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Eastern Railroad Discussion > Belpre Industrial Parkersburg Railroad- Friday 11/15/24Date: 11/25/24 10:15 Belpre Industrial Parkersburg Railroad- Friday 11/15/24 Author: trainman7774 Friday November 15, 2024 would be my last visit to the Belpre Industrial Parkersburg Railroad.
The crew went on duty around 6 am and began assembling their train for the day. The train departed the yard in Parkersburg, West Virginia shortly before 8 am. Due to track work, the Marietta Turn would only be going as far as Shelly & Sands in Marietta, Ohio. 1. The Marietta Turn is seen heading northbound at Depot Street in Belpre, Ohio 2. Belpre Industrial Parkersburg Railroad GP38-3's 278 and 378 continue northbound through the rain at Belpre, Ohio 3. Belpre Industrial Parkersburg Railroad GP38-3's 278 and 378 continue through Belpre, Ohio Please follow along and enjoy the pictures! Higher quality images on my Flickr page: https://www.flickr.com/photos/145294857@N06/ Chris Hughes Hillsborough, NJ    Date: 11/25/24 10:17 Re: Belpre Industrial Parkersburg Railroad- Friday 11/15/24 Author: trainman7774 4. The Marietta Turn passes milepost 2 in Belpre, Ohio 5. Belpre Industrial Parkersburg Railroad GP38-3's 278 and 378 will be working Orion Engineered Carbons in Belpre, Ohio 6. The Marietta Turn works Orion Engineered Carbons in Belpre, Ohio Chris Hughes Hillsborough, NJ Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/25/24 10:17 by trainman7774.    Date: 11/25/24 10:19 Re: Belpre Industrial Parkersburg Railroad- Friday 11/15/24 Author: trainman7774 7. Belpre Industrial Parkersburg Railroad GP38-3's 278 and 378 are approaching Blue Knob Road in Marietta, Ohio
8. After working Solvay, the Marietta Turn heads northbound at Hanna Road in Marietta, Ohio 9. The Marietta Turn passes milepost 11 in Marietta, Ohio Chris Hughes Hillsborough, NJ    Date: 11/25/24 10:22 Re: Belpre Industrial Parkersburg Railroad- Friday 11/15/24 Author: trainman7774 10. The Ohio River is seen in the background as Belpre Industrial Parkersburg Railroad GP38-3's 278 and 378 continue northbound in Marietta, Ohio
11. Belpre Industrial Parkersburg Railroad GP38-3's 278 and 378 back the cut of hopper cars into the siding for aggregate loading at Shelly & Sands. 12. The Marietta Turn continues shoving the hoppers into Shelly & Sands siding in Marietta, Ohio Chris Hughes Hillsborough, NJ    Date: 11/25/24 10:23 Re: Belpre Industrial Parkersburg Railroad- Friday 11/15/24 Author: trainman7774 13. After dropping the empties, Belpre Industrial Parkersburg Railroad GP38-3's 378 and 278 head southbound towards Belpre, Ohio
14. After picking up the empties at Solvay, Belpre Industrial Parkersburg Railroad GP38-3's 378 and 278 head southbound across Blue Knob Road in Marietta, Ohio 15. The Marietta Turn heads southbound at Veto Road in Belpre, Ohio Chris Hughes Hillsborough, NJ    Date: 11/25/24 10:27 Re: Belpre Industrial Parkersburg Railroad- Friday 11/15/24 Author: trainman7774 16. After picking up the empties at Solvay, Belpre Industrial Parkersburg Railroad GP38-3's 378 and 278 head southbound as the train approaches Griggs Hill Road in Belpre, Ohio
17. Baltimore and Ohio caboose C3994 and a baggage car are seen on display in Depot Park in Belpre, Ohio 18. Belpre Industrial Parkersburg Railroad GP38-3's 378 and 278 lean into the curve as the train continues southbound towards Parkersburg, West Virginia Thanks for follwoing along! Chris Hughes Hillsborough, NJ Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/25/24 13:07 by trainman7774.    Date: 11/25/24 12:52 Re: Belpre Industrial Parkersburg Railroad- Friday 11/15/24 Author: refarkas First-class post - Great coverage.
Bob Date: 11/25/24 13:07 Re: Belpre Industrial Parkersburg Railroad- Friday 11/15/24 Author: trainman7774 Thanks Bob!!
Chris Hughes Date: 11/26/24 03:08 Re: Belpre Industrial Parkersburg Railroad- Friday 11/15/24 Author: CSX2605 Very nice set of photos and descriptions! That B&O caboose was a nice touch. Interesting to view all this on google maps. We have shipped potatoes to Mister Bee in Parkersburg. Utz owns them.
Brian V. Date: 11/26/24 16:01 Re: Belpre Industrial Parkersburg Railroad- Friday 11/15/24 Author: scoobydoobydoo DO YOU HAVE ANY PICS CROSSING THE RIVER FROM Parkesburg to belpre
Date: 11/27/24 04:52 Re: Belpre Industrial Parkersburg Railroad- Friday 11/15/24 Author: Roadbed Excellent series of photos of a very good loco paint scheme.
Does anyone have a sense of traffic levels on this line and how they are trending. I recall after the power plant at the end ceased receiving coal that things looked pretty bleak. Curious if the current operator has been able to grow. Date: 11/27/24 06:54 Re: Belpre Industrial Parkersburg Railroad- Friday 11/15/24 Author: trainman7774 No. I did not catch the train on the High Bridge.
Chris Hughes Date: 11/27/24 07:08 Re: Belpre Industrial Parkersburg Railroad- Friday 11/15/24 Author: trainman7774 They seemed busy.
When I visited there were at least two crews on duty each of those days. Possibly, a third crew as well. One crew was on the Marietta Turn, the other worked the Kraton Corporation in Belpre, Ohio. Also, I believe there was also one working around the High Yard. The Marietta Turn runs Monday-Friday. It goes as far a customer demand. On Monday, the train went to Relief Ohio. On Tuesday and Friday, it went as far as Marietta. There seems to be a good amount of aggregate traffic on the line along with chemicals and other freight. But, not being from there, this was only my observations from my current visit. Chris Hughes Date: 11/27/24 07:13 Re: Belpre Industrial Parkersburg Railroad- Friday 11/15/24 Author: Roadbed Thanks Chris. Sounds promising.
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