Hi, Saturday, August 10, the day of the big Summerail show, dawned cloudy but we decided to go out and explore. After driving around Marion a bit we headed west along the former New York Central (Big Four).
It wasn't long before we came upon a coal train parked about a mile before the end of double track (above and below).
Continuing west we arrived at New Bloomfield where, after a short wait, we photographed Q262 and
Q364.
Back in Marion we hung around the station. Two north south lines, NS (former N&W, former PRR) and CSX (former C&O) cross CSX (former NYC, former Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis) here on multiple diamonds as all routes are double track. First up was a westbound on the former NYC.
Next was NS coal train #861 (above and below)
followed by NS #170 and
#117.
That evening the Illinois Terminal Heritage unit lead a southbound manifest through town.
Our final railfan location was Brackridge, PA, the home of ATI, formerly Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corp. A few years ago ATI repowered their plant railroad and I wanted to get some photos of the new power. I knew the plant here had two sections separated by a small residential area where you could photograph the company's trains without trespassing.
The first thing we spotted were two locomotives sitting outside what appeared to be an engine house. One of them was an example of the locomotives that had been replaced. I had photographed these back in the late 90s and was glad to see one again.
The other locomotive was one of the new ones (above and two below).
A track mobile also was parked.
Norfolk Southern's Conemaugh Line (former Conrail, Former PRR) parallels the pant railroad (in the foreground above and below).
Local C39 was the last train of the trip.
Thanks for looking.
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