Summerail trip - 1

Hi, On August 10th I left Silver Spring, MD with friends Bill Kalkman and Jim Mixter for a 9 day railfan trip. It was a beautiful day in the neighborhood when we departed. Our plan was to spend some time in the Pittsburgh, PA area before ending our day in Marion, OH. There we would spend two nights attending Summerail.

Our first stop was Wilmerding, PA (above and two below). The first rain is headed east while the last two are westbound. The buildings in the background comprise a WABCO facility.

After lunch we continued west stopping at Enon Valley. Here we photographed an eastbound (above and below),

a westbound and

Another eastbound.

After checking into our hotel and having dinner we spent that Friday evening attending a slide show at the Marion depot. The Marion Model RR Club had their very large model railroad at the station open for visitors as well.

Saturday's activities consisted of a Railroadiana show, beginning at 10:00 AM and a multimedia slide show beginning at 1:00 PM.

 

This westbound CSX manifest freight was taken with my cell phone during our dinner break Saturday evening from the steps of the former AC tower, part of the Marion Station Museum. It is about to cross the NS (former PRR) line between Columbus and Sandusky.

Thanks for looking.