in Frankford Sussex County. Those chickens get hungry !
Edited 6 time(s). Last edit at 11/27/18 15:27 by cr2581. Date: 11/27/18 18:29 Re: GP38s on Delmarva Today Author: ChrisCampi Worth the watch for the sound alone.
Date: 11/27/18 19:23 Re: GP38s on Delmarva Today Author: Trainhand poles should not have been next to the dp tank. otherwise a fine video from Gary.
Sam Date: 11/28/18 16:53 Re: GP38s on Delmarva Today Author: dcorreia Some of the tank cars are empties if they are going to Perdue Oil Seed in Salisbury. Perdue does produce soybean oil at that facility.
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