Eastern Railroad Discussion > Christmas Vacation

Got around a little bit with a few needed days off over Christmas / New Years.

December 22, 2019

1. NS 1196 and 1161 at Altoona on loaded coal. These were the DPU's.

2. NS 9401, 9813 and 9341 power an eastbound.

3. Helpers light - NS 6308 and 6321.



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4. NS 3660 and 4039 go east past the Amtrak platform. - December 22, 2019

 5. Christmas Eve Day - Out Pittsburgh way is a westbound led by NS 4242 along the south bank of the Mononghahela near Station Square from Smithfield Street. Note the transit car which has come off the old PRR Fort Wayne bridge from downtown.

6.  And 4242 passing above the Mount Washington Transit Tunnel portal.



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7. The Mononghahela Incline, the oldest operating funicular in the United States opened in 1870. It was conceived by the German immigrants who lived on Mount Washington (Coal Hill).

8. Along the ledge comes another westbound before the Christmas Eve shut down led by NS 8008, 9736 and 7710.

9. Christmas Day at Harrisburg, PA looking at Electric Locomotive 648 and the old iron hand rails and historic train shed.



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10. Now onto December 26th watching Amtrak 42 "The Pennsylvanian" approach the station stop at Tyrone, PA

11. The trainman on #42 has the door open and is spotting the Tyrone platform.

12. Moving west for a look at Cleveland Terminal Tower and the adjacent Midland Building, once the HQ for the C&O and the Erie and Erie Lackawanna.



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13. In Vermilion, OH along the Vermilion River is an eastbound with NS 9789, 9885 and UP 2674. - December 27th.

14. Then another eastbound as a couple of fishermen get ready to go out with NS 4136 and 9383.

15. Now a heritage !  NS Train 20E with NS 4123 and the Reading Heritage NS 1067 come east with a dash of sun and a fisherman in his boat heading down river.



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16. And another heritage takes us by surprise - Lehigh Valley - NS 8104 is on the NKP several miles west of Vermilion having come out of Bellevue with Train 316. He had some issues with the DPU giving a locked axle indication that apparently was related to the parking brake breaker.

17. The troublesome DPU on Train 316. All looks good and the wheels are turning.

18. Next morning - December 28th - NS 9177 comes west with a nice load of doublestacks at Sunnyside east of Vermilion in the morning fog. There is a bald eagle that hangs out here that is just simply HUGE but was too far out to photograph today.

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All still on December 28th.

19. CSX 3132 west on Q017 is caught at Westfield, NY on the former New York Central.

20. Parallel to the old NYC RR was the Nickel Plate now operated by the NS. Here at Westfield, NY is NS Train 206 heading for Ayer, MA with NS 9165 leading. The lead unit is about to hit the detector at MP 59.

21. Back on the NYC, now the CSX, is CSX 211 and 3231 on Train 635 with lots of garbage passing the joint NYC (Lake Shore & Michigan Southern) and interurban Jamestown, Westfield and Northwestern (Jesus Wept, and No Wonder) depot. 



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Nice selection of views. Thank you for posting.

I see they touched up the Reading unit I think, that burn mark I thought was on right side, but I may be wrong.