April 1, 2008 - HAPPY BIRTHDAY CONRAIL! CRHS 2008 CONVENTION ANNOUNCEMENT - www.TheCRHS.org April fools day, and 32 years after Conrail was created, the...
Hi Kris and Russ; Just received your 'official' convention announcement. I have forwarded it to all NRHS members locally. However, I just discovered I have a...
A little birdie tells me that 4270 & Co are putting a train together at JBS right now. Should be getting underway in the next 90 minutes or so, headed for...
Of note at Juniata today: NS 2912 and 3329 should be here, but I didn't see them today. I wasn't looking for them, but they should be there somewhere. NS 6523...
Tom,As usual I always enjoy your shots. I appreciate your extra effort of climbing that high mountain to get this great"looking down view" of Hyndman that I...
A westbound NS Geometry train (NS 904) stopped at Hummelstown to change officials at 13:40. It will be stopping at the Harrisburg fuel pad to fill the...
Some interesting projects this round, including a potential new NS customer in Huntingdon County, perhaps more work for the C42 local out of Altoona? BWP ...
... There are already 'wings' or 'blades' for the wind turbines on site. They're quite large. ... This quarry once had a 36" gauge railroad. East Broad Top...
NS westbound train 67Z passed Brownstone on the Harrisburg mainline at 12:55. Lead unit was Conrail blue 8409, and the second unit was EMD blue and white SD60...
I just checked my photos and this same set of power pulled 14G past here on March 24. The power was pointed the other way, so its been turned since then. Rob...
I previously mentioned the deadline at Juniata has been emptied except for a handful of units. The GP38's that were once back there are now across from...
Rob, What does "H/U" mean in your post? Does it refer to the fact that "HU" was the telegraph call for the Reading station in Hummelstown? Levi Zook ...
There is a 590 that got an 11:30a recrew at ROSE and went east with 7216-7207 as the power. There is an 11K out there with a blue SD70 on the point followed by...
Got tired of 80macs and catfish, so I decided to to a run down to Sandpatch.... Saw 10 trains between 3:30 and 6:15pm... Not bad for the patch... A few...
The was a 517 coming into CP-Ruth this morning. Blue SD60I leading a blue C40-8W. I heard there was going to be a geometry train go west as well. --Lance Myers...
Back to NS and Macs.... Today's Rosebud train came early... The first string of 55 as well as 10 cars in the second string were loaded by 11am.... Figure...
Right now, there are 5 units symboled a C91 in Conemaugh (7202 and 7212) looking to take 1 PIT to Rosebud tonight. WAKE UP WINDBER! Earlier today, there were...
A 7202 was pulling from CAIRN with a "CAIRN to PAINT" FORM-D. Two loaded coal trains 1-1/2 hrs apart on the SO Secondary this evening. Daniel Valentine The...
Today I was in Altoona dropping off my Police Dept. App. went to South Fork only saw the 7211 sitting there. My first time to South Fork not to familliar with...
A train was out at Central City, and one at Windber as well. Both got to Southfork at dusk. The Central City train, well after dusk. There are 4 SD80MACS...
NS 590 with 7528 on the point is waiting for its helper at Conemaugh. This 590 has a trainload of the new NS 3 bay 100 ton hoppers. Daniel Valentine The...
Passenger Department The Reading & Northern Passenger Department is pleased to announce the 2008 excursion schedule. Excursion details and ticket ordering...