Eastern Railroad Discussion > New Year’s Eve on the NS Reading Line

I was able to get trackside a bit this morning and catch a few trains.

First up is the NS 65E empty ethanol with a UP unit trailing at Bowers, PA.

Two more to follow.........



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After taking a drive to check the signals in Lyons and missing the 21W I went back to Bowers to catch the 29G who was hot on the heels of 21W. Note the Red Cross cause container in the consist.

One more.........​

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And finally for today we have the 28X led by NS 4004 (DC to AC conversion black mane paint) rolling east at the east end of Fleetwood, PA. 

This location is at the Dreiblebiss Cemetery where members of the Dreiblebiss family are buried. The family were some of the original settlers to this area of Pennsylvania and came to the colonies well before the Revolutionary War. Two of those buried here served in the Revolution.

Some old head railroaders call this location "Hell Gate" for reasons lost to time. Occasionally I will hear an NS crew refer to the location as this which I always find interesting.

In any case, I hope everyone has a wonderful 2025!

Dan

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dschlegel Wrote:
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> Some old head railroaders call this location "Hell
> Gate" for reasons lost to time. Occasionally I
> will hear an NS crew refer to the location as this
> which I always find interesting.

Nice bunch on a sunny day, I remember hearing that location "Hell Gate" a couple times and used to wonder about it. I would chuckle to myself and wonder if it meant any bad folks buried there went through the "Gate" for a long trip down, lol!

JG

So I've always known that as Hellgate since I hired....and I have absolutely no clue as to why.

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OHRY Wrote:
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> So I've always known that as Hellgate since I
> hired....and I have absolutely no clue as to why.
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My dad says he originally heard the Reading guys calling it that back in the 1950’s but never got an explanation either.

Dan

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