A day on the East Penn

Hi, On Monday, December 30 I received a call from friend Jim Kleeman informing me that the East Penn would be running west the next day on the Otocraro branch and asked if I would like to go.
The answer was an immediate yes.

We arrived at the East Penn office in Kennett Square, PA a few minutes after 8 AM and learned that the crew had gone on duty at 7 AM and already was working at Avondale, a few miles west.

Having spotted the train still working in Avondale we headed to a spot Jim had photographed on a previous trip.

We followed the train west catching it at West Grove,

Kelton,

Elkview Trestle,

Lincoln University, and

on the east side of Oxford.

The crew stopped to switch in Oxford (above and two below)

before moving on to the Herr's plant in Nottingham, PA. Locomotive #1800 is a former New York Susquehanna & Western GP18; one of four bought new by the railroad and its last new power.

We caught the train on the east side of Nottingham,

and when it stopped to switch in Oxford again (above and below).

The crew stopped to work the Tastykake plant on the east side of Oxford. The shadows were getting long so at this point we headed for home.

Thanks for looking.