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Eastern Railroad Discussion > 90 Loads for the South Branch Valley RR - 08 Aug 2020Date: 08/08/20 19:41 90 Loads for the South Branch Valley RR - 08 Aug 2020 Author: DTWilson 1) At the "Blue Room" we catch G070-31 departing Cumberland, MD with 90 loads of Chicken feed for the South Branch Valley Railroad.
2) G070 on the Scale Track at Green Spring, WV. 3) Riding the Shove... The Conductor rides the last car as they shove the train up and over the hill into the small SBVR yard at Green Spring, WV ..... More To Follow .... Date: 08/08/20 19:47 Re: 90 Loads for the South Branch Valley RR - 08 Aug 2020 Author: DTWilson 1) South Branch Valley RR power at the south end of the yard. The SBVR normally splits the loads into two trains with 3 units leading and two units manned on the rear... NO DPU's here.
The loads will start to go south to the feed mill in Moorefield, WV on Monday. 2) and 3) The Conductor has to walk the length of the train splitting the train to clear the 3 road crossings in town... .... More to Follow .... Date: 08/08/20 19:51 Re: 90 Loads for the South Branch Valley RR - 08 Aug 2020 Author: DTWilson 1) and 2) The G070 power clearing Green Spring, WV returning to the CSX main for light engine trip back to Cumberland, MD.
The last photo is the CSX tracks crossing over Green Spring Pike Road near the Oldtown, MD Toll Bridge. Thank You for stopping by and having a look. Tim W. Date: 08/08/20 20:16 Re: 90 Loads for the South Branch Valley RR - 08 Aug 2020 Author: train544 Hi
Great job and chase with the series of pics Tom Boylan Date: 08/09/20 02:16 Re: 90 Loads for the South Branch Valley RR - 08 Aug 2020 Author: ClubCar Thanks as usual Tim for the fine photos and updates for the South Branch Valley. They do a lot more business than most folks realize and of course all of us who love the B&O love the SBV and their collection of locomotives.
John in White Marsh, Maryland Date: 08/09/20 12:03 Re: 90 Loads for the South Branch Valley RR - 08 Aug 2020 Author: Cumberland Fantastic series! Thanks for sharing.
Matthew Date: 08/09/20 13:47 Re: 90 Loads for the South Branch Valley RR - 08 Aug 2020 Author: ShortlinesUSA Nice work, as always, Tim. Thanks for continuing to share your photos with us, as well as the work you put into the captions/explanations.
Mike Derrick Date: 08/09/20 15:37 Re: 90 Loads for the South Branch Valley RR - 08 Aug 2020 Author: ns1000 Thanks for the pics...
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