Eastern Railroad Discussion > Shopping and a little Rail-fanning at Keyser, WV - 11 April 2020

Before heading back to the house after picking up much needed supplies for the boy and the dogs, we took in a little rail-fanning...

1) Q316-09 descending 17-Mile Grade, eastbound at the Crabtree grade crossing across from the Savage River dam.

2) Little further down the grade at Bloomington, MD

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Different seeing well cars and containers on the Mountain Sub....... Q316-09 descending 17-mile grade, eastbound at Bloomington, MD.

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1) Q316 power at Keyser, WV as they prepare to make their pick-up off the freight track in the far left background.

2) Waiting to go to "The Park" .... B875-10 waits in the east yard at Keyser for the Q316-09 to depart. The B875 has 3 loads for the local plastic bag manufacture in the Keyser Industrial Park.

3) Q316-09 passing thru the yard as they depart Keyser, WV with 98 cars. Their pick up in Keyser was 34 cars.. It should be noted that units #139, #280, and #81 were dead in tow with their stacks capped.

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/13/20 09:53 by DTWilson.

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1) B875 shoving east towards the Keyser Indusrial Park.

2) B875-10 working the park....

3) Spotting the loads in the proper order for the customer. The simple unloading facility is in the foreground....

Thank you for stopping by.

Tim W.

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Great series!

Nice catch on those "interesting" containers...... wonder who is getting container loads of ammunition & explosives?

IU_Tower Wrote:
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> Nice catch on those "interesting" containers......
> wonder who is getting container loads of
> ammunition & explosives?

Last couple of months the containers have been showing up regularly Q316.... this makes 5 or 6 different times we've seen them now.

Tim W.
 

Nice pics!!

How is "Keyser" pronounced; KEE-ser, KAY-ser, or KYE-ser?

PRR1361 Wrote:
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> How is "Keyser" pronounced; KEE-ser, KAY-ser, or
> KYE-ser?

Kaiser.....

Containers are marked USMX, my guess would be the Marines. 

IU_Tower Wrote:
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> Nice catch on those "interesting" containers......
> wonder who is getting container loads of
> ammunition & explosives?

Aha, like the car (remember it?). Thanks!

PRR1361 Wrote:
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> Aha, like the car (remember it?). Thanks!

Just a few years before my time, but yes....

Tim W. (build date 11/1962)